Check out this massive selection of Original 12" singles for your collection. There are 100 titles for you to choose from, mainly late 70's an early 80's club classics, most of them in Near Mint condition all priced at £10 each. All titles are one-off's so please order early to avoid disappointment. Records can be ordered on-line, over the phone on 020 8875 1018 or collected from our store in Putney open Mon-Sat 10-7 Sun 11-5. Happy Diggin Laurence
Check out these 45 great Original 12" singles which have just arrived. There are many hard to find titles along with some Classics and all are in great condition. All titles are one-off's so please order early to avoid disappointment. Records can be ordered on-line , over the phone on 020 8875 1018 or collected from our shop in Putney open 10-7 Mon-Sat 11-5 Sunday. Watch out for another list of Classics at £10 each in the next day or so. Happy Diggin Laurence
New releases Its a big week for releases with some great new albums and reissues. Kem 'Promise to love' (due in tomorrow) is another good album from the under-rated Soul singer, Shaun Escoffrey makes a welcome return and there are good new independent albums from Zanye and SuCh. Jazz Funk stalwarts Shakatak complete the new albums , but also check the Glen Goldsmith new 45 remixed by Soul Talk. Reissues and comps There are a lot of CD reissues this week mainly 80's Soul and a great Jazz set that Roy Haynes recorded for Mainstream in the early 70's. Also...
Check out these 85 Collectors CDs which includes some Classic Soul, Smooth Jazz and Fusion CDs from a well loved collection, almost are in Mint condition. Many of these titles are now out of print and all are one-off's so please order early to avoid disappointment. Cds can be ordered on-line, over the phone on 020 8875 1018 or collected from our shop in Putney open 10-7 Mon-Sat, 11-5 Sunday
THE POWER OF THE SOUL DRUMMER Listening to Idris Muhammad’s ‘Could Heaven Ever Be Like This’ – a long-term favourite of mine from the halcyon days of Robbie Vincent’s BBC Radio London show –was like being momentarily transported to Jazz Funk paradise - well for 8 minutes at least. That was way back in ’77, Idris’ drumming has subsequently become the stuff of legend and equally lauded by fellow drummers, Hip Hop samplers and Jazz and Funk music lovers alike. Sadly the drummer, passed away recently at the age of 74 of unknown causes, although he had been suffering from...
New Releases It's a quiet week for new releases but there are some interesting new titles including a Gospel/Soul set from Wess Morgan, welcome return from Veteran Soulman Bobby Patterson and great funky smooth Jazz album from Cindy Bradley. There are superb reissues on CD from Leon Ware, 9th Creation, Wilson Pickett and High Inergy. Pre-order We are now taking pre-orders for Kem and Shaun Escoffrey due next week, and Soul Togetherness 2014, Carmen Lundy superb new set and the third Carlos Garnett CD on our own label all due in September. You can pr-order all of these at this link....
HENRY STONE – TK LABEL CO OWNER AND BOSS: RIP Few executives epitomized the music industry’s golden era more than TK’s Henry Stone. Henry Stone (nee Epstein) was a larger than life character, whose career spanned over 60 years. His CV is pretty impressive. For example, he helped discover Ray Charles and he was influential in kick starting the career of James Brown. Later in partnership with Steve Alaimo he set up Alston Records and then TK Records in the seventies, the latter became known as the home of the Miami sound. Stone was born in the Bronx...
New Releases There are some good new releases this week. Angela Johnson leads the field with a great new album 'Naturally Me' which is probably her best to date. Mr Consistent Eric Roberson and in similar vein Eliah provide the other new Soul albums and there are good Smooth Jazz albums from Euge Groove and Gerald Albright. Reissues Strong reissue CDs from The Originals, Platinum Hook. Dee Dee Warwick and Cheryl Lynn are complemented by Box sets from Chairmen of The Board and Herbie Hancock. New vinyl Check out the Laura Mvula limited edition numbered Vinyl LP and Elliot MaCauley...
Check out this bumper batch featuring over 100 Original 12" Singles which have just arrived. All of these are in fantastic condition , many of them look unplayed, and there are many classic Disco , Boogie and Funk titles to choose from for your collection. All titles are one-offs so please order early to avoid disappointment. Records can be ordered on line, over the phone on 020 8875 1018 or collected from our shop in Putney , Open Mon-Sat 10-7 Sun 11-5. Happy Diggin Laurence
