Record Store Day | Jazz & Blues
Take a look at the list of Jazz & Blues albums that we are stocking for this year’s Record Store Day All items available online from Monday 22nd at 8pm.
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Record Store Day | Soul & Funk
Take a look at the list of Soul & Funk albums that we are stocking for this year's Record Store Day All items available online from Monday 22nd at 8pm.
New Releases, Reissues and Restocks | Friday 12th April
It's another good week for new releases, reissues and restocks. Ledisi's 'Good Life' is finally in stock as an import, and its worth the wait as it is her best album in some time. Liz Wright also has a new album this week. Shabaka changes instrument to flute and his style to a more subtle and spiritual Jazz format 'Perceive Its Beauty Acknowledge Its Grace' available on CD Black or Coloured vinyl, and hiphop legend Andre 3000 also changes style to instrumental for 'New Blue Sun'. There is a previously unreleased Doris Troy album 'Another Look' recorded for Midland International in...
Original 12″ Singles Part 12 – Original Soul, Funk & Disco
Check out this latest batch of 30 Original Soul, Funk and Disco 12"s from the amazing collection that recently arrived. There are many classics here along with some hard to find titles. All records are in great hardly played condition, most are near mint with original disco bags, many in shrink wrap as individually graded and noted. All titles are one off's, so please order early to avoid disappointment. You can combine with other records from the same collection here to optimise postage costs. Records can be ordered online, over the phone on 020 8875 1018 or collected from our...
New Releases, Reissues and Restocks | Friday 5th April
There are some great new releases, reissues and restocks this week. Michelle David and The Tru-Tones have a great retro Soul album out on both CD and LP on the Record Kicks label. Jose James returns with the appropriately named '1978' a throwback in sound to that heady year. Alice Russell also has a long awaited album on Tru Thoughts and Keyon Harold superb 'Loveland' is now available on vinyl. Jeremy Pelt has a new CD and the first album on the Red Dust label is a limited edition of 300 recorded live at Moments Notice AMP studios highlighting new London...
Original 12″ Singles Part 11 – Rare Original Soul, Funk & Disco
Check out this great batch of 30 Rare Original Soul, Funk and Disco 12"s from the great collection that recently arrived. There are some very in demand records here, many promo-only, or very hard to find in the UK issues. All records are in great condition, most are hardly played near mint or EX, a couple are VG+ with minor scuffs, and most are in their original printed disco bags or sleeves as individually graded and noted. All records are one off's, so please order early to avoid disappointment. You can combine with other records from the same collection here...
Original 12″ Singles Part 10 – Classic Soul, Funk & Disco
Check out this latest batch of Soul, Funk and Disco classic 12" singles from the great collection. There are many classics here and some hard to find US Promo copies of great tracks. All records are in great condition, most are hardly played near mint or Excellent with original disco bags or printed sleeves as individually graded and noted. All records are one off's, so please order early to avoid disappointment. You can combine with other records from the same collection here to optimise postage costs. Records can be ordered on-line, over the phone on 020 8875 1018 or collected from...
New Releases, Reissues and Restocks | Friday 29th March
Firstly I'd like to wish you all a very happy Easter. We are open today and tomorrow but closed on Sunday and Monday. There are some great new releases, reissues and restocks in this week. Dee C Lee has a new album on Acid Jazz, The New Mastersounds have another good funk and soul album, The Sorcerers an album of Ethiopic inspired funky jazz, Kaidi Tatham, and Amanda Whiting a beautiful album of harp-led jazz/soul plus Norman Brown has a new smooth jazz set. Thee Sacred Soul have an instrumental version of their album. There are some great reissues with...
Album Of The Day | Lonnie Smith – Afrodesia
Keyboard legend Lonnie Smith recorded the killer ‘Afrodesia’ album for Sonny Lester’s Groove Merchant label in 1975. It features a great line of Lonnie on keyboards and organ, Ron Carter and Ralphe Armstrong on basses, Ben Riley and Jamey Huddad on drums, Joe Lovano on sax (one of his earliest recordings), Greg Hopkins on Trumpet and an uncredited George Benson on guitar on three of the albums five cuts. ‘Afrodesia’ is a very funky Jazz nine minute compelling groove with Lonnie on keyboards featuring a lead male vocal and female backing vocals and great solos as it chugs along, a...
Album Of The Day | Thee Sinseers – Sinseerly Yours
Thee Sinseers are a nine piece retro Soul band from Southern California led by singer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist Joseph Quonones. Their sound is grounded in early to mid 70s classic harmony group soul. Their debut album for the Colemine label 'Sinseerly Yours' contains 10 mid tempo and ballad tracks written by Quinones, which are beautifully sung and played by the band, who are also accompanied by guest vocalists, strings and additional horns to create a very full sound. 'What's His Name', 'Can't Call Me Baby' , 'Give It Up You Fool', 'Hold On' are highlights however this a solid...
