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Bunn Debrett Quintet

Bunn DeBrett Quintet is back with volume 2 of the eponymous album series of contemporary Jazz. Following on from the success of the critically acclaimed first album released in 2021 which sold out its vinyl run, volume 2 builds on the artistic and creative expressions of Volume 1 to bring together a group of artists to perform on Stephen Bunn and Jon DeBrett’s compositions. Once again featuring the core musicians of Stephen and Jon along with Neil Corcoran, Alan Barnes and Roger Beujolais and the stunning spoken word vocals of Tenesha the Wordsmith BDQ vol. 2 also benefits from the...
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Original Soul and Funk 45s

Check out this latest batch of 50 Original Soul and Funk 45's from the large collection that we are processing. There are some great 70's Soul singles here along with a few reissues of 60's Soul and Motown. All records are in great condition as individually graded , almost all are VG+ or Ex (some are M-) and many are in the original company sleeves. You can combine with other 45's from the same collection in Northern Soul, Northern and Modern Soul, Funk and Funky Soul and More Funk and Funky Soul features to optimize postage costs. Records can be ordered on-line, over...
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F.B.I – F.B.I

FBI were one of the tightest UK Funk and Soul bands of the 1970’s. The nine piece band led by Root Jackson had a real feel good sound. He interchanges with Bonnie Wilkerson on vocals on this nine track album originally released in 1976. The album is a mix of hard driving funk like ‘FBI’, ‘Bad Deal’ ,’Get That Ball’ and ‘Free Prision’ plus soul cuts including ‘Let Me Love You’ and a great covers of Jr Bailey’s ‘Love Love Love’ and Stevie Wonder’s storming ‘Keep On Running’. The outstanding track though is the multi-paced ‘Talking About Love’ A rare...
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New Releases and Pre-Orders, Friday 28th October

Gil Scott Heron 'Pieces Of A Man' is one of the all time great albums of our music. It is now reissued with an all analogue sound on a 2LP set from BGP to give possibly the best sound experience to date of this essential album (we still have the regular HQ Lp and CD as well). There are two great reissues on our own Soul Brother label this week. Johnny Hammond 'Gamblers Life' is an amazing Jazz-Funk album from 1974 produced by the Mizell Brothers that includes the dancefloor classic 'Starborne'  and title track sampled by Erykah Badu, but is a...
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Johnny Hammond – Gambler’s Life (A Seminal, Mesmerising Mizell Brothers Masterpiece) | **NEW SOULBROTHER REISSUE**Album Of The Day

A classic Mizell Brothers production and one of the early reissues in the Soul Brother repertoire, we’re extremely proud and excited to announce the second pressing of Johnny Hammond’s seminal 1975 jazz-funk offering Gambler’s Life, redone and reissued from the original masters on CD and LP some 21 years after it was initially released on our label! ‘Gamblers Life’ preceded the more famous ‘Gears’. Every bit as strong, Gambler's Life was released on a subsidiary of CTI in 1975 and has an edgier feel and a distinctive Johnny Hammond register, an amalgam of fusion, jazz-funk and soul with a street-wise...
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Soul Compilations

Check out this great batch of 40 Soul and Funk various artist LP compilations from the recent collection that we are processing. There are some great and hard to find compilations, covering Rare Groove, Disco, Philly,  Northern Soul, Motown, Stax/Atlantic and 60's Soul here all in great condition as individually graded. All titles are one off's, so please order early to avoid disappointment. You can combine with other LPs from the same collection in Funk, Funk and Soul , Soul & Motown and Soul Lps features to optimize postage costs. Records can be ordered on-line, over the phone on 020...
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50 Original Northern and 60’s Soul 45’s

Check out this latest batch of 50 Original Northern and 60's Soul 45's from the recent collection that we are processing. There are some originals but mainly early to mid 70's UK reissues including the majority of the Pye Disco Demand series and a few 70's unofficial pressings. Most records are in Ex or near Mint condition, many with the original printed company sleeves (A few are VG+ with minor scuffs NAP) as individually graded. All records are one off's so please order early to avoid disappointment. You can combine with 45 records from the same collection in Northern and Modern Soul, Funk and Funky...
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New Releases and Pre-Orders, Friday 21st October

Theo Croker 'Love Quantum' is now issued on black and coloured vinyl as well as CD. Takuya Kuroda 'Fly Moon Die Soon' finally is issued on CD along with his new album 'Midnight Crisp' on a limited edition 2cd set. We still have vinyl copies of 'Fly Moon',  'Midnight' lp will be issued on vinyl later. Dego has a new album on 2000 Black which will please fans of broken Beat. Fania All Stars classic latin  'Live At The Cheetah ' gets a high quality 50th anniversary edition on Craft/Fania. There are two more Blue Note classic series albums this week from...
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More Soul and Funk Sevens | Original Collectors 45’s in Excellent Condition

We've had plety of great sevens in recent and we have even more from the same collection to offer you! Some great funk titles in here from James Brown, Mandrill, Funkadelic and Bootsy Collins, and some great dancers and soul steppers from the likes of Brass Construction, Edwin Starr, The Jimmy Castor Bunch and War. The vast majority of these records are in excellent condition, each one of these is individually graded and has been cleaned—they came from a large collection that we're still working through and will be uploading more stock over the coming weeks. First come first served,...
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Funk, Soul and Funky Soul Sevens | Original Collectors Vinyl

Check out another batch of sevens that we're working through at the moment. All of these have been individually graded and listed: the vast majority of these are in excellent condition having been collected rather than played for most of their shelf lives. Some classic titles in funk and soul, including some rarer British soul sevens from the likes of Cymande and F.B.I, also including heritage US funk and soul artists from James Brown, Kool and the Gang and Parliament. To see the other sevens from the same collection (50 original soul and northern soul sevens) click HERE Happy Diggin'...