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New releases and pre-orders 7th of August 2020

Norman Brown returns with another really good Smooth Jazz album. Veteran Trumpeter Eddie Henderson doesn't disappoint with another good album on Smoke Sessions, and Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids serve up Shaman ! a hard hitting album of Funk ! Harry beckett 70's Uk modal jazz classic 'Joy unlimited' gets a welcome Cd issue, pre-order Lp coming early September. There are good vinyl Lp reissues from George Jackson, Betty Wright,Nina Simone and in demand 12" from Billy Paul and Breakwater plus rare modern soul 45 from Willi J & Co and a very limired edition Blue Coxsone 45 box set....
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Collector’s 45s just in

Check out this great batch of original 45's that have just arrived. There are some really good Soul, Funk and Jazz 45's included most are in great condition as individually graded. You can combine with other original 45's here to optimise postage costs. All records 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 11-6. happy diggin Laurence
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Carmichael Musiclover – Lifeline | Album of the day 5th of August 2020

One-man soul music industry Carmichael Musiclover returns just months after his top-selling ‘Best Thing Yet’ album from earlier in the year and ‘Lifeline’ continues in that familiar vein, proving that he is still on top of his game. The upbeat, positive vibes of ‘My Money’ kicks off this fourteen track set and the uptempo grooves continue with the vintage feel of ‘House Party’. ‘Hey Sunshine’ is another highlight – a real old school slab of Chicago soul – while the stepper ‘When The Storms Come’ takes the tempo down a little. The fast paced title cut ‘Lifeline’ closes out the...
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Reggie Andrews and the Fellowship- Mystic Beauty | Album of the day 4th of August 2020

Pianist, composer and band leader Reggie Andrews was a one-time member of Karma, The Chocolate Jam Co, and Willie Bobo & The Bo Gents, but in 1969 he gathered a talented group of musicians under the moniker of The Fellowship and laid down this now legendary album that is virtually impossible to find on its original issue and commands astronomical four-figure sums. The blend of gentle Afro-Cuban vibes as in the easy, laid back title track to the punchier, Latin jazz of 'Song For J' demonstrates the scope across the nine cuts here. Apart from the sultry, close quarters version...
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Collector’s 12″ singles just in – 3rd August 2020

Check out this second batch of Original Vinyl 12" singles from the recent collection that we are processing. There are some great records here, nothing amazingly rare, just great records in amazing condition, many still in shrinkwrap.   All titles are one off's, so please order early to avoid disappointment. You can combine with what remains from the 1st batch from last week here to optimise postage costs - check that list here . Records can be ordered on-line, over the phone or collected from our shop in Putney Open Mon-Sat 11-6. Happy Diggin Laurence
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New releases and pre-orders 31st July 2020

It is a massive week for releases with something for everybody. Carmichael Musiclover has yet another new Soul album 'Lifeline' and Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Mohammad link up with Roy Ayers for 'Jazz is dead 2' CD out now, Lp due mid August, and the Jazz is dead 1 cd and Lp are now in stock albeit in limited quantities. Emma Jean Thackray is the latest london jazz artist to have a Night dreamer Direct to disc album released, and the long awaited Free nationals album is finally available on CD as well as Lp. Charles Tolliver has a...
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Collector’s Japanese issue Jazz albums 29th July 2020

Check out this list of 30 Japanese issue Jazz albums from a collection just in. There are some hard to find titles here, many have the original obi strip intact too. All records are on 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 Mon-Sat 11-6. You can combine with other  Original Jazz albums here. Or see all of our recent vinyl arrivals lists here  Happy Diggin Laurence
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Jazz Is Dead 001 | Album of The Day 29th July 2020

Producers Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad join forces with a stellar cast of jazz legends on this 8 track offering that both respects the traditions that the collaborators helped to forge while also remaining inventive in outlook. Roy Ayers' 'Hey Lover' sounds like an unreleased session from his 'Everybody Loves The Sunshine' era, at nearly 80 years of age Gary Bartz still brings something fresh on the angular grooved 'Distant Mode' while Brian Jackson's lilting flute breezes over the mellow 'Nancy Wilson'. Pianist João Donato features on the pacy 'Conexao', Doug Carn's organ swirls around the gentle 'Down Deep',...
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Kamaal Williams – Wu Hen | Album of the day 28th July 2020

‘Wu Hen’ is the brilliant second album from Peckham’s highly talented Kamaal Williams and for this set he’s assembled a stellar team of players to give shape to his musical visions. The spiritual opener ‘Street Dreams’ features Miguel-Atwood Ferguson’s lush, cinematic strings, the heavily syncopated funker ‘One More Time’ is driven by Greg Paul’s (of Kalayst Collective) drums, the beautiful, mellow ‘Toulouse’ ebbs gently while the pacier ‘Pigalle’ rides on a hard bop groove. ‘Big Rick’ blends feels of 70s Brit Crime drama TV themes with a heavy, laid back vibe while the thumping dancer ‘Save Me’ has a bolshy,...
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Collector’s 12″ singles just arrived

Check out this amazing batch of collectable Original Vinyl 12" singles from the collection that we are processing. There are some very in demand Soul, Disco and Boogie tunes here and they are in incredible condition, most are hardly played in near Mint condition many are still in the original shrinkwrap as individually graded and noted. All records 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 store in Putney Open Mon-Sat 11-6 . Watch out for another batch of 12" singles in the next week...