It's a great week for new releases and reissues. First up we have the long anticipated new album from Louie Vega, a 4LP set featuring many of his usual collaborators. The Monophonics have a great new retro soul album produced by kelly Finnigen, available on CD, LP and limited Coloured LP. Expansion records have a limited edition 45, a cover of the Isley Brothers rare groove 'Here We Go Again' from Output/Input. James Larrter has made a great new London Jazz album. Lord & Dego are two of the best known West London/Broken beat stars and their album on 2000 Black is a must...
Louie Vega returns with a 4LP set ‘Expansions in the NYC’ with 16 tracks of feel good Soulful House. Featuring regular collaborators Josh MIlan, Be Be Winans, Lisa Fischer, Cindy Mizelle, Tony Momrelle and Audrey Wheeler amongst the vocalists, plus house giants Moodyman, Kerri Chandler and Joaquin Joe Claussell amongst others.There are many original tracks plus covers of classics like Heatwave’s ‘Story Of A Story’ and Greg Henderson ‘Dreamin’ . As always this set is likely to be limited so only one per person. Listen to and buy LP HERE
Just Arrived, great new cover version of the Isley Brothers 'Here We Go Again' limited edition 45 on Expansion Records. “Here We Go Again” is a favourite amongst ardent soul buffs who recognise the Isley Brothers song, faithfully updated for a 21st Century audience. Output/Input was formed during lockdown by Melvin Lee Davis a Californian native and a skilled master bassist, composer, producer, and educator who is in high demand and is also Music Director for the “Queen of Funk” Chaka Khan.
It's Soul with Bluesy edge for the new releases this week. Sugaray Rayford recent album is now out on vinyl and two of Robert Crasy's more soulful outings are reissued on Blue vinyl.Ann Peebles has a new live CD (you can pre-order for the reissue of her first album on LP if you missed the ultra limited RSD version last week). Tata Vega and Al Johnson versions of the classic 'I've Got My Second Wind' are back to back on a nice 12", and Thee Sacred Souls have another 45 on Penrose. BBR have repressed a few of their classic...
Firstly thank you for all the orders that you have placed for RSD stock. We have been swamped with nearly a month's worth of orders in a few days. We are working through them and the vast majority of UK orders will be shipped by today and overseas orders by Monday. We have managed to obtain restocks on some titles , although many are in very limited quantities. Here is an updated list of the titles that we still have in stock for you to order at the moment, there are still many of the great Soul and Jazz titles available and...
Dinner Party is the super-group of Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder, and Kamasi Washington, a collection of some of Hip-Hop’s finest current producers and contributors. With 14 Grammy Nominations between the group, Dinner Party utilizes the strengths of each musician seamlessly, blending their styles to create something soulful for these trying times. At just over 20 minutes, the album leaves the listener with just enough to satisfy them but yearn for more. Love You So Bad is exemplary of the melding of Hip-Hop and Jazz themes by the groups constituent players, sitting on a vocal call and response refrain—underlaid...
We are delighted to have met Tanqueray Hayward who popped into the store today with Simon from Soul gigs to present her debut album 'Definition of a woman'. We have a limited quantity of CDs and signed CDs available for you to order here or collect from the shop. Tanqueray Hayward hails from the great musical city of Philadelphia. Her debut album 'Definition Of a Woman' was co-written, arranged and produced by TL Shider (brother of Parliament's Gary). It is a strong album consisting of mid tempo grooves like 'This Thing' and 'Caught Up' . The highlights though are the...
Skys the Limit – Don’t Be Afraid on the independent JMJ label is an incredibly rare slice of funky soul with an insistent disco back-beat released in 1976. The original copy of the record goes for staggering prices online, with copies on average fetching between £700-£800 pounds on Discogs. The record in its original form was effectively a private pressing arranged and released by the group, who would subsequently use it as a form of advertisement rather than sell it in shops, seeing the record more likely given away at gigs and functions rather than sold. The A side...
“Dance Yourself Free”, the debut Tru Thoughts release from Glasgow-based musician, producer, DJ and curator Rebecca Vasmant, is the title track from the “Dance Yourself Free” EP. The release is a blend of live and electronic music channelling Rebecca’s passion for Jazz and Broken Beat. It continues Rebecca’s mission to promote the wealth of talent in the Glasgow music scene through collaboration and creation following her debut album ‘With Love, From Glasgow’. For Record Store Day 2022, the “Dance Yourself Free” EP will be released on limited (500) numbered 12” vinyl featuring previously unreleased tracks and full download card. Working...
Real Gone Music have reissued the highly sought after “Voyage – A Journey Into Discoid Funk” an album that was originally released as a solo venture from Shadows drummer Brian Bennett, a session musician and a library music man who was associated with work for labels such as KPM and Bruton Music among others. He composed music for films and TV and during the 1980s was awarded two Ivor Novello awards and wrote music for a wide range of television programmes including Dallas, The Sweeney and for the royal wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. In the...
