Norman Brown returns with another good Smooth Jazz album on Shanachie. Chelsea Carmichael is the latest New London Jazz artist to make an album, her limited edition LP will appeal to those who like Shabaka Hutchins, Sons of Kemet/Comet is Coming etc. Jackie MCLean 'Tippin the Scales' is the latest Blue Note Tone Poet LP and Gregory Porter's classic debut album 'Water' is reissued on vinyl on Blue Note. The two early Jose Bertrami albums are now out on vinyl, and there is a Chi-Lites Best of. We are back in stock of some great albums this week ; 'These Memories', a...
Newban were the 9 piece band that became Atlantic Starr. They recorded these two great albums in 1974 at Bell Sound NYC and they were released on the Guinness label in 1977. 'Newban' is a great and creative album throughout and includes the brilliant instrumental Funk track 'Father Time', excellent uptempo Jazzy soul 'Why Did You Desert Me', and brassy funky groovers 'Fatback Sally', 'Hungry Grin' and 'Magic Lady' which has a slight Latin feel. The slower 'Central Park' illustrates what great vocalists Sharon Bryant and Porter Carroll are, then changes mid tune into a driving Funky Jazz phase before...
Mama's Gun return with their fifth and best album to date, which has a real mid to late 70's feel , nice laid back string laden blue eyed soul with a strong Marvin influence. Gerald Clayton has a new album on Blue Note ft Charles Lloyd and the Jazz is Dead 10 - Remixes is finally available on vinyl (watch out for vol 11 coming on CD soon. Sonny Red out of the Blue is the latest Blue Note Tone Poet. Another of James Brown's classic 70's Funk albums 'Reality' makes it onto CD (Funky President !). We are back...
Mamas Gun animate the spirit of conscious ‘70s soul on bold and big-hearted new album, ‘Cure The Jones’. Out ofthe turbulence of the last two years comes the fifth album from UK-based soul outfit Mamas Gun – a lush, nuancedand expansively contemporary meditation on a world turned upside down, embedded in the classic soul traditionof Bill Withers and Marvin Gaye. Building on 2018 album Golden Days and the band’s status as a world-renownedlive act, 11-track opus Cure The Jones represents Mamas Guns’ most complete and powerful work to date – ajoyous and sophisticated exposition of song-craft, that explores themes of...
Here is a list of all the Soul Brother label 7" and 12" singles that we still have in stock. There are some great tracks here, on some titles it is the only ever single release, or the only release of this version and each single has sound links for you to check out. Again many of these are now out of press and these are the last copies that we have available. You can combine with our LPs and CDs to optimize shipping costs. Happy Diggin Laurence
Check out this list of all the Soul Brother Records label albums that we still have in stock on CD and LP. Many of these are long out of print and we are down to our last copies (in a few cases the very last copy). Over the past 25 years we have been privileged to be able to release some truly great Albums , Anthologies of great artists and superb tracks on compilations. On our latest compilation Wants List 5, by request I have signed some Cd and Vinyl copies. Grab them whilst you can Check out the LPs HERE Check...
Soul on The Real Side Vol 14 is here and flying out, grab your copy of this great comp now. Shirley Davis & The Silverbacks have a new Retro Soul album out on CD, LP to follow in later months. Somi returns with a reimagination of Miriam Makeba songs. Ill Considered are a well established New London Jazz group and 'Liminal Space' is their first distributed album, Theon Cross also has an album out on the same label. Funkadleic have a limited edition 50th Anniversary edition of their classic Maggot Brain with a bonus 12", and MPS have two more reissues the in demand Dave...
'Soul Queen of New Orleans' Irma Thomas enjoyed a run of national success in the U.S. in the mid-'60s with classics like 'Wish Someone Would Care,' 'Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)' along with the original vocal version of 'Time Is on My Side' (later a massive hit for the Rolling Stones), recorded for Imperial Records. Following a short stint at Chess Records, Irma recorded for Canyon before being signed to Atlantic Records by the label's much renowned executive, Jerry Wexler. A first session in 1971 yielded one single, 'Full Time Woman' (produced by noted New Orleans music...
