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...
We are happy to offer you the remaining record store day 2022 titles on-line. We still have some great titles in stock. All items are limited to one per person. They are separated by music genre Soul & Funk Jazz World, Reggae and Hip Hop Rock and Pop We will start dispatching from Tuesday 3rd May after the bank holiday and aim to have all orders shipped by Friday 6th May. Happy Diggin and good luck Laurence
Tanika Charles returns with a good retro soul album. Trombone Shorty has a new album and Norah Jones classic 'Come Away With Me' is reissued on vinyl and CD. The latest Tone Poet release from Hank Mobley has finally arrived. The two Bill Evans and Charles Mingus albums that were released for RSD on vinyl are now issued on CD. Amancio D'Silva has an unreleased British Jazz/Indian influenced album finally issued 50 years on. There are some good 45 reissues this week from Penny Goodwin, William Stuckey, Family of Swede, Sounds Of Soul and The Velvelettes/Gladys Knight. We are back in stock of some...
Check out the remaining Soul Compilation that came in for RSD 22 - some great titles still in stock. All of these are available to buy online tomorrow from 20:00, or you can buy them off us in the shop up until then on a first come first served basis. Don't sleep, as many of these titles are one offs and will not be repressed! Happy diggin' Laurence
The 1979 classic album Light As A Feather finally sees a coloured vinyl reissue courtesy of Far Out Records, a timeless and beautiful album that revels in unorthodoxy, experimental arrangements & instrumentation, cutting edge synthesis and native Brazilian rhythms, imbibing a unique breed of Brazilian Jazz-Funk that blossomed on UK dance floors in the late seventies and early 80’s. During this period, tracks such as Miss Cheryl by Banda Black Rio and Azymuths Jazz Carnival gained underground popularity, let alone George Duke’s Brazilian excursions which duly filtered back to dance-floor ready London club audiences. It was certainly an album that...
