Recommended Soul, Jazz and Funk CDs and vinyl

Browse this section to see our latest recommendations, classic albums, tributes and and label showcases.

Below is just a selection:

New releases and pre-orders 6th December 2019

It is an amazing week for new releases and probably the last big week of the year. Greg Foat has made one of the best Jazz albums of the year ‘The Dreaming Jewels’ a Funky Modal jazz album of the highest order. Ropeadope label have a fresh batch of releases the best being Captain Supernova, but also check […]

Top Albums and Singles: Autumn 2019

Best albums and singles of March/April 2019

Albums and singles of The Month – December 2018

Albums and singles of the month – October 2018

Albums and singles of the month August 2018

Albums and Singles of the year 2019

Smooth Jazz Albums of the Year 2019

Jazz albums of the Year 2019

Soul Albums of The Year 2019

7″ and 12″ Singles of the Year 2018

Classic Albums on vinyl – ideal father’s day gift ideas

   

Classic albums on Vinyl

To mark National Album Day we spotlighted a range of classic albums across a multitude of styles on Vinyl. You can see the titles at the links below

All time classic albums

Classic Rock and Pop albums on vinyl

50 shades of soul and jazz!

We are delighted to offer 50 Recently released or Reissued CD albums at a special price of £9.99 each while stocks last, until midnight 15th February 2015. There are many great albums in the offer including our album of 2014 Jarrod Lawson, Soul Togetherness 2014, 3 albums from Gregory Porter and many more seductive Soul […]

Can you feel The Voices Of East Harlem?

Voices of East Harlem | Can You Feel It These two fantastic Voices of East Harlem albums were produced by Leroy Hutson. Voices of East Harlem from 1973 includes the iconic Modern Soul dancer ‘Cashing in’ and the massive Rare groove classic ‘Wanted Dead or Alive’. ‘Little People’, the up tempo floater ‘New Vibrations’ and […]

Inner City Records Special

Inner City Records was a jazz record company and label founded by Irv Kratka in 1976 in New York City. The company was a division of Music Minus One and also owned the label Classic Jazz. It started with reissues, then moved on to new recordings covering various types of jazz. Inner City Records released […]

New from Ropeadope | Just in

We have just had a new shipment from Ropeadope arrived today with 3 great new titles from Khari Simmons and Jiva, RC and the Gritz and Richard Sears, plus we are back in stock of Edgewood Agents, Southwes terminal, Christian Scott, Terrace Martin, Chantae Cann and Snarky puppy Cd’s. All existing and backorders will be […]

Limited time sale off on selected 30 WaxTime LPs

These 30 Waxtime 180 gm Jazz and Blues vinyl LP’s are on offer at the reduced price of £14.99 until 30th April 2016. There are some great classic 50’s and early 60’s titles included, there are even a few vocal albums inc Frank Sinatra which may be handy for mothers day in March. To see […]

Focus on – Nimbus

Kamasi Washington ‘The Epic’ was a revelation last year and one of the best new jazz albums we have heard in many years. Kamasi is based in L.A. and his music has parallels with the music on the great Nimbus label run by Tom Albach in L.A in the 70’s and 80’s and still run […]