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Forward: 20 Years Rainy City Music 1996-2016Various

Rainy City Music

Classic House, House Music, Compilations

2×LP RCM025£22.99
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Tiff Massey – Detroit Is Black
Irfan Rainy – Shook (Unnayanaa Mix) [feat. Bonafide Rojas]
Irfan Rainy & Baba Israel – Freedom (Who Remix)
Irfan Rainy & Kung Fu Sean – Butterfly
Unnayanna – P9
Pitched Black – Microgravity
Soul Renegades – Truth (Rainy Edit)
Irfan Rainy & Rex Leon – Lighters Shades of Blue

1. Tiff Massey – Detroit Is Black
2. Irfan Rainy – Shook (Unnayanaa Mix) [feat. Bonafide Rojas]
3. Irfan Rainy & Baba Israel – Freedom (Who Remix)
4. Irfan Rainy & Kung Fu Sean – Butterfly
5. Unnayanna – P9
6. Pitched Black – Microgravity
7. Soul Renegades – Truth (Rainy Edit)
8. Irfan Rainy & Rex Leon – Lighters Shades of Blue

Brand new compliation Lp celebrating 20 years of Rainy City Music in Manchester. The Deep House Lp called 'Forward' features eight exclusive unreleased on vinyl tracks by various artists from the around the world. Detroit's Wajeed aka Jeedo, Toto Chiavetta aka Who, NY poets Baba Israel and Bonafide Rojas, India's Unnayanaa, Scotland's Soul Renegades and label duo Irfan Rainy and Rex Leon. Huge support from massive name DJs and radio in NTS, Les Yeux Orange, Test Pressing, Stamp The Wax, Resident Advisor Ransom Note and NPR

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The Albarika Story (Vol. 1)Acid Jazz

Founded in the late 1960s by record store owner Seidou Adissa, Albarika Store is one of the most important independent record labels on the African continent....

African Compilations

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LP AJXLP803£25.99
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Red Hot + Ra: Nuclear War (A Tribute To Sun Ra: Volume 1)The Red Hot Organization

Nuclear War, is an album of political and social commentary, stemming from the incomparable Sun Ra track “Nuclear War”. Sun Ra’s 1982 track “Nuclear...

Jazz

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LP LP-RH-001£36.99
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Waves Of Distortion (The Best Of Shoegaze 1990 - 2022)Two Piers

A magical journey through the history of the Shoegaze scene from its inception to the current exponents on the scene championing the sound. A perfect introduction...

Rock

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LP BN5LP£33.99
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Rock Rendez Vous: Musica Moderna Potruguesa 1985 – 1986 Dark Entries

The seductive sounds of Portugal swing to Dark Entries on Rock Rendez Vous: Música Moderna Portuguesa 1985-1986, a compilation of vintage Iberian synth,...

Rock Post-Punk/Punk/No Wave

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LP DE307LP£30.99
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Eccentric Soul: The Cuca Label Numero Group

Late night '60s R&B caught on tape at Jim Kirchstein's jack-of-all genres Cuca studio. Released on minuscule pressings into the Wisconsin wilderness, these...

Funk/Soul Compilations

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LP NUM098-C2£35.99
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Ska Shots Pressure Sounds

On August 5th 1962, after 300 years of British rule, which had soaked the earth of the island in blood, Jamaica was finally independent. The country that...

Reggae Ska and rocksteady

– Roland Alphonso - "Live Desire" (Trombone version)
– The Skatalites - "Live Wire"
– Lynn Taitt - "Ska-Ta-Shot" (take 2)
– Roland Alphonso - "Step Down" (Low Riff)
– Jackie Mittoo - "Warlock"
– Roland Alphonso - "Determination" (take 2)
– oland Alphonso - "Determination" (take 5)
– Don Drummond - "Love In The Afternoon"
– Roland Alphonso - "El Cid" (take 4)
– Johnny Moore - "Red Is Danger" (take 3)
– Roland Alphonso - "VC10" (take 3)
– Johnny Moore - "Yogi Man" (take 1)
– Roland Alphonso - "Tough Talk" (take 1)
– Roland Alphonso - "Tough Talk" (take 4)

1. – Roland Alphonso - "Live Desire" (Trombone version)
2. – The Skatalites - "Live Wire"
3. – Lynn Taitt - "Ska-Ta-Shot" (take 2)
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LP PSLP115£22.00
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Club Coco Les Disques Bongo Joe

Bongo Joe presents “Club Coco”, a summery outernational Latin and afro rooted music compilation curated by Coco María. An attempt to give back something...

Latin

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LP BJR 062LP£20.00
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Club Coco: ¡AHORA! The Latin Sound Of Now Les Disques Bongo Joe

Coco María and Bongo Joe reunite for the second edition of Club Coco, featuring asackful of Latin inspired tracks from international bands and producers. All...

Latin Electronic

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LP BJR086£20.00
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Tomorrow’s Fashions Library Electronica 1972-1987 Ace

Nothing said new or modern or futuristic quite like a synthesiser in the 70s and 80s. If you were shooting an advert and you wanted your product or your...

Library Music Compilations Electronic

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2×LP XXQLP2 128£29.99
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CD CDCHD 1640£12.99
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Night Train: Transcontinental Landscapes 1968 – 2019 Two-Piers

From Dusk, through to Dawn. A collection of tracks to accompany the change of the fields, the coastline, the colour of the sky outside your window as you...

Compilations

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2×LP BN10LPX£35.00
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Defected presents House Masters - Marshall Jefferson Defected

Defected welcomes one of Chicago house’s founding fathers Marshall Jefferson into the illustrious list of House Masters with this exclusive wax release....

House Music Compilations

– Ten City - Devotion (Club Mix)
– Marshall Jefferson Presents Truth - Open Our Eyes (Celestial Mix)
– Marshall Jefferson Vs. Noosa Heads - Mushrooms (Salt City Orchestra Out There Mix)
– Jungle Wonz - Time Marches On (Re Vision)
– Cece Rogers - Someday (Club Mix)
– Hercules - 7 Ways (Vocal)
– Sterling Void & Paris Brightledge - It's Alright (House Mix)
– Sleezy D. - I've Lost Control (Re Vision)

1. – Ten City - Devotion (Club Mix)
2. – Marshall Jefferson Presents Truth - Open Our Eyes (Celestial Mix)
3. – Marshall Jefferson Vs. Noosa Heads - Mushrooms (Salt City Orchestra Out There Mix)
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2×LP HOMAS38LP£24.99
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Shanghai'd Soul Episode 12 Numero

A rough and rugged collection of dirty old classics that have inspired swarms of killer beats. A head nod to the sounds of Shaolin, the twelve chambers...

Funk/Soul

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Italians Do it Better (A Tribute to Madonna)Italians Do It Better

Since 2006, listeners have been curious about the origin of the label name Italians Do It Better. Some say it's an homage to Italo Disco, others guess...

Rock Compilations

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Dancehall From Park Heights 1987-1988 - JA to BK Park Heights

Continuing DKR's Park Heights series, here's another all killer no filler compilation LP in DKR style. Ten great tracks from Park Height's productive late...

Reggae Roots Dancehall

Barrington Levy – Name Of The Game
Junior Brammer – Want The Dollar
Lilly Melody – Rumors
Nuthead – Go Home
Pac-Man – Get Up Stand Up
Nuthead – Opportunist Woman
Sluggy Ranks – Settle Them A Settle
Tony Tuff – Sailing
Roland Burrell – Baby Mother
Tony Tuff – Come Again

1. Barrington Levy – Name Of The Game
2. Junior Brammer – Want The Dollar
3. Lilly Melody – Rumors
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LP DKR-274£36.00
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Freedom Sounds Redemption Dub Archive Recordings

Upfront white label PROMO copies of "Freedom Sounds Redemption Dub" album from Archive Recordings featuring 1st takes & unreleased dubs originally recorded...

Reggae Roots Dub

– Right Way Version
– Right Way Version 2
– Lot's Wife Version
– Lot's Wife Version 2
– Black Rose Version
– Come Away Version
– Single Man Version
– Rasta Man Version

1. – Right Way Version
2. – Right Way Version 2
3. – Lot's Wife Version
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LP ARLP004£27.00
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Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy presents Balearic Breakfast Volume 3 Heavenly Recordings

This third instalment of her hugely acclaimed compilation series is another sunshine-soaked homage to that most amorphous of aural outposts - Balearic....

Compilations

– Jonathan Wilson - Desert Raven
– Jacob Gurevitsch - Elevation in Minor (Cosmodelica Remix)
– Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra - San Diego (Tour Werks After Hours Mix)
– Quintus Project - Night Flight (Original)
– Pigeon - Infinity (Josh’s Extended Disco Mix)
– Mildlife - Return To Centaurus (Prins Thomas Diskomiks)
– David Holmes featuring Raven Violet - Stop Apologising (Cosmodelica Instrumental)
– Zero 7 - On My Own (12” Version)
– Primal Scream - Uptown (Andrew Weatherall Remix)

1. – Jonathan Wilson - Desert Raven
2. – Jacob Gurevitsch - Elevation in Minor (Cosmodelica Remix)
3. – Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra - San Diego (Tour Werks After Hours Mix)
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2×LP HVNLP224£32.99
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Parkway presents WPKY Jams Parkway

WPKY JAMSA compilation featuring all new JAMS from The Whole Truth, T-Kutt, Trey Risqué and more!8 EXCLUSIVE HOT JAMS

House Music

– Drivetyme - FM Jamming
– The Whole Truth - Falling
– Charley Kelly - You Gave Me Love
– T-Kutt - Whatt U Say
– Trey Risqué - Search the Nite
– Parkway Rhythm - Keep Reachin'
– Parkwerks - Inherit Dub
– The Whole Truth - Believe (Purple Mix)

1. – Drivetyme - FM Jamming
2. – The Whole Truth - Falling
3. – Charley Kelly - You Gave Me Love
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LP PKLP001£21.99
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W3NG Numero Group

Set sail with the third instalment of Numero’s ode to regional radio surveys, broadcasting 44 minutes of uninterrupted yacht, easy-glide, AOR, and blue-eyed...

Funk/Soul Compilations

– Slippery When Wet - Get Me Hot
– Percy Mays - Changes
– The Steel City Band - Reality
– Dave Plaehn - Not Bound to Lose
– Steve Fortgang - Hey, Let Me Be
– Craig Dove - Ocean Of Love
– Rob Galbraith - Damn It All (Alt Version)
– Female Species - Coast To Coast
– Max Leake - Tell Me The Reasons Why
– Richard Bowen - Sorcery (7” Version)
– The Jerry Busch Group - Fair Warning
– Mike Hounshell - Not Just Another

1. – Slippery When Wet - Get Me Hot
2. – Percy Mays - Changes
4. – The Steel City Band - Reality
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Coast To Coast Clear
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Soft Summer Breezes Numero

Following in the wake of baroque chart toppers by the Zombies, Beatles, and the Left Banke, a dandier approach to garage rock flowered in the back half...

Compilations Rock

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New LP (Coloured Vinyl) NUM516LP-C2£24.99
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Ghana Special 2 Soundway

Highlighting a time when the burgeoning Ghanaian diaspora across Europe and North America was utilising new music technology and recording techniques....

Compilations

– The Godfathers - Ebe Ye Yie Ni
– Pat Thomas - Gye Wani
– Bessa Simons - Sii Nana
– Rex Gyamfi - Obiara Bewu
– Pepper, Onion, Ginger & Salt - M.C. Mambo
– Andy Vans - Adjoa Amisa
– Starlite - Anoma Koro
– Abdul Raheem - Alaiye
– Ernest Honny - New Dance
– Kwasi Afari Minta - Barima Nsu
– Marijata - Otanhunu
– Jon K – Asafo
– Dadadi - Jigi Jigi
– Gyedu Blay Ambolley - Apple
– Charles Amoah - Fre Me (Call Me)
– George Darko - Kaakyire Nua
– Nan Mayen - Mumude
– Nana Budjei - Asobrachie

1. – The Godfathers - Ebe Ye Yie Ni
2. – Pat Thomas - Gye Wani
3. – Bessa Simons - Sii Nana
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3×LP SNDWLP148£30.99
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In The Beginning There Was Rhythm Soul Jazz Records

Unavailable for over 20 years, In The Beginning There Was Rhythm was Soul Jazz Records first foray into post-punk and punk-funk in the UK and captures...

Post-Punk/Punk/No Wave

A Certain Ratio – Shack Up
23 Skidoo – Coup
Gang Of Four – To Hell With Poverty
The Human League – Being Boiled
The Slits – In The Beginning There Was Rhythm
This Heat – 24 Track Loop
Throbbing Gristle – 20 Jazz Funk Greats
The Pop Group – She Is Beyond Good and Evil
Cabaret Voltaire – Sluggin For Jesus
23 Skidoo – Vegas El Bandito
A Certain Ratio – Knife Slits Water

1. A Certain Ratio – Shack Up
2. 23 Skidoo – Coup
3. Gang Of Four – To Hell With Poverty
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2xLP + Download Code SJRLP550£28.00
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Let's Do Rock Steady (The Soul of Jamaica)Trojan Records

The immediate successor to ska, the soulful, melodic sound of rock steady first developed during the long hot Jamaican summer of 1966 and reigned supreme...

Reggae Ska and rocksteady

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2×LP 4099964009347£29.99
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The Observer Roots Albums Collection Doctor Bird

Includes numerous roots classics.• ‘Showcase’ LP new to CD. • Features a host of reggae superstars. By the latter half of the 1970s, Winston...

Reggae Roots Dub

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2×CD DB2CD139£16.00
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Eccentric Soul: The Tammy Label Numero Group

Lost in the soot and fallout from Youngstown, Ohio’s infamous Black Monday steel industry collapse was Tony March’s cross-generational Tammy label....

Funk/Soul Compilations

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New LP (Coloured Vinyl) NUM091LP£24.99
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1st Unit: Underpass Records EP Rush Hour

Reissue of early Japanese, dream-house outing by Junichi Soma, Shuji Wada and Katsuya Sano on Rush Hour!

Classic House House Music

– Katsuya Sano - I Need Luv
– Junichi Soma - Ubnormal Life
– Shuji Wada - Endless Load

1. – Katsuya Sano - I Need Luv
2. – Junichi Soma - Ubnormal Life
3. – Shuji Wada - Endless Load
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Punk 45!: Kill the Hippies! Kill Yourself! The American Nation Destroys Its Young (RSD 2024 Edition)Soul Jazz Records

Soul Jazz Records’ new 10th anniversary one-off limited-edition heavyweight special-edition orange coloured vinyl pressing (+ download code) exclusively...

Post-Punk/Punk/No Wave RSD24

The Urinals – I'm A Bug
The Normals – Almost Ready
The Angry Samoans – Right Side of My Mind
Nervous Eaters – Just Head
The Nubs – Job
The Controllers – Neutron Bomb
electric eels – Agitated
The Randoms – Let's Get Rid Of New York
The Bizarros – Ice Age
Iggy Pop and The Stooges – Gimme Some Skin
Tuxedomoon – Joeboy The Electronic Ghost
X_X – You're Full Of Shit
Flamin' Groovies – Dog Meat
The Deadbeats – Angela!
Theoretical Girls – U.S. Millie
The Skunks – Earthquake Shake
Crash Course In Science – Cakes In The Home
The Pagans – Not Now No Way
Pastiche – Flash Of The Moment
The Lewd – Kill Yourself
The Heartbreakers – Chinese Rocks

1. The Urinals – I'm A Bug
2. The Normals – Almost Ready
3. The Angry Samoans – Right Side of My Mind
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2xLP (Limited Edition Coloured Vinyl) + Download Code SJRLP545C£34.00
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Studio One Rude Boy (RSD 2024 Edition)Soul Jazz Records

Soul Jazz Records’ new 18th anniversary one-off limited-edition heavyweight special-edition cyan coloured vinyl pressing (+ download code) exclusively...

Reggae Studio One RSD24

Jackie Opel – You're Too Bad
Johnny Osbourne – Murderer
John Holt – Hooligan
Keith McCarthy – Everybody Rude Now
Owen Gray – Ballistic Affair
Roy Richards – Get Smart
Dillinger – Stop The War
Jim Brown – Love In The Dance
Desmond Baker And The Clarendonians – Rude Boy Gone A Jail
The Wailers – Good Good Rudie
Dennis Brown – Make It Easy On Yourself
Wailing Souls – Don't Fight It
Dub Specialist – Peace Theme
Mr Foundation – See Them A Come
Dudley Sibley – Run Boy Run
Dennis Brown – Johnny Too Bad
Bob Andy – Crime Don't Pay
Soul Brothers – Mr Kiss A Bang Bang

1. Jackie Opel – You're Too Bad
2. Johnny Osbourne – Murderer
3. John Holt – Hooligan
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New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) + Download Code SJRLP148C£34.00
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Disco Discharge: Classic Disco Edsel / Demon

‘Classic Disco’ mixes 21 undeniable dancefloor landmarks from recognizable names like Rose Royce, Change, Manhattan Transferand Cheryl Lynn, with deeper...

Disco Funk/Soul Compilations

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New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) DEMREC1222£34.99
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2×CD EDSL0188£25.99
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Northern Soul Classics Spectrum

A 2xLP compilation featuring 42 of the world’s most supreme Northern Soul anthems. An essential collection for any fan of great timeless music, this...

Funk/Soul Compilations

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2×LP 5399389£25.99
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AFRICAMORE - The Afro-funk Side Of Italy (1973-1978)Four Flies

Continuing Four Flies' dedication to delving into lesser-explored periods of Italian music, Africamore takes us on a captivating journey into the intersection...

Compilations

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Síbín Vol. 1 (ft. Joe Armon-Jones, Tirzah, Wu-Lu, Fatima and more)Síbín

Very special release - Síbín Vol. 1 is a superb compilation featuring exclusive collaborations tracks from Joe Armon-Jones, Wu-Lu, Fatima, Tirzah, Mica...

Electronic Jazz Hip-Hop

– Fatima & KwAkE - I.D CanAlterRareDiscriptionS
– Lord Byron & Ben Hixon - NBA
– Natty Wylah - dangL d0wn
– Joe Armon-Jones & Kofi Stone - Save Me
– Oliver Palfreyman & Goya Gumbani - TOSH!
– Taz & Meeks - burp
– Daisuke Tanabe - muddy puppy
– Phoebs & Anja Ngozi & Isobella Burnham - friday after next
– MA.MOYO X Marysia Osu - MOTHERSHIP
– Wu-Lu ft. Temesgen - Wickedness Devide

1. – Fatima & KwAkE - I.D CanAlterRareDiscriptionS
2. – Lord Byron & Ben Hixon - NBA
3. – Natty Wylah - dangL d0wn
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They Move In The Night Numero

Discovered after spending 58 years on a dusty shelf in the Louis Wayne Moody Pictures vault, this previously unissued soundtrack contains a backpack’s...

Compilations

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You're Not From Around Here Numero

The previously unissued soundtrack to the 1964 noir, You’re Not From A round Here, discovered after 55 years in the Louis Wayne Moody archive. A hobo’s...

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Where Southern Soul Began History of Soul

The Golden Age of southern soul lasted from about 1962 to 1975, when disco ripped the heart out of it. And although it may seem as though the blend of...

RSD24 Funk/Soul

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THE BEST NORTHERN SOUL ALBUM ITW…EVER!Spectrum

An essential collection for any fan of great timeless music, this compilation celebrates the dance movement that emerged in Northern England and the Midlands...

Funk/Soul Northern Soul Compilations

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3×CD 5399385£7.99
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