Essential rare groove masterpiece includes the seminal title track 'Action Speaks Louder Than Words'. Produced by Allen Toussaint. Superb New Orleans boogie funk and soul album.
A native of the island nation of Cape Verde, Cesaria Evora was known as the country’s foremost practitioner of the morna, a combination of West African...
One of two jazz greats going by the name Lonnie Smith, this jovial 1967 jazz-funk opus is most firmly and assiduously credited to the former of the two...
Rosinha de Valença’s 1971 album Um Violão Em Primeiro Plano is a masterful showcase of Brazilian guitar, highlighting her exceptional talent and contribution...
Philadelphian Jazz legend Benny Golson, an American bebop / hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger, has had a long and storied career.
He...
La Cuna is one of the best moves in producer Taylor Creed’s career, bringing together Ray Barretto, Tito Puento (Timbales) and Joe Farrell (Tenor & Soprano...
Let’s Get It On is the 7th album of reggae pioneer Ken Boothe . The album is produced by Lloyd Charmers and is originally released by Trojan Records...
Ken Boothe released his album Blood Brothers in 1976 but was picked up by Trojan Records two years later to be distributed internationally. The album features...
Ken Boothe had left his “Mr. Rock Steady” days far behind him by the time he recorded this 1973 album, his first with producer Lloyd Charmers and his...
Ronnie McNeir's self-titled debut album, released in 1972, showcases his soulful voice and songwriting talent, blending R&B, soul, and funk. The album,...
Dom Salvador, released in 1969, is a landmark album by Brazilian pianist and composer Dom Salvador.This instrumental jazz record showcases Salvador’s...
Reggae Charmers is the 1970 album by Lloyd Charmers, born Lloyd Tyrell. His career spans some of the most fertile periods of Jamaica’s musical history....
Som, Sangue e Raça is still one of the milestones in Brazilian music. The music of Dom Salvador e Abolição is a funky and smooth blend of samba, soul,...
Two years after their formation, the English power pop band The Only Ones released their self-titled debut album in 1978. Led by the raffish and slightly...
'Nuff Said was the third album recorded by husband-and- wife duo Ike and Tina Turner in 1971, following up the 1970 hit album Workin’ Together. All tracks...
Brazilian jazz-funk classic album from the Earth, Wind and Fire of Brazil
Contains the MASSIVE rare groove soul/funk tune Miss Cheryl - a monster tune...
Sugar Minott was a Jamaican reggae star who was a pioneer of the dancehall style. Minott was a producer, label head, and sound system operator. He collaborated...
Featuring 17 chart-topping hits from the legendary band Earth Wind & Fire, this album is a must for any collector. Earth Wind & Fire's Greatest Hits is...
Cool Rasta is an album by The Heptones, which consisted of Earl Morgan, Barry Llewellyn, and Leroy Sibbles. Brought up in the Trench Town area of Kingston,...
Outstanding compilation of Bettye Swann's iconic soul songs, including 'Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye', '(My Heart Is) Closed For The Season' and 'Tell...
Anyone interested in hearing Stanley Turrentine go beyond the Blue Note should definitely pick up Sugar; a soulful, deep and chugging record that includes...
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Originally released on Talking Loud in 1998, this was Callier's comeback after his seminal early 1970s Chess/Cadet releases which had attained cult status...
Tough, funky jazz CTI/Kudu Creed Taylor production with deep arrangements.
'Hard to Face the Music and Sudan are heavyweight boogie funk and Dingwalls...
Carter Jefferson was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who first made name for himself as member of Woody Shaw's first working quintet. As a sideman,...
1972 studio album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, who was described by critics as “renowned for his distinctively thick, rippling tone and earthy...
UNBELIEVABLY HEAVY ALBUM!! Wayne Shorter, Dom Um Romao, Joe Zawinul, Miroslav Vituous
For any of you who don't know this album, it is one of the heaviest...
**Features the jazz dance classic 'You've Got To Have Freedom plus the bonus tracks 'Heart To Heart' and 'Duo'!** Pharoah Sanders possesses one of the...
NYC hip hop revolutionaries Ced-Gee, Kool Keith, Moe Luv and T.R. Love, known as Ultramagnetic Mc’s dropped their seminal debut album 'Critical Beatdown'...
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Limited edition yellow 7" vinyl single featuring two tracks from the forthcoming album from Lee Scratch Perry and Youth...
Probably the best J.B's album in the world ! Full of great tracks.Every track on this album is a funk classic - 'Pass the Peas', 'Gimme Some More' 'Hot...
Naggo Morris's great twisted vocal cut from 1976 recording the flour crisis in Jamaica when it was contaminated with rat poison! Wicked baseline foundation...
**Straight from the 1/2” MASTER TAPES (All Analog Cut) plus unseen photos from the recording session in a deluxe tip-on sleeve!**Jesse Sharps is a major...
12" Originally sold on The Gladiators tour of 1983 featuring tracks that were left off their three albums that were recorded for Nighthawk records in the...
Khalab focuses on cult Italian jazz label Black Saint/Soul Note, a label based in Milan that since the 1970s and throughout the 1980s, "established itself...
Old school dub white label pre release from Mad Professor featuring dubs from the Ariwa vaults 80s / 90s / 2000s roots with the trademark twist from the...
Absolutely SEMINAL deep funk and jazz and from harpist Dorothy Ashby.
Perhaps lesser known than Alice Coltrane, Dorothy Ashby remains the best-kept secret...
In collaboration with Tate Liverpool, Soul Jazz Records release this stunning new collection entitled The World of Keith Haring featuring music influential...
Wicked, includes 'Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter' and 'Obeah Woman'. This is Nina's last album on the record label RCA and is a very funky live album.
Dom Salvador, released in 1969, is a landmark album by Brazilian pianist and composer Dom Salvador.This instrumental jazz record showcases Salvador’s...
Originally released on a B-side of a U.K. Techniques records from 1973 now paired with a very rare & hard to find dub from producer Lee Perry. Heavy backing...
The 21 track selection curated by Trujillo, a Venezuelan producer, DJ and record collector based in Berlin, explores the forgotten corners of the 1980s...
We are more than thrilled to share a second collection of deep grooves and unreleased songs from Algeria's Ahmed Malek sound track works with you. Ahmed...
TRS say..The deep cut “Tell Us When” by vocal duo The Marijuanas (Ewart Peters & Dennis Lawrence) featuring the Chalwah Allstars is getting a long-awaited...
This new release is a vast leap into an ocean of space and sound, a quantum leap into cybernetics, biology, anti-gravity, time travel, dream speech and...
He's as consistent as he is prolific so it's no surprise that Omar-S is back yet again with yet another EP well worth copping. This latest 12" direct from...
Stone-cold classic - the ultimate Studio One tune and the ultimate rhythm & blues/soul to reggae cut as Dawn Penn vamps on Bo Diddley, Willie Cobbs. Floor-shaking,...
Mellow rare groove classic featuring the blissed out must have title track "Everybody Loves The Sunshine", "It Ain't Your Sign It's Your Mind" and more!
Definitive deep funky album from harpist Dorothy Ashby. Excellent late 60's soulful jazz harp recorded for Chess with arrangements by Richard Evans and...