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Alfa MistRouletteSekito
Sven WunderDaybreakPiano Piano Records
Chet BakerFive From '65: The Quintet Summer SessionsNew Land
Telepathic Fish: Trawling The Early 90s Ambient UndergroundVarious ArtistsFundamental Frequencies
Jackie MittooReggae MagicSoul Jazz Records
The Sabres Of ParadiseSabresonic (Remastered)Warp Records
SAULT10Forever Living Originals
Rotary ConnectionHey LoveCadet
Nick DrakeThe Making of Five Leaves LeftUMR
Captain SkyMoonchildPast Due Records
Donald ByrdStepping Into Tomorrow (1975)Blue Note
Constantine WeirContradictionItez
Annie & The CaldwellsI Made It / I'm Going to RiseLuaka Bop
Independent as F***Underground Hip-Hop 1995-2005
El BúhoCumbias Imaquinarias (inc. Auntie Flo remix)Earthly Measures
Freddie RoachDown To EarthBlue Note
Earthly Tapes 04Various ArtistsEarthly Measures
Kenny DopeEvery DJ Pt.1 & 2 - The Unreleased Kenny Dope ProjectKay-Dee Records
Byron The AquariusJamajama / Higher w. Steven KlavierStar Creature
Paul LoweLet's Work It Out / Make Things BetterStroom
Ron TrentLift OffRush Hour
SHOLTO, Abase & Dave BardonMetropolis / The Right OrchidDeep Matter
Kenny Dope feat. Daniel RojoQue Se Sepa Pt.1&2Kay-Dee Records
Queen Demfeat. Yaeji, Sudan Archives, Yaya Bey, COUCOU CHLOE, Georgia Anne Muldrow & moreSoul Jazz Records
Gabriele PosoRitmo Italiano 'Unspoken Sounds Of Italian Tamburo'Mr Bongo
'Baby Face' WilletteStop And ListenBlue Note
Alden ShumanThe Devil In Miss Jones (Original Soundtrack Recording)Real Gone Music
Laurie MillerTrue LovePresagi
ZEEZEE EPFriendly Recordings
A Mineral Compound Fountain Of YouthVarious ArtistsLight Sounds Dark
Edna Martinez Presents - Picó: Sound System Culture From The Colombian Caribbean (No. 1)Various ArtistsStrut
Juan Atkins Presents The Future EPVarious ArtistsMetroplex
Erika de CasierLifetimeIndependent Jeep Music
Omid GeadizadehLike The Sea Knows BlueWah Wah Wino
The TermitesLove Up Kiss Up / Soul RemedyTreasure Isle
- New LP (180g) MOVLP1977£26.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- 1. By The time I Get to Phoenix
- 2. Canto De Ossanha
- 3. Love Is Blue
- 4. Reza
- 5. This Girl's In Love With You
- 6. Truth Spoken Here
- 7. Toronado
- 8. The Windmills Of Your Mind
- 9. Cause I Need It
- 10. Just Had To Tell Somebody
- 11. Fool On The Hill
One of Dorothy Ashby's hardest records to find! Classic 1969 release produced by the legendary Richard Evans for Chess Records. Nice Brazilian cuts such as 'Canto De Ossanha" and "Reza".
Dorothy AshbyAfro-Harping (1968) NEW EXPANDED DELUXE EDITIONCadet
Definitive deep funky album from harpist Dorothy Ashby. Excellent late 60's soulful jazz harp recorded for Chess with arrangements by Richard Evans and...
- – Soul Vibrations
- – Games
- – Action Line
- – Lonely Girl
- – Life Has Its Trials
- – Afro-Harping
- – Little Sunflower
- – Theme From Valley Of The Dolls
- – Come Live With Me
- – The Look Of Love
- 1. – Soul Vibrations
- 2. – Games
- 3. – Action Line
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP 5399759£36.99Deluxe EditionOut of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD 5399757£13.99Deluxe EditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Rotary ConnectionHey LoveCadet
Essential psychedelic soul/rock Rotary Connection album featuring the legendary "I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun", "Love Has Fallen On Me" and more! ...
- – I Am The Blackgold Of The Sun
- 3. – I Am The Blackgold Of The Sun
- View full info and tracklisting
- Reissue LP HIQLP 156£24.00Expected 25 JulPreorder
Gene AmmonsEarly VisionsCadet
- Original LP 2CA 60038-1£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl, lower spine taped, cutoutIn stockAdd to Bag
Dorothy AshbyAfro-Harping (1968) NEW EXPANDED DELUXE EDITIONCadet
Definitive deep funky album from harpist Dorothy Ashby. Excellent late 60's soulful jazz harp recorded for Chess with arrangements by Richard Evans and...
- – Soul Vibrations
- – Games
- – Action Line
- – Lonely Girl
- – Life Has Its Trials
- – Afro-Harping
- – Little Sunflower
- – Theme From Valley Of The Dolls
- – Come Live With Me
- – The Look Of Love
- 1. – Soul Vibrations
- 2. – Games
- 3. – Action Line
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP 5399759£36.99Deluxe EditionOut of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD 5399757£13.99Deluxe EditionIn stockAdd to Bag
The Ramsey Lewis TrioAnother Voyage (1969)Cadet
Amazing, super-funky album supervised by Charles Stepney with the classic trio line-up of bassist Cleveland Eaton and EWF's Maurice White on drums! Includes...
- – If You've Got It, Flaunt It (Part 1)
- – Do What You Wanna
- – Bold And Black
- – Uhuru
- 1. – If You've Got It, Flaunt It (Part 1)
- 4. – Do What You Wanna
- 6. – Bold And Black
- View full info and tracklisting
- New LP CADT827£18.00In stockAdd to Bag
Etta JamesSecurity / I'm Gonna Take What He's GotCadet
Boom tune recorded at Fame Studios, produced by Rick Hall
- Original 7" 5594£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-owned UK black label Chess/Cadet 45In stockAdd to Bag
James MoodyJames MoodyCadet
- Original LP CA-648£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl in great condition (GRT reissue copy)In stockAdd to Bag
The Greig McRitchie BandFighting BackCadet
- Original LP LP 4058£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-Of-Print USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
The DellsThe Dells Sing Dionne Warwicke's Greatest Hits (1972)Cadet
Produced by Charles Stepney on Cadet with Phil Upchurch and members of The Pharoahs on backing...what higher recommendation do you need?!
- Original LP£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
The Ramsey Lewis Trio Hang On Ramsey! (1965)Cadet
Ramsey, Eldee Young and Red Holt in the zone on this mid-sixties Cadet album.
- Original LP£8.00Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA vinyl
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The DellsI Want My MommaCadet
Funky Dells!
- – I Want My Momma
- 1. – I Want My Momma
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7"£8.99In stockAdd to Bag
Ramsey LewisMaiden Voyage (1968)Cadet
This is one of Ramsey Lewis's finest albums! Recorded at Chess in 1968, it is the arrangements and experimentation of the legendary producer Charles Stepney...
- – Maiden Voyage
- – Les Fleur
- – Eternal Journey
- 1. – Maiden Voyage
- 7. – Les Fleur
- 12. – Eternal Journey
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£40.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl, minor surface marksIn stockAdd to Bag
Shades Of BrownHo Hum World / Little Girl (1969)Cadet
Charles Stepney production
- – Ho Hum World
- 1. – Ho Hum World
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7" 5657£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Unplayed Original USA 45In stockAdd to Bag
Ramsey LewisBack To The Roots (1971)Cadet
Ramsey Lewis trio get back to their roots on this 1971 album for Chess/Cadet.
- LP CADT60001£18.00In stockAdd to Bag
- Original LP£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl
Original = Original USA pressing gatefold LP (some damage to the die cut)In stockAdd to Bag
The DellsHallways Of My Mind (1969)Cadet
Quality soul! Arranged by the great Charles Stepney, Chess Records (1969)
- – Hallways Of My Mind
- 1. – Hallways Of My Mind
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7"£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Unplayed USA 45In stockAdd to Bag
Terry CallierWhat Color Is Love (1973)Cadet
Definitive collaboration between Terry Callier and Charles Stepney for Cadet. Features "Dancing Girl" and "You Goin Miss Your Candyman"
- LP (180 gram) MOVLP1465£26.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD 1782974£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Eddie FisherEddie Fisher & The Next One Hundred Years (1970)Cadet
Tripped out guitar funk, released on Chess, 1970 but recorded in St Louis under the direction of the great Oliver Sain.
- – jeremiah pucket
- – either or
- 1. – jeremiah pucket
- 3. – either or
- View full info and tracklisting
- Reissue LP CADT848£18.00In stockAdd to Bag
The DellsI Can't Do EnoughCadet
Soulful harmonic slow tune
- Original 7"£6.99Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Unplayed original USA 45In stockAdd to Bag
Weldon IrvineSinbad (1976)RCA
'Music Is The Key'. The Glorious soul two-step anthem 'I Love You' featuring Don Blackman. Weldon Irvine's deep funky soulful jazz albums are truly incredible....
- – I Love You
- 4. – I Love You
- View full info and tracklisting
- Reissue LP BMG11795£22.00In stockAdd to Bag
TenderloniousThe Piccolo (Tender plays Tubby)Jazz Detective Records
Tenderlonious heads up this incredibly special release for Jazz Detective Records, paying homage to the British jazz legend Tubby Hayes. A chance sequence...
- – Down In The Village
- 1. – Down In The Village
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- 12" EP JDETR-99110£25.00• Heavyweight tip-on sleeves
• Embossed inners
• High-quality insert with photography taken during the recording session.Out of stock Notify me when in stock - CD JDETRCD-99110£10.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Ruby RushtonSun Khosi / Chrysalis22a
Ruby Rushton super limited 7"!! Heavy jazz dance mover!! Don't miss out!
- – Sun Khosi
- – Chrysalis
- 1. – Sun Khosi
- 2. – Chrysalis
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" 22A035£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Herbie HancockThrust (1974)Columbia
An essential classic! The heaviest funky jazz ever recorded. Deep, deep, deep. As good as it gets!
180 gram audiophile issue vinyl.
- – Spank-A-Lee
- – Palm Grease
- 1. – Spank-A-Lee
- 4. – Palm Grease
- View full info and tracklisting
- New LP (180g) MOVLP032£28.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD CK64984£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
KaleidoscopeSoul Jazz Records
Soul Jazz Records’ new album ‘Kaleidoscope – New Spirits Known and Unknown’ brings together many of the ground-breaking artists involved in the...
- Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra – When The World Was One
- Yazmin Lacey – 90 Degrees
- Hector Plimmer – Communication Control
- Ill Considered – Long Way Home (Live At The Crypt)
- The Expansions – Mosaic
- Chip Wickham – Red Planet
- Levitation Orchestra – Odyssey
- Emma-Jean Thackray – Walrus
- Tenderlonious and The 22archestra – The Shakedown
- Pokus – Pokus One
- Theon Cross – Candace Of Meroe
- Joe Armon-Jones & Maxwell Owin – Tanner's Tango
- Collocutor – Gozo
- Makaya McCraven – Untitled
- Nat Birchall – Ancient World
- Ruby Rushton – Moonlight Woman
- Ebi Soda – Dimmsdale
- The Cromagnon Band – Thunder Perfect
- SEED Ensemble – Mirrors
- Ishmael Ensemble – Kito's Theme
- Vels Trio – Yellow Ochre (Part 1)
- 1. Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra – When The World Was One
- 2. Yazmin Lacey – 90 Degrees
- 3. Hector Plimmer – Communication Control
- View full info and tracklisting
- 3×LP + 7" SJRLP455-7£34.00In stockAdd to Bag
- 3×LP SJRLP455£34.00In stockAdd to Bag
- 2×CD SJRCD455£13.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD455£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Weather ReportSweetnighter (1973)Music On Vinyl
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...
- – boogie woogie waltz
- – 125th street congress
- – non-stop home
- 1. – boogie woogie waltz
- 4. – 125th street congress
- 6. – non-stop home
- View full info and tracklisting
- New LP (180g) FRM32210H£34.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- Original LP£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal Pre-Owned USA vinylSold out Notify me when in stock
Miles DavisAghartaColumbia (1975)
The first of two albums taken from the same concert in 1975, the other being 'Pangaea.' They represent a full stop at the end of Miles'70s experiments...
- 2×LP (180g) MOVLP134£33.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- 2×CD 4678972£8.99In stockAdd to Bag
Weather ReportTale Spinnin' (1975)CBS
Heavyweight fusion featuring Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinul.
- Original LP£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Fela KutiOpen & Close (50th Anniversary)Knitting Factory Records
Limited edition reissue on Red & Yellow Butterfly coloured vinyl
- New LP (Coloured Vinyl) KFR2005-5£25.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Shirley ScottOne For MeARC Records
KILLER rare 1875 Strata East deep jazz released on Gilles Peterson's new label! W/ Harold Vick and Billy Higgins - the bomb!
- – Keep On Movin' On
- 2. – Keep On Movin' On
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP ARC3LP£18.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD ARC3CD£11.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Terry CallierWhat Color Is Love (1973)Cadet
Definitive collaboration between Terry Callier and Charles Stepney for Cadet. Features "Dancing Girl" and "You Goin Miss Your Candyman"
- LP (180 gram) MOVLP1465£26.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD 1782974£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
John ColtraneSun ShipImpulse!
Awesome 1965 recordings from the period just after the landmark 'A Love Supreme'! Awe-inspiring deep jazz from a god-like genius! Recommended!
- LP VMP1177-LP£30.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Dennis BrownJust DennisTrojan Records
Classic Dennis Brown LP originally issued in 1975 on Trojan Records produced by Niney The Observer, featuring killer tunes Africa, Westbound Train, Cassandra,...
- – Show Us The Way
- – Cassandra
- – Run Too Tuff
- – Westbound Train
- – Africa
- – Love Jah
- – No More WIll I Roam
- – Some Like It Hot
- – Conqueror
- – Only A Smile
- – Silver Words
- – Yagga, Yagga (You'll Suffer)
- 1. – Show Us The Way
- 2. – Cassandra
- 3. – Run Too Tuff
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP TBL1008£21.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou DahomeyKpede Do Gbe Houenou / Ma Wa Mon Nou Mi OAcid Jazz
'Kpede Do Gbe Houenou’ is a burning piece of Afro-funk from Benin’s finest, the all-conquering Orchestre Poly-Rythmo. With a killer horns line, imploring...
- – Kpede Do Gbe Houenou
- – Ma Wa Mon Nou Mi O
- 1. – Kpede Do Gbe Houenou
- 2. – Ma Wa Mon Nou Mi O
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" AJX575S£12.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Black RiotEarly Jungle, Rave and HardcoreSoul Jazz Records
VINYL FACTORY COMPILATION OF THE YEAR 2020!!!
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- Rhythm For Reasons – The Smokers Rhythm
- Babylon Timewarp – Durban Poison
- The Terrorist – RK1
- DJ Dubplate – Tings A Go On
- Leviticus – Burial (Lovers Rock Mix)
- The Freaky – Time and Age
- Trip One – Snowball Remix
- DJ Krome & Mr. Time – Ganja Man
- New Vision – Way Of Life
- DJ Dubplate – Original Rubadubstyle
- Hi Fi Power – Chill Out (Raggafunks U)
- Nu Jacks featuring Ivory Ranks – House Sensation
- 1. Rhythm For Reasons – The Smokers Rhythm
- 2. Babylon Timewarp – Durban Poison
- 3. The Terrorist – RK1
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2xLP (+ Download Code) SJRLP452£26.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD plus Limited Edition Graphic story SJRCD452£13.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD452£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Lou DonaldsonSay it LoudDecca / Blue Note
One of the great Blue Note funk albums from 1969! Features Idris Muhammad on drums and Charles Earland on B3!
- – Say It Loud I'm Black And Proud
- – Snake Bone
- 1. – Say It Loud I'm Black And Proud
- 3. – Snake Bone
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP 6514970£27.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Don Rendell / Ian Carr QuintetShades Of BlueJazzman
Here we go - Jazzman come up with the goods and reissue a British jazz classic from the Lansdowne catalogue. Exact replica, taken from original analogue...
- – Blue Mosque
- – Latin Blue
- – Just Blue
- – Sailin'
- – Garrison '64
- – Blue Doom
- – Shades Of Blue
- – Big City Strut
- 1. – Blue Mosque
- 2. – Latin Blue
- 3. – Just Blue
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP JMANLP107X£22.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
KalyanKalyan (1977)MCA
Funky Caribbean disco sounds a la Beginning of the End
- – Disco Reggae (Tony's Groove)
- – Sweet Music
- 1. – Disco Reggae (Tony's Groove)
- 3. – Sweet Music
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Sold out Notify me when in stock
Oneness Of JujuAfrican Rhythms (2018 Edition)Strut
Strut present a brand-new deluxe edition of Oneness of Juju’s Afro-jazz classic ‘African Rhythms’, originally released on Black Fire in 1975 and...
- – African Rhythms
- – Kazi
- – Funky Wood
- – Tarishi
- – Mashariki
- 1. – African Rhythms
- 2. – Kazi
- 3. – Funky Wood
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP STRUT188LP£21.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD STRUT188CD£8.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Chip WickhamBlue To RedLovemonk
Chip Wickham returns with another spiritual jazz masterpiece, 'Blue To Red'. The album channels the cosmic moods of Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders and...
- – Blue to Red
- – Route One
- – Interstellar
- – The Cosmos
- – Double Cross
- – Mighty Yusef
- 1. – Blue to Red
- 2. – Route One
- 3. – Interstellar
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP LMNK66LP£18.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Vivian JacksonRun Come RallyPressure Sounds
Run Come Rally aka ‘Jah Speak with Lighntning and Thunder’ is a stone-cold classic of the early roots movement. Recorded by Lee Perry at Black Ark...
- – Run Come Rally
- – Rally Dub
- 1. – Run Come Rally
- 2. – Rally Dub
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- 7" PSS154£8.00In stockAdd to Bag
Weather ReportHeavy Weather (1977)CBS
Zawinul, Shorter, Pastorius, Acuna and Badrena. Top class jazz fusion in the zone!
- LP (180 gram) MOVLP423£21.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD CK65108£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- Original LP£9.99Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal = Original USA Vinyl , sleeve/spine wear
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King TubbyDubbing In The Back YardPressure Sounds
An overlooked slice of early eighties dub from Striker Lee. Actually mixed by Prince Jammy at Tubbys studio. CD has 13 tracks and an added free cd of Delroy...
- LP PSLP 094£22.00In stockAdd to Bag
- 2×CD PSCD 094£14.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
VariousMizik Solay Sa BonAtangana Records
Atangana Records presents its 4th releases, beginning a new collaboration with Henri Debs & Fils imprint. With this compilation EP, gathering rare and...
- Ti Celeste – Pa Dekouraje’w Toni
- Les Maxels – Bail Ti Bouin Z’Oizo
- Lewis Meliano – Oh Claudy My Love
- Daniel Dimba – C’est La Vie
- 1. Ti Celeste – Pa Dekouraje’w Toni
- 2. Les Maxels – Bail Ti Bouin Z’Oizo
- 3. Lewis Meliano – Oh Claudy My Love
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" ATGN004£15.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock