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SunlightsquareAbove the SunSunlightsquare Records
NEW EDITION Freedom, Rhythm and Sound BOOKBy Gilles Peterson and Stuart BakerSoul Jazz Records
DetromentalMoveCentral Processing Unit
Kerri ChandlerMy Old FriendFlash Forward
Blood Wine Or HoneyAnxious Party People (inc. Factory Floor remix)Plastic Pagan
Paolo Baldini Dubfiles feat. Hempress SativaBoom (Wah Da Da Deng) / Wah Da Da Deng DubLa Tempesta Dub
Maurice Moore and Family Affair BandEverything That Shines Ain't GoldMelodies International
AmnestyFree Your Mind: The 700 West SessionsNow-Again Records
Martin HannettHannett's Electronic Recordings - Homage To Delia DerbyshireOzit
International Breaks 606Various ArtistsInternational Breaks Inc.
Byron the AquariusLeaving This PlanetEglo
Nairobi Calling: Selected Recordings 1976-1996Various ArtistsNo Wahala Sounds
Mr. GRetro 2Phoenix G.
Sabor y ControlSicarioNames You Can Trust
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Gregory Isaacs / Alton EllisWillow TreeCharly
Timmy ThomasAfricano / Why Can't We Live TogetherT.K. Disco / Get On Down
Raw ElementsBack 2 Bay SixFlash Foward
ChronixxChronologySoul Circle Music
U-RoyDread In A BabylonGet On Down
True PersuadersEconomic CrisisJamwax
Jay-U ExperienceEnough Is EnoughSoundway
Kyle HallEutrophia SevanWild Oats
Blackbush OrchestraFamiglia EPBeauty & The Beat
Early BGhost BustersBlack Solidarity
David PorterI'm Afraid The Masquerade Is OverEnterprise
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PhotayOnismAstro Nautico
Pura Vida Presents: Beach Diggin' Vol. 5 - Hand Picked by Mambo & GutsVarious ArtistsHeavenly Sweetness
The SteoplesSix RocksStones Throw Records
VariousSoul For SaleTreasure Isle
Phil Asher & DwalaSparkle (AJ’s Dance) / Today’s TomorrowMoreaboutmusic
WowflowerBalloonsStreet Corner Music
The ApostlesBanko WomanCultures Of Soul
- 1. Home Is Where The Hatred Is
- 2. From A Whisper To A Scream
- 3. To Lay Down Beside You
- 4. That's All Right With me
- 5. 'Till My Back Ain't Got No Bone
- 6. Sweet Touch Of Love
- 7. Baby, I'm For Real
- 8. Your Love Is So Doggone Good
- 9. Scarred Knees
This is a killer funky soul fusion album on Kudu featuring Phillips' great version of the Gil Scott-Heron classic "Home Is Where The Hatred Is". Line-up includes Airto, Pretty Purdie, Pee Wee Ellis, Hank Crawford and more.
Esther PhillipsCapricorn Princess (1976)Kudu
Plenty of funky boogie on "All The Way Down", but also the sweetness of "Candy" and the sensitivity of "I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do"
USA ORIG....
- Original LP£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Esther PhillipsFor All We Know (1976)Kudu
Following on from "What A Diff'rence A Day Makes" a year earlier, Esther continues with disco-boogie arrangements by guitarist Joe Beck, updating standards...
- Original LP£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Esther PhillipsBlack-Eyed Blues (1973)Kudu
Original album. Wicked!
- Original LP£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
Esther PhillipsCapricorn Princess (Expanded Edition)Reel Music
An expanded edition of 'Capricorn Princess’, the 1976 final Kudu album by the late, great Esther Phillips with two bonus tracks.
- CD£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Esther PhillipsYou've Come A Long Way, Baby Mercury (1977)
Produced by Alfred Pee Wee Ellis
- Original LP£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Grover Washington JrFeels So Good (1975)Kudu
All-time killer funk jazz produced by Creed Taylor. Includes the seminal breaks-and-sampled to death cuts 'Hydra" and 'Knucklehead' and more. Seminal stuff!
Original...
- CD£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
- Original LP£15.00
Grover Washington JrLive At The Bijou (1977)Kudu
"Sausalito", "Mr Magic". An essential album to anyone who wants to make people dance to jazz funk and soul. A true rare groove classic!
- 1. On The Cusp
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- Original 2×LP£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
Esther PhillipsCapricorn Princess (1976)Kudu
Plenty of funky boogie on "All The Way Down", but also the sweetness of "Candy" and the sensitivity of "I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do"
USA ORIG....
- Original LP£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Esther PhillipsFor All We Know (1976)Kudu
Following on from "What A Diff'rence A Day Makes" a year earlier, Esther continues with disco-boogie arrangements by guitarist Joe Beck, updating standards...
- Original LP£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Esther Phillips W/BeckWhat A Diff'rence A Day Makes (1975)Kudu
Stellar CTI, Creed Taylor production, arranged by and featuring guitarist Joe Beck, that gave Esther her biggest hit, the discotastic title track, but...
- 2. What a diff'rence a day makes
- 3. Mister magic
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Esther PhillipsBlack-Eyed Blues (1973)Kudu
Original album. Wicked!
- Original LP£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
Idris MuhammadTurn This Mutha OutKudu
Includes the seminal Loft/Paradise garage anthemic "Could Heaven Ever Be Like This".
- 1. Could Heaven Be Like This
- 2. Camby Bolongo
- 3. Turn This Mutha Out
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£15.00
- CD£11.99In stockAdd to Bag
Joe BeckBeck (1975)Kudu
Tough fusion from guitarist Joe Beck with Will Lee on bass (Spike Lee's dad), Ray Mantilla on congas and more on collectible CTI offshoot label Kudu, produced...
- Original LP£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
Phil Upchurch And Tennyson StephensUpchurch/Tennyson (1975)Kudu
Includes a wicked moody left-field version of Rotary Connection's classic "Black Gold Of The Sun"!
USA ORIGINAL VINYL
- Original LP£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Alice ClarkAlice ClarkMainstream
The Holy Grail of modern soul! Share in the secret and find out why this album is so highly regarded!
Very highly recommended!
- 3. Don't Wonder WHy
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- New LP £11.99
Weldon IrvineCosmic Vortex (1974)BMG
100% Stone-cold rare groove classic. "Walk that Walk" is a heavyweight monster tune. ESSENTIAL!By 1974, 31 year-old Weldon Irvine was ready for the next...
- Reissue LP£13.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£11.99
Esther PhillipsAlone Again, Naturally (1972)Kudu
- 1. Use Me
- View full info and tracklisting
- Reissue LP£12.99
Ann SextonThe Beginning (1977)Sound Stage 7
Wicked, wicked, wicked funky female Memphis southern soul.
- New LP £13.99In stockAdd to Bag
Dom Um RomaoDom Um RomaoMuse
Killer, killer Brazil - jazz fusion with the incredible Batucada of 'Braun Blek Blue'. Essential!
- Reissue LP£11.99In stockAdd to Bag
New Orleans SoulThe Original Sound Of New Orleans Soul 1960 - 1976Soul Jazz Records
For more than ten years Soul Jazz Records have been exploring and documenting the sound of New Orleans Funk. Now we turn their attention to the flipside...
- 1. Robert Parker – Caught You In A Lie
- 2. Willie Tee – First Taste Of Hurt
- 3. Curley Moore – Don't Pity Me
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP£18.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£11.99In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Nina SimoneLittle Girl Blue: Jazz As Played In An Exclusive Side Street Club (1958)Bethlehem Records
Nina SImone's debut. This recording session happened in New York City,1957;Nina was 24 at this time;her trio is made of herself,singing and playing great...
- New LP £13.99
Gloria ScottWhat Am I Gonna DoCasablanca
Barry White rare groove classic. Beautiful modern soul gem. Recommended.
- 1. What Am I Gonna Do
- View full info and tracklisting
- Reissue LP£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
The J.B.'sFood For Thought (1972)People
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...
- Reissue LP£11.99
The J.B.'sDoing It To Death (1973)People
Killer funk LP from James Brown's mighty JB's ! Every ones a winner on this legendary album.
- 3. You Can Have Watergate
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- Reissue LP£11.99In stockAdd to Bag
Grant GreenAlive (1970)Blue Note
The bomb! 100% killer funky jazz monster. This group is on fire. Recorded live at the Cliche Lounge, New Jersey. Claude Bartee, Grant Green, William Bivens,...
- 3. Sookie, Sookie
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- Reissue LP£13.99
Bison TravellersClaremont56
Paul Murphy, Holgar Czukay, Ursula Major, and Ben Smith return with this wonderfully atmospheric kraut and dub LP for Claremont56!
Recorded in...
- 1. Familiar Stranger (Day)
- 2. Familiar Stranger (Night)
- 3. Mandy (Power Boy remix)
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- 2×LP£18.99
- CD£12.99
Leroy HutsonHutson IICurtom
Classic rare groove on Curtom featuring "Love The Feeling" and "Love To Hold You Close".
- Reissue LP£13.99
James BrownHell (1974)Polydor
Includes a whole host of hits, psychedelic funk at it's very best - "Papa Don't Take No Mess", 'Please, Please, Please", "Coldblooded" and many, many more....
- 2. Hell
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- Reissue 2×LP£19.99In stockAdd to Bag
John HoltSister Big StuffTreasure Isle / Buyreggae
One of five new limited reissues from Treasure Isle pressed in Germany on quality vinyl and new paper company sleeves. Classic early reggae from the Vaults.
- 1. John Holt – Sister Big Stuff
- 2. Tommy McCook – Single Barrell
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- 7"£6.99
Kool And The GangKool And The GangDe-Lite
Debut album on De-Lite from 1969 that incorporated the Gang's early singles and showcased their original hard, funky sound!
- Reissue LP£11.99
Miguel de DeusBlack Soul BrothersGroovie
Psychedelic Brazilian, soul/funk classic reissued for the first time since its initial release in 1977! Sought after by many for years this is...
- 1. Cinco Anos
- 2. Pedacos
- 3. Mister Funk
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP£23.99
Harlem On the Vergeby Alice AttieQuantuck Lane Press
Import USA Hardback edition bookThe colour portraits in this book document both the people and buildings of Harlem on the eve of great change. Gentrification...
- Book (1.1kg)£28.00 £10.00
The ExplosionsGarden Of Four TreesSoul Jazz Records
NEW LTD. 300 copies (2nd Press, black label)Only available EXCLUSIVELY to customers at Soul Jazz Records/Sounds of the Universe.Hold tight for the first...
- 1. Garden Of Four Trees
- 2. Teach Me
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- 7"£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Esther PhillipsCapricorn Princess (1976)Kudu
Plenty of funky boogie on "All The Way Down", but also the sweetness of "Candy" and the sensitivity of "I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do"
USA ORIG....
- Original LP£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
John ColtraneA Love Supreme (1964)Impulse!
100% essential deep jazz classic! Searching, yearning, BEAUTIFUL spiritual jazz of the highest order! This is considered by many to be his best album and...
- CD£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
- New LP (180g)£22.99
Alice Russell To Dust Tru Thoughts
The much loved soul singer-songwriter Alice Russell releases her 5th solo album, ‘To Dust’. This is the 1st solo album from her since 2008’s...
- 1. A To The Z
- 2. Heartbreaker Pt. 2
- 3. For A While
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- 2×LP£12.99
- CD£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
James BrownThe PaybackPolydor
Superb must-have 'funky ass' James Brown album featuring 'The Payback', 'Stone To The Bone' and 'Mind Power' amongst others.
- CD£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
- Reissue 2×LP£19.99In stockAdd to Bag