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The ProphetsKing Tubby's Prophecies Of DubPressure Sounds
Errol GordonMessageSolid Rock
Jackie MittooOboe / Wall StreetSoul Jazz Records
Sonora CasinoTrompeterosVampi Soul
Giant Swan55 Year Old Daughter (Extended Mix)Keck
Global Communication76:14Music On Vinyl
Shawn Lee's Incredible Tabla BandApache / Bongo RockUbiquity
Lynda DawnAt First LightAkashik Records
Kirk ReedCalifornia (inc. Shawn Lee remix)Believe! International
Cosmic Discotheque Vol 2: 12 Junkshop Afro Disco Funk Gems from the 70sVarious ArtistsNaughty Rhythm Records
Batunga & The SubprimesGates of OuantouMatasuna Records
Da Lench MobGuerillas In Tha MistGet On Down
Gut Funky: The Best of C.R.S. RecordsVarious ArtistsTramp Records
Freddie Gibbs & MadlibHalf Manne Half CocaineMadlib Invazion
TNGHTIIWarp
Horace TapscottLive At LoberoNimbus West / Pure Pleasure
JujuLive At The East 1973Now-Again Records
Look at My Soul: The Latin Shade of Texas SoulVarious ArtistsNacional Records
MndsgnObliqueKitchnNot On Label (Mndsgn)
Pender Street SteppersOur TimeMood Hut
Penya Na Msafiri ZawosePenya Safari EPOn The Corner Records
Talking HeadsRemain In Light - Unreleased OuttakesSire
Black MoonRise Of Da MoonDuck Down
Roy AyersSearching b/w One Sweet Love To RememberDynamite Cuts
SparkleSparkleCultures Of Soul
Jeff ParkerSuite for Max BrownInternational Anthem Recording Company
Taiwan DiscoVarious ArtistsAberrant Records
Young Gun Silver FoxTake It or Leave It / Mojo RisingSoul Step
The Professionals (Madlib & Oh No)The ProfessionalsMadlib Invazion
Vintage Drum Machine RhythmsVarious ArtistsSoul To The Universe
Lonnie Liston SmithVisions Of A New World (1975)Flying Dutchman / Pure Pleasure
James Reese & The ProgressionsWait For Me: The Complete Works (1967-1972)Now-Again Records / Now-Again Reserve
PigeondustWay Back WhenCold Busted
Deee-LiteWorld CliqueGet On Down
DJ John CollinsYeahUnderground Resistance
BufimanAlbumsiDekmantel
Destiny71zEP2: DimdraftEglo Records
The SorcerersIn Search of the Lost City of the Monkey GodATA Records
Dark ArtsReflections In A Rear View MirrorStroom
The UpsettersScratch The Upsetter AgainAntarctica Starts Here
Liverpool SceneAmazing Adventures Of The Liverpool Scene (1969)RCA Victor
Stranger in a Strange Landby Gary YoungeThe New Press
Who Are We - And Should It Matter in the 21st Century?by Gary YoungePenguin
Orpheus (aka Jarrod Lawson)VisionsIzipho Soul
Marcus & The IgelsGrowing Taller / Studio WorksSoul Fire
TenastelinMusical Commitment / Dub CommitmentPirates Choice
AlpheusRudies / Our Time Will ComeLiquidator Music
Bernardo el tranquiloYou Haffi DreadCandid records
Jeff Parker & The New BreedMax BrownInternational Anthem Recording Company
Prince BusterRoll On Charles Street 'Prince Buster Ska Selection'Rock A Shacka
- LP KFR1143-1£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
- Fela Kuti & Roy Ayers – 2000 Blacks Got To Be Free
- Fela Kuti & Roy Ayers – Africa-Center Of The World
Reissue of the classic ‘Music Of Many Colours’, the joint album between Roy Ayers and Fela Kuti, recorded after a three week tour of Nigeria’s major cities in 1979, during
which Roy Ayers performed as the opening act for Fela’s band. The two artists decided to record the album as a round-up to the tour. ESSENTIAL!
Fela KutiArmy ArrangementKnitting Factory Records
Fela Kuti stories Nigeria’s attempt at ‘democracy’ in 1979 after more than a decade ofmilitary rule told through this album, originally released...
- Fela Kuti – Army arrangement (vocal)
- 1. Army arrangement (vocal)
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- LP + Download Code£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
Fela KutiCoffin For Head Of StateKnitting Factory Records
Fela Kuti made some frantic albums in his career--ones that popped with his enthusiastic political disobedience and ones that roared with fury at the Nigerian...
- Fela Kuti – Coffin For Head Of State part 1
- 1. Coffin For Head Of State part 1
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- LP + Download Code£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
Fela KutiJ.J.D (Johnny Just Drop!!) Live!! At Kalakuta RepublikKnitting Factory Records
Originally released in 1977, ‘Johnny Just Drop (J.J.D.)’ features Fela lampooning Nigeria’s ‘been-tos’, people who had been to Europe or America...
- LP + Download Code£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
Fela KutiV.I.P. (Vagabonds in Power)Knitting Factory Records
Performed by Fela and his Afrika 70 at the renowned Berlin Jazz Festival in 1978, this live recording of V.I.P. is possibly Fela’s most profound vilification...
- LP + Download Code£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
Fela KutiNo AgreementKnitting Factory Records
‘No Agreement’ is sometimes overlooked among Fela’s 1977 releases, eclipsed by albums such as ‘Johnny Just Drop (J.J.D.)’ and ‘Sorrow Tears...
- Fela Kuti – No Agreement
- Fela Kuti – Dog Eat Dog
- 1. No Agreement
- 2. Dog Eat Dog
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- LP + Download Code£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
Fela KutiUnderground SystemKnitting Factory Records
Reissue of one of Fela's later recordings, comprised of two extended tracks, the title cut and the classic, 'Pansa Pansa'.
- Fela Kuti – Underground System
- Fela Kuti – Pansa Pansa
- 1. Underground System
- 2. Pansa Pansa
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- LP + Download Code£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
Fela KutiAfrodisiacKnitting Factory Records
1973 Nigerian afro beat funk at it's best from the master - Fela Kuti
- Fela Kuti – Alu Jon Jonki Jon
- Fela Kuti – Eko Ile
- 1. Alu Jon Jonki Jon
- 3. Eko Ile
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- LP + Download Code£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
Fela KutiShakaraKnitting Factory Records
1972 Fela Kuti anthem! This is afro beat at it's finest...ESSENTIAL!!!
- Fela Kuti – Shakara (Oloje)
- 2. Shakara (Oloje)
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- LP£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
Fela KutiNa Poi (2015 Reissue)Knitting Factory Records
Hypnotic afrobeat bullet from 1972 - recorded in Lagos. Sprited percussion, tight horns, and pure funk! As with most of the great man's albums, this is...
- Fela Kuti – na poi (part 1)
- Fela Kuti – na poi (part 2)
- Fela Kuti – you no go die...unless
- 1. na poi (part 1)
- 2. na poi (part 2)
- 3. you no go die...unless
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- LP + Download Code£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Fela KutiFinding Fela (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Knitting Factory Records
The soundtrack to the documentary, ‘Finding Fela,’ directed by Acadamy Award winning director, Alex Gibney.
The film tells...
- Fela Kuti & Nigeria 70 – Jeun Ko Ku (Chop 'N Quench)
- Fela Kuti & Africa 70 – Opposite People (edit)
- Koola Lobitos – Highlife Time
- Fela Kuti & Africa 70 – Lover
- Fela Kuti & Nigeria 70 – Viva Nigeria
- Fela Kuti & Africa 70 – Upside Down (edit)
- Fela Kuti & Africa 70 – Egbe Mi O (Carry Me)
- Fela Kuti & Africa 70 – Johnny Just Drop (edit)
- Fela Kuti & Africa 70 – VIP (pt 2 - live In Berlin)
- Fela Kuti & Egypt 80 – Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense (edit)
- Fela Kuti & Africa 70 – Go Slow (edit)
- The Fela Band! – Zombie
- Fela Kuti & Egypt 80 – Power Show (edit)
- Fela Kuti & Egypt 80 – Beasts Of Nation (edit)
- Fela Kuti & Africa 70 – Shuffering & Smiling (edit)
- The Fela Band – Colonial Mentality (with Femi Kuti - live At The New Afrika Shrine)
- 1. Fela Kuti & Nigeria 70 – Jeun Ko Ku (Chop 'N Quench)
- 2. Fela Kuti & Africa 70 – Opposite People (edit)
- 3. Koola Lobitos – Highlife Time
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- 2×CD£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Fela KutiTeacher Don't Teach Me NonsenseKnitting Factory Records
In 'Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense', Fela explains the role of the teacher in any society with the concept that all the things we consider to be problems...
- Fela Kuti – Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense
- 1. Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense
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- CD£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Fela KutiBeasts Of No Nation / O.D.O.OKnitting Factory Records
After helping Fela Anikulapo Kuti with Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense, Wally Badarou then produced Beasts of No Nation. Another album that has been combined...
- Fela Kuti – Beasts Of No Nation
- 1. Beasts Of No Nation
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Fela KutiOriginal Suffer Head And I.T.TKnitting Factory Records
Yet more essential afrobeat from the African equivalent of James Brown! All his albums are great!
- Fela Kuti – I T T
- 3. I T T
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- CD£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Fela KutiUpside Down / Music Of Many Colours (with Roy Ayers)Knitting Factory Records
Two essential Afro-beat classics from Fela Kuti with 'Upside Down' (1976) and the 'Music Of Many Colours' collaboration with Roy Ayers (1980). Their version...
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Fela KutiOpposite People / Sorrow Tears And BloodKnitting Factory Records
Fela and Afrika 70 at their peak with two seminal albums on one disc. Rowsing, radical stuff as espoused by 'Colonial Mentality'.
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Fela KutiRoforofo Fight / The Fela SinglesKnitting Factory Records
Essential afro beat! A dancefloor bomb plus essential previously unreleased tracks! You need this!! This is a CD reissue of Fela Kuti's 1972 album Roforofo...
- Fela Kuti – Rofororo Fight
- 1. Rofororo Fight
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- CD£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Fela KutiYellow FeverKnitting Factory Records
Yellow Fever’ was originally released in 1976, during Fela’s extraordinarily prolific 1975-77 purple period, when he released 24 albums in Nigeria...
- Fela Kuti – Yellow Fever
- Fela Kuti – Na Poi ‘75
- 1. Yellow Fever
- 2. Na Poi ‘75
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- LP + Download Code£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
Four TetTeenage Birdsong (inc. Overmono and Avalon Emerson remixes)Text
Four Tet tempers the mood a little following previous club-friendly bangers with this downtempo cut, 'Teenage Birdsong'. Harking back to an earlier sound,...
- Four Tet – Teenage Birdsong
- Four Tet – Teenage Birdsong (Avalon Emerson Scrub Jay remix)
- Four Tet – Teenage Birdsong (Overmono remix)
- Four Tet – Dreamer
- 1. Teenage Birdsong
- 2. Teenage Birdsong (Avalon Emerson Scrub Jay remix)
- 3. Teenage Birdsong (Overmono remix)
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- 12"£8.99
Sassy JPatchworkRush Hour
Top selector and SOTU favourite Sassy J curates her faultless 'Patchwork' compilation for Rush Hour, featuring exclusives from the likes of Ron Trent under...
- Farrah Boulé – Mother Of Mantras
- Warm – Blue Sunrise
- 2000Black – Plastic Jam
- Hanna – Spaceland
- Alex Attias & Sassy J present OJA – Jelly Bubble Rise
- Nu-Era – Mirror Images
- GB – The Projector
- Aardvarck – Aap Noot
- Mr. Fingers – Survivor
- Georgia Anne Muldrow – Always
- 1. Farrah Boulé – Mother Of Mantras
- 2. Warm – Blue Sunrise
- 3. 2000Black – Plastic Jam
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- 2×LP£18.99In stockAdd to Bag
Sylvia StriplinGive Me Your LoveExpansion Records
Huge on disco, rare groove, two step scenes these two gems by Sylvia Striplin capture the essence of the period of music and genius of producer Roy Ayers!...
- Sylvia Striplin – Give Me Your Love
- Sylvia Striplin – You Can't Turn Me Away
- 1. Give Me Your Love
- 2. You Can't Turn Me Away
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- 12"£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Dennis BrownRevolution (Extended Mix)Taxi
Big tune Big rhythm from 1980 Dennis Brown and The Taxi Crew on the extended mix complete with rare dubplate cuts on the flip. Pressed nice and loud with...
- Dennis Brown – Revolution (Extended Mix)
- Sly & Robbie and The Taxi Gang – Dub Wise
- 1. Revolution (Extended Mix)
- 2. Sly & Robbie and The Taxi Gang – Dub Wise
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- 12"£10.49In stockAdd to Bag
Barrington LevyBounty HunterArrival
- Barrington Levy – Bounty Hunter
- 1. Bounty Hunter
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- 7"£5.99In stockAdd to Bag
Pharoah SandersJourney To The One (1980)Theresa
Includes the deep jazz dance Dingwalls classic "You've Got To Have Freedom", a Gilles Peterson favourite and one of the biggest tunes of the day - highly...
- Pharoah Sanders – You've Got To Have Freedom
- Reissue 2×LP£19.99
- CD£14.99
Herbie HancockDirectstepGet On Down
Get On Down reissue Herbie Hancock's classic, Japanese 'direct-to-disc' album recording 'from 1979 - a jazz-fusion gem available on vinyl again for the...
- Herbie Hancock – Butterfly
- Herbie Hancock – Shiftless Shuffle
- Herbie Hancock – I Thought It Was You
- 1. Butterfly
- 2. Shiftless Shuffle
- 3. I Thought It Was You
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- LP£25.99In stockAdd to Bag
Space Funk - Afro Futurist Electro Funk In Space 1976-84Afro Futurist Electro Funk In Space 1976-84Soul Jazz Records
‘Space Funk – Afro Futurist Electro Funk in Space 1976-84’, is an intergalactic journey into black space, fuelled by funk, powered by computers.
‘Space...
- L E O – Fee Fi Fo Fum
- The Sonarphonic – Super Breaker
- Santiago – Bionic Funk
- Frank Cornilius – Computer Games
- JUJU & The Space Rangers – Plastic
- Jamie Jupitor – Computer Power
- Solaris – Space Invaders
- Copperfield – Make It Good To Me Baby
- Robotron 4 – Electro-?
- Ernest Flippin II – Supersonic Space Lady
- Funk Machine – Funk Machine
- Ramsey 2C-3D – Fly Guy and The Unemployed
- Osé – Computer Funk
- 7 Below Zero Band – Seven (We Are)
- Rodney Stepp – Break-Out
- 1. L E O – Fee Fi Fo Fum
- 2. The Sonarphonic – Super Breaker
- 3. Santiago – Bionic Funk
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- 2xLP + Download Code£23.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release£8.99In stockAdd to Bag
Sun RaLanquidityPhilly Jazz
The best Sun Ra album! Super-deep, funky odd-ball jazz with spooky whispered vocals! Cult classic deep experimental jazz with an outer-space alien groove!...
- Reissue LP£13.99
Mogadisco: Dancing Mogadishu, Somalia 1972-1991Various ArtistsAnalog Africa
Amazing new compilation from Analog Africa, compiled via trawling through piles of cassettes and listening to reel-to-reel tapes, in the dusty archives...
- – Dur-Dur Band - Daradaa Muxibo (Because of you Muxibo)
- – Omar Shooli - Hab Isii (Hug Me)
- – Mukhtar Ramadan Iidi - Check Up Your Head
- – Bakaka Band - Geesiyada Halgamayow (Brave Fighters)
- – Fadumo Qassim & Shareero Band - Waakaa Helaa (I like you)
- – Iftin Band - Sirmaqabe (No Secrets)
- – Mukhtar Ramadan Iidi - Baayo (Hey Woman)
- – Shimaali & Killer - Hoobeya (Somali traditional chant)
- – Dur-Dur Band - Shaleedayaa (By Myself)
- – Dur-Dur Band - Ladaney (Woman's Name)
- – Bakaka Band - Gobonimada Jira (Choose Freedom)
- – Iftin Band - Ii Ooy Aniga (Cry For Me)
- 1. Dur-Dur Band - Daradaa Muxibo (Because of you Muxibo)
- 2. Omar Shooli - Hab Isii (Hug Me)
- 3. Mukhtar Ramadan Iidi - Check Up Your Head
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- 2xLP (+ Download Code)£25.99
- CD£18.99In stockAdd to Bag
Daniel Dimbas & La DiferenciaLa Diferencia Edits (feat. Antal & Palms Trax edits)Not On Label
Heavy zouk double-sider! Both tracks taken from Daniel Dimbas' 1985 'La Differencia' album with Palms Trax and Rush Hour's Antal on edit duties!
- Daniel Dimbas & La Diferencia – Carnaval Soca (Antal Edit)
- Daniel Dimbas & La Diferencia – La Musique (Palms Trax Edit)
- 1. Carnaval Soca (Antal Edit)
- 2. La Musique (Palms Trax Edit)
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- 12"£7.99
Apiento feat. Harriet BrownDown That RoadWorld Building
Heavy Balearic / soul vibe from Apiento with L.A.'s Harriet Brown taking the vocal lead. Ace afterhours session from the excellent World Building label!
- Apiento feat. Harriet Brown – Down That Road
- Apiento feat. Harriet Brown – Down That Road (Apiento & Tepper Dubbed It)
- 1. Down That Road
- 2. Down That Road (Apiento & Tepper Dubbed It)
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- 12"£15.99In stockAdd to Bag
Oscar WeathersWe're Running out of Time / CountdownFantasy Love Records
Reissue of the stunning 'We're Running out of Time / Countdown' gospel-disco double-header from US soul singer, Oscar Weathers. These breezy, disco steppers...
- Oscar Weathers – We're Running Out Of Time
- Oscar Weathers – Countdown
- 1. We're Running Out Of Time
- 2. Countdown
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- 12"£13.99In stockAdd to Bag
Ebo Taylor Jnr. with Wuta WazutuGotta Take It CoolMr Bongo
Mr Bongo reissue this tough, rare, mid-tempo Ghanaian funk & Highlife album from Ebo Taylor Junior, son of the mighty Ebo Taylor, originally released in...
- Ebo Taylor Jnr. with Wuta Wazutu – Lord We've Missed You
- Ebo Taylor Jnr. with Wuta Wazutu – System To Love
- Ebo Taylor Jnr. with Wuta Wazutu – Begging On Knees
- Ebo Taylor Jnr. with Wuta Wazutu – You've Got Yours Greedy Man
- Ebo Taylor Jnr. with Wuta Wazutu – Gotta Take It Cool
- Ebo Taylor Jnr. with Wuta Wazutu – Mondo Soul Funky
- Ebo Taylor Jnr. with Wuta Wazutu – Swinging Soul For Love
- Ebo Taylor Jnr. with Wuta Wazutu – Every Woman Needs A Helper
- Ebo Taylor Jnr. with Wuta Wazutu – Love Is What I Need
- 1. Lord We've Missed You
- 2. System To Love
- 3. Begging On Knees
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- LP£17.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£9.99In stockAdd to Bag