Sam Don focuses on the sound of underground UK street soul music from the early 90s. Mega-rare tunes and quality throughout — don’t miss this essential compilation release on Athens Of The North!
Featured artists include Yaya Bey, Sudan Archives, Yaeji, COUCOU CHLOE, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Miso Extra, Aunty Rayzor, TeeZandos, Queenie, MC Yallah,...
DAYBREAKERS, a new London label dedicated to deep house in all its forms, opens with a study of Jeffrey Collins' Music Station, an imprint that helped...
In 2019, a conversation between Norman Gervais and Mario Gharios (Pocket Of Light) sparked the idea of using compilations to impress a feeling, rather...
A dazzling 11-track journey through the rich, handpicked gems of Numero’s finest. Blending the timeless warmth of classic soul with a fresh, modern twist,...
Jon Savage's Space : Light Years From Home - An amazing musical voyage through the theme and idea of Space - music for Space - Space - Music - Through...
Side A is taken from the upcoming compilation:THE SUNSET MANIFESTO 2
Too Slow To Disco NEO is back with a (mellow) bang
With a colored, strictly limited...
A colection of rarities produced by three of the main originators of Jamaican ska music: Carlos Malcolm, Ronnie Nasrallaand Theo Beckford. Jamaica's national...
This anthology follows Now-Again's Loving On The Flipside, issued more than a decade ago. And that anthology itself got its start in a different time,...
Included are original tracks from major artists such as Barrington Levy, Delroy Wilson, Dillinger, Clint Eastwood, The Mighty Diamonds, John Holt, Yellowman,...
Soul Jazz Records’ special new 18th anniversary one-off limited-edition heavyweight special-edition red coloured vinyl pressing (+ download code) exclusively...
M-Beat Featuring General Levy – Incredible
Barrington Levy & Beenie Man – Under Mi Sensi (X Project Remix)
The Ragga Twins – Ragga Trip
Ninjaman, Bounty Killer, Beenie Man & Ninja Ford – Bad Boy Lick A New Shot (Jungle Bullet)
The Source – Rude Boy State Of Mind
Shut Up And Dance – No Doubt
DJ Massive – Final Conflict
Asher Senator – One Bible
Poison Chang – Press The Trigger (Half Breed Remix)
The Ragga Twins – Illegal Gunshot
Ben Intellect Featuring Ragga G – Oh Jungle
Cutty Ranks – Limb By Limb (DJ SS Remix)
The Ragga Twins – Tan So Back
1. M-Beat Featuring General Levy – Incredible
2. Barrington Levy & Beenie Man – Under Mi Sensi (X Project Remix)
Unreleased Nigerian music, produced by the iconic record shop from Lagos, Jazzhole, covering afro-funk, afrobeat, palm wine, juju and highlife.
Asiko...
Italian house was the first, anticipating the irruption of the digital scenarios that have forever changed 'making art', to redefine, to redraw a map that...
A compilation of unreleased Nigerian music, produced by the iconic record shop from Lagos, Jazzhole, covering afro-funk, afrobeat, palm wine, juju and...
Djenia, Raï songs would talk about love and social hardship in direct and often crude ways. The style evolved after the war and it was revolutionized...
American Director & actor Eli Roth takes you on a forbidden journey across the vaults of legendary Italian soundtrack label CAM Sugar. Setting the mood...
This is sixth in the series of the Brazil 45 boxset from the Mr Bongo label. In volume six BadBadNotGood take the reigns and curate a boxset of Brazilian...
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Sofia Coppola’s directorial debut, The Virgin Suicides. The soundtrack consists of Todd Rundgren, Heart, Al Green,...
It was a time of wild experimentation before established genres had crystallised. Rock, rumba, soul and traditional grooves all collide beautifully in...
Spiritual Jazz 18: Behind The Iron Curtain Pts 1 & 2 Gatefold 2LP with pictures, liner notes & download code Sounds Beyond Barriers One of the most politically...
With intolerance and inequality increasingly normalised by the day, it's more important than ever to share real experiences and hold the truth to account...
Strut introduces the highly anticipated third volume in the Disques Debs International series, diving deeper into the archives of one of the greatest French...
Soul Jazz Records’ new Secret Superstar Sounds brings together a wealth of punk/power pop tunes from late-70s/early-80s British group’s that you have...
In eighteenth-century France there lived a man who was one of the most gifted and abominable personages in an era that knew no lack of gifted and abominable...
In Dismantling the Patriarchy, Bit by Bit, Judith K. Brodsky makes a ground-breaking intellectual leap by connecting feminist art theory with the rise...
Look & See offers a very personal insight into the idiosyncratic influences and inspirations behind the creativity of Anthony Burrill, designer and letterpress...
Rare and obscure dub roots reggae compilation, produced by Clement Bushay in 1975 and released on Chalwa Records in 1978. Arranged by Alton Ellis and mixed...
A couple of years back, UK-based House DJ Jerry Frempong’s wife Katie was doing a spring clean at the family home. At the bottom of the garden, amongst...
Written with a 'black woman's anger' and the precision of a poet, these searing pieces by the groundbreaking writer Audre Lorde are a celebration of female...
Another album of musical excellence compiled by If Music's Jean-Claude for the excellent and massively collectible 'You Need This' series. This release...
We have been waiting for this full length to drop ever since we were tased by the lead single a month or so ago. There was already no doubting James Alexander...
Leonard Grandsons'The Sands of Zanziibar' is a classy, extremely rare soulful floater from ’77which has remained extremely elusive despite having a sound...
AOTN proudly present a new solo outing from long time friend & contributor to Athens of the North, Other Lands aka Gavin L.Sutherland.
Channelling his...
Arthur Ponder, a life long Macon, Georgia resident, started his singing career in the 60s replacing Otis Redding in Johnny Jenkins & The Pinetoppersafter...
Unreleased soul music from William Stuckey - pure class - backed with an alternate 7" mix of 'Hold Me Close' from his mega-rare 1979 album of the same...
Athens Of The North reissue Judy Pollak's extremely rare, soul / funk / folk masterpiece 'In Togetherness'. Originals of this beauty exchange for big sums...
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Visionary artist Augustus Pablo is among the most important figures in reggae history. Widely credited with popularizing the melodica...
Originally released as a white label 12" in 2020, limited edition of 500 only, now gets LIMITED repress with full colour sleeve featuring killer disco...
With a career that spanned twelve years including the entire 1980s, Cool Runnings were one of Bristol's longest lasting bands, yet their failure to gig...
10 song LP in two sided hand silkscreened jacket, collecting the best '70s roots productions from producer Lloydie Slim - the first ever compilation of...
One of two superb 12” slabs of rare South London British Jazz-Funk both originally released in the UK in 1984 by Jamaican-born producer Tony Williams,...
'The word timeless is applied way too often in music, but here it is entirely justified.' Fact
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Four rare ska 7" singles recordings from the mid sixties featuring The Slivertones, LynTaitt, The Melodians & The Sensations on Treasure Isle records....
Found MINT! copies (record & sleeve) of ORIGINAL 12" from London's Grove Music label featuring The Prophets (Yabby You) Trinity & Tommy McCook 1978. Two...
Four rare ska 7" singles recordings from the mid sixties featuring The Slivertones, LynTaitt, The Melodians & The Sensations on Treasure Isle records....
Original Grove Music 12" from Yabby You with two wicked deep roots vocal disco mixes of "Lady Lady" & "Stop Your Quarelling". Hard too find King Sounds...
Four rare ska 7" singles recordings from the mid sixties featuring The Slivertones, LynTaitt, The Melodians & The Sensations on Treasure Isle records....
Long overdue press of John Holt's essential roots classic "Strange Things" recorded for Phil Pratt's Sunshot label in 1971 with organ version on the...
Athens Of The North have put together the first ever compilation, 'Disco with a Feeling' compiled by long time label affiliate and disco aficionado David...
Vinyl now in stock! The first instalment in Mr Bongo's 'Record Club' series selects the label's recent discoveries and sought-after obscurities that...
The Great Escape is the debut collaborative album from San Francisco Legend, Larry June and prolific super producer, The Alchemist. Through a process that...
New 20th anniversary edition of Soul Jazz Records' long out-of-print Miami Sound: Rare Funk and Soul from Miami, Florida, 1967-74.
This album had been...