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!
Rhythm Section International, the impossible-to-define label founded in South East London by Bradley Zero in 2014 has reached the ripe old age of 10 years....
Cult UK party promoters release a compilation of exclusive material from artists they have worked with over the years. Features music from the likes of...
Among his most celebrated films are Pulp Fiction (1994), Jackie Brown (1997), both volumes of Kill Bill (2003-2004), Death Proof (2007), Inglourious Basterds...
Rough Trade Shops presents Behind the Counter with Ian Rankin, the second instalment in a compilation series inviting artists to curate mixes of the music...
Out of print for 15 years, Soul Jazz Records ‘Do It Yourself’ features a host of post-punk, punk, punk funk/dance and electronic experimentation from...
Founded in the late 1960s by record store owner Seidou Adissa, Albarika Store is one of the most important independent record labels on the African continent....
A part of Gilles Peterson’s expanded network, Future Bubblers is backed by Arts Council England, which continues to focus on uncovering unsigned talent...
Diving deeper into the story of Japanese reggae pop, Tokyo Riddim Vol. 2 explores an electronic, new wave and often experimental sound unlike anything...
A full tank of gas, the gentle glow from the radio dial, & stretches of open highway await, Forever Gamblin’ On You meanders through miles of soulful...
The Voice of Love is a collection of British sophisti-pop and jazz-funk from the 1980s - ten songs ranging from unreleased demos to scarcely pressed 12”s...
Soundway Records presents a collection of nineteen tracks chronicling a time when drum machines, synthesisers, imported pop, reggae, disco and soul collided...
Collecting 59 tracks on 2 discs - the biggest selling records in Jamaica during the last two years of the fifties - these are the sounds that shaped the...
The second 25 releases from the fledgling Blue Beat label plus Bonus tracks from subsidiary labels, Melodisc and Limbo from 1961. CD one features all the...
The third set of 25 releases from the fledgling Blue Beat label from 1961.
CD one features all the 'A' sides whilst CD two features all the 'B' sides,...
This compilation is a testament to someone whose knowledge of the underground labels of yore is encyclopaedic and Ms. Dijon has dredged the recesses of...
Soul Jazz Records’ new Miami Sound 2 is a superlative collection of 70s soul, funk, disco and boogie featuring tracks from legendary artists such as...
Andy Smith's curation of the 3rd volume in his Reach Up – Disco Wonderland series brings us more carefully selected music from the Discosphere. With...
Defining post-punk is no easy task. While punk was defined by a raw, rebellious simplicity, post-punk (1978 - 1986) expanded into a diverse array of sounds...
Those in the know are well aware of Bobby Marin’s work, and the fact that he was behind the scenes for some of the best boogaloo and salsa of the ‘60s...
Compiled from ultra-rare dead stock pressed at a Soviet-era vinyl plant in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, this first-of-its-kind fully licensed album features a...
Z Records proudly presents Vol.3 in its 90’s House & Garage compilation series, this time presented by Jeremy Underground, a man who should need no introduction...
'Super Disco Pirata’ contains 23 tropical floor-fillers - mainly from Colombia, with some from Peru, Ecuador and Mexico - sourced from the finest and...
A chronicle of the emergence and development of punk and new wave in German-speaking countries 1979-1984. Als die Welt noch unterging (When the world was...
New one-off pressing coloured vinyl 18th anniversary edition of the long-out-of-print Studio One Soul 2, the long-awaited second volume of one of the largest...
Official soundtrack to accompany Joker: Folie à Deux, one of the most anticipated films of a generation. Produced by Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Jason...
Mood’ transformed his sensual after-hours classic into a female-led hit that became a staple on Lovers playlists both then and now. Similarly, Tricia...
The mini-LP comes with printed inner sleeve w/picture cover. In 1985, A-Level Economic students at Highgate Wood School in North London ran an advert in...
Rediscover on vinyl, a special selection of 14 classics by the Queens of Soul Music. Featuring Aretha Franklin – The Supremes with Diana Ross – Nina...
Drawn upon a mutual love of house music, dub and weirdo dance music by the likes of African Head Charge, Larry Heard and Sun Ra. We also added sprinkles...
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...
Modern soul / disco royalty, written by the talented Mark Beiner and co-writer Ben Iverson about Marks x girlfriend. It is up there with the best modern...
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...
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...
MASSIVE drop on Freestyle Records, in the form of this impossible rare single recorded by early UK street soul act Pause. Dating from the late 80s these...
Originally released in Canada in the early eighties featuring Scientist's deep & heavy mixes of Bunny Lee produced riddims featuring some of Jamaica's...
Rare late 80s reggae/dancehall heat coming yet again on DINTE sub-label 333. This time it's the turn of Hugh Maddo's Pop Style LP. Recorded in Jamaica...
Amsterdam based Mausovic Dance Band make madcap music intent on expanding musical universes. Powered by elastic rhythms and some potent dub wizardry, the...
Mind Maze is, amazingly, Trees Speak’s FIFTH album to be released on Soul Jazz Records in the space of little over two years– an output matched only...
When it comes to legendary albums, very few can match the cult status achieved on the international jazz and funk scene, by Alice Clark's eponymous album,...
This album is released in three formats: Indies-only One-Off Special Limited Edition Sun Yellow coloured vinyl gatefold double LP + download, black vinyl...
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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...