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    Just A Touch: Underground UK Soul Compiled by Sam DonVarious Artists

    Athens Of The North
    • – Bô'vel - Coming Back
    • – Sam - Life (Club Mix)
    • – Marcelle Moncrieffe - Take Me There
    • – Kofi - Step by Step
    • – Pure Silk - What You Do for Me
    • – Jenny B - Sexy Eyes
    • – Sonja Ryshard - Step Back
    • – Cavalier - Don’t Touch
    • – Purely Fizzycal - Straight to the Top
    • – Dennis Planter - I Still Dream of You
    • – Taffy - Passion
    • – Weekend In Paris - Hold Your Head Up
    • 1. Bô'vel - Coming Back
    • 2. Sam - Life (Club Mix)
    • 3. Marcelle Moncrieffe - Take Me There
    • 4. Kofi - Step by Step
    • 5. Pure Silk - What You Do for Me
    • 6. Jenny B - Sexy Eyes
    • 7. Sonja Ryshard - Step Back
    • 8. Cavalier - Don’t Touch
    • 9. Purely Fizzycal - Straight to the Top
    • 10. Dennis Planter - I Still Dream of You
    • 11. Taffy - Passion
    • 12. Weekend In Paris - Hold Your Head Up

    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!

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                                                  Eccentric BoogieNumero
                                                  An exemplary collection of MEGA-RARE boogie gems! 100% all killer, no filler cuts — don't miss!
                                                  • Maxx Traxx – Don't Touch It!
                                                  • Stylle Band – If You Love Me
                                                  • Home Boy And The C.O.L – I Saw You Dancing
                                                  • Unit Three – Lets Boogie Tonight
                                                  • Steven – Quick
                                                  • Donnell Pitman – Burning Up
                                                  • Duke D – Lady Luck
                                                  • Ronnie Robbins – Contagious
                                                  • Pete & Cheez – You and Me
                                                  • Contrast – Slippin' In The Night
                                                  Disco with a FeelingAthens Of The North
                                                  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...
                                                  • Ice – Reality
                                                  • Cloudburst – I'm Loving You
                                                  • Popsicles – These Are the Good Times
                                                  • Bileo – You Can Win
                                                  • Mahana – She Really Needs Love
                                                  • Jerry Blacksheer – Defected
                                                  • Mr. Wigg & Co – You Got a Lot of Living to Do
                                                  • Benita – Time for a Change
                                                  • Darrell Johnson – Days Gone Past
                                                  • Bordeaux – Paradise's Love
                                                  • Split Decision Band – Watchin Out
                                                  • Sequence – Disco Thing
                                                  • Strivers Show Band – Love Episode
                                                  • Love Company – Love Tempo
                                                  • Gratitude – We Are Here to Party
                                                  • Jax Transit Authority – Life Is a Miricle
                                                  Mr Bongo Record Club Vol. 1Mr Bongo
                                                  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...
                                                  • Neno Exporta Som – Deixa A Tristeza
                                                  • Alipio Martins – Piranha
                                                  • Toninho Lemos – Morro Do Barraco Sem Água
                                                  • Barbosa – Seára de Oxalá
                                                  • Fruko y sus Tesos – Salsa Na Ma
                                                  KanoI'm Ready / Holly Dolly (1980)Emergency Records
                                                  Italo-Disco classic!
                                                  • – I'm Ready
                                                  • Original 12"£20.00
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                                                  • Original 7" EMS-4504£12.00
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                                                  Larry June & The AlchemistThe Great EscapeEmpire
                                                  The Great Escape is the debut collaborative album from San Francisco Legend, Larry June and prolific super producer, The Alchemist. Through a process that...
                                                    ShannonLet The Music Play (1983)Emergency Records
                                                    Original USA Vinyl
                                                    • – Let The Music Play
                                                    • Original 12" EMDS 6540£10.00
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                                                    Miami SoundRare Funk and Soul from Miami, Florida 1967-74 (2023 Edition)Soul Jazz Records
                                                    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...
                                                    • All The People – Cramp Your Style
                                                    • Helene Smith – You Got To Be A Man
                                                    • George McCrae – I Get Lifted
                                                    • James Knight And The Butlers – Funky Cat
                                                    • Gwen McCrae – 90% Of Me Is You
                                                    • Little Beaver – Funkadelic Sound
                                                    • James Knight And The Butlers – Save Me
                                                    • Joey Gilmore – Do It To Me One More Time
                                                    • Helene Smith – A Woman Will Do Wrong
                                                    • James Knight And The Butlers – Fantasy World
                                                    • Timmy Thomas – Funky Me
                                                    • The New Clarence Reid – Cadillac Annie
                                                    • Frank Williams & The Rocketeers – The Spanish Flyer
                                                    • Della Humphrey – Don't Make The Good Girls Go Bad
                                                    • Frank Williams & The Rocketeers – You Got To Be A Man
                                                    • Joey Gilmore – Somebody Done Took My Baby
                                                    • Little Beaver – I Love The Way You Love
                                                    PauseGot to KnowFreestyle Records
                                                    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...
                                                    • – Got to Know (Dance Mix)
                                                    • – Got to Know (Cool Mix)
                                                    ScientistDub War - Coxsone vs. Quaker CityDubmusic Productions
                                                    Originally released in Canada in the early eighties featuring Scientist's deep & heavy mixes of Bunny Lee produced riddims featuring some of Jamaica's...
                                                    • – Third & Fourth Generation
                                                    • – Coxsone Feel This One
                                                    • – Straight In The Boy Coxsone Chest
                                                    • – The Man Never Immitate Always Originate
                                                    • – Ride On
                                                    • – Run Come Listen Coxsone
                                                    • – Murderer Style
                                                    • – Scientist Say Papa Coxsone Gone
                                                    • – Give Them Dub Coxsone
                                                    • – Coxsone A Chemist In A This
                                                    Miami Sound MachineDr. Beat (Long Version)Epic
                                                      • Original 12" TA 4614£6.00
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                                                      Hugh MadooPop Style333
                                                      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...
                                                      • – Pop Style
                                                      • – Baby Don't Go
                                                      • – Country Girl
                                                      • – Take Bribe
                                                      • – Budget
                                                      • – Everywhere You Go In This World
                                                      • – Give Me The Sensie
                                                      • – Jah-Jah
                                                      • – Travelin' Man
                                                      Mauskovic Dance BandBukaroo BankBongo Joe
                                                      Amsterdam based Mausovic Dance Band make madcap music intent on expanding musical universes. Powered by elastic rhythms and some potent dub wizardry, the...
                                                      • – Buckaroo Bank
                                                      • – Face
                                                      • – Wie niet weg is is gezien
                                                      • – Parata Est
                                                      • – Zwaar
                                                      • – Bebi
                                                      • – People In The Hall
                                                      • – Dr Rhythm Space
                                                      • – Telefoon Dub
                                                      • – Samen
                                                      • – Buckaroo Bank - Slow version
                                                      • – Slow Crack
                                                      Trees SpeakMind MazeSoul Jazz Records
                                                      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...
                                                      • Trees Speak – Mind Maze
                                                      • Trees Speak – Minotaur
                                                      • Trees Speak – Syndrome
                                                      • Trees Speak – Sospetto
                                                      • Trees Speak – Illusions
                                                      • Trees Speak – Scanner
                                                      • Trees Speak – Burner
                                                      • Trees Speak – Rare Earth
                                                      • Trees Speak – Pathways
                                                      • Trees Speak – Skip Breath
                                                      • Trees Speak – Odyssey
                                                      • Trees Speak – Passage
                                                      • Trees Speak – Signals
                                                      • Trees Speak – Black Phone
                                                      • Trees Speak – Mirror
                                                      • Trees Speak – Stone Tape
                                                      • Trees Speak – Seraphim
                                                      • Trees Speak – Orpheus
                                                      • Trees Speak – Machines Speak
                                                      • Limited Edition LP + Free 7" + Download Code SJRLP527£28.00
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                                                      • CD SJRCD527£12.00
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                                                      • MP3 Release SJRD527£8.99
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                                                      Alice ClarkAlice ClarkWewantsounds
                                                      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,...
                                                      • – I Keep It Hid
                                                      • – Looking At Life
                                                      • – Don't Wonder Why
                                                      • – Maybe This Time (From The Motion Picture "Cabaret")
                                                      • – Never Did I Stop Loving You
                                                      • – Charms Of The Arms Of Love
                                                      • – Don't You Care
                                                      • – It Takes Too Long To Learn To Live Alone
                                                      • – Hard Hard Promises
                                                      • – Hey Girl
                                                      Disco Reggae RockersSoul Jazz Records
                                                      This album is released in three formats: Indies-only One-Off Special Limited Edition Sun Yellow coloured vinyl gatefold double LP + download, black vinyl...
                                                      • Devon Russell – Move On Up
                                                      • Crashers – Flight To Jamaica
                                                      • Valerie Harrison – Fool's Paradise
                                                      • Bill Campbell – For The Love Of You
                                                      • Risco Connection – It's My House
                                                      • Dave Barker – Glow Of Love
                                                      • Derrick Harriott – Caught You In A Lie
                                                      • Hortense Ellis – Young Hearts Run Free
                                                      • Ed Watson and Brass Circle – Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
                                                      • Devon Russell – We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue
                                                      • Seventh Extension – Reasons
                                                      • Derrick Harriott – Brown Baby
                                                      • Ed Watson and Brass Circle – Let's Groove
                                                      • Pete Campbell & The Sunshine Girls – Don't Let Love Get You Down
                                                      • Webby Jay – In The Rain
                                                      • Glen Adams Affair – Just A Groove
                                                      • Indies Only Exclusive Limited Edition New 2×LP (Sunshine Yellow Coloured Vinyl) + Download Code SJRLP516C£28.00
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                                                      • 2xLP (+ Download Code) SJRLP516£26.00
                                                      • 2×CD SJRCD516£12.99
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                                                      • MP3 Release SJRD516£9.99
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                                                      Trees SpeakShadow FormsSoul Jazz Records
                                                      It's a big one ... Absolutely stunning second album from Trees Speak new on Soul Jazz Records. Trees Speak’s new album ‘Shadow Forms’ is a blend...
                                                      • Trees Speak – Large Array
                                                      • Trees Speak – Tear Kisser
                                                      • Trees Speak – Those Who Know
                                                      • Trees Speak – Transforming
                                                      • Trees Speak – Automat
                                                      • Trees Speak – False Ego
                                                      • Trees Speak – Communication
                                                      • Trees Speak – Crystal System
                                                      • Trees Speak – Agonize Signal
                                                      • Trees Speak – Magick Knives
                                                      • Trees Speak – Shadow Forms
                                                      • Trees Speak – Outtake 3
                                                      • Trees Speak – Transmitter
                                                      Augustus PabloRoots, Rockers & DubNature Sounds
                                                      Back In Stock.. Visionary artist Augustus Pablo is among the most important figures in reggae history. Widely credited with popularizing the melodica...
                                                      • – Brown Jim
                                                      • – King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
                                                      • – Mountain View Dub
                                                      • – Java
                                                      • – 1 Rutland Close
                                                      • – Far East
                                                      • – Silent Satta
                                                      • – Pablo's Theme Song
                                                      • – Memories Of The Ghetto
                                                      • – Pablo's Armageddon
                                                      • – Third Eye
                                                      • – Ethiopia Dub
                                                      • – Israel in Harmony
                                                      • – Tippa Tone Blues
                                                      • – Park Lane Special
                                                      • – King David's Melody
                                                      • – Jungle Cry
                                                      • – Thunder Clap
                                                      • – Jah Dread (7"Version)
                                                      • – Pablo Meets Mr. Bassie
                                                      • – Skanking Easy
                                                      • – Cassava Piece ('79 Style)
                                                      Count Ossie & The Rasta FamilyMan From Higher HeightsSoul Jazz Records
                                                      This album is a strictly 1000-copies only worldwide digitally remastered exact repro LP+ download code. Also available as a very limited...
                                                      • – Africa We Want Fe Go
                                                      • – Cruisng Down The Line
                                                      • – Misfits
                                                      • – Crossing River Jordan
                                                      • – Mystic Memories
                                                      • – Drums For Wise Man
                                                      • – Chanting Higher Heights
                                                      Prince Fatty ft. Shniecein a Disco DeceptionLovedub Limited
                                                      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...
                                                      • – Take Me As I Am
                                                      • – 90% Of Me Is You
                                                      • – Love Me Right
                                                      • – Fever
                                                      • – You Got What You Wanted
                                                      • – Funkin' For Jamaica (NY)
                                                      • – Funkin' For Jamaica (NY) Dub
                                                      • – The Model Featuring Horseman
                                                      • – The Model Dub
                                                      • – Fever Dub
                                                      Cool RunningCool RunningsBristol Archive Records
                                                      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...
                                                      • – We Must Go Home *
                                                      • – Playhouse *
                                                      • – Children Of Zion *
                                                      • – Give Me Some Interest *
                                                      • – Robin Hoods Of The Ghetto *
                                                      • – Lawman (Live) *
                                                      • – Permanent Diet *
                                                      • – Sunshine (Weep Willow Weep) *
                                                      ScratchKeep On Searching For Love / Eastern Lady (1984)Soul Jazz Records
                                                      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...
                                                      • Scratch – Keep On Searching For Love
                                                      • Scratch – Eastern Lady