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London Is The Place For Me 7&8Various Artists

Honest Jon's

Calypso, Compilations

2×CD HJRCD077£15.99
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The latest volumes in this much-loved, highly-acclaimed series from Honest Jon's, presenting the music of the Windrush milieu: the post-war, London recordings of West Indians and West Africans, in the first wave of modern migration to Britain.

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Fight The Fire: Digital Reggae, Conscious Roots and Dub in Nigeria 1986-91 Soundway Records

A collection of fourteen digital reggae, deep roots and dub rarities from the Nigerian underground, spotlighting a time when Jamaican reggae entwined with...

Reggae Compilations

– Oby Onyioha - Raid Dem Jah
– Alphonsus Idigo - Mystic World
– Sheila & Des Majek - Mother Nature

6. – Oby Onyioha - Raid Dem Jah
10. – Alphonsus Idigo - Mystic World
11. – Sheila & Des Majek - Mother Nature
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2×LP LPSNDW162£28.99
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Freestyle Rewind Reservoir

'Freestyle Rewind' brings 1980s Latin-infused dancefloor vibes back to the fore by gathering some of the era's most defining hits. From Information Society's...

Disco

– Information Society - Running
– TKA - One Way Love (Edit)
– Jocelyn Enriquez - Do You Miss Me
– K7 - Body Rock
– Jasmine - On the Loose (Club Vocal)
– Definite Destruction - You Played Me For A Fool (Clubstruction)
– System 3 - I'm Gonna Make You Mine (Vocal Remix)
– Alexis - Stop Lying (Club Mix)

1. – Information Society - Running
2. – TKA - One Way Love (Edit)
3. – Jocelyn Enriquez - Do You Miss Me
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From The Archive Vol 3: Complied By Volcov BBE

Italian DJ and curator Volcov has spent decades tracing the connective tissue between jazz, house and broken beat, and this latest collection feels like...

Compilations Jazz Funk/Soul Electronic

– Warm Days - Sunrise (feat Khensy - QB's Soweto Mix)
– Carlos Nino & Friends - Thankingtheearth (Live)
– Collettivo Immaginario - La Macchina Dei Sogni
– Fred P - Watching The Sunrise
– Jovonn - Spirit
– Profusion - Saturday
– Jacques Schwarz Bart - Mende Chiraj (DJ Spinna Remix)
– Nyamekye Junction - Too Many Bags (Kaidi's Remix)
– J2 Fusion - Cuba To Cali (feat Javonette & Genuis)
– Kyoto Jazz Sextet - Mission
– De'Sean Jones - Lost 'n You (Short Edit)

1. – Warm Days - Sunrise (feat Khensy - QB's Soweto Mix)
2. – Carlos Nino & Friends - Thankingtheearth (Live)
3. – Collettivo Immaginario - La Macchina Dei Sogni
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Hogan, The Hawk & Dirty John Crown Be With

Issued for the first time on vinyl, this British library set sits deep in the seam where crime drama, funk and jazz overlap. Drawn from the Music De Wolfe...

Soundtracks Library Music

– Alan Parker / William Parrish - The Hawk
– Simon Haseley - The Happening
– Alan Parker / William Parrish - Main Chance
– Simon Haseley - Hogan Baby
– Gordon Grant - Dirty John Crown
– Alan Parker / William Parrish - Swarf
– Reg Tilsley - Turnover
– Alan Parker / William Parrish - Tarantula
– Simon Haseley - Precinct
– Simon Haseley - Sidewinder (Version 1)
– Alan Parker / William Parrish - Pressure
– Alan Parker / William Parrish - Call Me
– Gordon Grant - Scorch
– Alan Parker / William Parrish - Digger
– Reg Tilsley - Marianne
– Simon Haseley - Sidewinder (Version 2)

1. – Alan Parker / William Parrish - The Hawk
2. – Simon Haseley - The Happening
3. – Alan Parker / William Parrish - Main Chance
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Once Upon A Time: The Tarantino Sound New Continent

Quentin Tarantino, born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1963, has earned his place as a defining filmmaker of his era. With accolades including two Academy...

Soundtracks Compilations

– Dick Dale & The Del-Tones - Misirlou
– The Coasters - Down In Mexico
– The Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace
– Esquivel - Harlem Nocturne
– Nick Perito - The Green Leaves Of Summer
– Howlin' Wolf - Somebody In My Home
– Dee Clarke - Hey Little Girl
– Charlie Feathers - Can't Hardly Stand It
– The Robins - Since I First Met You
– Johnny Otis - Willie & The Hand Jive
– Link Wray - Rumble
– The Tornadoes - Bustin Surfboards
– Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line
– The Clovers - Love Potion No 9
– The Falcons - You're So Fine
– The Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow
– Woody Throne - Teenagers In Love
– Burl Ives - A Little Bitty Tear
– Duane Eddy - Rebel-Rouser
– Rick Nelson - Lonesome Town
– Jim Lowe - The Green Door
– Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You

1. – Dick Dale & The Del-Tones - Misirlou
2. – The Coasters - Down In Mexico
3. – The Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace
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Music Team Boogie Essentials EP Kalita Records

Kalita Records proudly return to the vaults of South Africa’s trailblazing Music Team label to present five essential, long-lost disco and boogie gems....

Disco Funk/Soul

– Linda - I Love Soweto

1. – Linda - I Love Soweto
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O Brother Where Art Thou? (Soundtrack)Island

'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' sparked a 21st-century cultural renaissance. The soundtrack, which is certified 8 times platinum by the RIAA, reintroduced...

Soundtracks

– Po Lazarus
– Big Rock Candy Mountain
– You Are My Sunshine
– Down To The River To Pray
– I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow
– Hard Time Killing Floor Blues
– I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow
– Keep On The Sunny Side
– I'll Fly Away
– Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby
– In The Highways
– I Am Weary (Let Me Rest)
– I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow
– O Death
– In The Jailhouse Now
– I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow
– Indian War Whoop
– Lonesome Valley
– Angel Band

1. – Po Lazarus
2. – Big Rock Candy Mountain
3. – You Are My Sunshine
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Steve Mason Presents The Romance of Unknowing Two Piers

Two Piers release the second in their ‘Presents’ compilation series with Steve Mason (Beta Band, King Biscuit Time) stepping up to the curation table...

– Roland Bocquet - Fête
– Alice Swoboda - think it’s Time (You Were Mine)
– Mary Love - Lay this Burden Down
– Stoney and Meatloaf - What You See is What You Get
– Alan Price - Left over People
– Bobby Conn - Never Get Ahead
– The Snivelling Shits - Terminal Stupid
– Sailor - A Glass of Champagne
– Supersempfft - I See Stars
– Demis Roussos - I Dig You
– Ron Rogers - YaYa (Nelue Rework Mutant Disco Edit)
– The Staple Singers - Slippery People (Club Version)
– Alfie Davison - Love Is a Serious Business
– Andre Willliams / Velvet Hammer - Happy (Is My Life)
– Bobby Garrett - My Little Girl
– Flash and the Pan - Waiting for a Train
– Bell X1 - Flame (Chicken Lips Version)
– Method Man - Release Yo’Delf (Prodigy Remix)
– Aaron Carl - Hateful
– St. Germain - Rose Rouge
– Big Hard Excellent Fish - Imperfect List Pt.1
– Rene Halkett / David Jay - Nothing

1. – Roland Bocquet - Fête
2. – Alice Swoboda - think it’s Time (You Were Mine)
3. – Mary Love - Lay this Burden Down
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Salò, or The 120 Days Of Sodom Cold Spring

The first time on any format for Pier Paolo Pasolini's controversial 1975 vision of the Marquis De Sade's 120 Days Of Sodom, featuring beautiful and discordant...

Soundtracks

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Put It On It’s Rock-Steady Kids Of Yesterday

A wicked rocksteady compilation originally released in 1968 on 'Pink' Island featuring the cream of Jamaica's artists of the time The Wailers, Delroy Wilson,...

Reggae Ska and rocksteady

– Put It On
– Doctor Dick
– Rude Boy Gone Jail
– Dancing Mood
– Save A Bread
– Darling I Love You
– I've Got To Go Back Home
– Dance All Night
– Let The Little Girl Dance
– Feel Good
– See Them A Come
– Won't You Come Home Baby
– It's Raining
– Somebody's Baby

1. – Put It On
2. – Doctor Dick
3. – Rude Boy Gone Jail
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Randy's 50th Anniversary Chapter One 17 North Parade

First time on vinyl for Chapter One, the first part of the acclaimed previously CD-only set that was released to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Randy's...

Reggae Ska and rocksteady

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Randy's 50th Anniversary Chapter Two 17 North Parade

First time on vinyl for Chapter Two, the second part of the acclaimed previously CD only set that was released to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Randy's...

Reggae Roots

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Naive Melodies BBE

Naive Melodies is a bold and visionary tribute to the music of Talking Heads, reinterpreted through the lens of Black musical innovation. Curated by Drew...

Compilations

– Miguel Atwood-Ferguson - Heaven
– Pachyman - Sugar On My Tounge (Dub)
– WITCH - Once In A Lifetime
– Georgia Anne Muldrow - Girlfriend Is Better
– Wu-Lu - Mind
– Astronne - Psycho Killer
– Kenny Dope - Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) (feat Roisin Murphy)
– Liv E - I Zimbra
– Aja Monet - The Book I Read
– Rosie Lowe - Burning Down The House
– Roge - Road To Nowhere
– Vicky Farewell - And She Was
– Florence Adooni - Crosseyed & Painless
– Bilal - Seen & Not Seen
– Theo Croker - Born Under (More) Punches (The Heat Goes On) (feat Theophilus London)
– Dominique Johnson - Take Me To The River
– Leon Jean-Marie - This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)

1. – Miguel Atwood-Ferguson - Heaven
2. – Pachyman - Sugar On My Tounge (Dub)
3. – WITCH - Once In A Lifetime
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Sweet Harmony (1970s Reggae Love Songs)Doctor Bird

• Most tracks major reggae chart hits. • Features many of Jamaica’s greatest performers. The 1970s was a truly glorious decade of reggae. While...

Reggae Roots Lovers Reggae Funk and Soul

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Luke Una presents E Soul Cultura Vol. 3 Mr Bongo

From his formative years in Sheffield to co- founding Manchester's much- fabled Electric Chair with Justin Crawford, through to helming the iconic LGBTQ...

Compilations

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CD MRBCD328£11.99
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Ronnie Herel Presents Neo Soul Sessions Volume 2 BBE

Blues and Soul Award winner and double MOBO Awards nominee Ronnie Herel is back with his 2nd volume of his excellent compilation series Neo-Soul Sessions....

Funk/Soul

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Stone Records: The Complete Singles Rocafort

Recorded in Macon during the 60s, these six sides capture a corner of Southern soul that rarely travelled far beyond its own streets. Issued on the tiny...

Funk/Soul Compilations

– Alice Rozier & Little Joe - I'm Gonna Hold On To You
– Alice Rozier & Little Joe - I Love You
– Flintstones - Ruby
– Flintstones - Flintstones
– Thomas Bailey & The Flintstones Band - Flintstones Shuffle
– Thomas Bailey & The Flintstones Band - I Need You (Most Of All)

1. – Alice Rozier & Little Joe - I'm Gonna Hold On To You
2. – Alice Rozier & Little Joe - I Love You
3. – Flintstones - Ruby
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Stranger Things 5 (Netflix Soundtrack)Sony

Celebrate the epic conclusion of Netflix's Stranger Things with the official Season 5 soundtrack, a nostalgic journey back to 1987. Featuring iconic tracks...

Soundtracks

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Cumbia Cumbia Cumbia!!! Vol 4 Vampisoul

After digging deep into the overwhelming archives of Discos Fuentes, Codiscos and Discos MAG in their previous volumes, this fourth instalment in the series...

Compilations Latin

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2×LP VAMPI341£38.99
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Roots Of Salsa Vol 4: Classic Latin Tunes Became Salsa Hits Grosso

Some tracks have been remastered and restored, and some are presented on vinyl after many years. Nice graphic design. 300g cardboard. Liner notes by Pablo...

Compilations Latin

– Tito Puente Y Su Conjunto - Cuando Suenan Los Tambores
– Orquesta America Del 55 - Calletana
– Alfonsin Quintana Y Su Conjunto Jovenes Del Cayo - Dulce Con Dulce
– Cheo Marquetti - Caramelo A Kilo

3. – Tito Puente Y Su Conjunto - Cuando Suenan Los Tambores
4. – Orquesta America Del 55 - Calletana
5. – Alfonsin Quintana Y Su Conjunto Jovenes Del Cayo - Dulce Con Dulce
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Bollywood Nuggets Vol 2. The Instrumentals Akenaton Records

Volume 2 of this series focused on the amazing sonic treasures Bollywood music has to offer. This second volume is centered on the incredible instrumental...

Soundtracks Compilations

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The Second Circle Neroli

Since Volcov's Neroli label was named in honour of a fine ambient album by Brian Eno, it made sense to mark the imprint's 20th birthday with a compilation...

Ambient / Drone Electronic

– Claude Young - Aquatic Collage
– Molinaro - Sabtal
– Other Lands - Energy (Replenished)
– Zopelar - Estrela
– Jordan GCZ - I Said What I Said
– EDB - Dream Rivers
– Volcov - The Pavilion
– Joe Claussell - A Gentle Gesture
– Lars Bartkuhn - Born Again (Instrumental)
– Meftah - 7
– Stephen Lopkin - Pigment (Part 1)
– Nu Era - Lost Seven

1. – Claude Young - Aquatic Collage
2. – Molinaro - Sabtal
3. – Other Lands - Energy (Replenished)
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The Love Magician Archives: Boogie & Post Disco NYC 1980-1983 Vol 3 Past Due

Jerome Derradji's Past Due imprint continues to rummage around in the archives of one of New York disco's most overlooked and least-known talents - the...

Disco Compilations

– If You Were Mine (Version 2)
– Rockin' It In The Pocket (Instrumental)
– What's In It For Me (Short Mix)
– Out To Get You (Demo)
– Love Robots (Version 2)
– Knock Knock (Demo)
– Flaunt It
– Dance 2000

1. – If You Were Mine (Version 2)
2. – Rockin' It In The Pocket (Instrumental)
3. – What's In It For Me (Short Mix)
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The Sound Of Sub-Urban Vol. 2 (feat. Platinum Doll, Key To Life & more)Sub-Urban Records

Since being resurrected by Defected late last decade, 1990s NYC house label Sub-Urban has kept up a prolific digital release schedule. Surprisingly, though,...

Classic House House Music

– Platinum Doll - Believe In A Brighter Day (feat PY Anderson) (Micky More & Andy Tee Remix)
– Key To Life - Forever (feat Sabrina Johnston) (Michael Gray Remix)
– Deep Zone It's Gonna Be Alright (Help Is On The Way) (feat Ceybil Jefferies) (The Mike & Matty Show)
– Jazz-N-Groove Keep Givin' Me Love (The Groove Mix)

1. – Platinum Doll - Believe In A Brighter Day (feat PY Anderson) (Micky More & Andy Tee Remix)
2. – Key To Life - Forever (feat Sabrina Johnston) (Michael Gray Remix)
3. – Deep Zone It's Gonna Be Alright (Help Is On The Way) (feat Ceybil Jefferies) (The Mike & Matty Show)
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Against Interpretation and Other Essays gardners

A series of provocative discussions on everything from individual authors to contemporary religious thinking, Against Interpretation and Other Essays is...

Books

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Weathering: Issue 17 We Jazz

Features aja monet by Ayana Contreras, Azymuth by Ben Lee, Henry Threadgill by Bret Sjerven, Sven-Åke Johansson by Magnus Nygren, Anna Webber by Stewart...

Magazines

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Magazine (300g) WJMAG17£18.99
128 pages, 170 x 240 mm in size and printed on 140g Edixion paper with laminated 300g Invercote covers.
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Ambush (feat. Tito Puente, The Bronx Horns & Mitch Frohman)In The Woods

The Woods All Stars return with an essential Latin jazz session, uniting the great Tito Puente (with his Orchestra and Top Percussion Ensemble), saxophonist/flautist...

Latin Jazz

– Mitch Frohman’s Latin Jazz Quartet - Accents Con Ritmo
– Tito Puente and his Orchestra - Oye Como Va
– The Bronx Horns - Catch the Feeling
– Tito Puente’s Top Percussion Ensemble - Rhumba Abierta 1
– Mitch Frohman’s Latin Jazz Quartet - Cha Cha with the Bronx Horn
– Tito Puente and his Orchestra - Generation del 80
– The Bronx Horns - Mitch’s Mambo
– Tito Puente’s Top Percussion Ensemble - Rhumba Abierta 2

1. – Mitch Frohman’s Latin Jazz Quartet - Accents Con Ritmo
2. – Tito Puente and his Orchestra - Oye Como Va
3. – The Bronx Horns - Catch the Feeling
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Dub Confrontation Studio 16

Originally released in 1980 on Third World subsidiary label Live & Love, featuring awesome dub mixes by the then Prince Jammy at King Tubby's. 10 heavyweight...

Roots Dub Reggae

– Ranking Dub
– Jahoviah Dub
– Aggro Dub
– Bitter Dub
– Revenge Dub
– Repatriation Dub
– Chapter Two
– Dreader Dub
– College Dub
– Afrika Dub

1. – Ranking Dub
2. – Jahoviah Dub
3. – Aggro Dub
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From The Basement With Love (feat. Suburban Knight)Detroit Techno Records

Curated straight out of the Detroit Basement, this compilation captures the true spirit of a city that never stopped creating, never stopped fighting,...

Techno

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Daphne Oram: Vari/ations: Ode To Oram Nonclassical

The pioneering electronic sounds of Daphne Oram reimagined by TAAHLIAH, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Marta Salogni, Arushi Jain and others using tapes from Oram's...

Electronic

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Let Me Down Easy: Echoes From Cheri Records Miles Away

On the label's latest deep dive, Miles Away tells the story of Boo Frazier's Cheri Records, a tiny New Jersey imprint whose slim catalogue (remarkably,...

Compilations Funk/Soul Disco

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Pure Garage 25th Anniversary Special Edition Part 1 Pure Garage Records

The Legacy Continues… Pure Garage is back with an exclusive 25th Anniversary Special Edition, created for the true heads, collectors, and DJs who...

Electronic

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Wild Style (Special Edition)Mr. Bongo

Blurring the lines between fiction and documentary, the seminal film Wild Style, directed by Charlie Ahearn and developed alongside Fred Braithwaite aka...

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Ghana Special: Highlife Soundway

Seminal sounds from the golden age of Ghanaian music. Highlife, rock, and soul collide and merge with tradition and culture. New styles meet old styles....

Compilations African

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LP 5060571363862£25.99
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The World Is But a Place of Survival: Begena Songs from Ethiopia Death Is Not The End

The begena is a large ten-stringed lyre which is part of the traditional Amharic heritage of Ethiopia. The Amharas, who have long formed the politically...

Compilations African

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LP DEATH090LP£30.99
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