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Machine Machine

Wewantsounds

Funk/Soul

LP WWSLP68£28.00
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CD WWSCD68£14.00
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1. Time Is Running Out
2. Only People Can Save The World
3. Why Can't People (Be Colors Too?)
4. Headhunter
5. World
6. Trails
7. Lock Your Door
8. Boots In The Snow

Machine's self-titled album is shrouded in mystery. Supposedly released in 1972 on All Platinum Records, it completely disappeared without a trace and only a few copies seem to have survived, making it one of the rarest Funk albums on the planet.

The album, only known to a handful of hardcore collectors, fetches prices in excess of $5000 whenever one turns up on the auction market, which happened four times in the last twenty years. Consisting of three young session musicians backing their label mates The Whatnauts, the group display a superb mix of socially conscious hard-hitting funk and earthy soul.

Nobody seems to have an explanation as to why this elusive album is so rare fuelling rumours it actually never came out. We will probably never know the full story of Machine, but Wewantsounds is glad to make up for this injustice and put this funky gem back into circulation for the pleasure of all the soul and funk heads.

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Yoshiko Sai Mangekyou (萬花鏡)Wewantsounds

Among the rarest and most beloved music to come from Japan in the '70s, Yoshiko Sai's Mangekyou gets a long overdue reissue here. The singer-songwriter...

World/Global Sounds Folk

– Yoru No Sei (夜の精)
– Fuyu No Chikado (冬の地下道)
– Omagatoki (逢魔ヶ時)
– Koishita Hito E (恋した人へ)
– Tsubaki Wa Ochitakaya (椿は落ちたかや)
– Yoidore Shibai (酔ひどれ芝居)
– Akai Hana (紅い花)
– Hatachi Ni Nareba (二十才になれば)
– Yukionna (雪女)
– Mihatenu Yume (見果てぬ夢)

1. – Yoru No Sei (夜の精)
2. – Fuyu No Chikado (冬の地下道)
3. – Omagatoki (逢魔ヶ時)
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LP WWSLP96£34.99
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Ryuichi Sakamoto Coda Wewantsounds

Ryuichi Sakamoto's classic, issued in Japan in 1983 as a solo piano version of the "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" soundtrack. The album, which was never...

Electronic

– Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
– Batavia
– Germination
– A Hearty Breakfast
– Before The War
– The Seed And The Sower
– A Brief Encounter
– Ride Ride Ride
– The Fight
– Dismissed! / Assembly
– Beyond Reason
– Sowing The Seed
– Last Regrets
– The Seed
– Japan
– Coda

1. – Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
2. – Batavia
3. – Germination
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LP WWSLP92£34.99
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CD WWSCD92£17.99
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Black Artist Group For Peace And Liberty, In Paris Dec 1972 Wewantsounds

The Black Artist Group (BAG) was founded in St Louis, USA, in 1968 to promote local artists from the burgeoning Black Arts movement, including musicians,...

Jazz

– For Peace and Liberty Part 1
– For Peace and Liberty Part 2
– For Peace and Liberty Part 3
– For Peace and Liberty Part 4
– For Peace and Liberty Part 5
– For Peace and Liberty Part 6

1. – For Peace and Liberty Part 1
2. – For Peace and Liberty Part 2
3. – For Peace and Liberty Part 3
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LP WWSLP91£36.99
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CD WWSCD91£17.99
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Akiko Yano ト・キ・メ・キ (To-ki-me-ki)Wewantsounds

Wewantsounds is glad to continue its Akiko Yano reissue series with the release of the singer's third studio album To Ki Me Ki, recorded in New York and...

Electronic Pop Jazz

– こどもたち
– カタルンカララン
– ウオーサオー
– Two On The Stage
– 大きな石
– アンダンテ・カンタービレ
– やめるわけにゃいかないわ
– ヨ・ロ・コ・ビ
– ト・キ・メ・キ

1. – こどもたち
2. – カタルンカララン
3. – ウオーサオー
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New LP WWSLP73£35.00
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Luther Thomas Human Arts Ensemble Funky Donkey Vol. 1 Wewantsounds

Jazz doesn't come much more wildy expressive, idiosyncratic, off the cuff, challenging and dense that this album from 1977. The Human Arts Ensemble came...

Jazz

– Funky Donkey
– Una New York

1. – Funky Donkey
2. – Una New York
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LP WWSLP85£35.00
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Touch: The Sublime Sound Of Yuji Ohno Wewantsounds

Wewantsounds release "TOUCH," a selection of sought-after tracks produced by Yuji Ohno, one of the most revered producers and arrangers on the Nippon music...

Disco Compilations

– Nanako Sato - Subterraean Futari Botchi
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– Mieko Hirota - I Want To Be Happy
– Electric Keyboard Orchestra - The Soaring Seagull
– Hatusmi Shibata - Mouchido Kikasete

1. – Nanako Sato - Subterraean Futari Botchi
2. – You & The Explosion Band - Silhouette
3. – Hatsumi Shibata - I Wish You Love
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LP WWSLP80£32.00
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Ryuichi Sakamoto Ongaku Zukan Wewantsounds

The early '80s were a turning point for Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto. As a solo artist, the smash hit soundtrack he had composed for 1983's "Merry...

Electronic

– Tibetan Dance
– Etude
– Paradise Lost
– Self Portrait
– 旅の極北 (Tabi No Kyokuhoku)
– M.A.Y. In The Backyard
– 羽の林で (Hane No Hayashi De)
– 森の人 (Mori No Hito)
– A Tribute TO N.J.P.
– Replica [12" BONUS]
– 11: マ・メール・ロワ (Ma Mère l'Oye) [12" BONUS]
– Replica [7" BONUS]

1. – Tibetan Dance
2. – Etude
3. – Paradise Lost
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LP + Bonus 12" WWSLP72£43.00
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LP + 7" WWSLP71£40.00
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CD WWSCD71£19.00
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Harold Land Damisi Wewantsounds

Featuring Buster Williams (bass), Ndugu (drums), Bill Henderson (keys) and Oscar Breashear (trumpet) the album was recorded at a crucial time when Land...

Jazz

– Step Right Up To The Bottom
– In The Back, In The Corner, In The Dark
– Pakistan
– Chocolate Mess
– Damisi

1. – Step Right Up To The Bottom
2. – In The Back, In The Corner, In The Dark
3. – Pakistan
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LP WWSLP75£36.00
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Stomu Yamash'ta and The Horizon Sunrise From West Sea Wewantsounds

Stomu Yamash'ta's highly sought-after album originally released in 1971 and has never been reissued since. Recorded live at Yamaha Hall in Tokyo on April...

Jazz

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LP WWSLP59£25.00
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CD WWSCD59£14.00
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Alice Clark Alice Clark Wewantsounds

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,...

Funk/Soul

– 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

1. – I Keep It Hid
2. – Looking At Life
3. – Don't Wonder Why
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LP WWSLP25£36.00
Gatefold sleeve
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CD WWSCD25£16.00
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Sylvia Sweet Stuff Wewantsounds

**Another essential reissue via Wewantsounds!** Wewantsounds ireissue Sylvia Robinson's super rare soul LP released in 1975 on her Vibration label, part...

Funk/Soul