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    Lovin' Mighty Fire: Nippon Funk Soul Disco 1973-1983Various Artists

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    • Lily – Bye Bye Session Band
    • Rie Nakahara – Sentimental Hotel
    • Haruomi Hosono – Bara To Yajuu
    • Yasuko Agawa – Why Don't You Move In With Me
    • Pink Lady – Jiken Ga Okitara Bell Ga Naru
    • Yuko Asano – Summer Champion
    • Junko Ohashi – Preview Dancin'
    • Masayoshi Takanaka – Preview Rainbow Paradise
    • Mari Natsuki – Uragiri
    • Miyako Chaki – Maboroshi No Hito
    • Kay Ishiguro – Banana
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    • Ebonee Webb – Yashow Macashow
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    • 1. Lily – Bye Bye Session Band
    • 2. Rie Nakahara – Sentimental Hotel
    • 3. Haruomi Hosono – Bara To Yajuu
    • 4. Yasuko Agawa – Why Don't You Move In With Me
    • 5. Pink Lady – Jiken Ga Okitara Bell Ga Naru
    • 6. Yuko Asano – Summer Champion
    • 7. Junko Ohashi – Preview Dancin'
    • 8. Masayoshi Takanaka – Preview Rainbow Paradise
    • 9. Mari Natsuki – Uragiri
    • 10. Miyako Chaki – Maboroshi No Hito
    • 11. Kay Ishiguro – Banana
    • 12. Masaaki Hirao – Funky Miyo-chan
    • 13. Ebonee Webb – Yashow Macashow
    • 14. Naoya Matsuoka & Minako Yoshida – Lovin' Mighty Fire

    Howard Williams (check his amazing Japan Blues show on NTS radio!) has assembled a compilation of Japanese funk, soul and disco for Ace Records offshoot BGP International.

    From mavericks like Haruomi Hosono of the Yellow Magic Orchestra, with his low-down proto-disco groove, to soul singer Minako Yoshida belting it out on the epic title track; jazz vocalist Yasuko Agawa (of LA Nights fame) sweetly covers Roberta Flack, while Memphis soul group Ebonee Webb, funk up a Japanese folk tune, and that's just for starters. This compilation shows that Japan not only voraciously consumed soul and its offshoot genres, but - unknown to the rest of the world - it carved out its own sound too.

    With original sleeves and label artwork, and voluminous sleeve notes. 


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                                                        • – Satan Baby
                                                        • – Yes I Do
                                                        • – Two Sisters from Bagdad (Instrumental)
                                                        DeodatoDeodato 2 (1973)CTI
                                                        All time classic funk jazz masterpiece from Brazilian keyboardist, composer and arranger Deodato, expertly produced by Creed Taylor. Features the KILLER...
                                                        • – Super Strut
                                                        • – Skyscrapers
                                                        Michael FerragostoIt's Real This WayPlace No Blame
                                                        Wild, experimental basement traxx in an old school Chicago acid house style! Ruff and rugged cuts for the Jared Wilson and Hieroglyphic Being fans!
                                                        • – Acid One
                                                        • – Bell'acid
                                                        • – Jack Me
                                                        • – Tour The Vibe
                                                        King Ayisoba1000 Can DieGLITTERBEAT RECORDS
                                                        Brand new album for 2017 from Ghanian hiplife (the hugely popular Ghanaian style that fuses the local highlife music with hip-hop) legend...
                                                          Los Charly's OrchestraFireImagenes
                                                          Los Charly's Orchestra feature neo soul legend, Omar! Killer, soulful disco workouts!
                                                          • – Fire (Classic Disco Mix) [feat. Omar]
                                                          • – Fire (Classic Instrumental Mix) [feat. Omar]
                                                          • – Fire (Neo Soulful Disco Mix) [feat. Omar]
                                                          • – Fire (Neo Disco Instrumental Mix) [feat. Omar]
                                                          • 1. – Fire (Classic Disco Mix) [feat. Omar]
                                                          • 2. – Fire (Classic Instrumental Mix) [feat. Omar]
                                                          • 3. – Fire (Neo Soulful Disco Mix) [feat. Omar]
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                                                          Pedro SantosKrishnandaCBS
                                                          Insanely rare album from 1968 by percussionist Pedro Santos. A spiritual, psychedelic Brazilian masterpiece from start to finish – celebrated by everyone...
                                                          • – Ritual Negro
                                                          • – Agua Viva
                                                          • – Um So
                                                          • – Sem Sombra
                                                          • – Savana
                                                          • – Advertencia
                                                          • – Quem Sou Eu?
                                                          • – Flor De Lotus
                                                          • – Dentro Da Selva
                                                          • – Desengano Da Vista
                                                          • – Dual
                                                          • – Arabindu
                                                          Black FlowerArtifactsSDBAN ULTRA
                                                          Gilles Peterson favourites, Black Flower are back with a new album melding the elements of afro-beat and ethio-jazz into this energetic, colourful meld.
                                                          • – Bones
                                                          • – Alexandria
                                                          • – Helios Victor
                                                          • – Realm And Era
                                                          SolangeA Seat At The TableColumbia
                                                          Solange’s stunning album 'A Seat At The Table' is a work of forward-thinking and organic R&B genius featuring the likes of Q Tip, Lil Wayne, Q Tip,...
                                                          • – Rise
                                                          • – Weary
                                                          • – Interlude: The Glory Is In You
                                                          • – Cranes In The Sky
                                                          • – Interlude: Dad Was Mad
                                                          • – Mad
                                                          • – Don't You Wait
                                                          • – Interlude: Tina Taught Me
                                                          • – Don't Touch My Hair
                                                          • – Interlude: This Moment
                                                          The Men In The Glass BoothBBE
                                                          Compiled by Al Kent!  This exhaustive collection on BBE features ground breaking re-edits and remixes by some of the Disco era's most influential...
                                                          • Leon Collins – I Just Wanna Say I Love You (John Luongo remix)
                                                          • Marboo – What About Love (Tony Gioe remix)
                                                          • Double Exposure – Ten Per Cent (Walter Gibbons Sunshine Sound Acetate edit)
                                                          • Juggy Murray Jones – Inside America (Rick Gianatos Sunshine Disco Queen Acetate edit)
                                                          • 1. Leon Collins – I Just Wanna Say I Love You (John Luongo remix)
                                                          • 2. Marboo – What About Love (Tony Gioe remix)
                                                          • 3. Double Exposure – Ten Per Cent (Walter Gibbons Sunshine Sound Acetate edit)
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                                                          A Tribe Called QuestWe Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your ServiceEpic
                                                          The early signs are Tribe have done it again and created another slice of classic hip hop. The album also features an all star support cast including Kanye...
                                                          • – We The People...
                                                          AybeeThe OdysseyDeepblak
                                                          Crystalline techno with elements of ambient noise, experimentation and polyrhythm. Killer album release from Deepblak founder, Aybee!
                                                          • – Embryo
                                                          • – Down The Rabbit Hole
                                                          • – Ark
                                                          • – Man Over Machine
                                                          • – Island In The Sky
                                                          • – The Professor
                                                          • – Push Pull
                                                          • – Build Them
                                                          • – Asteroid Lust
                                                          • – A New Door (Suite For Marie)
                                                          KaS ProductBlack & Noir: Mutant Synth-Punk from France 1980-83Soul Jazz Records
                                                          Soul Jazz Records are releasing a collection of lost recordings by French mutant experimental synth group Kas Product, all originally recorded in the period...
                                                          • – Mind
                                                          • – Black & Noir
                                                          • – Seven
                                                          • – Take Me Tonight
                                                          • – In Need
                                                          • – Malena
                                                          • – Crash
                                                          • – Mezzo
                                                          • – Electric
                                                          • – Party
                                                          • – Doctor Insane
                                                          The OlympiansThe OlympiansDaptone Records
                                                          The Olympians are the musical strength behind the likes of Sharon Jones, Lee Fields, Charles Bradley, The Budos Band, and Menahan Street Band....
                                                          • – Sirens Of Jupiter
                                                          • – Venus
                                                          • – Apollo's Mood
                                                          • – Mars
                                                          • – Neptune
                                                          • – Saturn
                                                          • – Diana By My Side
                                                          • – Pluto's Lament
                                                          • – Mercury's Odyssey
                                                          • – Europa And The Bull
                                                          • – Sagittarius By Moonlight
                                                          Erasmo CarlosCarlos, Erasmo...Light In The Attic
                                                          Arriving in 1971, Erasmo’s album was the closest thing to Tropicália around. Co-produced by the Tropicália producer Manoel Barenbein and the musical...
                                                          • – De Noite Na Cama
                                                          • – Masculino, Feminino
                                                          • – É Preciso Dar Um Jeito, Meu Amigo
                                                          • – Dois Animais Na Selva Suja Da Rua
                                                          • – Gente Aberta
                                                          Dee Dee BridgewaterDee Dee Bridgewater (1976)Atlantic
                                                          Classic album
                                                          • – My Lonely Room
                                                          • Original LP£20.00
                                                            Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal USA vinyl
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                                                          The Ghana Soul ExplosionSoul MakossaPickwick/33 Records
                                                          Excellent funky afro covers!From the cover:“Soul. Out of Mother Africa, via the ghettos. Primitive rhythms, fused by the electronic music of a turned-on...
                                                          • – Soul Makossa
                                                          • – Superstition
                                                          • – Family Affair