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Alfa MistRouletteSekito
Sven WunderDaybreakPiano Piano Records
Chet BakerFive From '65: The Quintet Summer SessionsNew Land
Telepathic Fish: Trawling The Early 90s Ambient UndergroundVarious ArtistsFundamental Frequencies
Jackie MittooReggae MagicSoul Jazz Records
The Sabres Of ParadiseSabresonic (Remastered)Warp Records
SAULT10Forever Living Originals
Rotary ConnectionHey LoveCadet
Nick DrakeThe Making of Five Leaves LeftUMR
Captain SkyMoonchildPast Due Records
Donald ByrdStepping Into Tomorrow (1975)Blue Note
Constantine WeirContradictionItez
Annie & The CaldwellsI Made It / I'm Going to RiseLuaka Bop
Independent as F***Underground Hip-Hop 1995-2005
El BúhoCumbias Imaquinarias (inc. Auntie Flo remix)Earthly Measures
Freddie RoachDown To EarthBlue Note
Earthly Tapes 04Various ArtistsEarthly Measures
Kenny DopeEvery DJ Pt.1 & 2 - The Unreleased Kenny Dope ProjectKay-Dee Records
Byron The AquariusJamajama / Higher w. Steven KlavierStar Creature
Paul LoweLet's Work It Out / Make Things BetterStroom
Ron TrentLift OffRush Hour
SHOLTO, Abase & Dave BardonMetropolis / The Right OrchidDeep Matter
Kenny Dope feat. Daniel RojoQue Se Sepa Pt.1&2Kay-Dee Records
Queen Demfeat. Yaeji, Sudan Archives, Yaya Bey, COUCOU CHLOE, Georgia Anne Muldrow & moreSoul Jazz Records
Gabriele PosoRitmo Italiano 'Unspoken Sounds Of Italian Tamburo'Mr Bongo
'Baby Face' WilletteStop And ListenBlue Note
Alden ShumanThe Devil In Miss Jones (Original Soundtrack Recording)Real Gone Music
Laurie MillerTrue LovePresagi
ZEEZEE EPFriendly Recordings
A Mineral Compound Fountain Of YouthVarious ArtistsLight Sounds Dark
Edna Martinez Presents - Picó: Sound System Culture From The Colombian Caribbean (No. 1)Various ArtistsStrut
Juan Atkins Presents The Future EPVarious ArtistsMetroplex
Erika de CasierLifetimeIndependent Jeep Music
Omid GeadizadehLike The Sea Knows BlueWah Wah Wino
The TermitesLove Up Kiss Up / Soul RemedyTreasure Isle
- Reissue LP CADT826£18.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- 1. Black Gold
- 2. America
- 3. As You Said
- 4. You Wouldnt You Couldnt Be True
- 5. Cross Town Traffic
- 6. Adam And Charlene
- 7. Spinning Wheel
- 8. Voodoo Chilke
- 8. Voodoo Chile
- 10. More And More
- 11. Midnight Chile
Includes the big tune "Black Gold", later made famous by Rotary Connection!
Rotary ConnectionHey LoveCadet
Essential psychedelic soul/rock Rotary Connection album featuring the legendary "I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun", "Love Has Fallen On Me" and more! ...
- – I Am The Blackgold Of The Sun
- 3. – I Am The Blackgold Of The Sun
- View full info and tracklisting
- Reissue LP HIQLP 156£24.00Expected 25 JulPreorder
Gene AmmonsEarly VisionsCadet
- Original LP 2CA 60038-1£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl, lower spine taped, cutoutIn stockAdd to Bag
Dorothy AshbyAfro-Harping (1968) NEW EXPANDED DELUXE EDITIONCadet
Definitive deep funky album from harpist Dorothy Ashby. Excellent late 60's soulful jazz harp recorded for Chess with arrangements by Richard Evans and...
- – Soul Vibrations
- – Games
- – Action Line
- – Lonely Girl
- – Life Has Its Trials
- – Afro-Harping
- – Little Sunflower
- – Theme From Valley Of The Dolls
- – Come Live With Me
- – The Look Of Love
- 1. – Soul Vibrations
- 2. – Games
- 3. – Action Line
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP 5399759£36.99Deluxe EditionOut of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD 5399757£13.99Deluxe EditionIn stockAdd to Bag
The Ramsey Lewis TrioAnother Voyage (1969)Cadet
Amazing, super-funky album supervised by Charles Stepney with the classic trio line-up of bassist Cleveland Eaton and EWF's Maurice White on drums! Includes...
- – If You've Got It, Flaunt It (Part 1)
- – Do What You Wanna
- – Bold And Black
- – Uhuru
- 1. – If You've Got It, Flaunt It (Part 1)
- 4. – Do What You Wanna
- 6. – Bold And Black
- View full info and tracklisting
- New LP CADT827£18.00In stockAdd to Bag
Etta JamesSecurity / I'm Gonna Take What He's GotCadet
Boom tune recorded at Fame Studios, produced by Rick Hall
- Original 7" 5594£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-owned UK black label Chess/Cadet 45In stockAdd to Bag
James MoodyJames MoodyCadet
- Original LP CA-648£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl in great condition (GRT reissue copy)In stockAdd to Bag
The Greig McRitchie BandFighting BackCadet
- Original LP LP 4058£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-Of-Print USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
The DellsThe Dells Sing Dionne Warwicke's Greatest Hits (1972)Cadet
Produced by Charles Stepney on Cadet with Phil Upchurch and members of The Pharoahs on backing...what higher recommendation do you need?!
- Original LP£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
The Ramsey Lewis Trio Hang On Ramsey! (1965)Cadet
Ramsey, Eldee Young and Red Holt in the zone on this mid-sixties Cadet album.
- Original LP£8.00Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA vinyl
100% Guarantee on all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' or your money back!In stockAdd to Bag
The DellsI Want My MommaCadet
Funky Dells!
- – I Want My Momma
- 1. – I Want My Momma
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- Original 7"£8.99In stockAdd to Bag
Ramsey LewisMaiden Voyage (1968)Cadet
This is one of Ramsey Lewis's finest albums! Recorded at Chess in 1968, it is the arrangements and experimentation of the legendary producer Charles Stepney...
- – Maiden Voyage
- – Les Fleur
- – Eternal Journey
- 1. – Maiden Voyage
- 7. – Les Fleur
- 12. – Eternal Journey
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£40.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl, minor surface marksIn stockAdd to Bag
Shades Of BrownHo Hum World / Little Girl (1969)Cadet
Charles Stepney production
- – Ho Hum World
- 1. – Ho Hum World
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- Original 7" 5657£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Unplayed Original USA 45In stockAdd to Bag
Ramsey LewisBack To The Roots (1971)Cadet
Ramsey Lewis trio get back to their roots on this 1971 album for Chess/Cadet.
- LP CADT60001£18.00In stockAdd to Bag
- Original LP£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl
Original = Original USA pressing gatefold LP (some damage to the die cut)In stockAdd to Bag
The DellsHallways Of My Mind (1969)Cadet
Quality soul! Arranged by the great Charles Stepney, Chess Records (1969)
- – Hallways Of My Mind
- 1. – Hallways Of My Mind
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- Original 7"£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Unplayed USA 45In stockAdd to Bag
Terry CallierWhat Color Is Love (1973)Cadet
Definitive collaboration between Terry Callier and Charles Stepney for Cadet. Features "Dancing Girl" and "You Goin Miss Your Candyman"
- LP (180 gram) MOVLP1465£26.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD 1782974£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Eddie FisherEddie Fisher & The Next One Hundred Years (1970)Cadet
Tripped out guitar funk, released on Chess, 1970 but recorded in St Louis under the direction of the great Oliver Sain.
- – jeremiah pucket
- – either or
- 1. – jeremiah pucket
- 3. – either or
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- Reissue LP CADT848£18.00In stockAdd to Bag
The DellsI Can't Do EnoughCadet
Soulful harmonic slow tune
- Original 7"£6.99Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Unplayed original USA 45In stockAdd to Bag
Marlena ShawThe Spice Of Life (1969)Cadet
All-time seminal album from Marlena Shaw recorded for Chess in 1969, arranged and produced by the great Charles Stepney and Richard Evans, featuring the...
- – Woman of the ghetto
- 1. – Woman of the ghetto
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- CD 9881869£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Retta YoungYoung And RestlessExpansion Records
First reissues of this beautiful soul album from 1976. Originals of this one going for big money online. The CD is the first issue here in this...
- – Really Really
- – Now Or Never
- – Just Look Into His Eyes
- – We're So In Love
- – I Love My Jim
- – My Love Is On His Way
- – That's How Some Men Are
- – Our Way Of Loving
- – Let's Make Up For Lost Time
- 1. – Really Really
- 2. – Now Or Never
- 3. – Just Look Into His Eyes
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP EXLPM61£18.99 £12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD EXCDM61£10.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
New Orleans Funk Vol. 3: The Original Sound of FunkSoul Jazz Records
This new instalment of New Orleans Funk subtitled 'Two-Way-Pocky-Way, Gumbo Ya Ya and the Mardi Gras Mambo' features more classic New Orleans funk in all...
- Willie West w/ The Meters – Fairchild
- Professor Longhair – Go To The Mardi Gras
- Betty Harris – Trouble With My Lover
- Tony Owens – Got A Get My Baby Back Home
- Lee Dorsey – Little Baby
- The Dixie Cups – Two Way Poc A Way
- Eldridge Holmes – If I Were A Carpenter
- Dirty Dozen Brass Band – Do It Fluid
- Lee Dorsey w/ The Meters – What You Want
- The Explosions – Jockey Ride (Parts 1 & 2)
- Allen Toussaint – We The People
- Chuck Carbo – Take Care Your Homework Friend
- Betty Harris – What'd I Do Wrong
- Eldridge Holmes w/The Meters – The Book
- The Deacons – Fagged Out
- Diamond Joe – Gossip Gossip
- Professor Longhair – Big Chief Part 2
- The Rubaiyats – Omar Khayyam
- 1. Willie West w/ The Meters – Fairchild
- 2. Professor Longhair – Go To The Mardi Gras
- 3. Betty Harris – Trouble With My Lover
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP SJRLP268£26.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD SJRCD268£12.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- MP3 Release SJRD268£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Lefty Frizzell Sings Songs Of Jimmie RodgersHarmony (1960)
Fab yodel grooves!
- Original LP£12.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Weldon IrvineTime Capsule (1973)P-Vine Records
For fans of funk, soul and jazz, it doesn't get much better than this 1973 album. Originally released on Weldon's own Nodlew Records this is sublime stuff...
- – Time Capsule
- – Deja Vu
- 1. – Time Capsule
- 4. – Deja Vu
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- LP PLP-7827£35.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Boogaloo Joe JonesWhat It Is (1971)Prestige
Excellent, exact re-issue of a killer funky jazz album from 1972. The guitarist is joined by Bernard Purdie, Butch Cornell, Grover Washington Jr.
- New LP PREG10035£18.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Lightnin' HopkinsBlue Lightnin'Jewel Records (3)
Tough funky blues on the excellent Move on Out pts 1 and 2
- – Move On Out, Part One
- – Move On Out, Part Two
- 2. – Move On Out, Part One
- 10. – Move On Out, Part Two
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- LP LPS 5000£10.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Marvin GayeMore TroubleTamla
Unreleased and alternate tracks from Marvin Gaye’s SEMINAL and CLASSIC blaxploitation soundtrack! Features an unedited version of the much sampled '“T”...
- – Main Theme From Trouble Man (2) (Alternate Take With Strings)
- – “T” Plays It Cool (Unedited)
- – Poor Abbey Walsh, Part 2 (Take 1)
- – Trouble Man (Extended Version)
- – Theme From Trouble Man (Vocal Version)
- 1. – Main Theme From Trouble Man (2) (Alternate Take With Strings)
- 2. – “T” Plays It Cool (Unedited)
- 3. – Poor Abbey Walsh, Part 2 (Take 1)
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP (180 gram) 848792£31.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Jimmy Martin And The Sunny Mountain BoysGood 'N CountryMCA Records
Bluegrass
- Original LP£10.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Lightnin' HopkinsThe Great Electric Show And Dance (1969)Jewel Records
Electric funky guitar blues groovy, 1969
- – You're Too Fast
- 6. – You're Too Fast
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- LP LPS-5002£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
James MasonRhythm of Life (1977)Chiaroscuro
Absolutely essential jazz funk album! A rare groove classic and the only album James Mason recorded. Every track's a winner but look out for "Sweet Power...
- – sweet power your embrace
- – free
- 1. – sweet power your embrace
- 3. – free
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- CD CRD189£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Michel SardabyGailWorld Seven
Oh my god it's a killer! Unbelieveably rare KILLER deep groovy jazz including the VERY SOUGHT after jazz dance classic cut 'Welcome New Warmth' (which...
- – Welcome New Warmth
- 4. – Welcome New Warmth
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- LP 5055373535326£19.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Jay Richford & Gary StevanFeelingsSchema
Reissue of this insanely rare and immensely-sought after, instrumental funk / easy-listening masterpiece from '74. Considered a cult item in the inside...
- – Flying High
- – Going Home
- – Walking In The Dark
- – Fighting For Life
- – Feeling Tense
- – Running Fast
- – Loving Tenderly
- – Fearing Much
- – Being Friendly
- – Having Fun
- 1. – Flying High
- 2. – Going Home
- 3. – Walking In The Dark
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP SCEB935LP£24.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Dorothy AshbyAfro-Harping (1968) NEW EXPANDED DELUXE EDITIONCadet
Definitive deep funky album from harpist Dorothy Ashby. Excellent late 60's soulful jazz harp recorded for Chess with arrangements by Richard Evans and...
- – Soul Vibrations
- – Games
- – Action Line
- – Lonely Girl
- – Life Has Its Trials
- – Afro-Harping
- – Little Sunflower
- – Theme From Valley Of The Dolls
- – Come Live With Me
- – The Look Of Love
- 1. – Soul Vibrations
- 2. – Games
- 3. – Action Line
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP 5399759£36.99Deluxe EditionOut of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD 5399757£13.99Deluxe EditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Pharoah SandersIzipho Zam (My Gifts)Pure Pleasure
Pharoah Sanders 1973 Strata-East album with 'Prince of Peace'. UNBELIEVEABLY AWESOME AND DEEP!
- – Prince Of Peace
- 1. – Prince Of Peace
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- New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) SES-19733£36.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Johnnie TaylorI Could Never Be President (1969)Stax
Nice funky Stax tune. Unplayed original UK pressing Stax, drill-hole, Stax house bag
- – i could never be president
- – it's amazing
- 1. – i could never be president
- 2. – it's amazing
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7"£7.99Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Unplayed original USA 45In stockAdd to Bag
Dorothy AshbyThe Rubaiyat Of Dorothy AshbyDecca
Absolutely SEMINAL deep funk and jazz and from harpist Dorothy Ashby.
Perhaps lesser known than Alice Coltrane, Dorothy Ashby remains the best-kept secret...
- – Myself When Young
- – For Some We Loved
- – Wax And Wane
- – Drink
- – Wine
- – Dust
- – Joyful Grass And Grape
- – Shadow Shapes
- – Heaven And Hell
- – The Moving Finger
- 1. – Myself When Young
- 2. – For Some We Loved
- 3. – Wax And Wane
- View full info and tracklisting
- New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 4899071£28.00Verve By Request VersionOut of stock Notify me when in stock
Hermeto Pascoal & Grupo Vice VersaViajando Com O Som (The Lost '76 Vice-Versa Studio Session)Far Out Recordings
Far Out Recordings celebrate their 200th release with a previously unreleased album by the maestro & cultural icon - Hermeto Pascoal and his ‘Grupo Vice...
- – Dança Do Pajé
- – Mavumvavumpefoco
- – Natal
- – Casinha Pequenina
- 1. – Dança Do Pajé
- 2. – Mavumvavumpefoco
- 3. – Natal
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- LP (180 gram) FARO200LP£18.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD FARO200CD£10.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
TropicaliaA Brazilian Revolution in SoundSoul Jazz Records
This album was released on Soul Jazz Records in 2005 and is currently out of print. As Wikipedia notes, the album was greeted with universal acclaim stating...
- Gilberto Gil – Bat Macumba
- Os Mutantes – A Minha Menina
- Gal Costa – Tuareg
- Gilberto Gil & Os Mutantes – Domingo No Parque
- Caetano Veloso – Alfomega
- Gal Costa – Sebatiana
- Gilberto Gil – Procissao
- Caetano Veloso – Irene
- Os Mutantes – Ave Genghis Khan
- Jorge Ben – Take It Easy My Brother Charlie
- Tom Ze – Jimmy Renda-Se
- Os Mutantes – Ando Meio Desligado
- Caetano Veloso – Tropicalia
- Tom Ze – Quero Sambal Meu Bem
- Gal Costa – Vou Recomecar
- Os Mutantes – Panis Et Circenses
- Tom Ze – Gloria
- Os Mutantes – Quem Tem Medo De Brincar De Amor
- Caetano Veloso – Lost In The Paradise
- Os Mutantes – Bat Macumba
- 1. Gilberto Gil – Bat Macumba
- 2. Os Mutantes – A Minha Menina
- 3. Gal Costa – Tuareg
- View full info and tracklisting
RampCome Into Knowledge (1977)Verve
Rare Groove Holy Grail!
Produced by Roy Ayers with cult version of "Everybody Loves The Sunshine" plus rare-groove fave "Daylight"!!
Very highly...
- – The American Promise
- – I Just Love You
- – Give It
- – Everybody Loves The Sunshine
- – Come into Knowledge
- – Try, Try, Try
- – Daylight
- – Look into the Sky
- 1. – The American Promise
- 2. – I Just Love You
- 3. – Give It
- View full info and tracklisting
- CD 1744805 £7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Joe Henderson feat. Alice ColtraneThe ElementsMilestone Records
Deluxe, official reissue of this killer deep jazz LP!
A unique one-off project featuring both Joe Henderson and Alice Coltrane alongside Michael White,...
- – Fire
- – Air
- – Water
- – Earth
- 1. – Fire
- 2. – Air
- 3. – Water
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP (180 gram) MIL00001£32.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Jimmy McGriffSoul SugarCapitol
What an LP!! Full of wicked organ funk tunes! Essential!
- Reissue LP st80616£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock