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Return To The Mothers' Garden (More Funky Sounds Of Female Africa 1971 - 1982)Various Artists

Africa Seven

African , Compilations

LP ASVN044£16.99
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Theodora Ifudu – This Time Around
Oby Onyioha – Enjoy Your Life
Nana Love – Talking About Music
Joy Nwosu & Her Group – Azania
Miriam Makeba – Malaika
Nayanka Bell – Just A Boogie
Christy Essien – Nobody Can Stop You
Bebe Manga – Lokognolo
Diane Solo – N'Ziketio
Sissi Massila – Salif

1. Theodora Ifudu – This Time Around
2. Oby Onyioha – Enjoy Your Life
3. Nana Love – Talking About Music
4. Joy Nwosu & Her Group – Azania
5. Miriam Makeba – Malaika
6. Nayanka Bell – Just A Boogie
7. Christy Essien – Nobody Can Stop You
8. Bebe Manga – Lokognolo
9. Diane Solo – N'Ziketio
10. Sissi Massila – Salif

Africa Seven focus in on the music of female artists from Africa. Featuring essential cuts by the likes of Oby Onyioha, Christy Essien, Diane Solo, Miriam Makeba and more!

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A Love From Outer Space Material Music

Since its inception in 2010, A Love from Outer Space (ALFOS) has been a steady presence in the underground music scene, fostering a close-knit community...

Electronic Compilations

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2×LP MATMU1LP£26.99
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New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) MATMU1LPC£27.99
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2×CD MATMU1CD£12.99
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Juyungo (Afro-Indigenous Music From The North-Western Andes)Honest Jon's

The fifth in the Honest Jon’s-curated series of compilations documenting traditional music from Ecuador. Juyungo: Afro-Indigenous Music From The North-Western...

Compilations

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2×LP HJRLP089£28.99
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Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA / MPS Jazzman

"High quality music to be enjoyed by many people all around the world, no matter where they are." - Andreas Brunner-Schwer, MPS Records. The German SABA...

Compilations

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2×LP JMANLP146£26.99
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CD JMANCD146£14.99
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Begging The Moon: Phleng Thai Sakon & Luk Krung 1945-1960 Death Is Not The End

This is a wonderful collection of Phleng Thai sakon, a style of Thai popular song that fuses local and Western influences. Recorded from the end of WWII...

Compilations World/Global Sounds

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LP DEATH063LP£22.99
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Bliss Out: For Days Numero

The Numero Group guide to private issue new age. Featuring Laraaji, Iasos, Joanna Brouk, Don Slepian, Peter Davison, Master Wilburn Burchette, Jordan De...

Ambient / Drone Compilations

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New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) NUM089LP-C2£33.99
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2×LP NUM089LP£32.99
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Tribal Organic: Deep Dive into European Percussions 79-90 GLOSSY TANGO

Compiled by Luca Fiore and Glossy Mario, the album takes listeners on a rhythmic journey through the diverse sounds of Europe from 1979 to 1990. This collaboration...

Compilations

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LP GT-01£26.99
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Eccentric Soul: The Cobra Label Numero

Venomous Tex-Mex R&B and early rock n’ roll from San Antonio’s West Side scene. From 1961-67, Bexar county kingmaker Abe Epstein cut every teen combo...

Funk/Soul Compilations

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New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) NUM093LPC2£41.99
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2×LP NUM093LP£39.99
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You Can Be A Star! - Deep Disco & Crossover 70s Soul Now Again

The definitive survey of America’s independent 70s soul scene, and a companion piece to Now-Again’s long-running Soul Cal series.

Funk/Soul

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LP NA5284-LP£26.99
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Fania Records: The Latin Sound of New York (1964 - 1978)Concord

This collection features sixteen of the most renowned salsa and Latin soul singles released on Fania Records, and its subsidiaries, between 1964-1978,...

Latin Compilations

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2×LP 7264062£36.99
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The Reggae Christmas Collection Doctor Bird

• Most tracks officially unavailable for decades. • Features some of reggae’s biggest stars. • The perfect alternative Christmas soundtrack. Christmas:...

Reggae Roots

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2×CD DB2CD153£16.00
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10 Years of Rhythm Section International Rhythm Section International

Rhythm Section International, the impossible-to-define label founded in South East London by Bradley Zero in 2014 has reached the ripe old age of 10 years....

House Music Compilations

– Prequel - Nothing Better
– Silentjay X Jace XL - Just Waking Up
– Dan Kye - Change
– Mallard - Surface
– Duke Hugh - Zoë
– Ruf Dug - Down 2 It
– Vels Trio - The Wad
– Paula Tape - Astroturismo
– Special Feelings - Down Goose
– Retiree - Pumice Stone (Boulderhead Remix)
– Jerome Thomas - Secret (SAUL Remix)
– MMYYKK - Science (Session Victim Remix)
– CATO - 1 MAN (TONE Remix)
– Klein Zage - Prince (Gallegos Park Street Tube Mix)
– Wallace - Whirl (Ruf Dug Remix)
– Retromigration & Monty DJ - Tornado
– Bamao Yendé & Low Jack - Collina 4am
– RONI - Angel
– Gayance, Magi Merlin & funkywhat - collect$$$save
– Pinty & Tomos - Want U To
– DJ Pitch & MLE - Hit From The Right
– douniah & Dhanya - A Fever Dream
– Nitai Hershkovits & Rejoicer - Oye Igal
– Frank Liin - 60 Chemical (Dub)
– Cousin Kula - Pixie Prog

1. – Prequel - Nothing Better
2. – Silentjay X Jace XL - Just Waking Up
3. – Dan Kye - Change
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6×LP Box set RS0XLP£79.99
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Peace Chant - Raw, Deep and Spiritual Jazz Vol. 7 Tramp Records

Tramp Records presents the first all-German edition of The Peace Chant series here and includes liner notes in German and with English translation. Focused...

Jazz Compilations

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CD TRCD-9124£14.99
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LP TRLP-9124£26.99
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Deep Entries : Gay Electronic Excursions 1979-1985 Dark Entries

Dark Entries has raided the bathhouse to bring us Deep Entries: Gay Electronic Excursions 1979-1985, 10 tracks of obscure queer synth bliss. One of Dark...

Disco Compilations

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LP DE-320£27.99
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Magnifico Boogaloo Vampi Soul

A showcase of the legacy left by the boogaloo movement in Peru between 1966 and 1975.They comprise twenty-two songs by seventeen artists who recorded on...

Latin Compilations

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LP VAMPI 303£33.99
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Eat Your Own Ears Recordings Vol. 1 (feat. Four Tet, Caribou, Mount Kimble & more)Eat Your Own Ears Recordings

Cult UK party promoters release a compilation of exclusive material from artists they have worked with over the years. Features music from the likes of...

Electronic Compilations

– Four Tet - Scythe Master
– Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul - Mantra
– Jane Paknia - Glimmers (John Wizards Remix)
– Sylvan Esso - Hey Mami (Live)
– John Wizards & Nzaramba Jean Thierry (ras magic) - Rwangaguhunga

1. – Four Tet - Scythe Master
2. – Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul - Mantra
3. – Jane Paknia - Glimmers (John Wizards Remix)
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2×LP EYOEREC024B£29.00
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Behind the Counter with Ian Rankin Rough Trade

Rough Trade Shops presents Behind the Counter with Ian Rankin, the second instalment in a compilation series inviting artists to curate mixes of the music...

Compilations

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2×LP RTBTC2LP£43.99
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CD RTBTC2CD£13.99
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DJ-Kicks: Steven Julien !K7

Top selection from the Apron Records boss featuring tracks by Ryuichi Sakamoto, The RAH Band, Todd Edwards, Chaos In The CBD, Hudson Mohawke, Kyle Hall...

House Music

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2×LP K7432LP£30.99
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CD K7432CD£12.99
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DIY - Do It Yourself Soul Jazz Records

Out of print for 15 years, Soul Jazz Records ‘Do It Yourself’ features a host of post-punk, punk, punk funk/dance and electronic experimentation from...

Post-Punk/Punk/No Wave Post-Punk/Punk/No Wave

Buzzcocks – Boredom
Fire Engines – Everything's Roses
Glaxo Babies – Shake (The Foundations)
Patrick Fitzgerald – Babysitter
Russ McDonald – Looking From The Cooking Pot
Artery – The Slide
A Certain Ratio – Si Fermir O Grido
Scritti Politti – Skank Bloc Bologna
APB – All Your Life With Me
Blurt – The Fish Needs A Bike
Icon A.D. – Fight For Peace
Throbbing Gristle – Distant Dreams (Part Two)
Krypton Tunes – Coming To See You
Windows – Creation Rebel
The Last Gang – Spirit Of Youth
Thomas Leer – Tight As A Drum
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry – Paint Your Wagon
Biting Tongues – You Can Choke Like That
Tom Lucy – Paris, France

1. Buzzcocks – Boredom
2. Fire Engines – Everything's Roses
3. Glaxo Babies – Shake (The Foundations)
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2xLP (Coloured Vinyl) + Download Code SJRLP552C£28.00 £24.00
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The Albarika Story (Vol. 1)Acid Jazz

Founded in the late 1960s by record store owner Seidou Adissa, Albarika Store is one of the most important independent record labels on the African continent....

African Compilations

– Segla
– Get The Music Now
– E Sa F'Aiye
– Aiha Ni Kpe We
– Ego-Ibo
– Gbeti Ma Djro
– Oya Ka Jojo
– It's A Vanity
– Bakassine Gabou
– Nan Man Nan
– Gbe We Gnin Wa Bio
– Kpede Do Gbe Houenou

1. – Segla
2. – Get The Music Now
3. – E Sa F'Aiye
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LP AJXLP803£25.99
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Gilles Peterson & Brownswood Recordings present: Future Bubblers 8.0 Brownswood Recordings

A part of Gilles Peterson’s expanded network, Future Bubblers is backed by Arts Council England, which continues to focus on uncovering unsigned talent...

Electronic Jazz

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LP BWOOD375LP£19.99
Expected 10 JanPreorder

Ayo Ke Disco: Boogie, Pop & Funk from the South China Sea (1974-88)Soundway

A snapshot of the vibrant discotheques and live scenes across Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong and the Philippines.The artists featured...

Funk/Soul

– Fatimah Razak - Dahaga
– Black Brothers - Mangge Mangge
– Marini & The Steps - Kuingin Dekatmu
– Tian Niu - Deng Ni Zai Yu Zhong
– The Rollies - Disco
– Regalado - Pinoy Funk
– John Philips & The Steps - Ayo Ke Disco
– Aria Yunior - Salah Tingkah
– Ahmadi Hassan - Habibi (Mari Bersatu)
– Pongsri Woranuch - Aew...Phu Chai

1. – Fatimah Razak - Dahaga
2. – Black Brothers - Mangge Mangge
3. – Marini & The Steps - Kuingin Dekatmu
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LP SNDWLP158£21.99
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Forever Gamblin' on You Forager Records

A full tank of gas, the gentle glow from the radio dial, & stretches of open highway await, Forever Gamblin’ On You meanders through miles of soulful...

Funk/Soul

Charmer – It's Never Too Late
Alias – Start All Over Again
Petroc And Pals – Forever Gamblin on You
The Mad Brothers – Feeling the Fire
Cross Creek – Good Guy
The Michael Rowe Band – The Way of The Girl
Angie Pepper – Miss You Too Much
Spectrum – Pistolero
Roy McComas – Girl of my Dreams
Santiago – Wings of An Eagle
Lawrence Schwedler – No Reason To Cry

1. Charmer – It's Never Too Late
2. Alias – Start All Over Again
3. Petroc And Pals – Forever Gamblin on You
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LP FOR-LP008£37.99
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Studio One Power Mix!Soul Jazz Records

Brand new collection of Studio One killer tunes, focussing on the late 70s, 80s and beyond. Since the early 1960s Clement ‘Sir Coxsone’ Dodd had...

Reggae Studio One

Otis Gayle – What You Won't Do For Love
Earl Sixteen – Love Is A Feeling
Alton Ellis – Back To Africa
Prince Jazzbo – Apollo 16
Johnny Osbourne – Eternal Peace
Errol Dunkley – Don't Do It
Omega – Bounty Hunter
Noel Bailey and Sound Dimension – Wiggle's Diggles
Freddie McGregor – I Am Ready
Prince Jazzbo – Imperial I
Jackie Mittoo – Lovers Rock
Devon Russell – Swing and Dine
Sugar Minott – Guidance
Dolly Man – Trigger Happy
Nana McLean – A Little Love
Tyrone Taylor – Rightful Rebel
Wailing Souls – All Alone
Sugar Minott – Revelation

1. Otis Gayle – What You Won't Do For Love
2. Earl Sixteen – Love Is A Feeling
3. Alton Ellis – Back To Africa
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2xLP (+ Download Code) SJRLP549£28.00
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CD SJRCD549£12.00
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The Voice of Love Smiling C

The Voice of Love is a collection of British sophisti-pop and jazz-funk from the 1980s - ten songs ranging from unreleased demos to scarcely pressed 12”s...

Funk/Soul

– Sonjah Ian - Nothing In Your Pocket
– The Goodbye Look - Half The Fun Of The Crime
– Ocean - In Out Of Love
– Inheritance - I Still Love You
– World Series - Take My Love
– Jakatti - Time Out
– Berlin-Randazzo Band - Shine On
– Jakatti - The Voice
– Xpertz - Lovers In London
– After Eight - Southern Freeze

1. – Sonjah Ian - Nothing In Your Pocket
2. – The Goodbye Look - Half The Fun Of The Crime
3. – Ocean - In Out Of Love
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LP SC#15£35.99
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Mr Bongo Record Club Vol. 7 Proper

In this collection, we have curated new finds alongside old, treasured tracks that hold a special place in our hearts, selecting music inspiring us from...

Compilations

– Dudu Moraes - Eloia
– Yvette - Upa Neguinho
– As Sublimes - Mangueira E Cancao
– Os Panteras - O Espaco
– Chico Evangelista - Frutas & Linguas
– Roman Andren - Captain's Sword
– Romeu Fernandes - Nago Nae
– Conjunto de Percussao Dora Pinto - Noite de Temporal
– Gitte & Inger - Ud Af Buret (Can't Hide Love)
– Truth & Devotion - Bless My Soul
– Judson Moore - Everybody Push And Pull
– Willy Chirino - Africa
– Chain Reaction - Search For Tomorrow
– Claude Jay - Find Your Light
– The Shades of Love - Come Inside
– The Duncans - Too Damn Hot
– Thandi Zulu & The Young Five - Love Games
– Tony Wilson - Hangin' Out In Space (Dub Mix)
– JC Lodge - In Between The Sheets
– SOYUZ featuring Asha Puthli & Sven Wunder - Spring Has Sprung

1. – Dudu Moraes - Eloia
2. – Yvette - Upa Neguinho
3. – As Sublimes - Mangueira E Cancao
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New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) MRBLP304P£24.99
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Nigeria Special Vol. 3 — Electronic Innovation Meets Culture & Tradition 1978-93 Soundway

Soundway Records presents a collection of nineteen tracks chronicling a time when drum machines, synthesisers, imported pop, reggae, disco and soul collided...

Compilations African

– Ozzobia - Ndi Oma
– Sammy Obot - Edue Ukot Akpa Itong
– Eppi Fanio - Farofa Dancer
– Etiene T. Boy - Jealousy
– Ayo Manuel - Do Good (Dub)
– Feladey – Experience
– Chimex G Udensity And His Afrikan Band - Okpoko Na Azo Eze (Edit)
– I.S.C.A.C. Band - Igbo Nwe Egwu (Edit)
– Jeje - Jeje
– Dizzy K - Omoge
– Blackman Akeeb Kareem - Oya A (Eje Kajo)
– Jimi Solanke - Owo Orisa - Ancestral Respects
– Soki Ohale - Wumaya Awuma
– Jap Band & Feladey - Japadodo
– Pal Sagie - Esan
– Mannix Okonkwo - Ka Anyi Gbaa Egwu
– Sonny Okosuns - Highlife (Dub)
– Wura Fadaka Band - Eyo

1. – Ozzobia - Ndi Oma
2. – Sammy Obot - Edue Ukot Akpa Itong
3. – Eppi Fanio - Farofa Dancer
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3×LP SNDWLP167£30.99
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The Story Of Blue Beat / The Best In Ska 1961 Part 1 Sunrise Records

The second 25 releases from the fledgling Blue Beat label plus Bonus tracks from subsidiary labels, Melodisc and Limbo from 1961. CD one features all the...

Reggae Ska and rocksteady

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2×CD SUNRDD004£12.00
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Forward March: The Jamaican Chart Hits of 1962 Sunrise Records

Two CD compilation of Jamaican Hits of 1962, featuring Derrick Morgan, Laurel Aitken, Jimmy Cliff and Prince Buster amongst others.

Reggae Ska and rocksteady

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2×CD SUNR DD014£12.00
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The Story Of Blue Beat / The Best In Ska 1961 Part 2 Sunrise Records

The third set of 25 releases from the fledgling Blue Beat label from 1961. CD one features all the 'A' sides whilst CD two features all the 'B' sides,...

Reggae Ska and rocksteady

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2×CD SUNRDD005£12.00
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Kane's Spanish Home Moton Records Inc.

edit medley of Revelacion - "House Of The Rising Sun" and Santa Esmeralda - "Sevilla Nights"

Disco Loft/Garage/Warehouse Classics

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12" MTN 23£12.00
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The Salsoul Acappellas 'The Brothers'Suss'd Records

Featuring Double Exposure, Bunny Sigler, Eddie Holman, Love Committee, Aurra, Jimmy Castor, Instant Funk & Anthony White.

Disco Loft/Garage/Warehouse Classics

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2×12" SALSALP013B£15.00
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Electro Throwdown Soul Jazz Records

Soul Jazz Records’ new collection, ‘Electro Throwdown - Sci-Fi Inter-Planetary Electro Attack on Planet Earth 1982-89’, is a journey into the outer...

Electro

The Rickie Clark Company – Time To Throw Down
The Troids – Boogie Troids
The Packman – I'm The Packman
Pretty Tony – Fix It In The Mix
Jazaq – All Systems Go
Rich Cason – Killer Groove
The Jonzun Crew – We Are The Jonzun Crew
Ozone Layer – Planetary Deterioration (Electro Mix)
Bill Williams and Bileo – Robot People
Extra T's – E.T. Boogie
Planet Detroit – Invasion From The Planet Detroit
Professor X – Professor X (Saga)
Mo-Jo – Jump, Stomp and Twist (Instrumental)

1. The Rickie Clark Company – Time To Throw Down
2. The Troids – Boogie Troids
3. The Packman – I'm The Packman
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Miami Sound Vol. 2 Soul Jazz Records

Soul Jazz Records’ new Miami Sound 2 is a superlative collection of 70s soul, funk, disco and boogie featuring tracks from legendary artists such as...

Funk/Soul

Betty Wright – Clean Up Woman
Miami – Party Freaks
Gwen McRae – All This Love That I'm Givin'
Beginning Of The End – Monkey Tamarind
Latimore – I Get Lifted
Raw Soul Express – Burn The Candle
Chocolateclay – Free (I'll Always Be)
Betty Wright – I Love The Way You Love
Little Beaver – Concrete Jungle
Jimmy 'Bo' Horne – Clean Up Man
Timmy Thomas – Africano
Charles Allen – Winterman
T Connection – Do What You Wanna Do
Robert Moore – Jimmie Bo Charlie
Milton Wright – Keep It Up
Clarence Reid – Ten Tons Of Dynamite
Timmy Thomas – Why Can't We Live Together
Little Beaver – We Three
Paulette Reaves – Do It Again
Lynn Williams – Kisses, Kisses, Kisses

1. Betty Wright – Clean Up Woman
2. Miami – Party Freaks
3. Gwen McRae – All This Love That I'm Givin'
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2xLP + Download Code SJRLP541£28.00 £24.00
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DJ Andy Smith presents Reach Up: Disco Wonderland Vol. 3 BBE

Andy Smith's curation of the 3rd volume in his Reach Up – Disco Wonderland series brings us more carefully selected music from the Discosphere. With...

Disco

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3×LP BBE712CLP£40.99
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Tony Thorpe Presents: Post-Punk Theory - Alpha Musique Pour La Danse

Defining post-punk is no easy task. While punk was defined by a raw, rebellious simplicity, post-punk (1978 - 1986) expanded into a diverse array of sounds...

Post-Punk/Punk/No Wave Compilations

– Basement 5 - Silicon Chip
– Disconnection - Bali Ha'i (US Discomix)
– A Certain Ratio - Shack Up
– 23 Skidoo - Language
– PIL - Home Is Where The Heart Is
– Mark Stewart And The Maffia - Jerusalem
– The Unknown Cases - Masimbabele (The Original Version)
– Allez Allez - She's Stirring Up (Dub)
– Animal Magic - Standard Man
– Lifetones - Distance No Object
– Snakefinger - I Gave Myself To You
– Startled Insects - Overzoom
– Maximum Joy - Silent Street / Silent Dub
– African Head Charge - Throw It Away
– EP-4 - Tide Gauge
– 400 Blows - Declaration Of Intent

1. – Basement 5 - Silicon Chip
2. – Disconnection - Bali Ha'i (US Discomix)
3. – A Certain Ratio - Shack Up
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2×LP MPD045£35.99
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Return To The Mothers' Garden (More Funky Sounds Of Female Africa 1971 - 1982)Various Artists

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