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Carlos GarnettCosmos NucleusTime Traveler
Kenny BarronSunset To DawnTime Traveler
Roy BrooksThe Free SlaveTime Traveler
Yazmin LaceyTeal DreamsAMF Records
MoodymannBlack MahoganiPeacefrog
MoodymannBlack Mahogani IIPeacefrog
Bobby HutchersonMontaraBlue Note
Alfa MistRouletteSekito
Sven WunderDaybreakPiano Piano Records
Roy Ayers UbiquityChange Up The GrooveVampisoul
Latin Fire!Tropical Dance Music from Discos Fuentes, Colombia 1956-83Cumbia-Salsa-Afro-FunkSoul Jazz Records
Chet BakerFive From '65: The Quintet Summer SessionsNew Land
AshraNew Age Of EarthProper Records
Curtis HardingDepartures & Arrivals: Adventures Of Captain CurtANTI
Pharoah SandersLove is HereLive in Paris (1975) (Lost ORTF Recordings)Transcendence Sounds
TortoiseOganesson RemixesInternational Anthem
Sister NancyOne, TwoVPAL MUSIC
Telepathic Fish: Trawling The Early 90s Ambient UndergroundVarious ArtistsFundamental Frequencies
Acid JesusAcid JesusRawax
ClarkCiviliansThrottle
Lady WrayCover GirlBig Crown Records
Ancient Infinity OrchestraIt's Always About LoveGondwana
Primal ScreamMaximum Rock 'n' Roll: The SinglesSony
Mark GrusaneNight TracksDisctechno
DidoNo AngelSony
Tenor SawRing The AlarmVPAL
Bobby ReedThe Time Is Right For Love / If I Don't Love YouCelestial Echo
Baxter DuryAllbaroneHeavenly Recordings
Kassa OverallCREAMWarp
Wanda Felicia & Cold Diamond & MinkStuck On YouTimmion Records
A.G. CookWorst Of 7GPC Music
Histoire De Coeur - Lost French Synth-Pop 7’ers & Euro-Bombs (1980-89)Various ArtistsCaroline True Records
Jon Savage's 1986-1990 Rollin' Under The MelodyVarious ArtistsAce
Ronnie McNeirMakes A MoveKent
Bobby Matos & The Combo ConquistadoresMy Latin SoulMr Bongo
- Reissue LP HIQLP 156£24.00In stockAdd to Bag
- Rotary Connection – I Am The Blackgold Of The Sun
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! A Charles Stepney-produced masterpiece! Can't recommend this enough!
NOTES:
When Marshall Chess decided to combine a rock group with some of the best voices he could get his hands on he invented a stream of psychedelic rock that was quite different from the one that emerged in Detroit with the help of George Clinton and Norman Whitfield.
Partly this was Marshall’s hippy sensibility, but it was one that fused perfectly with vocalist Minnie Riperton’s own word-view and the musical genius – “no other word for it”: Marshall Chess − of Charles Stepney.
Working across a cleverly arranged mix of originals and cover versions, the recordings featured some of the finest musicians that you could find in Chicago including drummer Morris Jennings, bass players Louis Satterfield and Phil Upchurch, and revolutionary guitarist Pete Cosey, who would later join Miles Davis’ group. Cosey’s guitar playing on their fourth album “Songs”, released in 1969, is incendiary and unparalleled. The vocals were arranged as a perfect choir with a series of leads most notably Minnie, Sidney Barnes and Mitch Aliota.
When Chess left the company and Barnes the group it looked as if the writing was on the wall for Rotary Connection, but Charles Stepney wanted one more go. The New Rotary Connection came together with a refreshed vocal line up featuring Minnie, Kitty Haywood and Shirley Wahls and songs by Stepney, Minnie’s husband Richard Rudolph and Terry Callier.
“Hey Love” was the album that appeared and it is a gem, that features the astounding ‘I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun’ - later a UK hit in 1997 for Nuyorican Soul, ‘Love Has Fallen On Me’ - later recorded as a tribute to Stepney by Chaka Khan, the beautiful title track and Callier’s stunning ’Song For Everyman’.
The Soulful StringsGroovin' With The Soulful Strings (1967)Cadet
Includes the seminal 'Burning Spear'. Classic Chicago Chess deepness produced by the great Richard Evans in 1967.
- – Burning Spear
- 1. – Burning Spear
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£30.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
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
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
Soulful StringsIn Concert (1969)Cadet
Live recording in Chicago arranged and conducted by Richard Evans!
- Original LP£30.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylIn 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 DellsThere Is (1968)Cadet
Seminal vocal group produced by the great Charles Stepney for Chess/Cadet Records in 1968.
- Original LP£12.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Orig USA vinyl, 1989 reissueIn stockAdd to Bag
The DellsFreedom Means....(1971)Cadet
Fantastic album recorded at Chess, Chicago 1971. Produced by the legendary Charles Stepney. Includes five songs written by Terry Callier - including 'It's...
- – It´s All Up To You
- 5. – It´s All Up To You
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- CD CAROLR33CD£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
- Original LP£40.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original secondhand USA vinylSold out Notify me when in stock
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
Shades Of BrownHo Hum World / Little Girl (1969)Cadet
Charles Stepney production
- – Ho Hum World
- 1. – Ho Hum World
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7" 5657£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Unplayed Original USA 45In stockAdd to Bag
Soulful StringsAnother Exposure (1968)Cadet
Killer Charles Stepney and Richard Evans of the deep, deep orchestral house band at Chess studios, 1968. On fire - check out 'Soul Message'.
- – Soul Message
- 6. – Soul Message
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£20.00Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylIn 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 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
MatumbiMusic In The Air / Guide UsMatumbi Music Corp
Superb U.K. roots discomix 12" originally released in 1977 on their own Matumbi Music Corp label produced by Dennis Bovell.
- – Music In The Air
- – Guide Us
- 1. – Music In The Air
- 2. – Guide Us
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- 12" MA 0004£13.00In stockAdd to Bag
Creation RebelIndependent Man [RSD25]Lantern Records
First ever vinyl re-issue of this 1982 Creation Rebel 10" produced by Adrian Sherwood in 1982 and released on the On-U Sound label. All remastered tracks…last...
- – Independent Man Pt. 1
- – Independent Man Pt. 2
- 1. – Independent Man Pt. 1
- 2. – Independent Man Pt. 2
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" LANR055£22.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
More RelationJahoviah's Kingdom / Solve ThemRoots Vibration
Uber Rare 1977 12" from U.S.A. roots band More Relation with full killer disco mixes of both tunes. Recommended!
- – Jahoviah's Kingdom
- – Solve Them
- 1. – Jahoviah's Kingdom
- 2. – Solve Them
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- 12" ROOTS43£16.00In stockAdd to Bag
Jackie MittooReggae MagicSoul Jazz Records
Jackie Mittoo’s ‘Reggae Magic’ is a new collection from the great Jackie Mittoo. The album features a mixture of classic tunes and rarities from...
- Jackie Mittoo – Melody Maker
- The Soul Vendors – Full Range
- Jackie Mittoo – Ghetto Organ
- Jackie Mittoo – Toronto Express
- Jackie Mittoo – Black Out
- Jackie Mittoo – Fireball Rock
- Jackie Mittoo – Tropic Island
- Jackie Mittoo – Sure Soul
- Jackie Mittoo – Taste Of Soul
- Jackie Mittoo & Sound Dimension – Soul Stew
- Jackie Mittoo – Reggae Magic
- Jackie Mittoo & Ernest Ranglin – West Of The Sun
- The Skatalites – Hanging Tree
- Jackie Mittoo – Peenie Wallie
- Sound Dimension – Walk Don't Run
- Jackie Mittoo & The Soul Vendors – Ba Ba Boom
- Jackie Mittoo – Dark Of The Moon
- Jackie Mittoo – Full Charge
- 1. Jackie Mittoo – Melody Maker
- 2. The Soul Vendors – Full Range
- 3. Jackie Mittoo – Ghetto Organ
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2xLP + Download Code SJRLP573£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD SJRCD573£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD573£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Sabres Of ParadiseSabresonic (Remastered)Warp Records
1993 debut album by the trio of Andrew Weatherall, Jagz Kooner and Gary Burns. Unavailable on vinyl and CD since original release. Remastered from the...
- 2×LP WARPLP16R£31.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD WARPCD16R£15.99In stockAdd to Bag
King CurtisPlays The Great Memphis HitsATCO Records
Legendary sax man does Memphis
- – Hold On, I'm Comin'
- – Green Onions
- 3. – Hold On, I'm Comin'
- 5. – Green Onions
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- New LP ATCO33211£18.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Sabres Of ParadiseHaunted Dancehall (Remastered)Warp Records
1994 second album by the trio of Andrew Weatherall, Jagz Kooner and Gary Burns, unavailable on vinyl and CD since original release. A concept album with...
- 2×LP WARPLP26R£31.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD WARPCD26R£15.99In stockAdd to Bag
Faze-ORiding High (1977)She
Includes the all-time killer rare-groove classic "Riding High"!
- – Riding High
- 1. – Riding High
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- Original LP£45.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl in original shrink, cutout holeSold out Notify me when in stock
Lady BlackbirdSlang SpiritualsBMG
Collaborating once again with Black Acid Soul producer Chris Seefried, the pair produce a second album that not only embodies the freewheeling, emotive...
- – Let Not (Your Heart Be Troubled)
- – When the Game Is Played On You
- – Whatever His Name
- 1. – Let Not (Your Heart Be Troubled)
- 5. – When the Game Is Played On You
- 11. – Whatever His Name
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP 964056181£26.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD 964058142£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Fifth DimensionLove's Lines, Angles And Rhymes (1971)Bell Records
- Original LP BELL 6060£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylSold out Notify me when in stock
Lady BlackbirdBlack Acid SoulFoundation Music
- CD 538709402£8.99In stockAdd to Bag
- LP 538711481£23.99In stockAdd to Bag
Chicago GangstersGangster LoveAmherst Records
The Chicago Gangsters, a family-led group originally from Akron, Ohio, span multiple genres from gritty funk to smooth soul. Despite that name, their work...
- CD AMH10392£17.99In stockAdd to Bag
- New LP (Coloured Vinyl) AMH10391£25.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Alive!Alive! (1979)Urana Records
Rare independent latin-tinged jazz from the group who gave us the seminal Skindo Le Le. This is their earlier debut album - just as good. RARE
- Original LP£30.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylSold out Notify me when in stock
The Mystic Revelation Of RastafariGrounation (Soul Jazz Records)Soul Jazz Records
"One of the greatest albums of all time just got better. Do not miss." Quietus
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Definitive...
- – Bongo Man
- – Narration
- – Narration (Continued)
- – Mabrat
- – Poem 1
- – Four Hundred Years
- – Poem 2
- – Song
- – Lumba
- – Way Back Home
- – Ethiopian Serenade
- – Oh Carolina
- – So Long
- – Grounation
- – Grounation (Continued)
- – Blacker Black
- – Grounation (7 inch edit)
- 1. – Bongo Man
- 2. – Narration
- 3. – Narration (Continued)
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- Very Ltd-Edition 3×LP Box Set + extra 7" + 16pg magazine + Art Print + Interview insert + Download SJR495£60.00In stockAdd to Bag
- 3×LP + 3x Inner Sleeves + Interview insert + Download Code SJRLP488£35.00In stockAdd to Bag
- 2×CD Deluxe w/40 page outsize booklet + double-backed slipcase SJRCD488£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD488£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
McCoy TynerTime For Tyner (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
Great late 60s album from John Coltrane's pianist featuring Bobby Hutcherson!
- – African Village
- 1. – African Village
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- New LP (180g) 3856840£39.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The DisciplesFor Those Who UnderstandPartial Records
For Those Who Understand is a collection of raw dubs as played on the Boom Shacka Lacka Sound System between 1991 and 1995. Eight of the best have been...
- – Prowling Lion (Ext. Mix)
- – Chetswayo
- – Kali
- – Abyssinia
- – Upliftment
- – D.P. Special
- – Guidance Style
- – Humble Lion (Ital Vibes)
- 1. – Prowling Lion (Ext. Mix)
- 2. – Chetswayo
- 3. – Kali
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP PRTLLP004£22.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Sonny ClarkSonny Clark Trio (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
Pianist and composer Sonny Clark only lived for 32 years but more than left his mark on the jazz world in that time, with countless seminal albums such...
- – Be-Bop
- – I Didn't Know What Time It Was
- – Two Bass Hit
- – Tadd's Delight
- – Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
- – I'll Remember April
- 1. – Be-Bop
- 2. – I Didn't Know What Time It Was
- 3. – Two Bass Hit
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- LP BST 81579£38.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Harold ButlerGold ConnectionMusic On Vinyl
Few Jamaican music makers have demonstrated greater versatility or proficiency than Lloyd Charmers, who first made his name on the Jamaican music scene...
- – Darling I Like It
- – I Love Music
- – Latin Hustle Reggae
- – Do It Anyday
- – Gold Connection (Disco Version)
- – Thats The Way I Like It
- – Love's Theme
- – Ire Rocker
- – Fly Robin Reggae
- 1. – Darling I Like It
- 2. – I Love Music
- 3. – Latin Hustle Reggae
- View full info and tracklisting
- New LP (Coloured Vinyl) MOVLP3900C£29.99Orange coloured vinyl.In stockAdd to Bag
The Bill Evans TrioMoon BeamsConcord
Originally released in 1962, Moon Beams is the first Bill Evans Trio album with Chuck Israel on bass, following the death of Scott LaFaro. Featuring the...
- LP 7266262£44.99In stockAdd to Bag
Sun RaThe Solar-Myth Approach Volume 1BYG
40th volume in the BYG Actuel series. A wild and passionate interstellar mix of free jazz, solo synthesizer and hard rocking cosmic philosophy specifically...
- CD 5060767440995£18.00In stockAdd to Bag
- Reissue LP BYG529340£26.00In stockAdd to Bag
Bill EvansYou Must Believe In SpringKlimt Records
- New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) 889397884550£23.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Sun Ra ArkestraThe Solar-myth Approach (Vol 2)BYG Records
- LP 5060767441015£26.00In stockAdd to Bag
Art Blakey & The Jazz MessengersArt Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (Verve by Request)Decca
From the first bars of the immediately recognizable ‘Alamode’, this album is an explosion of beauty. This first sextet iteration of Art Blakey’s...
- LP (180 gram) 6522624£31.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Spiritual SoulNumero
The next destination on the Eccentric Soul journey, Eccentric Spiritual Soul is a rare groove with a transcendent, introspective f lair. Laced with lush...
- – Spunk - La Bimini
- – Kalima - (Where Is The) Sunshine Pt. I
- – Calvin Keys - You Are All I Need
- – Lenny White - Sweet Dreamer
- – Steve Parks - Still Thinking Of You (Instrumental)
- – Steve Harvey - Island In The Sky
- – Father’s Children - Linda Movement
- – The Chronicle Church - Mystery
- – 24 Carat Black, LaRhonda LeGette - Speak Low
- – General Lee & Lost Weekend - Little Black Child
- 1. – Spunk - La Bimini
- 2. – Kalima - (Where Is The) Sunshine Pt. I
- 3. – Calvin Keys - You Are All I Need
- View full info and tracklisting
Lady Blackbird vs Crooked ManCrooked Spirituals (SOTU UPFRONT EXCLUSIVE)Foundation
This release is a promotional copy - possibly a contradiction in terms but it is very limited to 500 vinyls. Some of which will be mailed to DJ’s and...
- 12" EP FMP0079£21.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock