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    Soul Love Now: The Black Fire Records Story 1975-1993Various Artists

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      • 1. Theatre West – Children Of Tomorrow’s Dreams
      • 2. Oneness Of Juju – Soul Love Now
      • 3. Byard Lancaster – Drummers From Ibadan
      • 4. Juju – Nia (Poem: The Complete Circle)
      • 5. Lon Moshe – Doin The Carvin For Thabo
      • 6. Wayne Davis – Look At The People
      • 7. Southern Energy Ensemble – Third House
      • 8. Oneness Of Juju – African Rhythms (Live In Washington DC, 1975)
      • 9. Okyerema Asante – Follow Me
      • 10. Experience Unlimited – People

      Superb compilation bringing together classics and rarities from the seminal spiritual jazz and conscious soul label Black Fire, covering 1975 to 1993. Features Theatre West’s powerful soul message ‘Children of Tomorrow’s Dreams’, the tracks include a Byard Lancaster recording with Tunde Kuboye’s Drummers Of Ibadan in Nigeria and Lon Moshe’s driving jazz dance classic ‘Doin’ The Carvin’ For Thabo’. Wayne Davis brings the explosive gospel rare groove ‘Look At The People’ while Plunky’s JuJu and Oneness Of Juju feature with three tracks spanning their career, including a storming previously unreleased version of the classic ‘African Rhythms’ recorded in DC in 1975.

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                                                                  • 4×LP Box (1.5kg) STRUT237LPB£52.00
                                                                    • Silver foil box, first 2LP set in a foil / magenta sleeve, 2nd set in 2x yellow A4 sheets incl. a 12-page over-sized booklet.

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                                                                  • 2×CD STRUT237CD£16.00
                                                                    • 6-panel foil digipak w/16pp booklet.

                                                                    • Includes unseen photos and extensive sleeve notes by Bob Blank, Michael Ray and Danny Ray Thompson of Sun Ra Arkestra and Tom Buchler of Philly Jazz
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                                                                  • LP STRUT237LP£30.99
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                                                                  The Beginning Of The EndBeginning Of The EndStrut
                                                                  Strut present the definitive reissue of one of the all-time classic Caribbean soul and funk albums, the self-titled album by The Beginning Of The End,...
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                                                                  • – Trip To Nowhere
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                                                                  Sun Ra And His Arkestra: In Orbit Of RaMarshall Allen PresentsStrut
                                                                  To commemorate what would have been Ra’s 100th year in this galaxy, Strut have teamed up with Art Yard for this release. 'In The Orbit Of Ra' is...
                                                                  • Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra – Somewhere In Space
                                                                  • Sun Ra & His Solar-myth Arkestra – The Lady With The Golden Stockings
                                                                  • Sun Ra And His Afro Infinity Arkestra – Somebody Else’s World
                                                                  • Sun Ra – Spontaneous Simplicity
                                                                  • The Sun Ra Arkestra – Angels And Demons At Play
                                                                  • Sun Ra – Island In The Sun (extended Version
                                                                  • Sun Ra – Solar Differentials
                                                                  • Sun Ra And His Arkestra – Astro Black
                                                                  • Sun Ra – Have You Heard The Latest News From Neptune
                                                                  • 1. Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra – Somewhere In Space
                                                                  • 2. Sun Ra & His Solar-myth Arkestra – The Lady With The Golden Stockings
                                                                  • 3. Sun Ra And His Afro Infinity Arkestra – Somebody Else’s World
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