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Joe Hisaishi, Royal Philharmonic OrchestraThe Boy and the Heron: Symphonic Suite For Piano And OrchestraDeutsche Grammophon
Jordan RakeiA Safe Place To Be WildFontana
Brigitte FontaineComme À La RadioWewantsounds
Shabazz PalacesIt’s A Style SportSub Pop
Mad ProfessorCuts & Dubs – Volume OneTest Pressing Recordings
Z-Factor (feat. Jesse Saunders)Dance Party AlbumNumero
Fontaines D.C.Dopamine ChamberXL RECORDINGS
Various ArtistsIranian FunkAkenaton
Various ArtistsIranian NuggetsAkenaton
Various ArtistsLex XXLex Records
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael BrookNight Song [30th Anniversary Edition]Real World Records
Ziad RahbaniAna Moush KaferWewantsounds
Antiyano ProgresivoVarious ArtistsSoundway Records
Space GhostBack From RealityPeace World Records
Holy TongueBasilikumAD 93
Kimiko Kasai with Herbie HancockButterflyBe With Records
ElasticaElastica (Deluxe Edition)Rough Trade Records
This HeatHealth and EfficiencyThis Heat Records
Letta Mbulu In The Music......The Village Never EndsBe With Records
Marcia GriffithsPlay Me Sweet And NiceBe With Records
Teodros MakonnenTeodros Makonnen With His OrganMuzikawi
Donna SummerThe Casablanca YearsDriven By Music
Héctor Lavoe¡Que Sentimiento!Concord
KNEECAP3CAGHeavenly Recordings
Willie Colón & Héctor LavoeCosa NuestraConcord
Space AfrikaQuiet StormDAIS Records
Duval Timothy & Carlos Niñorain musicCarrying Colour
The Ron Trent Collection Vol.2 (feat. Chez Damier & Ron Trent, Roland Clark & USG)Various ArtistsKing Street Sounds
Chaka KhanChakzillaBMG
Glenn UndergroundChicago State of Mind Pt. 2Organix
Telefon Tel AvivFahrenheit Fair Enough (25th Anniversary Edition)Ghostly International
GoatHeadsoupRocket Recordings
Ezra CollectiveHere Because of HopePartisan Records
Yoko OnoIt's Alright (I See Rainbows)Secretly Canadian
- LP (180 gram) 5849225£34.99In stockAdd to Bag
- 1. Scorched Earth
- 2. A Dude Called Zeke
- 3. Shut Up
- 4. The Third Cup
- 5. Two By Two
- 6. Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Be-Do-Da-Day
- 7. The Shadow Of Your Smile
A singular album from the jazz guitarist - more well-known for his later period funk records - Fisher grooves here with a stripped-down jazz sound and group featuring organ and a second guitarist in Phil Westmoreland.
Soul and style prevail, especially on the title track and a transcendent 12-minute take on ‘The Shadow Of Your Smile’. This Verve By Request title is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit.
Elvin JonesDear John CVerve
Cut on February 23 and 25, 1965, at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio and released later that year on Impulse!, Dear John C. marks drummer Elvin Jones’s first...
- LP 5708533£36.99Part of Verve’s ‘Acoustic Sounds’ series.Expected 28 AugPreorder
George BensonGiblet GravyVerve
Anticipating his next decade-plus as a blockbuster jazz-pop artist, 1968's Giblet Gravy — the first of two instrumental LPs George Benson cut for...
- LP 5733745£27.99Part of Verve’s ‘Vault’ series.In stockAdd to Bag
John ColtraneMeditationsVerve
Following the genre-redefining revelations of A Love Supreme in 1965, John Coltrane began a dramatic shift toward spiritual free jazz, abandoning familiar...
- LP 5733743£27.99Part of Verve’s ‘Vault’ series.In stockAdd to Bag
Stan GetzBig Band Bossa Nova(Acoustic Sounds)Verve
Released in '62 on Verve, produced by Creed Taylor and arranged and conducted by Gary McFarland, the album places Getz’s tenor saxophone within orchestrated...
- LP 5708506£31.99In stockAdd to Bag
John ColtraneAscension (Edition I & II)Verve
North Carolina saxophonist John Coltrane had already stretched modal jazz to its limits by the mid 60s, though Ascension still landed like a small detonation...
- 2×LP 95711798£36.99Part of Verve’s ‘Vault’ series.In stockAdd to Bag
Cal TjaderThe ProphetVerve
San Francisco vibraphonist Cal Tjader was already well established as a leading figure in Latin jazz by the time this 1968 session arrived on Verve, though...
- LP 5701514£27.99Part of Verve’s ‘Vault’ series.In stockAdd to Bag
Howlin' WolfThe Real Folk BluesVerve
In the mid 1960s, Chess Records released a series of The Real Folk Blues albums that compiled singles from the careers of some of its greatest artists....
- – Killing Floor
- – Louise
- – Poor Boy
- – Sittin' On Top Of The World
- – Nature
- – My Country Sugar Mama
- – Tail Dragger
- – Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy
- – Natchez Burnin'
- – Built For Comfort
- – Ooh Baby, Hold Me
- – Tell Me What I've Done
- 1. – Killing Floor
- 2. – Louise
- 3. – Poor Boy
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- LP 5716436£45.99Part of Verve’s ‘Acoustic Sounds’ series.In stockAdd to Bag
Marcos ValleSamba '68Verve
Samba ’68, released on Verve in 1968, introduced Brazilian singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Marcos Valle to a wider international audience....
- – The Answer
- – Crickets Sing For Anamaria
- – So Nice (Summer Samba)
- – Chup Chup, I Got Away
- – If You Went Away
- – Pepino Beach
- – She Told Me, She Told Me
- – It's Time To Sing
- – Batucada
- – The Face I Love
- – Safely In Your Arms
- 1. – The Answer
- 2. – Crickets Sing For Anamaria
- 3. – So Nice (Summer Samba)
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- LP 95701512£27.99Part of Verve’s ‘Vault’ series.In stockAdd to Bag
Chico BuarqueVidaVerve
With different classics songs, "Vida" showcases an artist in an exuberant phase, inspired by lyrics, music, and singing. At 36 years old, even while recording...
- – Vida
- – Mar E Lua
- – Deixe A Menina
- – Já Passou
- – Bastidores - Backstage
- – Qualquer Canção
- – Fantasia
- – Eu Te Amo
- – De Todas As Maneiras
- – Morena De Angola
- – Bye Bye Brasil
- – Não Sonho Mais
- 1. – Vida
- 2. – Mar E Lua
- 3. – Deixe A Menina
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- New LP (Coloured Vinyl) 5562763£27.99'Green' coloured vinyl.In stockAdd to Bag
John ColtraneAfrica / BrassVerve
Now receiving a reissue with a focused selection of four key tracks, Africa/Brass remains one of the most distinctive entries in John Coltrane's catalogue....
- – Africa
- – Greensleeves
- – Blues Minor
- – Song Of The Underground Railroad
- 1. – Africa
- 2. – Greensleeves
- 3. – Blues Minor
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- LP 5708460£36.99Part of Verve’s ‘Acoustic Sounds’ series.In stockAdd to Bag
Irreversible EntanglementsFuture, Present, PastVerve
Time feels porous on 'Future Present Past', the second Impulse! statement from Irreversible Entanglements. Largely recorded at Van Gelder Studio, it carries...
- LP 5716028£27.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD 5716029£15.99In stockAdd to Bag
Astrud GilbertoThe Shadow Of Your SmileVerve
Released on Verve in 1965, The Shadow of Your Smile captures Astrud Gilberto in the early ascent of her solo career, placing her understated, conversational...
- – Love Theme From "The Sandpiper" (The Shadow Of Your Smile)
- – (Take Me To) Aruanda
- – Manha De Carnaval
- – Fly Me To The Moon
- – The Gentle Rain
- – Non-Stop To Brazil
- – O Ganso
- – Who Can I Turn To
- – Day By Day
- – Tristeza
- – Funny World (Theme From "Malamondo")
- 1. – Love Theme From "The Sandpiper" (The Shadow Of Your Smile)
- 2. – (Take Me To) Aruanda
- 3. – Manha De Carnaval
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- LP 8816334£36.99Part of Verve’s ‘Acoustic Sounds’ series.In stockAdd to Bag
Pharoah SandersElevationVerve
Awesome spiritual jazz of the highest order!Elevation, released in 1974 on Impulse! Records, finds saxophonist Pharoah Sanders expanding his spiritual...
- LP 7898487£27.99Part of Verve’s ‘Vault’ series.In stockAdd to Bag
Gabor SzaboSpellbinderVerve
Serious heavyweight jazz-dance classic!Spellbinder, released in 1966 on Impulse! Records, introduced Hungarian guitarist Gábor Szabó to a wider American...
- – Spellbinder
- – Witchcraft
- – It Was A Very Good Year
- – Gypsy Queen
- – Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
- – Cheetah
- – My Foolish Heart
- – Yearning
- – Autumn Leaves/Speak To Me Of Love
- 1. – Spellbinder
- 2. – Witchcraft
- 3. – It Was A Very Good Year
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- LP 7898486£27.99Part of Verve’s ‘Vault’ series.In stockAdd to Bag
Let's Play Chess (A Chess Records Anthology)Verve
The story of Chess Records is the story of American popular music in the second half of the twentieth century. Best-known for capturing the sound of acoustic...
- – Muddy Waters – (I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
- – Little Walter – Juke
- – Howlin’ Wolf – Smokestack Lightnin’
- – Chuck Berry – Maybellene
- – Lowell Fulson – Reconsider Baby
- – Etta James – At Last
- – The Moonglows – Sincerely
- – Ramsey Lewis Trio – The “In” Crowd
- – Fontella Bass – Rescue Me
- – Tommy Tucker – High Heel Sneakers
- – Buddy Guy – First Time I Met the Blues
- – Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats – Rocket 88
- – Chuck Berry – Johnny B. Goode
- – John Lee Hooker – Ground Hog Blues
- – Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley
- – Billy Stewart – I Do Love You
- – The Dells – Stay in My Corner
- – Etta James – All the Way Down
- – Little Walter – Crazy Mixed Up World
- – Muddy Waters – Rollin’ Stone
- – Otis Rush – So Many Roads, So Many Trains
- – Sonny Boy Williamson – Don’t Start Me To Talkin’
- – Jimmy Rogers – That’s All Right
- – Howlin’ Wolf – Spoonful
- – Gene Ammons – My Foolish Heart
- 1. – Muddy Waters – (I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
- 2. – Little Walter – Juke
- 3. – Howlin’ Wolf – Smokestack Lightnin’
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- 2×LP 8803389£36.99In stockAdd to Bag
Brian Eno & Beatie WolfeLiminalVerve
Following Luminal and Lateral, artist-activists Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe present their third collaboration, Liminal. Conceived as a bridge between its...
- LP 7832961£31.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD 7870746£19.99In stockAdd to Bag
Antonio Carlos JobimThe Composer Of Desafinado PlaysVerve
Recorded in 1963, The Composer of Desafinado Plays documents the beginning of what would become a long-term creative relationship between Jobim and arranger...
- LP 7817988£27.99In stockAdd to Bag
Jimmy SmithHoochie Coochie Man (1966)Verve
USA original gatefold copy . Produced by Creed Taylor. Smokin!
- Original LP£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA vinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Jimmy SmithRoot DownVerve
Root Down was Hammond B-3 jazz legend Jimmy Smith's 1972 live album for Verve. Recorded in Los Angeles in 1972, it features a young band that were very...
- – Root Down (And Get It)
- 4. – Root Down (And Get It)
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- LP (180 gram) 6562738£31.99Part of Verve's 'Acoustic Sounds' Series.In stockAdd to Bag
Roland KirkWe Free Kings (1961)Verve
Tough hyper-swinging tunes such as "Three For the Festival" and 'We Free Kings". Brilliant, innovative and unique.
- New LP (180g) 7581300£31.99Acoustic Sounds SeriesIn stockAdd to Bag
- CD 9786300372962£14.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Astrud GilbertoLook To The Rainbow (1966)Verve
Fantastic Brazil meets jazz bossa, aranged and conducted by Gil Evans. Killer version of Berimbau (with Dom Um Romao playing one!)
- Original LP£30.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Canadian vinylSold out Notify me when in stock
- LP (180 gram) 5849206£34.99In stockAdd to Bag
João DonatoA Bad Donato (Verve By Request)Verve
On this 1970 album recorded in Los Angeles, Donato departs from his Brazilian bossa nova roots, incorporating an eclectic, and electric, mix of funk, fusion...
- – The Frog
- – Lunar Tune
- 1. – The Frog
- 4. – Lunar Tune
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- LP (180 gram) 5562440£35.00In stockAdd to Bag
Archie SheppKwanza (Verve By Request Series)Verve
These 1969 recordings (released 5 years later) combine Shepp’s free jazz bonafides and a blend of blues and funk through an African lens, all in a big...
- LP (180 gram) 4847618£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
Alice ColtranePtah The El Daoud (1970)Verve
ESSENTIAL deep jazz featuring Pharoah Sanders and Joe Henderson! This is a true classic of spiritual jazz from one of our favourite artists! Recorded...
- – Ptah, The El Daoud
- – Turiya And Ramakrishna
- – Blue Nile
- – Mantra
- 1. – Ptah, The El Daoud
- 2. – Turiya And Ramakrishna
- 3. – Blue Nile
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- New LP (180g) 4599137£28.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD IMP12012£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Roy BrooksBeatVerve
Extremely rare LP from Roy Brooks originally released on Motown's jazz imprint Workshop Jazz label. Original copies cost £100s of pounds - with good reason!
Roy...
- – Homestretch
- – If I Could See Me Now
- – Passin' The Buck
- – Soulin'
- – Soulsphere
- – My Secret Passion
- 1. – Homestretch
- 2. – If I Could See Me Now
- 3. – Passin' The Buck
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- New LP (180g) 4599135£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
Jimmy SmithBashin' (1962)Verve
Jimmy swings his organ across big band arrangements by Oliver Nelson!
- Original LP£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Arthur Prysock The Best Of (1967)Verve
Mint original USA vinyl in once opened shrinkwrap.
- Original LP£12.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original = Original USA Vinyl
100% Guarantee on this and 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 Herbie Mann NonetFlute Brass Vibes & Percussion (1961)Verve
Rare latin jazz. USA original album
- – Dearly Beloved
- 1. – Dearly Beloved
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- Original LP£15.00Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VGOriginal Pre-Owned USA Vinyl, clean vinyl but bit of noise in pressingIn stockAdd to Bag
Jimmy SmithPeter And The Wolf (1966)Verve
With the 'Incredible Jimmy Smith' on organ and arrangements by Oliver Nelson this adaptation of Prokofiev's fairy tale offers a fine jazz interpretation...
- Original LP£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Walter WanderleyCheganca (1966)Verve
Following on from "Rain Forest" and a few months later the bossa organ groove is still going strong on "Agua De Beber", "Voce E Eu" and "Cheganca"!
- Original LP£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Jimmy SmithHobo Flats (1963)Verve
Not only does this 1963 LP pair Jimmy's organ with the creative charts of Oliver Nelson, but also with Zoot Sims, Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland, Milt Hinton...
- Original LP£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Irene ReidRoom For One More (1965 mono)Verve
Arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson.
Original USA vinylVinyl VG+/Sleeve VG+100% SOTU Original Vinyl Guarantee happy or money back!
- Original LP£18.00In stockAdd to Bag
Nina SimoneI Put A Spell On YouVerve
Propelled by a smoldering version of Screamin Jay Hawkins title track as well as tunes by French chanseures Jacques Brel and Charles Aznavour - Nina Simone...
- – I Put A Spell On You
- – Tomorrow Is My Turn
- – Ne Me Quitte Pas
- – Marriage Is For Old Folks
- – July Tree
- – Gimme Some
- – Feeling Good
- – One September Day
- – Blues On Purpose
- – Beautiful Land
- – You've Got To Learn
- – Take Care Of Business
- 1. – I Put A Spell On You
- 2. – Tomorrow Is My Turn
- 3. – Ne Me Quitte Pas
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- New LP (Coloured Vinyl) 8822160£27.99'Blue' coloured vinyl.In stockAdd to Bag
Arthur Prysock Mister Prysock (1967)Verve
Jazz vocalist,
- Original LP£12.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
John ColtraneThe John Coltrane Quartet PlaysVerve
STUNNING NEW 180gm, heavy USA tip-on style gatefold sleeve audiophile reissue!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recorded...
- LP (180 gram) 7581301£36.99In stockAdd to Bag
Gil Scott-Heron And Brian JacksonThe First Minute Of A New Day (1975)Arista
Classic, radical mid-70's album from Gil and The Midnight Band featuring "The Liberation Song", "Ain't No Such Thing As Superman" and the live spoken word/poem...
- Original LP£40.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGTop spine taped. Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA vinylSold out Notify me when in stock
- LP£18.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The ModulationsIt's Rough Out HereMusic On Vinyl
Philly rare groove all-time classic originally on Buddah.
- – Rough Out Here
- – Head On Collision With Heartbreak
- – Love At Last
- – I’ll Always Love You
- – I’m Hopelessly In Love
- – I Can’t Fight Your Love
- – Worth Your Weight In Gold
- – Those Were The Best Days Of My Life
- – Share What You Got, Keep What You Need
- 1. – Rough Out Here
- 2. – Head On Collision With Heartbreak
- 3. – Love At Last
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- New LP (Coloured Vinyl) MOVLP3651C£32.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Ramon MorrisSweet Sister FunkGroove Merchant
Heavyweight classic Jazz album from the tenor sax man Ramon Morris featuring Albert Dailey, Cecil Bridgewater and a great funky production by Sonny Lester...
- – First Come, First Serve
- – Sweet Sister Funk
- – Lord Sideways
- – People Make The World Go Round
- 1. – First Come, First Serve
- 3. – Sweet Sister Funk
- 6. – Lord Sideways
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- LP MRBLP319£24.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD MRBCD319£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Grant GreenThe Final Comedown (1972)Blue Note
Super heavyweight funky Blue Note sound from 72 with guitarist Green recording the soundtrack to this rare black action film. ''Battle Scene" is an enormous...
- Reissue LP bst84415£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Kool And The GangMusic Is The MessageMercury
Classic funk album! Check the title track, 'Funky Granny' and 'Soul Vibrations' - as sampled by J Walk.
- Reissue LP DELT2011£20.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Lou DonaldsonSay it LoudDecca / Blue Note
One of the great Blue Note funk albums from 1969! Features Idris Muhammad on drums and Charles Earland on B3!
- – Say It Loud I'm Black And Proud
- – Snake Bone
- 1. – Say It Loud I'm Black And Proud
- 3. – Snake Bone
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- LP 6514970£27.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Herbie HancockFat Albert Rotunda (1969)Warner Bros.
The definitive funky soul jazz monster! Nuff tunes! Monster, monster, monster funk jazz bomb! Killer late 60s with 'Wiggle-Waggle'.
- – Wiggle-Waggle
- – Fat Mama
- – Oh! Oh! Here He Comes
- – Fat Albert Rotunda
- 1. – Wiggle-Waggle
- 2. – Fat Mama
- 4. – Oh! Oh! Here He Comes
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- New LP (180g) MOVLP2187£29.99In stockAdd to Bag
- Original LP£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned German Vinyl, 1976 thats jazz reissue copyIn stockAdd to Bag
- CD 0093624754022£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Minnie RipertonPerfect Angel (1974)Epic
Superb first solo album on Epic for ex-Rotary Connection singer Minnie Riperton! Produced by Stevie Wonder, it includes the funky rare groove classic "Reasons",...
- – Reasons
- 1. – Reasons
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- Original LP£45.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylSold out Notify me when in stock
Leroy HutsonThe Man! (1973)Curtom
Seminal rare groove debut album from the legendary Leroy Hutson released on Curtis Mayfield's Curtom label in 1973. Killer
- Reissue LP CRTM8020£20.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Odell BrownOdell Brown (1974)Paula Records
Deep independent organ funk jazz from the man who brought us the Organizers on Chess in the late 60s.
- New LP PAU4005£10.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Little RoyalJealous (1972)Trius
A super rare album of heavyweight funk tracks including "Razor Blade", "Soul Train" and 'Panama Red".
- – Razor blade
- 3. – Razor blade
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- Original LP£30.00Vinyl condition: NM-Sleeve condition: NM-Orig. USA vinyl is mint, sealed, opened once in orig. shrinkwrap w/ cutout holeSold out Notify me when in stock
- Reissue LP POLY1145£22.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Clarence Wheeler And The EnforcersDoin What We WannaAtlantic
- – Right On
- 4. – Right On
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- Original LP£20.00Vinyl condition: VG-Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl VG- ONLY has crackles etcSold out Notify me when in stock
Donald ByrdBlack Byrd (1973)Blue Note
Written and produced by Larry Mizell, their first collaboration! It's a classic! Nuff tunes, seriously deep funky heavy 70s jazz monster
- – Flight Time
- 1. – Flight Time
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- Original LP£50.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal = Original USA Viny blue/white Liberty label, some sleeve/spine wearSold out Notify me when in stock
- CD 556021£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock