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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
Soul JamaicaFeat. Alton Ellis, Jackie Mittoo, The Heptones, Sound Dimension and more!Soul Jazz Records
Bobby HutchersonMontaraBlue Note
Alfa MistRouletteSekito
Sven WunderDaybreakPiano Piano Records
Winston Matthews / The PurpleitesSun Is Shining / The Pressure Is OnStudio One
Roy Ayers UbiquityChange Up The GrooveVampisoul
Latin Fire!Tropical Dance Music from Discos Fuentes, Colombia 1956-83Cumbia-Salsa-Afro-FunkSoul Jazz Records
Ashanti Selah & Joe AriwaLive Up RightAriwa
URThe Final FrontierUnderground Resistance
Tony Benjamin / Mad ProfessorTrod OnAriwa
Ze IbarraAFIMMr Bongo
Prince And The RevolutionAround The World In A DayWarner
LeilaCourtesy of Choice ۲۵ … asides and besidesXL Recordings
Nightmares On WaxEcho45 Sound SystemWarp
TroubadoursEverything Is Being Recorded All The TimeFew Crackles
Joseph KamaruHeavy CombinationDisciples
ZopelarPrimal Vision EPForbidden Dance
I Am An InstrumentReceiveand another and
Cal TjaderRitmo CalienteDescarga!
Peven Everett & InkswelStrongerInner Tribe Records
Spinal TapThe End ContinuesInterscope Records
GorillazThe MountainKong
Terry CallierThe New Folk Sound of Terry CallierConcord
AirThe Virgin Suicides ReduxAircheology
Armand Hammer & The AlchemistHaramBackwoodz Studioz / Rhymesayers
Armand Hammer & The AlchemistMercyBackwoodz Studioz / Rhymesayers
Mr. GMy Friends EPPhoenix G.
AshraNew Age Of EarthProper Records
Los ZherosPsychedelic Cumbia PartyVampisoul
- LP (180 gram) 7520777£36.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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- 1. Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)
- 2. It Might As Well Be Spring
- 3. Eu E Voce
- 4. Summertime
- 5. Six, Nix, Quix-Flix
- 6. Only Trust Your Heart
- 7. The Singing Song
- 8. The Telephone Song
- 9. One Note Samba (Samba De Uma Noto So)
- 10. Here's That Rainy Day
Stan Getz with Astrud Gilberto doing their Bossa Nova thang live in New York, 1964. Original USA vinyl in orig. 1964 shrinkwrap!
Wes MontgomeryTequila (1966)Verve
Original USA vinyl
- Original LP£30.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Jimmy SmithHoochie Coochie Man (1966)Verve
USA original gatefold copy . Produced by Creed Taylor. Smokin!
- Original LP£20.00Vinyl 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£36.99Part of Verve's 'Acoustic Sounds' Series.In stockAdd to Bag
The Eddie Fisher QuintetThe Third CupVerve
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...
- LP (180 gram) 5849225£34.99In stockAdd to Bag
Tony ScottMusic For Zen Meditation And Other Joys (Verve by Request)Verve
Mostly improvised by clarinettist Scott, backed by Hozan Yamamoto and Shinichi Yuize - on the Japanese instruments shakuhachi and koto - this 1964 album...
- LP (180 gram) 5849230£34.99In stockAdd to Bag
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!)
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- 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
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
- View full info and tracklisting
- New LP (180g) 4599135£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
Willie BoboFeelin' So Good (1966)Verve
Excellent 60s latin jazz and boogaloo.
- Original LP£40.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned 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
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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"!
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Gary McFarlandSoft Samba Strings (1967)Verve
Original copy, 1967 album. USA gatefold vinyl.
- Original LP£25.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Stan Getz Sweet Rain (1967) Verve
Recorded with Ron Carter, Grady Tate and Chick Corea. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's and produced by Creed Taylor. Killer - check the opening track, Litha...
- – Sweet Rain
- 3. – Sweet Rain
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- LP 6512469£36.99Acousitic SoundsIn 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
Clara WardHang Your Tears Out To Dry (1966)Verve
- – Hang Your Tears Out To Dry
- – Tumbling Tumbleweeds
- – Keep On Searchin'
- – The Right Direction
- – Tear It Down
- 2. – Hang Your Tears Out To Dry
- 4. – Tumbling Tumbleweeds
- 7. – Keep On Searchin'
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- Original LP£30.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Walter WanderleyBatucada (1967)Verve
- – Batucada (The Beat)
- – Os Grilos (The Crickets Sing For Anamaria)
- 3. – Batucada (The Beat)
- 5. – Os Grilos (The Crickets Sing For Anamaria)
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- Original LP£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
John ColtraneThe John Coltrane Quartet PlaysVerve
Recorded in two sessions just a few months after working on A Love Supreme, this album makes for a perfect introduction to Coltrane’s final period as...
- LP 7581301£36.99In stockAdd to Bag
Can You Dig It ?The Music and Politics of Black Action Films 1968 - 75Soul Jazz Records
''Can You Dig It?' is as definitive as it gets, and treats its subject seriously, lovingly and with an attention to detail that makes it a necessary purchase....
- Roy Ayers – Coffy Is The Color
- Gene Page – Blacula
- Johnny Pate – Shaft In Africa
- Willie Hutch – Brother's Gonna Work It Out
- Don Costa – Charley - Main Theme
- Marvin Gaye – 'T' Plays It Cool
- Bobby Womack – Across 110th Street
- J.J. Johnson – Willie Chase
- James Brown – Down And Out In New York City
- Quincy Jones – They Call Me MISTER Tibbs
- Martha Reeves and J.J. Johnson – Keep On Movin' On
- Dennis Coffey – Theme From Black Belt Jones
- Curtis Mayfield – Freddie's Dead
- The Blackbyrds – Wilford's Gone
- Willie Hutch – Theme Of Foxy Brown
- Isaac Hayes – Run Fay Run
- Isaac Hayes – Shaft
- Curtis Mayfield – Pusherman
- Joe Simon – Theme From Cleopatra Jones
- Johnny Pate – You Can't Even Walk In The Park
- Brer Soul and Earth, Wind and Fire – Sweetback's Theme
- James Brown – Make It Good To Yourself
- Isaac Hayes – Pursuit Of The Pimpmobile
- Grant Green – Travelling To Get To Doc
- Booker T and the MG's – Time Is Tight
- Roy Ayers – Aragon
- Edwin Starr – Easin' In
- Gordon Staples and The String Thing – Strung Out
- Nat Dove and The Devils – Zombie March
- The Impressions – Make A Resolution
- Solomon Burke and Gene Page – The Bus
- Jack Ashford – Las Vegas Strut
- Don Julian – Lay It On Your Head
- Galt MacDermot – Ed and Digger
- 1. Roy Ayers – Coffy Is The Color
- 2. Gene Page – Blacula
- 3. Johnny Pate – Shaft In Africa
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×CD SJRCD214£12.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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GirlieLawd Doctor / Big Fight In HellBlack Butcher Classics
Girlie & Laurel doing their thing for the skinheads in 1969, limited repress of 500.
- Girlie – Lawd Doctor
- Laurel Aitken – Big Fight In Hell
- 1. Girlie – Lawd Doctor
- 2. Laurel Aitken – Big Fight In Hell
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- 7" BBC 020£8.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Laurel AitkenScandal In Brixton Market / Soul JerkerBlack Butcher Classics
Two early reggae nuggets from Laurel Aitken, limited repress of 500.
- Laurel Aitken – Scandal In Brixton Market
- Girlie – Soul Jerker
- 1. Laurel Aitken – Scandal In Brixton Market
- 2. Girlie – Soul Jerker
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- 7" BBC 019£7.49Out of stock Notify me when in stock
VariousBlue Break Beats Volume TwoBlue Note
Second part in the killer compilation series from Blue Note exploring the jazz break beats that inspired hip hop artists!
- 2×LP 5370937£21.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Lee FieldsProblemsTruth & Soul
Long overdue re-issue of this super groovy classic from Lee Fields packaged in a heavy thick gafefold card sleeve!!The sonic palette of this record reaches...
- – problems
- – the right thing
- – bad trip
- – honey dove
- 1. – problems
- 2. – the right thing
- 4. – bad trip
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The Skatalites: Independence Ska and The Far East SoundSoul Jazz Records
Fantastic new collection of rare and classic killer ska from the legendary Skatalites, one of the most important groups in the history of Reggae.This...
- The Skatalites – Guns Of Navarone
- The Skatalites – Christine Keeler
- The Skatalites – El Pussy Cat Ska
- Dizzy Johnny and The Studio One Orchestra – Sudden Destruction
- Roland Alphonso – Scambalena
- The Wailers – Tell Them Lord
- Don Drummond and The Skatalites – Russian Ska Fever
- Roland Alphonso and The Skatalites – Independent Anniversary Ska (I Should Have Known Better)
- Bongoman Byfield and The Skatalites – Marcus Garvey
- Don Drummond and Roland Alphonso – Heaven and Earth
- Bongoman Byfield and The Skatalites – Jack Ruby Is Bound To Die
- Don Drummond and The Skatalites – Further East (aka Trolley Song)
- The Skatalites – Beardsman Ska
- Don Drummond and The Skatalites – Surplus
- The Skatalites – Fidel Castro
- Tommy McCook and The Skatalites – Suavito
- Don Drummond and The Skatalites – Coolie Boy
- Tommy McCook – Adam's Apple (Don't Bother Me No More)
- Tommy McCook and The Skatalites – Full Dread
- The Skatalites – King Solomon
- 1. The Skatalites – Guns Of Navarone
- 2. The Skatalites – Christine Keeler
- 3. The Skatalites – El Pussy Cat Ska
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- 2xLP + Download Code SJRLP375£28.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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VariousBlue Break Beats Volume ThreeBlue Note
Volume 3 of the absolutely killer compilation series from Blue Note's including some of their finest releases. These were the jazz break beats that...
- 2×LP 5370940£21.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Lee FieldsMy WorldTruth & Soul
Lee Fields is a bona-fide, 100%, unadulterated, pure, gut-bucket soul singer. While the crate-digging funk and soul community bestowed "legendary" status...
- – Do you love me (like you say you do)
- – honey dove
- – money is king
- 1. – Do you love me (like you say you do)
- 3. – honey dove
- 4. – money is king
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Dave BarkerDouble HeavySpade
Two early DJ versions over the great "Shocks Of Mighty" riddim.
- – Double Heavy
- – Johnny Dollar (Aka Quiet Place)
- 1. – Double Heavy
- 2. – Johnny Dollar (Aka Quiet Place)
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- 7" RF183£10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Sha La DasLove In The WindDaptone
Debut album from american soul and r&b band, The Sha La Das. Eleven breezy soul tunes, each a tender-voiced delight delivered with absolute conviction...
- – Open My Eyes
- – Just For A Minute
- – Summer Breeze
- – Okay My Love
- – Sha La Da La La (Christmas Time)
- – Those Years Are Over
- – Do What
- – Carnival
- – You Never Know Whether
- – It's You
- – Love in the Wind
- 1. – Open My Eyes
- 2. – Just For A Minute
- 3. – Summer Breeze
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ImperialsYoung LoveSpade
Another great early reggae song, produced by Ranny "Bop" Williams in a session for Harry Robinson, done with the Hippy Boys at Studio One. Comes with the...
- – Young Love
- – Carib Special
- 1. – Young Love
- 2. – Carib Special
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Ennio MorriconeMorricone SegretoDecca
**The hidden, dark-tinged and psychedelic side of the maestro!**
This collection, featuring 7 previously unreleased tracks, explores what is possibly...
- – Vie-Ni (alt. take)
- – Vita e Malavita
- – Tette e Antenne, Tetti e Gonne
- – Patrizia (alt. take – con voci)
- – Psychedelic Mood
- – Jukebox Psychédélique
- – Fondati Timori
- – Non Può Essere Vero
- – Eat It (versione singolo)
- – Nascosta nell’Ombra
- – Beat per Quattro Ruote
- – Stark System (Rock)
- – Il Clan dei Siciliani (Tema n. 5)
- – Ore 22
- 1. – Vie-Ni (alt. take)
- 3. – Vita e Malavita
- 4. – Tette e Antenne, Tetti e Gonne
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- 2×LP 3521870£32.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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Kenny DopeRoller Boogie 80'sDope001
Killer rare groove and 80's boogie mix from the dope man!
Recommended!!
- CD DOPE001£8.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The EthiopiansWell RedJ.J.
Superb uptempo 1969 cut from The Ethiopians with instrumental on the flip, both JJ records nice presses.
- The Ethiopians – Well Red
- JJ Allstars – Mango Tree
- 1. The Ethiopians – Well Red
- 2. JJ Allstars – Mango Tree
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- 7" JJ11£10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
AntibalasFu ChroniclesDaptone
Six lengthy, powerful and energetic tunes make up this superb album from US' finest pioneers of the contemporary Afrobeat groove - Antibalas!
- – Amenawon
- – Lai Lai
- – MTTT Pt . 1 & 2
- – Fight Am Finish
- – Koto
- – Fist Of Flowers
- 1. – Amenawon
- 2. – Lai Lai
- 3. – MTTT Pt . 1 & 2
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- LP DAP-060LP£18.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD DAP-060CD£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Esther Phillips W/BeckWhat A Diff'rence A Day Makes (1975)Kudu
Stellar CTI, Creed Taylor production, arranged by and featuring guitarist Joe Beck, that gave Esther her biggest hit, the discotastic title track, but...
- – What a diff'rence a day makes
- – Mister magic
- 2. – What a diff'rence a day makes
- 3. – Mister magic
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- Original LP£12.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Derrick Morgan & Desmond DekkerDo The Beng BengHop
This is Derricks invitation to do the new dance in 1968 called "Shing-A-Ling". The Dekker brothers, Desmond and George, doing the harmonies on "Do The...
- Derrick Morgan & Desmond Dekker – Do The Beng Beng
- Beverley All Stars – Express
- 1. Derrick Morgan & Desmond Dekker – Do The Beng Beng
- 2. Beverley All Stars – Express
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- 7"£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
New Orleans SoulSoul Jazz Records
For more than ten years Soul Jazz Records have been exploring and documenting the sound of New Orleans Funk. Now we turn their attention to the flipside...
- Robert Parker – Caught You In A Lie
- Willie Tee – First Taste Of Hurt
- Curley Moore – Don't Pity Me
- Lionel Robinson – Steppin' Out
- Irma Thomas – What's So Wrong With You Loving Me
- Aaron Neville – You Can Give But You Can't Take
- Maurice Williams – Being Without You
- Jean Knight – What One Man Won't Do Another Man Will
- Eldridge Holmes – Worried Over You
- Barbara West – Congratulations Baby
- Ernie K Doe – Back Street Lover
- Betty Harris – I Don't Wanna Hear It
- Aaron Neville – She's On My Mind
- Irma Thomas – She'll Never Be Your Wife
- Eldridge Holmes – Lovely Woman
- Jimmy Hicks – Tell Her That I Love You
- Diamond Joe – The ABC Song
- Eldridge Holmes – Gone, Gone, Gone
- Francine King – Two Fools
- Eddie Bo – Don't Turn Me Loose
- Aaron Neville – A Hard Nut To Crack
- Inell Young – I've Never Considered
- 1. Robert Parker – Caught You In A Lie
- 2. Willie Tee – First Taste Of Hurt
- 3. Curley Moore – Don't Pity Me
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The Salsoul OrchestraNice 'N' Naasty (1976)Salsoul
Killer funky disco produced by Vince Montana on Salsoul, 1976. USA gatefold original.
- – Nice 'N' Naasty
- – Nightcrawler
- 2. – Nice 'N' Naasty
- 4. – Nightcrawler
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£12.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original = USA Vinyl
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SelectorsStay On The TrackSpade
The Selectors "Stay On The Track" sounds like a Treasure Isle production and in fact Ranny Williams was one of Duke Reid's main arranger in 1968/1969 until...
- Selectors – Stay On The Track
- Patricia Edwards – Darling Remember
- 1. Selectors – Stay On The Track
- 2. Patricia Edwards – Darling Remember
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