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LP WWSLP98£34.99
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– BUZZ - Garasumado
– Mami Ayukawa - Sabita Gambler
– Johnny Yoshinaga - The Rain
– Keiko Toda - Fade In
– Koji Kobayashi - Bokura no Date
– Yuko Imai - Hotel Twilight 4.49
– Kumiko Sawada - Your Love’s Away
– Masatoshi Kanno - Day by Day
– Yuji Mitsuya - After Five at Café-Bar
– Fujimaru Band - Paper Machine

1. BUZZ - Garasumado
2. Mami Ayukawa - Sabita Gambler
3. Johnny Yoshinaga - The Rain
4. Keiko Toda - Fade In
5. Koji Kobayashi - Bokura no Date
6. Yuko Imai - Hotel Twilight 4.49
7. Kumiko Sawada - Your Love’s Away
8. Masatoshi Kanno - Day by Day
9. Yuji Mitsuya - After Five at Café-Bar
10. Fujimaru Band - Paper Machine

A selection of superb Japanese funk, boogie and city pop from the King records archive from 1974 to 1988 - selected by the legendary DJ Notoya!

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Weathering: Issue 17 We Jazz

Features aja monet by Ayana Contreras, Azymuth by Ben Lee, Henry Threadgill by Bret Sjerven, Sven-Åke Johansson by Magnus Nygren, Anna Webber by Stewart...

Magazines

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Magazine (300g) WJMAG17£18.99
128 pages, 170 x 240 mm in size and printed on 140g Edixion paper with laminated 300g Invercote covers.
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Ambush (feat. Tito Puente, The Bronx Horns & Mitch Frohman)In The Woods

The Woods All Stars return with an essential Latin jazz session, uniting the great Tito Puente (with his Orchestra and Top Percussion Ensemble), saxophonist/flautist...

Latin Jazz

– Mitch Frohman’s Latin Jazz Quartet - Accents Con Ritmo
– Tito Puente and his Orchestra - Oye Como Va
– The Bronx Horns - Catch the Feeling
– Tito Puente’s Top Percussion Ensemble - Rhumba Abierta 1
– Mitch Frohman’s Latin Jazz Quartet - Cha Cha with the Bronx Horn
– Tito Puente and his Orchestra - Generation del 80
– The Bronx Horns - Mitch’s Mambo
– Tito Puente’s Top Percussion Ensemble - Rhumba Abierta 2

1. – Mitch Frohman’s Latin Jazz Quartet - Accents Con Ritmo
2. – Tito Puente and his Orchestra - Oye Como Va
3. – The Bronx Horns - Catch the Feeling
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Limited clear vinyl edition
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Defected presents House Masters: Frankie Knuckles Volume Two Defected

Defected's House Masters series tribute to Frankie Knuckles is being released as two double LPs, but it could have easily been four or five, such is the...

House Music Compilations

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2×LP HOMAS23LP£30.99
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Dub Confrontation Studio 16

Originally released in 1980 on Third World subsidiary label Live & Love, featuring awesome dub mixes by the then Prince Jammy at King Tubby's. 10 heavyweight...

Roots Dub Reggae

– Ranking Dub
– Jahoviah Dub
– Aggro Dub
– Bitter Dub
– Revenge Dub
– Repatriation Dub
– Chapter Two
– Dreader Dub
– College Dub
– Afrika Dub

1. – Ranking Dub
2. – Jahoviah Dub
3. – Aggro Dub
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LP LAP 12£16.00
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Jazz Dispensary: Green Bullets Concord

Gas, grass, or jazz, nobody rides for free. Jazz Dispensary presents Green Bullets, a new compilation of high-octane funk and fusion-soaked heaters, soundtracking...

Jazz Funk/Soul

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New LP (Coloured Vinyl) 7270831£31.99
RSD Black Friday 2025
'Green Thunder' coloured vinyl.
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From The Basement With Love (feat. Suburban Knight)Detroit Techno Records

Curated straight out of the Detroit Basement, this compilation captures the true spirit of a city that never stopped creating, never stopped fighting,...

Techno

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2×12" DTRV010£32.99
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Daphne Oram: Vari/ations: Ode To Oram Nonclassical

The pioneering electronic sounds of Daphne Oram reimagined by TAAHLIAH, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Marta Salogni, Arushi Jain and others using tapes from Oram's...

Electronic

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LP NONCLSS069£30.99
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Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol II: Deep Heavy & Beautiful Jazz From Japan 1962-1985 180g

After an acclaimed first volume, Japanese jazz expert Yusuke Ogawa continues to explore the phenomenon of Wajazz by diving into the archives of King Records....

Compilations Jazz

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LP 180GHMVLP02£44.99
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Sassy J presents: A Sanctuary Patchwork

Sassy J’s acclaimed A Sanctuary tape mix arrives as a double vinyl release, featuring 18 of the 22 original tracks. All exclusive and previously unreleased...

Electronic Compilations

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2×12" PW03-12£36.99
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Techno Kayo Vol 1: Japanese Techno Pop 1981-1989 Rush Hour

A dancefloor-friendly selection focusing on Japanese proto-techno, electro-pop, and synthpop from the 1980s. Pressed on 45 RPM. Comes with OBI and insert...

Post-Punk/New Wave Electronic

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2×LP RH-STOREJPN13£29.99
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CD RH-STOREJPN13CD£12.99
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Nicola Conte Presents Viaggio Far Out

Following his acclaimed five-part Viagem compilation series celebrating Brazil's forgotten bossa nova and samba jazz, Far Out, Blue Note and Schema recording...

Compilations Brazilian

– Amedeo Tommasi - Brasilia (The Sound)
– Desert - Leaving (Desert)
– Latrudi - Feeling (Teleobiettivo)

1. – Amedeo Tommasi - Brasilia (The Sound)
7. – Desert - Leaving (Desert)
9. – Latrudi - Feeling (Teleobiettivo)
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LP FARO253LP£22.00
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CD FARO253CD£11.00
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Pure Garage 25th Anniversary Special Edition Part 1 Pure Garage Records

The Legacy Continues… Pure Garage is back with an exclusive 25th Anniversary Special Edition, created for the true heads, collectors, and DJs who...

Electronic

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2×12" PUREMMLP3£32.99
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Meditation Dub Hornin' Sounds

Originally released in 1977 on Winston Riley's Techniques label featuring killer dubs to classic Sensations, Johnny Osbourne, Techniques, Cornell Campbell...

Reggae Roots Dub

– Born To Love Dub
– Purify Dub
– Gambling Dub
– In The Mood Dub
– I'll Be Waiting Dub
– Man Of My Word Dub
– Find A Fool Dub
– Fish Mouth Dub
– Marry Me Dub
– Stalag Dub

1. – Born To Love Dub
2. – Purify Dub
3. – Gambling Dub
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LP HS-58£29.00
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Wild Style (Special Edition)Mr. Bongo

Blurring the lines between fiction and documentary, the seminal film Wild Style, directed by Charlie Ahearn and developed alongside Fred Braithwaite aka...

Soundtracks

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New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) MRBLP332£35.99
'Transparent Blue & Orange' coloured vinyl.
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Ghana Special: Highlife Soundway

Seminal sounds from the golden age of Ghanaian music. Highlife, rock, and soul collide and merge with tradition and culture. New styles meet old styles....

Compilations African

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LP SNDW200LP£25.99
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50 Reggae Hits Doctor Bird

At last, Doctor Bird collection presents a second hit-packed collection of feel-good reggae hits from the 1970s! Picking up where the popular 2021 compilation...

Reggae Roots

– Ken Boothe - Everything I Own
– John Holt - Help Me Make It Through The Night
– Susan Cadogan - Hurt So Good
– Paul Davidson - Midnight Rider
– Laurel Aitken - Fattie Bum Bum
– Bruce Ruffin - Candida
– The Pioneers - A Little Bit Of Soap
– Boris Gardiner - You Make Me Feel Brand New
– Nicky Thomas - Lonely For Your Love
– Jackie Edwards - Julie On My Mind

1. – Ken Boothe - Everything I Own
2. – John Holt - Help Me Make It Through The Night
3. – Susan Cadogan - Hurt So Good
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2×CD DB2CD169£17.00
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The World Is But a Place of Survival: Begena Songs from Ethiopia Death Is Not The End

The begena is a large ten-stringed lyre which is part of the traditional Amharic heritage of Ethiopia. The Amharas, who have long formed the politically...

Compilations African

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LP DEATH090LP£30.99
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IF Music presents: You Need This - World Jazz Grooves Volume 2 (Compiled by Jean-Claude & Victor Kiswell)BBE

The collaboration between BBE Music and If Music continues with another excellent compilation in the ongoing If Music Presents series with this 2nd volume...

Jazz Compilations

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2×LP BBE585CLP£29.99
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CD BBE585CCD£14.99
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Safe In My Garden - American Pop In The Shadows 1967-1972 Ace

Peace and love in late 60s America did not come without parallel feelings of fear and confusion about the social situation – specifically about Vietnam....

Rock Compilations

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2×LP XXQLP2 162£28.99
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The Other Side : A Journey into Women, Art and the Spirit World

In an illuminating blend of memoir and art history, The Other Side explores the lives and work of a group of extraordinary women artists. From the twelfth-century...

Books

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Jon Savage's 1986-1990 Rollin' Under The Melody Ace

As we’ve come to expect from Ace’s much-admired series of Jon Savage-curated two CD collections, this new – and sadly final – volume is a multi-genre...

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2×CD CDTOP2 1665£22.99
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Revolutionary Letters

By turns a handbook of countercultural living, a manual for street protest, and a feminist broadside against the repressive state apparatus, Revolutionary...

Books

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Joropop: Psych-Pop & Folk In Venezuela 1968-1976 Munster

Welcome to a kaleidoscopic picnic where you can feast on a music scene that was rich, sparkling, multi-colored, ground-breaking and it'll blow your mind....

Compilations Rock Folk Pop

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LP MR487£27.99
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Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy presents 'Balearic Breakfast' Volume 4

“There are curators, and then there's Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy.” - Resident Advisor The sun has finally come out. It’s the first time something...

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2×LP HVNLP237£32.99
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The Down Town Albums Collection Doctor Bird

Now, at long last, all four of these historically important albums have been gathered onto this superb two-disc set, with all but “Blow Your Horn”...

Reggae Ska and rocksteady

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2×CD DBCDD-020£16.00
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King Street Sounds Sampler Vol. 4 (feat. Mike Delgado, 95 North & more)King Street Sounds

King Street Sounds are back again with their fourth installment in the King Street Sounds Sampler Series. This release unearths four classics from house...

House Music

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12" EP KSSV006£14.99
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Covers Jazz Room Records

Jazz Room Head Honcho Paul Murphy kept hearing all these fab versions of some of his favourite tunes.He couldn't release them all, a year is just not long...

Jazz

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New 2×LP JAZZR045£36.99
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Talking to Women

In 1964, Nell Dunn spoke to nine of her friends over a bottle of wine about men, sex, work, money, babies, freedom and love. The Pop Artist Pauline Boty...

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2015 – 2025 Les Disques Bongo Joe: 10 Years of Sonic Explorations Bongo Joe

Since 2015, Les Disques Bongo Joe have been exploring musical margins with passion and precision — from rare reissues to bold local projects and...

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New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) BJR10YLP£31.99
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CD BJR10YCD£16.99
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Unlock Your Mind With Morning Glory – Compiled by James Endeacott Two-Piers

Crate digger and music enthusiast James Endeacott compiles ‘Unlock Your Mind With Morning Glory’ for Two-Piers Records – A glorious heady mix of...

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New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) BN15LPX£41.99
'Sunbeam Orange' coloured vinyl.
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Nova Scotia House : A Novel

Nova Scotia House takes us to the heart of a relationship, a community and an era. It is both a love story and a lament; bearing witness to the enduring...

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Party Time - The Sunshot Singles 1974 Doctor Bird

• Most tracks new to CD. • Includes numerous major Jamaican hits. • Features some of reggae’s biggest stars. During the first half of the 1970s,...

Reggae Roots

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2×CD DB2CD166£17.00
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Maniacs On Wheels!!! A Collection Of Manic Biker Movie Themes Go Fuzz! Records

Vinyl LP pressing. Manic fuzzed out instrumentals, mind blowing high-energy rock´n’roll, mysterious exotica, and more in this wild compilation of ass-kicking...

Rock

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LP GFR 09£23.99
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Night City Life II Spacetalk Records

Much has changed for Ilan Pdahtzur since the release of his Night City Life compilation six years ago. Back then, he was a little-known record collector...

Electronic Disco

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LP STLKLP010£32.99
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Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)UME/ABKCO

2025 marks the 15th anniversary of 2010's comedy film Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, co-written, produced and directed by Edgar Wright, based on the graphic...

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New LP (Coloured Vinyl) 7103431£36.99
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Other Releases on Wewantsounds

Hitomi Penny Tohyama Tokyo Funk Diva 1981-1988 Wewantsounds

While a celebrated and well-known voice in her native Japan throughout the 1980s, the work of Hitomi 'Penny' Tohyama is pretty much unknown elsewhere in...

Disco

– Love Is The Competition
– Brand-New Day
– SFO-Oakland
– Wanna Kiss
– Instant Polaroid
– Sexy Robot
– Call Me
– Teardrops Romance
– Exotic Yokogao
– I Love You Shika Omoitsukanai

1. – Love Is The Competition
2. – Brand-New Day
3. – SFO-Oakland
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CD WWSCD112£18.99
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Charles Kynard Woga Wewantsounds

Wewantsounds is delighted to reissue Charles Kynard's 1972 cult classic Woga, recorded in Los Angeles for Mainstream Records and featuring top-tier musicians...

Jazz Funk/Soul

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New LP WWSLP107£35.99
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Meiko Kaji やどかり = Yadokari Wewantsounds

Meiko Kaji's third album sees her deepening the atmospheric world of cinematic pop she became known for, with her music garnering the same iconic status...

Funk/Soul Rock

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LP WWSLP 94£40.99
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Ryuichi Sakamoto Coda Wewantsounds

Ryuichi Sakamoto's classic, issued in Japan in 1983 as a solo piano version of the "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" soundtrack. The album, which was never...

Electronic

– Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
– Batavia
– Germination
– A Hearty Breakfast
– Before The War
– The Seed And The Sower
– A Brief Encounter
– Ride Ride Ride
– The Fight
– Dismissed! / Assembly
– Beyond Reason
– Sowing The Seed
– Last Regrets
– The Seed
– Japan
– Coda

1. – Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
2. – Batavia
3. – Germination
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LP WWSLP92£34.99
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Black Artist Group For Peace And Liberty, In Paris Dec 1972 Wewantsounds

The Black Artist Group (BAG) was founded in St Louis, USA, in 1968 to promote local artists from the burgeoning Black Arts movement, including musicians,...

Jazz

– For Peace and Liberty Part 1
– For Peace and Liberty Part 2
– For Peace and Liberty Part 3
– For Peace and Liberty Part 4
– For Peace and Liberty Part 5
– For Peace and Liberty Part 6

1. – For Peace and Liberty Part 1
2. – For Peace and Liberty Part 2
3. – For Peace and Liberty Part 3
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LP WWSLP91£36.99
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Luther Thomas Human Arts Ensemble Funky Donkey Vol. 1 Wewantsounds

Jazz doesn't come much more wildy expressive, idiosyncratic, off the cuff, challenging and dense that this album from 1977. The Human Arts Ensemble came...

Jazz

– Funky Donkey
– Una New York

1. – Funky Donkey
2. – Una New York
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LP WWSLP85£35.00
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Harold Land Damisi Wewantsounds

Featuring Buster Williams (bass), Ndugu (drums), Bill Henderson (keys) and Oscar Breashear (trumpet) the album was recorded at a crucial time when Land...

Jazz

– Step Right Up To The Bottom
– In The Back, In The Corner, In The Dark
– Pakistan
– Chocolate Mess
– Damisi

1. – Step Right Up To The Bottom
2. – In The Back, In The Corner, In The Dark
3. – Pakistan
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LP WWSLP75£36.00
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Stomu Yamash'ta and The Horizon Sunrise From West Sea Wewantsounds

Stomu Yamash'ta's highly sought-after album originally released in 1971 and has never been reissued since. Recorded live at Yamaha Hall in Tokyo on April...

Jazz

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LP WWSLP59£25.00
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Alice Clark Alice Clark Wewantsounds

When it comes to legendary albums, very few can match the cult status achieved on the international jazz and funk scene, by Alice Clark's eponymous album,...

Funk/Soul