Hot Shots Of Reggae is an recording on which a bunch of popular reggae songs are brought together. The album includes the Maytals' hit Monkey Man, the sparkling So Much Love by Joe White and the fine rythms of Ken Boothe's Freedom Street.
Welcome to Volume 8 of the Mr Bongo Record Club series, our in-house curated compilations that give us a chance to share some of our favourite tracks,...
Spread over the three records, Volume One collects twelve of Defected's most established and sought after releases. Featuring arguably 'the' Defected anthem;...
Also spread over three records Volume Two collects twelve of Defected's most established and sought after releases. Featuring Dennis Ferrer's anthem 'Hey...
A collection of hit songs released at the time of the TV anime Dragon Ball broadcast, including rare insert songs, reissued on clear orange vinyl. It is...
Kaiso Power: Sound Revolution in Trinidad 1970-1980 is a collection of rare jazz, calypso and percussive gems from Trinidad and Tobago from the revolutionary...
Featuring productions from Dennis Ferrer, Mood II Swing, Studio Apartment and Blaze & Palmer Brown, the release highlights the soulful, vocal-led house...
Once Upon a Time...The Tarantino Sound Vol. 2 , following its homonymous Vol. 1, gathers 23 additional songs from the distinctive cinematic universe that...
Having previously worked with Wewantsounds on two earlier compilations (Tokyo Bliss and Funk Tide), Japanese digger DJ Notoya is back with a fresh set...
Antal, founder of the Amsterdam-based Rush Hour Records & Store, curates a personal selection from the historic Timeless Jazz label Featuring tracks by...
Norm Talley's Upstairs Asylum is a contemporary Detroit house favourite. This latest 12" is an update of what's going on in the Motor City right now, with...
Recorded in northwest Namibia, this first document of Himba music arrives with a certain unease built into its premise, an attempt to shift attention away...
Jacklyn records is famed among soul record collectors thanks to three great Darrow Fletcher 45s issued on the label in the mid-60s. The imprint was owned...
"Freedom Sounds Redemption Dub" album from Archive Recordings featuring 1st takes & unreleased dubs originally recorded in the late 70s by producer Bertram...
Delsin is pleased to announce an extensive compilation series combing through the catalogue of landmark Dutch techno label Djax-Up-Beats. The series, curated...
So what is Sweet Soul? Maybe the sweet spot between lowrider and symphonic soul? Lush yet vibrant pro- duction, seemingly wrapped in audible silk, sure...
Between 1978 and 1988 European disco producers changed the face of pop music forever, creating a golden era outside the gaze of the US and UK pop chartsKano,...
Shabaka by Tina Edwards, Booker Stardrum by Clifford Allen, Aurora Nealand by Bennett Kirschner, Jazz Now Jazz by Rui Miguel Abreu, The Space Book by Patrick...
DKR say..Following our well received "Prince Philip Presents..." 2LP compilation, here's a lovely overview of the second phase of Philip's career, as...
A collection of fourteen digital reggae, deep roots and dub rarities from the Nigerian underground, spotlighting a time when Jamaican reggae entwined with...
Over the past half century cannabis has provided a major source of inspiration for many Jamaican music-makers, as reflected in the sheer volume of tracks...
Over the decades, Numero has excavated a metric ton of recordings from the depths of Detroit. From all manner of mini Motowns we've uncovered soul, R&B,...
Wewantsounds is delighted to release Ayam El Disco, a new selection of Egyptian 1980s disco and boogie cassette tracks curated by Egyptian DJ Disco Arabesquo,...
DJ Amir takes another deep dive into the back catalogue of Detroit's legendary Strata Records to curate a 2nd volume in his Strata Records – The Sound...
A personal and powerful essay from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun. ‘I would like to ask that...
'Freestyle Rewind' brings 1980s Latin-infused dancefloor vibes back to the fore by gathering some of the era's most defining hits. From Information Society's...
Italian DJ and curator Volcov has spent decades tracing the connective tissue between jazz, house and broken beat, and this latest collection feels like...
Kalita Records proudly return to the vaults of South Africa’s trailblazing Music Team label to present five essential, long-lost disco and boogie gems....
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...
'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' sparked a 21st-century cultural renaissance. The soundtrack, which is certified 8 times platinum by the RIAA, reintroduced...
Two Piers release the second in their ‘Presents’ compilation series with Steve Mason (Beta Band, King Biscuit Time) stepping up to the curation table...
– Roland Bocquet - Fête
– Alice Swoboda - think it’s Time (You Were Mine)
– Mary Love - Lay this Burden Down
– Stoney and Meatloaf - What You See is What You Get
– Alan Price - Left over People
– Bobby Conn - Never Get Ahead
– The Snivelling Shits - Terminal Stupid
– Sailor - A Glass of Champagne
– Supersempfft - I See Stars
– Demis Roussos - I Dig You
– Ron Rogers - YaYa (Nelue Rework Mutant Disco Edit)
– The Staple Singers - Slippery People (Club Version)
– Alfie Davison - Love Is a Serious Business
– Andre Willliams / Velvet Hammer - Happy (Is My Life)
– Bobby Garrett - My Little Girl
– Flash and the Pan - Waiting for a Train
– Bell X1 - Flame (Chicken Lips Version)
– Method Man - Release Yo’Delf (Prodigy Remix)
– Aaron Carl - Hateful
– St. Germain - Rose Rouge
– Big Hard Excellent Fish - Imperfect List Pt.1
– Rene Halkett / David Jay - Nothing
1. – Roland Bocquet - Fête
2. – Alice Swoboda - think it’s Time (You Were Mine)
The first time on any format for Pier Paolo Pasolini's controversial 1975 vision of the Marquis De Sade's 120 Days Of Sodom, featuring beautiful and discordant...
A wicked rocksteady compilation originally released in 1968 on 'Pink' Island featuring the cream of Jamaica's artists of the time The Wailers, Delroy Wilson,...
Antal, founder of the Amsterdam-based Rush Hour Records & Store, curates a personal selection from the historic Timeless Jazz label Featuring tracks by...
Jamaican singer born in Clarendon, Jamaica on June 27, 1956. At age seven, he started singing backup for a local ska harmony duo called The Clarendonians...
180 gram audiophile vinyl. Expanded edition. First time on vinyl. Exclusive liner notes by Laurence Cane-Honeysett. As 1978 drew to a close, an exciting...
By Inheritance is the third studio album by Danish thrash metal band Artillery and was released in 1990. standouts tracks: "Beneath the Clay (R.I.P.)"...
Few Jamaican music makers have demonstrated greater versatility or proficiency than Lloyd Charmers, who first made his name on the Jamaican music scene...
“Beyond a Dream” is a live jazz album by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders and drummer Norman Connors, recorded on July 22, 1978, at the Montreux Jazz Festival...
“Return of the Giant Slits” is the second studio album by the English punk band The Slits, released in October 1981 by CBS Records.This album marked...
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes played & recorded for a few decades, but the musical highlight of their career must have been when Teddy Pendergrass joined...
Irma Thomas, born Irma Lee and widely celebrated as the Soul Queen of New Orleans, is a Grammy-nominated artist who recorded her first single in 1959....
I’ll Be Your Rainbow is the only recorded album by classic soul singer Bobby Wilson. Originally released in 1975, the album is a perfect blend of the...
Freddie Hubbard’s fifth studio album released on Creed Taylor’s CTI label.The album features Hubbard alongside an ensemble that includes Junior Cook...
La Cuna is one of the best moves in producer Taylor Creed’s career, bringing together Ray Barretto, Tito Puento (Timbales) and Joe Farrell (Tenor & Soprano...
Let’s Get It On is the 7th album of reggae pioneer Ken Boothe . The album is produced by Lloyd Charmers and is originally released by Trojan Records...
Ken Boothe released his album Blood Brothers in 1976 but was picked up by Trojan Records two years later to be distributed internationally. The album features...
Two years after their formation, the English power pop band The Only Ones released their self-titled debut album in 1978. Led by the raffish and slightly...
Sugar Minott was a Jamaican reggae star who was a pioneer of the dancehall style. Minott was a producer, label head, and sound system operator. He collaborated...
Originally released on Talking Loud in 1998, this was Callier's comeback after his seminal early 1970s Chess/Cadet releases which had attained cult status...
Carter Jefferson was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who first made name for himself as member of Woody Shaw's first working quintet. As a sideman,...
Pharoah "Farrell" Sanders was a leading figure in the world of jazz and his tenor saxophone playing earned him a legendary status among jazz circles.This...
Pharoah Sanders' Moon Child was released in 1990 and bookended a decade of musical soul searching for Sanders.The record was co-written with Horace Silver,...
Cut from the original analogue master tapes by Kevin Gray. Features the hit single: “Soul Dressing". Throughout their history, Booker T. & The MG's racked...
Released in 1966, 'And Now!...Booker T. & The MG's' contains a selection of 12 instrumental songs recorded to perfection. More Memphis Soul classics...
Second album from the group and the one that launched them to stardom. Includes the hits "Waterfalls", "Creep" and "Diggin' On You". Features cameos from...
Their most famous hardcore rap album - featuring the hits "Insane In The Brain" and "When The Sh-- Goes Down". 180g vinyl reissue features never-before-available...
Originally released in 1974 on Wild Flower records in Jamaica. This was guitarist Willie Lindo's debut album. Featuring 10 tracks of reggae instrumentals...
Glen and Daves ‘Wake up to reality’ is an early plea for Jamaicans to get along and live together. The song is underpinned by the thumping Nyabinghi...
KC White has recorded Gregory Isaacs "Man No Dead" on different riddims, here is his first version, recorded in 1972 at Dynamics, and produced by Boris...
Soul Sugar drop their own reggae version of Marvin Gaye’s heartbreaking soul classic, 'I Want You' backed with Sly & Robbie vocal and dub versions -...
Backing singer to Bob Marley & The Wailers, Judy Mowatt came into her on second LP, originally on Jamaican label, Ashandan from 1980. Entirely produced...
Originally released in 1982 on Joe Gibbs Music produced by himself and Sly & Robbie. Rocking roots rhythms, features "Tribulation" "Rocking Time" "Love...