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, Hopeton Lewis, Ken Boothe, Justin Hinds and many more..
Between the late 1960s and mid-1980s, musicians across Aruba, Curacao and Sint Maarten built a tight-knit, largely overlooked network of sound that spanned...
Second batch of ESSENTIAL Ron Trent productions opening with the awesome remix of Carlton's 'Can't Be Without' with Ron Trent behind the desk with long...
Aptly named Brighton label Two-Piers dig deep into mid-century exotica and its long tail with Lounge Psychedelique, a double LP first released in 2023,...
Strut presents Nigeria 80, the next essential chapter in the legendary Nigeria 70 series, diving deep into the explosive sound world of 1980s Nigeria....
Classics back-to-back on this Slip N' Slide reissue 12" focussing on more 90s gems from the NYC/NJ/LDN axis! Blaze's Funky People gets the MAW magic touch...
In their countless years of deep digging, Dark Entries has uncovered many curiosities, oddball Italo and synth-wave creatures too rare to live, too funky...
Now, this one is a little bit special. Mr Bongo recruit Skyrager, one half of legendary production duo Psychemagik to put together the first in a new compilation...
King Street Sounds return for the fifth sampler in the series. This release showcases four releases from six house music aficionados such as Mood II Swing,...
Another compilation of French Post-Disco sounds curated & presented by collector & compiler John K of CTR.12 more rare deep cuts, unearthed & re-appraised...
Strut proudly presents an expansive deep dive into the world of Quatermass Sound Lab, the prolific under-the-radar East London studio founded and run by...
Back to the golden nights of zouk clubs, where hip-hop, kompa, zouk and Caribbean grooves ruled the dance- floor. This selection documents a pivotal moment...
**Limited repress!** A long-form collage of abstract and experimental material from the maverick Wah Wah Wino collective. Features contributions from the...
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Our long overdue return to the Chopper label which we first issued some singles from way back in 2010. This 12 song LP corrals all our favorites...
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Howard "Sir Tommy" Mapp is one of the original guard of New York sound men, playing sound system since 1974. Around a decade after that, he...
"Motorway City" is a superb, driving-based collection of library music. The tracks on this album were all written between the mid-60s and the early 80s...
Transversales Disques dive deeply into rare French soundtracks, Library music, and instrumental oddities that have largely remained untouched by reissues...
Discotchari focuses on the Iranian pop diaspora particularly in the harder-boiled streets of LA, where pre-revolutionary producers and artists remade and...
King Street Sounds Sampler Vol. 7continues the long-running series from the legendary King Street Sounds catalogue, bringing together a selection of classic...
Ivan Smagghe curates the eighth entry in Love International's running selectors' series; after presenting a strong initial menu in the likes of Hunee and...
An essential collection showcasing some of the finest and most sought-after reggae interpretations of r&b classics from the 1970s, performed by some of...
Featuring standout tracks from Tommy Musto under both his Tribute & Unifunkation guises, Kenny Dope as well as Matthias Heilbronn & Mike Delgado as Lift,...
By the early 1970s, Rastafarian culture had begun to significantly influence Jamaica’s creative communities. Nowhere was this more apparent than in the...
KPop Demon Hunters, a Netflix film from Sony Pictures Animation, follows K-Pop superstars HUNTR/X - when they aren't selling out stadiums, they use their...
These recordings were made in the Empire of Ethiopia in 1971. The music recorded in Addis Ababa uses masenko fiddles, craar and bagana lyres, washint flutes...
***** ”A victory for gipsy party music… A collection worthy of conquering the world” Dagens Nyheter, Sweden
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Soul Jazz Records’ Venezuela 70 is the first-ever album of its kind to take a look at the groundbreaking experimental rock music made in Venezuela and...
There has been no shortage of excavations from Japanese jazz in recent years, a steady stream of reissues and compilations that have turned what was once...
Soul Jazz Records celebrate 25 years of working in partnership with Studio One with brand new editions of FIVE of their best-selling CLASSIC Studio One...
Soul Jazz Records celebrate 25 years of working in partnership with Studio One with brand new editions of FIVE of their best-selling CLASSIC Studio One...
Features the monster tune 'Heartbreaker' by legend Danny J Lewis!The Producers Press Volume 3 the depth and diversity of UK House and Garage music. Featuring...
Founded in 1981 by Tom Silverman in New York City, the label became a cultural engine for groundbreaking artists who blurred genre lines and defined the...
Dance The Ska is an essential collection of early Jamaican ska music. It includes iconic tracks from Prince Buster, Jimmy Cliff and other key artists from...
Another gem from the brief but influential golden age of rock steady. This is legendary saxophonist Roland Alphonso at the head of the so-called Original...
Get ready, it's rock steady! One of the coolest music styles ever in Jamaican music and a real tornado for the mid-sixties island scene. Pianist Gladstone...
Long-awaited reissue of this rare Jamaican compilation, originally licensed in 1964 on local imprint Soulsville Center. Prince Buster is the obvious matador...
Keith Lynn and Ken Lazarus were singers for Byron Lee’s Dragonaires, their debut album on 4 Corners Of The World (A Kapp Records subsidiary used to market...
Uber rare (£300+) vocal roots album originally released in 1982 on Orthodox, (The Twelve Tribes Of Israel) recorded at Tuff Gong & Harry J's studios and...
Seminal Studio One release - so many tunes! 'Artibella'! 'When I Fall In Love'!
CLASSIC rocksteady! Ken Boothe, "Mr. Rock Steady" himself, proves himself...
Jackie Mittoo makes it clear why he's the funkiest reggae musician ever to live on earth. 'Get Up and Get It' is simply one of the TOUGHEST reggae/funk...
Two KILLA tunes from The Soul Vendors. Absolutely SEMINAL foundation groundbreaking late 60s reggae cuts from Studio One. The Soul Vendors (+ their other...
Boom female reggae funk MONSTER tunes! Two hardcore bomb dancefloor fillers from Jerry Jones originally released on Studio One in 1970.'There's A Chance...
Rick Wayne - `Almighty Father' / `Almighty Version'
Bona-fide roots classic from 1997 as rinsed by Jah Shaka..
Produced by Riddim & Ragga (accidentally...
Girl group greatness, courtesy of the Chicago-based Hutchinson Sisters (with Theresa Davis on this record) and co-producers Isaac Hayes, David Porter and...
Prince Fatty says:
"When working with old Jamaican tapes from Bunny Lee’s estate for the 'Prince Fatty Meets The Gorgon' album, I discovered a few mysterious...
New roots album inna showcase style from Spain's Mountain Tops band produced and arranged by the band & Roberto Sanchez at A-Lone Muzik Studio. comes with...
Seminal album, produced by Earth, Wind & Fire, that features the boogie classic "Best Of My Love" and a fine version of "How'd I Know That Love Would Slip...
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With excellent sleevenotes by Lloyd Bradley (author of the classic book Bass Culture - When Reggae Was King (Penguin)) this album is dedicated...
First released in 1964, still under Blackwell's production for Island records, here is another gem of pure Jamaican soulful jazz by the great Ernest Ranglin....
Serious heavyweight jazz-dance classic!Spellbinder, released in 1966 on Impulse! Records, introduced Hungarian guitarist Gábor Szabó to a wider American...
Brand new selection of rare and classic releases made at Studio One by reggae's leading women! Featuring legendary artists such as Marcia Griffiths, Rita...
Get ready, it's rock steady! One of the coolest music styles ever in Jamaican music and a real tornado for the mid-sixties island scene. Pianist Gladstone...