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..
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...
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...
Marking ten years of the Cosmic Stash box set, Jazz Dispensary compiles a focused selection of cuts from across the series into Cosmic Stash: HIGH Lights....
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...
Following 'Léve Léve Vol. 1', this second volume continues a long-term exploration of the popular music of São Tomé and Príncipe, with a clear focus...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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BOMB REGGAE BOOK!!
Originally formed in 1967 by the Palmer brothers - Harry, Jeff and Carl – Pama Records was a pioneer in bringing...
Stone-cold ROOTS CLASSIC from the legendary Gladiators recorded for Studio One in the early 1970s and now on this freshly cut new crisp 45. This is THE...
Long overdue press of John Holt's essential roots classic "Strange Things" recorded for Phil Pratt's Sunshot label in 1971 with organ version on the...
Leeds groove detail The Flying Hats combine reggae and wah-funk on 'The Blender/Hot Cakes'; it's early days for the band, but a firm link still to last...
Obscure late 70s classic Phil Pratt production. Tammie Lee (Max Romeo) on a next cut to John Holt's 'Strange Things' riddim delivering a warning message...
With a career spanning over 50 years, Earl Sixteen is one of the major artists in the history of Jamaican music. He has been produced by some of the biggest...
Long requested reissue of this 1981 Barrington album, featuring some tracks not available elsewhere, like "Full Understanding" as played by the great Jah...
Two timeless tracks from The Wailers’ legendary album The Best of The Wailers: "Can't You See" and "Back Out." While these songs have long been cherished...