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    You Can Be A Star! - Deep Disco & Crossover 70s SoulVarious Artists

    Now Again
      • 1. Luther Davis - You Can Be A Star
      • 2. UPC All Stars - Don't Get Discouraged
      • 3. Pure Essence - Wake Up
      • 4. Anubis - Ecology
      • 5. Sag War Fare - Girl You Better Change
      • 6. Leon Mitchison & The Eastex Freeway Band - Love Is
      • 7. Luther Davis Group - To Be Free
      • 8. Ellis & Cephas - I'm Gonna Miss You Girl
      • 9. Clifford Nyren - Keep Running Away
      • 10. Mixed Feelings - Sha-La-La
      • 11. Henry Woods Troupe - The Stranger
      • 12. Freedom Express - Get Down

      The definitive survey of America’s independent 70s soul scene, and a companion piece to Now-Again’s long-running Soul Cal series.

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        Vorsicht! Digital Themes From The Arcadia LibraryBuried Treasure Records
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        Horse Meat Disco Presents: Disco & Boogie From Brazil Vol. 1Mr. Bongo
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          Hot Sauce Vol.5Harlem Shuffle
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          August Blue
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                  Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA / MPSJazzman
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                  • 1. – Tony Scott and the Indonesian Allstars - Gambang Suling
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                  Barnyard BeehiveNumero
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                    Krautrock Eruption: An Introduction To German Electronic Music 1970-1980Bureau B
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                          Tokyo BlissWewantsounds
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                                  Juyungo (Afro-Indigenous Music From The North-Western Andes)Honest Jon's
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                                      • 2×LP NUM089LP£32.99
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                                      Tribal Organic: Deep Dive into European Percussions 79-90GLOSSY TANGO
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                                      Eccentric Soul: The Cobra LabelNumero
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                                        • New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) NUM093LPC2£41.99
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                                        Fania Records: The Latin Sound of New York (1964 - 1978)Concord
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