The Blackbyrds – City Life (1975)

The Blackbyrds The Blackbyrds (1973)Fantasy

Seminal Blackbyrds album featuring "Do It Fluid". Essential rare groove jazz funk.

– Do It, Fluid
– Gut Level

1. – Do It, Fluid
2. – Gut Level
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Oh my god it's a killer! Unbelieveably rare KILLER deep groovy jazz including the VERY SOUGHT after jazz dance classic cut 'Welcome New Warmth' (which...

Jazz

– Welcome New Warmth

4. – Welcome New Warmth
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LP 5055373535326£19.00
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Doug Carn Infant Eyes Black Jazz

MONSTER deep jazz with vocals from Jean Carn. Essential reissue!

Jazz

– Little Bs Poem
– Acknowledgement

2. – Little Bs Poem
6. – Acknowledgement
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LP RLGM12351PMI£25.00
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CD RLGM12372PMI£16.00
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The Lafayette Afro Rock Band Malik Strut

Legendary funk album with loads of great tracks and much sampled breaks, recorded by a group of American musicians living in Paris in the early 1970's.Strut...

Funk/Soul

– Djungi
– Raff
– Conga
– Avi-vo
– Malik
– Darkest Light
– Baba-Hya

1. – Djungi
2. – Raff
3. – Conga
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LP STRUT299LP£27.99
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Shaft In Africa OST by Johnny Pate (1973)ABC Records/Probe

Classic funky blaxploitation soundtrack rarity that's even better than the well known Isaac Hayes soundtrack to the first Shaft film! A frenzy of horn...

Funk/Soul Soundtracks

– You Can't Even Walk In The Park
– Are You Man Enough (Main Title)
– Shaft in Africa (Addis)
– El Jardia
– Truck Stop

1. – You Can't Even Walk In The Park
2. – Are You Man Enough (Main Title)
4. – Shaft in Africa (Addis)
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Reissue LP ABC793£18.00
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DJ Rhettmatic feat MED / Free The Robots Do It / La Lune The Do Over

Last few copies of this limited 10" from The Do Over camp!!! Limited to just 1000 copies with deluxe hyper-coloured artwork. “This” Side...

Hip-Hop

DJ Rhettmatic feat MED – Do It
Free The Robots – La Lune

1. DJ Rhettmatic feat MED – Do It
2. Free The Robots – La Lune
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10" DOVR002£13.99
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The Horace Silver Quintet Blowin' The Blues Away (1969)Blue Note

"Sister Sadie", "Peace"...essential late 60s Silver with Blue Mitchell on trumpet and Junior Cook on tenor.

Jazz

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CD 4953422£7.99
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LP 5523658£27.99
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Pharoah Sanders Jewels Of Thought Audio Clarity

Reissue of this deep jazz classic featuring Leon Thomas on the spiritual chant "Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum Allah"! Also featuring Cecil McBee, Idris Muhammad,...

Jazz

– Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah
– Sun In Aquarius (Part 1)
– Sun In Aquarius (Part 2)

1. – Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah
2. – Sun In Aquarius (Part 1)
3. – Sun In Aquarius (Part 2)
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LP ACL0088£18.00
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Donald Byrd Black Byrd (1973)Blue Note

Written and produced by Larry Mizell, their first collaboration! It's a classic! Nuff tunes, seriously deep funky heavy 70s jazz monster

Jazz

– Flight Time

1. – Flight Time
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Original LP£50.00
Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal = Original USA Viny blue/white Liberty label, some sleeve/spine wear
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CD 556021£7.99
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Vaudou Game Kidayu Hot Casa

Since Vaudou Games's first acclaimed album - 'Apiafo' and its irresistible single "Pas Contente", these Lyon natives never turned down the heat on...

African

– Natural Vaudou
– Chérie Nye
– La Vie C'est Bon
– On Se Pousse
– Don't Go
– La Dette
– Revolution
– Lonlon
– Elle Décide
– Ndi
– Locataire

1. – Natural Vaudou
2. – Chérie Nye
3. – La Vie C'est Bon
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2×LP HC 46LP£27.99
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Sun Ra The Night Of The Purple Moon Saturn

Super rare early 70s set Sun Ra with John Gilmore on percussion as well as tenor sax. Includes "Love In Outer Space". Super deep and funky! As featured...

Jazz

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Reissue LP Satun522£16.00
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Disco Reggae Rockers Soul Jazz Records

This album is released in three formats: Indies-only One-Off Special Limited Edition Sun Yellow coloured vinyl gatefold double LP + download, black vinyl...

Reggae Disco

Devon Russell – Move On Up
Crashers – Flight To Jamaica
Valerie Harrison – Fool's Paradise
Bill Campbell – For The Love Of You
Risco Connection – It's My House
Dave Barker – Glow Of Love
Derrick Harriott – Caught You In A Lie
Hortense Ellis – Young Hearts Run Free
Ed Watson and Brass Circle – Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
Devon Russell – We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue
Seventh Extension – Reasons
Derrick Harriott – Brown Baby
Ed Watson and Brass Circle – Let's Groove
Pete Campbell & The Sunshine Girls – Don't Let Love Get You Down
Webby Jay – In The Rain
Glen Adams Affair – Just A Groove

1. Devon Russell – Move On Up
2. Crashers – Flight To Jamaica
3. Valerie Harrison – Fool's Paradise
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Indies Only Exclusive Limited Edition New 2×LP (Sunshine Yellow Coloured Vinyl) + Download Code SJRLP516C£28.00
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2xLP (+ Download Code) SJRLP516£26.00
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2×CD SJRCD516£12.99
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Steve Goodman (Kode9)Sonic Warfare : Sound, Affect, And The Ecology Of Fear MIT

Steve Goodman is more lovingly known to us here at SOTU as Kode9, forward-thinking producer and boss of one of the hottest labels at the minute, Hyperdub! ...

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Book (500g) 9780262517959£14.95
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Roberta Flack First Take (1969)Atlantic

This essential album includes the monster version of Les McCann's "Compared To What", the super deep "Tryin' Times" and more! (and of course The First...

Funk/Soul

– Compared To What
– The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face
– Tryin' Times

1. – Compared To What
6. – The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face
7. – Tryin' Times
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New LP (Coloured Vinyl) 0603497837410£30.99
Limited, clear vinyl edition
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Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal Pre-Owned USA Vinyl, partially in shrink, bit of spine wear/tape
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Rotary Connection Hey Love Cadet

BACK IN PRINT - LONG OUT!Essential psychedelic soul/rock Rotary Connection album featuring the legendary "I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun", "Love Has Fallen...

Funk/Soul Rock

– I Am The Blackgold Of The Sun

3. – I Am The Blackgold Of The Sun
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Reissue LP CADT50006£18.00
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Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin Ali Dead Oceans

Khruangbin and Vieux Farka Touré have announced a new collaborative album. Ali is in honour of Vieux’s late father Ali Farka Touré; the artists recreate...

Funk/Soul

– Savanne
– Tongo Barra

1. – Savanne
4. – Tongo Barra
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LP DOC274lp£23.00
Standard black vinyl edition
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CD DOC274cd£11.00
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War The World Is A Ghetto United Artists

Features the Loft classic "City Country City"! + "World Is A Ghetto" + more!

Funk/Soul Loft/Garage/Warehouse Classics Disco

– City, Country, City
– The World Is A Ghetto

3. – City, Country, City
5. – The World Is A Ghetto
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Original LP£7.00
Vinyl condition: VG-Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA vinyl VG- MARKS CHEAP

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