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.
Nothing said new or modern or futuristic quite like a synthesiser in the 70s and 80s. If you were shooting an advert and you wanted your product or your...
From Dusk, through to Dawn. A collection of tracks to accompany the change of the fields, the coastline, the colour of the sky outside your window as you...
Since 2008 Jazzman's ‘Spiritual Jazz’ series has presented unlimited horizons; each album celebrates the rich tradition of African-American songs based...
After a 10-year hiatus, Balearic Mike and Kelvin Andrews return to continue the journey of the Balearic Beat with another edition of their distinguished...
Set sail with the third instalment of Numero’s ode to regional radio surveys, broadcasting 44 minutes of uninterrupted yacht, easy-glide, AOR, and blue-eyed...
Favorite recordings and Lea Lisa presents Many Shades of House, a personal selection of House music tracks that have a very special place in Lea Lisa's...
Following in the wake of baroque chart toppers by the Zombies, Beatles, and the Left Banke, a dandier approach to garage rock flowered in the back half...
Highlighting a time when the burgeoning Ghanaian diaspora across Europe and North America was utilising new music technology and recording techniques....
Unavailable for over 20 years, In The Beginning There Was Rhythm was Soul Jazz Records first foray into post-punk and punk-funk in the UK and captures...
The immediate successor to ska, the soulful, melodic sound of rock steady first developed during the long hot Jamaican summer of 1966 and reigned supreme...
‘Classic Disco’ mixes 21 undeniable dancefloor landmarks from recognizable names like Rose Royce, Change, Manhattan Transferand Cheryl Lynn, with deeper...
Without necessarily knowing it, The Blitz was birthing the next wave of British pop stars. A young Boy George ran the cloakroom, its host and doorman was...
With this new three 45 set, the second in our "Cumbia Sabrosa" series, Rocafort digs deep into the vaults of Discos Tropical to bring you six more vintage...
A 2xLP compilation featuring 42 of the world’s most supreme Northern Soul anthems.
An essential collection for any fan of great timeless music, this...
Continuing Four Flies' dedication to delving into lesser-explored periods of Italian music, Africamore takes us on a captivating journey into the intersection...
Discovered after spending 58 years on a dusty shelf in the Louis Wayne Moody Pictures vault, this previously unissued soundtrack contains a backpack’s...
The previously unissued soundtrack to the 1964 noir, You’re Not From A round Here, discovered after 55 years in the Louis Wayne Moody archive. A hobo’s...
The Golden Age of southern soul lasted from about 1962 to 1975, when disco ripped the heart out of it. And although it may seem as though the blend of...
An essential collection for any fan of great timeless music, this compilation celebrates the dance movement that emerged in Northern England and the Midlands...
2024 is the 30th Anniversary of Various Artists "Murder Was The Case". It has not been pressed in 23 years. It will contain double translucent red vinyl...
Today's club culture all started with Northern Soul and its roots in the Mod all-nighter scene of London clubs. All the ingredients were there: DJs privy...
From 1967-1980, Kansas City’s Forte Records captured nearly every iteration of popular Black music; basement bee-hivery from The Ray-Ons and Four Darlings,...
Operating in a basement studio at the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, pipeline man Howard Neal - and his appropriately named Shoestring...
Studio One's music in the 1970s took the label to new heights. The new style of Disco Mix brought many areas of Reggae together Roots, Lovers, Disco...
For this Studio One release we return to the roots of Reggae music-The Soundsystem. Throughout the late 1950s and 1960s Soundsystems played throughout...
Lovingly compiled, this album features only the finest Lovers from Jamaica’s finest label. From Blues parties in London, Birmingham, Bristol etc Lovers...
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Studio One Roots set the standard for Soul...
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...
'Nuff Said was the third album recorded by husband-and- wife duo Ike and Tina Turner in 1971, following up the 1970 hit album Workin’ Together. All tracks...
Brazilian jazz-funk classic album from the Earth, Wind and Fire of Brazil
Contains the MASSIVE rare groove soul/funk tune Miss Cheryl - a monster tune...
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...
Featuring 17 chart-topping hits from the legendary band Earth Wind & Fire, this album is a must for any collector. Earth Wind & Fire's Greatest Hits is...
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Cool Rasta is an album by The Heptones, which consisted of Earl Morgan, Barry Llewellyn, and Leroy Sibbles. Brought up in the Trench Town area of Kingston,...
Outstanding compilation of Bettye Swann's iconic soul songs, including 'Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye', '(My Heart Is) Closed For The Season' and 'Tell...
Anyone interested in hearing Stanley Turrentine go beyond the Blue Note should definitely pick up Sugar; a soulful, deep and chugging record that includes...
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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...
Tough, funky jazz CTI/Kudu Creed Taylor production with deep arrangements.
'Hard to Face the Music and Sudan are heavyweight boogie funk and Dingwalls...
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,...
1972 studio album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, who was described by critics as “renowned for his distinctively thick, rippling tone and earthy...
**Features the jazz dance classic 'You've Got To Have Freedom plus the bonus tracks 'Heart To Heart' and 'Duo'!** Pharoah Sanders possesses one of the...
NYC hip hop revolutionaries Ced-Gee, Kool Keith, Moe Luv and T.R. Love, known as Ultramagnetic Mc’s dropped their seminal debut album 'Critical Beatdown'...
Nina Simone's Baltimore can be seen as the one true hidden gem in her discography. Without any promotion or lead singles, Baltimore was a commercial failure...
The pop world lost one of the most important soul singers ever to grace the world on 1st April 1984. Marvin Gaye has left behind a series of fantastic...
Definitive best-of collection on three platters containing all the hits. Includes large 60x60cm poster! Since their formation in 1976, the Clashevolved...
First time ever - the official soundtrack to cult erotic vampire movie from 1971 gets issued! Scored by legendary French composer, Francois De Roubaix!
One trio that not only succeeded, but blossomed following the onset of reggae, is the Pioneers, who in 1969 became one of the first Jamaican acts to achieve...
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...
Debut studio album released in 1969, featuring a number of covers of pop, jazz and folk artists, as well as original material written by singer Jon Anderson.
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...
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...