From dreamy indie pop to melancholic ambient fragments to crazy distortion pedals, The Me In You has never sounded more adventurous without losing sight of cohesion.
Press:
Humo: “The Me in You simply offers more colour and dimension than most other Belgian pop groups”
OOR: ‘A wonderfully addictive album for connoisseurs.’
Het Nieuwsblad: ‘Duyster music that gets under your skin.’
Le Soir: ‘Every song, every melody manages to surprise us.’
Stu Bru: Catch of The Day – De Afrekening list
Radio 1: Top 10 Vox list – A Rotation
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- 1: Amrita
- 2: Orun
- 3: Campana De Oro
- 4: Dedos De Conciencia
- 5: Atunwa
Norwegian–Cuban duo to you they are birds, to me they are voices in the forest return with their second album, Primordia. Using field recordings, electronics, and live instruments, they craft improvised soundscapes that blur the line between natural and musical environments.
Primordia continues their focus on the interaction between people, nature, and sound, combining raw textures with subtle improvisation. The result is an immersive work that feels both organic and otherworldly.
"I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in This Dump is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Shivaree. The album was originally released in 1999 and featured their big hit “Goodnight Moon”, which featured in the tv-series Dawson’s Creek and the films Kill Bill: Volume 2 and Silver Linings Playbook. The album spawned a second single, “Bossa Nova”. I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in This Dump celebrates its 25th anniversary and is therefore available on vinyl for the first time and includes an insert. "
I Oughtta Give You A Shot In The Head For Making Me Live In This Dump by Shivaree, released 29 March 2024, includes the following tracks: "Daring Lousy Guy", "Oh, No", "Goodnight Moon", "Pimp" and more.
This version of I Oughtta Give You A Shot In The Head For Making Me Live In This Dump comes as a 1xLP. This release comes with (a) Insert(s).
"You, Me, & The Violence" explodes out of the gates with "Pilori", a statement of personal independence among society's faults and fractures. Birds In Row continue down this road, expressing disdain in songs like "Cages", "Guillotine", and "Walter Freeman". All of them musically harboring a tangle of emotional vocals and rabid distortion. Just when it feels like the album is almost too overpowering, Birds In Row unfurl a moment of clarity in "Last Last Chance", a haunting guitar and vocal break. The control of their dynamics is masterful work. "You, Me, & The Violence" and "Grey Hair" are near perfect examples of this, shifting between searing and serene in tone. And if you weren't in awe of Birds In Row in the first eleven songs, the twelve minute closer "Lovers Have Their Say" will leave you floored.
"You, Me, & The Violence" explodes out of the gates with "Pilori", a statement of personal independence among society's faults and fractures. Birds In Row continue down this road, expressing disdain in songs like "Cages", "Guillotine", and "Walter Freeman". All of them musically harboring a tangle of emotional vocals and rabid distortion. Just when it feels like the album is almost too overpowering, Birds In Row unfurl a moment of clarity in "Last Last Chance", a haunting guitar and vocal break. The control of their dynamics is masterful work. "You, Me, & The Violence" and "Grey Hair" are near perfect examples of this, shifting between searing and serene in tone. And if you weren't in awe of Birds In Row in the first eleven songs, the twelve minute closer "Lovers Have Their Say" will leave you floored.
Ask and ye shall receive! Upon receiving a bevy of positive praise for Benny Trokan's venomous salute to the (former) Cheeto©-in-Chief, "Get it in the End" (featured on the OUT-OF-PRINT long-player Wick Records: Battle of the Bands, Vol. I), we decided to offer this one up via the coveted 45rpm format.
Written in haste shortly after its inauguration, Trokan warns of a day of reckoning for the flabby orangutan. Accompanied by an infallible bassline, spicy guitar solo, and a trap kit laser light show, this verbal assault and its freakbeat je ne sais quoi is the soundtrack henceforth into oblivion. On the flip you'll find "You Don't Get Me Down", a moody, grooving, albeit hopeful companion piece that serves as a palette cleansing juxtaposition to the peppery protest. Don't sleep on this one!
,In the Grace Of Your Love" kam ursprünglich 2011 raus und war ein Neustart für The Rapture und eine willkommene Rückkehr zu DFA, dem Label, das ihnen zu ihrem sofort erfolgreichen Debüt ,Echoes" verholfen hatte. Der Schwung und Erfolg dieser Jahre führte zu einer Achterbahnfahrt mit einem großen Label, die sie wieder da landete, wo sie angefangen hatten - mit Narben, aber jetzt frei, die Grenzen der Erwartungen zu sprengen. Begleitet wurden sie dabei vom verstorbenen, großartigen Philippe Zdar, einer Hälfte des französischen Dance-Duos Cassius und Produzent von Künstlern wie Phoenix und den Beastie Boys. Zdars Begeisterung und technisches Können sind schon in den ersten 30 Sekunden des Albums zu hören: ,Sail Away" ist The Rapture in voller Pracht und Strahlkraft, ein fünfminütiger Ausatem mit Disco-Drums. Natürlich gibt es auch jede Menge Futter für die Dance-Kids - ,How Deep Is Your Love" rockt immer noch die Tanzflächen der New Yorker Bars, ,Miss You" ist ein unwiderstehlicher kleiner Streich in Moll -, aber insgesamt herrscht das Gefühl vor, dass man langsamer wird, Bilanz zieht und an den richtigen statt an den falschen Orten nach Sinn und Liebe sucht. Daher auch das Finale: ,It Takes Time To Be a Man", ein charmant ehrlicher, von Klavierklängen untermalter Song über Verantwortung übernehmen und anderen helfen. Er klingt wie nichts anderes im Repertoire von The Rapture und rundet es dennoch perfekt ab. Der Abspann läuft, die Zeit vergeht, Platten bedeuten immer noch alles.
- A1: The Bird
- A2: Heart Don't Stand A Chance
- A3: The Waters Ft. Bj The Chicago Kid
- A4: The Season/Carry Me
- A5: Put Me Thru
- A6: Am I Wrong Ft. Schoolboy Q
- A7: Without You Ft. Rapsody
- A8: Parking Lot
- B1: Lite Weight Ft The Free Nationals United Fellowship Choir
- B2: Room In Here Ft. The Game & Sonyae Elise
- B3: Water Fall (Interluuube)
- B4: Your Prime
- B5: Come Down
- B6: Silicon Valley
- B7: Celebrate
- B8: The Dreamer Ft. Talib Kweli & Timan Family Choir
The two-time GRAMMY Nominated timeless album, Malibu. After dropping his debut album, Venice, in 2014, and then being featured on six tracks on Dr. Dre’s Compton album in 2015, 2016’s Malibu marked a major landmark moment in Anderson .Paak’s now storied career and paved the way for him to be the household name he is today. Known by many as one of the best live performers around, and with countless brand collaborations, sold out tours, chart topping albums, and even a joint album with the legendary Bruno Mars to his name, it’s safe to say that Anderson .Paak has reached Icon status. This classic catalog piece features appearances from Schoolboy Q, The Game, BJ The Chicago Kid, and more.
- A1: Tyler (5:51)
- A2: Burden Of Shame (6:29)
- A3: I Think It's Going To Rain Today (3:41)
- A4: Food For Thought (4:09)
- A5: Don't Do The Crime (4:10)
- B1: One In Ten (4:33)
- B2: Sardonicus (4:26)
- B3: Please Don't Make Me Cry (3:22)
- B4: Cherry Oh Baby (3:16)
- B5: Red Red Wine (3:01)
- B6: If It Happens Again (3:40)
- B7: Don't Slow Down (4:31)
- C1: I Got You Babe (Feat Chrissie Hynde) (3:08)
- C2: Don't Break My Heart (3:45)
- C3: Sing Our Own Song (3:57)
- C4: Rat In Mi Kitchen (3:03)
- C5: All I Want To Do (5:27)
- C6: Maybe Tomorrow (3:21)
- C7: Afrika Bambaataa & Family - Reckless (Feat Ub40) (3:51)
- D1: Breakfast In Bed (Feat Chrissie Hynde) (3:13)
- D2: Homely Girl (3:22)
- D3: Kingston Town (3:46)
- D4: Robert Palmer - I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Feat Ub40) (3:23)
- D5: Tears From My Eyes (3:44)
- D6: Here I Am (Come & Take Me) (4:17)
- D7: (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You (3:26)
Early 1980, UB40 scored their first success with Food For Thought', reaching high in the charts. By the time they released their first album they were already so successful that they had signed off on unemployment benefit, leading to the stamped Signing Off featured on form 40, for the sleeve of their debut album. The first dub album ever to reach the album charts in the U.K. included One In Ten' and Don't Slow Down'.
In 1983 the band put on a new project, boasting ten cover versions of Jamaican hits and, contrary to low expectations, it became a huge hit and the band's first number one album. Tracks included are Cherry Oh Baby' and Please Don't Make Me Cry' and Red Red Wine'. The latter was a rather poppy song and became the band's biggest selling single ever, entailing their definitive worldwide break through.
There have been lots of collaborations through the years and most of these became huge hit songs. Together with Chrissie Hynde UB40 recorded two singles: I Got You Babe' (1985) and Breakfast In Bed' (1988). They teamed up with Afrika Bambaataa for Reckless' (1988) and with Robert Palmer the band released I'll Be Your Baby Tonight' (1990), just to name a few.
UB40 - COLLECTED has captured all the different phases of the band in one complete album, from classic hits combined with the new!
In the early 21st century, a shadowy figure rose from the dust that settled atop forgotten record collections throughout Africa, leaving behind
a trail of clues in what seemed like a wild good chase, but in October 2013, Luaka Bop will unmask a phantom: the great William Onyeabor.
'...anyone out there making music at the moment will be quite excited by this...' Damon Albarn
'...a synth-slathered prog-funk killer...' - Pitchfork
"talk to @LuakaBop about details of the William Onyeabor comp they are working on today... gonna blow minds!!!!!!!!!' - Four Tet
Promotional Assets
Covers & Remixes by Devendra Banhart, Man Tear (DFA) & Hess Is More, Caribou, Dam-Funk, Justin Strauss, Scientist, Optimo, Prince Language, Illum Sphere, James Holden, Peaking Lights, etc.
Art collaborations with John Akomfrah, Njideka Akunyili, Harrison Haynes, Dave Muller, Odili Donald Odita, Xavier Simmons and music videos by Brian Baderman, Mike Sumner & Kindess. Partnership with Moog, Boiler Room, DubLab, Beats in Space & East Village Radio. Events at Moog Fest, Pop Montreal, Le Comptoir General
- A1: 20Th Century Fox Fanfare
- A2: Somebody To Love
- A3: Doing All Right... Revisited (Performed By Smile)
- A4: Keep Yourself Alive (Live At The Rainbow)
- A5: Killer Queen
- A6: Fat Bottomed Girls (Live In Paris)
- B1: Bohemian Rhapsody
- B2: Now I'm Here (Live At Hammersmith Odeon)
- B3: Crazy Little Thing Called Love
- B4: Love Of My Life (Rock In Rio)
- C1: We Will Rock You (Movie Mix)
- C2: Another One Bites The Dust
- C3: I Want To Break Free
- C4: Under Pressure (Performed By Queen & David Bowie)
- C5: Who Wants To Live Forever
- D1: Bohemian Rhapsody (Live Aid)
- D2: Radio Ga Ga (Live Aid)
- D3: Ay-Oh (Live Aid)
- D4: Hammer To Fall (Live Aid)
- D5: We Are The Champions (Live Aid)
- D6: Don't Stop Me Now... Revisited
- D7: The Show Must Go On
'Bohemian Rhapsody' Original Film Soundtrack
featuring previously unavailable QUEEN performances at Live Aid
and new versions of band classics heads for October 19 release.
Available on Virgin EMI (Universal) /Hollywood Records (USA)
For the first time ever audio tracks from Queen's legendary performance at Live Aid are being released as part of the soundtrack album to "Bohemian Rhapsody", 20th Century Fox and Regency Enterprises' forthcoming feature film celebrating the band, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury. Recorded at the historic Wembley concert in July 1985, these Live Aid songs are among the rare gems and unheard versions from the band's rich catalogue.
Alongside the show-stopping Live Aid performances of Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Ga Ga, Hammer To Fall and We Are The Champions, the album features other rare live tracks spanning Queen's entire career, new versions of old favourites, and a choice selection of the band's finest studio recordings. Among them are some of Queen's biggest hits, including eleven all-time anthems that reached Number One around the world. The track listing is being announced on 5 September 2018, which would have been Freddie's 72nd birthday.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" is scheduled to have its World Premiere in the UK on 23 October before opening across the world in early November. It stars Rami Malek as Freddie, Gwilym Lee as Brian May, Ben Hardy as Roger Taylor, Joe Mazzello as John Deacon, and Lucy Boynton as Freddie's lifelong companion Mary Austin. The soundtrack, featuring all-original Queen recordings and vocals, is released on CD and digital formats on 19 October.
- A1: A | Tim Roth And Amanda Plummer Pumpkin And Honey Bunny
- A1: B | Dick Dale & His Del-Tones Misirlou
- A2: Samuel L. Jackson And John Travolta Royale With Cheese
- A3: Kool & The Gang Jungle Boogie
- A4: Al Green Let's Stay Together
- A5: The Tornadoes Bustin' Surfboards
- A6: Ricky Nelson (2) Lonesome Town
- A7: Dusty Springfield Son Of A Preacher Man
- A8: A | Maria De Medeiros And Bruce Willis Zed's Dead, Baby
- A8: B | The Centurians* Bullwinkle Part Ii
- B1: A | Jerome Patrick Hoban Jack Rabbit Slims Twist Contest
- B1: B | Chuck Berry You Never Can Tell
- B2: Urge Overkill Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon
- B3: Maria Mckee If Love Is A Red Dress (Hang Me In Rags)
- B4: A | Peter Green* And Duane Whitaker Bring Out The Gimp
- B4: B | The Revels Comanche
- B5: The Statler Brothers Flowers On The Wall
- B6: John Travolta And Samuel L. Jackson Personality Goes A Long Way
- B7: The Lively Ones Surf Rider
- B8: Samuel L. Jackson Ezekiel
- A1: Rip It Up
- A2: Love Me
- A3: When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again
- A4: Long Tall Sally
- A5: First In Line
- A6: Paralyzed
- B1: So Glad You're Mine
- B2: Old Shep
- B3: Ready Teddy
- B4: Anyplace Is Paradise
- B5: How's The World Treating You
- B6: How Do You Think I Feel
Elvis, the record, was released in October 1956 and remained at US No.1 for five weeks. For Elvis, the man, an
incredible year was drawing to a close: he made his first album, saw his records become available all over Europe,
made his television debut, appeared in his first film, and celebrated his first US No.1 single. It seemed inconceivable
that things could get any better, or that the fan fever could grow even more hysterical. But with the release of this, his
second record, Elvis had proved beyond doubt that he was here to stay. And this was just the beginning...
Mod Mod Ranglin is a fusion of Ska and Caribbean instrumentals by Ernest Ranglin recorded in 1966 while Ska was changing towards Rocksteady. Although Ernest Ranglin recorded 8 solo albums at Federal Records, Mod Mod Ranglin was the only album with Ska instrumentals, interestingly. The album consists of classic Ska, Mento and Carribean songs of all times. From the start to the end, Ernie's guitar playing flutters like Caribbean breeze. The instrumental song entitled 'Felicia' is a perfect number for all Ska lovers.
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Produced By:Richard Khouri
Recorded At:Federal Studio
Engineered By:Louis Davidson
- A1: That Old Feeling
- A2: It's Always You
- A3: Like Someone In Love
- A4: My Ideal
- A5: I've Never Been In Love Before
- A6: My Buddy
- B1: But Not For Me
- B2: Time After Time
- B3: I Get Along Without You Very Well
- B4: My Funny Valentine
- B5: There Will Never Be Another You
- B6: The Thrill Is Gone
- B7: I Fall In Love Too Easily
- B8: Look For The Silver Lining
Royal Blue[12,82 €]
- A1: In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
- A2: Mood Indigo
- A3: Glad To Be Unhappy
- A4: I Get Along Without You Very Well (Bonus Track)
- A5: Deep In A Dream
- A6: I See Your Face Before Me
- A7: Can't We Be Friends? (Bonus Track)
- A8: When Your Lover Has Gone (Bonus Track)
- B1: What Is This Thing Called Love
- B2: Last Night When We Were Young
- B3: I'll Be Around
- B4: Ill Wind (Bonus Track)
- B5: It Never Entered My Mind (Bonus Track)
- B6: Dancing On The Ceiling
- B7: I'll Never Be The Same (Bonus Track)
- B8: This Love Is Mine
- A1: Shake For Me
- A2: The Red Rooster
- A3: You'll Be Mine
- A4: Who's Been Talkin
- A5: Wang Dang Doodle
- A6: Little Baby
- A7: Don't Mess With My Baby (Bonus Track)
- A8: So Glad (Bonus Track)
- A9: Goin' Back Home (Bonus Track)
- B1: Spoonful
- B2: Going Down Slow
- B3: Down In The Bottom
- B4: Back Door Man
- B5: Howlin' For My Baby
- B6: Tell Me
- B7: My Life (Bonus Track)
- B8: Mama's Baby (Bonus Track)
Mint Vinyl[15,08 €]
- A1: Return Of The Mecca
- A2: For Pete's Sake
- A3: Ghettos Of The Mind
- A4: Lots Of Lovin
- A5: Act Like You Know
- B1: Straighten It Out
- B2: Soul Brother #1
- B3: Wig Out
- B4: Anger In The Nation
- B5: They Reminisce Over You (T.r.oy.)
- C1: On And On
- C2: It's Like That
- C3: Can't Front On Me
- C4: The Creator (Remix)
- D1: Mecca And The Soul Brother (Remix)
- D2: The Basement
- D3: If It Ain't Rough, It Ain't Right
- D4: Skinz
Mecca and the Soul Brother is the critically acclaimed 1992 debut album from the Mount Vernon duo, Pete Rock & CL Smooth. The album contains their best known song, "They Reminisce Over You". Mecca and the Soul Brother has been widely acclaimed as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time.
- A1: Open Minds Now Close
- A2: Melodys Actual Echo Chamber
- A3: Resist Much Obey Little
- A4: Charmed I'm Sure
- B1: Groove Is In The Heart
- B2: One Slow Breath
- B3: Throbbing Gristle
- C1: Fact 67
- C2: Dropping Bombs On The Sun
- C3: Ufo Paycheck
- D1: Geldenes Herz Menz
- D2: Acid 2 Me Is No Worse Than War
- D3: Nothing New To Trash Like You
- D4: Ich Bin Klang
'It was such an honor to play on Dwight Trible's album.
His singing has inspired me since I was 15 years old. He has a way of bringing such a unique life and feel to every song that he sings.
His voice has power, soul, and beauty, qualities that all us horn players strive for.
Thank you Dwight for having me on this masterful piece of art'
Kamasi Washington (early 2019)
The godfather of the LA sound, and possibly the World's greatest living Jazz Vocalist, returns with his masterpiece.
Timeless, yet made for our times - this is a double album of spiritual jazz, soul, gospel, and psychedelic rock.
Recorded at LA's Sunset Sound, and backed by a band of legendary musicians (including Kamasi Washington), this is a
work of true beauty. A tour de force that reveals Dwight's kinship with Spiritualism.
Musicians:
Dwight Trible vocals
Kamasi Washington tenor sax
Mark de Clive-Lowe piano
John B. Williams double bass
Ramses Rodriguez drums
Maia harp
Miguel Atwood Ferguson viola
Derf Reklaw percussion
Carlos Nino hand percussion
World Clique is the debut album by the dance-music band Deee-Lite, released in 1990. The album's first single, 'Groove Is in the Heart, was a top-five success on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart as well as a number-one hit on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart.
Three subsequent singles also hit the top ten on the U.S. dance chart, including Power of Love/Build That Bridge and Good Beat, which also hit number one.
Guest artists on the album include Bootsy Collins (Try Me On... I'm Very You, Smile On, Groove Is in the Heart, and Who Was That), Q-Tip (Groove Is in the Heart), Fred Wesley and Maceo Parker (Try Me On... I'm Very You, Smile On, Groove Is in the Heart).
- A1: Dee Dee Sharp - Comin' Home, Baby
- A2: Chubby Checker - (At The) Discotheque
- A3: Christine Cooper - Heartaches Away My Boy
- A4: Bobby Paris - Night Owl
- A5: Vickie Baines - Country Girl
- A6: The Tymes - Here She Comes
- A7: Orlons - Envy (In My Eyes)
- A8: Jerry Jackson - It's Rough Out There
- B1: Yvonne Baker - You Didn't Say A Word
- B2: Chubby Checker - You Just Don't Know (What You Do To Me)
- B3: Bunny Sigler - Girl Don't Make Me Wait
- B4: Frankie Beverly & The Butlers - Because Of My Heart
- B5: Damon Fox - Packing Up
- B6: Janie Grant - My Heart, Your Heart
- B7: Dee Dee Sharp - Deep Dark Secret
- B8: Evie Sands - Picture Me Gone
For the Northern Soul collector few places rival Detroit as a source for quality, rare records. But Philadelphia comes pretty close and it is the city of brotherly love that produced America's number one independent record label... the mighty Cameo-Parkway. Here, for the first time, we present the very best that that iconic company has to offer.From the Wheel to Wigan, to the Weekender and beyond, the sound of Cameo-Parkway has packed the dance floors across the UK for over 50 years. From the opening bars of Dee Dee Sharp's driving cover of Mel Tormé's Comin' Home Baby' it's easy to see why the label is so highly prized by collectors and dancers alike and why this unique vinyl tribute will touch the hearts of the faithful! All of the classics are here: Chubby Checker, Christine Cooper, Bobby Paris, Yvonne Baker, Bunny Sigler, Jerry Jackson etc etc. The difficulty has been in deciding what to leave out, not what to include, maybe a second volume later in the year One thing is for certain, 1.2 million YouTube viewers just love Cameo-Parkway!
Oh yes! First ever official reissue of the positively sublime and very rare Butterfly LP, recorded in Tokyo in 1979 by Japanese songstress Kimiko Kasai and jazz legend Herbie Hancock.
Due to it's super-rare status as a Japan-only release, this exquisite collection of covers never got the recognition it deserved at the time, despite incredibly inspired performances from Kimiko, Herbie and the supremely talented musicians assembled for the project. From heavenly drummer Alphonse Mouzon and renowned organist Webster Lewis to bassist Paul Jackson, reedman Bennie Maupin and the master percussionist Bill Summers, the legendary performers crafted amazingly good vocal versions of Herbie / Headhunters jazz-funk. Unsurprisingly, it has been heavily in demand for many years.
The LP opens with Kimiko's highly desirable version of "I Thought It Was You", an elegant take on Herbie's own anthem. Other superb re-workings include the delicately soulful "Butterfly", jazzy groover "Sunlight", the smooth and sexy "Tell Me A Bedtime Story" and the beautiful ballads "Maiden Voyage" and "Harvest Time". A wonderful example of perfectly understated and masterful jazz-funk soul fusion that shouldn't be missed, the set closes with a jaw-dropping version of Stevie Wonder's "As".
This lovingly curated reissue enables a long overdue reappraisal of this hitherto unavailable masterpiece. The stunning artwork which adorned the original jacket - complete with OBI strip and sumptuous
4 page folded insert - has been faithfully restored. Simon Francis' sensitive mastering elevates the sound throughout and, as ever, it has been pressed at a reassuringly weighty 180g. Essential.
- 1: Still Diggin Wit Buck
- 2: The People's Champ
- 3: Definition Of A Rap Flow (Ft. Amalie Bruun)
- 4: Learn Truth (Ft. Talib Kweli)
- 5: Bang Boogie
- 6: Tom Thum
- 7: Holla-Loo-Yuh (Ft. Tech N9Ne & Krizz Kaliko)
- 8: Media Midgets
- 9: Shoot Me In The Head
- 10: Legends Never Die (Daddy's Halo)
- 11: The Dangerous Three (Ft. Brother Ali & Masta Ace)
- 12: Luv To Fuk (Ft. Eamon)
- 13: Underground Hitz (Ft. Hopsin)
- 14: Laugh, Clown, Laugh
- 15: Sam Pecknpah (Ft. Vinnie Paz & Sadat X)
- 16: Outro
- 17: Still Get Through The Day (Ft. Eamon)
- 18: Bonus: Make You Famous (Ft. Block Mccloud)
Nur wenige Künstler sind so umstritten und einflussreich. New York-Legende R.A. The Rugged Man wird dieser Einordnung durch seine Kombination aus Authentizität, seines unbestreitbar wilden Lebens mit seinen unverkennbar außergewöhnlichen Fähigkeiten am Mikrophon gerecht. Schon in den Neunzigern, als er mit Notorious BIG, Sadat X und Company Flow aufnahm und zwischenzeitlich bei Jive gesigned war, wo sein Album jedoch nie veröffentlicht wurde, glaubte niemand mehr an eine erfolgreiche Karriere. Aufgrund seiner vielen Eskapaden war er aus sämtlichen Studios, Konzerthallen und Plattenfirmenbüros verbannt worden. Doch R.A. The Rugged Man blieb sich treu, veröffentlichte mehrere Underground-Singles und ein Album auf Rawkus, Eastern Conference und Nature Sounds und erhielt sich einen harten Kern an treuen Fans. Nun legt er mit "Legends Never Die" den Nachfolger zu "Die Rugged Man Die" vor. Mit dabei sind MCs wie Tech N9ne, Talib Kweli, Brother Ali, Masta Ace, Vinnie Paz (Jedi Mind Tricks), Sadat X, Bumpy Knuckles u.v.a. Für die Beats haben unter anderem Marco Polo, Buckwild, Apathy, Ayatollah und Mr. Green gesorgt.
- A1: Rene & Angela - I'll Be Good
- A2: Zapp - Heartbreaker (P1 + 2)
- A3: Timex Social Club - Rumors
- B1: Mtume - Juicy Fruit
- B2: Sugardaddy Feat. Ronika - Don't Look Any Further
- B3: Meli'sa Morgan - Fool's Paradise
- C1: George Franklin Smallwood & Marshmellow Band - You Know I Love You
- C2: Royalle Delite - I'll Be A Freak For You
- C3: Bits & Pieces - Don't Stop The Music
- D1: Donna Allen - Serious
- D2: Change - Change Of Heart
- D3: The Gap Band - I Owe It To Myself
- E1: 52Nd Street - You're My Last Chance
- E2: Thelma Houston - You Used To Hold Me So Tight
- E3: Alexander O'neal - What's Missing
- F1: Aurra - You And Me Tonight
- F2: Samson & Delilah - I Can Feel Your Love Slippin' Away
- F3: Sharon Brown - I Specialize In Love
It is 1983 and you've just stepped into your Ford Capri with your girlfriend Julie. You live in Harlow, but in your head you're really somewhere near Salou in Spain, next to your yacht. But the thing you really love is soul and they play nothing but at Sups in Loughton. OK, so It's not 1983 at all. It's 2014, but listening to this electrofied soul, will put you back in the zone. Tom Findlay, one half of Grammy-nominated Groove Armada, has put this collection together: a stamp of authenticity in itself. Tom has also put a few of these through the edit wringer, reworking many of the tunes for maximum towelling sockability.
You'll probably recognise a few tunes. There's Mtume's incredible 'Juicy Fruit', still sounding advanced and modern, while 'I Specialize In Love, mixed by disco legend Tee Scott, is even older yet sounds equally perky.
The 1980s was a period that was pretty much owned by Minneapolis thanks to Prince and former cohorts Jam & Lewis and the latter weigh in with a pair of killer productions, Thelma Houston's 'You Used To Hold Me So Tight' and Alexander O'Neal's 'What's Missing'. And since this is Late Night Tales, there is always our exclusive cover version, this time done by Findlay and Tim Hutton's Sugardaddy, who've delivered an ace version of 'Don't Look Any Further'.
Grab yourself a bar stool, order a cocktail, take a sip and make believe you're lying on a shagpile carpet with the soul star of your dreams.
Bill Brewster
Automatic Soul, like my previously compiled Late Night Tales Music For Pleasure, is based very much on a sound. It's a sound that I feel has been overlooked: 80s R&B-infused music, with drum machines, synths and invariably brilliant vocals. It's formed the bedrock of my rare groove sets for all the years I've played. It's not the most fashionable, but to me it's the perfect marriage of technology and soul, hence the title for this album, Automatic Soul. There are plenty of songs I could have included, and no doubt some that I shouldn't, but I've tried to represent what's best to me from this era. It's not a classic Late Night Tales. It's a pretty personal journey, which I hope some of you might be willing to share... Tom Findlay Groove Armada September 2014.
- A1: Stronger Than Me 3:54
- A2: You Sent Me Flying (Cherry) 6:50
- A3: Know You Now
- A4: Fuck Me Pumps 3:20
- A5: I Heard Love Is Blind 2:10
- A6: Moody's Mood For Love (Teo Licks) 3:28
- A7: (There Is) No Greater Love 2:08
- A8: In My Bed 5:17
- B1: Take The Box 3:20
- B2: October Song 3:24
- B3: What Is It About Men 3:29
- B4: Help Yourself 5:01
- B5: Amy Amy Amy (Outro) 13:16
- A1: New Order - Blue Monday
- A2: A-Ha - Take On Me
- A3: Duran Duran - Hungry Like A Wolf
- A4: The B52S - Love Shack
- A5: Bananarama - Venus
- B1: Tina Turner - The Best
- B2: Simply Red - Holding Back The Years
- B3: The Cars - Drive
- B4: Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong
- B5: Aztec Camera - Somewhere In My Heart
- C1: The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
- C2: Joy Division - Love Will Tears Us Apa
- C3: Talking Heads - Road To Nowhere
- C4: Stranglers - Golden Brown
- C5: Talk Talk - Its My Life
- D1: Chaka Khan - I Feel For You
- D2: Diana Ross - Chain Reaction
- D3: Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere
- D4: Spandau Ballet - True
- D5: Brother Beyond - The Harder I Try
Celebrating a monumental decade for music, birthing numerous timeless classics that pushed music to new heights Smash Hits The 80s takes the very best tracks from the decade across 2LPs providing the soundtrack to the era. This must-have collection contains hits from artists of all genres, featuring New Order, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, The Smiths & Talk Talk.
2024 Repress
Ned Doheny's Hard Candy, originally released in 1976, is widely considered the finest blue-eyed soul album of all time. It is has long been a source of great frustration then, that this perfectly-formed Southern California masterpiece has been unavailable on vinyl for almost 40 years. Previously bootlegged in derisory fashion, original copies are rarely found for less than $100.
Be With Records, a new vinyl-only reissue label, continues apace by marking its third release with the first officially licensed reissue of Doheny's nautical classic. Perhaps most famously, this impeccably smooth set features the timeless Get It Up For Love, a wonderful example of mid-70s mid-tempo white-(hot)-funk.
Produced by the legendary Steve Cropper, it featured a veritable who's-who of the Laurel Canyon soft-yacht sound (JD Souther, The Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, the entire horn section for Tower of Power!) yet bombed mysteriously. It's been a cult record since.
Pressed on audiophile 180gram vinyl and featuring the original artwork for both jacket and full colour inner sleeve, this very limited reissue of 500 copies is one not to be missed.
- Love Is In The Air
- What You Gonna Do
- Lucy Brown Is Back In Town
- Fix Your Hair Darling
- Send Me A Postcard
- Harley Davidson
- Long And Lonesome Road
- Fireball Of Love
- Venus
- Hot Sand
- Mighty Joe
- Wild Wind
- Never Marry A Railroad Man
- Roll Engine Roll
- Hello Darkness
- Pickin Tomatoes
- Shocking You
- Waterloo
- Blossom Lady
- Is This A Dream
- Out Of Sight Out Of Mind
- I Like You
- Inkpot
- Give My Love To The Sunrise
- Eve And The Apple
- When I Was A Girl
- Rock In The Sea
- Broken Heart
"One of the most famous Dutch bands ever is Shocking Blue. The band released some of their best-selling hits all around the world, including the still standing ""Venus"". It´s one of the many songs which can be found on the double LP Single Collection Part 1. This collection was originally released in 1997 and consisted of 28 of their best tracks, including ""Pickin' Tomatoes"", ""Never Marry a Railroad Man"", and ""Mighty Joe"". Also included are Robbie's powerful B-sides like ""Fireball of Love"", ""Hot Sand', ""Wild Wind"", and ""Roll Engine Roll"". Single Collection Part 1 is available as a limited edition of 1000 individually numbered copies on white coloured vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve. "
Single Collection Part 1 by Shocking Blue, released 22 March 2024, includes the following tracks: "Lucy Brown Is Back In Town", "Send Me A Postcard", "Long And Lonesome Road", "Venus" and more.
This version of Single Collection Part 1 comes as a 2xLP in a(n) Gatefold Sleeve packaging.
The vinyl is pressed as a white disc. Another vinyl is pressed as a white disc.
Repress.
Studio One's music in the 1970's took the label to new heights. The new style of Disco Mix brought many areas of Reggae together Roots, Lovers, Disco and Dub all came together in extended form, re-versioning classic hits, experimenting with new studio technology, over-dubbing, syn-drums and more producing what many fans describe as the most creative and innovative phase in the history of the legendary Studio One Records.
This Studio One Disco Mix album includes many sought after classic tunes only ever released in very small quantities (on Studio One's very first 12" records as well as it's infamous Music Lab 10"s out of New York) and consequently many of these track s have been unavailable since their day of release. Studio One Disco Mix features many of the classic Studio One artists such as Alton Ellis, Sugar Minott, Jackie Mittoo and Willie Williams (with his classic re-versioning of his own "Armigideon Time") alongside less well artists such as Doreen Schaeffer, Judah Eskender Tafari and George Dudley and many more.
Soldier is Iggy Pop's fourth solo studio album, released in
1980. For the album Iggy collaborated with ex-Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock.
David Bowie and Simple Minds provide backing vocals on 'Play It Safe'. Videos were made for the songs 'Loco Mosquito', 'Knocking 'Em Down (In the City)' and 'Dog Food'.
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James Brown. Who doesn't know about the godfather of soul Who doesn't know about the milestone anthem Cold Sweat' Maybe there is nobody, but we are sure that many of you don't know that hidden on that particular song, and in all of James Brown's productions, is one of the best kept secrets in soul music: Mrs. Martha High.
She is the one who sings that crazy soprano note at the very beginning of the song and she is the one who sang behind James Brown for about 35 years. She was with Brown and the Jb's in Boston on the infamous night after the Martin Luther King assassination, she flew with him in the dangerous Vietnam skies to entertain the US soldiers, and was also in Zaire celebrating the Rumble in the Jungle' between Ali and Foreman. Martha was truly a friend, confidant and supporter of the godfather of soul.
Maybe she was just too young and shy to jump over the other soul divas to ask for a solo record. Today is different.
singer of Maceo Parker's band but now she is on fire because finally, she has recorded the album she never made but always wanted to make.
11 killer original tunes produced and arranged by Luca Sapio, the Italian soul ambassador, in true analog super sound. The tunes evoke the best productions of the golden era of Southern soul as well as the sonic landscapes of the Italian soundtracks of the 60's. Here is the middle ground where these two unheralded musical traditions meet and Martha is the undisputed Queen.
Don't miss the chance to take a listen. This record is made of truth, soul, love, and pain - a full spectrum of emotions that only a Queen can deliver to your ears. She spent much time in the studio with Luca and his guys to make it happen. This is not a revival, this is not retro, this is NOW. She took it as a challenge and we are sure that she won.








































