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Soul Lovers!!! New 7' from Billboard charting artist Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics!

'Broken Woman' is the first single from their sophomore album, State of All Things -- with the B side of 'Forgive Live Repeat' (not released digitally, only on vinyl!)

The Allergies are back with another corking new single - Dance Now is a super-sweet slice of sista funk that packs the sass to shake your ass. Honey Larochelle just wants to dance now and that's what she's gonna do with The Allergies providing the jams! Throw in some killer sax licks from brass man extraordinaire, Mr Woodnote, and it's almost impossible not to get down to this stylish selection of delectable grooves.

These guys are becoming well known for their sought-after double-header 45 records which have a knack of quickly becoming collector's items, and it's easy to see why when they pack out their single releases with quality cuts like 'Fade Away (feat. Andy Cooper)'.

It's another classic fast rap attack from the Long Beach-based MC of Ugly Duckling fame, as he spits rhymes over the 60's inspired samples and fat beats. So, something here for both the dancers and the hip hop heads in one neat little package.

11 track compilation of classic American Hip-Hop. All tracks have been remastered for 180 gram vinyl release.

Featured artists include 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Timbaland, Missy Elliot and Warren G

Kojak Giant Sounds - The Records That Always Land Hitside Up!

Very little is know about the apparent duo Stevens & Foster who had this self produced release in 1977 on the Jerri Records label from Atlanta, Georgia that had national distribution though T.K. Productions Inc. Nevertheless original copies are now very scarce and crazy expensive. For decades, the B-side's piano intro has rescued a DJ's dancefloor all over Europe, with it's seductive qualities of lush strings, muted Wah-Wah, simplistic but addictive piano fuse into a must gulp down cocktail of soul delights. In more recent times it is the A-side, that formerly lived in the shadows of that essential DJ tool, is also gathering a strong following, using the same instrumental approach but taking the pace right down. Ballad fans will immerse themselves in the real feelings the girl lead projects as she gets more poignant the deeper she gets into the lyrics. Fully restored and officially licensed, this is your chance to obtain this great soul and funk record as a top quality European re-press at a regular price.

'Is That Enough' & 'Country Girl' were both originally recorded in the 1970s and had never been available in any format until Cordial Recordings struck a deal with Ruby to release them on vinyl for the first time. 'Is That Enough' is a glorious stepper that was originally recorded during the same sessions as 'Breezy,' which was Ruby & The Mudflaps only previous release in 1977. Whilst on the flip 'Country Girl' is a crossover gem that's filled dancefloors for selected DJs on promo.

The first foretaste of "Float On", the album to be released in September, will be offered by the single 'Glow', which will be available on all platforms from June 8. Just in time for the single release The Lytics present a new video.

The Lytics are 100% children of HipHop. They perfectly embody the classic Nice & Smooth maxim "The old from the new - The new to the old". So they didn't miss the opportunity to record with Mike D of the Beastie Boys in New York. An unusual experience. It's like a knighthood from one of the Kings of HipHop.

We are ultra-excited to release our new 12" Vinyl, the stock just landed the Cubículo Records HQ! Once again a classic Vibronics tune with fresh new mixes and a remix from Brain Damage! 

WhoDemSound024 by J. Robinson.
The finest in ReggaeDub

Classics!

Ein wunderschönes Vinyl-Box-Set mit frühen Aufnahmen Bob Marleys Zusammenspiel mit The
Wailers aus den 1970er-Jahren. Zu diesen historischen Aufnahmen der Reggae-Legende gehören
die von Lee "Scratch" Perry produzierten Songs Small Axe, Mr. Brown, Soul Rebel, Natural Mystic
und viele mehr.
Umfangreich ausgestattet mit ausführlichen Linernotes von Musikhistoriker Dave Thompson und
Fotos von Barry Plummerin einem farbigen 12 "x12" Booklet sowie vier Bonuspostkarten.

Here's Another Huubaat Nugget That We Are Very Excited About To Release. "momentum" Includes A Collection Of Previously Unreleased Or Digtial-only Available Works Incl. The Collaboration Effort With Flako. The Vinyl Comes With A Lovely Soft-touch Sleeve.

"beatnicks Tape": All Tracks Produced By Hubert Daviz In April/may 2008. The Original Release "beatnicks Tape #01" Included 13 Tracks. These Tracks Have Been Released For Free Download In Summer 2008 On The Cologne Based Record Label Up My Alley. The Work On This Beat Tape Started As An Attempt Of Getting Familiar With One's First Own Equipment. Original Text From The Back Cover: "lots Of Vinyl, 1 Mpc2500, 1 Microkorg, Hands On."

"damage Is Done": All Tracks Produced By Flako & Hubert Daviz Between December 2007 & June 2008. Unreleased Beat Tape From The Joint Collaboration With Flako (going By The Name Of "damage Is Done"). The Original Version Was Completed By Flako On June 21, 2008 And Included 8 Tracks. "woop, Wooop.."

Zone' (ft. Mr Lif)/'No Hook

Hip Hop By The Master Of Freestyle Mc Rene!

Celebrating its 50th birthday this year, Westbound Records is the Detroit institution that discovered Funkadelic and the Ohio Players, with a rich catalogue that is probably amongst the most sampled in the world.

Our 'Super Breaks' series makes a welcome return, throwing the spotlight on the records which have been sampled on both Westbound and its Eastbound subsidiary. These come not only from the more obvious names such as the Detroit Emeralds, Denise LaSalle, Junie Morrison, Funkadelic and Ohio Players, but also the lesser-known Pleasure Web and the Magictones.

The list of artists who have sampled these records reads like a Who's Who of the hip-hop and dance worlds. These tracks will be recognised from well-known records by Kanye West, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Fatboy Slim, and many more.

Both the double vinyl and the CD come with extensive sleeve notes and a breakdown of where each track has been sampled.

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MIKE’s music carries age beyond his years. Born in New Jersey, he moved to London with his mother before eventually settling in The Bronx for the remainder of his teenage years. Renaissance Man was recorded between the two cities that shaped him, with both regions leaving a distinct mark on his sound. In London, he was immersed in grime and the music of King Krule, while in The Bronx, he gravitated toward the influences of Earl Sweatshirt and MF DOOM.Through his mixtapes Winter New York, Longest Day, Shortest Night, May God Bless Your Hustle, and his EP By The Water, he has made a definitive statement on the state of youth in New York. The releases turned heads outside of MIKE’s immediate community in the city, earning praise from The FADER, The New Yorker, and being selected as Best New Music by Pitchfork.MIKE raps over characteristically lo-fi, and soulfully hazy, self produced beats. Themes about the depression and anxiety that accompany being young and African American abound throughout his music, but a muted sense of hopefulness and certainty that he is moving towards ultimate triumph is the motor quietly propelling things forward.Renaissance Man follows his critically acclaimed Lex Records release, Black Soap

Redinho returns with two heavyweight singles 'Square 1 ft. Kimbra' and 'Mmm Mmm ft. Vula'. After a solo album on Numbers, working as Hudson Mohawke's musical director on the Lantern tour, and producing for the transatlantic rap group Swet Shop Boys with Riz Ahmed and Heems, Redinho is now focusing back on his solo output and these new singles feature his signature sugar-rush r&b meets pop and electronic sound.
'Mmm Mmm' was originally released digitally earlier this year, crowned 'World's Hottest Record' by Annie Mac and features Vula of Basement Jaxx Fame. 'Square 1' is the AA side single that features a Timbaland-esque beat with hypnotising sultry vocals from Grammy Award winning artist Kimbra known for her feature on the Gotye single 'Somebody That I Used To Know'.

Really Great Production!

***** PICTURE SLEEVE ***** LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES ***** RANDOM VINYL *****
This Hip Hop Sampler 2LP was released as a promotional only set in 1994 and limited. Hugely sought after item!

- 20 TRACKS
- HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL
- FULL COLOR LABELS + PICTURE SLEEVE

First Word Records is very proud to present you with 'The Offering' - the debut album by Darkhouse Family, a Cardiff-based duo consisting of Earl Jeffers & Don Leisure.

Previously releasing music under their respective monikers, Metabeats and Jamal, they've produced an assortment of sounds over the years, from Hip Hop to House to D'n'B. Connecting as a duo almost a decade ago, this merger logically saw the birth of their own unique style, comprised of a bonafide fusion of genres.

Darkhouse Family entered into the public domain via labels Fat City and Earnest Endeavours, before joining the First Word family in Summer 2016, with the 'Solid Gold' EP. This was their first release to incorporate live instruments into their signature hybrid of sampled beat-chops and electronic sonics. 'The Offering' serves up further evolution in the Darkhouse Family's sound - a progression that also embraces Jazz and Soul.

Following the success of 'Solid Gold', the duo embraced a more collaborative approach, embarking on a series of sessions between Oct 2016 and May 2017, building a bonafide family of musicians and vocalists. This notably included Kamaal Williams (aka Henry Wu, formerly of Yussef Kamaal), up-and-coming drummer Daf Davies (who was a key inspiration in the sound and vibe of the record) and strings arranger / player Jonathan Powell. Vocal performances include regular DHF collaborator, Vanity Jay, a masterful talent, Jessy Allen, and an amazing newcomer, Esther, amongst a veritable assortment of sublime Welsh talent...

The breadth of tools used on this recording very much ranged from the old to the new, from 19th Century violas, to Fender Rhodes, to Juno synthesisers. Despite the wealth of live instrumentation brought on board for the project, there was always a crate of vinyl nearby, to provide dusty-fingered inspiration whenever required. The whole mood of 'The Offering' radiates with a sense of organic fusion - retro analogue sensibilities blended with future vibrations. This conglomeration of eras, sounds and skills summarises the ethos of the project, as mentioned most poignantly in the title track, "unity is the beginning"...

Their amalgamation of styles on Darkhouse Family's previous catalogue has in turn had support from a wide-range of selectors and tastemakers, such as Tom Ravenscroft, Mr Thing, Kutmah, Rob Da Bank, Lefto, Om Unit, Huey Morgan, ThrisTian, Jon1st and Gilles Peterson, and their own turntable formidability has seen them grace the decks at Boiler Room, Fabric, Worldwide FM, Solid Steel, Glastonbury Festival and much more. This is only the beginning though.

This album is a true testament to Darkhouse Family's undiluted love of music across a vast spectrum. The end-result is quite simply a gift to the masses.

This is 'The Offering'.

Original in-demand back to back roots anthems at last receive official Greensleeves 12' single repress. Classic golden age coupling showcasing two of Johnny Clarke's finest performances both delivered with rock-stone back up from The Revolutionaries. Two heavyweight sound-system favorites cut loud and proud and housed in the classic Greensleeves 12' bag.

London's, Latin-Funk / Tropicalia fusion pioneer: Spiteri & music partner Stephen Alpert open up their recordings from the Abbey Road Studios archives (1979) and pass them to Los Charly's Orchestra for a brand new re-processing, connecting the true chemistry of the old school with the current LCO technique, which founders: Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel have been crafting for more than a decade now, inspiring music lovers and producers all around the world.

From the origins of the Ronnie Scott's Latin Jam, to playing at the opening of Amnesia - Ibiza alongside (at the time up and coming talent): Bob Marley..., Spiteri lived it all in an authentic experimental fashion.

A few years later, that Spiteri legacy spread it's roots back in his mother land Venezuela and Latin-America, laying the foundations for a new generation of Latin sounds and fusions where bands of the calibre of Los Amigos Invisibles were to be born.

Los Charly's Orchestra meets Spiteri in order to pay tribute to all those years of creative effort with a new series of Re-works, where the emblematic tracks: Amor & Disco Samba set the scene for an initial chapter.

When Dunham Records/Daptone producer and musician Thomas Brenneck first heard the close family harmonies of the Sha La Das he had a revelation; he knew he had to get it on tape.



Direct from Staten Island, the four Schaldas, father Bill and sons Will aka Swivs, who also toured the world playing keyboard for Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires, Paul of Paul and the Tall Trees and Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires, and Carmine had come into the studio in Brooklyn to record background vocals on Charles Bradley's Victim of Love. It was a passion that drove Brenneck from the very beginning.



'Hearing them sing together in the studio was incredible', says Brenneck. He collaborated with Bill Schalda writing songs and applying harmonic sensibilities rooted in doo wop, blues and soul. It wasn't a stretch for Bill, after all he'd been second tenor when still a teen in Brooklyn vocal group, The Montereys in the 1960s (their 45, Face In The Crowd/Step Right Up on Blast records sells for $500 these days) who would play venues from neighborhood bars to the 1964 World's Fair in Queens.



'Bill is the genuine article, just like Charles Bradley and Sharon Jones, he came directly from the source,' says Brenneck. Indeed, Bill Schalda was right there amongst doo wop and r&b groups of the era, singing Moonglows and Flamingos tunes.

'You'd go out on the street and constantly hear a bunch of guys singing on the corner, they'd finish playing handball in the schoolyard during the day and then they'd start singing at night,' says Bill. 'We were all just guys in the neighborhood in Brooklyn, who gradually found each other.'



After their children were born, Bill and wife Linda moved the family across the Verrazano-Narrows bridge to Staten Island. Growing up, sons Will, Paul and Carmine remember summer nights singing group harmonies on the stoop of their home with their father Bill guiding them. 'He would bring us out on the stoop on Staten Island and he would teach us each parts of say, the sesame street song - we were his backing group very early on - that was fun,' says eldest son, Will.



On this, their debut, the talent is harnessed in 11 songs, each tender-voiced delight delivered with absolute conviction combined with musicians that have help define the Daptone/Dunham Records sound including Brenneck, Homer Steinweiss, Dave Guy, Leon Michels, Nick Movshon and Victor Axelrod. 'I wanted to take the Sha La Das outside of the doo wop genre,' says Brenneck. 'To take the whole vocabulary of doo wop harmony and reapply it to soul - so you get super soulful harmonies along the lines of The Manhattans & The Moments.'



From the opening atmospheric guitar strum of Open My Eyes via a walk along the Coney Island boardwalk catching the last glimpse of sunlight at dusk of Carnival to the sublime crescendo of harmonies of the winsome Love in the Wind, each song evokes a deeply personal yet universal yearning that none of us can escape. Quite simply every song yields magic.

There's something special when a family can meld voices in close harmony. The Everly Brothers had it, The Beach Boys had it, the Schalda's have it.

Gary Chandler (born in 1938) started playing professionally in 1960 in the thriving Columbus Ohio club scene with Hank Marr, Don Patterson and Benny Maupin. He worked in the Motown Revue from 1965-67 and led his own group for over a year. Over the following years Chandler joined joined the bands of Lou Donaldson & Charles Earland where he remained until the recording of his debut album.

Producer Bob Porter, who decided it was time for the skilled trumpeter to make a record in his own right, provided him with an all-star line up of musicians to collaborate on the album. 'Outlook' features Idris Muhammad on drums (which means a frenzy of funky JB-influenced over-the-top soul-jazz drumming), on bass is the legendary Gordon Edwards (known for his work with James Brown, Weldon Irvine, Funk Inc., Aretha Franklin, etc.) and on guitar we have Cornell Dupree (you all know his opening riff on the intro of Aretha Franklin's 'Respect'). Last but least, we have the percussion duties which are handled by Buddy Caldwell (THE session musician for respected labels such as Prestige and who also collaborated on albums by Ceasar Frazier & Melvin Sparks)... speaking of Ceasar Frazier, he's also featured on 'Outlook' with his trademark organ sound.

'Outlook' is one long STEAMROLLER groove & one of the true lost soul-jazz-funk classics. Crate diggers and DJs have coveted 'Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)' for years, but in truth, damn near every second of the album demands consideration as a sample. All of this is carefully overseen by engineer Rudy Van Gelder & producer Bob Porter (known for their work with Herbie Hancock, Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis...and many others).

Gary Chandler's first (and only) album was originally released in 1972 on Eastbound Records, super rare and fetching large sums on the collectors market, now finally back available as a limited deluxe vinyl edition (500 copies) featuring the original artwork and liner notes.

Legendary Ghanain album - with one of the music iconic covers ever! - that fuses Highlife, afrobeat, folk and funk. Ambolleys debut solo album originally released in 1975, written and produced with Ebo Taylor.


Ambolley grew up during the peak of Highlife in Ghana and was a key figure in its fusion with soul and funk influences from the USA. He played in many bands including Houghas Extraordinaires, Meridians Of Tema, Ghana Broadcasting Band and the Uhuru Dance Band, for which he was recruited by his friend, Ebo Taylor. The group went to Nigeria in 1973 to play with Fela at his legendary Shrine spot.

'Simigwa' was a chance for Ambolley to release his own productions and to experiment to a certain extent. A main inspiration for this album was the work of the mighty Mr. James Brown, something that is evident from the rhythm section, horns, vocal stabs and percussion breaks throughout the record.

2 track Single from Joe Higgs released by Gay Feet/Dub Store Records

June 4, 2018 - New York, NY - Grammy®-nominated, multi-platinum hip-hop legend Pusha T's third studio album DAYTONA, produced entirely Kanye West, debuts at #3 on this week's Billboard 200 album chart, backed up by #1 debuts on both the Rap Albums charts and the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

2 track Single from Ronald Downer & Count Ossie, Lennie Hibbert released by Gay Feet/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from The Conquerors released by Gay Feet/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from The Harmonizers released by Gay Feet/Dub Store Records

Funky Nation is a series of compilations published by the Primitiv label, dedicated to roots of funk music. This first volume aims to present, through major titles and some rarities, the rock and roll foundations that have favored the emergence of a style that is more alive than ever. Let's get funky! Featuring classics from Bo Diddley, Elvis Presley, James Brown, and more.









[I] b1. I've got money (1962) (James Brown & The Famous Flames)

23 TRACK COMPILATION FEATURING RARITIES , CLASSICS AND PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS FROM SJATDK, CHARLES BRADLEY, BUDOS BAND, NAOMI SHELTON , ANTIBALAS AND MORE...

DELUXE GOLD GATEFOLD SLEEVE, FULL COLOUR 11 X 17 POSTER plus DAPTONE STICKER EXCLUSIVE LINER NOTES AND FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD

2 track Single from Stranger Cole & Patsy Millicent Todd released by Gay Feet/Dub Store Records4



[B ]2 Good Thing Come to Those Who Wait - The Webber Sisters

2 track Single from The Gaylads released by Gay Feet/Dub Store Records

Following two successful volumes of 'Journey Into Deep
Jazz' on BBE, proprietor of London's 'IF Music' record store and walking musical encyclopedia Jean-Claude kicks of a new Introduction To...' album series with this afectionate retrospective of sister labels Black Saint and Soul Note. Cited by some as Italy's answer to Blue Note, Black Saint and Soul Note have together amassed a catalogue in excess of fve hundred albums
between 1975 and 2008. Founded by Giacomo Pellicciotti (producer of Enrico Rava's seminal Katcharpari' album), Black Saint scored a home run with it's very frst release: Billy Harper's 1975 Black Saint' LP, the follow-up to his much lauded Capra
Black' album on Strata-East. Following the blueprint laid down by iconic Italian jazz imprint Horo, Black Saint started life catching recording sessions with American artists as they passed through Italy on tour, as well as releasing Stateside recordings.
For nearly three years Black Saint released a plethora of jazz albums by the great and good of the Free-Jazz movement: Archie Shepp, Don Cherry, Oliver Lake, Muhal Richard Abrams, Malachi Favours and Hamiet Bluiett, to name but a few. At the same time, the label was struggling fnancially and a series of owners came
and went in quick-fre succession. In 1978, the company was fnally bought by Giovanni Bonandrini and his team, who by 1979 had launched a second label, the brilliant Soul Note. As Black Saint had done previously, the frst release on the fedgling sister-label had to be another by Billy Harper. The two labels went onto enjoy much critical acclaim during the mid to late '80s, winning 'The Down Beat Jazz Award' from 1984 through to 1989. Even Sun Ra and his Arkestra got in on the act, his 1989 epic Hours After' was released onBlack Saint.
A snapshot of Black Saint and Soul Note's frst ten years, this album presents only the very choicest cuts, lovingly remastered to vinyl. If you're already a fan of these labels, you should delight in Jean-Claude's selections, while if you've never come across these jazz jewels from Lombardy / Italy, this compilation will
surely blow you away.

About the series:

A side-bar to Jean Claude's 'Deep Jazz' album series, 'An Introduction To...' aims to highlight an artist or, as is the case for this frst volume, a particular label that might have gone unnoticed by all but the most ardent collectors.

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Solid red 12 vinyl comes accompanied with a limited edition double sided 'Redders' Ep poster (insert). Vinyl purchase includes EP instrumentals as a digital download (Critical Store exclusive)

A man who guested on many a Critical release finally brings his very own EP with the hugeproduction backing of Gorgon Sound, Sam Binga, Hyroglifics and Moresounds. An onslaught of halftime bassline, dancehall and electronic twists in one EP ready to floor the room!

Official Reissue Of The Only Full-length Lp From Brit-funk Masters, Atmosfear.

Exploring unchartered territories both through his raw yet refined lyricism and genre-bending experimental soundscape, Fliptrix flips the notion of conventions on its head and delivers this in the form
of brand new album 'Inexhale'. Expanding the lexicon of Hip Hop, the project goes beyond the boundaries as he takes you on a metaphorical journey buried deep with out of the box symbolism and concepts.
Delving into a different state of consciousness touching on a spectrum of concepts, 'Inexhale' is about new beginnings, ending cycles and living in the moment. Both in a creative and existential sense.'-
Fliptrix. He leads with the powerful single 'It's Like That' and he delivers a fascinating blend of flows as the wordsmith demonstrates his 2.0 style through his experimental stylistic approach resurrecting a new
dimension to his artistry.
The album, produced by the highly respected Joe Corfeild, Molotov & Chemo,
takes us on a journey that not only marks a maturity in Fliptrix's sound but demonstrates a depth that
explores and pays homage to different influences. The juxtaposition of the title 'Inexhale' gives a
premonition into the complexity of his sound as it leads into a transition. He sets the president high for
the 16-track project and it begins with the enchanting single 'Inhale' featuring 'Coops', the pair previously
joined forces on Coops recently released track 'Pass The Mic'. The track leads with a hypnotic electric
loop that pierces through the drum section leading to Fliptrix's opening verse. He also joins forces with
High Focus Records signee Ocean Wisdom and artist Onoe Caponoe on the heavy single 'Inside The
Ride', whilst a flicker of grime is added to the melting pot via Jammz and Capo Lee on sub rich track
'Catch Banter'. In addition to the exciting new talent and dabbling in varying genre flavours, the addition
of Hip Hop pioneer Skinnyman on 'Thriller' is yet another impressive moment for the album.