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*Landing on Alchemy Dubs is a fresh vocal steppers reggae dub tune with a latin vibe.

*On the A side we find the track Life is better when you smile', produced by Ojah and featuring jazz singer Hada Guldris, who delivers beautiful yet powerful vocals and lyrics. Latin percussion and horns alongside a deep bass give this track a different edge.
*On the B side we find a heavy instrumental dub version where the different recorded instruments are showcased. A version that will surely make your walls shake.

*Limited edition of 500 copies, hand-stamped and hand-numbered, served in a reversed kraftliner printed sleeve.

Equal parts songwriter, poet, singer and lyricist, Sampa The Great makes her debut on Big Dada with her finest mixtape to date, 'Birds And The BEE9', featuring production from Blue Daisy, Sensible J and Silentjay.
The internationally acclaimed Melbourne resident has supported Kendrick Lamar, Thundercat, Joey Bada$$ and Hiatus Kaiyote and just finished her own headline EU tour.
180g heavyweight black vinyl release.
For fans of Kendrick Lamar, Joey Bada$$, Little Simz, Mick Jenkins.
Live highlights include supporting the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Thundercat, Hiatus Kaiyote, Ibeyi and Little Simz. Sampa has also played venues such as KOKO, Sydney Opera House and Somerset House as well as festival slots at Laneway Festival, The Great Escape, Golden Plains, Sugar Mountain, Womad and Vivid Live.
Forthcoming shows include an EU tour stopping in London, Paris, Cologne, Hamburg, Berlin, Birmingham and Manchester, as well as supporting Joey Bada$$ on his UK tour.

Slowly Rolling Camera is a project led by Dave Stapleton, pianist and founder of Edition Records, alongside Deri Roberts on electronics and sound design, Dionne Bennett on vocals and Elliot Galvin on drums.

The result is music that has distinct echoes of the 'invisible soundtracks' of UK progressives Cinematic Orchestra and Portishead as well as the polychrome textures of maverick Scandinavian artists like Sigur Rós.

This particular 7' showcases Stapleton's imaginative compositional and arranging skills, as he extends the original ensemble with a string section and horn parts, to great effect.

The release includes an incredible selection of British jazz talents, such as Mark Lockheart on saxophones and Jasper Hoiby on double bass.

From her early days raised as a youth in Bombay, Asha Puthli initially trained in Indian classical music and opera, but over time gravitated towards contemporary western pop, upon discovering talents like Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, and Dusty Springfield. After making a name for herself in her native country, she found her way to New York, where she happened upon John Hammond of CBS Records. Hammond would introduce Puthli to the avant-garde legend Ornette Coleman, who utilized her unique vocal stylings on his 1971 record Science Fiction. Her work on the album earned widespread praise, and though it didn't lead to further work in the United States, it did bring her a record contract in Europe. In 1973, Puthli released her self-titled debut through CBS, which would not see release in the US, but was subject to widespread critical acclaim and fascination throughout Europe. Asha Puthli was produced by Del Newman, who had done arrangements and production for Elton John's famed album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", of which Puthli was a professed fan, and featured a cover image heavily inspired by the glam aesthetics of groups like T. Rex, David Bowie, and Queen. These aesthetics would also blend into the music itself, an 8-song collection featuring renditions of songs by George Harrison, J.J. Cale, Bill Withers, and others, plus one original by Puthli herself. Asha Puthli is a remarkable work of its time, for its daring amalgamation of pop sensibilities, jazz sultriness, and experimental eirdness. A sensuous work of jazz / disco fusion that pre-dated Donna Summer's slick, and eccentric works.

This new label from Toronto is a thrilling prospect. Its first release — a five-track EP — is a warmly personal, yet cosmically-minded blend of jazz, funk, disco and Fett-style ambience, candidly pitched at the dancefloor. Lovely stuff.

Classic Jim Sharp remixes of Classic Tribe joints. Limited to 300 copies.

Debut Lp offering from London rap group Jungle Brown. Having featured on SBTV with their Ep 'Take One', this Lp builds on a strong foundation. Sample heavy, with strong saxophone performances from Ayo Odia, the instrumentation is rich and thick in texture. Lyrically the group go from light and playful, to deep and introspective with great subtlety. Keep it Movin (a1) is a light reection of the group moving from Bournemouth to London, while 'In the City' (b1) is a gritty anthem detailing the arrival to the city.
Having a strong performance record behind them as well, the group's reach is good, both in the UK and abroad.

FRANK is the latest release from Dolfin Records, a Texas indie label with a prominent underground roster that includes rapper Lord Byron, producer Ben Hixon, R&B singer Jon Bap, and former Stanley Clarke drummer Mike Mitchell. Liv.e is one of the newer artists on the label, having previously collaborated with Hixon through a series of DJ parties in Dallas ( New Math Mondays'). Hixon and Bap have significant marks on this project, providing production, mixing, and background vocals. The beats they lend are often heavy on the drums, with short, hazy riffs that resemble Dilla-style syncopated loops. FRANK opens with a short hiss, launching into a jittery pattern of cymbals and drums, stinging bass slaps, and bouncy guitar riffs. You can almost see the tape reels rolling in front of you as the instrumental loops play themselves out with occasional flutters and skips. A chorus of voices enter with harmonies out of the George Clinton songbook, blending in behind the slow, finger-snapping beat. It sounds more like a lost, dusty funk recording from the '70s than an R&B song made in 2017. - Nitish Pahwa (Passion Of The Weiss) Artwork by Ghostdrank. Street Corner Music is proud to partner with Dolfin Records for this vinyl release.

he LP has been picked up by many
in recent months as the demand for
Nigerian disco originals has grown
with the track 'Delectation' receiving an
unofficial edit and DJs like Motor City
Ensemble dropping the album into their
sets. This first ever reissue of the LP
remains faithful to the original issue,
remastered and pressed on blue vinyl.
It features full original artwork along with
new interviews with Livy Ekemezie and
contributing musician Jules Elong by
Odion Livingstone's Temi Kogbe.
Tracklisting:

The A-Side, Flamboyant Move' is a fitting nod to one of the best rappers ever, a classic sample (James Gilstrap's Move Me') cut up with boom gap drums. If L were still alive, he'd be dropping daps. The B-side is a reworking of I Don't Understand' is a massive flip of The Sister Sledge's Easier To Love', moved up to a nice dance tempo, with, of course the patented Dusty Donuts production treatment. You'll be dropping the needle over and over on this updated and supercharged edit. So get on the subway and take a trip from Uptown to BK with this new joint from the Dusty Donuts crew. Marc Hype & Naughty NMX reflip these classics in such a tasteful and dope way, your audience will love it.

An often-overlooked debut by Flint, Michigan MC Eric Breed, leader of DFC (Da Flint Crew, Dope Flint Connection, Da Funk Clan), who went on to collaborate with Tupac, Too Short, George Clinton, Slum Village, Jazzy Pha, Pimp C, Kurupt, The D.O.C., Hurricane (Beastie Boys), Amp Fiddler, Erick Sermon (EPMD), Bootleg (Dayton Family), and Esham. MC Bred & The DFC' peaked at #142 on the Billboard 200, #38 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #3 on Top Heatseekers, impressive for an independent debut. The single was also a radio hit, getting run from KMEL in San Francisco to New York, leaving listeners hearing Breed's voice for the first time confused, unable to pin down his neutral accent, Flavor Flav's to the beat, y'all' stabbing intermittently, and the West Coast-flavored beat confusing matters further. The album relies heavily on James Brown samples ( The Grunt', Make It Funky', Funky Drummer', Funky President'), a can't-miss formula with Breed's voice over the beat, but the standout single from the album, Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin'', a certified club anthem, is an inspired take on two already-established sample sources ( Funky Worm' and More Bounce to the Ounce'), but flipping the Zapp tune differently than listeners were accustomed to, providing a bass-heavy, atonal, lazy and almost non-music backdrop for Breed's lyrics, which in turn ran a line between incisive, funky and a fast drawl, sounding like an edgier Tone Loc, with apparent influence by EPMD or Audio Two. The end result was the first Midwest-originated hit' rap record, even the sampled artists (Zapp and the Ohio Players) were from Ohio. A surprisingly apt comparison is Cypress Hill's self-titled sample-heavy debut, also released in August 1991, both feature odes to marijuana, utilize a then-emerging dusted' sample style, feature audible clicks & pops on their sample sources, and were the first major crossover successes from their respective regions. And they're both solid albums, start to finish, with minimal guest features (none). Breed died in 2008 from kidney failure, unexpectedly ending his well-respected career at 12 albums, and after having paved the way for other Midwest artists Eminem, Common, Slum Village, Bone Thugs & Harmony, Proof, D12 and others.

First ever reissue of this impossible to find artefact from the Swiss underground avant-garde scene of Geneva, originally released as a private boxset limited to 150 copies in 1973, only sold at art galleries.

A unique, instrumental mix of free-jazz, classical, psych-rock, folk, improv, kraut, funk and musique concrete with tape effects...

In the late 60s, musician / guitar player Christian Oestreicher, a savage in the era of twist and free jazz', met artist and painter Richard Reimann - famous for his optical art -, at the Aurora art gallery in Geneva. Fuelled by the artistic creativity from this underground scene, where jazz and rock musicians rubbed shoulders with artists, poets and painters, Christian ideated the Mouvements project, enrolling his friend Richard to create the artwork.

Christian was a trained guitar player with diverse influences: Ornette Coleman, Chuck Berry, Zappa, Soft Machine...He envisioned Mouvements as a concept album and he asked some of his musician friends from the jazz / rock scene to join in for the recordings: among them, Jean-François Boillat (of Boillat-Thérace), Blaise Català, Jerry Chardonnens...

The album sessions took place at an occupied mansion during 1972, using three Revox machines. The musicians played standing in a circle and there was lot of room for improvisation. Tape effects and a small portable synth were also used.

The result was released in 1973 as a hand-numbered, deluxe boxset limited to 150 copies, including a series of Richard Reimann's lithographies and inserts. For this, the first ever reissue, we've created a new, more affordable edition with new artwork, including an insert with liner notes and previously unreleased photos.

LP edition comes housed in a silver-mirrored sleeve.

LP version come with a digital download coupon including all the tracks from the LP/CD plus another four bonus tracks taken from the album sessions.

Highly recommended if you're into avant-garde psychedelia, free-jazz, free-rock, psych-funk, kraut...

Think Staff Carpenborg, Zappa, Soft Machine, Bo Hansson, The Feed-Back, Mahogany Brain, Semool, Pierre Schaeffer, the BYG and Futura labels...

*Master tape sound
*Insert with liner notes and rare photos
*Digital Download Coupon including nine previously unreleased bonus tracks

Digital-Only Bonus Tracks: Largo Pour Trompettes - Mouvement Pour Guitare B1 - Mouvement Pour Guitare B2 - Hard-Rock Ouverture (Take 2)

Big Crown Records is proud to present this tough as nails split 7' The A side is Paul Ramos version of the Mandrill classic Fence Walk'. Originally released on the Harlem label, and later licensed to Falcon only to oddly appear on their Kris Bravo LP. Ramos stays close to the original, but adds enough to the tune to make it a must have for funk collectors. The B side Funky Resurgence' comes by way of vibes player/bandleader Ulysses Crockett who was a stalwart on the Bay Area scene of the 1960's first with his Latin Jazz group Afro Blue Persuasion and later Ulysses Crockett Magic. He also played in The Skins w/ the legendary Bill Graham. "Funky Resurgence" was one of several compositions he wrote for the 1971 play "Resurgence." During this period, Ulysses was also going through law school and he remains a legal voice, writer and activist in the Bay Area.

One of the great names of 1980s electro-funk is Hamilton, Ohio's own Roger Troutman. In addition to

scoring numerous funk and R&B hits throughout the decade, Troutman was a pioneer of the use of a talk box to layer effects over his vocals, and a highly influential figure to the world of West Coast Gangsta Rap, famously providing the vocal hook for 2Pac and Dr. Dre's hit single "California Love". He arrived on the music scene as an auxiliary member of Parliament-Funkadelic, featuring on the group's final album for Warner Brothers, before immediately splintering off to form a new, subsidiary group,

featuring a lineup including his brothers Larry, Lester, and Terry Troutman, a Bootsy Collins-produced hit, and the George Clinton-dubbed band name Zapp. The group's self-titled debut album was released in 1980, and charted at #20 on the Billboard 200 charts. Roger would not sit idly by after Zapp's debut. A year later Troutman would cut his first solo album, titled The Many Facets Of Roger. (Troutman would credit his solo works to the mononym of his first name.) The album rendered Billboard hits out of the single "So Ruff, So Tuff", and a synth-funk version of Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through The Grapevine", and featured contributions from various members of Zapp. Though the album was largely forgotten over the years, it remains an unheralded gem of the time period, noteworthy for its quirky and eccentric arrangements, and its far-reaching influence on hip-hop producers like Dr. Dre, J Dilla, and DJ Quik.

Los Angeles' South Central Cartel were pioneers in the West Coast gangsta rap genre, in the same league as Dr. Dre, NWA, Eazy E, Ice Cube, Compton's Most Wanted, Above the Law, Da Lench Mob, Mac Dre and Kurupt. South Central Cartel (S.C.C.) was one of the first West Coast groups to gain national popularity in the immediate wake of groundbreaking and controversial releases by NWA & Eazy-E, and are still etched in hip hop's collective memory for pushing the envelope with their unapologetic embrace of gang affiliation, automatic weapons, violent crime, prison and car culture. South Central Madness' is their debut album, originally released on Pump/Quality Records, with subsequent albums released on Def Jam West in a deal between their G.W.K. (Gangsters Wit Knowledge) imprint and the West Coast division of Rick Rubin & Russell Simmons' label. Over a now-classic bed of sample sources (Zapp/Roger Troutman, Delfonics, Fatback, The Temptations, James Brown, Barry White, Funkadelic), with lyrical sample drops of their hip hop contemporaries (MC Breed, LL Cool J, Ice Cube, Public Enemy, NWA, Geto Boys, Big Daddy Kane), lyricists Havoc, Havik, Prodeje and Young Prodeje along with singer L.V. (later featured on Gangsta's Paradise' by Coolio) deliver a solid bridge from hip hop's established East Coast chart-dominating status quo toward the West Coast-centric G-Funk era', Crips vs. Bloods subtexts and the definition of what it meant to be hard. Videos for the singles U Gotta Deal Wit Dis (Gangsta Luv)'/'Ya Getz Clowned' and Papa Was a Rolling Stone' feature uptempo Havoc & Prodeje in black baseball caps, shades and curls that Eazy-E should have trademarked, riding and further extending the ominous Compton MC legacy. Ya Getz Clowned' actually samples MC Breed's Ain't No Future in yo' Frontin'', released just months before, tightening a food chain of club/radio DJ/producer sample/remix culture that was evolving fast in 1991. An interesting and maybe still unresolved footnote is that an unrelated up and coming duo from Queensbridge named Mobb Deep with members Havoc & Prodigy would release their debut Juvenile Hell' in 1993. Although their a.k.a.'s both parallel characters in the X-Men comic book, it's notable that two hip hop crews 3000 miles away from each other both arrived at the same choice for a set of stage names. Who came first' was a mildly controversial topic for a minute in the early/mid 1990s' East vs. West battles, with differing versions of the crews' possible early meetings being recounted in The Source & Rap Pages.

Very limited single, we are getting very few copies of this. I'm kinda young / But my tongue speaks maturity' Thus stated Special Ed, on his 1989 smash hit, I Got It Made.' And he backed up that brag throughout his trademark anthem, which featured laid-back brags that MCs a half-decade his senior couldn't mess with. The Brooklyn MC was only 16 when it was released, making him one of the youngest rappers - especially at the time, before the 90s brought us Kris Kross and Lil Bow Wow - to ever have a hip-hop hit. The song itself, which floated over a perfectly hooked up slice of Ripple's I Don't Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky,' was produced by Hitman Howie Tee, who also made waves in the late '80s with his cousin, Chubb Rock. When Ed and Howie combined, it was a match made in heaven, and the song exploded in New York before taking over worldwide. Eventually becoming sample fodder on dozens of later songs - from Fat Joe to Kendrick Lamar - the track still invokes heavy head-nods today from crowds of all ages. Also included on this special 7-inch is the Businesslike Version' of the song (also produced by Howie), which also appeared on the original 12-inch. Featuring a minimal, synth-driven backdrop and a quicker pace, it offers an excellent new way to experience Ed's forward-thinking lyricism. This unique, deluxe big hole' 7-inch comes housed in a custom Profile 45 jacket.

Black boys have a whole world of complexity that society makes us stomp out of ourselves." Language, Bryndon Cook's full-length debut as Starchild & The New Romantic, communicates his refusal to do so. Describing himself early-on as a young romantic boy from Maryland," Cook has long been a dreamer, a student of black music's rich lineage and its intersection with pop. He's drawn to landmark moments where artists have found truth in darkness, the diverse language of music living in their core. This record is his, lifting o­ from the monochrome world of Crucial, his 2016 EP on Ghostly International, up towards a dazzling crimson blood-rush of sky-high defiance and autonomy. On Language, Cook refines his phonics for funk, electro, and R&B, and arrives at a revelation, best summarized by a single motto: "my sensitivity is my strength."

When I wrote these songs, the sunshine of my mind was beginning to set in a dark place. I found myself developing almost a surrogate relationship with my telephone. I would fall asleep at night clutching it, waiting for a call. When we parted, I would become attached to my phone as a conduit to this person I had lost.'

Even if the valleys of their relationship were debilitating — a "black goth realm" to his soul, as Cook puts it — he often overlooks them in hopes of more peaks, more light, resulting in his most earnest, warm-hearted material to date. Take the tender single, "Hangin On." Cook beams above a prismatic soul-tinged shu­le and luminescent keys, still visited by the past yet at peace with the present.

The pitch is far more pointed on the album's title track, a vibrant, funk-fueled opener that wastes little time making its purpose heard. "Should have stuck with me kid," Cook begins, as nasty as he is rapturous. By its end, he's in full control. "Can I get a witness" He screams, invoking the power of an affirmation ushered from church aisles into the lexicon by Kirk Franklin.

Sonically and spiritually, Cook finds guidance in grand standards: looking up to producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, studying their contributions to the New Jack Swing era and pop music at large. Touchstone statements like Janet Jackson's Control, Michael Jackson's Bad, and Prince's 1999, singular breakout LPs from Terence Trent D'Arby and Bobby Brown, the honesty of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska and Carole King's Tapestry, the ingenuity of Laurie Anderson.

Cook also reflects on recent years with Solange, as part of her touring band, and collaborations with Dev Hynes aka Blood Orange, as reminders of artistic individuality. "Being around them now urges me to find my own way of delivering my own messages."Cook expands his message and its impact by arranging talents. For the first time, sessions included members of his band, The New Romantic, allowing for keyboard/synth parts to be recorded straight-through, with no punch-ins, and a more dynamic atmosphere overall. Further, Cook recruits The Newark Boys Chorus to underscore the most poignant lines of "Boys Choir," giving them the entire stage for the coda: "Be it understood. / This love is mine."

Various Lurkers includes 4 mega tracks beamed down from Brighton, Leeds & Sweden featuring Kalidasa, Zmatsutsi, Tony Pineman & Tross.

Reissue of the sixth studio album from Dreadzone. Iconic electronica/dub fused tunes that were originally released in 2010

Reissue of the sixth studio album from Dreadzone. Iconic electronica/dub fused tunes that were originally released in 2010

Promo Support for new album 'Ruthless Day'

"The more I hear this the more I'm loving it. As a starter while we wait for the main course which will be the album this is just perfect."

"It's fabulous and it sees the return of one of my favourite UK vocalists - the pocket rocket that is Gizelle Smith" - Craig Charles (BBC)

"such a powerful singer...a real british soul talent" - Eddie Piller (Acid Jazz)

Radio support:

BBC 6 Music: Craig Charles - 'STAY' (25.11.17) (2.12.17) (9.12.17), 'Sacred of Something' (13.01.18) (17.02.18)

KCRW (USA): Garth Trinidad - 'STAY'

Jazz FM (UK): John Osborne - 'Sweet Memories'

Delite Radio interview w/ Chris Forbes

Colourful Radio interview w/ DJ Sly

3Fach (playlisted), Delite (playlisted), MiSoul , NTS, Solar, 1BTN, Radio Krimi, Ibiza Sonica, Radio Pepper, Republic 100.3, Kane FM, WUTK 90.3, Juice brighton (playlisted) , Colourful Radio, Crackers Fresh, Radio Cardiff, Starpoint Radio,

DJ: Felix Da Housecat, Benoit C, Yamwho,Doc Scott, Basement Freaks, Dom Servini, Mat The Alien, All Good Funk Alliance, Marc Hype

Online and print press: Blues & Soul, Echoes, Afropunk, EARMILK, The Cocoa Diaries, Vents Magazine, FIP, Wax Poetics, FleamarketFunk, Monkeyboxing, Monkeyboxing, Blue In Green Radio, Groovement, Reductive Reviews,

Roy Roberts began to cut records in the mid 1960s, staying mostly behind the scenes as a session man. The tragic death of Otis Redding inspired him to step up to the microphone with a song dedicated to the late crooner. "Got To Have All Your Love" was released on two different labels which both are sought after collector items these days. The original 45RPM single release of "I Know What To Do To Satisfy You" is even considered as a Holy Grail within the Northern Soul scene and a perfect choice for the flip side of this re-issue. Two different issues of this re-release are available: One with the red BORO label and another with the light blue TINA label. Each is limited to 250 copies.

Both songs are taken from the full length album "The Roy Roberts Experience" which was released on LP, CD and digital on Perfect Toy Records in early 2017.

Roy Roberts began to cut records in the mid 1960s, staying mostly behind the scenes as a session man. The tragic death of Otis Redding inspired him to step up to the microphone with a song dedicated to the late crooner. "Got To Have Your Love" was released on two different labels which both are sought after collector items these days. The original 45RPM single release of "I Know What To Do To Satisfy You" is even considered as a Holy Grail within the Northern Soul scene and a perfect choice for the flip side of this re-issue. Two different issues of this re-release are available: One with the red BORO label and another with the light blue TINA label. Each is limited to 250 copies.

Both songs are taken from the full length album "The Roy Roberts Experience" which was released on LP, CD and digital on Perfect Toy Records in early 2017.

Try love was originally recorded by Norma Jenkins and pitched to Motown who passed on the track (this version only survives on acetate). Master of the girl group Herb Bernstein picked up the track and recorded the version you hear on this 45 which for whatever reason failed to make a dent until it was picked up first by the Belgian Popcorn scene and later the Northern scene, demand far outstripped supply and this rare 45 became very expensive. A haunting, odd and beautiful record to this day the members of The Sparkles remain a mystery.

Support for recent album release - Push On

Observer Magzine Feature Dec 2017

Radio:

BBC 6 Music Craig Charles Album of The Year

BBC 6 Music Album of the Day

'That's a great song for the summer' - Alan Carr

"I challenge you not to get down to this!" - Zoe Ball (Entitled to That quote)

'Entitled to That' - Radio 2 (Zoe Ball, Alan Carr & Mel Sykes, Craig Charles) 6Music (Craig Charles, Steve Lamacq, BBC introducing Bristol)

'Main Event (feat. Andy Cooper)' 'Since You've Been Gone' - 6Music (Nemone)

Love That I'm In (Craig Charles, Nemone)

WW International and specialist radio: Jazz FM, WNCW, Solar Radio, Radio One Italy, Radio Krimi, WNCW, Radio Nova Portugal, Kane FM, Radio Pepper Greece, Radio Fg, Radio Z Nurenburg, WUTK FM 90.3, 100.3 Thessaloniki, 1BrightonFM, FM4 Vienna, Radio Z Nuremburg,

Online press: We Plug Good Music, Stereofox, 45Live, Monkeyboxing, The Dutch Guy, Life Support Machine, KBPS magazine, Flea Market Funk, Sphere Of Hip Hop, 45's Corner, AAA badboy,

DJ support: JFB, DJ Food, Renegades Of Jazz, Basement Freaks, Utah Saints, Qdup, Nutritious, Kid Kenobi, Doc Scott, Featurecast, Mat The Alien, Marc Hype, DJ Love, DJ Format

Summary for previous album 'As We Do Our Thing'

Album of The day on BBC 6 music with additional support from Shaun Keaveny, Lauren Laverne, Nemone, Craig Charles, Don Letts, and Radcliffe and Maconie

Andy Cooper (Ugly Duckling) and the Allergies also performed a Dermot O' Leary BBC Radio 2 session and a Loose Ends session on BBC Radio 4.

Hit top 3 in the iTunes UK Hip Hop chart (47 main overall)

#1 on Juno Download

The previous single Rock Rock featuring Andy Cooper was featured on TV Channel 4's Sunday Brunch and

Rock Rock used to soundtrack Euro football qualifiers on ITV (both National television station)

Rock Rock was Tune of the Month in Mixmag

Rock Rock also went to # 1 on Juno Download Hip hop chart on release.

DJ Support: DJ Yoda, Renegades of Jazz, Featurecast, A Skillz, Dom Servini , The Next Men, Aldo Vanucci, All Good Funk Alliance, Mr Benn, Marc Hype, Smoove, Dr Rubberfunk, Fab Samperi, Slynk

Collecting some of their earliest BBC sessions this necessary document showcases the Fab Four immediately following the release of their debut album Please Please Me and right before they would become international superstars. Combining fantastic R&B covers and some of their best early originals this compilation finds The Beatles at a crossroads between their early beat roots and the pop brilliance they would go on to display for the rest of the 1960s. Essential.

IT'S TIME TO PAAAARTY! Why The Universe knows that Tramp is celebrating their 40th trip around the sun in 2018. And what about planet Earth Well... it is as blind as it is in so many other situations. Therefore, it is time to shine the light on Tramp for all of its unremitting efforts. As musical diversity is vanishing, especially in the field of African American music from the 1960s/70s, it is our duty to stop the extinction of threatened species of music in the same way an animal welfare activist would do anything to save a gorilla's life. Tramp Records keeps this beautiful heritage alive, every single day, again and again and again. So we are here wondering why Earth people and especially to those from our beloved home country, why why are you just sitting there, going about your life unaware of this historic event What a pity!

The announcement is especially striking when it comes to the prestigious "Movements" series. Like all its predecessors, this ninth volume contains Rare Groove nuggets recorded between the early 1960s and the late 1970s. The fact that only one of the songs appear anywhere else is a jaw-dropping phenomenon! The chronological track listing starts with two amazing cover versions: "Fever" by Gee Gee Shinn & the Boogie Kings and "I'm A Woman" by Connie Kaye Trio. Bus Brown, Earl Demus and Chuck Finney remain in the same direction although their contributions are slightly jazzier. Chick Willis' gut-wrenching "Sometime Soon" easily rivals James Brown's "It's A Man's World" and the recordings by Australia, J.R. and Joe Akens are beautiful examples of privately produced soul from the 1970s. The latin-soul of "Cho Cho San" by Hummingbird 4 heads the sound in another direction for the next three tunes, highlighted by one more stunning cover version, Oscar Brown Jr.'s "Brother, Where Are You". The album closes with some pre-disco tracks from The Counts, Reunion and Hot Cakes' dance floor bomb cover of "Harlem Shuffle".

Over a hundred great unknown songs have been re-released on the first eight volumes in the "Movements" series, the majority of which can not be found elsewhere, and Vol. 9 is no exception. The work of Germany's tiniest but grooviest record label is still incomprehensibly underestimated. We know you diggers, collectors, mavens, aficionados, fanatics, completists, enthusiasts, and just plain record geeks know what's up and we heartily salute you! Without your support there would be no Tramp Records. But now it's time for a broader cultural shift for good music and a sweeping move to uphold the legacy of the unsung heroes of funk and soul. Therefore, we humbly petition you: in 2018, Don't keep all this glory to yourself! Turn your friends and neighbors on! Thank you!


- the double vinyl LP comes with a full album download code

- deluxe double-gatefold LP with detailed liner notes, label scans & unseen photographs

- all but one song appear on vinyl-LP for the very first-time

From her early days raised as a youth in Bombay, Asha Puthli initially trained in Indian classical music and opera, but over time gravitated towards contemporary western pop, upon discovering talents like Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, and Dusty Springfield. After making a name for herself in her native country, she found her way to New York, where she happened upon John Hammond of CBS Records. Hammond would introduce Puthli to the avant-garde legend Ornette Coleman, who utilized her unique vocal stylings on his 1971 record Science Fiction. Her work on the album earned widespread praise, and though It didn't lead to further work in the United States, it did bring her a record contract in Europe. After her self-titled debut in 1973, Puthli wasted little time in recording her next album, heading back into the studio, and re-emerging with 1975's She Loves To Hear The Music. Building on the eccentric amalgamation of pop, avant-garde, jazz, and proto-disco that her debut contained, her sophomore release once again featured production from constant collaborator Del Newman, as well as a new array of covers ranging from Cole Porter to Van McCoy to Neil Sedaka.

The debut album from Seattle's Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio. The group channels old-school organ combos like The Meters and Booker T & The MGs, but are making it fresh and feel new again!

Big Crown Records is proud to present a recording that could have easily been lost forever like so many others from it's era. Taken from the only known copy of this acetate that appears to be a rehearsal recording for the group to solicit local gigs, these stripped down versions of Get Hip To Yourself' and Every Time I See a Pretty Girl' are American relics. The only information about the acetate is handwritten on a piece of masking tape affixed to the A side, the name of the group, The Fabulous Dynamics, and the track listing. Of the 6 songs on the demo, we pulled the 2 most buttery, delectable, sweet & savory slices of mid 60's group soul. Stripped down to vocal harmonies and acoustic guitar, both sides of this 7 capture the lo-fi, intimate sonic landscape of yesteryear, something that is often emulated, but never quite duplicated. Another pretty cool detail about this acetate, it was found in the personal record collection of Lamont Dozier.

- 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL
- INCLUDES INSERT
- 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LEGENDARY ALBUM
- REMASTERED AUDIO

Fishbone was one of the most distinctive and eclectic alternative rock bands of the late '80s. With their hyperactive, self-conscious diversity, goofy sense of humor, and sharp social commentary, the group gained a sizable cult following during the late '80s.

Truth and Soul is their second album, originally released in 1988. The album features a wide array of genres including punk, ska, reggae, soul, funk, elements of hard rock and blues. Truth and Soul contains a cover version of Curtis Mayfield's Freddie's Dead', originally from the soundtrack of the film Super Fly and it is the first single of the album.

Three other tracks were released as singles Ma and Pa', with a video directed by Mike Lipscombe, Change' and One Day'.

The album was awarded four-out-of-five stars in 2004's The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Music critic Tom Moon called the album one of his 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die' and Robert Dimery listed it as one of his 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die'.

This year we are celebrating the 30th birthday of Truth and Soul. The album is finally available again on vinyl and includes the original insert with lyrics and liner notes.

- 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL
- INCLUDES INSERT
- 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LEGENDARY ALBUM
- REMASTERED AUDIO

Fishbone was one of the most distinctive and eclectic alternative rock bands of the late '80s. With their hyperactive, self-conscious diversity, goofy sense of humor, and sharp social commentary, the group gained a sizable cult following during the late '80s.

Truth and Soul is their second album, originally released in 1988. The album features a wide array of genres including punk, ska, reggae, soul, funk, elements of hard rock and blues. Truth and Soul contains a cover version of Curtis Mayfield's Freddie's Dead', originally from the soundtrack of the film Super Fly and it is the first single of the album.

Three other tracks were released as singles Ma and Pa', with a video directed by Mike Lipscombe, Change' and One Day'.

The album was awarded four-out-of-five stars in 2004's The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Music critic Tom Moon called the album one of his 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die' and Robert Dimery listed it as one of his 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die'.

This year we are celebrating the 30th birthday of Truth and Soul. The album is finally available again on vinyl and includes the original insert with lyrics and liner notes.

Big Crown is proud to present this reissue 7 inch from Texas's own Kool & Together. The A side, Sittin' On a Red Hot Stove' is an infectious, medium-paced funk movement that chugs along with the help of some sharp drums from Joe and a rolling bass line that never quits. Originally edited by Texas record mogul Huey Meaux, the 45 version clocks in at just under two and a half minutes, and gave the band its strongest single. It's an anecdotal tale of a woman who is lusted after but so mean-spirited, she could melt the romance away. Side B is an unreleased demo version from Kool & Together working up the monster Funky Nassau'. Clearly something they never finished, the raw recording and lo fidelity of it is what give what they call Nassau Beat' it's charm.

Dynamite Cuts is releasing these two soul gems, limited edition 500 only pressing. Soul club classic 7' only now very rare and hard to find.

A prodigious guitarist at an early age, Willie George Hale earned the nickname "Little Beaver" from friends in family in Arkansas, remarking on his prominent teeth. Over the years Hale would make a name for himself as a reliable session guitarist, appearing on recordings by Betty Wright, Al Kooper, and Blowfly, and gradually developing his own distinct, rhythmic style of blues guitar playing.

As the mid-70s approached Hale would embark on his own solo career, cutting albums and singles with Florida's TK Records, working alongside famed musicians like Jaco Pastorius, Benny Latimore, and Timmy Thomas. His career effectively ended in the 1980s with TK's collapse, but he would find new life in 2003 after performing on several Joss Stone albums, and his works would be sampled in hip-hop tunes by the likes of Jay-Z, Slum Village, and People Under The Stairs. Hale's solo debut (Released under the Little Beaver moniker) came in 1972 and was titled Joey. The album found minor commercial success, and set the groundwork for Hale's continuing solo career. Joey featured a variety of takes on classic blues, ranging from the bounding, shuffling chart hit "I'm Losin' The Feelin'", to the lushly orchestrated BB King-like "That's How It Is", all bolstered with Hale's exclusive take on the blues guitar sound. Songs from Joey would later be covered by Gwen McCrae, and Blowfly, among others.

Brooklyn label Youngbloods presents the debut solo LP from Philadelphia rapper lojii, who's gritty incantations and smoky delivery has been heralded by Bandcamp, Spotify, The FADER, Complex, Low End Theory, Gilles Peterson, and more. Over 14 tracks, lojii's kinetic avant garde raps confidently pass through sparse flavors of boom bap, house, electronica, grime, trap, and punk. In lojii's own words, lofeye is about working with limited resources and making the highest quality life out of what the f**k you got. It's when you're 'lo-fi' by circumstance (not just for aesthetic) but your aim is always higher."

lofeye' comes on 140 gram classic black opaque 12' vinyl with a special cardstock lyric sleeve in an extra soft reverse-board jacket featuring stunning black & white photos of lojii & Philadelphia. All records come with a free digital download.

The moment every true rap fan has been waiting for! Ocean Wisdom's second album, the highly anticipated 'Wizville' is on the horizon. Showing true signs of progression, Ocean Wisdom has turned in something nothing short of incredible.
With guest appearances from an ALL STAR cast, Ocean has left no stone unturned, touching upon multiple genres and bringing together some of the biggest legends in the history of the industry. Wizville boasts an unrivalled track list including collaborations with the record breaking, genre defining, phenom that is Dizzee Rascal! The legend himself and arguably one of the greatest rappers of all time, Wu Tang Clan's own Method Man! The Mercury award winning scene smasher who defined a generation, Roots Manuva! The Grime scene OG who birthed a generation of MCs with unmatched skill, P Money! The most poignant person with a pen in UKHH, Jehst! The UKHH veteran and most respected wordsmith in the game, Chester P! The original riddim killa and Londons' own originator Rodney P and the grime scene's Dr Dre Aka Rude Kid. To top it off, Ocean has also enlisted the musical talents of Baquiat, Leaf Dog, Mystry, Illinformed, Kidkanevil, Chemo, Pete Cannon, Muckanicks, Pitch 92 & more to produce the album.