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LaVern Baker was one of the ruling queens of Rhythm & Blues through the '50s, a singer who had all the necessary requirements to be an R&B diva - a knockout voice, oodles of charm and feminine sass to spare.

Nuyorican Disco Band, Los Charly's Orchestra has put together this very especial edition of Boogaloo, 70's Salsa & Latin Funk.

Re Funk Explosion is the third Gimme! Gimme! release featuring amazing edits by the Italian DJ Belabouche. His work received critical acclaim on soundcloud and this selection presents pure dancefloor disco dynamite!

What do you need to know Something about a ground floor flat in one of Berlin's old blocks, eating eggs and spinach, listening to the Cramps radio show. ''How about we start a soundsystem post jug band pre rock n blues, dealing in some nasty rhythm and some ten
bit soul, get ourselves two cheap mics and one of them bull horns." So we did. Ladies &
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Visioneers Join BBE in celebrating their 15th year with this Special Edition 45.
At a time when most labels were pressing extended play 12" vinyl Marc Mac(4hero) took a chance on releasing limited edition 7" 45's under the guise of "Visioneers". from the get go these 45's became a big deal among the Funk, Eclectic & Hip Hop DJ's including Jazzy Jeff, Kenny Dope, DJ Spinna, Giles Peterson, Nick Weston, Benji B and J Rocc. "The World Is Yours"; a remake of the classic Pete Rock beat for Nas was originally released in 2002 and "It's Simple" was a Visioneers version of one of Marc's own beats from the album "How About A Game Of Chess". This limited Edition pressing coincides with BBE's 15th anniversary and the run up to a brand new Visioneers album in Spring 2012. Two classics on a classic label, limited pressing with the BBE anniversary design. Don't miss out.

The First Word Records debut from Tall Black Guy Productions - the Detroit based producer much lauded by Gilles Peterson for his soulful hip hop production.

Compiled by Danny Dan the Beatman, the man behind the legendary and influential Dusty Fingers series, and an unnamed record shop come three strong songs that have been unearthed and touched up for your listening and playing pleasure. Check!
Spanning the genres of synth-boogie, disco and balerica with a strong Brasilian party vibe, these tracks are sure to provide the perfect summer soundtrack for dancefloors and outdoor jams around the world ! Initial press limited to 500 copies.

Portugals best kept secret, (mashup)-agent-man DEDY DREAD first time on Resense. We love his Brazilian safari with buddy Mr. Bird on AA, but he's really getting us with a fantastic soulful re-edit on A side. Tasty beats, respecting the original - BIG !...

Irish beat maker Krystal Klear and Washington DC soul star Olivier Day Soul team up for the anthemic winter love song 'Never Thought You Would'.

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Hidden away in the North East of England, DJ Chris Tarn and double bass player Phil Smith discovered they shared a fondness for sampling long forgotten or never discovered dusty vinyl and decided to hook up
and bounce around a few ideas. These ideas took a life of their own as they started to work with other musicians and the sound of the band took on more of a live feel. The songs were passed around friends and ended up getting radio plays on Craig Charles' Funk & Soul Show (BBC 6 Music) and Pete Isaac's Jelly Jazz Show.

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Bald headed girls - don't you just love 'em.......!

The machine of Tottenham's favorite record label - Imagenes Recordings keeps pushing some serious Funk & Soul stuff with the collaboration of some of the local artists of the east London surroundings who keep joining the musical family of the imprint in order to deliver some quality groovy stuff.

BIGGEST MODERN SOUL DANCER EVER !!!!!.Available On A 45 For The First Time This Cd Spin Has Been Packing Dancefloors For 15 Years,A Real Hands In The Air ANTHEM

First up is Blow Your Horn Remix which has been given a full on Latin Breaks Boogaloo twist from Scottish Label mate DJ Andy Taylor.

The one and only version backed with the original rocking flip.

Brownswood Recordings and The Steve Reid Foundation celebrate the life and spirit of one of the world's greatest jazz drummers - Steve Reid - via a deluxe 12' (180g vinyl, beautifully artworked sleeve and liner notes) featuring a brand new interpretation of the classic 'Lions Of Judah' by emanative & Ahmed Abdullah backed with a Four Tet re-edit.

Great-sounding reissue of this mega-rare Roy Ayers production from 1981. One of only two releases on highly collectable Goldmink Records, this 12' features two monstrously good boogie classics, both written and performed by Jaymz Bedford, who regularly worked with Roy Ayers including penning the legendary Sylvia Striplin track 'Give Me Your Love'. On the A -side we have 'Just Keep My Boogie', a cool groover with fantastic tight guitar work and sharp funky claps overlaid with Jaymz' smooth vocals all combining to make your 'wiggle waggle' (his words not ours!) On the flip is 'Happy Music', a great uplifting track whose super-crisp percussion, funky squelching basslines and catchy joyful vocal earned it heavy rotation on underground dancefloors across the States from NY's Paradise Garage to Chicago's Warehouse. A great chance to grab a copy of this ultra-rare boogie masterclass from the top-class production team of Ayers and Bedford.

Boogie Arkestra & Jupiter Tuning Centre lay down 4 streaming tracks, starting with the Stomping "Vodka Sour", moves to the funky "Tunnelwhip" flips to some funky beatdown on "Love & Fashion", & throws some disco-funk in w/"Don't Forget". Sublime.

You might remember Collen & Webb who from one of the early GAMM releases (The Jamaican Jerk Off). The boys are now back with two hot reworks on soul diva Pauline's hit single "Give Me A Call".