Organic Grooves Sale 1256 Items

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Munster)

Release: 2023 / CH – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Second run of Stclp-002 on black wax with high-quality wrap-around reproduction prints of two of the earliest amateur paintings created for this project. This version Includes the original liner notes by Sandalio De Díaz on the back. Hand-pasted covers. Hand-stamped labels. "Rivera has quite possibly delivered his defining piece of work as his boundless talents have been turned towards creating a contemporary jazz masterpiece that is an absolute joy to listen to." - Imran Mirza for Twisted Soul

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The Pets

24,29 €* 26,99 € -10%

Just What I've Been Looking For / What's It Gonna Be

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This is one of the most obscure records ever released in Venezuela in the 60s and the only recording of The Pets. This 1967 album shows perfectly what the influences of the Venezuelan nueva ola (new wave) scene were at the time, including versions of The Doors, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Paul Revere & The Riders_ as well as the outstanding original "El Entierro De Un Hombre Rico Que Murio De Hambre", one of the finest garage tunes to emerge from Latinamerica. It followed the global triumph of the Beatles that made the wave of beat groups gets bigger and bigger and lots of new bands emerged, some of which would last while others would definitively go into oblivion, and a small number of them would leave at least one recording that today is considered a highly valuable collector's item. This is the case of The Pets. Originally, they were not called The Pets, but The Playboys, and basically the group was formed to liven up the parties and gatherings at Casa Italia, a very important institution in Los Teques, near Caracas, where they formed. At one of these parties, they were heard by a representative of the Discomoda label who insisted on recommending the group to the company, completing the signing of their contract almost immediately. First time reissue, audios remastered from the original tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl.

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The Petersons

7" | 2023 | UK | Reissue (Soul Junction)

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7" | 2023 | US | Original (Funk Night)

Release: 2023 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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‘The Petersons’ were a vocal trio from Waycross, GA, their performing name came from their founder, lead vocalist and drummer Kenneth Peterson, along with Keyboard player Salem Chatman and vocalist/bassist Johnny Members. The trio regularly performed shows along America’s East Coast, and it was while working in Philadelphia during early 1973 that the group answered an advertisement in Billboard Magazine quote “Masters Turned Down? We Are Looking for New Acts to Sign, Contact Omega Sound Productions, Philadelphia, PA”.

Omega Sound was a fledgling independent Recording Company formed by Frank Fioravanti a budding songwriter and former Encyclopedia Britannica Salesman for the initial purpose of find some extra work for the musicians of The Philadelphia Orchestra who were looking to earn some side money. As a result of answering the Billboard advertisement ‘The Petersons’ found themselves booked into Frank Virtue’s recording studio to record two Fioravanti and the late Alan Felder penned songs, the up-tempo “What’s It Gonna Be” backed by the melodic “Just What I’ve Been Looking For” Mel Omega (1833). With the release failing to make much noise, The Petersons returned to their native Georgia where they continuing to perform and record but under the group name of ‘Toll Darkness’. Fast forward circa 30 years and a couple of copies of this obscure Mel Omega 45 was introduced into the UK by Soul Bowl’s John Anderson where they gained belated recognition initially at the Soul Essence Weekenders through resident DJ Steve Guarnori with “Just What I’ve Been Looking For” being his chosen side. These initial copies had a paper sticker on them crediting the Artist as ‘Toll Darkness’ but the subsequent find of further copies with no sticker coverings, revealed the real artist to be ‘The Petersons’, intriguing? The reason behind the differing artist names is reputedly assumed to be that Ken Peterson took some copies of the Mel Omega 45 back to Georgia and pasted the ‘Toll Darkness’ group name stickers over the Petersons label credits to enable him to sell them at shows with his other ‘Toll Darkness’ 45 “Party/Love Makes Me Do Foolish Things on Alpha Records. The up-tempo backing track of The Peterson’s “What’s It Gonna Be” was a Frank Virtue arrangement that he had great faith in, hence it’s usage on plethora of other Philly artists recordings, i.e. Fred Mark, Liza Mae, Michael Christian, Cody Michaels etc over different record labels, Melomega, Concept, Fox Century Plaza and Merben.

Frank Fioravanti also founded the Sound Gems label which brought us the timeless classic “Your My Main Squeeze” recorded on the New Beford, MA group ‘Crystal Motion’. Omega Sound’s most notable achievement would be William DeVaughn’s 1974 hit “Be Thankful For What You Got”.

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The Oscillators

The Scoop / Spare Cheeks

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LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Tramp)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited to 300 copies

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The Oscillators

The Ornette Coleman Quartet

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Representing Seattle Funk. The Oscillators' debut album is deep, raw and energetic. Led by drummer oLLi kLoMp, the line up features members of the polyrhythmics, Rippin' Chicken, the Pulsations, Lucky Brown, the Trueloves, 45th Street Brass, The S.G.'s, and more...
Real, Deep Funk With A Psychedelic Nudge.

As of yet, as these words were written, the Oscillators is not a band. the Oscillators is an experimental recording collaboration that turned out swimmingly.

Our gauge was this: "Do we like it?" No agenda or goal. The main mode being simply; create what we like out of thin air. Yet the air was heavy therefore create what we like out of thick air. Magical, gravy-thick air. Molecules, olli'cules. Alchemically thick. Apparently, we needed to sample something out-of-the-ordinary… the process is called, "stackin- phat". Minimal gear, maximum vibe. In fact, this process and this gear would make most educated sound engineers cringe but the players know.

Pushing the tape…yes, tape! 4 track to be exact, pushing the tape to it's edge. First, stack two drum tracks. bounce them to one primal track. Sometimes one drummer, sometimes two; "a great drumbeat already contains melody." This is your first layer of phat. Generally, unless the muse says otherwise, you wanna bring in your bass player next, gently caress guidance and encouragement (maybe a beer or a hit a grass), then he or she can stack the next layer of phat. The next few layers are where things really take off. Maybe it's guitar then horns, maybe keys. Maybe just horns. Whatever the tune calls for. Whatever the muse "calls" for. Everyone stacking is simultaneously inspired, while hindered, by the previous layer; "constricted genius" works of magic from thin/thick air.

Most of the time the players weren't in the same room at the same time, and in some cases, haven't seen each other in years, but it sounds like a family and feels like a band. Create what we like.

The natural unfolding of this creation was affirming, in that the process of creation proved most relevant. An expression of faith and appreciation of the experiMENTAL process with no preparation for something else. Beyond fortunate for the allowance of time. "never underestimate the power of positive thought"

-Ned Blanski

KEY Selling Points:
- limited to 505 hand-numbered copies!
- deluxe vinyl LP with authentic 1960s tip-on cover!
- includes full album download code!

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This Is Our Music

2LP | 1960 | DE | Reissue (ORG Music)

52,24 €* 54,99 € -5%

LP | 2019 | EU | Original (BMG)

Release: 1960 / DE – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Pressed at Pallas in Germany

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The O'Jays

The Last Word

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Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Thinkin' Bout Cha / You'll Never Find Another Love

The New Lost Generation

7" | 2024 | UK (Izipho Soul)

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Release: 2024 / UK

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2015 | EU | Original (Al Dente)

The Moonfires

Black Sugar

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LP | 1956 | EU | Reissue (Speakers Corner)

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Band Leader Alex Puddu is behind the project the Moonfires. The Album is released on 300 copies limited edition on Alex Puddu's own label Al Dente. The Album Black sugar is written, Arranged and Produced By Alex Puddu Recorded during the summer 2014 in Copenhagen Recorded at Redrum Studio Mixed and Masterd in N.Y.C Astoria Queens Soundworks recording by Kamilo Kratc Album photo by Maiken Kildegaard Artwork by Leo Scherfig

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The Modern Jazz Quartet

Fontessa

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12" | 2021 | UK | Original (Super Disco Edits)

Release: 1956 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The famous critic and jazz expert Ralph J. Gleason quite rightly mentioned two highly distinctive men in his liner notes – John Donne and Pablo Picasso. Almost four hundred years and a great deal of seawater separate the two exceptional artists from England and Spain. Nevertheless the four black US-Americans who make up the Modern Jazz Quartet bridge the gap between time and continents effortlessly.
And what’s more, blues is also to be heard – and bebop! And evergreens from the Broadway shows of the Thirties too!
In contrast to some of the other rather more dawdling and laid-back MJQ LPs, "Fontessa" offers diversified and intense music. Nothing is routine, perhaps because the drummer Connie Kay had replaced Kenny Clark just one year previously. But maybe too because Milt Jackson’s blues influence inspired John Lewis perceptibly to forget all about discipline. All seven numbers are true gems. But if you want a special hint, just listen to "Bluesology". Well, perhaps the present author is too much of a Milt Jackson fan. Be that as it may, the music magazine "Rolling Stone" gave this LP a five-star rating!

This Speakers Corner LP was remastered using pure analogue components only, from the master tapes through to the cutting head. All royalties and mechanical rights have been paid.

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The McClintons

Love Doctor

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I Can See Him Loving You / What Did I Do Wrong

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Welcome to our last instalment from Eryk and Antoinette McClinton. Brother and sister duo who recorded these demo tracks with Detroit legends Mike Theodore and Dennis Coffey. Recorded around 1979 these cuts were a spotlight on the duo's talents, hoping land them a record deal. Both had been active in the past with various recordings. Erik & the Vikings, and together as Eryke and Aronnette on Honey records. Here we have Four cracking disco fused funky songs, "Love doctor" made it on to our record store day lp "Long Distance Love Affair" so you may have already heard this. Accompanying this track are two more disco funk cuts. "Its all in your mind" & "Funky time Saturday night". Last and not least is the 2 step jam of "Recollections". All four cuts included some tasty breakdowns.

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The Mayberry Movement

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Kent Dance)

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Grosso!)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This pairing was slated to be Event 218 in late 1974, but as no copies have emerged, it can be assumed that the single was pulled. It is hard to know why, but judging by its rarity the Anderson Brothers GSF release of ‘I Can See Him Loving You’ was a commercial failure - perhaps Event didn’t want to suffer a similar fate.

This reading of producer Ray Dahrouge’s song is more soulful and vital than the Anderson Brothers which was huge on the Northern Soul scene, but without this take for competition at the time.

Maybe the steamy finale to the Mayberry’s version was a bit too much for radio play, but surely the brilliance of the ballad A side would have compensated for that. Their loss; our gain.

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The Mantecas

Black Nile

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LP | 2020 | EU | Reissue (Warner Music International)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Coltrane, Shorter, Hubbard, Davis & Perkins from a Latin perspective! The Mantecas represent one of the finest concentrations of experience and talent in Latin and Jazz music ever to be based in the UK. A pure uplifting Latin Jazz music celebration. Not-to-be-missed!! Recorded at different locations in London during 2022/23. Mixed at Abbey Road Studios in March 2023. The Mantecas (formerly known as "Manteca") is an eight piece, London-based, Latin Jazz, Soul and Boogaloo band well known for creating a party mood at festivals and gigs everywhere they go, from Glastonbury, Ealing Festival and Tropical Pressure Festival to The 606 Club and The Jazz Café in London. They have a particular ability for bridging the culture gap with any audience getting all crowds up hitting the dance floor in a jive. The Mantecas will blow your mind with a mesmerising mix of salsa, Cumbia, Funk, Latin jazz and Boogaloo. For this new release album, the band is exploring the legacy of some of the Jazz giants through a Latin lens, reworking timeless pieces by Coltrane, Shorter, Davis, Hubbard and Perkins, giving them the infusion of Latin rhythms while remaining true to the Jazz language. The band is made up of some of the best musicians in the Latin, Jazz and Pop scenes in London: Trypl Horns: Paul Booth (Incognito/Brand New Heavies), Trevor Mires (Jamiroquai/Incognito), Ryan Quigley (Gregory Porter/Beverly Knight) Dave Oliver: Keys (Lisa Stansfield/Snowboy) Satin Singh: Percussion (Jazz Jamaica/Roberto Pla/Pucho and the Latin Brothers) Javier Fioramonti: Bass and arrangements, MD (Alex Wilson/Jack Costanzo/Joe Bataan/Salsa Celtica) Flavio Correa: Vocals (Omar Puente/New Regency Orchestra) Will Fry: Percussion (Tom Misch, Tony Allen) Rob Luft: Guitar (Dave O'Higgins, Byron Wallen) "Expect loads of hard-hitting salsa, exploding drums and outrageously funky boogaloo". Time Out * "Ripping new Latin Jazz band from the finest musicians of London". Fact Magazine * "One of the best Latin Jazz-funk bands working the scene today". The Jazz Café,

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The Magic Gang

Death Of The Party

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Pick and Shovel / Your Friendly Neighborhood Serial Killer

Release: 2020 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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King of the World is the final album by French disco act Sheila and B. Devotion, originally released in 1980. The album which was both written and produced by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers of Chic. The album displays some elements unusual in Chic productions, such as prominent guitar solos in place of the breakdowns that were normally a staple part of the Chic sound, and some unusual lyrical subject matter, such as the sci-fi themed "Spacer" and a humorous song about credit cards.

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The M-Tet

7" | 2017 | US | Original (Funk Night)

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Dial My Number / If I Told You A Lie

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited edition 7inch!
Only one copy per customer!

The San Francisco Bay Area tradition is as one of those magical centers of musical energy, sending out waves of jazz, psychedelia, rock and funk into the ears of the world. The M-Tet carry on that tradition. Featuring Joe Baer Magnant on guitar, Gary Pitman on Hammond organ, Chris Lujan on bass and Michael Reed on drums, the M-Tet have for the past few years been honing their own very special sonic blend.
The M-Tet has managed to wrap up the entire history of Hammond-led groups, from their earliest days when jazz and R&B were wrestling in urban barrooms, through the soulful bookends of Booker T and the MGs and the funky Meters, and into the future, yet never losing sight of their roots.
Here, with their new release, the M-Tet offers another statement of the groove guaranteed to please everyone from the dusty-fingered connoisseur to the Friday night good-timer looking for something to shake it to.

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The Lost Dymensions

7" | 2023 (Milky Way)

12,59 €* 13,99 € -10%

Release: 2023

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 1971 | US | Reissue (Now-Again)

The Lightmen Plus One

Fancy Pants

26,59 €* 27,99 € -5%

2LP | 2017 | US | Original (Now-Again)

Release: 1971 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Revolutionary, spiritual jazz from Houston, reissued for the first time – expanded reissue of The Lightmen Plus One’s Spiritual Jazz classic, on sale and shipping now. (Worldwide release in March.) The second in a series of four expanded reissues of drummer and bandleader Bubbha Thomas’s lauded catalog.

Now-Again Records celebrated the expanded reissue of The Lightmen’s Fancy Pants with a pop-up record shop at Rappcats on February 24th. The sale was hosted by Egon of Now-Again, with records sourced from Bubbha Thomas and his Lightmen bandmates: saxophonist Doug Harris and bassist Don Patterson’s collections, one-of-a-kind rarities and classic soul, funk, jazz and rock LPs and 45s that inspired Thomas and his band.

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The Lightmen

Free As You Wanna Be

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Audioban)

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Drummer, bandleader and activist Bubbha Thomas had toured America with R&B revues, served as a session musician for Peacock and Back Beat Records, and played straight ahead jazz with legends before the political and social upheaval of the late 1960s led him to a path first charted by Coltrane. Free As You Wanna Be predates the deep-set, maverick jazz issued by the likes of Tribe and Strata East and is a harbinger of best of the 1970s jazz underground, a collective voice of resistance to the musical and cultural status quo. This is the first time that Free As You Wanna Be has seen reissue, and it is presented in both the issued stereo and previously unissued mono mixes as a double LP. Bubbha and his band’s story is told in great detail by Houston music and cultural historian Lance Scott Walker (Houston Rap / Houston Rap Tapes) and Now-Again’s Eothen Alapatt, in a booklet that contains dozens of unpublished photographs.

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The Kites

Sunset Vibes

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Dinked)

The King Rooster

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Music From Memory)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited Edition for Record Store Day 2018!

The King Rooster are a heavy funk quartet consisting of Ian Stevens & Mark Claydon (Bass & Drums from London funksters, The Getup) joined by Sam Montero on keys & James Forster on guitar. Collectively the band have played, recorded and shared stages with artists such as Sir Joe Quarterman, Alexia Coley, JTQ, Gizelle Smith, Reuben Wilson, Pee Wee Ellis, The Getup, Speedometer and Rhoda Dakar to name but a few. Having released a cassette only EP, Charisma Café, last year followed by a string of limited 7 vinyl only releases on various independent labels in Europe and the US, The King Rooster & Dinked Records are pleased to announce their self titled debut LP on heavy weight 180g black vinyl for Record Store Day 2018. Limited to 500 copies with picture sleeve and printed inner, each copy comes with a unique download card for digital. 14 tracks, including 8 previously unreleased ones. Droppin' hard hitting instrumental workouts along with some heavy vocal bangers, real funk is the order of the day!

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The Habitat Ensemble

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LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Blue Crystal)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Self-titled debut album of Habitat Ensemble, a new musical collective headed up by musician Marius Houschayer.

The collective originates deep in the south of the Czech Republic, on the border with Austria, amongst the idyllic hills and fields of a village called Maříž, where a summer school of outsiders and creatives have been gathering since the 1990s. Enriching each other through intercultural exchange, summer school participants have created a unique gathering of artistic expression and interdisciplinary research.

Originally grown out of the idea of translating the unique energy of the community and its environment into a musical journey where each member makes their own individual contribution, during the summer of August 2022, The Habitat Ensemble became an exciting vehicle for connection and co-creation.

Whether it be musical experimentation, composition, poetry, song or dance, Habitat Ensemble, having started as a series of multidisciplinary workshops, slowly developed into a unique musical recording. The album serves to conjure the unique nature, community, experimentation surrounding the school and the collective’s search for harmony across all of these, both musical and spiritual.

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The Greg Foat Group

Blue Lotus

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Don't Mess With GR / Hard Way To Go

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Classic Greg Foat Group line-up returns with special guests Art Themen on Soprano Saxophone and Morgan Simpson (Black Midi) on Drums. Heavy Synth and percussive Grooves

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The Great Revivers

7" | 2014 | US | Original (Funk Night)

9,89 €* 10,99 € -10%

Release: 2014 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Spark Purple Vinyl Edition

The Getup

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Burning Sole)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Swivel Your Hips Part 1&2 Record Store Day 2023 Edition

The Gaturs

7" | 1972 | UK | Reissue (Gatur)

12" | 2018 | US | Original (Ppu 089)

Release: 1972 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This masterful slab of Louisiana loveliness from Willie Tee’s band The Gaturs, gets a much called for reissue. By far the rarest of the Gaturs’ releases, the only copy for sale on Discogs would set you back the princely sum of £2500. A fiery funk workout from the New Orlean’s band, exquisitely tight, unquestionably absorbing – they don’t get much better than this. Green label version original black sleeve.

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The Fool Bros

Suicide Squeeze

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Get Hip To Yourself / Every Time I See A Pretty Gi

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Single sided with both the original 1983 private release and Victor Giordano's updated 2018 recording! Recorded at V AUDIO INC. Baltimore Maryland, "Suicide Squeeze" is the second baseball related record to be released on PPU!

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The Fabulous Dynamics

7" | 2018 | US | Original (Big Crown)

10,19 €* 11,99 € -15%

You're An Angel / Walking In My Shadow

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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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.

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The Essence Of Life

7" | 1979 | UK | Reissue (Stream)

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All We Need Is Another Chance

Release: 1979 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Essence of Life was formed in 1973 in Charlotte North Carolina at Johnson C Smith University.

Towan Butler and Craig Young were basketball players on scholarship who were singing in the shower after practice, when a man named Jock Johnson who was a business major who had graduated heard Towan and Craig singing in the shower and asked if we would like to be in a singing group that he was putting together, if we did he asked us to meet him later that evening at a location on campus.
When we arrived we were introduced to Jerry Johnson, who is Jacque brother, Kenny Lock and Larry Graves and Essence Of Life was formed.
Essence Of Life has performed with such groups as Blue Magic, The Whispers and The Barkays to name a few.

Essence Of Life sang and danced their way into the hearts of fans all over the United States spreading love through high impact performances.

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The Escorts

LP | 1973 | US | Reissue (Alithia)

15,29 €* 16,99 € -10%

Release: 1973 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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10" | 2021 | US | Original (Old Maid Entertainment / Illegalia)

The Du-Rites

Pressure

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LP | 2022 | US | Original (Old Maid Entertainment / Illegalia)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Pressure is the D.O.A. of some and the D.N.A. of others. For The Du-Rites, it's the latter. Pressure ain’t nothin’ but potassium!

Jay Mumford f/k/a “J-Zone” (drums, keyboards, percussion) and Pablo Martin (guitar, bass, keyboards) used the feared ‘P’ as both the impetus behind and the title of their sixth and most musically adventurous release. Coming off 2020’s A Funky Bad Time LP, how would the NYC-based funk unit follow up in a world where music fans hope live shows return (but not really), want songs instead of an avalanche of 60 second clips to scroll past (but not really) and a lapse back into lockdown never seems far off? And not only follow up, but not repeat? Add vinyl pressing plants offering turnaround as long as nine months and tour plans almost always in pencil, pressure for musicians to write and record almost impossibly fast or be doomed to the algorithm black hole is pumping. The odds are stacked, but odds make us turn corners.

Pressure is half the length but twice the density of its predecessors. Six tracks deep on wax (seven digitally), it’s more orchestrated, a bit more complex, but never, ever sacrificing grease and groove for academia. The hip-hop-and-dub-meet-funk of their 2016 debut; the ‘60s soul nod of 2017’s Greasy Listening; the cinematic "cop show funk" of 2018’s Gamma Ray Jones and the darker psychedelia of A Funky Bad Time - none reappear on Pressure. A subtle jazz leaning is there, but it’s busted and unrefined in a way only The Du-Rites would du. The title track and “Bird Brain” go there. Main single, “The Squeeze,” puts Italian Soundtrack-style vocals and strings in the mix with drippy guitar, reggae influence, Barry White-style ad-libbing and groove drumming for the most distinct and lush tune in the band’s catalog. “Brother Yizar” goes full-on park jam on a percussive, uptempo rampage and the closer, “Fly Swatter,” swings hard with whirling dervish Hammond organ and walking basslines. The mockingly-titled “Math Rock” is the closest thing to any previous Du-Rites, but the wild twists and turns are uncharted territory.

In an ever-uncertain musical landscape, Pressure is The Du-Rites finding a way. Like they always du. But du-in it differently. Live and/or on wax, The Du-Rites have played alongside the likes of Eddie Palmieri, Robert Glasper, Ghostface Killah, Wax Tailor, The Skatalites and members of Sun Ra Arkestra. Individually, Jay and Pablo, as drummer and guitarist, respectively, have worked with Danger Mouse, Lord Finesse, Madlib, Tom Tom Club, Broken Bells, Soul Supreme, Ben Pirani and many more.

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The Du-Rites

Plug It In

I Can't Believe It's True

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Most bands end up in court or the members try to kill each other by the third album, so to
make it to the seventh means two things: you’ve got funk tenure and a wicker chair is in your
near future. Jay Mumford (drums, percussion, keys) and Pablo Martin (guitar, bass and keys)
have managed to soldier on without repeating themselves or falling into expected retro-funk
tropes. Plug It In gets straight to the point with its title - it’s the band’s funkiest album.
It’s not as psychedelic as their magnum opus, 2020’s A Funky Bad Time, but the title cut
borrows some of that mojo to make a party-starting funk tune. It’s not as jazzy and complex as
last year’s Pressure EP, but Jay’s ride cymbal grooves and the ‘60s Dave Pike influence of
guest vibraphonist Tre D’Ambrocia push “Hole In The Wall” in that direction. The fusion-funk
influences on “Penny Loafers” are rooted in private press releases from a decade later. The
gumbo of modern and vintage influences from their 2016 debut reappear on lead single, “Bay
B. MoMa,” but the groove is a lot stronger these days. The cinematic vibe of 2018’s Gamma
Ray Jones resurfaces on “Tripwire,” but this time with Jay’s never-used-before kalimba as a
lead instrument. Pablo’s experiments with Monotron, Vocoder, use of distortion and vintage
drum machines playing counter to Jay’s drum grooves lend a fresh layer to the band’s sound,
while “Funk Monk” (featuring Beastie Boys’ keyboard wizard, Money Mark) closes out the
album with a whirlwind and brings it all together. Swinging, hard driving, dance floor-ready funk
peppered with all the above. Then there’s “Asbestos,” the hardest-grooving tune in the band’s
catalog. And it grows out of a growling, gnarly organ solo from Pablo.
But it’s still trademark Du-Rites: largely instrumental funk - with occasional vocals from the
band, mysterious street luminary, Broughamin Fred, and vocalist, Marianna D’Ama, who sings
entirely in Italian on “Tioli” - that pulls from everywhere, but mimics nothing.
Outside of The Du-Rites, Jay is a session drummer, who has recently done sessions for Dan
Auerbach, Danger Mouse, Adrian Quesdada, Just Blaze and countless others, in addition to
being sampled by super producers Mark Ronson and Madlib. Pablo holds the lead guitar chair
in the legendary Tom Tom Club, leads punk/rock/soul duo Lulu Lewis and works closely with
Argentinian legends Sergio Rotman and Mimi Maura as a producer. Plug It In is where it all
comes together…and then some.

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The Creators

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Stream)

12,59 €* 17,99 € -30%

(Too Long) I've Been Waiting / Please Don't Leave Me

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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"I cant believe its true" is a great uplifting Modern Soul tune produced, written and published by Gospel music veteran and Coconut record label owner Pastor Dr. Arris D. Wheaton from Dallas, Texas. He's now 77 years old, still kicking and licensing his stuff to respectful little labels like Stream Records. Counting on the vocals of Bobby Patterson’s of Pama and Jetstar labels fame, “I can’t believe it’s true” is a dancefloor destroyer of the highest order with perfect hooks and a production that still leaves you wondering why in the world these guys didn’t become acclaimed music stars as they sure deserved. Creators’ formation included Bobby Patterson (vocals), Andrew Jones (Guitar and background vocals), Timothy McNealy (Tambourine, Trombone, Organ and vocals), Ronnie Brewster (Drums), Robert (bobby) Simpson (Sax, Vocals and Band Leader), Billy ‘Sweet ‘Pea Thomas (Trumpet) and Michael Fugett (Bass and background vocals)

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The Combinations

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Soul Direction Origins)

15,29 €* 16,99 € -10%

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2023 | EU | Reissue (Le Vinyle Club)

The Cinematic Orchestra

Ma Fleur

37,04 €* 38,99 € -5%

Release: 2023 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Charles Lloyd Quartet

The Flowering

LP | 1971 | EU | Reissue (Speakers Corner)

28,04 €* 32,99 € -15%

Release: 1971 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | UK | Original (Matsuli)

The Brother Moves On

Tolika Mtoliki

20,39 €* 23,99 € -15%

Release: UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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$He Who Feeds You, Owns You

The Brother Moves On

2LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Native Rebel)

24,64 €* 28,99 € -15%

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (P-Vine)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Brother moves on are part of a powerful lineage of South African protest music – the ‘most important band in the country’ according to sa publication platform. The internationally acclaimed outfit’s genesis as a diy collective of visual and performance artists shines through in the creative way they draw from past, present and future, in their phenomenal live shows, and in masterful resistance music that heals and challenges in equal measure. Tbmo are fronted by Siyabonga Mthembu, who is also part of Shabaka Hutchings’ Shabaka and the ancestors. Their album Tolika Mtoliki made Apple music’s top releases for 2021.

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The Brand New Heavies

Bonafied Funk

17,99 €* 19,99 € -10%

The Bogie Band Feat. Joe Russo

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Two tracks taken from the Heavy Rhyme Experience long player from 1992 featuring hip hop heavyweights Main Source & Grand Puba. Issued on 7" for the first time by P-Vine on a limited 45.

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The Witnesses / Take Them On

7" | 2022 | EU | Original (Mighty Eye)

12,74 €* 14,99 € -15%

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Silver Mercury / Her Ability To Transform

The Blassics

7" | 2020 | US | Original (Funk Night)

17,09 €* 18,99 € -10%

I Cant See Your Love (For The Tears

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited to 250 copies

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The Ballads

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Deptford Northern Soul Club)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Brand New Feeling Black Vinyl Edition

The Awakening

LP | 1976 | EU | Reissue (Cinedelic)

23,74 €* 24,99 € -5%

7" | 2022 | UK | Original (Jalapeno)

Release: 1976 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Awakening were one of the greatest bands in early '70s jazz blending Spiritual and soul. They combined veterans of Chicago’s R&B sessions and jazz players affiliated with the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and were the only "group" on the legendary Black Jazz Records roster. This album includes the most representative tunes from their only two albums released in 1972/1973.

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The Allergies

Hypnotise

14,39 €* 15,99 € -10%

12" | 2017 | EU | Original (Splash Music)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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'Hypnotise' is the spellbinding new single from sampler slayers, The Allergies. Who, once again, build funky new worlds out of dope beats and loops from their wild and wonderful record collections.
Here, the Bristol-based duo break new ground, sampling the incredible Deli Sosimi and heading out on the housier side of things, working a deadly dancefloor 4/4 around their signature soulful stylings.
Pulsing kicks and playful percussion keep the pace, as euphoric Afrobeat horns and insistent vocal lines build the energy in the room.
It's a captivating cut, made for discerning DJs and discos. But, as soon as you let the infectious double bass-led groove hit you, you'll mesmerised by the music.
'Vamonos' on the flip laces old school boogaloo and salsa samples with sizzling hi-hats, claps, and club-ready breaks. It's an anthem for beach bodies, holiday heroes, and sun-seekers, hell bent on escaping the rat race.

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Thames River Soul

Volume 1 EP

13,29 €* 18,99 € -30%

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Detroit-New York Junction Opaque White Vinyl Edition

Thad Jones

LP | 1956 | US | Reissue (Blue Note / Third Man)

47,49 €* 49,99 € -5%

Release: 1956 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Complete Recorded Works 1927-1950 Volume 1 (1927-1928)

Texas Alexander

CD | 2022 | US | Original (Document)

9,99 €* 19,99 € -50%

Untitled Black History Month Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Texas Alexander was from a small town in Texas called Jewett, in between Dallas and Houston. It was here that he first started to sing on the streets and in church. He started to build a reputation through doing gigs. He is known for his personal and unique tenor voice and hollering style which is very reminiscent of field singing.

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Terri Walker

2LP | 2003 | UK | Reissue (UMR)

39,19 €* 48,99 € -20%

Release: 2003 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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12" | 2023 | EU | Original (Wings Of A Hummingbird)

Terri Walker

My Love Story

21,84 €* 22,99 € -5%

Eyes Pressed Against The Glass Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Acclaimed singer-songwriter Terri Walker is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her critically acclaimed 2003 album, 'Untitled', with the release of her highly anticipated new album 'My Love Story', out now via Wings of a Hummingbird Records/Believe UK.

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Terminal 11

12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Black Opal)

14,94 €* 22,99 € -35%

LP | 1971 | US | Reissue (Gordy)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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"From 2000 I Used Modplug Tracker (Now Openmpt) To Sequence And As My Sole Daw_ You Can See The Numbered Patterns, All The Note Information, And All The Number Based Commands But There's Really No Way To Have A Macro View Of What You're Doing And No Visualization". - M. Castaneda / Terminal 11. Terminal 11 Is Michael Castaneda (Phoenix, Az, Usa). Over 20 Years His Output Through Labels Like Cock Rock Disco, Phthalo And Hymen Tattooed His Place Along The Strange Arm Of North American Producers Whose Vision For Rhythmic Complexity, Timbral Nuance And Machine Controlled Chaos Saw The Genre Of Breakcore Develop And Modify. 'Eyes Pressed Against The Glass' Is Terminal 11's New Statement Of Intent. One In Which The Process Of Production Has Changed Up For The First Time In Many Years. Dropping Habits, Breaking Cycles And Learning New Approaches To Processing Audio, Artistic Intent And Emotion. "For Someone Who Tends To Fixate And Hyperfocus On Microscopic Details To A Fault, This Was A Perfect Environment For A Large Portion Of My Life. Around 2019 I Started To Feel Like It Was Starting To Suffocate Me. Over A Span Of Years, Life Transformations Outside Of Music Allowed For The Gradual Dismantling Of Rigid Rules, Toxic Emotions, Unhealthy Work Habits, And Dissociation. These Four Things Were What Fueled Most Of My Artistic Output. I Was Left In A Gray Area Where I Understood Where I Had Been And Where I Was, But Not Where I Was Going Or What I Wanted To Do". - M. Castaneda / Terminal 11. Noticeably The Shift From Tracker To Modular Synth, Hardware Sequencers / Samplers And Composition With Ableton Live Has Brought A New Fluidity To Terminal 11's Sound. Opening Track 'Until It Couldn't Recognize A Face' Expands And Contracts Lung Like As It Sucks Hot-Stepping Drum Patterns Out Of A Background Of Amorphous Gas Like Harmonics. Each Bar Revealing New Aspects Of A Cavernous Space. It's Acidic Introduction Eventually Self-Dissolving Into An Envelope Severed Counterpoint. 'Full Circle's 3d Acid Lines Draw Forth Pr...

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Temptations

Solid Rock

16,99 €* 19,99 € -15%

Release: 1971 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Masterpiece Limited Edition

Temptations

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Elemental Music)

29,69 €* 32,99 € -10%

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Altin Village & Mine)

Teichmann & Soehne

Flows

21,24 €* 24,99 € -15%

Revisits The Goodman Years

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Teichmann + Söhne’s »Flows« is not so much the result of a collaborative process as it is a process in itself. Over the course of nine pieces, the Gebrüder Teichmann—Andi and Hannes—and their father Uli repeatedly find common ground between the very different musical styles, sound aesthetics, and subcultural codes they have internalised throughout their lives. The source material out of which the album evolved was culled from several recordings of rehearsal sessions in preparation for the trio’s concerts that took place between the years 2012 and 2022. The three added only a few overdubs to those recordings but edited them rigorously to both preserve and transform the spirit of their unlikely collaboration. The combination of Uli’s background as a versatile jazz artist and multi-instrumentalist with his sons’ penchant for dub techniques, modular synthesis, and live sampling as well as their interest in electronic dance music take on ever-different shapes. »Flows,« released on the occasion of Uli’s 80th birthday, is as joyful, lively and free-spirited as its makers.

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Teddy Wilson

LP | 1980 | EU | Reissue (Storyville)

18,74 €* 24,99 € -25%

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Stormyweather)

Release: 1980 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Vinyl Neuauflage des 1980 Albums von Swing Pianist Teddy Wilson Neben seinem Ruf als "der Swing-Pianist" ist Teddy Wilson oft in Erinnerung, wenn es um seine Kollaborationen geht. Wilsons Fingerabdrücke, die auf Schallplatten von Namen wie Louis Armstrong, Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald und Benny Goodman gespielt wurden, finden sich auf vielen Platten, die zur Popularisierung und Definition des Swing in seinen glorreichen Jahren beitrugen. 1980 nahm Wilson die Songs wieder auf, die er in den 1930er Jahren mit Benny Goodman aufgeführt hatte, und lieferte Material, das er zu diesem Zeitpunkt eindeutig beherrschte und das einen besonderen Einblick in die Talente und Gefühle von Teddy Wilson gab, die in der Swing-Ära eine primäre Rolle spielten. Teddy Wilson Trio Revisits the Goodman Years sieht Teddy Wilson das Benny-Goodman-Repertoire für Kleingruppen, das Wilson viele Jahrzehnte vor dieser Kopenhagener Sitzung 1980 mit Goodman gespielt hatte, neu interpretieren. Es ist eine Rückkehr zu Material, das sich bewährt hatte, während Wilson seit seiner Zeit bei Goodman selbst eine lange Karriere gemacht hatte.

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Teddy Bryant

Dinner For Two

19,99 €* 24,99 € -20%

LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (P-Vine)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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"Dinner For Two" is Teddy Bryants (All City, Ppu) sophomore album, consisting of Hip Hop, Street Soul, Neo Soul, Contemporary Jazz, Funk, House music.

Featuring many great musicians including amazing features from Stimulator Jones, Morris Mobley, and Stella Zekri Ouiddir. This album is dedicated to romance, adventure and the imagination, there are tunes for dancing, loving, and grooving.

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Ted Coleman Band

Taking Care Of Business

28,79 €* 31,99 € -10%

Teaspoon And The Waves Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Conjuring up flashes of the masterly mellow tones heard in Roy Ayers and Billy Wooten’s local jazz funk, P-VINE’s Rare Groove will revisit New Jersey, a series favourite location, for a joyous and unassuming record of vibraphone grooves and smooth Jazz. Taking Care of Business was originally released in 1980 and marked the debut for Ted Coleman, a musician whose craft extended beyond the box and took the reins of not only its production work, but also the fetching typography design on the cover jacket. In fact, Coleman’s careful architecture oversees all aspects of this release, and whether it’s his soothing voice breathing life into his graciously composed lyrics or skillful musings on his percussive instrument of choice, it’s a record built with the richest materials that has stood the test of time. Includes a Japanese obi strip.

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Teaspoon And The Waves

LP | 1977 | UK | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

17,99 €* 29,99 € -40%

Are You Ready / Love On A Sailboat

Release: 1977 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited edition of 200 copies for the 2023 Summer of Jazz campaign, focused on South-African jazz.

Official replica re-issue of a South African jazz-funk rarity from Teaspoon & The Waves. Released in 1977 on Soul Jazz Pop, a subsidiary label of Mavuthela Music Company / Gallo, Teaspoon & The Waves’ self-titled album is an absolute masterpiece. Best known for the song 'Oh Yeh Soweto’, which is an astonishing adaptation of Lamont Dozier's anthem 'Going Back to My Roots', this track has become a contemporary underground club classic in recent times and has been featured in sets from a cross-section of DJs. With such a massive calling card song, it could be easy to write off the album as a typical one-tracker (like so many records often are), but that is a long way from the truth. Each of the remaining four tracks are super strong and, for us here at Mr Bongo, this has to be our favourite South African record of this era. 'Saturday Express' is a jazz-funk/disco stomper which will soon be lighting up dancefloors again. 'Wind and Fire' is true afro-jazz-funk excellence, with great spacey synths and reggae-inspired guitar grooves riding throughout. The opener, 'Friday Night’, also has a slightly reggae-tinged tropical groove, whilst 'Got Me Tight' finishes off the session with a feel-good jazz-funk workout that features cool, quirky, Patrick Adams-esque synths. Saxophonist Teaspoon Ndlela has had an amazing and rich musical career. Releasing albums on records labels Soul Jazz Pop, Hit Special, Gallo GRC, alongside working with and writing for South African artists such as Mpharanyana, Stimela, Sipho Gumede and Sgu. He also features on the Paul Simon track 'Gumboots' taken from the iconic 'Graceland' project. Though best known for 'Oh Yeh Soweto' we hope this re-issue helps demonstrate that there is much more magic in this wonderful musician's repertoire to discover.

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Taylor Graves

7" | 2019 | US | Original (Omega Supreme)

12,74 €* 14,99 € -15%

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Suteki Na Ongaku Feat. Tomoko Okamura / Odo Latin (Takeshi Nakatsuka Remix)

Tawoyame Orquesta

7" | 2023 | JP | Original (Urban Discos)

19,94 €* 20,99 € -5%

Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel / More Than A Woman Pink Marbled Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Tawoyame Orquesta celebrates their 15th Anniversary with new 7inch release from their new project! The guest remixer features Takeshi Nakatsuka. The band's signature song "Suteki na Ongaku", which was included on their first album, is newly sung by the leader Tomoko Okamura on the original track from 10 years ago!! The flip side features a remix track for the first time. "odo Latin" from the latest full-length album, "Shukuen Fifteen" (urdc82) is remixed by Takeshi Nakatsuka, a wizard of live sound. The remix is a swingin' and breakin' floor-ready tune!!

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Tavares

12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Unidisc)

18,04 €* 18,99 € -5%

12" | 1986 | EU | Reissue (Saph)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Tavares were an American Disco-Soul-Funk band, with a great deal of songs that charted on Billboard, including their Disco hit “Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel”, which topped the US Dance Chart in 1976, and a grammy award for their rendition of The Bee Gee’s “More Than A Woman” in 1978. Both tracks have been rerecorded for this special 12’ edition.

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Tantara

I.D.O. / Rumours

Takesi Inomata & Sound Limited

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Killer official reissue of this fabulous UK Boogie track produced by the great
Eric Matthew during 1986!! Limited to 300 copies only!

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Innocent Canon Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 1971 | EU | Reissue (Cinedelic Orient Series)

26,09 €* 28,99 € -10%

T-Groove & George Kano Experience With Yuko Imai

Release: 1971 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Original masters licensed by King Records Japan. Includes OBI and insert. 'Innocent Canon' is one of the hopelessly obscure Japanese underground albums that few people know about. It is a kind of unreleased delirious groovadelic soundtrack played by an acid-soaked Japanese big band with powerful drumming, heavy jazz fumes and delirious organ/guitar lines and luminary narration.Inomata was a well-known jazz musician at the time, but like many of his contemporaries, he went off the deep end with psychedelic music between 1970-1972. Upon the release of the record in 1970 there was a great debate among Japanese journalists who tried to catalog a genre to the record. The attempt was in vain. They couldn't figure out what it was. Rock? Jazz? They had to accept that you couldn't always label everything. Takesi Inomata & Sound Limited produce music that has nothing to do with stereotypical genres; they play to bring to life an expression of modern sensibility. The title of the album, "Innocent Canon," is particularly intriguing to analyze in relation to this concept of the fluidity of music. The same can be said of Kano Tenmei, a talented photographer and DJ, who participated in the sessions with the role of a narrator who improvises aloud, and it doesn't matter if you don't understand everything he says; what matters is being able to fit into this complex emotional quest. Sound Limited consists of 10 members, but this number varies often; Inomata always leaves the door open to anyone who wants to join the band founded on a very loose philosophy. The recording process took only 24 hours. Inomata eventually declared, "we managed to create something exciting and interesting (in such a short time)." The album opens with an acidic "Introduction," played with organ, guitar, bass and drums. It is followed by "Funeral," a flute-dominated track over an organ carpet; it is dedicated to Janis Joplin. In a triumph of brass riffs, guitar, sax and drums solos, Kano Tenmei screams "No, No..." in "Rebellion"; a psychedelic funk shake over 7 minutes long. "Toy" is reminiscent of samba, with prominent horns and an electric piano solo. "Melancholy" follows a sick guitar riff over a cha-cha rhythm, with piccolo, sax and organ solos. This is followed by the long "Lonesome" introduced by sitar. The beginning and end of the song are breathtaking, as is the schizophrenic middle section. Closing is the short "Return," a folk ballad with acoustic guitar, whistles, piano and recorders. It is fair to say that this improvisational session produced outstanding results. The artwork is original features some very strange erotic sketches.

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Secret Lover

7" | 2022 | JP | Original (P-Vine)

14,94 €* 22,99 € -35%

T-Funk Collective / Atomphunk

Release: 2022 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Renowned around the world for his iconic sound, disco legend “t-groove” teams up with one of the greatest street drummers of all time, George Kano, to form the foundation of an 18 man jazz-funk-disco experience! Their debut album, Lady Champagne featured the semi-instrumental “Secret Love”, a silky smooth guitar number that captivated fans of all dispositions. Now re-recorded with the singular vocals of city pop diva Yuko Imai and original Japanese lyrics, this single is sure to dazzle fans of both disco and city pop! Don’t miss this exclusive 7” single, packaged in a flipback cover, only from P-vine Records.

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Since I Fell For You / Come Boogie

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Regulate)

14,39 €* 15,99 € -10%

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Sylvin Marc / Del Rabenja

Madagascar Now

LP | 1973 | EU | Reissue (Souffle Continu)

LP | 1973 | EU (Future Shock)

Release: 1973 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Key players on the mythical albums, "Funny Funky Rib Crib" by Byard Lancaster, "Soul Of Africa" by Hal Singer & Jef Gilson and "Malagasy At Newport-Paris" by Jef Gilson, the young Malagasy musicians Del Rabenja and Sylvin Marc were able to develop their own compositions on an album for Palm in 1973. Del Rabenja takes us to the depth of spirituality with his valiha (a small Malagasy harp) while Sylvin Marc oscillates between free jazz and electro-groove.

"While he was working on the repertoire for the new version of his group Malagasy, with young Malagasy musicians he had met in Paris in 1972 (and who can be heard on the album "Malagasy At Newport-Paris"), Jef Gilson realised that two of his new discoveries, in addition to being established polyinstrumentalists (who both had sharpened their skills in the legendary seja-jazz band from La Réunion, Le Club Rythmique), were also skilled composers. They were capable of reinventing jazz and traditional Malagasy music, adding influences from the new generation inspired by pop, rock and funk into the mix. He offered them the chance to share the two sides of an album recorded on his own label, Palm, alongside their compatriots. Ange "Zizi" Japhet, Gérard Rakotoarivony and Frank Raholison.

This is how Del Rabenja and Sylvin Marc came to record this "Madagascar Now / Maintenant 'Zao". The first side really showcases the valiha (a small Malagasy harp) of Del Rabenja who uses the occasion to pay homage to the sadly missed Rakotozafy, often called the Django Reinhardt of the instrument. His three compositions are full of spirituality and invite an almost trance-like state. But Rabenja is equally a very good tenor saxophonist and organist on the other tracks. The other side displays the full range of talents of the multi-instrumentalist and composer Sylvin Marc, who moves from bass to drums, from vocals to percussion and offers four compositions ranging from free jazz to cosmic groove.

At the same period the five men could also be found amongst the cast list of the mythical albums, "Funny Funky Rib Crib" by Byard Lancaster and "Soul Of Africa" by Hal Singer & Jef Gilson. Later, Sylvin Marc would play bass for Nina Simone on her album "Fodder On My Wings" in 1982, then join the team of violinist Didier Lockwood, while Del Rabenja would be part of Manu Dibango’s and Eddy Louiss’ orchestras for a long time and would even be at the front of the top 50 at the end of the 80s with David Koven. He would also be the special guest of the Palm Unit trio (Fred Escoffier, Lionel Martin, Philippe "Pipon" Garcia) on their first album, an homage to the œuvre of Jef Gilson, in 2018." --- Jérôme "Kalcha" Simonneau

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Sylvia

Pillow Talk

19,94 €* 20,99 € -5%

Private Recordings August 1970

Release: 1973 / EU

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Often credited as the “Mother of Hip-hop”, Sylvia Robinson was a seminal blues-turned-soul singer, producer, and writer who released a slew of sultry and sensually charged records in the 1970s as a solo act and in the duo Mickey & Sylvia. Pillow Talk remains her most intoxicating work; a steamy bedroom funk record featuring her illustrious breathy, intimate vocals embedded with silky acoustic guitars, lush orchestral strings, piloted by a series of soft, subtle, and seductive clubby rhythms that still sounds fresh and entrancing today.

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Sylvester

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Dark Entries)

19,79 €* 21,99 € -10%

2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Music From Memory)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Disco legend Sylvester comes to Dark Entries with Private Recordings: August 1970, an intimate collection of vintage jazz, blues, and gospel. While Sylvester is best known for his chart-topping collaborations with producer Patrick Cowley, such as “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real),” this release reveals his passion for the sounds of the 30s and 40s. In 1970 a 22-year-old Sylvester had moved to San Francisco and found himself involved with the Cockettes, the infamous psychedelic performance art troupe. Among this milieu was Peter Mintun, a pianist and record collector living in a commune devoted to retro culture. According to Mintun, “We were like hippies who lived in the twenties. We lived in a house that didn’t have anything modern in it. Nothing in it was made after World War II.” Mintun and Sylvester bonded over their love of Black singers of yore and were allotted a slot during Cockettes performances reviving the music of the Prohibition Era. One afternoon, Sylvester and Mintun recorded a number of their shared favorites using a high-end microphone a friend had acquired. Private Recordings features 9 songs from this session, including standards like “Stormy Weather,” “Happy Days Are Here Again,” and “God Bless the Child.” Sylvester’s unmistakable falsetto brings depth and a dash of camp to these familiar tunes. The recordings are casual and intimate, even capturing banter between Sylvester and Mintun; their brief rendition of “When My Dreamboat Comes Home” has the duo working out a melody in real time. In addition to their sonic explorations of decades past, Sylvester and Mintun also staged photographic shoots in vintage couture. Private Recordings comes with a 16-page booklet on firm cardstock featuring images from these never-before-seen shoots as well as liner notes from Mintun detailing his friendship with Sylvester and their experiences recording. All this is housed in a metallic silver sleeve designed by Eloise Leigh featuring a 1920’s Art Deco aesthetic. The record will be released on September 6th which would have been Sylvester’s 76th birthday, and all proceeds from Private Recordings will go to the two charities that Sylvester left his royalties after his death: Project Open Hand and PRC (formerly Aids Emergency Fund). This essential release documents the earliest known recordings from one of disco’s greatest talents.

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Suso Sáiz

Resonant Bodies

28,49 €* 29,99 € -5%

7" | 2019 | EU | Original (Z Production)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Music From Memory are excited to present the latest chapter in their ongoing collaboration with seminal Spanish ambient musician Suso Saiz. 'Resonant Bodies’ is Suso’s seventh album project with the label and again raises the bar of his musical output, embracing a conceptual approach of which Suso himself says the following: “A body vibrates producing a sound that reaches another body and makes it vibrate and generate a new sound that makes another body vibrate that generates another sound... Imagine an infinite orchestra of bodies multiplying their sound vibrations creating the symphony of Resonant Bodies. Resonance as a principle of Communication; sound as a builder of ties and interrelations between men. Resonant Bodies pieces are part of a whole and are both generators of it. Unlike other works, during the approximately two years it took me to finish Resonant Bodies, the pieces were gradually completed and small sound particles were added caused by the vibrations generated by the previous layers until creating imperfect and synchronized sound objects. Communication.”

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Supergombo

Explorations

14,24 €* 18,99 € -25%

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2022 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Sunny & The Sunliners

I Can Remember

10,39 €* 12,99 € -20%

Sunna Gunnlaugs Feat. Verneri Pohjola

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Big Crown Records is proud to present another strong 7" offering from the legendary Sunny & The Sunliners. Pulling two very in demand tunes from Sunny's Keyloc Records catalog and making one unstoppable reissue 45 that will put these tunes back in the mix around the globe. Since we released the first Mr Brown Eyed Soul compilation in 2017 the price of Sunny's records have skyrocketed. We are sure a lot of people will be happy to be able to get their hands on these tunes and it will be great to see them getting spins in a whole world of new circles.The A side, "I Can Remember" is a lesser known cut, but a cult classic with the diehard fans. Sunny and the band are at the top of their game on this one playing it close to the James & Bobby Purify recording but giving it their own tone.The B Side finds Mr Brown Eyed Soul taking on the Billy Stewart classic "Sitting In The Park" and giving the original a run for its money. This is one of the rarer 45s from Sunny catalog and collectors will be happy to get a chance to get their hands on it.

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Ancestry

LP | 2023 | Original (Sunny Sky)

31,34 €* 32,99 € -5%

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Sun Ra And His Solar-Myth Arkestra

Solar-Myth Approach Volume 2

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (B.Y.G.)

30,59 €* 33,99 € -10%

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Sun Ra And His Solar-Myth Arkestra

Solar-Myth Approach Volume 1

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (B.Y.G.)

28,04 €* 32,99 € -15%

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2007 | EU | Original (Kent)

Sugar & Spices

Have faith in me

11,39 €* 11,99 € -5%

Fire, Passion, Ecstasy Clear Vinyl Edition

Release: 2007 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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/ The Brilliant Korners 'three lonely guys'

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Stimela

LP | 1984 | US | Reissue (Tidal Waves Music)

27,89 €* 30,99 € -10%

Fire, Passion, Ecstasy Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1984 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Rare South African Afro-Fusion from 1984 First vinyl reissue Since 1990 First ever release outside of the African Continent Comes With Double-Sided Insert 180g Clear vinyl limited to 100 copies / Stimela were a popular and successful South African Afro-fusion outfit led by guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, producer and arranger Ray Phiri. The band was formed under the name ‘The Cannibals’ during the 1970s when Phiri got together with drummer Isaac Mtshali, keyboard player Thabo Lloyd Lelosa and bass player Jabu Sibumbe. They initially started out as instrumentalists, but later evolved to Afro-fusion when they joined forces with vocalist Jacob “Mparanyana” Radebe in 1975. The story of ‘The Cannibals’ ends when Radebe died in 1978 but the ‘Stimela’ story was only just beginning.

In 1979, after a life-changing experience in Mozambique (where they were stranded for three months) the bandmembers had to sell all their belongings to take a train home. This trip was a watershed moment as it was here where they conceived the new name for the band: The Zulu word for “locomotive-train” Stimela.

Stimela would soon become little short of an institution in their home country of South Africa. With soulful tunes and gripping lyrics, the band has recorded platinum-winning albums such as Fire, Passion and Ecstasy, Shadows, Fear and Pain & Look Listen and Decide. In addition to recording their own material, the group supplied instrumental accompaniment on albums by a lengthy list of legendary artists. Stimela would go on to gain global fame after being featured on Paul Simon’s iconic 1986 ‘Graceland’ album and the mega tour that followed.

Ray Phiri would enter into many successful collaborations with major acts and artists such as Harari, Joan Baez, Willie Nelson and Manu Dibango. In 2017 he was diagnosed with lung cancer and died at the age of 70. Phiri has received many awards in recognition for his contribution in the music industry, one of these is the Order of Ikhamanga awarded to him by the South African president. This was to honor his sterling contribution to the South African music industry and the successful use of arts as an instrument of social transformation.

Stimela is the tale of a South African band who have battled their way through dark days to take their rightful place in the forefront of the South African apartheid-era music invasion. One of their most memorable tracks “Whispers in the Deep” was even restricted from being broadcasted by the old South African Broadcasting Corporation.

On the album we are presenting you today (Fire, Passion and Ecstasy from 1984) the unique sounds of Ray Phiri’s Stimela are fully showcased. Expect infectious hypnotic build-up grooves, cinematic lowdown jazz-funk, Afro-soul, delightful reggae, gospel influences and funky synth-boogie sounds…all with a touch of early eighties new wave and hints of Island disco mixed with sensual bubblegum pop. It comes as no surprise that the album has now become a sought-after item due to its addictive and original-sounding nature, a must-have for any self-respecting record digger!

These recordings completely encapsulate Stimela’s fusion style. They managed to craft a modern South African sound that continues to influence SA musicians to this day. Never in a rush, yet always with a sense of purpose and direction – like the steam train after which they took their name.

Tidal Waves Music now proudly presents the first reissue of this fantastic Afro-fusion classic since 1990 (originally released in 1984 on Gallo Records) & this is also the first time the album is getting a release outside of the African continent. This rare record (original copies tend to go for large amounts on the secondary market) is now finally back available as a limited 180g vinyl edition (limited to 500 copies) complete with the original artwork. Also included is a double-sided insert containing rare pictures of the band.

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Stimela

LP | 1984 | US | Reissue (Tidal Waves Music)

18,99 €* 19,99 € -5%

Don't Drive The Geese / Water Treatments

Release: 1984 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Rare South African Afro-Fusion from 1984 First vinyl reissue Since 1990 First ever release outside of the African Continent Comes With Double-Sided Insert 180g Black vinyl limited to 500 copies (w/obi strip) / Stimela were a popular and successful South African Afro-fusion outfit led by guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, producer and arranger Ray Phiri. The band was formed under the name ‘The Cannibals’ during the 1970s when Phiri got together with drummer Isaac Mtshali, keyboard player Thabo Lloyd Lelosa and bass player Jabu Sibumbe. They initially started out as instrumentalists, but later evolved to Afro-fusion when they joined forces with vocalist Jacob “Mparanyana” Radebe in 1975. The story of ‘The Cannibals’ ends when Radebe died in 1978 but the ‘Stimela’ story was only just beginning.

In 1979, after a life-changing experience in Mozambique (where they were stranded for three months) the bandmembers had to sell all their belongings to take a train home. This trip was a watershed moment as it was here where they conceived the new name for the band: The Zulu word for “locomotive-train” Stimela.

Stimela would soon become little short of an institution in their home country of South Africa. With soulful tunes and gripping lyrics, the band has recorded platinum-winning albums such as Fire, Passion and Ecstasy, Shadows, Fear and Pain & Look Listen and Decide. In addition to recording their own material, the group supplied instrumental accompaniment on albums by a lengthy list of legendary artists. Stimela would go on to gain global fame after being featured on Paul Simon’s iconic 1986 ‘Graceland’ album and the mega tour that followed.

Ray Phiri would enter into many successful collaborations with major acts and artists such as Harari, Joan Baez, Willie Nelson and Manu Dibango. In 2017 he was diagnosed with lung cancer and died at the age of 70. Phiri has received many awards in recognition for his contribution in the music industry, one of these is the Order of Ikhamanga awarded to him by the South African president. This was to honor his sterling contribution to the South African music industry and the successful use of arts as an instrument of social transformation.

Stimela is the tale of a South African band who have battled their way through dark days to take their rightful place in the forefront of the South African apartheid-era music invasion. One of their most memorable tracks “Whispers in the Deep” was even restricted from being broadcasted by the old South African Broadcasting Corporation.

On the album we are presenting you today (Fire, Passion and Ecstasy from 1984) the unique sounds of Ray Phiri’s Stimela are fully showcased. Expect infectious hypnotic build-up grooves, cinematic lowdown jazz-funk, Afro-soul, delightful reggae, gospel influences and funky synth-boogie sounds…all with a touch of early eighties new wave and hints of Island disco mixed with sensual bubblegum pop. It comes as no surprise that the album has now become a sought-after item due to its addictive and original-sounding nature, a must-have for any self-respecting record digger!

These recordings completely encapsulate Stimela’s fusion style. They managed to craft a modern South African sound that continues to influence SA musicians to this day. Never in a rush, yet always with a sense of purpose and direction – like the steam train after which they took their name.

Tidal Waves Music now proudly presents the first reissue of this fantastic Afro-fusion classic since 1990 (originally released in 1984 on Gallo Records) & this is also the first time the album is getting a release outside of the African continent. This rare record (original copies tend to go for large amounts on the secondary market) is now finally back available as a limited 180g vinyl edition (limited to 500 copies) complete with the original artwork. Also included is a double-sided insert containing rare pictures of the band.

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Stick Cats

7" | 2019 | US | Original (Funk Night)

17,09 €* 18,99 € -10%

LP | 1972 | EU | Reissue (Vinyl Lovers)

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited to 250 copies.

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Stevie Wonder

Talking book

27,54 €* 28,99 € -5%

LP | 2023 | JP | Original (Silent River Runs Deep)

Release: 1972 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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180g remastered reissue

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Steve Shehan

Indigo Dreams

31,99 €* 39,99 € -20%

LP | 2023 | JP | Original (First On Vinyl)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Simultaneous double release of the percussionist / composer Steve Shehan's legendary albums!! The world's first LP reissue of his 1990 CD album "Arrows" from First on Vinyl, and his 1995 CD album "Indigo Dreams" from Silent River Runs Deep.

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Steve Shehan

Arrows

37,99 €* 39,99 € -5%

The Straight Horn Of Steve Lacy

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Steve Lacy

LP | 1962 | US | Reissue (Candid)

29,44 €* 30,99 € -5%

Steve Lacy And Andrea Centazzo

Release: 1962 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The “straight horn” referred to in the title of this superb album from 1961 is the soprano saxophone, and Lacy is recognized as one of the greatest to ever play the instrument, ranking alongside John Coltrane and Sidney Bechet. Because of the difficulty involved in mastering it’s pitch challenges, very few jazzmen concentrated on it. Lacy is widely considered the first “modern” musician to specialize on the instrument. Lacy had long and prolific career and a fascinating style trajectory. At sixteen he began playing Dixieland with the likes of Pee Wee Russell. In the mid 1950’s he played free jazz with Cecil Taylor, and appeared with his groundbreaking quartet at the 1957 New Port Jazz Festival. He made a notable appearance on the 1959 Gil Evens, Great Jazz Standards album. Along the way, Lacy became obsessed with the music of Thelonious Monk, working with him several times including the 1963 Big Band and Quartet in Concert album, and devoted much of this life’s work to the interpretation of Monk’s materiel

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Clangs

LP | 1976 | EU | Reissue (Ictus)

18,69 €* 21,99 € -15%

State Property / J.D. Hall

Release: 1976 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Ictus Records' reissue initiative fittingly begins with Clangs, the first LP issued by the label in 1976. Featuring Steve Lacy on soprano saxophone, bird calls, and pocket synthesizer (or "crack box”), with Andrea Centazzo on drums, percussion, whistle, and vocals, the album is the culmination of a couple of weeks that the two artists spent together while Lacy was touring Italy during that year.

Clangs encounters Lacy - one of the giants of American free jazz - already two decades into a career defined by brilliant collaborations with Cecil Taylor, Don Cherry, and Thelonious Monk, as well as a sprawling body of visionary work as a leader. Like so much of his work leading into this period, it draws upon the saxophonist’s belief that an artist should 'play what you feel’, a position that Centazzo - roughly 15 years Lacy’s junior - recalls as having torn down the curtain that separated his technique from his creativity.

Comprising a series of duets that investigate timbral relationships, the fragmentation of melody, and abrasive, provocative noise - shifting from the sparse, airy, and restrained, to dance clusters of interplay and back again - Clangs, for all its radicalism and forward-thinking gestures, rests firmly within the historic structures of jazz, deploying the idiom of theme / solo / theme. Lacy’s playing is at the top of his form - fluttering and dancing with a primal touch - met by Centazzo’s rattle and pattern of percussive interventions, the notes and polyrhythms of each respective player being the product of careful listening, response, and raising the bar.

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Slow Love / I Wanna Get Into You

12" | 2018 | US | Original (Ultra Rare)

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Body Fusion / Got To Get Your Own

Starvue / Reuben Wilson

7" | 2015 | UK | Original (Brooklyn Highs)

11,69 €* 12,99 € -10%

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Metamorphose - Owhaaou...!

Stanislas Tohon

LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Hot Casa)

26,99 €* 29,99 € -10%

LP | 1970 | EU | Reissue (Hot Casa)

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Tribute to the Soul brother of Benin with Rare Afro- Funk and Digital Soul songs from the Maestro . Following the tremendous «!Dans le Tchink System «!reissue album, we wanted to celebrate the legacy of one the greatest singer from Cotonou . Owhaaou ! is an original 4 tracks 12 inch vinyl taken from the extremely obscure , futuristic and now expensive record «!Metamorphose!» released in 1985, recorded on 24 analog tracks channel with an incredible backing band such as Hilaire Penda on bass, Daniel Bentho from Poly Rythmo de Cotonou to name a few . The B side is a Dj friendly Edit of the dance floor burner «! Zemidjan «! recorded in 1991 . A composition done to pay tribute to the Taxi moto of Cotonou .The last track «!Mi Tchinker!» is a typical Stanislas Tohon hit with a mix of Tchink Rhythm , Soul and funky melodies . Stanislas Tohon aka Papy Grande was born in the “Country of the kings” (Benin), in Abomey , December 30 th 1955. He’s “Chevalier de la legion d’honneur” in Benin for his brilliant musical career .The famous soul singer from Cotonou started his musical career at this age of 9, played with the greatest such as Gnonnas Pedro and recorded almost 35 albums. Influenced by the traditional “Tchingoume“ music , he invented his own rhythm called “Tchink Système”, a mix of soul and Beninese traditional rhythm . Sang in Fon, his native language from Benin, this EP is a soulful call for Peace respect and unity in Africa, a real definition of Afro Soul music! Sadly died in February 26 th 2019 in Paris, this Ep is a tribute . Remastered by The Carvery (uk), officially licensed and strictly limited to 1000 copies. Enjoy!

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Stanislas Tohon

Dans Le Tchink Systeme

21,84 €* 22,99 € -5%

Duktus Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1970 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Afro-Soul Holy Grail by the “Soul Brother from Benin“, featuring the famous “Vis à Vis” band from Ghana and recorded in Kumasi in 1979.

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Stance Brothers

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (We Jazz)

26,09 €* 28,99 € -10%

Take Me To Your Disco / Special Lady

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Finnish drummer/Producer Teppo "Teddy Rok" Mäkynen returns with his alias The Stance Brothers. Lauded by the likes of Kenny Dope and Gilles Peterson, Mäkynen"s studio creation has been visible on the 7" format during the recent years. Now, Mäkynen is back with a full LP, the project"s first in more than 10 years. Duktus is a treasure-trove for everyone into crunchy jazz funk à la Bob James & CTI, but this is no retro exercise.

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Splendor

12" | 2018 | EU | Original (Columbia Disco Series)

15,19 €* 15,99 € -5%

The Last Time / I'm So Glad To Say

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Another much welcomed reissue of the late 70's funk laden, disco two tracker from Splendor. The A side 'Take Me To Your Disco' is emblematic of disco records from that golden era where big bands and big budgets were rife. Yet there's an interplanetary twist to this one, with the mysterious, eerie, spacecraft sounding intro paving the way for a tale of extraterrestrials wanting to get down at one of planet earths discos. You can tell this came from an era were disco really was taking over
Flip it over and you've got the mighty Special Lady. With Philip Bailey, of Earth, Wind and Fire fame, on production his style comes through strong in the vocal arrangement with the level of feeling and power he squeezes out of each voice.
A chance to add these two anthems to the collection!

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Spice

7" | 2023 | JP | Original (P-Vine)

16,79 €* 20,99 € -20%

LP | 2021 | CA | Original (Return To Analog)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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From sweet soul to groovy disco, Spice’s Let There Be Spice had it all! We’ve taken two tracks from that crate digger jewel and issued it as a 7-inch 45rpm single! A-side “The Last Time” features intricate chorus work, and one of the finest vocal performances in the history of underrated vocal performances! B-side “I’m So Glad To Say” is the zenith of modern soul, with staccato rhythm guitar, a gentle bassline, and exhilarating drum patterns making for a perfect mellow groove. Released in a flipback jacket for the first time ever, this limited edition 7” is a must-have for all of you soul fans!

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Spes

Contact

10,39 €* 25,99 € -60%

Release: 2021 / CA – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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To Feel Embraced Turquoise Vinyl Edition

Sparkle Division

LP | 2020 | EU | Reissue (Temporary Residence)

25,19 €* 27,99 € -10%

Southside Movement & Jackie Ross

Release: 2020 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A Vibrant Electronic Fusion Of Lounge, Jazz, And Disco Is Maybe Not The First (Or Fifth) Thing You Would Expect To Hear From One Of The World's Most Renowned Modern Composers And Ambient Tape Loop Pioneers, But Upon First Listen, It Makes So Much Sense That One Wonders Why It Didn't Happen Sooner.After Years Of Producing And Mentoring Slews Of Young Artists In 1990s Williamsburg, Brooklyn, William Basinski Moved To Los Angeles. There He Hired A Young Studio Assistant, Preston Wendel, Who Eventually Introduced His Own Works To The Curious Composer. That Spawned A Creative Partnership That Inspired Wendel To Persuade Basinski To Haul Out His Saxophone. Five Years Later, Sparkle Division Has Arrived With Their Enchanting Debut Album, To Feel Embraced. Produced By Sparkle Division At Basinski's Musex International In Los Angeles, The Duo Were Joined By A Few Notable Friends: Mrs. Leonora Russo (Who Basinski Affectionately Calls "The True Sicilian Sparkle Division, My Brooklyn Mom, The Queen Of Williamsburg") Offers Her Sparkling Voice To "Queenie Got Her Blues"; Fabled Free-Jazz Icon And Genuine Bodhisattva, The Late Henry Grimes, Contributed Upright Bass And Violin To The Aptly-Named "Oh Henry!" ("Lotta Babies Gonna Be Born From This One," Henry And Margaret Davis Grimes Playfully Declared); And London Vocalist Xeli Grana Offers Her Ethereal Voice To The Album's Meditative Title Track.Conceived And Nearly Completed In 2016, The Increasing Environmental And Political Infernos Gave Basinski And Wendel Cold Feet About Unleashing A Record Intended To Be Fun, Loving, And Prone To Bouts Of Euphoria. But As Basinski Exclaimed, "Well, Damn It, If The Time Ain't Right Now, It Never Will Be! Let's Do This!"

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Southside Movement And Jackie Ross

LP | 2023 | JP | Reissue (P-Vine)

35,99 €* 39,99 € -10%

7" | 2023 | JP | Original (Lawson)

Release: 2023 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The collaboration between Chicago funk band Southside Movement, who released a total of three albums between 1973 and 1975 on Wand and 20th Century Records, and female soul singer Jackie Ross, also based in Chicago and left many records for Chess and Brunswick. The fabulous collaboration is forgotten so long as it hasn't been released officially though a few test pressing copies only exist. P-vine proudly reissue the lost gems with new artwork and adding previously unreleased tracks from the Southside Movement to the tracklisting. The tropical groovy soul 'You Are The One That I Need' is just a super killer tune!

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South Bronx

Big Throwdown

15,74 €* 20,99 € -25%

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Soul Jazz Records presents

Holy Church: Gospel, Funk & Soul 1971-83 Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Soul Jazz)

27,54 €* 28,99 € -5%

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Soul Jazz Records" Holy Church of the Ecstatic Soul: Gospel, Funk and Soul at the Crossroads 1971-83 draws upon the extensive links between black American gospel music and soul music, showing how the sensibilities of gospel artists such as Shirley Caeser, Dorothy Norwood, Andrae Crouch and others crossed over into secular soul music during this period.Many of the most successful soul artists - from Aretha Franklin to Al Green, The Staple Singers to Sam Cooke - all drew upon their upbringing in the church for their musical inspiration. This album discusses how important the links between the black church and soul music were in creating soul music and spotlights some of the many important (and also little-known) gospel artists who walked this line between sacred music and soul, funk and disco in the 1970s and early 1980s.

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Sing

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Blues Joint)

20,69 €* 22,99 € -10%

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Blue Note)

Sonny Rollins

Newks Time

27,54 €* 28,99 € -5%

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Banda Da Capital (Live In Brasília, 1976)

Som Imaginario

12" | 2023 | EU | Original (Far Out)

24,64 €* 28,99 € -15%