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Label:Athens Of The North
Cat#: AOTNCD 019

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6 years talking to the Family, which led to Gary Bailey (Singer and co-writer) coming to Scotland to meet me, the private press grail is finally here. Modern Soul, Disco, Sweet Soul there is a not a bad track on the whole LP.

Label:Timmion Records
Cat#: #713

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***Second pressing in plain paper sleeve *** Bad Education is a soulful heater that will shake your hips and your social consciousness. Inspired by the afro-latin soul blends from the likes of Joe Bataan and Ray Barreto, this collaboration between Timmion Records and Yemayá Sol Records - brainchild of Bardo Martinez (lead singer of Chicano Batman); makes a statement. The horn laden groove will transport the listener to a summer in New York. The memorable flute line by Ernie Hawks is flavorfu

Label:React
Cat#: REACT259

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Featuring tracks and mixes by Armin Van Buuren, Tony De Vit, John ‘00’ Fleming, S-J, Mrs Wood, Blu Peter, Peppermint Lounge, Marmion, Jens, E-Trax, Sundance, Push, GTO, Zero B & Joey Beltram. With the 90s nostalgia firmly back in the spotlight, Reactivate, the pioneering techno, trance and hard house brand, popularised by cult electronic label React, has been reactivated by demand for a special best of album. ‘Reactivate 91-01’ will be released on Friday 6th November as a 37 track double CD

Label:Epic Istanbul
Cat#: 19075802551

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Turkish Ladies. Female Singers from Turkey 1974 – 1988 is a first ever compilation of female music from Turkey from 70s and 80s. Sony Music Turkey and Ladies on Records deliver a compilation emerged from deep and profound listening to the message of Turkish female singers. Created from music archives of old Turkish labels (Elenor, Türküola, Şah Plak) under licensing umbrella of Sony Music Turkey, the compilation captures the broad diversity of music performed by Turkish women. Sweet melodies an

Label:Rocafort Records
Cat#: ROC 031

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This latest Rocafort EP is an exciting, international jazz affair stretching across time and continents. Consisting of musicians from Mexico, Serbia, Catalonia and Turkey, the Gökhan Sürer Quartet delivers a new perspective on the oriental jazz genre. Gökhan Sürer is a young Turkish pianist, composer and arranger whose musical education reaches from Istanbul, to NYC and currently Barcelona. His website describes his style as "World, Fusion, Jazz" which is probably why the spirit of Ch

Label:Techniques
Cat#: DSR-WR7-01

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2 track Single from Techniques released by Techniques/Dub Store Records

Label:Athens Of The North
Cat#: AOTNCD 018

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This Hampshire & Foat project should not come as too much of a surprise to those familiar withGreg& Warren's music, influenced heavily by not just Jazz but the library sound of the 60s and 70s along with film soundtracks from the same golden era.Greg& Warren are avid collectors of this music,Gregsends me links night and day to LPs he has picked up digging on his travels. This constant search sends him down new musical pathways and often sparks a whole new concepts for projects. Warre

Label:Techniques
Cat#: DSR-WR7-02

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2 track Single from Techniques released by Techniques/Dub Store Records

Label:Ubiquity
Cat#: UR7315

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Bosq from Whiskey Barons is back with more heat for the dancefloor in the form of a double 12” release. Both feature songs that will be on the upcoming full-length album but also include alternate takes and exclusives to the singles. “Up & Down” continues the formula of classic sounding dance grooves with heavy Afro Latin influences throughout on this special all instrumental offering and features the reunion of Bosq with Nigerian composer / producer / singer Kaleta, who this time around re

Label:Staalplaat
Cat#: MUSLIMLIM 021

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"Behind a false plaster and mud partition covered with posters declaring Muslims are being massacred by the forces of imperialism, Ghulam, a tall bearded youth whispers instructions into a radio set using code words from the Koran."

Label:Techniques
Cat#: DSR-WR7-05

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2 track Single from Techniques released by Techniques/Dub Store Records

Label:Sunlightsquare Records
Cat#: SUN12001

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Global Latin-soul pioneers Sunlightsquare reveal a surprise 12 inch vinyl single for summer time 2012! Digging deep into his vinyl collection, BBC acclaimed producer Claudio Passavanti selects and reenacts (in his signature Afro-Cuban key) two of the most iconic rare-groove & avant-garde tracks from the 70's: Heart's Desire (Don Blackman) and Theme De Yoyo (Art Ensemble Of Chicago). Encompassing an eye-opening span of soulful vocals from English to Spanish all the way through to the Timba H

Label:Athens Of The North
Cat#: AOTNLP 018

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This Hampshire & Foat project should not come as too much of a surprise to those familiar withGreg& Warren's music, influenced heavily by not just Jazz but the library sound of the 60s and 70s along with film soundtracks from the same golden era.Greg& Warren are avid collectors of this music,Gregsends me links night and day to LPs he has picked up digging on his travels. This constant search sends him down new musical pathways and often sparks a whole new concepts for projects. Warre

Label:Freestyle Records (2)
Cat#: FSRLP110

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Ginger Johnson's life is one of the greatest untold stories of African music in Europe. Born George Folunsho Johnson in Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria in 1916. Aged just 18 he joined the Nigerian Navy, and made his first visit to Britain. After World War II Ginger decided to make London his home, working with many artists including British saxophone legend Ronnie Scott who first really utilised Gingers amazing technique to full effect, featuring him in not only his live concerts, but also several recordings

Label:Fly By Night Music
Cat#: FBNM020

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Test Pressing May recommendations: https://testpressing.org/magazine/bandcamp-recommendations-may Traibal / Balearic / Electronic 'Objet Melodie' is a combination of real instruments, synthesizers, drum machines and samples, involving genres from different countries of the world. It's like being on a surreal oasis, where music is eclectic but also meditative or just for a dance. Interconnecting with the whole planet, imagining or living in different countries and trying to relate with diverse

Label:Tramp Records
Cat#: TRCD-9089

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After more than two years of hard work, the Tramp Records crew invites you to join them on yet another enlightening journey into soulful Jazz, Folk and Funk from the 1970s. Very few compilation series' release as many as seven volumes and those that get that far often start to run out of quality music or meander too far from their original artistic direction. That certainly is not the case with the "Praise Poems" series which leaps from strength-to-strength as our team of compilers

Label:Tramp Records
Cat#: TRLP 90552

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From 1963 to 2014: "Peace Chant - raw deep and spiritual jazz" exhibits 51 years of music. A well matched anthology with sounds to dive into, hard rhythms to dance to and vocals to meditate on. The Tramp Records crew has compiled 8 tracks in nice order and dramaturgy. Some tunes you might have never heard before unless you own one of the rare original vintage vinyl records. Peace Chant is released on two separate LPs with own catalogue numbers and on one CD. Some songs I can't get o

Label:World Seven
Cat#: WSVN003

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World Seven is a record label brought to you by the Paris & London based Africa Seven crew (www.africaseven.com). We have joined forces with a collective of label heads, music freaks & crusty crate diggers to expand our musical quest - to search the world for sounds, vibes & scenes which cross musical genres and geographical borders. It’s all about the music brothers and sisters. Michel Sardaby was born in Fort de France, Martinique in the French West Indies in 1935. As a child he

Label:Freestyle Records (2)
Cat#: FSRLP117

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Omar has a totally unique, individual style and sound still marks him out as a future thinking and utterly unrivaled artist, who has collaborated with so many legendary names that it would be foolish to deny his worldwide reputation - who would dare contradict the likes of Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, Carleen Anderson, Angie Stone, Common and fellow fans and followers like Maxwell and Jarrod Lawson? Following on from 2013's album The Man, 2016 sees his new long player further cement this undenia

Label:Jalapeno Records
Cat#: JALLPCD01

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It’s all about the beats, the funk and the soul. Throw in a dash of lounge-style dressing, add some soulful sisters and some brothers who wail and damn if you haven’t got Skeewiff right there! No artist embodies the spirit of Jalapeno as much as its founders and their debut album shows that these behemoths of the funky breaks scene were trailblazers, ahead of the curve in both production and creativity. Their classic sound stands the test of time and is still coveted to this very day by other mu

Label:Altercat Records
Cat#: ALTCD008

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Underground musician Carioca left behind his electrical past in Progressive Rock in order to search for new expressions in Brazilian music. His first album is a fully acoustic, instrospective voyage into the world’s greatest Rainforest, featuring 12-string guitar, mandolin, zither, tabla, flute and self-made percussion instruments. Carioca is the term used to describe those who originate from Rio de Janeiro. But, in fact, there’s only one Carioca in the music scene in Brazil: Ronaldo Leite de F

Label:Timedance
Cat#: Timedance018

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Four years on from his release on TIMEDANCE002 as L.SAE, Joseph Higgins is back on the label under his flagship moniker Metrist. Pollen Pt. I is the first part of a trilogy of records, showcasing Metrist's latest developments in twisted beat-science. The release combines four tracks of rudeboi electro swagger, off-kilter vocal chops and imaginative grooves. Since his L.SAE record in 2015 Metrist has released on Where To Now?, Neighborhood and an LP Opal Tapes, here he refines his sound palette

Label:Dub Store Records
Cat#: DSR-LP-005

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The highest heights of 60's Nyabinghi music from the drums of Ras Michael a.k.a. King Negus Fifteen tracks of glorious, devotional Rastafarian hymns of praise originally released on rare Zion Disc singles in extremely limited pressings and never before available outside of Jamaica "Let Africa be our guiding star, OUR STAR OF DESTINY." Marcus Mosiah Garvey In 1967 Ras Michael began to play occasional recording sessions for Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd with Jackie Mittoo and Soul Vendors a

Label:Dub Store Records, Crystal Records (3)
Cat#: DSR-LP-606

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A faultless selection of seriously sublime rock steady from Derrick Harriott. A timeless classic where one of the pivotal pioneers of Jamaican music lays down sweet melodies, mellow grooves and wall to wall soul.

Label:Roots International, Dub Store Records
Cat#: DSR-LP-609

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Miraculously rare and seriously obscure killer dubs...; one of the very few hard core seventies dub albums mixed by Errol Brown. A selection of solid dubs originally recorded by BB Seaton at Duke Reid's legendary Treasure Isle studio and mixed in-house by the Duke's nephew Errol Brown. A radical departure for all concerned this bold dub album was never officially released although a few clandestine copies reputedly did the New York rounds at the time