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Wednesday Dec 6, 2017

Aretha Franklin

One Step Ahead

You may know Aretha Franklin's scintillating ''One Step Ahead'' from its vital role in the Oscar-winning movie Moonlight. You may also know it as prov... more...

7inch Be With Records: BEWITH001SEVEN

Michael Wycoff

Looking Up To You / Diamond Real (Tee Scott Instrumental Mix)

Two seminal 12'' mixes of a pair of Michael Wycoff heavy hitters from 1982. One a two-step favourite and one a Loft classic, these sought-after versio... more...

12inch Be With Records: BEWITH004TWELVE

Kaidi Tatham

Hard Times

First Word close out 2017 with the return of Kaidi Tatham, following up his 'Changing Times' EP for us, with another killer 4-tracker - this one entit... more...

12inch First Word Records: FW169

Darkhouse Family

The Offering

First Word Records is very proud to present you with 'The Offering' - the debut album by Darkhouse Family; a Cardiff-based duo consisting of Earl Jeff... more...

LP First Word Records: FW168

Wally Badarou

The Unnamed Trilogy, Vol. 1

It is a distinct honour and privilege to welcome the legendary musician Wally Badarou to Diskotopia with The Unnamed Trilogy Vol.1; a collection of re... more...

12inch Diskotopia: DSK037
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Various Artists

Africa Airways Four (Disco Funk Touchdown - 1976 - 1983)

Being the unimaginative bunch we are, the fourth installment of our African sky filled musical cornucopia is called African Airways Four (Disco Funk T... more...

LP Africa Seven: ASVN040

Grotto

Wait.. No Hurry

First official reissue of Nigerian Boogie Disco Grail LP produced by Grotto for EMI Nigeria and originally released in 1978. Contains dance classic‘Ba... more...

LP Odion Livingstone: LIVST004

Lo Borges

Lo Borges

An incredible album from Lo Borges – one of the best singer/songwriters on the Brazilian scene of the 70s! Borges first burst into the spotlight for h... more...

LP Polysom: Polysom 33302-1

Joao Donato

Quem E Quem

João Donato steered Brazilian music in new directions. Lacking a name for his style of music, Donato’s is a distinct sound, immediately recognizable f... more...

LP Polysom: Polysom 33308-1

Antonio Carlos Jobim

Urubu

Brilliant 70s material by Antonio Carlos Jobim – one of his key sets from the middle part of the decade that had the composer really deepening his app... more...

LP Polysom: Polysom 33314-1

Tyrone Davis

Get On Up (Disco)

Tyrone Davis was a hugely prolific Blues & Soul singer who was born in Mississippi in 1937. He started his career as Blues legend Freddie King's perso... more...

12inch Columbia: AS437AB

Friday Dec 1, 2017

Stevie Wonder

As / Another Star

Another Star needs no introduction.... classic Stevie Wonder tune!

12inch Tamla: Tamla5429

Thursday Nov 30, 2017

Seaquence

Mix Faze

Killer private modern soul / disco funk LP from San Diego released in 1980 on Aidqueen Records.

LP High Jazz: HJLP003

Gianni Denitto

Cafe de Arab (Japan Blues remix)

Musica Altra is a new Italian label exploring underground seams of music from around the world. The label’s first release is an EP by jazz saxophone e... more...

12inch Musica Altra: MA001

Friday Nov 10, 2017

Chuck Senrick

Dreamin

The Minnesotan singer/songwriter Chuck Senrick released his only long player Dreamin’ in 1976 and privately pressed only 200 copies! His recordings, m... more...

LP Notes On A Journey: NOAJ004

Thursday Nov 9, 2017

Pure Essence

Third Rock / Wake Up

We have always loved Pure Essence so delighted to be able to revisit the LP track and 45 as a 7'' with Third Rock (Less rare but imho better track) on... more...

7inch Athens Of The North: ATH049
LP Fortuna Records: FTNLP003

Antonion Adolfo

Viralata

180g Vinyl LP (Re-mastered from original tapes by Pete Norman) Far Out Recordings are honoured to be working with master composer, arranger and pianis... more...

LP Far Out: LPA003

Monday Nov 6, 2017

3x12inch Westbound Records: SEW3-158

Thursday Nov 2, 2017

Afous d'Afous

Tenere

n the past decade, there has been an explosion of ethnically Tuareg rock bands on the world music stage. Built around the electric guitar, the genre r... more...

LP Sahel Sounds: SS042
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Mdou Moctar

Sousoume Tamachek

Music for desert picnics. Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar delves into his more sensitive side with a minimal studio recording of dreamy ballads. Thumping... more...

LP Sahel Sounds: SS043

El Sueno de Hyparco

Ambientes Hormonales

Urpa i Musell (Snout and Claw in Catalan) is a record label that was conceived almost unconsciously throughout years of long lunchtime conversations a... more...

LP Urpa i Musell: UiM001

Koharu Kisaragi

Neo-plant

Lag Records announces its debut release, a reissue of the 1986 single Neo-plant by Koharu Kisaragi, co-written and produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto.

12inch Lag Records: LAG001