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Herbie Hancock

Takin Off

Herbie Hancock's essential first album. Includes the all time jazz classic 'Watermelon Man'... Essential! more...

• 1 Watermelon Man
• 2 Three Bags Full
• 3 Empty Pockets
• 4 The Maze

Hareton Salvanini

Hareton + Meta

With a life spent record digging across the world and a near encyclopedic knowledge of Brazilian music, its rare for David 'Mr Bongo' to come across a... more...

• 1 KM 110
• 2 Tangara
• 3 Confissao
• 4 Hippie 12

Azymuth

Azimuth

Far Out Recordings re-release the seminal debut album from Azymuth. Having never seen a vinyl release outside of Brazil, Far Out have given ‘Azimuth’... more...

• 01 Linha Do Horizonte
• 02 Melo Dos Dois Bicudos
• 03 Brazil
• 04 Seems Like This

Herbie Hancock

Head Hunters

Recommended by: Jeremiah R

Head Hunters (1973) was the first offering of Herbie's new backing band, the Head Hunters. In his own words: ''I began to feel that I had been spendin... more...

• 1 Chameleon
• 2 Watermelon Man
• 3 Sly
• 4 Vein Melter

Herbie Hancock

Thrust

The cover of Thrust reveals a lot of the album. Herbie's sitting comfortably in his spaceship controlled by a synth from an alien world, reaching to t... more...

• 1 Palm Grease
• 2 Actual Proof
• 3 Butterfly
• 4 Spank-A-Lee

Herbie Hancock

Secrets

Secrets (1976) is a Jazz-Funk fusion album by acclaimed keyboard player Herbie Hancock. The album features Paul Jackson on bass, and reedist Bennie M... more...

• 1 Doin' It
• 2 People Music
• 3 Cantelope Island
• 4 Spider

The Lost Generation

Young, Though and Terrible

Recommended by: Jeremiah R

They’re young and tough – and especially wonderful too – easily one of the most compelling harmony soul groups to ever hail from the Windy City! The s... more...

• 01 This Is The Lost Generation
• 02 Tired Of Being Alone
• 03 All In The Course Of A Day
• 04 You've Got To Crawl Before You Walk

Pointer Sisters

We've Got The Power / Evil

• 1 We've Got The Power
• 2 Evil

Young-Holt Unlimited

Soulful Strut / Wack Wack

Wonderful fully re mastered re issue of these 2 funk nuggets from Young Holt Unlimited. Re released on a dinked 7'' for 2015 in full collabora... more...

• 1 Soulful Strut
• 2 Wack Wack

Shokazulu

Fresh Fromage / Someting

Beautiful release on the often underestimated 2000black. Contemporary forward thinking jazz by Shokazulu.

• 1 Fresh Fromage
• 2 Someting

Various Artists

Jamaican Skarama

Missing masterpieces of the original Jamaican Ska. Recorded at the Federal Studio between 1964 to 1965 and released on Ken Khouri's Kentone label, thi... more...

• 01 The Maytals - My Daily Food
• 02 The Techiniques - I Love You
• 03 Dobby Dobson - Cry Another
• 04 Eddie Perkins - My Darling

Saucy Lady

On The Floor & Help 7

The 3rd release on Chicago's Star Creature label. 2 latenight floor fillers from the Japanese born SAUCY who currently resides in Boston. The A-side's... more...

• 1 On The Floor
• 2 Help!

A Band Called Flash

Mother Confessor

Recommended by: Max D

Some proper jazz funk here. Ron Trent executive produced EP that reminds of bands like Atmosfear. Inspired by the Jazz Funk elements of UK outfit Atm... more...

• 1 Mother Confessor
• 2 The Gift
• 3 Nicci
• 4 People's Palace (Devotion)

Hamo

The Cotton Club EP

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• 1 Cotton Club
• 2 Wonce
• 3 In Control (feat This Side Up)
• 4 Wonce (Kickflip Mike remix)

Gil Scott-Heron

Nothing New

''Nothing New'' by Gil Scott-Heron is an album of stripped down vocal and piano versions of songs from his back catalogue, recorded in New York with p... more...

• 01 Did You Hear What They Said
• 02 Better Days Ahead
• 03 Household Name (interlude)
• 04 Your Daddy Loves You

Earth, Wind & Fire

Getaway (Special Disco Version) / Getaway (Instrumental)

• 1 Getaway (special disco version)
• 2 Getaway (instrumental)

These Eyes

Soca Hustle / Let Me Love

One of the most mysterious and outsider 'Soca' 45s out there by H.M. 'These Eyes' Timothy. The A-side 'Let Me Love' sounds like doo wop recorded with... more...

• 1 Let Me Love
• 2 Soca Hustle

Mighty Baron III / Sun Runners ??????

Screwed / The Finest

Recommended by: Brassfoot

7 inches of heat from the Apron camp: Mighty Baron III & Sun Runners!

• 1 Mighty Baron III - Screwed
• 2 Sun Runners - The Finest

Steven Wobblejay

Shake Your Tingz EP

• 1 Shake Your Tingz
• 2 New Day
• 3 Things To Do
• 4 Basement Bright

Henry Wu

Good Morning Peckham

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• 1 Rhythm & Rice (intro)
• 2 Dubplate Special
• 3 Croydon Depot
• 4 Neezy (Wok)

Various Artists

Dirty French Psychedelics: Selected By Dirty Sound System

Recommended by: Dollkraut | Obermann

A French psyche pop odyssey selected by Dirty Sound System. The LP features Dashiell Hedayat, Christophe, Brigitte Fontaine, Cheval Fou, Bernard Lavil... more...

• 01 Christophe - Ferber Endormi
• 02 Bernard Lavilliers - Les Adventures Extraordinaires D'un Billet De Banque
• 03 Brigitte Fontaine - Il Pleut
• 04 Dashiell Hedayat - Long Song For Zelda

The Greg Foat Group

The Dancers at the Edge of Time

''This major new release from the Greg Foat Group sees celebrated jazz quintet making the most of the acoustics of an ancient church, accompanied by a... more...

• 1 The Dancers At The End Of Time
• 2 Door Into Summer
• 3 The Hunt
• 4 Hygiea

Dego

The More Things Stay The Same

The More Things Stay the Same is dego's sophomore solo LP - a collection of soulful, mid-tempo melodies laced with warm synths, impeccable beats and m... more...

• 01 Feminist Meetings
• 02 Greed & Power
• 03 It Don't Get No Better
• 04 Keep It Moving Right

Piero Umiliani

Intrigo A Los Angeles (OST)

Featuring Nini Rosso, CHET BAKER, Bill Gilmore, Marcello Boschi, Livio Cerveglieri, Gino Marinacci, Piero Umiliani, Berto Pisano, Jimmy Pratt, Franco... more...

• 1 Intrigo A Los Angeles Suite 1
• 2 Intrigo A Los Angeles Suite 2
• 3 Intrigo A Los Angeles Suite 3
• 4 Intrigo A Los Angeles Suite 4

Philip Cohran

On The Beach

Long sought after reissue of this avant-populist Chicago jazz classic. Includes 2 tracks never before released on vinyl more...

• 1 The Minstrel
• 2 Unity
• 3 On The Beach
• 4 Motherhood