Label: Athens Of The North - All

Monday Mar 15, 2021

Derrick Cross

Never Too Much

Of the many 1000s of reggae versions, Derrick Cross' version of Never Too Much has got to be one of the sweetest. Unfortunately, with a price tag of 5... more...

7inch Athens Of The North: ATH091

Tuesday Feb 23, 2021

William Stuckey

Love Of Mine

''This first ever re-release of William Stuckey's extremely rare southern soul LP. When Brian Sears told me William was still with us and living local... more...

LP Athens Of The North: AOTNLP046
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Tuesday Dec 1, 2020

Linkwood and Other Lands

Face the Facts

Linkwood and Other Lands are well known from their various outings on Firecracker, Night Theatre, The Nuclear Family, Rush Hour, Dekmantel, AOTN and m... more...

2LP Athens Of The North: AOTNLP042

Monday Nov 16, 2020

The Leaders

(It's A) Rat Race

Here we have one of those top echelon soul / funk masterpieces. Recorded at the legendary True Soul studios in Little Rock, AR in 1971 by the Leaders... more...

7inch Athens Of The North: ATH093V
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Wednesday Oct 7, 2020

Akira Freeze

Tell me Baby

New soul / boogie discovery out Daytona Beach, Florida. Unknown until this year when a copy sold for the first time on ebay in June for ($2025), Not s... more...

7inch Athens Of The North: ATH088
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Leval

Our Love

UK oddball boogie rarity licenced direct from the band.

7inch Athens Of The North: ATH086
Also available @ D\G\T\L

E.S. Funk

Funny Feeling

Fantastic funky crossover soul that has remained pretty much unknown due to rarity. Solid two-sider originally released on local label 'Shore'. You wi... more...

7inch Athens Of The North: ATH085
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Friday Sep 25, 2020

Andrew Wasylyk

Fugitive Light and Themes of Consolation

Fugitive Light And Themes Of Consolation is the third in a trio of records by Andrew Wasylyk which unearth and reshape the landscape of Eastern Scotla... more...

LP Athens Of The North: AOTNLP041
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Tuesday Aug 18, 2020

Rivage

Sittin On It

This LP is simply one of the finest 70s LPs, it's mad that it has not been reissued before now…enjoy. more...

LP Athens Of The North: AOTNLP034D

Crisrail

The Game Of Music

Something a little different from Athens of the North, Crisrail (Chris Rael) is an almost-LP of mad out there funky post punk from Silver Spring, Mary... more...

LP Athens Of The North: AOTN12013
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Thursday Jun 11, 2020

Billy Bruner

Billy Bruner

A selection of rare and unreleased tracks from the prince of Tusla boogie, Billy Bruner. 10 Killer unknown and rare Boogie soul tracks. Billy was in T... more...

LP Athens Of The North: AOTNLP038
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Monday May 11, 2020

Gold

What About the Child

''I licensed Gold material from Avelino Pitts an over 10 years ago when I was working at Jazzman, at the time we got a tape with an alternative versio... more...

7inch Athens Of The North: ATH084
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Premonition

Don't Act Like A Fool

Premonition or Premonitions (they were known as both) is a new york disco / Soul / Funk group you probably have never heard of. Here is a reissue of t... more...

7inch Athens Of The North: ATH083
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Straight Jacket

Greatest Part of Loving You

In 1980 David Mcmurray and Adell Shavers and David McMurray (who went on to be a member of 80s hit band 'Was Not Was') wrote and produced this Amazing... more...

7inch Athens Of The North: ATH009
Also available @ D\G\T\L

G.Q.

Lies

''G.Q'' stood for ''good quality'', they were not joking. 2 Deep Disco Classics on 45. Played By Theo Parrish. New master from Sony cut at Timmion Cut... more...

7inch Athens Of The North: ATH011

Weldon Irvine

I Love You

Here we have 2 classic sides taken from the 1976 LP Sinbad on RCA. The vocals of Don Blackman are certainly the equal of Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going O... more...

7inch Athens Of The North: ATH012

Chuck Brimley

St. Elmos Fire

Milwaukee's artist Chuck Brimley's cover of Michael Frank's classic ''St. Elmore Fire. An extremely hard to find record that even Andy Noble who runs... more...

7inch Athens Of The North: ATH081
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Various Artists

Disco with a Feeling

So what is 'Disco With A Feeling'? It's hard to quantify a sound, but our definition would include 70s Soul or Modern Soul 45s that fit into the disco... more...

2LP Athens Of The North: AOTNLP021

Wednesday Mar 11, 2020

Linkwood and Foat

Linkwood and Foat

'Linkwood & Foat' is the first LP to be recorded in the new 'Athens of the North Studio', which was designed and built specifically for artists so tha... more...

LP Athens Of The North: AOTNLP032

Tuesday Feb 18, 2020

LaRombé

From Philly

''LaRombé is one of the most talented songwriters I have come across in my years of working for Jazzman and Athens of the North. Having gone through m... more...

LP Athens Of The North: AOTNLP029
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Monday Dec 16, 2019

Sonia / Earth and Stone

Easier to Love / That's The Way You Feel

Remastered and reissued for the first time since their original release, AOTN are proud to present three classic cover versions from the lovers rock e... more...

12inch Athens Of The North: AOTN12009

Jean & Trevor

Back Together

Remastered and reissued for the first time since their original release, AOTN are proud to present three classic cover versions from the lovers rock e... more...

12inch Athens Of The North: AOTN12008

Al Charles

Outstanding

Remastered and reissued for the first time since their original release, AOTN are proud to present three classic cover versions from the lovers rock e... more...

12inch Athens Of The North: AOTN12007
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Thursday Nov 14, 2019

MYTH

Play with Me

Athens of the North is back on the boogie tip with top Miami rarity MYTH. Recorded and mixed in Fort Lauderdale in 85 both the original 12s are pretty... more...

7inch Athens Of The North: ATH080

Wednesday Oct 2, 2019

Greg Foat and James Thorpe

Photosynthesis

Part two of Athens Of The North's nod to the world of library. This time round Greg Foat journeys into the world of synthesis with good friend James T... more...

LP Athens Of The North: AOTN030