Label: Athens Of The North - All
Wednesday May 5, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Various Artists
Leon Gardners Igloo Records
''Dancer and B3 Hammond player Leon Gardner moved from his Texas to Los Angeles sometime in the mid '60s. Soon after arriving he set up his own Igloo... more...
| LP | Athens Of The North: AOTNLP043 | out of stock |
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Brief Encounter
Get a Good Feeling
''As a prelude to the singles LP we drop a 45 reissue of Brief Encounters most popular modern / disco side against possibly their best ballad / deep s... more...
| 7inch | Athens Of The North: ATH092 | out of stock |
Isabrm
If I Had You
Rare boogie joint time, Isabr'm or his real name Isaiah Lanes obscure and expensive. Recorded at Starlight Sound in Richmond, California (The same stu... more...
| 7inch | Athens Of The North: ATH095 | in stock |
Christopher Jay
Be My Lady
''Real heads might be familiar with outsider boogie track - Christopher Jay – 'What Do You Want Me To Do', an excellent hypnotic spin for those in the... more...
| 7inch | Athens Of The North: ATH098 | in stock |
True Image
Keep Me Dancing
''True Image - ''Keep Me Dancing'' was a spin for me back in the day but sold it when I bought my house 10 years ago, thanks to being hooked up with t... more...
| 7inch | Athens Of The North: ATH100 | out of stock |
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 | out of stock |
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 | out of stock |
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 | out of stock |
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 | in stock |
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 | out of stock |
| 7inch | Athens Of The North: ATH086 | out of stock |
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 | out of stock |
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 | out of stock |
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 | out of stock |
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 | out of stock |
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 | out of stock |
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 | out of stock |
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 | out of stock |
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 | out of stock |
G.Q.
Lies
Recommended by: Manuel Darquart
''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 | out of stock |
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 | out of stock |
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 | in stock |
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 | out of stock |
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 | out of stock |
