Label: First Word Records - All
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Kaidi Tatham
Dont Rush The Process
To bring you up to speed, Kaidi Tatham is a legendary multi-instrumentalist born in the Midlands and based in Belfast. Once dubbed ''the UK's Herbie H... more...
| LP | First Word Records: FW252 | in stock | |
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Thursday Aug 4, 2022
Yazmin Lacey
When the Sun Dips 90 Degrees
This set illustrates again Yazmin's candid songwriting delivered in her uniquely laidback soulful style, whilst a glorious fusion of neo-soul and jazz... more...
| 12inch | First Word Records: FW175 | in stock | |
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Souleance
Guili Guili
French slang for ''tickle'', 'GUILI' is an epic disco-funk piece inspired by the likes of Azymuth, Herbie Hancock and Marcos Valle, but incorporated w... more...
| 7inch | First Word Records: FW253 | in stock | |
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Thursday Jun 23, 2022
Allysha Joy
Torn:Tonic
Delivered unfiltered, straight from the soul, ´Torn : Tonic' pulls us into a 10 track journey that weaves through the multiplicity of letting go, stan... more...
| LP | First Word Records: FW250 | in stock | |
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Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Don Leisure
Shaboo Strikes Back
Five years have passed since the first 'Shaboo' album was released. A collection of beats and pieces that documented the road trip of Don's youth - hi... more...
| LP | First Word Records: FW232 | out of stock | |
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Friday Mar 11, 2022
Children Of Zeus and Black Milk / Allysha Joy and Tall Black Guy
Won't End Well / Sip Of You
Originally released by Low Key Source in Australia, First Word Records have acquired a limited number of 7'' vinyl of this essential set of tracks.... more...
| 7inch | First Word Records: FWLKS1 | out of stock |
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Werkha
Eterno Retorno / In Saint-Gilles
A double aa-side single featuring two cuts from his forthcoming album 'All Werk Is Play'. 'Eterno Retorno' features the glorious Portuguese vocals... more...
| 7inch | First Word Records: FW240 | out of stock | |
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Quiet Dawn
Movements
'Movements' sits firmly in the realms of broken beat, after being heavily inspired at First Word's infamous 14th birthday party at Total Refreshment C... more...
| EP | First Word Records: FW233 | in stock | |
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Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
Nathaniel Cross
The Description Is Not The Described
The EP is a four-track instrumental opus that falls within the cracks of contemporary jazz, whilst encompassing a wide-range of black music sub-genres... more...
| 12inch | First Word Records: FW229 | in stock | |
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Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Children of Zeus
Balance
With shows on ice over the last 12 months, Children of Zeus took the time to mature their sound; 'Balance' is 50 minutes of future-classic British sou... more...
| 2LP | First Word Records: FW230 | out of stock | |
| Also available @ D\G\T\L | |||
Wednesday May 5, 2021
Various Artists
A Family Affair
''We started First Word Records in late 2003. The core team is based in London, but our roster is comprised of artists from all over the globe. As we... more...
| 12inch | First Word Records: FW200 | out of stock |
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Kaidi Tatham
An Insight To All Minds
On 'An Insight To All Minds', Kaidi says it's ''not about a destination, but a process. It's about how you drive, not where you're going. Nothing in t... more...
| 2LP | First Word Records: FW228 | out of stock | |
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Thursday Mar 25, 2021
| 7inch | First Word Records: FW147 | out of stock | |
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Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Allysha Joy
Light It Again
Well versed in poetry and performance, Allysha Joy's potent lyricism, unique musicianship and killer vocals have garnered legions of attentive fans th... more...
| 12inch | First Word Records: FW221 | out of stock | |
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Friday Sep 25, 2020
Takuya Kuroda
Fly Moon Die Soon
In his words, ''this album is about the irony between the greatness of nature and the beautiful obsceneness of humanity. Melodies and grooves fly back... more...
| LP | First Word Records: FW216 | in stock | |
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Thursday Jun 11, 2020
Kaidi Tatham
In Search of Hope
2008's 'In Search of Hope' is the second solo album from Tatham and the first under his own name. It pushes the musical boundaries of electronic and d... more...
| 2LP | First Word Records: FW208LP | out of stock | |
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Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
Myele Manzanza
A Love Requited - (Theo Parrish remix)
Following on from Myele Manzanza's acclaimed 2019 jazz album, 'A Love Requited', we have a 2020 addendum to that project; an EP of remixes by a set of... more...
| 12inch | First Word Records: FW211 | out of stock | |
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Tuesday Feb 18, 2020
Tall Black Guy and 14KT
Tall Black Guy vs 14KT
On this limited 7'' vinyl, the two renowned US beat-makers revisit two of their previous First Word singles, turning out flips of each other's tracks,... more...
| 7inch | First Word Records: FW204 | out of stock |
Werkha
The Rigour
''Music is work. In all its different ways, it's a craft that I apply myself to and exist by. As much as that is about love, it's also about pouring i... more...
| 12inch | First Word Records: FW203 | in stock | |
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Monday Aug 5, 2019
Myele Manzanza
A Love Requited
Produced with award winning Australian bassist & long time musical collaborator Ross McHenry and featuring a plethora of New Zealand and Australia's f... more...
| LP | First Word Records: FW201 | in stock | |
| Also available @ D\G\T\L | |||
Kaidi Tatham
Serious Times
'Serious Times' is another 4-track set comprised of Kaidi's unmistakable style, encompassing broken beat, jazz, boogie and hip hop.
| 12inch | First Word Records: FW196 | out of stock | |
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Friday May 17, 2019
14KT
For My Sanity
'For My Sanity' is a ''freedom project'', an album rooted in free creation, without being tied down by bars, patterns, scenes, and sequences. The inte... more...
| LP | First Word Records: FW186 | in stock |
Don Leisure
Halal Cool J
'Halal Cool J' appeared originally in early 2017 with 'An Ottoman Excursion' on First Word's sister-label, Excursions - a series of edits born out of... more...
| LP | First Word Records: FW188 | in stock |
Friday May 3, 2019
Don Leisure
Shaboo vs. Halal Cool J
Don Leisure sees his two alter-egos go head-to-head, 'Shaboo vs Halal Cool J'. Probably best known as 50% of Darkhouse Family, along with Melange labe... more...
| 7inch | First Word Records: FW187 | out of stock | |
| Also available @ D\G\T\L | |||
Tuesday Mar 12, 2019
14KT
The Power of Same (featuring Muhsinah)
Strongly rooted in KT's spiritual practice, 'The Power of Same' is a bass and synth-heavy ode to consistency and unconditional love, laced nicely toge... more...
| 7inch | First Word Records: FW185 | out of stock |
