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Friday Oct 7, 2022

Maha

Orkos

Completely unknown album by Salah Ragab's Cairo Jazz Band vocalist Maha, recorded in Cairo in 1979. Features productions by Hany Shenoda of Al Massrie... more...

LP + Booklet Habibi Funk: HABIBI020

Patrice Rushen

Now

Strut continue their Patrice Rushen original album reissue series with the definitive edition of her influential classic ''Now'' from 1984. Packaged i... more...

2LP Strut: STRUT224LP
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Thursday Sep 22, 2022

Ethel Beatty

I Know You Care / It's Your Love

Ethel Beatty is an artist from New York who primarily worked as an actress in theatre, appearing in Broadway musicals. She appeared in “Dreamgirls”, “... more...

12inch Expansion: EXPAND122

Monday Sep 19, 2022

Ike Noble and The Uptights

Look A Little Higher

Athens of the North is one of our favorite labels and this LP by Ike Noble & The Uptights ranks amongst one of the finest funk/soul LP's they have don... more...

LP Athens Of The North: AOTNLP057

Wednesday Sep 14, 2022

Shawn Pittman

Dreams

Invisible City Editions returns with an official repress of a fantastic double-sided private press rarity from 1989 Detroit. Featuring two legendary I... more...

12inch Invisible City Editions: ICE018
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Accura

Five X Five

Invisible City continues to celebrate its 10th anniversary as a record label by reissuing the overlooked 1994 UK LP Accura - Five x Five! The best... more...

LP Invisible City Editions: ICE019
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Shawn Pittman

Dreams

Dark Entries presents a reissue of Shawn Pittman’s 1989 Dreams, an obscure and highly sought-after private press gem produced and written by Art Fores... more...

12inch Dark Entries: DE288

Monday Sep 12, 2022

Adelle First

Don't Give Up

No more need to pay big second hand prices, cause here's the classic South African Boogie dancefloor heater reissued on vinyl for the first time since... more...

12inch Kalita: KALITA12020

Patrice Rushen

Straight From The Heart

Limited white vinyl version. Strut present the definitive edition of Patrice Rushen’s landmark album from 1982, ‘Straight From The Heart’. more...

2LP Strut: STRUT221LP (white vinyl)

Wayne Davis

Wayne Davis

Strut present the first ever reissue of an essential lost classic from the Black Fire catalogue, Wayne Davis’ powerful self titled gospel-soul album f... more...

LP Strut: STRUT244LP
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Aaliyah

Ultimate Aaliyah

Ultimate Aaliyah is the second and final compilation album by R&B singer Aaliyah. Originally released by Blackground Records in only the UK, Australia... more...

2LP Blackground Records: ERE678

Aaliyah

I Care 4 U

I Care 4 U is the first posthumous compilation album by the ''Princess of R&B,'' Aaliyah. Following her tragic and untimely passing, Blackground Recor... more...

2LP Blackground Records: ERE676

Aaliyah

One In A Million

One In A Million is the second studio album by Aaliyah. First released in 1996 by Blackground Records, the album features production from a variety of... more...

2LP Blackground Records: ERE672 (Black vinyl)

Tuesday Sep 6, 2022

K15

Rituals

Ritual I is a meditative piece, filled with flurries of white noise and arpeggiated tones. Ritual II is a dance floor number, filled with the melody a... more...

12inch Esencia: ESC009

Kaidi Tatham

Galaxy (feat. Lola Violet)

Kaidi Tatham returns to 2000BLACK with R&B and boogie offeringsin his own distinct style. 'Galaxy' features Lola Violet who soulfully sings about esca... more...

12inch 2000black: 2053BLACK

Tuesday Aug 30, 2022

George Duke

Faces In Reflection

Great audiophile remastered studio album by American keyboardist George Duke on 180g vinyl with liner notes. more...

LP MPS Records: MPS21220184

Eighties Ladies

Turned On To You

Eighties Ladies are Denie Corbett, Marva Hicks, Susan Beaubian, Sylvia Striplin and Vivian Prince. ''Turned On To You'' might be one of the best ''rar... more...

12inch Expansion: EXPAND121

Wednesday Aug 24, 2022

Budgie

Holy Ghost Zone II

Possibly less obscure but definitely deeper. Made up of tracks that were started in Wyoming for Kanye/Sunday Service and then finished in LA and trans... more...

LP Holy Ghost Zone: HGZ200

Tuesday Aug 23, 2022

Azymuth

Light As A Feather

An incredibly well thought out album both in pace, song selection and musicality,'Light As A Feather' marked a maturing of the band as they began to r... more...

LP Far Out: FAR0170LPX

Monday Aug 22, 2022

Wednesday Aug 17, 2022

2LP Soundway: SNDWLP125

Monday Aug 15, 2022

June Chikuma

The Midas Touch

Another Interplanetary Star Creature team up for a Chicago / Tokyo expedition across a soundscape ranging from bossa nova lounge to pre-vaporwave exot... more...

12inch Star Creature: SC1229
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Thursday Aug 4, 2022

The Pro-Teens

Doomsday / Curls

Within Melbourne's cinematic soul scene sit the The Pro-Teens. Helmed by prolific drummer Hudson Whitlock (Karate Boogaloo, Surprise Chef), this break... more...

7inch College Of Knowledge Records: COK011
Also available @ D\G\T\L

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
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Sylvia Striplin

Give Me Your Love

“Give Me Your Love” is an iconic album of the early 80s and was first released on Uno Melodic Records. Sylvia previously sang with Aquarian Dream as l... more...

2LP P-Vine Records (Japan): PLP7153