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  • V/A – Skyway Soul: Gary, Indiana
    V/A – Skyway Soul: Gary, Indiana
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    A sonic snapshot of America’s steel capital, developed in the prosperous cavern between the departure of the Jackson 5 to Motown and the collapse of U.S. Steel, Skyway Soul is […]

  • V/A – Eccentric Soul: The Saadia Label
    V/A – Eccentric Soul: The Saadia Label
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    After the fall of the Deep City label, Rocketeers bandleader Frank Williams set up shop under the name of his twin daughters Saadia and Giwada and got to work reinventing […]

  • V/A – Eccentric Soul: The Shoestring Label
    V/A – Eccentric Soul: The Shoestring Label
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    Operating in a basement studio at the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, pipeline man Howard Neal and his appropriately named Shoestring label was Alton, Illinois’ answer to [...]

  • Lou Reed – Words & Music, May 1965 (Yellow Vinyl)
    Lou Reed – Words & Music, May 1965 (Yellow Vinyl)
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    Light in the Attic Records, in cooperation with Laurie Anderson, proudly announces the inaugural title in their ongoing Lou Reed Archive Series: Words & Music, May 1965. Released in tandem [...]

  • V/A – Nigeria 70
    V/A – Nigeria 70
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    Strut repress one of the all-time classic compilations of Afro-funk and Afrobeat for 2016, the first volume of the mighty Nigeria 70 series. Originally released in 2001, the album followed […]

  • Os Mutantes – A Divina Comedia Ou Ando Meio Desligado (White Vinyl)
    Os Mutantes – A Divina Comedia Ou Ando Meio Desligado (White Vinyl)
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    2023 repress. Originally released in 1970 this was the third album from Os Mutantes, the geniuses of wacked out Brazilian psychedelic rock. They may have been trying to pay homage […]

  • Aselefech Ashine & Getenesh Kebret – Beauties
    Aselefech Ashine & Getenesh Kebret – Beauties
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    A lost classic of the Ethiopian Golden Age, reissued in full for the first time! On this 1976 gem of a record, Aselefech Ashine and Getenesh Kebret’s voices intertwine in […]

  • Tinariwen – Kel Tinariwen
    Tinariwen – Kel Tinariwen
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    A revelatory discovery in the Tinariwen archives, Kel Tinariwen is an early cassette tape recorded in the early 90s that never received a wider release, and sheds new light on […]

  • V/A – Brown Acid: The Second Trip
    V/A – Brown Acid: The Second Trip
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    BACK IN STOCK!!! The celebrated compilation series of long-lost vintage ’60s-’70s proto-stoner-psych singles, Brown Acid delivers the second trip. Expertly archived compilation [...]

  • Suburban Lawns – S/T
    Suburban Lawns – S/T
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    What our staff has to say: “Everything else is irrelative.” – Cleo If your brain has a shortlist of bands that instantly evoke New Wave, Suburban Lawns deserve a slot […]

  • MC5 – Kick Out The Jams
    MC5 – Kick Out The Jams
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    Kick Out The Jams still sounds astonishingly powerful after almost 30 years. Recorded live at Detroit’s Grande Ballroom in 1968, this relentless, aggressive set offers the frenzy of [...]

  • V/A – Radio Familia Volume 1 (Compiled By Arp Frique)
    V/A – Radio Familia Volume 1 (Compiled By Arp Frique)
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    Four essential cuts from Ghana & Cape Verde, compiled by Arp Frique… Music is a great connector, bringing people together in many ways. On his journey in music so far, […]

  • System Olympia – Racing Heart
    System Olympia – Racing Heart
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    I Changed My Mind Lying in a hotel as water begins to rush out from under my bed. I open my eyes. All Mine Now My body unleashes vivid visions […]

  • Arp Frique – Analog People Digital World
    Arp Frique – Analog People Digital World
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    Arp Frique returns with a new album after a string of releases, leaving the cratediggers and dancefloor tastemakers with underground classics like Nos Magia, Voyage and Nyame Ye. On ”Analog [...]

  • Arp Frique – The Seed
    Arp Frique – The Seed
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    Arp Frique’s second album on Colorful World, exploring the globe via a concoction of sounds that takes in disco, synth boogie, funk and the sounds of the Caribbean, West and […]

  • V/A – Afro Exotique 2: Further Adventures In The Leftfield Africa 1975-87
    V/A – Afro Exotique 2: Further Adventures In The Leftfield Africa 1975-87
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    After “Afro Exotique – Adventures In The Leftfield, Africa 1972-88” was enthusiastically embraced by heads, collectors and core Africa Seven enthusiasts alike, we dived back [...]

  • V/A – Eccentric Boogie (Frosted Blue)
    V/A – Eccentric Boogie (Frosted Blue)
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    THE ONLY BOOGIE RECORD YOU’LL EVER NEED TO OWN

  • Gee Gee Decorator – Gee Gee Decorator
    Gee Gee Decorator – Gee Gee Decorator
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    On the same label that brought us that Pat Metheny “Zero Tolerance for Silence” ‘reissue’ last year…. Insane “private press” ultra-obscurity reissued for [...]

  • V/A – L80’s: So Unusual
    V/A – L80’s: So Unusual
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    The tenth volume of Numero’s elaborately packaged Cabinet of Curiosities series, L80s finds the group exploring the far-flung corners of the global downtempo underground. This 12-song mix [...]

  • Lee Fields – Sentimental Fool
    Lee Fields – Sentimental Fool
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    Lee Fields is arguably the greatest soul singer alive today. In an age when the shelf life of an artist largely depends on posturing and trends, he has proven to […]

  • David Axelrod – Earth Rot
    David Axelrod – Earth Rot
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    What our staff has to say: “My favorite of Axelrod’s works. The Warning Talk Pt. 1 starts the record off with a bright opening, it feels like the sun is […]

  • V/A – Nigeria Soul Power 70 – Afro-Funk, Afro-Rock, Afro-Disco
    V/A – Nigeria Soul Power 70 – Afro-Funk, Afro-Rock, Afro-Disco
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    Soul Jazz Records’ Nigeria Soul Power 70 album showcases the influence of funk, rock and disco on Nigerian music during the 1970s. Originally released as a now-long-out-of-print collectors’ 7” [...]

  • V/A – YORUBA! Songs and Rhythms for the Yoruba Gods in Nigeria
    V/A – YORUBA! Songs and Rhythms for the Yoruba Gods in Nigeria
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    Soul Jazz Records latest album Yoruba! Songs and Rhythms for the Yoruba Gods in Nigeria is newly recorded in Lagos, Nigeria. The album is co-produced by Soul Jazz Records label […]

  • V/A – Brown Acid: The Fourteenth Trip
    V/A – Brown Acid: The Fourteenth Trip
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    Here’s just a few of the gems on Brown Acid – The Fourteenth Trip, the much beloved series that is the Nuggets of proto-metal, pre-stoner rock: The Legends’ “Fever Games” […]

  • Lou Reed – Words & Music, May 1965
    Lou Reed – Words & Music, May 1965
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    What our staff has to say: “Previously unreleased early demos of some of most beloved Velvet Underground songs, played by Lou and John with their guitars and nothing else. You […]

  • Lou Reed – Words & Music, May 1965 (Deluxe Edition)
    Lou Reed – Words & Music, May 1965 (Deluxe Edition)
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    “To hear a tape containing their earliest demos, recorded on May 11, 1965, and locked away until now, is to hear traces of things rarely associated with The Velvet Underground: […]

  • Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood – Nancy & Lee Again
    Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood – Nancy & Lee Again
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    Light in the Attic Records is proud to present the next installment of the Nancy Sinatra Archival Series with the first ever reissue of the classic 1972 album Nancy & […]

  • Durand Jones – Wait Til I Get Over You
    Durand Jones – Wait Til I Get Over You
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    Durand Jones’s Wait ‘Til I Get Over is a memoir and a love letter. It is the story of Jones’s life, his growth and revelations, the wisdom of his hometown […]

  • V/A – Mid-Atlantic Story Vol. 3
    V/A – Mid-Atlantic Story Vol. 3
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    For the lowriders, the souleros, and for any armchair drag racer who still has a record player within reach, Mid-Atlantic Story pays tribute to the aftermarket sounds of soul music, […]

  • Tom Zé – The Hips Of Tradition – Brazil 5: The Return Of Tom Zé
    Tom Zé – The Hips Of Tradition – Brazil 5: The Return Of Tom Zé
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    “Tom Zé continues to feed off of these conflicts in Brazilian life. His music reflects an acute awareness of what is going on. You can hear it without understanding the […]

  • Tom Zé – Brazil Classics 4: The Best Of Tom Zé
    Tom Zé – Brazil Classics 4: The Best Of Tom Zé
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    “Tom Zé continues to feed off of these conflicts in Brazilian life. His music reflects an acute awareness of what is going on. You can hear it without understanding the […]

  • Howard “Youngblood” Bomar – I Who Have Nothing
    Howard “Youngblood” Bomar – I Who Have Nothing
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    Howard “Youngblood” Bomar’s long overdue debut album finally makes landfall! Howard Bomar was a man who slipped through everybody’s fingers. But his artistry escapes that fate thanks to I, Who [...]

  • Ahl Nana* – L’Orchestre National Mauritanien
    Ahl Nana* – L’Orchestre National Mauritanien
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    Lost recordings that defined the modern sound of the Sahara. This album contains the first recordings of modern music from the Sahara and mark the birth of the genre that […]

  • V/A – Holy Church Of The Ecstatic Soul – A Higher Power: Gospel, Funk & Soul At The Crossroads 1971-83 (RSD, Red Vinyl)
    V/A – Holy Church Of The Ecstatic Soul – A Higher Power: Gospel, Funk & Soul At The Crossroads 1971-83 (RSD, Red Vinyl)
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    Soul Jazz Records’ new Holy Church of the Ecstatic Soul: Gospel, Funk and Soul at the Crossroads 1971-83 is a one-off limited-edition heavyweight red vinyl pressing + download code exclusively [...]

  • The Selecter – Live at the NEC 1980 (RSD)
    The Selecter – Live at the NEC 1980 (RSD)
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    Making its vinyl debut and taken from the recently released CD deluxe edition of the band’s second album Celebrate The Bullet.The 2 Tone band captured here supporting Elvis Costello & […]

  • Willie Henderson – Funky Chicken (RSD)
    Willie Henderson – Funky Chicken (RSD)
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    Funky Chicken is the 1970 album from Willie Henderson and the Soul Explosions. As evident by the name, it is infinitely danceable from the moment you press play. The band’s […]

  • Tori Amos – Little Earthquakes B-Sides (RSD)
    Tori Amos – Little Earthquakes B-Sides (RSD)
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    A single LP collection of the b-sides and rarities featured alongside the singles from Tori’s seminal release (and solo debut), Little Earthquakes. This is the first time these songs have [...]

  • The Specials – Work In Progress (RSD)
    The Specials – Work In Progress (RSD)
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    Continuing rarities/unreleased of The Specials and Jerry Dammers on 10″ singles for RSD. This new release contains two previously unreleased Work In Progress Demos tracks from 1980/81. The [...]

  • Foals – Life Is Dub (RSD, Gold Vinyl)
    Foals – Life Is Dub (RSD, Gold Vinyl)
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    Dub version of Foals 2022 album Life Is Yours Side A. (Dan Carey dub) 1. 2am 2. Under The Radar 3. 2001 4. Life Is Yours 5. The Sound Side […]

  • V/A – Larry Levan’s Paradise Garage (RSD)
    V/A – Larry Levan’s Paradise Garage (RSD)
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    Compilation of Salsoul classic hits, legendary artists and deep cuts. Includes original Larry Levan remixes – currently unavailable and exclusive for RSD The cover artwork uses an iconic [...]

  • Melvin Van Peebles – Watermelon Man (Green Watermelon Skin Vinyl
    Melvin Van Peebles – Watermelon Man (Green Watermelon Skin Vinyl
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    In an extraordinary career spanning seven decades, director and “godfather of black cinema” Melvin Van Peebles only made one studio film. 1970’s Watermelon Man shattered [...]

  • East Coast – S/T (Fire Orange With Black Streaks Vinyl)
    East Coast – S/T (Fire Orange With Black Streaks Vinyl)
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    The only conceivable reason this 1973 album isn’t generally recognized as a soul-funk classic is because it came out on Bernard Purdie’s Encounter label, which mustered only five LP [...]

  • George Scott – Find Someone to Love (Green Vinyl)
    George Scott – Find Someone to Love (Green Vinyl)
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    This soul-funk nugget, released in the early ’70s on the uber-collectible Maple label, qualifies as a major find based on George Scott’s Wilson Pickett-meets-James-Brown vocal [...]

  • Brief Encounter – Introducing (Smoky Mountain Vinyl)
    Brief Encounter – Introducing (Smoky Mountain Vinyl)
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    If you own a copy of this 1977 release on legendary Nashville deejay John Richbourg’s Seventy-Seven Records label, then you are on your way to amassing generational wealth! But it’s […]

  • Little Willie John – The Complete R&B Hit Singles (Yellow “Fever” Vinyl)
    Little Willie John – The Complete R&B Hit Singles (Yellow “Fever” Vinyl)
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    Diminutive in size but gigantic in stature, Little Willie John was a genuine architect of soul. Along with Clyde McPhatter, Ray Charles, and Sam Cooke, the visionary singer stood at […]

  • Booker T. & the MG’s – The Complete Stax Singles Vol. 1 (1962-1967) (Red Vinyl)
    Booker T. & the MG’s – The Complete Stax Singles Vol. 1 (1962-1967) (Red Vinyl)
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    With apologies to groups like The Meters, Bar-Kays, and Average White Band, when it comes to all-time great instrumental R&B bands, for most folks Booker T. & the MG’s represent […]

  • Tim Buckley – The Dream Belongs to Me (Gold Vinyl)
    Tim Buckley – The Dream Belongs to Me (Gold Vinyl)
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    Of all the singer-songwriters to emerge from the ‘60s, Tim Buckley was the most difficult to pigeonhole. Was his music folk? Rock? Jazz? Even R&B? The answer was, of course, […]

  • V/A – Born Bad Volume Three
    V/A – Born Bad Volume Three
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    2022 repress. Originally released in 1986. Gatefold sleeve. Features Kip Tyler & The Flips, The Busters, Jett Powers, The Riptides, The Rivingtons, The Trashmen, Andre Williams, The Frantics, [...]

  • Scott Walker – Meet Scott Engel: The Humble Beginnings
    Scott Walker – Meet Scott Engel: The Humble Beginnings
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    One of the most beguiling and enigmatic figures in popular music, Scott Walker (born Scott Engel) began his career in Los Angeles playing as a session bassist and recording demos. […]

  • Patti Smith – The Boston Broadcast 1976
    Patti Smith – The Boston Broadcast 1976
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    Fan Club Edition

  • Fleetwood Mac – The Alternate Collection (Clear Vinyl, RSD)
    Fleetwood Mac – The Alternate Collection (Clear Vinyl, RSD)
    $175.00 | , Add to cart

    Collection featuring the rare alternate Fleetwood Mac tracks from 1975 -1987. Previously released individually for Record Store Day events on vinyl, they will now be collected together in one set [...]

  • Iggy Pop – Apres (Pink Vinyl, RSD)
    Iggy Pop – Apres (Pink Vinyl, RSD)
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    Après has NEVER been released in the US before (there was a limited run in 2012 only released in Europe). It is Iggy Pop’s 16th studio release that includes crooner […]

  • The Libertines – Up The Bracket (20th Anniversary Edition)
    The Libertines – Up The Bracket (20th Anniversary Edition)
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    To celebrate the release of their astonishing debut album, Up The Bracket, The Libertines release a 20th Anniversary Edition on multiple formats, through Rough Trade. In addition to a remaster [...]

  • John Ondolo – Hypnotic Guitar of John Ondolo
    John Ondolo – Hypnotic Guitar of John Ondolo
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    John Ondolo spent his life traveling between Tanzania, where he was born, and Kenya, where he recorded a string of singles for independent labels in the late 1950s and early […]

  • Wilco – S/T (The Album –  Pic Disc)
    Wilco – S/T (The Album – Pic Disc)
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    Wilco’s seventh release, Wilco (the album), took shape quickly in January ’09 after the band traveled to Auckland, New Zealand to participate in an Oxfam International benefit project. The band [...]

  • V/A – Eccentric Soul: The Shiptown Label
    V/A – Eccentric Soul: The Shiptown Label
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    From a humble storefront studio located in a shoeshine parlor on Norfolk, Virginia’s Church Street, Noah Biggs built a world. Hustler by day, gambler by night, the always-in-a-suit Biggs took [...]

  • Eddie Vedder – Earthling
    Eddie Vedder – Earthling
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    Earthling, the third studio album from Eddie Vedder, features the singles “Long Way,” “The Haves,” and “Brother The Cloud.” In addition, the album features collaborations with music legends [...]

  • Gabbard Brothers – S/T
    Gabbard Brothers – S/T
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    From the ashes of the acclaimed Ohio rock band Buffalo Killers, singers/ songwriters/siblings Zachary and Andrew Gabbard have re-emerged as The Gabbard Brothers. And while there are still [...]

  • Sunny & The Sunliners – Mr. Brown Eyed Soul Vol. 2
    Sunny & The Sunliners – Mr. Brown Eyed Soul Vol. 2
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    Sunny Ozuna is a living legend and a man worthy of praise on many levels. In the Texas and Latin Music pantheon, few have been at it longer and are […]

  • Archie James  Cavanaugh – Black And White Raven (White Raven Vinyl)
    Archie James Cavanaugh – Black And White Raven (White Raven Vinyl)
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    A masterpiece of the schooner rock variety, Black and White Raven is an album that emerged from Archie James Cavanaugh’s youthful dream of recording his own music while stuck in […]