Real R&B party starters from Spain s Vampisoul! Just A Little Bit Of The Jumpin Bean, the third installment in the label s R&B Hipshakers series, was originally released in 2013 and collected dance cuts from 1955 through 1964. The compilation was put together by Mr. Fine Wine of WFMU s Downtown Soulville show and…
Another pair of superior edits from Velvet Season & The Hearts Of Gold. Once again, Gerry Rooney (Black Cock Records) & Joel Martin (Quiet Village) take us on a musical journey to the deep end of their crates with some real disco magic on wax.  First up is the bumpin afro disco grooves of Monsieur Mayonnaise, a peak time belter…
Peanuts favorites, with a twist. On 1968 s Oh, Good Grief! Vince Guaraldi revisited beloved songs from earlier Peanuts-themed Fantasy records (i.e. Jazz Impressions Of A Boy Named Charlie Brown), but with added electric flourishes. In addition to his signature piano, Guaraldi introduced electric harpsichord and keyboard to the mix, which breathed new life into classic tunes like Linus And Lucy and The Great Pumpkin…
7 x 7 vinyl boxset edition of 900 Seven 45 singles compiled in a clam shell box featuring rare singles from the earliest days of VP Records. Includes tracks by Bim Sherman, The Revolutionaries, Junior Delgado, DEB Music Players, Mighty Fantels, Freddie McKay, Linval Thompson, Earth & Stone, Barrington Levy, and Roots Radics. music label: VP…
Two sided heaters from Weldon Irvine! Athens Of The North is rolling full steam at the moment, releasing an incredible quantity of quality soul tunes mostly unreleased on the 45 format. Taken from Weldon Irvine s Sinbad album, these two stand out cuts are now paired on a single 45 for maximum pleasure. The A side…
Wendy Rene may be a minor player in the expansive discoggraphy of Stax, but her impact long outlasted the mere five years of her musical career. Born in Memphis, She formed an R&B quartet named the Drapels with her brother when she was a teenager. On her way out from a fruitful audition with the…
Critically acclaimed soundtrack to Whiplash on vinyl. Justin Hurwitz and Tim Simonec created the perfect score for a film about a jazz drummer trying to reach the top. The soundtrack is obviously filled with plenty of highly percussive jazz in the big band style, but there are some slower and softer numbers mixed in to change…
Early 80 s funk from Wild Sugar, now on 45! Even if you have never heard of Wild Sugar, chances are you ve heard the intro to Bring It Here. Most people will immediately recognize the drums and skronking horns as the backbone to the Beastie Boys classic Brass Monkey, but few know about the…
Record Store Day Exclusive! After funking it out in the Motor City for a minute, Will Sessions reveals their debut full length of original material just for RSD 2017. The Detroit funk outfit has released a steady stream of funky 45 s and covers over the years (including those killer Illmatic instrumentals), but this is the…
Afrobeat heads, take note! An essential document of modern African music history rescued from obscurity. Zaire 74 was a 3-day music festival in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) organized by South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela in an effort to showcase African musicians alongside popular American acts for American tourists who would be in…
Immaculate modern fusion LP by London jazz outfit Yussef Kamaal. The duo, comprised of Yussef Dayes and Kamaal Williams (aka Henry Wu) and backed by a swath of London jazz players, channel the 1970s jazz-funk and fusion of Herbie Hancock, Jaco Pastorious, Bob James and Chick Corea with uncanny precision. Their unique flavor of jazz is informed by jungle, grime,…