PRESALE - Jorja Smith - Falling or Flying (Reimagined) (FAMM)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 20th September 2024

falling or flying (reimagined)' is a collection of re-worked, stripped back tracks taken from Jorja Smith's critically acclaimed 2023 album ‘falling or flying’.

The existing ‘falling or flying’ album is a sonically vast record – sometimes sleek and shiny R&B, elsewhere intense and raw alternative – but above all, it is a record which found Jorja stepping into a new chapter; acknowledging the ever-whirring cogs of her brain but also moving through it, in turn growing and learning to love and respect herself.

After its release in September 2023, the album quickly became one of the most critically acclaimed records of that year, subsequently earning Jorja a BRIT Nomination within the ‘Best R&B’ category at the 2024 ceremony.

1. Greatest Gift (reimagined) 2. Little Things (reimagined) 3. Feelings (reimagined) 4. GO GO GO (reimagined) 5. Falling or flying (reimagined) 6. Broken is the man (reimagined) 7. Backwards (reimagined) 8. Try Me (reimagined)

JUST IN - Pale Jay - Low End Love Songs (Karma Chief)

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His previously released LP, Bewilderment has streamed over 9 million times and sold out of its first pressing. Each LP will come with their own personally signed photo from Pale Jay. Several collaborations with up and coming artists are set to follow this release. Artist has over 3 million monthly listeners and 63k followers on Spotify. Admittedly, I'm not a great salesperson when it comes to running our little label. I do my best not to give into hyperbole or build something up too intensely if someone has not heard a new artist yet. I prefer to simply present the music and let the listener decide how they feel about it. However, we live in an age when the "story" put together by publicists, labels, and managers are often the driving force of an artist's ascension into the zeitgeist. And for me, that's always felt rather artificial, even when the narrative is genuine. But every once in a while, a project comes along that takes on a life of its own. And I can say without a doubt that the growth of Pale Jay's reach since we first started working with him has little to do with conjured narratives or clever marketing, but more to do with how the music makes the listener feel.

It's that simple. In fact, Jay is so enigmatic and without a narrative that the mere absence of a story has become the story. Who is he? Where is he from? What's next? Some questions are better left unanswered in my opinion, my friend. Including the question, "Why does this music make me feel so much?" You're better off just sitting back, disconnecting, and letting Low End Love Songs by Pale Jay wrap you up. Enjoy and spread the good word. Terry Cole (Colemine) “Low End Love Songs”, more so than previous releases, is a diary in form of song. I knew I just had to wait for the songs to be ready to be picked, like ripe fruit from a tree. Each tune encapsulates a distinct moment in my life, with music serving as my means of processing complex and sometimes conflicting emotions. In this album, I depart from loop-based song structures towards more intricate and lush compositions. Latin influences permeate the music, adding new layers of rhythms and textures to my soul-music roots.

Tracklist:
Tracks: 1. The Simple Days 2. Quadris De Ouro 3. Baby 4. Branch By Branch 5. The Garden 6. Floating On A Memory 7. Spend More Time With Your Friends 8. Love Around The World 9. Easy, Lee

JUST IN - Ishmael Ensemble - The Rituals (Severn Songs)

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The Rituals is the third studio album from UK jazz group Ishmael Ensemble, led by saxophonist and producer Peter Cunningham, and fusing dub techno with classical jazz. Here, though, boundless jazz is often abandoned in favour of more traditional song structures, but the overall sonic touches means that their style becomes practically psychedelic.

Track Listing:

A1 C'mon A2 Blinded A3 Dust A4 Cold Light A5 Ezekiel A6 Fever Dream
B1 Grounded B2 Madrid B3 Leviathan B4 The Rush / Let Go B5 Butterflies B6 In Time

JUST IN - The Modest Jazz Trio - Good Friday Blues (Decca)

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Recorded in the wee hours of Good Friday 1960, this impromptu Pacific Jazz session captured the easy-going alchemy of The Modest Jazz Trio featuring Jim Hall on guitar, Red Mitchell on piano, and Red Kelly on bass. It would be the trio’s sole album, a sublimely swinging set highlighted by the title track. This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe tip-on jacket.

Track list:

Side A: Good Friday Blues | Willow Weep For Me | I Remember You

Side B: Bill Not Phil | When I Have You | I Was Doin' Alright

JUST IN - Jackie Mclean - Let Freedom Ring (Decca)

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Saxophonist Jackie McLean’s 1962 album Let Freedom Ring reflected the change in the air: the musical freedoms of the emergent avant-garde and the social freedoms sought by the civil rights movement. The set featured Walter Davis Jr. on piano, Herbie Lewis on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums. This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket.

Track list:

Side A: 1.Melody For Melonae 2.I'll Keep Loving You

Side B: 1.Rene 2.Omega

JUST IN - El Michels Affair & Black Thought - Glorious Game (Instrumentals) (Big Crown)

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Releasing on Big Crown Records, the LP is called Glorious Game and it is a remarkable debut partnership in more ways than one. Michels provides his bottom-heavy, soul-tinged production for Black Thought who gives us some of the more personal and transparent verses we've ever heard from him. Michels and Black Thought have been in each other's orbit for a while now. The two ­first met in the 2000s when Thought was fi­rst getting familiar with the contemporary soul scene. "Out of that whole world, Menahan Street Band was probably my favorite," recalling the funk and soul group Michels was a founding member of back in 2007.

Fast forward a few years and musicians from that collective Dave Guy on trumpet and Ian Hendrickson-Smith on sax —are now full time players with The Roots. This connection eventually led Leon and Thought to doing a few fundraising events around NYC and Philly together. "Before long, Black Thought was coming around the studio and would jam with us from time to time," Michels explains. "Then, fast forward to 2020 and COVID lockdowns, he just hit me up out of the blue, wanting me to send him stuff to write to. We both were looking to stay busy."

Being that Black Thought is the co-founder and emcee for, hands down, the best live-band group in hip-hop. Michels took a decidedly different approach to this project and instead of sending recorded tracks of live compositions, he pulled out the sampler and sampled himself and some records from his collection. "I'm a big fan of soul music," as if Michels has to remind us. "And part of hip-hop's appeal to me has always been the sample-based production" For Glorious Game, Michels would make wholly composed and recorded soul songs in his studio, sample himself, then chop and/or loop up his sounds and create instrumentals for Black Thought.

On some tracks he took a more traditional hip-hop approach, starting from samples of other people’s music but then adding live instrumentation on top. But for the most part, it's him reinterpreting his own compositions into something new. The result is an organic feel of loop-based tracks that breathe and fluctuate enough for Black Thought to flex on.

Tracklisting:

Side A:
Grateful (Instrumental) | Glorious Game (Instrumental) | I’m Still Somehow (Instrumental) | Hollow Way (Instrumental) | Protocol (Instrumental) | The Weather (Instrumental)

Side B:
That Girl (Instrumental) | I Would Never (Instrumental) | Alone (Instrumental) | Miracle (Instrumental) | Glorious Game (Reprise) (Instrumental) | Alter Ego feat. Brainstory (Instrumental)

JUST IN - Bronze, Silver & Brass - Conrad's Lesson (Timmion Records)

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A debut release by a new group on Timmion Records showcasing the ensemble’s ability to create irresistibly funky rhythms that keep listeners moving. A rare blend of soulful stage band music and NOLA street funk, where the bottom notes are played with a tuba instead of a bass guitar. Inspired by acts such as Kashmere Stage Band, Curtis Mayfield, Young Blood Brass Band and Hot 8 Brass Band, paying homage to brass band music’s rich heritage while pushing boundaries. Timmion Records introduces a new instrumental group Bronze, Silver & Brass, an eight-piece brass ensemble that is about to make waves with theirdebut 7” vinyl single “Conrad’s Lesson” b/w “Ward to Ward”.

This banger of a release blesses you with two spectacular tunes that showcases the group’s influences from soulful stage band music to NOLA street funk. On the A-side, “Conrad’s Lesson” delivers a pulsing midtempo groove, driven by funky drums and adorned with beautifully mellow horn melodies. Meanwhile, the B-side gem, “Ward to Ward” offers upbeat New Orleans second line funk, exuding the spirit of celebration and joy through syncopated beats and spirited horn arrangements. Inspired by the soulful sounds of Kashmere Stage Band, Curtis Mayfield – and of course contemporary trailblazers such as Young Blood Brass Band and Hot 8 Brass Band – Bronze, Silver & Brass boldly blend a gumbo that that oozes musical love without excuses. With this debut single, they invite listeners to celebrate the rich heritage of brass music while keeping things severely funky. Get ready and march to the infectious rhythms of Bronze, Silver & Brass.

Track list:

Side A: 1. Conrad’s Lesson
Side B: 2. Ward To Ward

Rollo Doherty - Out Of My Window (Lewis Recordings)

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London based singer-songwriter Rollo Doherty releases his debut EP on Lewis Recordings.

Frontman for the indie guitar band ISLAND, his solo work is a radical departure from what fans would previously have known him for.

As the title suggests, Rollo began this new DIY project from the tranquility of his own home and drew inspiration from the many small, subtle occurrences happening just on the other side of his bedroom window. 90’s Hip-Hop, Movie Soundtracks and Shoegaze are just a few of several influences explored across this diverse piece of work.

‘Out of My Window’ features some scratching from the infamous DJ Yoda as well as crossing the pond, landing in the hands of Brooklyn based duo The Still Brothers, who provided new life through their brilliant analogue production and arrangements alongside the expertise of producer Mike Hill (Arlo Parks, ISLAND) at Lemontree Studios, L.A. The circle became complete when by chance the LA mastering legends Becker Mastering (Doja Cat, Tyler The Creator, Harry Styles) happened upon the unreleased music when mixing engineer Mike visited their studio and asked to hear his latest work.

The EP’s duration serves as a metaphor for a single day, as it spans over approximately the duration of 24 minutes, each representing an hour of the day. Ambient soundscapes are heard in-between each track, all moments captured at corresponding parts of the day on Rollo’s handheld microphone which he poises from his window.

Track list:

Intro (Out My Window) | Venus On A Flower | Papaya | It’s All Beautiful Rain | Little Bird | Sun Goes Down Behind Your House | Someone’s Gonna Break My Little Heart Tonight | Outro (Beautiful Rain, Part 2)

Ishmael Ensemble - Visions of Light (Severn Songs)

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Bristol experimental jazz collective Ishmael Ensemble reveal their expansive new album "Visions Of Light". The follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2019 debut "A State of Flow", praised by the likes of The Guardian, MOJO, The WIRE and tastemakers across BBC 6Music, this sophomore record sees the group reimagine what an ‘ensemble’ can do: expanding into a shifting collective, where human relationships between artists underpin far-ranging, stunningly ambitious and emotionally-heavyweight compositions.

Track Listing:

1.Brownswood Rockers / Golden Shovel (Somebody Else's Idea) 2.Dancin' Your Own Time 3.Limebike Getaway 4.General Rubbish vs The Sportswear Mystics 5.Tottenham 6.Crow Foot Hustling 7.Numbers Click 8.Circles Going Round The Sun 9.Golden Shovel 2 (Somebody else's Idea) 10.Jazz 11.Halfway Somewhere 12.Of Peace 13.Move As One... 14.In The Brakes 15.57th Min / Power and Glory 16.Kingsland Road 17.Cabin Fever Dub 18.Euston Warehouse 19.Pleasure, Joy & Happiness

PRESALE - Zero 7 - When It Falls, 20th Anniversary Edition (New State Entertainment)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 25th October 2024

In 2001 their debut album 'Simple Things' was released selling over a million copies to date and was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. They released their second album 'When It Falls' in 2004.

'When It Falls' was a Top 10 album, peaking at No.4 in the UK album charts and spent 24 weeks in total in the charts. It has sold over a quarter of a million copies. Stateside the album entered the Billboard Dance/ Electronic chart at #3 and stayed in the Top 20 of that chart for almost thirteen months. Singles taken from the original album include "Home" featuring Tina Dico, and "Warm Sounds" featuring Mozez . Sia and Sophie Barker also feature on the album, with tracks such as "Somersault" (a UK Top 100 single), "In Time" and Speed Dial No. 2.

This special 20th anniversary coloured vinyl release of 'When it Falls' mirrors the original release. It's cut over 4 sides and using the original artwork but now pressed on heavyweight 180g translucent orange and translucent green vinyl. Cutting is by engineer Kevin Metcalfe using his original cutting notes.

'When It Falls' is a timelessly classic album from a seminal electronic band and the essential soundtrack to any laidback occasion.

Tracklist:
1. Warm Sound. (feat. Mozez) 2. Home (feat. Tina Dico) 3. Somersault (feat. Sia) 4. Passing By (feat. Sophie Barker) 5. Over Our Heads (feat. Mozez) 6. When It Falls (feat. Mozez) 7. The Space Between (feat. Tina Dico) 8. Speed Dial No. 2 9. Look Up 10. In Time (feat. Sophie Barker) 11. Morning Song

PRESALE - Roots Manuva - Run Come Save Me (Big Dada)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 13th September 2024

Rodney Smith aka Roots Manuva is one of the titans of Black British music. He is known for his distinctive voice, complex lyricism, and genre- blending production. His innovative sound being one that merges hip-hop with reggae, dub, and electronic influences which has established him as seminal figure in the UK music scene.

Roots Manuva’s influence is also one that extends beyond solo work. He has collaborated with a diverse array of artists, including the Gorillaz, The Cinematic Orchestra and Coldcut, bringing his distinctive style to a wide range of musical projects. His contributions to the development of the UK hip-hop scene have also been recognised with numerous awards and honours, cementing his legacy as a true innovator.

Roots Manuva released ‘Run Come Save Me’ in 2001, a groundbreaking album that solidified his place in the pantheon of hip-hop greats. The body of work also features hit single ‘Witness (1 Hope)’, which become an anthem and is often cited as one of the greatest UK hip-hop tracks of all time.

The 2LP reissue will be available on 140G red vinyl housed in a matte sleeve with the same artwork as the original.

Tracklist:
...No Strings | Bashment Boogie | Witness (1 Hope) | Join The Dots | Ital Visions | Artical | Hol' It Up | Stone The Crows | Kicking The Cack | Dub Styles | Trim Body | Sinny Sin Sins | Evil Rabbit | Swords In The Dirt | Highest Grade | Dreamy Days

PRESALE - Roots Manuva - Brand New Second Hand (Big Dada)

25th Anniversary Smokey Vinyl LP £26.99 Add to basket

Estimated Shipping Date: 13th September 2024

Rodney Smith aka Roots Manuva is one of the titans of Black British music. He is known for his distinctive voice, complex lyricism, and genre-blending production. His innovative sound being one that merges hip-hop with reggae, dub, and electronic influences which has established him as seminal figure in the UK music scene.

Roots Manuva’s influence is also one that extends beyond solo work. He has collaborated with a diverse array of artists, including the Gorillaz, The Cinematic Orchestra and Coldcut, bringing his distinctive style to a wide range of musical projects. His contributions to the development of the UK hip-hop scene have also been recognised with numerous awards and honours, cementing his legacy as a true innovator.

Roots Manuva’s career began in the early 1990s, gaining attention with his debut album, ‘Brand New Second Hand’ (1999), released via Big Dada. The body of work was a critical success due to the use of introspective lyrics and avant-garde beats, and it showcased his ability to merge social commentary with personal introspection.

To celebrate the 25th year since ‘Brand New Second Hand’ was originally released, the 2LP album will be available on 140g smoky vinyl housed in a glossy sleeve and packaged with a portrait print of Roots Manuva.

Tracklist:
Movements | Juggle Tings Proper | Cornmeal Dumpling | Baptism | Soul Decay | Fever | Wisdom Fall | Strange Behaviour | Sinking Sands | Oh Yeah... | Dem Phonies | Inna | Big Tings Gwidarn | Motion 5000

PRESALE - Nilüfer Yanya - My Method Actor (Ninja Tune)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 13th September 2024

One of the most exciting musicians today, Nilüfer Yanya returns with a brand new studio album, ‘My Method Actor’, via Ninja Tune. With a unique blend of soulful melodies, indie rock grit, and jazz influences, Yanya’s music continues to captivate audiences worldwide, the new body of work being a development and evolution from her previous sound. Her first album, ‘Miss Universe’, and its 2022 follow-up, ‘Painless’, cemented her as one to watch and a staple in the indie scene, lauded by critics on both sides of the Atlantic. Since her debut, she has performed on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Stephen Colbert, Later with Jools Holland and NPR’s legendary Tiny Desk.

Tracklist:
Keep On Dancing | Like I Say (I runaway) | Method Actor | Binding | Mutations | Ready for Sun (touch) | Call It Love | Faith’s Late | Made Out Of Memory | Just A Western | Wingspan

PRESALE - The Go! Team - ‘Thunder, Lightning, Strike: 20 Year Anniversary Edition’ (Memphis Industries)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 13th September 2024

20 years of The Go! Team’s ‘Thunder, Lightning, Strike’, 20 years of lasers through tracing paper, orange tone oscillations, cable access hangover, music made through sunburnt circuits, a K-tel dream sequence, a haunted vision mixer, station wagon-core, straight to video, VHS in distress, something in the fog, fluff on the needle, chromakey constellations, a hovercraft on the fret board, maxing the minute maid, faxing a car alarm, a Morse code pep talk, etch-a-sketch jackknife, a daily Haley’s Comet, light sound colour motion, a holiday from yourself...

Tracklist:
‘Thunder Lightning Strike’ | Panther Dash | Ladyflash | Feelgood by Numbers | The Power is On | Get It Together | We Just Won't Be Defeated | Junior Kickstart | Air Raid GTR | Bottle Rocket | Friendship Update | Hold Yr Terror Close | Huddle Formation | Everyone’s a V.I.P. To Someone

Bonus CD:
Ladyflash (CDR Version) | The Power is On (CDR l Version) | Feelgood By Numbers (CDR Version) | Panther Dash (CDR Version) | Everyone's a VIP to Someone (CDR Version) | Junior Kickstart (CDR Version) Get it Together (CDR Version) | We Listen Everyday (CDR Version) | Interlude | Titanic Vandalism (CDR Version) | Phantom Broadcast (CDR Version) | The Icestorm (CDR Version) Outro

PRESALE - Floating Points - Cascade (Ninja Tune)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 13th September 2024

Floating Points announces his forthcoming album, ‘Cascade’, out via Ninja Tune.‘Cascade’ pushes Floating Points’ sound forward into new places. The songs are allowed to smoulder and spark for up to eight minutes at a time, allowing for more expansive exploration of sounds and grooves than before. A subtle homage to his hometown of Manchester ripples across ‘Cascade’. ‘Afflecks Palace’, an enveloping glide of harp melodies overtaken by otherworldly bleeps and beeps, is named after a Mancunian market described as an ‘emporium of eclecticism’. Elsewhere, there’s ‘Key 103’, named after an underground Manchester radio station a young Floating Points (aka Sam Shepherd) would listen to religiously.

Almost a decade on since ‘Elaenia’, his revered debut album, the composer has discovered ways to thread his experiments outside of club music seamlessly into his music designed for the dancefloor. Sam will be supporting the album with a headline UK/EU tour later in 2024 / 2025, plus Summer festival dates including We Out Here, Lost Village, All Points East, BBK, Fuji Rocks and ADE. Floating Points has received career-long critical acclaim from every major publication across the world, including Pitchfork, The Guardian, New York Times, Evening Standard, Time Magazine, The Independent,The Quietus and many, many more.

Sam recently composed a score for ballet ‘Mere Mortals’, which debuted in San Francisco and New York. He has also written a score for Shinichiro¯ Watanabe’s forthcoming anime series, ‘Lazarus’.

Tracklist:

Vocoder [Club Mix] | Key103 | Birth4000 | Del Oro | Fast Forward | Ocotillo | Afflecks | Palace `| Tilt | Shift | Ablaze

PRESALE - LL Cool J - The Force (Def Jam)

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, two-time Grammy® Award-winning Hip-Hop icon, Kennedy Center Honoree, actor, author, NAACP Image Award winner, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and founder/CEO of Rock The Bells, LL COOL J continues his trailblazing career with upcoming album 'The FORCE'. LL’s highly anticipated 14th studio album The FORCE (Frequencies of Real Creative Energy) set for release September 6th follows over a decade long hiatus. The record was executive produced by Hip-Hop innovator and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Q-Tip, of A Tribe Called Quest. With this album, LL will help celebrate the 40th anniversary of the creation of Def Jam Recordings. As LL was the label’s first release, there is no better way to represent the legacy of Def Jam Recordings on its 40th year

Tracklist:

1. Supernova 2. Glory In Stories 3. Humble Beginnings 4. My Lips Silenced 5. Surreal 6. First Sight 7. The Big City 8. In The Heart 9. Sky Castles 10. Burnt A Picture 11. Runway

PRESALE - Paul White - Peace in Chaos (R&S Records)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 11th October 2024

Multi-instrumentalist and synth wizard Paul White readies his third album for R&S Records, offering up a cinematic journey on ‘Peace In Chaos’ that captures the current mood with its shadowy electronic prowess. With an unabashed love of 80s synth music and film scores, the South London based producer presents an album of perhaps his most pop leaning tracks yet, following on from 2018’s ‘Rejuvenate’ and 2014’s ‘Shaker Notes’. Across eleven tracks, White delves into a world of esoteric electronic pop, as waves of melodic synths wash over towering drum patterns and majestic bass, with White adding his own enigmatic vocals to many of the productions.

Paul explains the themes he was looking to capture when producing ‘Peace In Chaos’; “I’ve always heard music in a very visual way. I’d like to put this album out there as film, or game scenes, and it’s a movie or game about trying to find peace in a chaotic world”. Having previously written & produced for many artists, including Danny Brown, Sudan Archives and Jessy Lanza, White puts himself centre stage on ‘Peace In Chaos’, writing, performing, producing and recording entirely on his own, flexing his prodigious studio skills and keen ear for a powerful and engaging tune. None more exemplified than on this new album.

Tracklist:

1. Supernova 2. Glory In Stories 3. Humble Beginnings 4. My Lips Silenced 5. Surreal 6. First Sight 7. The Big City 8. In The Heart 9. Sky Castles 10. Burnt A Picture 11. Runway

PRESALE - Aaron Frazer - Bad News b/w Done Lyin' (Colemine Records)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 20th September 2024

Colemine Records is proud to present a brand new 45 from Aaron Frazer featuring two tracks from his debut LP. The funky and drum heavy "Bad News" has a timely message at a time when people willfully ignore thewarningsabout everything from climate change to systematic racism. Frazer recorded the tune in Nashville and he brought together a bevy of talented musicians, including members of The Memphis Boys, who backed Dusty Springfield on "Son of a Preacher Man" and Aretha Franklin on "Natural Woman." On the flip, "Done Lyin'" shows Aaron's vulnerability throughout the song. Heavy and tough production from Dan Auerbach paired with Frazer smoothly singing his heart out is a match made in sweet soul heaven. Introducing, LP that this 45 comes from has been streamed 78.8 million times on Spotify alone. Aaron Frazer has 5.2 million monthly listeners and 70k followers on Spotify

Track List:

Side A:Bad News
Side B:Done Lyin'

PRESALE - Kendra Morris - Banshee (Karma Chief)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 20th September 2024

Kendra Morris' stellar and soulful debut album 'Banshee' is finally back on vinyl for the first time since 2012. Originally released via Wax Poetics, Colemine Records is now proud to make this album widely available again on recordshop shelves, right where it should be. Pulling influences from late-60s and early-70s psychedelic R&B and funk, Kendra adds her own rock twist in collaboration with producer / guitarist Jeremy Page. The album is a rich sonic tapestry, with hip-hop references and beats weaving throughout. All of this sets the perfect backdrop for Kendra's known powerhouse vocals. 'Banshee' effortlessly blurs the lines between sounding old and new and has left a lasting impression over 11 the last decade. Kendra, in her own words, "howls like a banshee... and roars like a wolf."

Track Listing:

1. Waiting 2. Pow 3. If You Didn't Go 4. Concrete Waves 5. Right Now 6. The Plunge 7. Here 8. Today 9. Just One More 10. Old Photos 11. How You Want It 12. Banshee

PRESALE - Kurious - Majician (Rhymesayers)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 20th September 2024

By his early 20s, Kurious was already an in-demand voice on the mic. His 1994 major label debut album, A Constipated Monkey, is a classic of its style, marked by heavy beats and nimble rhymes that are razor-sharp yet frequently hilarious. Despite being hailed as one of hip-hop's most compelling lyricists, he didn't release another solo IP for the rest of that decade, but he continued to be sought after. Rap fans the world over know him for his verse on "?," one of the standout songs from his longtime friend and collaborator MF DOOM's heralded Operation:Doomsday.

As he prepares for the release of his new album, Majician-the nickname his peers blessed him with a generation ago—Kurious is well on his way to establishing the legacy he's long deserved. The LP, which was executive produced by MF DOOM before his passing, is a mesmerizing blend of technical wizardry and personal introspection. Take "Eye of Horus," where the pulsing drums convey an urgency that borders on panic; Kurious weaves a complex tapestry of history and insight, but does so while ducking through and under each pocket in the beat.

Produced in its entirety by Mono En Stereo, Majician is filled with songs like "Eye of Horus," which dance on the line between confession and confrontation. "Separation Anxiety" is a personal bloodletting in the form of lyrical exercise; "Par For the Course," which features the elusive Mr. Fantastik, makes drum breaks from the early Reagan era sound totally revitalized. Through the radical amount of work Kurious put into the writing and recording of this material, he's removed all ambiguity from the question of whether he can stand as one of the premier MCs of his time.

Track Listing:

1. Unknown Species 2. Untainted 3. Tis The Season 4. Eye of Horus 5. 1984 6.Teach & Forgive 7. Separation Anxiety 8. Cow's Eye 9. Bacalao Opera 10. Majical Journey 11. Barry Gibb 12. Par For The Course feat. Mr. Fantastik 13. Open feat. Homeboy Sandman 14. Majic Interlude 15. Come Back

PRESALE - Sun Ra - Lanquidity (25th Anniversary) (Strut Records)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 27th September 2024

Strut proudly presents a special edition, deluxe repress of Sun Ra’s classic ‘Lanquidity’, for the 25th anniversary of the label. Housed in a tip-on sleeve with OBI strip, this new special editions features an A2 poster including a rare Veryl Oakland photograph of Sun Ra in his home, as well as liner notes by Tom Buchler (Philly Jazz), Michael Ray and Danny Ray Thompson (Sun Ra Arkestra) and Bob Blank. Originally released in 1978 on Philly Jazz, ‘Lanquidity’ was recorded overnight at Bob Bank’s Blank Tapes studio on 17th July 1978 following a performance on Saturday Night Live. “Most critics felt that it was more of a fusion-inspired record,” explains Michael Ray. “As the name suggests, the album is liquid and languid.” Bob Blank adds, “Musically, it was very ad hoc and freeform. There were horn charts but most tracks came out of improvised jams. Sun Ra just did his thing.”

The album 'Lanquidity' consists of five smooth tracks from the Sun Ra discography. It begins gently with 'Lanquidity,' a spontaneous composition by Sun Ra described by Danny Ray Thompson as reminiscent of an Ancient Egyptian Stargazing Ceremony, plotting the stars and planets. 'Where Pathways Meet' follows, featuring Sun Ra's funky interpretation of an Egyptian march, evoking the image of Pharaoh rallying his troops. 'That’s How I Feel' maintains a relaxed groove, featuring reflective trumpet lines from Eddie Gale and solos by John Gilmore and Marshall Allen, with Allen's oboe described as reminiscent of snake-charming. 'Twin Stars Of Thence' dances around Richard Williams' celebrated elastic bassline, while the haunting closer, 'There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of),' epitomizes "space music," described by poet Mama Nzinga as 'The essence of light. Spirit takes a ride inside the deep dark space of just being.' Start to finish, Lanquidity remains an effortless, psychedelic pleasure and one of the strongest in the Ra 70's discography.

This new deluxe LP edition of ‘Lanquidity’ features the widely distributed version of the album originally released on Philly Jazz and reflects the album’s original packaging with a metallic foil / magenta sleeve, housed in a tip-on sleeve with OBI strip and featuring both liner notes and a limited edition poster, to celebrate 25 years of Strut records.

Track Listing:

Side A:
A1. Lanquidity A2. Where Pathways Meet A3. That’s How I Feel

Side B: B1. Twin Stars Of Thence B2. There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of)

PRESALE - Kelly Finnigan - A Lover Was Born (Colemine Records)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 18th October 2024

A Lover Was Born is a testimony that these deep cut grooves are not resigned to nostalgia, instead, they are at the burning heart of longing and hope.

The journey Finnigan takes listeners on over Lover’s eleven tracks echo the state of motion and growth since his solo debut, The Tales People Tell (2019). These two records bookend a prolific period of output, including a pair of Monophonics albums, a Christmas album, a mixtape, and a full slate of producing other artists (The Ironsides, Alanna Royale, the Sextones). “There’s nothing like making records,” says Finnigan. “It feels like that’s my purpose — the reason I was put on this earth.”

Written in California, Ohio, and Staten Island, Kelly Finnigan collaborated with old friends in and outside the studio. “I enjoy working alone but it’s not how you want to make a record…almost everybody I brought in for this album I’ve worked with, toured with or spent a great deal of time with.” Max and Joe Ramey (The Ironsides), Jimmy James (Parlor Greens), Sergio Rios (Orgone), Joey Crispiano (Dap Kings) and Jay Mumford (aka J-Zone) all contribute to the overall sound of A Lover Was Born.

Dramatic influences like Isaac Hayes (check out the piano on “Be Your Own Shelter”) and Jerry Ragovoy are chopped and folded into Northern Soul uptempo numbers to create stompers like “Get a Hold of Yourself” or “Chosen Few”.

Finnigan’s take on Deep Soul is captured brilliantly on “Walk Away from Me” and “Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)”, while Boom Bap pervades on hard hitters “His Love Ain’t Real” & “Cold World”. Slower songs such as “Let Me Count the Reasons”, the emotional “All That’s Left”, and the soul-stirring album closer “Count Me Out” show the honest and tender side that has become Finnigan’s calling card.

Track Listing:

Prove My Love | Be Your Own Shelter | Cold World | His Love Ain't Real | Get A Hold Of Yourself | All That's Left | Love (Your Pain Goes Deep) | Let Me Count the Reasons | Chosen Few | Walk Away from Me | Count Me Out

PRESALE - Homer - Ensatina (Big Crown Records)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 15th November 2024

Homer Steinweiss has an incredibly storied career in music that started when he was just a teenager. He's drummed for nearly every "retro soul" group that mattered and his distinctive stickwork helped blend the raw-but-receptive soul sound back into the mainstream via the likes of Amy Winehouse & Sharon Jones. He’s now one of the most in demand drummers in the world, playing with Jonas Brothers, Clairo, Solange, Adele, and Bruno Mars to name a few. With his debut solo release Ensatina, Homer is stepping to the forefront as both musician and producer. His new record is a re ection of who he is now and a testament to how struggle often brings about a needed change.

In 2020 Homer had to reckon with considerable emotional turbulence; at the same time that his band Holy Hive broke up, a personal relationship of 20+ years fell apart putting Homer in an uncertain place mentally. The fallout was signi cant enough for him to seek professional help. "I was going through these super manic highs and then very depressive lows," Homer describes. "And being in all that, it's just so tough to imagine that the other side is there, that it'll be ok." But, with time, professional help, and support from friends and family, Homer made it through and has been forever changed. This album is a product of that period of his life.

Track Listing:

Side A:
Rollin’ feat. KIRBY | Camera feat. girl named GOLDEN | Deep Sea feat. Hether | Now That It’s Over feat. Hether & Flikka | Racecar Driver feat. KIRBY, Hether, and girl named GOLDEN | So Get Up! feat. MINOVA & Michael Rault

Side B:
Wishing Well feat. girl named GOLDEN | Hide It Behind The Light I’m Shining Through feat. girl named GOLDEN | Start Select feat. Hether | Forever and Ever and Ever and Ever feat. Hether | Goldie feat. Dave Guy

PRESALE - Vince Guaraldi - You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown (Wienerworld)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 13th September 2024

Newly re- discovered in our vaults, the original recording sessions for Vince Guaraldi's soundtrack for "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown" now remastered for audiophiles and Peanutsr fans and election lovers everywhere. All versions of this release include the original 15 tracks of cues from the special - with extended performances available for the first time ever - plus 10 extra bonus tracks never before heard since their recording in 1972.Guaraldi brought Dixieland jazz, his classic favourites, and even his voice (for the first time in Peanutsr) to the soundtrack that provides the score for Linus's campaign for student body president.

Some highlights include: the complete (over five minute) "Joe Cool" where Guaraldi sings about one of Snoopy's most famous alter egos; multiple versions of "Incumbent Waltz" written for the special; probably his saddest tune "Deserted Charlie Brown; classic Linus and Lucy updated for the 70s; and several of the eponymous "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown" tunes. There are bonus tracks for "Joe Cool," alternate takes of songs like "Blue Charlie Brown" and a bonus of "African Sleigh Ride." In addition to the composer's piano playing, guitar and vocals, the maestro's cabinet (band) is comprised of legends who lent their talents for this wonderful campaign. The music will get you in a great mood for any election. The album was remixed at Bones and Knives by Terry Carleton, and restored and mastered by Vinson Hudson, and produced by Sean Mendelson and Jason Mendelson.

Track Listing:

Incumbent Waltz (Not Elected) / You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown / Oh, Good Grief! / Cookin' Snoopy (Fast Piano Jazz) / Blue Charlie Brown / Incumbent Waltz (Reprise) (Not Elected) / Linus and Lucy / Poor Charlie Brown / Joe Cool (Vocal) / Incumbent Waltz (2nd Reprise) / Elect Linus (Dilemma) / Woodstock's Wake Up / Joe Cool (Unused Reprise) / Oh, Good Grief! (Reprise) / Deserted Charlie Brown / You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown (Reprise) / Linus and Lucy (Reprise) / You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown (2nd Reprise - End Credits) / Joe Cool (Alternate Take 1) / Joe Cool (Alternate Rehearsal Take) / Blue Charlie Brown (Alternate Take 1) / African Sleigh Ride / Cookin' Snoopy (Fast Piano Jazz - Alternate Take 1, 2 &3) / Incumbent Waltz (2nd Reprise Alternate Take 1) / Incumbent Waltz (2nd Reprise Alternate Take 3) / Incumbent Waltz (Unused Cue) / Linus and Lucy (Acoustic Piano Mix)

PRESALE - Leon Bridges - Leon (Sony)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 4th October 2024

‘Leon’ is the highly anticipated fourth album from Grammy Award-winning recording artist, songwriter, and producer Leon Bridges. With 13 tracks featuring Leon’s signature storytelling and a unique blend of organic genre alchemy, ‘Leon’ is his most poignant, powerful, and personal work to date. He takes fans on a trip through the heart of Ft. Worth he knows best, the things he holds dear, and the people and places that shaped him. Featuring production by Ian Fitchuk (Beyonce, Noah Kahan), Daniel Tashian (Kacey Musgraves), and Tyler Johnson (Harry Styles, Miley Cyrus), Leon describes the album as “somewhat of a self-portrait… I’m excited to share these stories about my home, about nostalgia, about my upbringing, about where I’m from, with all of you. I hope this music brings you back to your roots and your journey.”

Quote Frome Leon: “‘Leon’ has been a long-time coming. I started writing pieces of it as far back as ‘Gold-Diggers Sound.’ They didn’t fit what I was trying to do with that album and I tried moving on. But I couldn’t shake them because they’re part of me. And, if I’m honest, also because I think this is some of my most excellent work yet.In many ways, Leon has been in the works since my childhood. This record is about simpler days. It’s about time spent in my beloved Fort Worth and the experiences that made me the man I am today. It’s soulful music in the truest sense - it’s imbued with my soul.I’m excited to share these stories about my home, about nostalgia, about my upbringing, about where I’m from, with all of you. I hope this music brings you back to your roots and your journey.”

Track Listing:

When a Man Cries | That's What I Love | Laredo | Panther City | Ain't Got Nothing On You | Simplify | Teddy's Tune | Never Satisfied | Peaceful Place | Can't Have It All | Ivy | Ghetto Honeybee | God Loves Everyone

PRESALE - Karen O & Danger Mouse - Lux Prima (30th Century Records)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 20th September 2024

First re-press since the initial 2019 release of critically acclaimed album featuring Yeah Yeah Yeahs' lead vocalist Karen O, and Danger Mouse, one of the most influential artist/producers of the 21st Century. Debuting in March 2019, Lux Prima was hailed by Pitchfork as a “dreamy and poignant collaboration.” It featured the single “Woman,” which was accompanied by a memorable Spike Jonze-directed live performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The single was also nominated for the Best Rock Performance Grammy.The new package includes the original artwork plus a 16 page booklet highlighting their interactive exhibition “An Encounter with Lux Prima”, held at Los Angeles’ Marciano Arts Foundation featuring a 360 degree soundscape of the album mixed at famed Skywalker Ranch.

Track Listing:

SIDE A. 1. Lux Prima 2. Ministry 3. Turn the Light 4. Woman.

SIDE B. 5. Redeemer 6. Drown 7. Leopard’s Tongue 8. Reveries 9. Nox Lumina

PRESALE - Fred Wesley And The JBs - Damn Right I Am Somebody (Get On Down)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 13th September 2024

In 1974 one of James Brown’s most important band-leaders and sidemen – trombonist Fred Wesley would release not one but two albums as a leader including Damn Right, I Am Somebody. Starting with an evocative cover it was clear to fans that this album wasn’t all about a party. Deep messages abound in the songs here, such as the nearly 10-minute workout “I’m Paying Taxes, But What Am I Buying.”

Social messages aside, Fred and his assembled JBs were a party-moving funk machine at heart, as heard on “If You Don’t Get It The First Time, Back Up And Try It Again Party” and the laid-back groove of “Same Beat” (with prototypical sampling of Jesse Jackson exhorting an audience to chant “I am / Somebody”). Nestled among these raise-your-fist classics is one of the most experimental funk cuts ever made: “Blow Your Head,” known to relatively modern listeners as the backbone of Public Enemy’s “Public Enemy #1” (from 1987). Other tracks have been sampled by EPMD, Run-DMC, De La Soul, Digable Planets, and Ice-T among others.

Get On Down pays reverent tribute to this classic by pressing it on 150-gram vinyl, housed in a 1970s style Stoughton jacket in an 8-gauge custom polybag emblazoned with an embossed People Records logo.

Track Listing:

A1 Damn Right I'm Somebody A2 Blow Your Head A3 I'm Payin' Taxes, What Am I Buyin'?
B1 Same Beat (Part 1) B2 If You Don't Get It The First Time, Back Up & Try It Again, Party B3 Make Me What You Want Me To Be B4 Going To Get A Thrill B5 You Sure Love To Ball

PRESALE - Ngozi Family - 99% Confusion (Now-Again)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 13th September 2024

A late period hard-rock, proto-punk entry in Zambian guitarist and bandleader Paul Ngozi’s extensive catalog. Featuring drummer Chrissy Zebby Tembo. LP includes oversized 8p. booklet detailing Ngozi’s arc, rare photographs, discography and annotations. Released under license from the Estate of Paul Nyirongo.

“Zambia's Zamrock movement that exploded in the 1970s ... provided young musicians access to European and American music, and created a unique sound. At its root, Zamrock melded fuzz-toned psychedelia, chugging garage rock and roiling funk with a broad mix of African cadences and beats.... enlivening a scene that included bands like Musi O Tunya, Amanaz and the Ngozi Family.” — The New York Times

Zamrock was a bona-fide rock scene, with albums released through independent labels based in Zambia. This music scene was complete, encompassing the genres of rock, acid folk, fusion, Afro-beat, South African jazz and traditional Zambian melodies. It quickly became a uniquely Zambian movement, befitting of its name. WITCH, Paul Ngozi and Amanaz sound nothing like other rock music from the African continent or elsewhere.

Now-Again has been reissuing the essential records from the Zamrock scene since 2010. 99% Confusion (1977) is part of an extensive campaign centered around Paul Ngozi and his band.

Track Listing:

Side 1 - 1. Chinsoni Kwanzaztu Azimbabwe 2. 99% Confusion 3. Stay With Me 4. Poem Writer
Side 2 - 1. Tikonde Alendo 2. My Little Girl Friend 3. Tekanyeni 4. Calling Every Body

PRESALE - Freddie Hubbard - The Body and The Soul (Verve by Request Series)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 13th September 2024

In his last release for the Impulse label, Hubbard’s ambitious 1963 recording The Body & The Soul includes both an all-star septet and an orchestra with strings. Including a number of Hubbard originals and such notables as Curtis Fuller (trombone), Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone), Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone), Cedar Walton (piano), Reggie Workman (bass), and Louis Hayes (drums), the album stands alone as one of the most unique productions in Freddie’s substantive discography and as a showcase for the arranging skills of Wayne Shorter. This Verve By Request title is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit.

Track Listing:

Side A - 1. Body and Soul 2. Carnival (Manha De Carnival) 3. Chocolate Shake 4. Dedicated To You
Side B - 1. Clarence’s Place 2. Aries 3. Skylark 4. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good 5. Thermo

PRESALE - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (Verve By Request Series)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 13th September 2024

From the first bars of the immediately recognizable ‘Alamode’, this album is an explosion of beauty. This first sextet iteration of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers includes a young Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone), Lee Morgan (trumpet), Curtis Fuller (trombone), Bobby Timmons (piano) and Jymie Merritt (bass). The band ferociously pushes the pace with each track, leaving no prisoners in their wake. This Verve By Request title is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit.

Track Listing:

Side A - 1. Alamode 2. Invitation 3. Circus
Side B - 1. You Don’t Know What Love Is 2. I Hear A Rhapsody 3. Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good To You

PRESALE - Horace Silver - Song For My Father (Blue Note Blue Vinyl Series)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 13th September 2024

A decade into his recording career, pianist Horace Silver made the album that would endure as the crown jewel of a catalogue, that boasts numerous hard bop classics. Song For My Father captured the transition of his quintet with two tracks taken from an October 1963 session with Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Gene Taylor and Roy Brooks. A year later Silver entered Val Gelder Studio again with a new band featuring Carmell Jones, Joe Henderson, Teddy Smith, and Roger Humphries for a session that yielded four more cuts including what would become his signature tune, ‘Song For My Father,” a dedication to his father that was inspired by both his Cape Verdean heritage and the music Silver had heard on a recent trip to Brazil.

Track Listing:

Side A - Song For My Father | The Natives are Restless Tonight | Calcutta Cutie
Side B - Que Pasa | The Kicker | Lonely Woman

PRESALE - Dexter Gordon - Go! (Blue Note Blue Vinyl Series)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 13th September 2024

By the time he recorded GO! in 1962, Dexter Gordon had already lived several lifetimes in jazz. He was among the first to adapt the language of bebop to the tenor saxophone in the 1940s, but after a decade in which personal troubles limited his output, he signed with Blue Note in 1961 and began a run of essential albums that marked a rebirth for the tenor giant. Featuring a quartet with Sonny Clark on piano, Butch Warren on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums, GO! was a showcase of Gordon’s limitless creativity on hard-swinging numbers like his great tune “Cheese Cake” and a sure-footed version of “Love for Sale,” as well as his peerless artistry on ballads as evidenced on stunning takes of the standards “I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry” and “Where Are You.”

Track Listing:

Side A - Cheese Cake | I Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out To Dry | Second Balcony Jump
Side B - Love For Sale | Where Are You? | Three O’Clock In The Morning

PRESALE - Gene Harris And The Sounds - Live At The 'It Club' (Blue Note)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 20th September 2024

The Three Sounds were one of the most prolific Blue Note acts. Led by pianist Gene Harris, the trio’s sound had evolved by 1970 with a new line-up featuring bassist Henry Franklin and drummer Carl Burnett. The blues and gospel roots were still there but the rhythm had a funkier edge as heard on the rousing live recording Live at the ‘It Club’. This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

Track Listing:

Side A - 1. Funky Pullett 2. I'm Still Sad
Side B - 1. Baby Man 2. Love for Sale 3. Sittin' Duck

PRESALE - Jutta Hipp - At The Hickery House Vol. 1 (Blue Note)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 20th September 2024

German jazz pianist Jutta Hipp is one of the most intriguing yet little-known figures in Blue Note history. Shortly after moving to NYC in 1956 she recorded the charming live trio album At The Hickory House with bassist Peter Ind and drummer Ed Thigpen. Vol. 1 presents a set of standards and bebop themes that showcases her hip, lightly-swinging style. This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is mono, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

Track Listing:

Side A
1. Take Me in Your Arms 2. Dear Old Stockholm 3. Billie's Bounce 4. I'll Remember April 5. Lady Bird

Side B
1. Mad About the Boy 2. Ain't Misbehavin' 3. These Foolish Things 4. Jeepers Creepers 5. The Moon Was Yellow

PRESALE - Skinshape - Another Side Of Skinshape (Lewis Recordings)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 27th September 2024

Skinshape (aka Will Dorey) today announces details of his forthcoming ninth studio album titled Another Side Of Skinshape, out on the 27th September via Lewis Recordings. As the album title suggests, Dorey’s latest body of work is somewhat unlike anything in his prior discography. However, there is always a consistent Skinshape thread which pulsates throughout all of his music - a kind of sonic dreamscape which echoes a mystical nostalgia for a sun dappled afternoon.

Taking inspiration from childhood memories, Ethiopian rhythms, and even calls to prayer, Another Side Of Skinshape gained access to the most esoteric corners of Dorey’s mind. Whilst ‘It’s About Time’ and ‘Ananda’ display a slightly more synthesised palette than we typically hear of a Skinshape tune, singles ‘Stornoway’ and ‘Lady Sun’ (which features the hazy soul vocals of West London’s Hollie Cook) replicate the same lifeblood heard on albums Nostalgia, or Craterellus Tubaeformis.

Speaking on the album, Dorey says “Some songs pay homage to the 90s whilst others the 60s and 70s. Yet you may not perceive all of these in the form that they are presented. In any case I hope that the album is enjoyable and will fit casually into the flow of your day.”

Whilst making this album, Dorey experimented with various keyboards and drum machines, which are at times layered over the excellent drumming of Thomas Blunt, who played live onto tape. Blunt is well versed in the Skinshape vernacular, also being part of Dorey’s live band. Indeed, Another Side Of Skinshape is due for release just before a run of UK and US live dates, which will be the first time the band has ever hit the open road.

Dorey is a former member of the band Palace, has played Glastonbury, Maida Vale, Shepherds Bush Empire, to name a few. Skinshape’s ‘I Didn’t Know’ has streamed over 50 million times. He is proudly from Swanage, Dorest.

Tracklist:

Stornoway | Mulatu Of Ethiopia| Can You Play Me A Song? | Lady Sun (feat. Hollie Cook) | It's About Time| How Can It Be?| Ananda | Road| Massako| There's Only Hoping

PRESALE - Seu Jorge - Cru (Babelville)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 4th October 2024

Seu Jorge, the internationally successful Brazilian singer and actor, needs no introduction. In 2024, his second solo album, CRU, will celebrate its 20th anniversary. This album, which has become a "classic", has established him as the new "king" of Brazilian music. Released shortly after the cult Brazilian film "City of God", in which he plays the role of bus driver "Mané Galinha", CRU was immediately hailed by the international press and acclaimed by audiences the world over.

Tracklist:

A side:
1. Tive Razão 2. Chatterton 3. Fiore De La Città 4. Bem Querer 5. Don't

B side:
1. São Gonça 2. Bola De Meia 3. Una Mujer 4. Eu Sou Favela 5. Carolina Carol Bela

PRESALE - Marysia Osu - Harp, Beats & Dreams (Brownswood)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 18th October 2024

Marysia Osu’s debut album, “harp, beats & dreams,” is a captivating journey of self-exploration and emotional expression, blending classical harp with innovative electronic production. A graduate of Brownswood’s ‘Bubblers’ academy and a key member of Levitation Orchestra, Marysia brings a unique background, including a classical music degree from Trinity Laban. The album, entirely homemade, captures intimate moments and raw emotions, featuring notable tracks like “seatime,” which celebrates self-acceptance, and “memento mori,” inspired by stoic philosophy.

Collaborations with artists such as Emma Barnaby (cello), YUIS (flute), and Plumm (clarinet) enrich the project, which reflects Marysia’s classical training infused with modern experimental sounds. The album offers an absorbing and elevating listening experience, perfect for those seeking a peaceful, calming sonic sanctuary in an uncertain world

Tracklist:

Side A:
A1. seatime A2. melting timbers (feat. Plumm) A3. memento mori (ft YUIS) A4. only u

Side B:
B1. until tomorrow continues B2. despite being in love B3. care to care (ft Plumm) B4. dream language (ft YUIS) B5. cascades B6. meditation IV

PRESALE - Eminem - The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) (Polydor)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 25th October 2024

Eminem's new album, Guilty Conscience 2, marks a bold return to his Slim Shady persona with a fresh angle that deepens his thematic exploration. With album sales over 220 million records worldwide, including albums, singles, and other formats, it is hard to argue that Eminem isn't the voice of this generation in Hip-Hop.

As he turns 50, Eminem revisits and critiques his notorious alter ego, presenting Slim Shady as a relic of toxic masculinity and outdated rage. The album's first half channels Shady's provocative style, while the latter part reflects a more mature and contemplative Eminem.

The production strikes a balance between modern sensibilities and nostalgic nods to earlier works, offering some of the best beats and hooks Eminem's had in years. Guest features, including JID and Big Sean, complement his intense delivery, enhancing the album's impact. While the content remains provocative, it effectively engages with its themes, providing a nuanced critique of both Eminem's past and the current cultural landscape. Fans of his earlier work will find much to appreciate here, though it may not break new ground. Overall, Guilty Conscience 2 is a compelling chapter in Eminem’s storied career.

Track list:

1. Renaissance 2. Habits 3. Trouble 4. Brand New Dance 5. Evil 6. All You Got (skit) 7. Lucifer 8. Antichrist 9. Fuel 10. Road Rage 11. Houdini 12. Breaking News (skit) 13. Guilty Conscience 2 14. Head Honcho 15. Temporary 16. Bad One 17. Tobey Feat. Big Sean & BabyTron 18. Guess Who’s Back (skit) 19. Somebody Save Me

PRESALE - Doug Carn Trio - Doug Carn Trio (Real Gone Records)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 13th September 2024

Keyboardist/composer Doug Carn was the biggest star on the legendary Black Jazz Records label, with four releases to his credit (all reissued by Real Gone Music), and remains a touchstone for spiritual jazz fans and musicians alike.

But very, very few folks have heard his debut record, cut for the venerable Savoy label back in 1969. In fact, it's so rare that we couldn't even find a copy to use for artwork, so, with Doug's help, we enlisted his daughter Eroniffa Ibrahim to create illustrations for our reissue based on the original cover photos. But you know what we did find? That's right…the original master tapes! So, not only is this the first LP reissue for The Doug Carn Trio, but it's an all-analog edition to boot, pressed at Gotta Groove Records with their proprietary Groove Coated stampers to minimize high-frequency loss with each successive pressing.

And, we've added an insert with liner notes by Aaron Cohen based on an exclusive interview with the man himself. As for the music, it's a tight organ trio set that starts cooking right from the get-go with a groovin' cover of Gus Cannon's "Walk Right In," which became a folk hit for The Rooftop Singers. Carn's fluid, forward-thinking playing anticipates Larry Young's future keyboard forays, and originals like "Butter from the Duck" and "Yna Yna's Delight" presage the compositional prowess he flashed on the Black Jazz releases (note: that's Don Hales on guitar, not Gary Starling as credited on the original record).

The opening salvo from a scintillating career, finally available again!

Track list:

1. Walk Right In
2. Butter from the Duck
3. My One and Only Love
4. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
5. Free Blues
6. Yna Yna’s Delight

PRESALE - Candido - Dancin N Brancin' (Real Gone Records)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 13th September 2024

As the man who basically brought the conga into the modern age with his innovative multi percussion set-ups and tuneable congas, and as a former member of Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Kenton's bands, Cándido Camero Guerra a.k.a. Candido already had a long and storied career when he cut Dancin' and Prancin' for the Salsoul label in 1979 at the age of 58.

So, you might have been excused at the time for assuming this was just another case of an old-timer trying to cash in on the disco craze, right? But you would have been very, very wrong…the record was pure brilliance, as the infusion of Candido's Latin conga beats into the disco-fied 4 x 4 syncopated rhythm proved irresistible, revolutionizing the sound of underground disco while pointing the way to the house music to come. Indeed, both "Jingo" (an unstoppable version of the Olatunji classic) and "Thousand Finger Man" are still DJ favourites. Speaking of DJs, we're putting this one out on black vinyl, perfect for cueing up and spinning. A must have for any dance music library!

Track list:

1. Dancin’ and Prancin’
2. Jingo
3. Thousand Finger Man
4. Rock & Shuffle (Ah-Ha)

PRESALE - Jalen Ngonda - Thats All I Wanted From You b/w So Glad I Found You (Daptone Records)

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It is our distinct pleasure to offer up two more killer sides from the critically acclaimed long-player Come Around and Love Me, now available on the convenient, DJ-friendly 45rpm format.

“That’s All I Wanted From You” is a hard-hitting, sophisticated dancer already making waves on the UK soul scene and abroad. On the flip is “So Glad I Found You”, an earnest ballad that showcases Jalen’s elegant voice and knack for writing world-class soul music. Grab one before they’re gone!

Tracklisting:

Side A – That’s All I Wanted From You
Side B – So Glad I Found You

PRESALE - Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head) (Record Kicks)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 4th October 2024

Seun Kuti is a Nigerian musician, singer, and songwriter renowned for his captivating performances and socially conscious music. He is the youngest son of Afro beat pioneer Fela Kuti.

Afrobeat virtuoso Seun Kuti is gearing up to unleash his latest musical masterpiece upon the world with the upcoming release of his album that will be set to make waves globally via Milan independent label Record Kicks. Coming 6 years after the Grammy nominated album ‘Black times’, this album marks a pivotal moment in Seun Kuti's illustrious career, showcasing his evolution as an artist and activist.

Featuring a tracklist of six electrifying songs, each track on ‘Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head)’ embodies the spirit of resistance, resilience, and revolution. Each song talks about standing up against challenges and fighting for change. Like the standalone singles ‘Dey’ feat reggae icon Damian Marley, described as “a song about embracing and championing who we are, regardless” and ‘Emi Aluta’, “a song about struggle (Aluta means struggle) that pays homage to all the great revolutionaries”, that features Zambian singer, rapper and songwriter, Sampa The Great, one of best and most innovative lyricists of our time.

Track Listing:

T.O.P. | Dey (ft Damian Marley) | Stand Well Well | Emi Aluta (ft Sampa the Great) | Love & Revolution | Move

PRESALE - Cold Diamond & Mink & Jonny Benavidez - Somebody Cares (Timmion Records)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 13th September 2024

Stripping away Jonny Benavidez’s vocals reveals Cold Diamond & Mink’s mastery in composing and arranging, offering a unique listening experience that stands on its own.

From haunting ballads like “Your Last Song” to infectious grooves like “Tell Me That You Love Me,” each instrumental showcases the duo’s versatility and skill, ensuring a well-rounded album experience.

Introducing Cold Diamond & Mink’s latest offering on Timmion Records: an instrumental soul album that strips away the vocals from their collaboration with Jonny Benavidez “My Echo, Shadow and Me”.The instrumental version of the well-received Daptone release unveils a rich tapestry of soulful melodies and captivating rhythms that speak volumes on their own.

With each track, Cold Diamond & Mink invite listeners on a trip through deep and uncompromising soul terrain. From the haunting ballads such as the previously unheard instrumental of “Your Last Song” to the infectious grooves of the early single releases “Tell Me That You Love Me”, their instrumental mastery shines through stringing the songs together into a well-rounded album experience.

This album is more than just a collection of songs it’s a proof point of Cold Diamond & Mink’s skill in composing and arranging with feeling and authenticity. Whether you’re lost in introspection or grooving to the beat, this instrumental soul record offers a unique listening experience that will leave you wanting more.

Track Listing:

Side A:
My Echo, Shadow & Me | Uncle Sam | Tell Me That You Love Me | Slow Down Girl | Your Last Song |

Side B:
Somebody Cares | Do What You Wanna Do | Let’s Get Together | Playing The Fool Pt. 1 & 2 |

PRESALE - Thee Sacred Souls - Got A Story To Tell (Daptone Records)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 4th October 2024

The highly anticipated follow-up to Thee Sacred Souls's breakout 2022 self-titled debut, ‘Got A Story To Tell’, features 12 all original new songs, a soaring statement of exquisite craftsmanship from this young band from San Diego whose story grows bigger by the day. Recorded and produced by Gabriel Roth at Penrose Recorders, in Daptone’s Riverside, CA studio, and written in the throes of supporting their 2022 album, which was met with significant excitement and major touring that brought them across the world.

What swirls together on ‘Got A Story To Tell’ is an appreciation of decades of soul music, and beyond - a sound and feel that is timeless, lived in, and very much in the now. Album opener “Lucid Girl” champions independent women, set to some of the toughest sounding drums and bass the band has yet to put to tape. “Waiting On The Right Time” slinks with a touch of slow-burning psychedelia. A plea for empathy punctuates “One and the Same,” with Lane singing: “We’re one and the same, I feel one day / We learn to live with each other / In love, not fear / Just for a moment, why can’t we be together.” “On My Mind” is a sweeping orchestration, with Lane navigating the complexities of finding happiness while balancing the good with the bad. The album is punctuated with strings and squelching guitar, trundling piano, pops of conga, horns - it makes for a thrilling, layered listen that rewards with multiple spins.

Track Listing:

Side A:
1. Lucid Girl 2. Price I’ll Pay 3. Live for You 4. On My Mind 5. Waiting on the Right Time 6. Losing Side of Love

Side B:
7. Somebody Knew 8. My Heart is Drowning 9. Stuck in the Mud 10. In the Mirror 11. One and the Same 12. I’m So Glad I Found You, Baby

PRESALE - Common & Pete Rock - The Auditorium Vol. 1 (Concord Records)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 27th September 2024

The Auditorium, Vol. 1 marks a groundbreaking collaboration between legendary hip-hop artist Common and iconic producer Pete Rock, blending years of individual success into a powerful joint effort. Common, a versatile talent known for his 15 albums, significant acting roles, and a collection of major awards including an Oscar and three Grammys, teams up with Pete Rock, whose influential production skills have shaped hits for artists from Nas to Madonna. Their paths, intertwined through decades of hip-hop evolution, have led them to this historic full-length partnership, showcasing their refined mastery over the genre.

In this album, Common and Pete Rock capture the essence of their seasoned artistry without compromising the soul of their craft. The project breathes life into hip-hop's rich legacy while forging its future, offering listeners a unique blend of thoughtful lyricism and innovative beats. Recorded amidst the nostalgia of their earlier successes and the excitement of new creative breakthroughs, The Auditorium, Vol. 1 not only redefines the boundaries of hip-hop but invites audiences into a profound musical journey. With its intricate compositions and deep, resonant themes, this album promises an auditory experience that is as intellectually engaging as it is emotionally compelling, urging listeners to dive deep into its layers and appreciate the genius at play.

Track Listing:

1. Dreamin’ | 2. Chi-Town Do It | 3. This Man’s Arms | 4. We’re On Our Way | 5. Fortunate | 6. So Many People (featuring Bilal) | 7. Wise Up | 8. A GOD (There Is) (featuring Jennifer Hudson) | 9. Stellar | 10.Lonesome | 11.All Kind of Ideas (featuring Pete Rock) | 12.When The Sun Shines Again (featuring Posdnuos of De La Soul) | 13.Everything’s So Grand (featuring PJ) | 14.Now and Then | 15.Outro

PRESALE - Nubya Garcia - Odyssey (Concord Records)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 13th September 2024

Nubya Garcia isn’t an artist you can easily classify. Is it jazz? Sure, the London-born saxophonist, composer and bandleader grew up studying the genre under the noted pianist Nikki Yeoh at Camden Music. But it isn’t until you listen to albums like 2020’s Source and 2024’s Odyssey that you hear broader creativity shining through: It’s jazz, classical, dub, R&B and whatever else Garcia wants to convey. It all comes from a place of exploration and self-study, of wanting to do all the things across all disciplines while ignoring arbitrary boxes that don’t.

Garcia’s sophomore album Odyssey, out in September 2024 via Concord Jazz, is a majestic feat on which she blends orchestral arrangements with R&B, jazz, broken beat and dub, resulting in a grand, nuanced record that feels airy and celestial without sacricing the groove. It’s a deeply personal oering about her trek to falling back in love with musical composition over the past four years.

Source, her 2020 debut album, was released via Concord Jazz to massive critical acclaim, an NPR Tiny Desk (Home) Concert, a Pitchfork “Best New Music” review and a Rolling Stone “Album of the Month” mention. In a prole, The New York Times called Source “a sweeping set of jazz with Afro-Caribbean inuences that funnels a life’s worth of experiences into an hourlong listen.” Also upon release, the album entered the UK charts in the Top 30, and she was just one of three artists selected to perform live at Glastonbury’s 2020 Experience, which aired on the BBC to thousands of viewers. Source was also nominated for the Mercury Prize, a prestigious award given to the best albums from the UK or Ireland.

In 2022, Garcia toured the US in support of Khruangbin, performing in sold-out venues including Radio City Music Hall in New York, the Ryman in Nashville and the Met in Philadelphia. She then headlined her own tour in the UK and US, performing at various festivals including Glastonbury, Love Supreme, Pickathon and Newport Jazz.

Track Listing:

1. Dawn ft. esperanza spalding | 2. Odyssey | 3. Solstice | 4. Set It Free ft. Richie | 5. The Seer | 6. Odyssey (Outerlude) | 7. We Walk In Gold ft. Georgia Anne Muldrow | 8. Water’s Path | 9. Clarity | 10. In Other Words, Living | 11. Clarity (Outerlude) | 12. Triumphance

PRESALE - Dave Guy - Ruby (Big Crown)

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Ruby instantly sits with the classics as an album that is fully realized and not simply a collection of songs. Lead single “7th Heaven” opens the album with an anthemic energy as Dave’s horn lines soar over thundering drums, ethereal vocals, and dancing piano. Keeping the energy high, “Footwork” is a Latin inspired number that is sure to soundtrack many a dance floor from SoHo to Harlem. The synth intro of “Pinky Ring” cleanses your palate for the mood shift when the track drops. Deep bass tones underline the impeccable drumming and Dave effortlessly finds the pocket wasting no notes as the verses and choruses trade off.

The record leans into spiritual jazz vibes on “Diamond Encore” with a dark and deep almost “Axelrodish” rhythm track then picks the energy back up with the stomper “Still Standing”. “Dave Wants You” has a bop all its own with an unorthodox drum pattern that Dave anchors with his trumpet hits. The otherworldly arrangement of “Drony Boy” puts the production on a pedestal. The first intro almost serves as an intermission on the album while the second intro sets up the neck snapping track that is about to drop. A menacing guitar signals the builds and the whole thing is juxtaposed by Dave’s beautiful trumpet riffs. “Quesodillas” & “Green Door” begin the autumn of the album with their mellow & intimate energy and “Ruby’s Rubies”, the album’s closer is the perfect ending to the journey.

Track Listing:

7th Heaven | Footwork | I’ll Follow You | Morning Glory | Pinky Ring | Diamond Encore | Still Standing | Dave Wants You | Drony Boy | Quesodillas | The Green Door | Ruby’s Rubies