Directions, Joe Gibbs, Debbie Hayes, Andrew Hill, Zilla Mayes, Lee Hazlewood...

Around 400 new records added this week, including a few great reggae titles and top notch soul LPs and 45s. We are open for business as usual all summer, so stay in touch.

 

Directions - Same

Very rare Brunswick LP with the killer cut "I want to be your special man".

Andrew Hill - Compulsion

NY stereo orig of fine Blue Note set.

Aura - L.A. sunshine

Rare disco from Esther Phillips-y vocalist!

Boogie Down Productions - Criminal minded

Gold label US orig of their all-time hip hop masterpiece.

Debbie Hayes - Let's get this thing together

Stunning soulful disco, big office favorite!

Hugo Blackwood & Alimantado - Reggae music

Superb reggae 12" and it's the rare JA orig!

Joe Gibbs & The Professionals - Majestic dub

Excellent dub LP on a clean Jamaican original.

Lee Hazlewood - A house safe for tigers

Very rare Swedish only LP in lovely condition!

Marriotts - Tell it like it is

Fantastic crossover soul, big recommendation.

Miles Davis - The new Miles Davis Quintet (PRLP 7014)

Classic Prestige set feat. Coltrane, Chambers, Garland & Philly Joe Jones. Early 2nd issue, Bergenfield address.

O'Jays - Working on your case/Hold on

Fabulous 60s soul doublesider!

Pharoah Sanders - Karma

US orig of all-time classic spiritual jazz LP.

Roy Young - Love sweeter than fruit

UK soul/boogie from '81 that's so hard to come by.

Zilla Mayes - I love you still /All I want is you

Beautiful record from Allen Toussaint, midtempo r&b b/w a stand-out deep soul ballad!

O'Jays, Bobby Taylor, Earl Sixteen, Mary Lou Williams, Latee...

 Very strong week for new additions. Some thoroughly recommended 60s & 70s soul 7"s, top hip hop LPs, Impulse originals from Coltrane & Mingus alongside classic soul, funk and reggae. Below are some of the hottest new records.

O'Jays - No time for you

Stunning 60s soul dancer from one of the best soul groups ever.

 

Archimedes Badkar - Badrock för barn i alla åldrar

Swedish jazz/fusion with a deep, trippy vibe. Don't see this around much.

Bobbie Smith - Walk on into my heart

Superb northern soul, just pure class.

 

 Bobby Taylor - Oh, I've been blessed

Fantastic northern soul in lovely condition.

Carl Meeks - Bad boy

Wicked digi 12" that's not easy to pick up.

 

Cash Money - Seeking

Big modern soul room spin!

 

Cloud One - Disco juice

One of the best from P&P, huge disco classic with a lot of life left in it.

Earl Sixteen - Songs for a reason

Impressive LP that doesn't up turn up a lot.

 

John Coltrane - Kulu se mama

Coltrane on a deep tip. US stereo orig.

 

 Latee - Wake up / No tricks

Hip hop masterclass! Wild Pitch and Mark 45 King at their finest.

 

Madoo - Rock with Papa Madoo

Rare roots, Canadian only.

 Mary Lou Williams - Music for peace

Rare and great funky/spiritual jazz LP!

   

 Sherlock - Ya'll don't really know / It's all good

Rare 12" from one of the best Swedish hip hop acts.

 

 Souls Of Mischief - 93 til infinity

Massive hip hop classic on US original.

Willie Colon - The Hustler

Gold label US orig of classic Fania session.

Bob Azzam, J.R. Bailey, Miles Davis and a big crate of hip hop

 Piles of classic hip hop, soul, funk & jazz added this week, along with a few new releases and reissues. Paramount Four on Kent is strongly recommended for anyone into soul of a northern variety. Ronn Forella is essential for the funky jazz heads. Some of the lesser seen pieces are shown below.

We stay open as usual all summer, Wed-Fri 1-6, Sat 12-4.

All the best from the Recordmania office!

 Bob Azzam - Garden of love

His rarest album.

 

Jesse James - If you want a love affair

Monster soul tune, always indemand.

J.R. Bailey - Just me 'n you

Awesome 70s soul, pure bliss!

Lou Courtney - I'm in need of love

Great 70s soul classic, loads of strong tracks.

Miles Davis - And the modern jazz giants

Prestige classic on US original. Several Miles LPs added this week.

Miles Davis - Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet

US mono original of another Miles classic.

Mobb Deep - The infamous

Massive LP from '95, includes "Shook ones"!

Sonny Rollins - Tenor Madness

Vintage Prestige jazz with Coltrane, Chambers & Garland. Early 2nd issue.

Various / Hudson County - Sunbar presents Disco-Funk

Only original release for Hudson County's "Bim sala bim" - heavy funk jam.

Positive Force, Dadisi Komolafe, Augustus Pablo and much more...

As usual we have added a nice mix of records this week, hoping to satisfy your summer needs.  Check the links below for some outstanding examples of what's new. We hope that you all are having a great summer. We surely are!

Positive Force with Ade Olatunji - Oracy / Sealed original

Rare spiritual jazz LP, still sealed.

Augustus Pablo - Original Rockers

Crucial reggae classic!

Calvin Keys - Proceed with caution

Black Jazz LP from 1974. In shrink.

Carlos Garnett - Let the melody ring on

Nice mixture of jazz, latin and soul. Clean copy.

Chain Reaction - Dance freak

Monster disco mover.

Dadisi Komolafe - Hassan's Walk

Great dancefloor version of "Speak no evil".

Djavan - Same

Wonderful Brazilian soul in "Serrado" and "Nereci".

Hugh Masekela - Give it up / District 6

Exceptional disco/funk on this rare 12".

Maxine Brown - We'll cry together

"See and don't see" is a sister soul gem. 

Odyssey - Same

Very nice copy of this rare groove classic.