Blue Note-special!

This year the most classic of jazz labels - Blue Note - turns 75 years which we celebrate with a massive Blue Note-special today! Over 150 records on this label listed today ranging from cheaper reissues and high-quality Japanese replica reissues to a bunch of Japanese originals on King and of course a lot of nice originals and early pressings!

Check the pictures below for examples or see all new arrivals on our New In Stock-section.

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Next week's update on Friday will focus on Hip Hop plus some Disco/Boogie/Modern Soul and House.

Fusion & Funk Jazz, Afro, Reggae and more

After last week's Euro jazz special we have a more mixed update this week with Fusion & Funk Jazz (Potter & Tillmans "Space Rapture" on Poet, Cleveland Eaton "Half & Half Volume 1" on Cleanthair and Gert Thrue "Sound Painted Pictures Of Cosmic Love" on Stuk,) Reggae and Afro being the strongest sections of the day. Check the pictures below for examples or see all new arrivals on our New In Stock-section.

Next Friday (June 27th) will be a Blue Note-special!

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JAZZ, FUSION & FUNK JAZZ

REGGAE

AFRO, LATIN, BRAZIL

Euro Jazz and Japanese Jazz

Massive Euro Jazz-update today with almost 200 titles including some real heavy ones - the killer UK jazz rarity "Affectionate Fink" by Harold McNair, an ultra rare French piano trio LP in Ronnell Bright Trio on Polydor (Polydor 46106), original copy of office favourite "Music For The Small Hours" by Clarke Boland Sextett, the superb "Free Jazz / Avangardia" 10" by Guido Manusardi plus fine titles from Michael Garrick, Tubby Hayes, Dusko Gojkovic and a lot more in all price ranges.

We also have a few Japanese Jazz LPs including the indemand "Bamboo" by Minoru Muraoka and Hideo Shiraki "Plays Horace Silver". To see all new arrivals check our New In Stock-section.

Due to Midsummer celebrations we will do our weekly update Thursday next week (June 19th) and that will be a mixed update with no special focus but nice pieces in all sections! The following Friday (June 27th) will be a Blue Note-special!

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EURO JAZZ

JAPANESE JAZZ

Soul and funk!

Today we celebrate the Stockholm Soul Weekender (and secondary, the National Day of Sweden) by listing some great soul and funk - albumwise we have Mary Mundy "Mother Nature", Tony Fox "The Beginning", Ted Coleman Band "Taking Care Of Business" plus sweet soul office favourite Four Mints "Gently Down Your Stream" to mention a few.

In the 45 box we can boast two funk bombs in Ernie & The Top Notes "Dap Walk / Thing Are Getting Better" on Fordom and Arthur Monday "What Goes Around Comes Around" on Stage Music plus Mark IV "Signs Of A Dying Love", Vaneese & Carolyn "Goodbye Song", Pamoja "Oooh Baby" and many, many more - to see all new arrivals check our New In Stock-section.

We can also highly recommend to check out the two latest mixes on our blog: one with two step/mellow groove sounds from our friend, former employee and two step high priest Karl Marthon - 2 Step Volume 5...

... and a modern/northern/crossover mix by our own Carl Hedberg - Stockholm Soul Weekender Warm Up Mix!

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SOUL / FUNK LPs

SOUL / FUNK 45s

Record Mania mix 18 - 2 Step Volume 5

The soundtrack to your summer has arrived! 

Here's volume five in Karl Marthon's two step and mellow groove series made exclusively for our blog. 

This is yet another soulful musical journey that will take us all over the american continent. Featuring music from household names to obscure artists, from go-go artists (Chuck Brown and Andre Saundars) to southern soul stalwarts (Ollie Nightingale and Johnny Taylor). 

We wish you a smooth ride!

Kopper - Time to say goodbye - Kma

Cornelius McFerson - Because of you - Real Music

Andre Saundars - I can't control my feelings - Future Records & Tapes

Keni Burke - It's the last time - Dark Horse

Johnny Taylor - Shoot for the stars - Beverly Glen

Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers - Who are you - Source

Sid the Kid feat. Darelle - I wanna hold you tight - Solo

Evelyn "Champagne" King - I think my heart is telling - Rca

David Fathead Newman (vocals by Tanyette) - Two can do it - Prestige

Ollie Nightingale - I'm in love - Pathfinder

Kenny Hamilton - Seems a million years - Scorpio

Chocolate Milk - Over the rainbow - Rca

Carol Dionne - I need you - Gateway

Unity - Somethin' special about you - United Artists

Standing Room Only - Heart and soul - YGB

Major Harris - The Game - Renaissance

Lonnie Jordan - The Affair - Boardwalk

Sterling Harrison - You've got that thing - Phono

Michigan Avenue - All that matters - Cello

Kool & Together - His beginning is my end - Magic

Stage Coach - When you left, you did me in - United Sound