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There was one irrepressible Chicago club act that refused to be replaced by any DJ's sound system. Maxx Traxx (and Third Rail before them) were a scene unto themselves in the early 80s, happening live on-stage five-plus nights a week somewhere in the 312. Their two LPs, both recorded in 1982, are a sheer energy ride almost too explosive to be captured by studio tape. And yet these two stone classics would remain unanswered by a city as it moved determinedly toward the motorik sound of house. Hop the turnstile and move with this complete document of Chicago's last great club band told in detailed text, newly revealed photos, and complete studio recordings painstakingly remastered. AVAILABLE IN LIMITED EDITION LAKE MICHIGAN TEAL VINYL!
TRACKLIST:
1.1 DON'T TOUCH IT! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxogTb6nUqQ
1.2 YOU & I
1.3 TELL ME
1.4 TIME HAS COME
1.5 LETS HAVE A PARTY
1.6 LIVING WITHOUT YOU
1.7 TO BE WITH YOU
1.8 LET ME LOVE YOU
2.1 REACHIN' FOR IT
2.2 JUST HAD TO TELL YOU
2.3 IF YOU WANT IT (YOU CAN HAVE IT)
2.4 LET ME LOVE YOU
2.5 LIVING WITHOUT YOU
2.6 MAINSTREAM
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1.1 DON'T TOUCH IT! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxogTb6nUqQ
1.2 YOU & I
1.3 TELL ME
1.4 TIME HAS COME
1.5 LETS HAVE A PARTY
1.6 LIVING WITHOUT YOU
1.7 TO BE WITH YOU
1.8 LET ME LOVE YOU
2.1 REACHIN' FOR IT
2.2 JUST HAD TO TELL YOU
2.3 IF YOU WANT IT (YOU CAN HAVE IT)
2.4 LET ME LOVE YOU
2.5 LIVING WITHOUT YOU
2.6 MAINSTREAM
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Label:Numero Group
Cat-No:NUMLP608
Release-Date:23.08.2024
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Margo Guryans - Sunday Mornin'
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Margo Guryans - Sun
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Margo Guryans - Love Songs
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Margo Guryans - Thoughts
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Margo Guryans - Don't Go Away
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Margo Guryans - Take A Picture
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Margo Guryans - What Can I Give You
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Margo Guryans - Think Of Rain
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Margo Guryans - Can You Tell
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Margo Guryans - Someone I Know
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Margo Guryans - Love
Take A Picture is Margo Guryan’s one and done classic — one of record collecting’s real unheralded masterpieces — bright, breezy, lightly psychedelic, and utterly cosmopolitan, recorded in New York City no less. Newly restored by Jessica Thompson from the original two-track safety masters, this beguilingly melodic 1968 pop tour-de-force has never sounded better.
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Margo Guryans - Sunday Mornin'
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Margo Guryans - Sun
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Margo Guryans - Love Songs
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Margo Guryans - Thoughts
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Margo Guryans - Don't Go Away
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Margo Guryans - Take A Picture
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Margo Guryans - What Can I Give You
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Margo Guryans - Think Of Rain
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Margo Guryans - Can You Tell
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Margo Guryans - Someone I Know
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Margo Guryans - Love
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Take A Picture is Margo Guryan’s one and done classic — one of record collecting’s real unheralded masterpieces — bright, breezy, lightly psychedelic, and utterly cosmopolitan, recorded in New York City no less. Newly restored by Jessica Thompson from the original two-track safety masters, this beguilingly melodic 1968 pop tour-de-force has never sounded better. More
Take A Picture is Margo Guryan’s one and done classic — one of record collecting’s real unheralded masterpieces — bright, breezy, lightly psychedelic, and utterly cosmopolitan, recorded in New York City no less. Newly restored by Jessica Thompson from the original two-track safety masters, this beguilingly melodic 1968 pop tour-de-force has never sounded better. More
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Hamilton Brothers - Music Makes The World Go 'Round
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Hamilton Brothers - Music Makes The World Go 'Round (Instrumental)
Numero's Hottest Sounds Around trio gathers castaway late-'70s grooves from across the Greater Antilles. Stan Chaman's Trinidadian Semp concern delivered Wilfred Luckie's wobbly "My Thing" and the Hamilton Brothers' calypso-disco smash "Music Makes The World Go 'Round" in 1978. Across the sea, Frank Penn's G.B.I studio tracked Stephen Colebrook's Doobies-inspired "Stay Away From Music" for the cruise ship curious. All three are housed in a custom Numero sleeve inspired by Edward Seaga's Caribbean music manufacturing and distribution powerhouse WIRL (West Indies Records Ltd.)
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Stephen Colebrooke - Shake Your Chic Behind
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Stephen Colebrooke - Stay Away From Music
Numero's Hottest Sounds Around trio gathers castaway late-'70s grooves from across the Greater Antilles. Stan Chaman's Trinidadian Semp concern delivered Wilfred Luckie's wobbly "My Thing" and the Hamilton Brothers' calypso-disco smash "Music Makes The World Go 'Round" in 1978. Across the sea, Frank Penn's G.B.I studio tracked Stephen Colebrook's Doobies-inspired "Stay Away From Music" for the cruise ship curious. All three are housed in a custom Numero sleeve inspired by Edward Seaga's Caribbean music manufacturing and distribution powerhouse WIRL (West Indies Records Ltd.)
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Cat-No:ESLP94
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Wilfred Luckie - My Thing
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Wilfred Luckie - Wait For Me
Numero's Hottest Sounds Around trio gathers castaway late-'70s grooves from across the Greater Antilles. Stan Chaman's Trinidadian Semp concern delivered Wilfred Luckie's wobbly "My Thing" and the Hamilton Brothers' calypso-disco smash "Music Makes The World Go 'Round" in 1978. Across the sea, Frank Penn's G.B.I studio tracked Stephen Colebrook's Doobies-inspired "Stay Away From Music" for the cruise ship curious. All three are housed in a custom Numero sleeve inspired by Edward Seaga's Caribbean music manufacturing and distribution powerhouse WIRL (West Indies Records Ltd.)
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Laraaji - Bethlehem (Glimpse)
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Laraaji - All Pervading (Glimpse)
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Laraaji - Segue To Infinity (Glimpse)
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Laraaji - Kalimba 1 (Glimpse)
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Laraaji - Koto (Glimpse)
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Laraaji - Ocean (Glimpse)
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Laraaji - Kalimba 2 (Glimpse)
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Laraaji - Kalimba 4 (Glimpse)
An overview of Laraaji's earliest works, "Glimpses of Infinity" gathers selections from his 1978 debut "Celestial Vibration" and six additional studio sessions from the era. Full of discovery and wonderment, "Glimpses of Infinity" is a miraculous chronicle of new age's most fabled artist.
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Cat-No:NBRLP12
Release-Date:28.06.2024
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Everybody's still talking about the good ol 'days! A rough and rugged collection of ol' dirty classics that have inspired swarms of killer beats. A head nod to the sounds of Shaolin, the twelve chambers of Shanghai'd Soul have moved lyrical chefs and production geniuses alike to compose some of their most ominous hip-hop. Gods and Earths a like will appreciate the raw funk and smoother-than-a-Lexus soul that come to gether like Voltron on this special compilation. As sampled b y J. Cole, The Game, Cappadonna, The Avalanches, Kanye West, Hudson Mohawke, Anderson.Paak, Loyle Corner, Meek Mill, T.I., Quavo, Danny Brown, and hundreds more.
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1.1THEME FROM THE GODFATHER
1.2BOUND
1.3WHAT MORE CAN I SAY
1.4TO MAKE YOU HAPPY
1.5CRY SUGAR
1.6NOBODY KNOWS
1.7DIFFERENT STROKES
1.8MUSIC MAKES ME HIGH
1.9I GOT'CHA
1.10GOD'S LOVE
1.11MARIYA
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1.1THEME FROM THE GODFATHER
1.2BOUND
1.3WHAT MORE CAN I SAY
1.4TO MAKE YOU HAPPY
1.5CRY SUGAR
1.6NOBODY KNOWS
1.7DIFFERENT STROKES
1.8MUSIC MAKES ME HIGH
1.9I GOT'CHA
1.10GOD'S LOVE
1.11MARIYA
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Recorded in 1971 by a 27-year-old pastor and an after school
program choir, Like A Ship is a stirring and powerful meditation
on the wayward aftermath of the Civil Rights Movement.
Tracked with the help of Chess/Cadet maestros Gene Barge, Phil
Upchurch, and Richard Evans, the album is a mix of euphoric
gospel and Mayfield-esque politcal soul, with sleigh bells, hand
claps, and jazzy piano stabs. Sampled by T.I., Kanye, and Khalid,
Barrett created a rapturous, crossover gospel classic that's still
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program choir, Like A Ship is a stirring and powerful meditation
on the wayward aftermath of the Civil Rights Movement.
Tracked with the help of Chess/Cadet maestros Gene Barge, Phil
Upchurch, and Richard Evans, the album is a mix of euphoric
gospel and Mayfield-esque politcal soul, with sleigh bells, hand
claps, and jazzy piano stabs. Sampled by T.I., Kanye, and Khalid,
Barrett created a rapturous, crossover gospel classic that's still
wildly relevant.
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Cat-No:ESLP93
Release-Date:14.06.2024
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Leon Bridges - Like A Ship
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Pastor T.L. Barett - Like A Ship
Numero's second bundle of cover 45s is all things soulful. The Rotterdam-based Another Taste electrifies Maxx Traxx's 1984 Chicago boogie grail "Don't Touch It," which makes its debut on the 7" format here. Colemine Records' Say She She delivers a glamorous rendition of Jim Spencer's yacht-disco hit "Wrap Myself Up In Your Love." Columbia Recording artist Leon Bridges effortlessly transforms Pastor T.L. Barrett's "Like A Ship," updating the 50 year old gospel soul classic for the 21st century. All three are housed in a newly imagined Numero custom sleeve, reflecting the many shades of our ongoing Eccentric Soul 45 imprint.
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Leon Bridges - Like A Ship
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Pastor T.L. Barett - Like A Ship
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Numero's second bundle of cover 45s is all things soulful. The Rotterdam-based Another Taste electrifies Maxx Traxx's 1984 Chicago boogie grail "Don't Touch It," which makes its debut on the 7" format here. Colemine Records' Say She She delivers a glamorous rendition of Jim Spencer's yacht-disco hit "Wrap Myself Up In Your Love." Columbia Recording artist Leon Bridges effortlessly transforms Pastor T.L. Barrett's "Like A Ship," updating the 50 year old gospel soul classic for the 21st century. All three are housed in a newly imagined Numero custom sleeve, reflecting the many shades of our ongoing Eccentric Soul 45 imprint. More
Numero's second bundle of cover 45s is all things soulful. The Rotterdam-based Another Taste electrifies Maxx Traxx's 1984 Chicago boogie grail "Don't Touch It," which makes its debut on the 7" format here. Colemine Records' Say She She delivers a glamorous rendition of Jim Spencer's yacht-disco hit "Wrap Myself Up In Your Love." Columbia Recording artist Leon Bridges effortlessly transforms Pastor T.L. Barrett's "Like A Ship," updating the 50 year old gospel soul classic for the 21st century. All three are housed in a newly imagined Numero custom sleeve, reflecting the many shades of our ongoing Eccentric Soul 45 imprint. More
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Various Artists - Patience
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Various Artists - A Friend
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Various Artists - Give Me One More Chance
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Various Artists - The Max
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Various Artists - Don't Be Afraid
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Various Artists - Remember me
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Various Artists - Ghet-To-Funk
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Various Artists - The Stretch
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Various Artists - Reach Out (And Give Me Your Hand)
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Various Artists - Hifidelics Groove
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Various Artists - Feel The Shock
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Various Artists - Disco-TNT
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Various Artists - Together Pt. 2
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Various Artists - Hey Girl
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Various Artists - Rainy Days And Monday
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Various Artists - This Time
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Various Artists - Everyday
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Various Artists - I'm Tired Of What People Say
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Various Artists - What It Is?
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Various Artists - Let Her Go
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Various Artists - I'm Sure
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Various Artists - Man Oh Man (What Have I Done)
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Various Artists - The Grade A
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Various Artists - Just Jammin'
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Various Artists - Dig It (Shovel)
Ein Doppelalbum, das sich auf die 2012 mit 45 7" Singles erschienene Box-Set Compilation "Eccentric Soul: Omnibus" bezieht und zusammenfasst. "Minibus" versammelt 25 dieser Songs aus der amerikanischen Soul-Diaspora und verbindet die Punkte zwischen dem Harmony Group Sound, Funk, Disco und modernem Soul, 1966-1980. Deluxe Klappcover mit zahlreichen Notizen und Fotos illustriert.
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Various Artists - Sheer Magic
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Various Artists - I Finally Found Ture Love
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Various Artists - True Love Is Hard To Find
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Various Artists - Wonderful To Be Loved
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Various Artists - Oh Love
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Various Artists - Should I Believe You
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Various Artists - Angel's Theme
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Various Artists - Nightmare Strut
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Various Artists - Dance Party (Pt. 1)
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Various Artists - Shakin' It Down (Pt.1)
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Various Artists - Give Me A Little Taste Of Your Love (Pt.2)
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Various Artists - He's Got To Go (Pt.1)
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Various Artists - Hesitate One Time For Me
Lost in the soot and fall out from Youngstown, Ohio's infamous Black Monday steel industry collapse was Tony March's cross-generational Tammy label. From its early days as a doo wop powerhouse to their last gasps chasing disco hits, Tammy unintentionally documented Youngstown's small but prolific Black music scene. This single LP surveys the label's best R&B, soul, funk, and disco, with 13 tracks from Ice Cold Love, Lynn Minor, J.C. & the Soul Angels, The Snapshots, Iron Knowledge, Roy Jefferson, and Steel City Band. Housed in a deluxe tip-on jacket, with a booklet crammed full of notes and ephemera, The Tammy Label continues Numero's 20 year tradition of preserving regional Ohio music.
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Release-Date:19.04.2024
Genre:Jazz
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Tony Palkovic - Born With A Desire
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Tony Palkovic - True To Yourself
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Tony Palkovic - Breath Of Sound
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Tony Palkovic - Better Than Before
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Tony Palkovic - Day To Day
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Tony Palkovic - Electric Heart
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Tony Palkovic - Hoping For A Better World
A trailblazing amalgam of elevator-friendly R&B and synth-forward smooth jazz, Tony Palkovic’s 1986 debut goes down easy as a huff of dentist-issued nitrous. Born With A Desire’s silky grooves and bursts of drum machine 1.0 endure as an ’80s vision of future earth where 8-bit graphics and pastel palettes swath a synthesizer Shangri La.
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Rupa - Moja Bhari Moja
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Rupa - East West Shuffle
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Rupa - Aaj Shanibar
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Various Artists - Down In The Country
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Various Artists - You Got A Spell On Me
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Various Artists - Shake Daddy Shake
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Various Artists - Tipping Strings
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Various Artists - Nitecap (Inst)
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Various Artists - Sweet Thing
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Various Artists - I'll Be There
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Various Artists - Somebody Got'a Help Me
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Various Artists - Love (It's Been So Long)
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Various Artists - The Hump (Inst)
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Various Artists - The Clown
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Various Artists - Who Wants Me Now
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Various Artists - Now That I'm Wise
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Various Artists - Tumbling Down
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Various Artists - Heavenly Father
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Various Artists - What Can The Matter Be
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Various Artists - Love Is So Mean
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Various Artists - You're The ONly Thing I've Got Going For Me
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Various Artists - Every Now And Then
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Various Artists - Watch The Dog That Bring The Bone
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Various Artists - Messing Around
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Various Artists - How Can I Hit The Ball
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Various Artists - All Because Of You
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Various Artists - Standing By Love
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Various Artists - Charade
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Various Artists - Deep In Your Heart
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Various Artists - I Need You More
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Various Artists - Why
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Various Artists - Let Me Be Free
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Various Artists - Try
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Various Artists - Ain't That Sharp
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Various Artists - Too Beautiful To Be Good
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Various Artists - Breaking My Heart
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Various Artists - You Mean Everything To Me
Atlanta's original Eccentric Soul labels, Jesse Jones' Tragar & N ote concerns captured critical regional R&B, soul, and funk from 1968-1976. Compiling 34 tracks and sprawled across two LPs, this 15 year anniversary deluxe edition appears on vinyl for the first time. Featuring rareas- hens-teeth 45s by Eula Cooper, Tee Fletcher, Richard Cook, Frankie & Robert, Tokay Lewis, Nathan Wilkes, Chuck Wilder, Bill Wright, Sonia Ross, Sandy Gaye, Four Tracks, Young Divines, and several others we can't fit on a h ype sticker.
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Cat-No:NUMLP731
Release-Date:16.02.2024
Genre:Indie Rock/Alternative
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Codeine & Bedhead - Atmosphere
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Codeine & Bedhead - Disorder
Twin readings from Joy Division's post-punk gospels, on 7" for the first time. Codeine's 1994 take on "Atmosphere" were the New York slowcore band's final recorded moments, a glum, if not melodic, take on the Salford quartet's requiem to solitude. On the flip, Dallas' Bedhead tackle the opener for Unknown Pleasures, reimagining "Disorder" as jangly indie rock. Housed in an elegant black and silver sleeve, with embossed braille lettering for the visually impaired.
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Codeine & Bedhead - Atmosphere
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Codeine & Bedhead - Disorder
Twin readings from Joy Division's post-punk gospels, on 7" for the first time. Codeine's 1994 take on "Atmosphere" were the New York slowcore band's final recorded moments, a glum, if not melodic, take on the Salford quartet's requiem to solitude. On the flip, Dallas' Bedhead tackle the opener for Unknown Pleasures, reimagining "Disorder" as jangly indie rock. Housed in an elegant black and silver sleeve, with embossed braille lettering for the visually impaired.
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Various Artists - Don't Let You Love Fade Away
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Various Artists - I'm Gonna Get Your Thing
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Various Artists - I'm Gonna Get You
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Various Artists - The Hen Part I
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Various Artists - Cry Night And Day
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Various Artists - I've Lived The Life
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Various Artists - The Fabulous Rhythm Makers
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Various Artists - I'll Never Be Satisfied
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Various Artists - You Confuse Me Baby
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Various Artists - Baby You Love Is Amazing
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Various Artists - Lookin' Good
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Various Artists - Daddy Don't Know About Sugar Bear
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Various Artists - Whatever You Do (Do It Good)
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Various Artists - Is It Really That Bad
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Various Artists - Baby Be Good
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Various Artists - All Along I've Loved You
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Various Artists - I've Got To Have Somebody's Love
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Various Artists - Super Black
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Various Artists - With Fun In My Life
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Various Artists - Reaching For Our Star
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Various Artists - Nothing I'd Rather Be (Than Your Weakness)
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Various Artists - Give Me Love
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Various Artists - Dearest Lover
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Various Artists - Live And Let Live
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Various Artists - Ya Gotta Be Doing It
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Various Artists - Skate Boogaloo And Karate Too
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Various Artists - Don't Fade Away
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Various Artists - We Need More (But Somebody Gotta Sacrifice)
From 1967-1980, Kansas City's Forte Records captured nearly every iteration of popular Black music; basement beehiver-y from The Ray-Ons and Four Darlings, funky soul from Gene Williams Lee Harris, Louis Chachere, and The Fantastiks, downtempo disco ballads from James W hitney and Sharon Revoal, and the newly independent work of James Brown's former Soul Sister # 1 Marva Whitney. Compiled here are 28 of the label's enduring sides, contextualized with copious photos, ephemera, and essay, all housed in heavy weight gatefold jacket. Who knows how to do "The Hen"?
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Danny Scott Lane - Three Is Company
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Danny Scott Lane - A Shower At Six
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Danny Scott Lane - Must Have
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A1. Three Is Company
A2. A Shower At Six
A3. Share
A4. Must Have
A5. Star Thing
B1. Spy On Me
B2. Shower Dance
B3. 11PM
B4. Smells Like Flowers
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WRWTFWW Records is so happy to announce Shower, the brand-new album by New York born, Los Angeles based ambient / jazz / downtempo musician Danny Scott Lane, following the recently released and very well-received cozy soundscape, Home Decor. The limited edition LP (500 copies worldwide) is available on biovinyl housed in a heavy 350gsm sleeve featuring an illustration by Gabrielle Rul and design by Jazlyn Fung. The album is also available digitally.
Continuing to gently push (caress?) the boundaries of chill out music, smooth jazz, and comfy electronica, Shower draws inspiration from “the feeling of a steamy shower shared with a stranger after a night on the dance floor”, a warm immersive affair for the mind and the body. This latest funky auditory experience once again invites Matt Elliot Gooden’s soothing saxophone, and this time also welcomes the vibrant beats of drummer David Ruiz. Organic, discreet in the most relaxing and elegant ways, and just the right amount of sexy – Lane’s new creation offers the finest in audio cocooning.
As you tilt your head back and close your eyes, let the hot and dripping sounds of Shower transport you to a world of sonic serenity. Feel the rich textures and appeasing harmonies wash over you, enveloping your senses in pure musical bliss.
Shower is the first new release by WRWTFWW Records made with biovinyl, a sustainable alternative to traditional vinyl. Biovinyl replaces petroleum in S-PVC by recycling used cooking oil or industrial waste gases, resulting in 100% CO2 savings in bio-based S-PVC production. Furthermore, it is 100% recyclable and reusable, embracing the circular economy ideology.
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- For fans of ambient, smooth jazz, minimalism, saxophone, solo showers, duo showers, shower à trois, and the fresh side of the pillow.
- Limited edition biovinyl of Danny Scott Lane’s new album featuring saxophone by Matt Elliot Gooden and drums by David Ruiz.
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LP: Biovinyl, Limited Edition of 500, Heavy 350gsm Sleeve, Sticker
Tracklisting LP
A1. Three Is Company
A2. A Shower At Six
A3. Share
A4. Must Have
A5. Star Thing
B1. Spy On Me
B2. Shower Dance
B3. 11PM
B4. Smells Like Flowers
B5. Showering Sad
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WRWTFWW Records is so happy to announce Shower, the brand-new album by New York born, Los Angeles based ambient / jazz / downtempo musician Danny Scott Lane, following the recently released and very well-received cozy soundscape, Home Decor. The limited edition LP (500 copies worldwide) is available on biovinyl housed in a heavy 350gsm sleeve featuring an illustration by Gabrielle Rul and design by Jazlyn Fung. The album is also available digitally.
Continuing to gently push (caress?) the boundaries of chill out music, smooth jazz, and comfy electronica, Shower draws inspiration from “the feeling of a steamy shower shared with a stranger after a night on the dance floor”, a warm immersive affair for the mind and the body. This latest funky auditory experience once again invites Matt Elliot Gooden’s soothing saxophone, and this time also welcomes the vibrant beats of drummer David Ruiz. Organic, discreet in the most relaxing and elegant ways, and just the right amount of sexy – Lane’s new creation offers the finest in audio cocooning.
As you tilt your head back and close your eyes, let the hot and dripping sounds of Shower transport you to a world of sonic serenity. Feel the rich textures and appeasing harmonies wash over you, enveloping your senses in pure musical bliss.
Shower is the first new release by WRWTFWW Records made with biovinyl, a sustainable alternative to traditional vinyl. Biovinyl replaces petroleum in S-PVC by recycling used cooking oil or industrial waste gases, resulting in 100% CO2 savings in bio-based S-PVC production. Furthermore, it is 100% recyclable and reusable, embracing the circular economy ideology.
Points of interests
- For fans of ambient, smooth jazz, minimalism, saxophone, solo showers, duo showers, shower à trois, and the fresh side of the pillow.
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Unknown - Brief Encounter
Everyone’s favourite gallerists are back in town, with a brand-new offering following back-to-back sell-out shows. Two mysterious mid ‘70s creations that have been causing chinstrokers the world over to lose their marbles. The bids have been wild on this one, and for good reason too, who wouldn’t want them taking top spot glistening like gold in their collection.
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Head to the B to find Greg Foat’s irresistibly smooth production touch with his remix of ‘Collage’, layering floaty percussion, dreamy organ chords and delicate guitars to create a sun-kissed, laid back vibe that shines a light on the scintillating vocals. More
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House legend Ashley Beedle kicks off, taking the original of ‘Beware The Stranger’ over to the dancefloor with his signature lush strings and sumptuous keys. Think Frankie Knuckles meets Nuyorican Soul as he delivers a soulful future house classic remix of the highest order.
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MKWAJU ensemble (Midori Takada) - Mkwaju
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MKWAJU ensemble (Midori Takada) - Shak Shak
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- Beautiful 1 LP Edition CLASSIC with 350g cardboard sleeve, Sticker Noen in a 2023 Repress Edition in BioVinyl (co2 neutral in zteh Vinyl Production process)
- THE holy grail album MKWAJU by acclaimed Japanese percussionist Midori Takada's MKWAJU ensemble
WRWTFWW Records is proud to announce the highly anticipated official reissue of holy grail album MKWAJU by acclaimed Japanese percussionist Midori Takada's MKWAJU ensemble, sourced from the original masters and available in two versions: a vinyl LP cut at Emil Berliner Studios (formerly the in-house recording department of Deutsche Grammophon) and a digipack CD.
Originally recorded in February and March 1981 and released by fabled Japanese avant-garde label Better Days (home of Ryuichi Sakamato's debut album, Yasuaki Shimizu's Kakashi, Colored Music self-titled LP and many more) MKWAJU is the fruit of the collaboration between Takada's crew and world-famous composer/musical director Joe Hisaishi, the man behind most of of Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli anime soundtracks and over 100 other films scores, including Takeshi Kitano's Sonatine, Hana-Bi, and Kikujiro. The ensemble's transcendental wonder is, in fact, the first-ever Midori Takada album and the first-ever Joe Hisaishi-produced album. Historic.
Led by Midori Takada on marimba, gong, vibraphone, and tom tom, MKWAJU is an inventive and riveting take on Eastern and Western minimalist traditions, African rhythms, and early electronica. Drawing from its jazz-rooted polyrhythmic improvisations in the most inventive ways, the album covers a wide spectrum of sounds, from colorful dance floor-ready percussion pieces that stand somewhere between proto-techno and experimental synth-pop, to cinematic ambient landscapes and ethereal drone delicacies. The feverishly sought-after full-length is a stepping-stone in Midori Takada's career and an all-around pioneering album.
Alongside Takada and Hisaishi (who not only produced the album but also played synthesizers), personnel on MKWAJU includes famed Japanese musicians Yoji Sadanari and Hideki Matsutake of KI-Motion fame, Junko Arase (heard on Satoshi Ashikawa's legendary Still Way - Wave Notation 2), and Pecker (whose stacked resume boasts collaborations with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Jun Fukamachi).
Tracklisting Vinyl LP
A1. Mkwaju
A2. Shak Shak
A3. Lemore
B1. Tira-Rin
B2. Pulse In The Mind
B3. Flash-Back
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- THE holy grail album MKWAJU by acclaimed Japanese percussionist Midori Takada's MKWAJU ensemble
WRWTFWW Records is proud to announce the highly anticipated official reissue of holy grail album MKWAJU by acclaimed Japanese percussionist Midori Takada's MKWAJU ensemble, sourced from the original masters and available in two versions: a vinyl LP cut at Emil Berliner Studios (formerly the in-house recording department of Deutsche Grammophon) and a digipack CD.
Originally recorded in February and March 1981 and released by fabled Japanese avant-garde label Better Days (home of Ryuichi Sakamato's debut album, Yasuaki Shimizu's Kakashi, Colored Music self-titled LP and many more) MKWAJU is the fruit of the collaboration between Takada's crew and world-famous composer/musical director Joe Hisaishi, the man behind most of of Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli anime soundtracks and over 100 other films scores, including Takeshi Kitano's Sonatine, Hana-Bi, and Kikujiro. The ensemble's transcendental wonder is, in fact, the first-ever Midori Takada album and the first-ever Joe Hisaishi-produced album. Historic.
Led by Midori Takada on marimba, gong, vibraphone, and tom tom, MKWAJU is an inventive and riveting take on Eastern and Western minimalist traditions, African rhythms, and early electronica. Drawing from its jazz-rooted polyrhythmic improvisations in the most inventive ways, the album covers a wide spectrum of sounds, from colorful dance floor-ready percussion pieces that stand somewhere between proto-techno and experimental synth-pop, to cinematic ambient landscapes and ethereal drone delicacies. The feverishly sought-after full-length is a stepping-stone in Midori Takada's career and an all-around pioneering album.
Alongside Takada and Hisaishi (who not only produced the album but also played synthesizers), personnel on MKWAJU includes famed Japanese musicians Yoji Sadanari and Hideki Matsutake of KI-Motion fame, Junko Arase (heard on Satoshi Ashikawa's legendary Still Way - Wave Notation 2), and Pecker (whose stacked resume boasts collaborations with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Jun Fukamachi).
Tracklisting Vinyl LP
A1. Mkwaju
A2. Shak Shak
A3. Lemore
B1. Tira-Rin
B2. Pulse In The Mind
B3. Flash-Back
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