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Channel 3 The Sweetest Thing - Repro 'This one-off 1973 release turned out to be the only recordings of Chicago veterans Channel 3. Powered by a brilliant Carl Davis production, a sublime William Sanders arrangement and a sterling Willie Henderson rhythm, 'The Sweetest Thing' is quite simply a masterpiece of Chicago Soul which has become even more popular over the years. A mint original is £250+ these days so this has been long overdue for a 7 Inch release' Your browser does not support the audio tag. View full store item

Darrell Banks - Open The Door To Your Heart (Instrumental) - Repro A Record Store Day RSD 2019 outing. Release notes follow from then... Often quoted as being one of the greatest Soul records of all-time, 'Open The Door To Your Heart' was Darrell Bank's first release and biggest hit. A one-off UK issue copy on London Records recently sold for a huge £14,543 in 2014 and is testament to the quality of the song and recording. Here, for the first time ever, is the previously unreleased instrumental version by the Funk Brothers - the Solid Hitbound musicians including Rudy Robinson, Uriel Jones, Eddie Willis, Bob Babbit and Dennis Coffey. This work of art will be reissued on the original Revilot label View full store item

Ernie & the Family McKone - In The Thick Of It / Feels Like I’m In Love - Boogie Back Records Serving up only the finest in soulful grooves since the early ‘90s, Boogie Back Records hit with another brand new double header from the man behind the brilliance, Ernie McKone. Two sensuous covers, the mid-tempo, disco channelling ‘In The Thick of It’ featuring Valerie Etienne on the A side and the lights down low, RnB tinged ‘Feels Like I’m In Love’ featuring Lex Camero View full store item

Willie Tee - First Taste of Hurt / I'm Having so Much Fun - Repro Following on from the incredible success of 2020's "Teasin' You Again", we're proud to follow that up with one of Willie Tee's greatest double-siders and one of his very rarest 45s. Welcome to the incredible "First Taste Of Hurt" backed with "I'm Having So Much Fun". This record was first discovered in Los Angeles in 1976 primarily for "I'm Having So Much Fun" which drew interest from the Northern Soul crowd, but then "First Taste Of Hurt" started catching on in wider circles. These days "First Taste Of Hurt" is the key side with a truly international audience across several scenes. An original Gatur copy of this will set you back £5000 and even the UK Grapevine reissue will cost you the best part of £100 these days. Expect another across-the-board Willie Tee smash which will match perfectly with "Teasin' You Again" and sell to many audiences. View full store item

Willie Tee - Teasing You Again / Your Love My Love Together - Repro This was Willie Tee returning to his '60s anthem "Teasing You" but updating it with a beautiful 1972 New Orleans production turning it into a Modern Soul anthem. It's a work of sublime genius and the fully remastered 7" reissue will have replica artwork of the original Gatur label. You have just been spoilt, again. View full store item

Minnie Riperton - Les Fleur / Oh By The Way - Selector Series Clear Yellow Vinyl repress of the RSD reissue RSD 2020 'Drop1' reissue - Limited to 1000 copies, complete with sturdy picture cover, the release notes follow below... Limited edition yellow vinyl pressing of this 50th birthday celebration for an influential slice of soul. A 7” remastered, reissue of Minnie Riperton’s iconic, majestic and much sampled ‘Les Fleur’. Favoured by the likes of Jurassic 5, Damu The Fudgemunk & Cut Chemist, famously covered by Dego and backed with the equally serene ‘Oh By The Way’. With original copies selling for upwards of £60+ here’s a chance to own this slice of soul perfection at a fraction of the price. Your browser does not support the audio tag. View full store item

Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised / Home Is Where The Hatred Is - BGP 038 Two landmarks of funk poetry. The A-side is one of the most important moments in black American music. The flip is a raw slice of social commentary made famous by Esther Phillips View full store item

Brothers Of Soul - I Need Your Love / Can't Nobody - Kent City 079 A most recent Kent Select soul 45 release. The Kent release notes follow below Bridges, Knight & Eaton are revered names in rare soul scenes as diverse as Lowrider, Northern and Modern; their work crosses over to most soul genres. We are therefore very proud to present two previously unheard (apart from on their Kent CDs) tracks from their 1969 Galaxy recording sessions, when they were known as the Brothers Of Soul. ‘I Need Your Love’ is an exquisite midtempo dance track and ‘Can’t Nobody’ has been a success on the latest Lowrider Soul CD. View full store item

Melvin Hicks & The Versatiles - The Intruder - Kent City 078 ‘The Intruder’ has been one of the biggest finds to be played at the 100 Club in the last three years. Writer Billy Terrell found what turned out to be a Vigor label test pressing among his records and submitted the tracks to Kent. We were knocked out by the ballad side, ‘I’m Just Passing Time’, which we have since issued as a Deep Soul single, but it is the dance groove of ‘The Intruder’ that has excited the rare soul world. Uptempo soul tracks of this quality hardly ever turn up. The imaginative Terrell/Dahrouge song was arranged with full orchestration by Tony Camillo but the deal with Vigor was never finalised. The urgency of the music makes it a dancer’s delight. The flip is a Terrell solo song on another Asbury Park act – Clarence Pinckney, who delivers the superb big ballad with panache. View full store item

Joe Buckner / Hal Frazier - I Wish I Knew / I Stand Blue - Kent City 077 Joe Buckner was lead singer of the Major V, a Chicago group who recorded in Los Angeles in the late 60s. ‘I Wish I Knew’ had been issued by the Ballads on Venture in 1969 and that outfit later re-cut it as ‘Butterfly’ in 1975. Joe and the Majors give an equally impressive performance on this great Leon Ware, Susaye Greene song. ‘I Stand Blue’ is another Ware composition that we first featured by writer/producer Mickey Stevenson on the Kent 100 Club Anniversary single of 2019. Big-voiced Hal Frazier also gives a top performance on the excellent beat ballad. View full store item

Eddie Hill / Detroit Emeralds - I Am So Thankful / Long Live The King - Kent City 075 Finding a new Eddie Hill recording from 1969 was quite a thrill and on hearing the beautiful mid-tempo groove, we included it on both our “Westbound Northern Soul” and “Masterpieces Of Modern Soul Vol 3” CDs in 2010. Since then, demand for ‘I Am So Thankful’ has risen and we can now issue it as a single. It was originally scheduled to be Westbound 151 in the USA but that spot was claimed by Emanuel Lasky’s ‘Never My Love’. Eddie now has a Kent label release to go with his Detroit waxings on Thelma, Ge-Ge and M-S. ‘Long Live The King’ was an LP track from the Detroit Emeralds acclaimed debut album “Do Me Right”. It didn’t get a US 45 but did sneak out on a Various Artists UK DJ-promo EP in 1973 for current Phonogram releases. This is the first time this superb and popular dance track it has been commercially available as a single. View full store item

Darrow Fletcher - Infatuation / What Have I Got Now - Kent Repro 06 Darrow Fletcher’s belated success in Europe - from the 70s onwards, but particularly in this century - has been very rewarding from him; he has been thrilled by the interest and admiration for his past work. These are two of his revered Jacklyn label sides; Jacklyn being owned by his father who named the imprint after Darrow’s sister. This Repro coupling will be welcomed by collectors who cannot afford the high price of the originals – many of which are often found in poor condition as they were played the hell out of in 1960s Chicago. View full store item

James Lately - What you’re doing / Instrumental - MD Records Here you have the first release of the previously unissued version of the Johnnie Mae Mathews flip to ‘Two Sided Thing’ sung by James Lately. This was uncovered in the Pioneer vaults being digitised as part of the MD Pioneer project. Interestingly we have also uncovered the original recording of ‘Two Sided Thing’ which was also recorded at Pioneer Studios. Not much is know about James Lately, he died at a tragically young age reportedly at the hands of his girlfriend at the time View full store item