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Thee Sacred Souls - Trade Of Hearts / Let Me Feel Your Charm - Penrose “Let’s trade... love,” or so propositions Josh Lane into the waiting ears of a lover on the whispering intro of Thee Sacred Souls‘ latest offering. “Trade of Hearts” is a perfectly coquettish hand-held stroll in the vein of an early Marvin and Tammy duet, on which hearts are traded like so many kings and queens in a playful hand of lovers’ bridge. On the flip, Let Me Feel Your Charm Jensine Benitez dips in with a soaring refrain for the hook of a mid-tempo groover, calling upon a wanted one to let their charm be felt and heard. Without mercy, an infectious rhythm erases any space that might have remained between two dancing souls. The Souls have already captured the hearts of Southern California and beyond with their unique soul sound, at once raw and honey sweet, yet this freshest platter can only tighten that embrace. Hold your cards close, cause they’re playing for keeps! View full store item

Los Yesterdays - Nobody's Clown / Give Me One More Chance - Penrose Note this is a low teardrop repress 45 Penrose Records is a new imprint by Daptone showcasing the most exciting acts emerging on the SoCal souldies scene today. Latest Penrose release see's the Los Yesterdays hit us with a one-two punch of mid-tempo excellence. This one's a must for fans of Eddie Holman and Billy Stewart alike. The delicate, sparse piano intro of "Nobody's Clown” - courtesy of Tommy 'TNT' Brenneck' - gives way to a drop so deep we've named it the "Lie Detector Drop". Founded by Daptone Records' own Bosco Mann after building a new recording studio in his hometown of Riverside, California, Penrose will showcase the most exciting acts emerging on the blossoming SoCal souldies scene today. For its inaugural release, the label offers up five singles by five exciting new artists: Thee Sacred Souls from San Diego; Jason Joshua from Miami; East L.A. mainstays Thee Sinseers, and The Altons; and Altadena veterans, Los Yesterdays. View full store item

Vicky Tafoya & Big Beat - Forever - Penrose Note these on sale are now currently the 45s with the low teardrop. Vicky Tafoya & The Big Beat debut release on Daptones imprint Penrose is a moody minor chord ballad featuring a reverb laden guitar solo and beautiful girl group harmonies behind Vickyʼs effortless yet haunting vocal about two people longing to be together... Forever. View full store item

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Matter Of Time / When I Saw Your Face -Daptone A great double sider from the much-missed Sharon Jones. Both 'Matter Of Time' and 'When I Saw Your Face' were featured on 'Soul Of A Woman' the final album from Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings on Daptone View full store item

The Impressions - Rhythm! / Star Bright - Daptone Note no picture cover with these 45s What do you get when you cross the legendary group harmony of the Impressions, with the savvy production stylings of Daptone’s very own master of ceremonies and guitar dynamo, Binky Griptite? Easy, you get one of the finest collaborations that has ever been realized onto 7 inches of high quality vinyl. Ladies and gentlemen we present to the greater Daptone Universe, the first single by The Impressions in over 30 Years. Featuring original members, Fred Cash, Sam Gooden, as well as Reggie Torrian, who has been singing with the group since the early ‘70s – this single is the sweet soulful beauty you’d expect from the Impressions. No cheesy synthetic instruments or tryin-to-stay-contemporary 'beats' here. This is real soul music played by a real band and how sweet it is! "Rhythm" the aptly titled A-Side, is a Curtis Mayfield penned tune that was a big hit for Major Lance in the Mid-Sixties. The Impressions revive this classic with their iconic sophisticated harmonies and a new horn arrangement by "The 4th Impression", Johnny Pate himself, that moves the song along at a laid back, yet dance friendly pace. This track is Soul of the highest order. "Star Bright", written by Mr. Griptite is floaty mid-tempo mover, a prayer to love seasoned with a fluttering flute line that will have you longing for that romantic starlit night when the only thing between the one you love and you is, nothing. View full store item

Freddy Deboe - Remember (The Good Times) - D-Bo (Daptone) It brings us great pleasure to present the newest member of our extended subsidiary family, D-BO Records. Founded by Freddy DeBoe, longtime Charles Bradley and the Extraordinaires saxman and stalwart, D-BO records' inaugural release are two burning, instrumental sides from the man himself. "Remember the Good Times" breezy, mid-tempo groove and soulful horn melody sends you on a euphoric, Jr. Walker-laced trip through the forgotten corners of your mind. And if greasy, bluesy shakers are your bag, simply flip this platter over and dig "Gato Loco". A must for fans of the Las Vegas Grind compilations. View full store item

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Come And Be A Winner - Daptone Over the years Daptone H.Q. has been flooded with suggestions and requests for certain album tracks to be available on 45, so we've pressed up a few that are consistently at the top of the heap. After itsʼ original release on the Soul of a Woman album, Come and be a Winner's mellow mid-tempo groove and positive message swiftly grabbed the attention of fans and critics - ultimately placing the song squarely at the top of year-end playlists across the globe. And for those of you want to keep the groove going and dig the instrumental on the flip. View full store item

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - I'm Not Gonna Cry / Money Don't Make The Man - Daptone Take this, you knuckleheads! Sharon Jones is NOT going to cry. No sir, she and the Dap-Kings are coming hard and strong as ever. No balladeering for the candle-light crowd this time. The Spirit of The Godfather is alive and sweating in this one. The A-side is a syncopated Funk workout ala 1972 Bobby Byrd, with an intro/bridge figure that will knock your tits off. The B-side is a Grunt-style instrumental of the same theme with The Sugarman tearing the melody mercilessly out of the tenor saxophone as if it owed him money View full store item

Linda Lyndell / Billy Hawks – What A Man / O Baby (I Do Believe I'm Losing You) - BGP Records 011 Back in 1968 Linda Lyndell released the original soulful take of the strong song 'What A Man'. Almost 20 years later (1994) Salt ‘n’ Pepa came along and adapted the song, they replaced the orignal verses with a new meaning enlisting En Vogue. Coupled with turn of the century fav ‘O’Baby (I Believe I’m Losing You)’ from Billy Hawks, making sure that both sides of this 45 will get worn out at the same rate View full store item

SOUL - Burning Spear / Do Whatever You Want To Do - BGP S.O.U.L.’s ‘Burning Spear’ was a standout of their debut album, from which it was pulled for a single release. Edited down from the album’s rambling brilliance to a concise slice of dancefloor funkiness, deejays have been searching out the 45 for years – it seems to have sold almost zero, making copies impossible to find. For the B-side we have selected the breakbeat heavy ‘Do Whatever You Want To Do’ from their second LP, which we feel would be a choice selection for anyone who wants to get a dancefloor moving. View full store item

Gentlemen Four - You Can't Keep a Good Man Down / It Won't Hurt - Soul7 Beautiful uptempo, funky edged Northern Soul with atmospheric and uplifting group vocals from the Gentlemen Four, an outfit who seem to have been prodigies of Dionne Warwick (she is credited as producer here and their next release appeared on her own Sonday label). The flip side is a superior group vox midtempo ballad. Can listen to both tracks above View full store item

Apple & 3 Oranges - Love Brings Out The Best Of You / My Baby - Soul7 Pure Californian funky soul sunshine from drummer and bandleader Edward 'Apple' Nelson, who first featured for Jazzman way back on our California Funk compilation with the tough and gritty 'Curse Upon the World'. Originally issued in scant numbers on Apple's own Sagittarius imprint, 'Love brings Out The Best In You' is a far lighter affair, a breezy Northern soul dancer which lilts away like a hot Cali afternoon. View full store item