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Billy Valentine & The Universal Truth - Lady Day & John Coltrane / Home Is Where The Hatred is - Acid Jazz A year on from the release of his critically acclaimed album ‘Billy Valentine And The Universal Truth’, Billy returns with a brand new take on a classic of conscious soul The first to be released is his take on Gil Scott-Heron’s ‘Lady Day & John Coltrane’, which held audiences in rapt attention when performed live over the last year. We are excited to present 7” single, backed with a special edit of ‘Home Is Where The Hatred Is’ (previously unreleased on vinyl). It comes adorned in a fantastic picture sleeve View full store item

Bobby Garrett / The Bob & Earl Band - My Little Girl / My Little Girl - Kent Repro 16 What is Northern Soul? Well, you could start with the pounding, but vocally-restrained, soul of Bobby Garrett’s ‘My Little Girl’ as a prime example. When the UK’s Jay Boy issued the instrumental version from the two-track master tape in 1972, Northern Soul kids who craved instrumentals were in ecstasy. At last, the two are coupled and issued on the famed Mirwood imprint – just as they should be. View full store item

The Sheppards - Stubborn Heart / How Do You Like It - Kent Repro 13 “You can’t beat the classics” and in the Northern Soul world, no label is more renowned than Mirwood. The Sheppards ‘Stubborn Heart’ has been played since the early days of the scene but is still a guaranteed floor-filler. Its flip ‘How Do You Like It’ has also picked up many spins in more recent years. As is our habit, to distinguish from the originals, we have changed the label colour - this time we’ve gone for a fetching purple and gold. View full store item

Spotlight On Fraternity Records - Various Artists - Ace EP In the 1950s and 60s, the Cincinnati recording scene was dominated by Syd Nathan’s King label, whose R&B catalogue made it a major player among post-war independents. In its shadow was Fraternity, a smaller concern launched by Harry Carlson in 1954. The well-respected Carlson set about building an artist roster which reflected his conservative musical taste, scoring smash hits by Cathy Carr and Jimmy Dorsey a couple of years later which established the label as an indie to be reckoned with. Here, though, we spotlight decidedly non-MOR Fraternity recordings by influential guitar hero Lonnie Mack, soulful girl group the Charmaines, bluesy singer-guitarist Albert Washington, and female duo the 2 Of Clubs. Side 1 01 Sa-Ba-Hoola - Lonnie Mack 02 Jealous Woman - Albert Washington & The Kings Side 2 01 Rockin' Pneumonia - The Charmaines 02 Walk Tall Like A Man - 2 Of Clubs View full store item

Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces Of A Man / I Think I'll Call It Morning - BGP 068 As part of our continued celebration of Gil Scott-Heron's essential recording "Pieces Of A Man", BGP/ Flying Dutchman are releasing two of its most poignant and poetic tracks as a 7-inch single. Neither the album's title track or 'I Think I'll Call It Morning' have been released in this format before. 'Pieces Of A Man' is shows Gil at his most incisive as he views the scene of a father disintegrating from a son's perspective. The song is about capitalism's lack of care for the people that fuel it but, in typical Gil style, is handled with humanity, rather than the ranting polemic that others may have applied. He is helped by the musical setting, crafted by Brian Jackson into which his words were placed. That humanity is applied to the personal viewpoint on 'I Think I'll Call It Morning', which is a rallying cry for self awareness, and understanding that the world has so much more to give. Again, the combination of Gil's lyrics and Brian's musical setting combine to create a masterpiece. View full store item

Carman Bryant - Midnight Star - Super Disco Edits Carman's recording "Midnight Star” is an unreleased recording that was produced many years ago by Cecil DuValle of the Teddy Pendergrass band. The original studio masters were lost when Cecil moved to England because Teddy Pendergrass stopped performing. "Take a Chance" is a duet by Doug Payne and Carman from the same recording sessions at Alpha International Studios that was located in South Philadelphia. This was during the time that Doug Payne was on the "We are Family" tour with Philly recording group "Sister Sledge''. View full store item

Menahan Street Band - The Stranger - Dunham A new 45 on Daptones Dunham imprint. Featuring Los Yesterdays Victor Benavides up front. A pleading tale of anguish and heartbreak Menahan Street Band is back! This time with Los Yesterdays front man, Victor Benavides. "Black Velvet" the moody, atmospheric instrumental ballad on the flip garnered the attention of Victor and his long-time collaborator/WC soul luminary, Mike Noriega, inspiring the pair to craft "The Stranger'' - a pleading tale of anguish and heartbreak, elevating the track to vertiginous soulful heights. Between Mike's pen, Victor's voice and MSB's otherworldly ability to craft instrumental bangers, you got yourself another playbox sureshot. View full store item

Bob & Gene - You Gave Me Love / Your Name - Mo Do Originally released in the late '60s on the long defunct MoDo label, Daptone gives this powerhouse a much-deserved reissue. 'Your Name' is a masterpiece of Funky Soul, sure to make any party a bonafide Happening! 'You Gave Me Love' is a perfectly crafted ballad that showcases the vulnerable side of our favorite duo. Whether you're enjoying privately on your headphones or dancing close to the one you love, this track wins! View full store item

The Village Choir - Along The Beach PT1 / Sweet Hot Lips - Reissue Holy Grail alert! Two stunning sweet soul cuts from New York based quintet, The Village Choir. Blending latin, soul & jazz, two dancefloor swayers of serious class. This super soulful 70’s 7 inch has regularly been changing hands for over £500 on the second hand market & for the first time ever, it has been officially licenced and lovingly reissued on heavyweight 7 inch vinyl for this RSD exclusive release. For the dancers and the romancers! View full store item

The New Philadelphians -The Mustang - Tramp Records New Philadelphians recorded their sole 45rpm single "Mustang" for the local Quaker City Jazz label in the late 1960s. And what a monster it is. 8 minutes of smokin' soul-jazz at its best. If someone would claim this was an unreleased Jimmy Smith Blue Note recording from 1969, no one would doubt it. View full store item

Clydene Jackson - I Need Your Love - Kent City 091 Clydene Jackson’s 1975 debut LP for Ray Charles Crossover imprint failed to make much noise on its release. It is largely a smooth jazz-based album, half the tracks of which were written by Clydene. One track, in particular, broke the sophisticated music mold and was picked up by UK DJs on the Modern Soul scene. ‘I Need Your Love’ became popular in the UK and eventually Europe, leading to the track’s release on a single-sided 45 in 2001 That pressing did not satisfy demand however and the song’s popularity has continued to grow and grow. Kent are making it available with the excellent ‘We’re In Love’, another self-penned track from the same LP, on the flip. View full store item

The Mayberry Movement - I Can See Him Making Love To You - Kent City 090 This pairing was slated to be Event 218 in late 1974, but as no copies have emerged, it can be assumed that the single was pulled. It is hard to know why, but judging by its rarity the Anderson Brothers GSF release of ‘I Can See Him Loving You’ was a commercial failure - perhaps Event didn’t want to suffer a similar fate. This reading of producer Ray Dahrouge’s song is more soulful and vital than the Anderson Brothers which was huge on the Northern Soul scene, but without this take for competition at the time. Maybe the steamy finale to the Mayberry’s version was a bit too much for radio play, but surely the brilliance of the ballad A side would have compensated for that. Their loss; our gain View full store item