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This special release marks the 20th anniversary of The Grind Date. The Grind Date is the sixth studio album by De La Soul, released in 2004.

The music. The fashion. The nights. The people. The love. These are the threads that came together to make the Haçienda great.

Iconic Brighton brewpub famed for its cosy bar and tower brewery. Drink @handbrewco beers, listen to music and play toad.

Originally released in 1972 in the UK on Island Records (ILPS 9202), the soundtrack album, and the film itself, was a landmark event in promoting reggae beyond Jamaica, particularly in the United States.

Remastered and reissued on Anti. Expanding beyond the folk and pop stylings of his first album, Waits’ second studio release Heart of Saturday Night established his reputation as a versatile and distinctly American songwriter. 

Originally released in 1977, this was the first album Iggy Pop made after the dissolution of the Stooges, several jailings and a self-imposed stay in a mental institution. 

The In Sound from Way Out! was originally released in 1996 and the title and cover art concept were borrowed from the Perrey and Kingsley album of the same name. 

The Independent is a craft beer taproom and bottleshop located in Hanover, Brighton

Multi-instrumentalist, arranger and producer Sly5thAve releases one of his most accomplished works to date: ‘The Invisible Man: An Orchestral Tribute To Dr. Dre’.

The story of this recording begins with James Dean, the first – and arguably still the most iconic – screen actor of the postwar period.

This is Dorothy Ashby's debut album, originally released in 1957 by the Regent label.

Welcome to the 2nd Volume of the Jazz Room series compiled by DJ legend and label owner Paul Murphy.

Introducing a musical journey like no other! Discover the magic of Stevie Wonder’s early genius with “The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie.”

The Joy, a five-piece acapella group from South Africa, release their selftitled debut album, which was recorded and captured on film in one take at Paul Epworth’s Church Studios in late 2023.

The Joy Of Sax brings together Travel and Music with Health and Wellbeing - offering an inspiration for us all to embrace a new creative skill later in life. It follows the author's 60th year and his first playing the soprano saxophone.

‘ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. My face is stuck in a ridiculous grin of amazement. The KLF is dense, intelligent, well-researched, silly and, yes, magically profound.’ (Terry Gilliam)

Recorded in 1975 at the Köln Opera House and released the same year, nothing on this program was considered before he sat down to play. All of the gestures, intricate droning harmonies, skittering and shimmering melodic lines, and whoops and sighs from the man are spontaneous. Although it was one continuous concert, the piece is divided into four sections, largely because it had to be divided for double LP. But from the moment Jarrett blushes his opening chords and begins meditating on harmonic invention, melodic figure construction, glissando combinations, and occasional ostinato phrasing, music changed. For some listeners it changed forever in that moment. For others it was a momentary flush of excitement, but it was change, something so sorely needed and begged for by the record-buying public. Jarrett's intimate meditation on the inner workings of not only his pianism, but also the instrument itself and the nature of sound and how it stacks up against silence, involved listeners in its search for beauty, truth, and meaning. The concert swings with liberation from cynicism or the need to prove anything to anyone ever again. With this album, Jarrett put himself in his own league, and you can feel the inspiration coming off him in waves. This may have been the album every stoner wanted in his collection "because the chicks dug it." Yet it speaks volumes about a musician and a music that opened up the world of jazz to so many who had been excluded, and offered the possibility -- if only briefly -- of a cultural, aesthetic optimism, no matter how brief that interval actually was. This is a true and lasting masterpiece of melodic, spontaneous composition and improvisation that set the standard.

Too Slow To Disco starts the new decade with another musical discovery trip into the late 70s and early 80s. 

Symphonic, vast, and emotionally stirring, The Last Goodbye is the duo’s most ambitious album to date. Nostalgic yet rooted in the present, it serves as a sweeping sonic experience that speaks to themes of connection and reminiscence.

Devon Goldberg's original score to director Kire Paputts' 2019 dark comedy feature-length film 'The Last Porno Show'.

Grant Green, being known mainly as a soul jazz guitarist, eventually gravitated into the popular boogaloo sound. The Latin Bit is the natural bridge to that next phase, though a bit premature for most in 1961-1963, even relative to the subsequent bossa nova craze. 

This collection features sixteen of the most renowned salsa and Latin soul singles released on Fania Records, and its subsidiaries, between 1964-1978, making it the perfect introduction to the legendary catalog.

The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other is the second album by Van der Graaf Generator, released in February 1970 on Charisma Records.

The funky, atmospheric, evocative and sometimes downright weird output of companies such as DeWolfe, Cavendish, Burton and the ubiquitous KPM have always been a guiding inspiration for ATA Records.

The funky, atmospheric, evocative and sometimes downright weird output of companies such as DeWolfe, Cavendish, Burton and the ubiquitous KPM have always been a guiding inspiration for ATA Records.

First Word Records is very proud to present 'The Liminality of Her', a brand new 10-track album from their newest signing, Amanda Whiting; a highly-acclaimed Welsh harpist & composer.

The Locket is the coming together of two masters of their craft to create something hopeful in a time of unrest.

Self produced, this fully-fledged solo folk album is her debut

Grammy-award nominated Jordan Rakei is a renowned multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter who, over soon-to-be-five studio albums, has been on a wide-ranging journey that explores the outer reaches of his inner psyche, traversing themes of emotional evolution, personal growth and family with unwavering sincerity.

The name dreamcastmoe is somewhat synonymous with the Peckham based ‘Rhythm Section INTL’ Label. Despite this being their first collaboration committed to wax, the journey goes way back…from debut London shows in Peckham to adventures across multiple continents, the DC-London nexus is alive and well and this recording is a testament to that bond!

Before Madvillain, before Yesterday’s New Quintet and before Quasimoto or any other of his several alter egos, Madlib perfected his craft as an MC/producer in the Lootpack.

Wewantsounds it delighted to announce a deluxe reissue of Frank Foster's 'The Loud Minority' LP for RSD. Released on Bob Shad's Mainstream Records in 1972, it's a landmark album and one of the key political works of the 70s.

Richie Weeks' work as a singer, songwriter, musician, and producer was foundational to New York's disco, boogie funk, house scenes and beyond. From the late 1970s right through to the 1990s he racked up releases on a multitude of labels in the USA and abroad while leading groups such as Weeks & Co. and The Jammers and recording as Bambu, Major Weeks and Jiraffe. Past Due Records due signed Weeks in 2019 and set about realigning his legacy. This triple album of previously unreleased music, cut to a DJ-friendly template of two tracks per side, focusses in on the eye of the disco storm, namely the years 1978-9, and the 12 tracks instantly transport you back to a NYC of steaming sidewalks and liberated fire hydrants. These are immaculately crafted songs, delivered with smooth confidence by Weeks, but arranged with plenty of instrumental grooving - check the slinky bassline on 'Find That Disco Rhythm" (version 2)' or the blissful, elongated funk-stye intro to 'Love Magician' for further proof.

The Love Movement' stands as A Tribe Called Quest's fifth studio album. It was initially launched on September 29, 1998, under the Jive Records label.

While most of the players in the jazz-rap movement never quite escaped the pasted-on qualities of their vintage samples, with The Low End Theory, A Tribe Called Quest created one of the closest and most brilliant fusions of jazz atmosphere and hip-hop attitude ever recorded.

The Low End Theory, featuring Check The Rhime, Jazz (We Got) and Scenario, is widely considered to be A Tribe Called Quest’s masterpiece album.

Syd left Pink Floyd in April 1968 and 'The Madcap Laughs' has long been recognised as a lost classic.

The debut poetry collection from award-winning musician and poet Arlo Parks, presented alongside new song lyrics and exclusive photography.

The Magic Place is a nine-piece full-length album of magic and solace, bursting joy and healing tones.

Record Store Day 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of Blur’s iconic album The Magic Whip with a special, half-speed mastered limited edition zoetrope picture disc.

Marley Marl disciple Pete Rock is rightly hailed as one of the greatest producers around. jazzy and soulful, his productions are some of the smoothest, funkiest, most innovative, and listenable on record.

“We are the planters of the weeds or roses in our garden. Take the plunge within yourself to find The Main Ingredient.” So reads CL Smooth’s album dedication in the liners to Pete Rock & CL’s underrated, soulful and deeply grooving sophomore album.

A bold new look, sound and concept for Kraftwerk. Over supple processed rhythms which predate the rise of European techno and trance, they address automation and alienation, space travel and engineering, The seductive allure of urban landscapes and the vacant glamour of celebrity.

This set provides an accurate overview of the Stax era recordings of the only man fit to be called "The Black Moses Of Soul" — Isaac Hayes.

Colombian selector and record collector based in Brighton who fuses his cultural heritage with contemporary influences from around the world.

Known best for the influential title track, one of hip-hop’s great singles and a moment that is widely credited with introducing consciousness and politics to rap, ‘The Message’ was the 1982 debut album from Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five. It also housed the more minor hit ‘Scorpio’, and won critical acclaim for its inventive flows, realist outlook and hard production values.

The original classic Hip Hop single from Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, originally released in the summer of 1982 and still regarded as one of the all-time great rap music anthems some 40 years later!

J-Felix presents his latest project, The Mint Experiment (Volume 1 and 2), as a series of EPs now available on vinyl as a coherently produced and succinct album.

The social heart of The Fugees and its most talented performer, Lauryn Hill tailored The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill not as a crossover record but as a collection of overtly personal and political statements.`z

The Mix is a career-spanning collection of legendary electro anthems and a classy acknowledgment of the two-way traffic between Kraftwerk and club culture.

It’s a special, but also a strange sensation to be releasing an album of one of your early musical heroes. I first discovered The Movers on my very first “record safari” in 1996. My destination was Bulawayo, in southern Zimbabwe, and to get there I had to travel via Jo’burg. While in town I stopped at a store called Kohinoor, in search of Mbaqanga – also known as Township Jive – and found a few tapes which I listened to non-stop on the bus that carried me to the land of Chimurenga Music. One of these cassettes included the songs “Hot Coffee” and “Phukeng Special” which instantly became part of my daily life. Twenty-five years later I’m still grooving to them.

This jazz musician of Sudanese descent shows up here and there on recording sessions from the '60s, including a stint as a member of Thelonious Monk's combo.

Dorian Concept - the insanely gifted keyboardist, producer and collaborator with Flying Lotus, Thundercat and The Cinematic Orchestra - makes his debut on Brainfeeder and the result is refreshingly unpretentious.

The revered debut from the genre-spanning guitarist, singer and songwriter, Terry Callier, has returned to vinyl. Originally recorded in 1964 for Prestige Records, the album features Callier’s version of standards such as “Cotton Eyed Joe” and “900 Miles.”

50th Anniversary Edition of Lamont Dozier’s iconic Invictus album features the huge hits ‘Why Can’t We Be Lovers’ and ‘New Breed Kinda Woman’.

When Los Amigos Invisibles first released “The New Sound” - exactly a quarter of a century ago!) - it was the ultimate party album.

Saint Etienne take us gently by the hand, to sink deep down through the layers of the after-hours and pull tired minds back from the brink of despair. With ‘The Night’, all anxieties abate, the wickedness of a quickening mind is slowed to a soft-focus smear, and everything takes on a lofty and agreeable appeal of utter tranquility.

Debut solo album by the American singer-songwriter, best known for his work in group Steely Dan.

Thematic, resonant, addictive and perfectly formed, it's a thrillingly coherent statement piece. Additional artists featured include Erykah Badu, Grey Reverend, Cornelia and Szjerdene.

Today's club culture all started with Northern Soul and its roots in the Mod all-nighter scene of London clubs.

The recording of the 1968 album The Notorious Byrd Brothers was a labour of love; it's more experimental and progressive than their previous works and is considered one of the best albums they made.

Footshooter's album 'The Oasis' sits at the crossroads between jazz and broken beat. Peppered with collaborations, the album includes new single "Cycles (feat. James Mollison)" as well as previous singles "Here To Learn (feat. Andre Espeut)" and "Obelisk (feat. Natty Wylah & brother portrait)".

The Off-Season is the sixth studio album by American rapper J. Cole. It charted at number 2 in the UK when it was released on May 14, 2021 by Dreamville Records, Roc Nation and Interscope Records. 

Old-school spot with a tiny courtyard, pub menu and Sunday roasts, plus craft beer and 40+ gins

The overlooked 2018 boogie masterpiece from Detroit maestro Amp Fiddler and jazz/funk virtuosos Will Sessions is finally back on vinyl!

First Word Records is very proud to welcome the return of the inimitable Kaidi Tatham, with his 5th album for us, entitled 'The Only Way'. Kaidi Tatham is a legendary multi-instrumentalist born in the Midlands and based in Belfast.

Composer, clarinetist, singer & spiritual jazz soothsayer Angel Bat Dawid descended on Chicago's jazz & improvised music scene just a couple years ago.

The Orb's legendary debut LP...

The Original Sound of Burkina Faso follows the hugely successful The Original Sound of Mali compilation released in March this year, also on Mr Bongo.

Those of us deeply entranced by Malian culture, and, in particular, the immense hypnotic beauty of Malian music, have put together a selection of songs from across the country.

Restoring, reissuing and contextualising iconic tracks from Ousmane Kouyate & Ambassadeurs Internationaux, Rail Band, Les Messagers du Mali, Mystere Jazz de Tombouctou and many more, the second compilation in this series dives ever further into the richness of post- independence music emanating out of Mali. One in which traditional foundations and instrumentation, blended with modern musical advances and influence.

Real deep funk with a psychedelic nudge.

The Paris House is a French-styled cafe-bar on the Brighton-Hove border with live music at it's very core.

The Party's Over was the debut album by Talk Talk. It was released in 1982 and produced by Colin Thurston, who was a former engineer for David Bowie but was better known for producing Duran Duran's first two albums.

The Pentangle was the 1968 debut album of the band Pentangle: Terry Cox, Bert Jansch, Jacqui McShee, John Renbourn and Danny Thompson. It brought together their separate influences of folk, jazz, blues, early music and contemporary song-writing. One of the band’s most commercially successful albums, it reached number 21 in the British charts.

Emerging from the depths of private-press obscurity, The People’s People Present The Spirit of David is a remarkable testament to the ambition and discipline of its creators. This singular album, originally recorded in 1974 and released in 1976, marks the first original work by tenor saxophonist Jeff Jones, who also arranged, wrote, and conceptualised the project. That same year, Jones founded The People’s People collective and The Voice of the People Publishing Company, using music and the arts as a platform to give voice to the voiceless.

Original soundtrack to Wes Anderson’s new film The Phoenician Scheme.

Pink Floyd’s debut album, released in 1967, features the original line-up of Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Richard Wright and Nick Mason.

The album includes the classic songs Astronomy Domine, Lucifer Sam and Interstellar Overdrive. One of the seminal psychedelic rock albums of the 1960s.

40th anniversary remastered edition of the classic soul album from 1981.