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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...

War Child remastered and expanded gatefold x2 Clear LP pressing, features 7 bonus tracks never on vinyl before

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.

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 Pen is Mightier tells of how a troubled start can lead to a happy ending.

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.

Welcome to The Periodic Table of Hip Hop. Instead of hydrogen to helium, here you'll find James Brown to Kendrick Lamar - 94 artists that have defined Hip Hop arranged following the logic of The Periodic Table of Elements.

Kevin Le Gendre brings his considerable knowledge and experience to The Philosophy of Jazz, interpreting the mindset, outlook and ambition of the jazz musician and a form of music that has captured the imagination of international audiences for over a century.

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

The Pink Panther (1963) soundtrack, composed by Henry Mancini, is one of the most iconic film scores in cinematic history. Its title theme, “The Pink Panther Theme,” was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score and features a memorable tenor saxophone solo by Plas Johnson. The tune, composed in E minor, was specifically timed to match the animated antics of the Pink Panther character in the film’s opening credits

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

Recorded and released in 1969, Herbie Hancock’s last Blue Note album The Prisoner is a powerful but overlooked masterpiece.

Recorded in 1967 but not released until 1978, Lee Morgan’s The Procrastinator stands in hindsight as one of the monumental achievements of the trumpeter’s prolific late-60s output.

The Psychedelic Scene, a compilation of various artists, brings together some of the pivotal pieces that shaped the unique energy of the psychedelic era.

The Queen Is Dead is the Smiths' great leap forward, taking the band to new musical and lyrical heights.

Presented on this LP are some of Aretha Franklin's greatest recordings from her early years with Columbia Records, recorded between in 1960 and 1962.

Made of groovy tunes and dance killers, this album could be the crazy soundtrack of a 60s hippie village on the South China Sea.

Following the critical and commercial success of their debut album last year and 18 months' extensive touring and festival appearances, Public Service Broadcasting release their eagerly anticipated second album, 'The Race For Space'.

Special vinyl repress for RSD 2026 of the long sold out remix LP from 2016. 1000 copies worldwide on Pale Green vinyl. Standard LP packaging. The Race For Space / Remixes, eight tracks that tell the story of the USA and USSR's battle for supremacy in space, this time remixed by and through the le...

Emerging from 6 years of sonic exploration, SBTRKT (pronounced 'subtract'), is an electronic music artist based in London, UK known for his synaesthesiac production.

Originally released in 1989 the album that spawned the hits She Drives Me Crazy, Good Thing and Ever Fallen In Love took the band to No.1 in the charts on both sides of the Atlantic and won the band two Brit Awards.

From the hypnotic sway of "Checkin' Up on My Baby" to the swaggering "Bring It On Home" and the heartbreak of "Sad to Be Alone," Sonny Boy's every note feels like he's letting you in on a dangerous secret. His tone? Razor-sharp and dripping with personality. His phrasing? As unpredictable as a pool hall hustler. He didn't just play the harmonica — he gave it a soul and a swagger that inspired a generation, influencing everyone from The Yardbirds to Led Zeppelin. (Hint: That "Bring It On Home" you love? Yeah, this is the blueprint.)

Always a dancefloor friendly act, The Remixes (originally issued 25 years ago) is the sound of the Roses biggest tunes revisited by many of the foremost names in UK dance music at that time – including legends such as Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne and fellow Mancunians 808 State and A Guy Called Gerald.

London Grammar release a limited edition of The Remixes exclusively for Record Store Day.

Sampa The Great creates a sense of home on her debut album - The Return. A characterful record, its reference points range from classic hip-hop to ancient Southern African sounds.

Bt the first Funk Soul Sisters compilation struck a rich seem of soulful funk, and funky soul and this time round we think we have bettered that.

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised is a compilation album by American poet Gil Scott-Heron. It was released in 1974 by Flying Dutchman Records and titled after Scott-Heron's 1971 song of the same name

Milton Banana 'Miltinho', plays drums accompanied by The Oscar Castro-Neves Orchestra

The Richest Man In Babylon’ is the third studio album by American electronic music duo Thievery Corporation. It was first released in 2002 by ESL Music.

The set is full of diverse melodies played by a variety of distinctive soloists; many of these songs deserve to be revived. This is one of the finest recordings of Duke Pearson's career.

Originally released through RCA Victor on 6th june 1972, 'Ziggy Stardust' was David Bowie's fifth album, co-produced by Bowie and Ken Scott.

The Room is a collection of folkloric pieces from various regions around South America, as interpreted by Fabiano do Nascimento and Sam Gendel, on 7-string nylon guitar and soprano saxophone, respectively.

Recorded during a three day, six show residency at the legendary Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City

The Round Georges is a warm and friendly local, who pride ourselves with being a meeting place for our community.

The legendary jazz harpist's most enduring set, 'The Rubáiyát of Dorothy Ashby' reconfigures the template for jazz vocal albums, fusing hard bop with the sublime spiritualism Alice Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders channeled in the '60s and '70s.

Elliot Galvin is a long-time trailblazer in the UK jazz firmament with four solo albums that have seen him top album of the year lists at the likes of Downbeat and Jazzwise, as well as being a member of the Mercury nominated Dinosaur, and collaborating with Shabaka Hutchings, Emma-Jean Thackray, Norma Winstone, Marius Neset and Mark Lockheart.

The Score is the second and final studio album by the hip hop trio Fugees.

Finally!, the fifth and final studio album by The Art of Noise and their only studio album never before released on vinyl, sees that fact corrected with an exclusive pressing for Record Store Day 2026 on Translucent Blue 2LP. The album line-up consisted of Trevor Horn, Anne Dudley, Paul Morley...

Following up on the massive worldwide success of their debut album 55, Bacao Rhythm & Steel band is back with another heavy duty offering.

Pussyfoot Records is back with a brand new E.P after popping out to get milk 15 years ago. 'The Shape Of Cats To Come' mixes the original Pussyfoot crew with some heavyweight up and comers, creating a journey through genre and sound.

180g vinyl pressing. On this highly influential 1959 album, ornette coleman's unique writing style and idiosyncratic solo language forever changed the jazz landscape. On classics such as "Lonely woman", "Congeniality", and "Focus on sanity", coleman used the tunes' moods and melodic contours, rather than their chords, as a basis for his improvisations. In so doing, he opened up jazz soloing immensely and ushered in new freedoms—both individually and collectively. Lest these innovations sound too dry or abstract, it must be noted that both coleman and trumpeter don cherry play with a deep-felt emotion and joy that is as infectious today as it was then. This is truly an essential jazz recording, marking the end of one era, providing the blueprint for the next.

On August 22nd, 2006 J Dilla’s ‘The Shining’ will serve as a testament to the fact that legends never die.

Australian 9-piece Spiritual Jazz group Menagerie announce their highly anticipated fourth album 'The Shores Of Infinity' - representing the 3rd LP to be released by Freestyle Records from the Melbourne-based Jazz ensemble, founded by producer, songwriter, guitarist, DJ and recording artist Lance Ferguson (The Bamboos, Lanu, Rare Groove Spectrum, Machines Always Win).

Carried by its almost impossibly infectious eponymous opening track, The Sidewinder helped foreshadow the sounds of boogaloo and soul-jazz with its healthy R&B influence and Latin tinge.

Where most 'greatest hits' albums fall down at least once there can be no argument that this collection delivers the bangers and nothing but.

Gilles Peterson-championed cinematic maestro SHOLTO returns with his third album in three years.

Keyboardist and composer Weldon Irvine is among the most celebrated jazz-funk artists of all time.

Although The Smiths continued to improve over the course of their career, the songs here are vital and alive, making sure that their debut remains startling and exciting to this day

A bold departure from their earlier sound, The Soft Parade sees The Doors expanding their sonic palette with lush orchestration, layered arrangements, and poetic ambition.

The Song Society began in 2015 as a “window into Jamie Cullum’s own education” and song writing creation which follows four simple rules; 1. Find a song you love or are fascinated by. 2. Learn and record live within the hour. 3. No previous preparation allowed. 4. Love and live with the mistakes....

Two months after recording his masterpiece Speak No Evil, saxophonist Wayne Shorter was back in the studio recording The Soothsayer featuring Freddie Hubbard, James Spaulding, McCoy Tyner, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams.

This 1967 set, recorded live at Boston’s Jazz Workshop, showcases virtuoso guitarist Szabó.

This compilation focuses on the sort of Latin soul records made by Nuyoricans in a very small window in the late 60s, before it was blown away by the onslaught of the golden years of salsa.

Originally released in 1968 on the budget Saga label, The Soul of The Matter has become a genuine cult favourite of the British late-sixties soul-pop underground. Long overlooked and pressed in modest quantities, the album quietly built a reputation among collectors as one of those rare low-budget releases where the artistry far outweighed the resources behind it.

Alberto Baldan Bembo (1938-2017), also known as “Ali” Ben Djamballa, Bedan, Blue Marvin or Shorty

One of the early works of art created for the West by the Grandfather of World Music. This album stands as an early attempt to teach the curious western listener about the complexity and beauty of Indian music.

First time ever on vinyl for one of Ali Farka Toure's greatest albums. 

The Specials began the British ska revival craze, combining the highly danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punk's energy and attitude.

Oscar Jerome hibernated to make what became The Spoon, his second album.

"The Stone Roses" is the debut studio album by the British rock band The Stone Roses, released in 1989. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest albums in British music history.

When the Carpenters first toured Japan, a journalist mistakenly referred to Karen as the 'lead sister' of the band.

The Sunset Violent began in a disused frat house in the American Yucca Valley.

The Survivors' Suite, recorded in 1976, is the crowning achievement of Keith Jarrett's "American Quartet" with Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden and Paul Motian, and one of the all-time enduring masterpieces in the ECM catalogue.

A meeting of worlds. A new kind of resonance. GODTET's upcoming release captures the alchemy of their landmark performance with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House.

The Tastemaker charts the singular life of a man who has been at the beating heart of music's most iconic moments for over sixty years.

Arguably one of the most acclaimed and loved bands of the past 20 years, by both fans and their musical peers alike, The Beta Band formed in St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1996.

Among the most fabled and mythologized recordings of the last 65 years, the private recordings of John Coltrane’s group made by musician Frank Tiberi in the early 1960s have long been the subject of jazz world rumor and intense speculation. Tiberi followed Coltrane into clubs in New York and Phi...

he Chambers Brothers are four biological brothers who cut their teeth in church choirs and on the gospel and folk circuit around Southern California.

The Tokyo Blues is an album that reflects Horace Silver's deep musicality, cultural curiosity, and love for the blues.

Midlake's second album, The Trials of Van Occupanther, jumps with both feet into the '70s of Laurel Canyon troubadours and soft rock balladeers.

Touching on influences from Air to Bonobo, The XX to DJ Shadow, ‘The Trip’ guides you down a road less travelled meandering through Downtempo, Electronica & Trip Hop with a few Jazzy twists & turns.

Röyksopp's 'The Understanding' double vinyl reissue. Originally released on 1st July, 2005.