Daptone Records

Daptone Records

Armed with recipes culled from a former life as Desco Records, Daptone earnestly strive to serve only the finest music analog tape can offer.

Musician-owned and run, the Brooklyn-based family of soul-drenched talent channels the spirits of bygone powerhouses like Stax and Motown into gilded moments of movement and joy, be they delivered by the likes of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Charles Bradley and The Menahan Street Band, The Budos Band, The Sugarman 3 and Antibalas. This is music to be savoured and felt, again and again.

Hand-made and heart-stirred, our records are carefully recorded and mixed by the illustrious Bosco Mann to ensure only the hardest, truest sound found this side of the Atlantic. 

6 products
Artists like Jalen Ngonda come around once in a lifetime, so it is our privilege and distinct pleasure to announce the release of his debut album Come Around and Love Me.
Come Around And Love Me
Jalen Ngonda
Contemporary Funk
£25.00
For Thee Sacred Souls, the first time is often the charm. The band’s first club dates led to a record deal with the revered Daptone label; their first singles racked up more than ten million streams in a year and garnered attention from Billboard, Rolling Stone, and KCRW
Thee Sacred Souls
Thee Sacred Souls
Soul
£25.00
The album is punctuated with strings and squelching guitar, trundling piano, pops of conga, horns - it makes for a thrilling, layered listen that rewards with multiple spins.
Got a Story to Tell
Thee Sacred Souls
Contemporary Soul
£24.00
Debut by the undisputed kings of Staten Island Afro-funk and soul, now that the Budos are bonafide Daptone heavyweights. 
The Budos Band
The Budos Band
Soul
£25.00
Introducing the Instrumental album for Thee Sacred Souls’ critically acclaimed, self-titled debut, featuring instrumental versions of their hit singles, “Can I Call You Rose?”, “Weak For Your Love” and “Future Lover”.
The Instrumentals
Thee Sacred Souls
Contemporary Funk
£25.00
In a world full of musical mediocrity, ANTIBALAS emerges like a funky, horn-infused phoenix, ready to shake your booty and expand your mind. This Brooklyn-based powerhouse brings the heat and the rhythm on their latest album, aptly titled "Antibalas."
Antibalas
Antibalas
African Jazz/Funk/Psych
£25.00