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The debut album Black Acid Soul from Lady Blackbird. It's instant and within a minute you are hooked. Rough Trade Shops loves this album. Think Nina Simone, Hot Buttered Soul-era Isaac Hayes, Billie Holiday and Chaka Khan. Gilles Peterson called her "the Grace Jones of Jazz".

Black and Blue from 1976 is the album that inducted Ronnie Wood into the Rolling Stones – featured on 3 tracks and joining the band for the world tour and the next 50 years!

Collectible original artwork re-issue for this acclaimed Roots Reggae harmony group classic from 1977.

Exclusive collection of the Jamaican reggae singer and DJ. All the tracks are Clement Bushay productions from the years between 1974 and 1979 and never released on a single vinyl. Born in Clarendon, Jamaica on December 3rd, 1951, Prince Jazzbo, also known as Linval Roy Carter, burst into the music scene with his hit "Every Nigger is a Winner" and followed it up with "Step Forward Youth." These songs catapulted him to international fame, leading to a successful world tour. "Upon arriving in the UK, Prince Jazzbo connected with me, that I was already making waves with artists like Louisa Mark, Owen Gray, Tappa Zukie and Zabandis. This partnership led to a fruitful collaboration, and I am excited to share some of the incredible music that came out of our work together. I hope you enjoy it.” (Clement Bushay, November 2024)

The album is influenced by David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Gary Numan, New Order and Roxy Music. The vocal collaborations on the album include Bryan Ferry, Fenech-Soler, Jess Larrabee, Nick Littlemore, Saint Saviour and Will Young.

Weather Report was one of the most influential jazz-fusion groups of their era, and outlasted many of its contemporaries such as Herbie Hancock's Headhunters and The Mahavishnu Orchestra.

D'Angelo has made another album that invites comparisons to the purposefully sloppy funk of Sly & the Family Stone's There's a Riot Goin' On

Simon Green (AKA Bonobo) returns with his fourth and finest album, Black Sands. 

A repress of the critically-acclaimed ‘Black Sands’ - Bonobo aka Simon Green’s celebrated breakthrough record - on Eco Mix double vinyl.

Black Symbol provided other local Handsworth based bands with the opportunity to record their songs properly in the well equipped Outlaw Studio and then gave them the platform of this album with each band getting two tracks to showcase their talent.

Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760 is the first new music from Aphex Twin in five years.

David Bowie's last curtain call and very possibly one of his greatest albums ever made. Essential.

The original motion picture soundtrack for Ridley Scott's 1982 science-fiction noir film Blade Runner, composed by Greek electronic musician Vangelis.

Florida-born saxophonist, composer, poet, actor and playwright Archie Shepp was one of the most articulate exponents of politicized black culture in the late 60s, a time of enormous upheaval and radical thought.

Ambient Library Music for Woodwind and Synthesiser.

The seminal album from 1966 is one of Dylan's finest moments.

Inevitably, when critics praise a new Dylan album, they label it the "best since Blood on the Tracks," and with good reason.

The definitive female singer songwriter album of the 70's 1971's Blue is just about as perfect as an album can be.

Listening to the remastered box set of Massive Attacks's debut album 21 years after its initial release is like reading an old William Gibson novel that describes the then-near future, which is now the present, with unsettling precision.

The acclaimed guitarist and singer-songwriter, known for his role in Radiohead, announces Blue Morpho, his absorbing, second solo album and first under his own name.

Blue Note Re:imagined is a brand-new collection of classic Blue Note tracks, reworked and newly recorded by a selection of the UK scene’s most exciting young talents.

Blue Note Re:imagined II once again infuses the spirit of the new UK jazz generation into the legendary label’s iconic catalogue.

Chip's back for more, partnering with Lovemonk once again to enchant and heal with his cosmic, spiritual jazz.

As his only release for Blue Note, this 1957 set is one of the finest bop albums recorded. 

The Original Soundtrack Recording of The Blues Brothers gets a re-issue on transparent blue vinyl. Accompanying Jake and Elwood Blues (John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd) on their “mission from God”, it’s one of the all-time classic movie soundtracks.

Blunted On Reality is the 1994 debut album by Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel, collectively known as The Fugees. The album contains less political lyrics than their second album The Score [MOVLP068], but there definitively were political intentions.

Ten songs that ultimately changed the world. Ten songs pulled from precedent-establishing albums recorded between 1963 and 1966.

First official x2-LP Vinyl release of the classic MTV taping from 1995 featuring the standards "The Times They Are A-Changin'" and "Like a Rolling Stone."

Vinyl LP pressing. FLAPAAaaam!!! the first snare roll leaves no doubt: this is a dub album, reminiscing the pioneers of the genre like King Tubby, Lee "Scratch" Perry and Scientist and of course, it's a tribute to the revolutionary music of Bob Marley and the Wailers.

Bobby Digital Presents: The Juice Crew is a once-in-a-generation collaboration that unites two of hip-hop’s most influential forces: RZA—visionary architect of the Wu-Tang Clan—and the legendary Juice Crew, whose pioneering MCs laid the foundation for lyricism, storytelling, and New York rap cult...

With seven releases - including this one - on Schema Records and three - considering also the Cosmorama project - on Milano 2000, Stefano Tirone has tightened his collaboration with the Edizioni Ishtar group.

Eagerly anticipated third album from Laura Vane and The Vipertones!

Lathered in funk, rinsed in soul - the first repress of ‘Body Wash’, Mndsgn’s beloved second album for Stones Throw, since its original release in 2016.

Boogie is being reissued for the first time since its original release in 1979.

Following his late-career resurgence with 1989’s The Healer, John Lee Hooker stepped into Russian Hill Recording in San Francisco and The Record Plant in Sausalito to reimagine some of his most iconic songs, including “Boom Boom,” which lends this album its title.

Production on Born Sinner began just a week after the release of Cole’s debut studio album, Cole World: The Sideline Story.

Recorded on 1st March 1962 at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Recorded in 1962 but not originally released until 1985. A classic post-bop album from a Blue Note legend.

The album “Bossa Nova (New Brazilian Jazz)” embodies the finesse of bossa nova, complemented by a touch of sophisticated jazz.

Debut studio album by the American southern rock band. Charting at #3 in the UK and #8 in America, the album has been well received by critics and includes the single 'Hold On'. This limited edition vinyl includes bonus tracks.

The impressive Brand New Heavies used technology sparingly, stressed the use of real instruments, and were unapologetically retro and '70s-sounding through and through.

For fans of The Streets, Kano, Ghostpoet, Mos Def, MF DOOM, Aesop Rock, Talib Kweli, Run The Jewels.

All the best tracks from Brazilian music, finally available on a nice double vinyl!

Joao Gilberto (1931-2019) was a true legend of bossa nova.

Breathe Marks Mark Reeve's Most Extensive Musical Opus On The Legendary Imprint, And Goes A Long Way In Showcasing The Inexhaustible Creativity Of One Of The Most Prolific And Original Artists In Techno Today.

Breathe captures the Hammond B-3 organ legend Dr. Lonnie Smith during his 75th birthday run at the Jazz Standard in NYC in 2017.

Bridge Over Troubled Water is the most enduring album in the beloved duo's catalog, boasting some of their finest vocal performances as well as some of Simon's most accomplished songwriting.

This new collection brings together a wide range of artists and styles, weaving immersive sonic landscapes that explore a connection between natural cycles and the rhythms within

Impressive Collective and BBE Music present Brighter The Days - The Remixes, a new collection built around Omar's epic 9th studio album. This collection draws together extraordinary reinterpretations from the Brighter The Days album, from a dream ticket of legendary and forward-thinking producers

Brilliant Corners is Thelonius Monk's third disc for Riverside, and it's the first on the label to weigh in with such heavy original material.

Alfa Mist is one of the driving forces behind a young and vibrant scene of UK musicians, who've taken on jazz as their musical narrative.

Fabulous collection. If you dig late seventies/early eighties soulful funky rock, this record is perfection. Spot on example of what is now known as Yacht Rock.

Rhino UK is the re-issue of the five classic Factory-era albums by New Order; 'Movement' (1981), 'Power, Corruption & Lies' (1983), 'Low-Life' (1985), 'Brotherhood' (1986) and 'Technique' (1989).

The complete classic album + 2 bonus tracks - limited edition 180g audiophile pressing. Recorded at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles in August 1954, this was the first Emarcy recording of the legendary Clifford Brown & Max Roach Quintet featuring the great Harold Land on tenor sax, Richie Powell on piano and George Morrow on bass.

Produced by Sly & Robbie, Brown Sugar was first released on the TAXI label in 1986, then reissued in 1988 on the RAS RECORDS label.

If you love Marvin Gaye, Al Green and Prince - this is up there.

Island Records presents Nick Drake's second album 'Bryter Layter' in the Back To Black format.

Originally released in 1973 and unavailable for decades, the album has been sourced from the original analog master tapes for its long-awaited return to vinyl

In a changing, unpredictable and turbulent world, something we can always rely on is a new Orb album, with the next holiday-for-the-head never far away.

Buena Vista Social Club was released in June 1997 and has since come to be regarded as a classic, selling 7 million copies worldwide.

The producers of the new hit Broadway musical BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB and WORLD CIRCUIT RECORDS present the show’s Original Broadway Cast Recording, to be released in July 2025, recording produced by Dean Sharenow and David Yazbek.

‘Buena Vista Social Club At Carnegie Hall’ is the second album released by the original Buena Vista Social Club™; this extraordinary collection of Cuba’s greatest musicians includes Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González, Eliades Ochoa, Omara Portuondo, Compay Segundo, Cachaíto López and Guajiro Mirabal.

The group's third studio release, Buhloone Mindstate released on September 21, 1993, saw the group evolve into a new sound as they continued to grow stylistically and musically.

Now performing with a full live band, the LP demonstrates an impressive progression in not only Greg’s own musicianship, but also the project’s overall scope, allowing him to push boundaries and capture the energy that only a group of musicians can.

Released just six months after 'Catch A Fire', 'Burnin' is the equal of its predecessor in its musical focus and passion, yet it contains - arguably - an even better batch of songs.

Bush Doctor is the third studio album by Jamaican reggae musician Peter Tosh. Along with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer he was one of the core members of the band The Wailers (1963–1974).

Recorded live at the legendary Lighthouse Jazz Club in Hermosa Beach in 1966, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers' Buttercorn Lady captures the group at a pivotal moment in their evolution.

Butterfly is a showcase of the wonderful variety and surprising twists and turns that made that album such an exciting new prospect and that still to this day make Snaith such an intriguing DJ.

With four albums already behind them, Sababa 5 have earned global support, from Songlines magazine and BBC Radio 6 Music tastemakers including Gilles Peterson, Jamz Supernova and Iggy Pop to France’s FIP Radio and Radio Nova, for their unique blend of traditional Middle Eastern celebration music with psychedelic grooves, funk, jazz, rock, and international vocal collaborations spanning Japan to India.

Named after the small wood cabin at the bottom of their garden where the album was recorded, Cabana is a deeply personal record of memory, self-discovery and imagination.

De La Soul returns with Cabin in The Sky, a deeply personal and emotionally charged album.

The songs themselves are much the same mixture of adrenalised swagger and high-tensile funk as ever.

With DJ Drama in tow, Tyler thrives in the realm of the rap mixtape, which allows him great freedom to explore every facet of his talent as a producer, writer, and vocalist. 

Soul Jazz Records’ ‘Calypso: Musical Poetry In The Caribbean’ was first issued in 2014 and has been out of print for nearly 10 years. Here you will find music from birthplace of calypso, Trinidad, other Caribbean islands, as well as sounds from the style’s subsequent onwards journey.

The Cape Verdean masterpiece returns—remastered, restored, and ready to set dancefloors alight once again. This Record Store Day, vinyl lovers and world music fans can finally get their hands on Caminho De Esperança Coladance 80 by Cabo Verde Show. First released in 1980 and long out of print, or...

After nearly three years, *Can You Feel It Vol. 5* marks the release of a brand-new installment in Tramp Records’ Disco/Boogie series. Like all four previous volumes, Vol. 5 offers a colorful mix of songs from the late 1970s and early 1980s.

First Word Records is very proud to bring you a brand new EP from Amanda Whiting, entitled 'Can You See Me Now?'

Lascelle 'Lascelles' Gordon - the driving force behind Vibration Black Finger – astonishes us yet again with a magnificent second album.

Walter Becker and Donald Fagen were remarkable craftsmen from the start, as Steely Dan's debut, Can't Buy a Thrill, illustrates.

“It is a fantastic album – funky, gritty and powerful, packed with incredible singing and potent songs that cast a stark eye over life’s hardships.” – The Guardian

Candy Girl is one of the more mysterious dates in Mal Waldron's discography. Recorded in 1975 at producer Pierre Jaubert's studio with Lafayette Afro Rock Band, it appeared in a tiny independent release from Calumet and was forgotten until France's Libreville Records reissued it in small print runs in 2016 and 2020.