Disco Not Disco

3 LP The influential first volume of ‘Disco Not Disco’ compiled by Joey Negro and Sean P. ‘Disco Not Disco’ was a perfectly timed compilation back in 2000. Released when interest in the myths, history and playlists of original New York clubs like Paradise Garage and The Loft was at its peak, the album drew […]

Different Fashion: The High Note Dancehall Collection

All recordings new to CD • 11 previously unreleased tracks • Includes some of the biggest hits of the original dancehall era By the time the strident sound of original dancehall came to dominate the Jamaican music scene at the close of the Seventies, Sonia Pottinger had long been established as one of the island’s […]

Bob Stanley Presents 76 In The Shade

2 LP The months without rain and airless days and nights might not have been something out of the ordinary in the Algarve or the south of France, but it was without precedent in Britain. The Summer of 1976 has remained a benchmark for long, hot summers – there may have been scorchers since, but […]

Leisureland

Indies only limited to 250 blue vinyl LP plus black vinyl LP and CD Brand new studio album from Wreckless Eric As Wreckless Eric he needs little introduction – he wrote and recorded the classic Whole Wide World and had a hit with it back in 1977. Since then its been a hit for countless […]

Essential

Tampa Red was a prolific and influential blues slide guitarist, singer and songwriter, his Chicago home becoming a centre for the blues community • Great value 121-track 5-CD set comprising recordings on Vocalion, Bluebird & RCA-Victor • Includes recordings with Georgia Tom, the Hokum Jug Band and The Chicago Five – he was referred to […]

Weather Report

The 1982 self-titled album is their final featuring bass guitarist Jaco Pastorius and drummer Peter Erskine in the rhythm section, bringing to an end what many fans considered the best lineup in the bands history. Compositionally this album is dominated almost completely by Joe Zawinul. But this was often the case anyway. Explosive tracks like […]

Battle Of Wills

2 LP The original Y Records album with 13 bonus tracks, including rare and unreleased studio material and liner notes from Folk Roots editor Ian A Anderson. Before hitting twenty, Tymon Dogg had made a single with pre-Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, recorded with Paul McCartney for Apple Records (running off […]

Seventh Song

Even though this is essentially a compilation of his more mellow material, this is also a representation of his most emotional playing. The material dates back to the seventh song of his first release and pulls material from the seventh song on each following album. “The 7th Song” is a fantastic collection of Steve Vais […]

Vanities

“We were raring to go,” says W. H. Lung’s Tom Sharkett of the band’s desire to keep the momentum going after the huge success of their debut album. However, it quickly became apparent that a repeat performance was of no interest to the band. “At the beginning it felt like every new idea could’ve just […]