NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl - Incredible haul of soul, jazz, psych & more!

AHMED ABDUL-MALIK Sounds Of Africa LP
*** "One of Malik's greatest combining both his modern & experimental sides, a mixture of off-key hardbop and odd instrumentation that includes cello, oud & percussion."

AFRICAN MUSIC MACHINE Black Water Gold LP
*** "Rolling basslines, spacey organ grooves, tight choppy guitar riffs & punchy horn blasts. Similar to Cymande but with less of the dub-heavy influences & more of a raw southern funk groove."

AFRO SOULTET Afrodesia LP
*** "The wildly diverse, heavily percussive global jazz, soul & exotica inspired Afrodesia from the late 60s combo Afro Soultet."

ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO Message To Our Folks LP
ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO Great Black Music A Jackson In Your House LP
*** "Two of the Art Ensemble Of Chicago's all-time classics! Out but rockin'."

DOROTHY ASHBY Afro-Harping LP
DOROTHY ASHBY The Rubaiyat Of Dorothy Ashby LP
*** "Two of the grooviest records ever – a sublime blend of African percussion, soulful orchestrations & Dorothy Ashby's amazing electric harp!"

MULATU ASTATKE Mulatu Of Ethiopia LP
*** "Killer blend of weird rhythms, sweet funk & dope vibes – and the grooves on the set are really unique – slow, snakey, and with a sinister, almost other-worldly feel." 180g.

DAVID AXELROD Songs Of Experience LP
DAVID AXELROD Earth Rot LP
DAVID AXELROD The Auction LP
DAVID AXELROD Messiah LP
DAVID AXELROD Heavy Axe LP
*** One of the most sampled composers in hip-hop, Axelrod's transcendent jazz is both extremely funky & snappy yet orchestral -- this music is insane. There's nothing like it. So unique, so catchy too.

RAY BARRETTO The Message LP
*** "One of Ray Barretto's hardest-hitting salsa albums of the 70s – a raw set of grooves that's less playful & in a more righteous mode."

BLACULA OST by Gene Page LP
*** "These tunes rank with the best blacksploitation work of the decade – hard and funky groovers."

BLOWFLY Zodiac Blowfly LP
*** Good lord. I don't know what to tell you. Look up the artwork.

WILLIE BOBO Let's Go Bobo! LP
*** "Recorded in 1964, drifting to a more high energy sound from more traditional cuban jazz & mainstream mambo to the more funky urban boogaloo with no musical chops lacking."

JAMES BROWN Hell LP
JAMES BROWN The Payback LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of him!

TERRY CALLIER What Color Is Love LP
*** Possibly the greatest album ever by the legendary Chicago soul singer Terry Callier!

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART Safe As Milk LP
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of this creep. LPs be rulin'.

JAMES CARR You Got My Mind Messed Up LP
*** "An incredible bit of southern soul." Dood's voice is so sweet. People marvel at the tunes.

CEYLIEB PEOPLE Tanyet LP
*** RECOMMENDED "A blend of fuzzy psychedelia with trippier influences from India & other points east, heavy drums & jamming guitar with lots of sitar, tamboura, and rootsy percussion! All instrumental and mind-expanding grooves."

CHOCOLATE WATCH BAND The Inner Mystique LP
*** "Mystically grooving psychedelia from Chocolate Watch Band – a heady mix of the psyche sounds of the era with some really groovy Eastern inspired spirals of sound!"

ALICE CLARK Alice Clark LP
*** "A really right-on sort of sound that's totally great, and way hipper than most 70s chart soul! Arrangements are by Ernie Wilkins, who brings in a touch of jazz."

BILLY COBHAM Spectrum LP
*** DJ classic from this jazz drummer.

DENNIS COFFEY Hair & Thangs LP
*** "Cracklin' drums & scratchy guitar jams from start to finish. A real treat for the breakbeat enthusiast."

ALICE COLTRANE Huntington Ashram Monastery LP
ALICE COLTRANE Eternity LP
ALICE COLTRANE Journey In Satchidananda LP
*** RECOMMENDED Holy lord, Alice Colrance is a religion. A harpist & pianist of the highest order, her jams = deep spirituality & stoned vibes. Serious, serious grooves. 180g.

DAVE "BABY" CORTEZ Soul Vibration LP
*** "A very weird record – and one of the most compelling albums ever cut by organ whiz Dave Baby Cortez! Pop soul instrumentals, the funky soul jazz of the early 70s, and some trippier sounds that have a wild spaced out feel."

CYMANDE Second Time Round LP
*** "The second album of dubby funk by the legendary Cymande! This monster funk combo had a totally unique sound, with rolling bassy-grooves, and a very nice stoner-funk feel."

DEMON FUZZ Afreaka! LP
*** "Messed-up funky jazz from an obscure early 70s UK group – and an album that really lives up to its trippy cover! Organ, sax, and spaced out drums – and the overall style is a mix of dub-heavy funk, Afro jazz, and a bit of jazz rock jamming!"

EAST NEW YORK ENSEMBLE DE MUSIC At The Helm LP
*** "An extremely righteous bit of soul jazz. The sound is loose and free – spiritually building in a manner that recalls the work of Ahmed Abdul Malik, Phil Cohran, and some of the AACM."

ELECTRIC PRUNES I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night LP
*** "Their scintillating debut!"

ETHIOPIAN QUINTET Afro-Latin Soul LP
*** "An incredible blend of New York Latin and some of the more Afro-styled grooves Mulatu explored more freely on his Ethiopian recordings. 180g.

EDDIE FISHER The Third Cup LP
EDDIE FISHER Eddie Fisher & The Next One Hundred Years LP
*** "Madly tripped out guitar funk & stripped down jazz with a small combo."

FUNKADELIC Funkadelic LP
FUNKADELIC Maggot Brain LP
FUNKADELIC Free Your Mind... LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of them!

MARVIN GAYE I Want You LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of him!

GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION Ain't-No-'Bout-A-Doubt-It LP
*** "One of the high points of Larry Graham's career – a hard-jamming set of guitar-based funk that forever put Graham Central Station on the map!"

HERBIE HANCOCK Fat Albert Rotunda LP
*** "Herbie breaks away from his straight jazz work with a harder, heavier sound than some of his straight electric ones." Oft-sampled, totally jammin'.

HARLEM UNDERGROUND Harlem Underground LP
*** "A mix of funky jazz and gritty soul put together with some really weird studio touches -- as mysterious as it is funky. George Benson, Dave Baby Cortez, Willis Jackson & Earl Williams."

RUFUS HARLEY Bagpipe Blues LP
*** "Don't be put off by the bagpipes -- Harley plays in a righteous soul jazz groove, using the instrument as a Coltrane-ish reed soloing vehicle, with sheets of hard blown sound as opposed to a corny Scottish sounding vibe."

WENDELL HARRISON An Evening With The Devil LP
*** "The groove is laidback and spacey, with some nice electric piano & good mellow solos that have a nice soulful vibe to them. Other parts of the album are a little bit more out & have a sharp edge to them." On TRIBE.

EDDIE HAZEL Jams From The Heart LP
*** "Legendary Funkadelic guitarist Eddie Hazel is in fine form and really cuts loose on these tracks from a 1975 studio session on this mostly instrumental EP."

JOHN LEE HOOKER On Campus LP
*** "Electric blues from John Lee Hooker released in the mid 60s on Vee Jay – all Hooker originals that are riveting and soul shaking as you could hope for."

LEROY HUTSON Hutson II LP
*** "A complete masterpiece from the mighty Leroy Hutson."

THE INTRIGUES In A Moment LP
*** "The set brings together titles from the Intrigues' one and only album – initially issued on the tiny Yew label. Nice stuff – with a sound that bridges rawer Philly 60s group soul & later smoother work from the 70s."

WELDON IRVINE Cosmic Vortex (Justice Divine) LP
WELDON IRVINE Spirit Man LP
*** "A moody blend of electric keys, heavy percussion, and some slight bits of jazzy solo work."

MELVIN JACKSON Funky Skull LP
*** "Jackson's bass is looped through all sorts of crazy effects, and the result is this amazing blend of avant garde playing and groovy rhythms that is beyond compare!" 180g.

WANDA JACKSON There's A Party Going On LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of this saucy firecracker! She can howl, she can yowl.

THE JB'S Doing It To Death LP
THE JB'S Breakin' Bread LP
*** James Brown's TIGHT AS HELL band.

JUJU A Message From Mozambique LP
JUJU African Rhythms LP
*** "Very much in kind of an Art Ensemble Of Chicago mode - with more 'out' soloing overall, mixed with some of the spiritual jazz leanings. Nice."

THE LAFAYETTE AFRO ROCK BAND Malik LP
*** "Lafayette Afro-Rock Band were a jazz-based super session group that created a heavy, dense, no compromise ghetto funk that has since been sampled by everyone from Public Enemy to Wreckz 'N' Effect."

DENISE LASALLE A Lady In The Street LP
*** Love this gal. Some vibe.

THE LAST POETS The Last Poets LP
*** The boys who invented rap!

YUSEF LATEEF Detroit LP
*** RECOMMENDED "Lateef's sweet blend of righteous jazz & soulful orchestrations, blending together strings and soul jazz with a hip approach that almost makes the record feel like an early blacksploitation soundtrack."

THE LATIN SOULS Boo-Ga-Loo & Shing-A-Ling LP
*** "Many of the cuts have a nicely dark undercurrent – a bit like the best work of Ralph Robles – but the harmonies give the record a somewhat more sincere feel too, with echoes of Joe Bataan in the mix."

THE LEBRON BROTHERS ORCHESTRA Psychedelic Goes Latin LP
*** "Latin definitely goes psychedelic on this one – burning through a cloud of smoke with a brilliant blend of soul, jazz, and the hipper rhythms of the Spanish Harlem scene."

MAGIC SAM West Side Soul LP
*** RECOMMENDED "A set of rough and ready blues tunes that would have played well on both sides of the tracks at the time."

SABU MARTINEZ Afro Temple LP
*** "The album mixes Latin grooves and hard funk in a way that's rarely been duplicated, and which has ensured Sabu a place in the funk hall of fame for all time!"

CURTIS MAYFIELD Roots LP
CURTIS MAYFIELD Back To The World LP
CURTIS MAYFIELD Live! 2xLP
*** Perhaps you've heard of him! 180g.

GWEN MCCRAE Rockin' Chair LP
*** The disco diva! She's slayin' it live, sweatin' hard on the LP sleeve.

JACK MCDUFF Sophisticated Funk LP
*** One of the best album covers of all time!

EUGENE MCDANIELS Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse LP
EUGENE MCDANIELS Outlaw LP
*** RIP. Wild & progressive albums from this former MOR singer. 180g.

JIMMY MCGRIFF Groove Grease LP
JIMMY MCGRIFF Electric Funk LP
*** A nice bit of funky organ work from Jimmy McGriff!

BLIND WILLIE MCTELL The Early Years 1927-1933 LP
*** He may be blind but the man could play!

MIGHTY TOMCATS Soul Makossa LP
*** Apparently this has the most jammin' version of "Soul Makossa" out there.

OS MUTANTES Jardim Eletrico LP
OS MUTANTES Os Mutantes LP
*** Hello! Long regarded as some of the very finest Brazilian pop psych. And for good reason.

SHUGGIE OTIS Inspiration Information LP
*** "1974 brainchild of guitar prodigy Shuggie Otis (son of Johnny Otis), the 19-year-old Otis spent three years in the studio generating this one-man opus. Multitracked rhythms recall the Meters embroidered with psychedelic filigree." 180g.

PARLIAMENT Trombipulation LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of them!

HARRY PARTCH Delusion Of The Fury 2xLP
HARRY PARTCH The World Of Harry Partch LP
*** This old coot made a bunch of his own instruments, scales & tones. Really wild, really happenin' stuff. These albums have been out-of-print & in demand for years.

LOUIE RAMIREZ Tipico LP
*** "In spite of the 2 boleros, I really see this album as a must have."

JIMMY REED I'm Jimmy Reed LP
*** "Jimmy Reed's debut LP was about as strong a first album as was heard in Chicago blues. Two-string boogie!"

GIL SCOTT-HERON Small Talk At 125th & Lenox LP
GIL SCOTT-HERON It's Your World LP
GIL SCOTT-HERON From South Africa To South Carolina LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of him! Prepare to have your ass kicked by this master wordsmith.

SONNY SHARROCK Monkey-Pockie-Boo LP
*** "This is one of Sonny Sharrock's rare early recordings, recorded in France shortly after he had been playing with Herbie Mann. The groove's kind of crazy."

SLY & THE FAMILY STONE There's A Riot Going On LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of him! On 180g vinyl.

ALAN SILVA & HIS CELESTIAL COMMUNICATION ORCHESTRA Luna Surface LP
*** "A group that includes Grachan Moncur III, Archie Shepp, Anthony Braxton, Malachi Favors, Dave Burrell, and Bernard Vitet. The group was one of the most successful meetings of the French and African-American avant gardes, 180g.

SKULL SNAPS Skull Snaps LP
*** "One of the most legendary funk albums of the 70s – a real gem through and through, and filled with a masterful blend of hard funk, sweet soul, and soaring group grooves."

LONNIE LISTON SMITH & THE COSMIC ECHOES Astral Traveling LP
*** RECOMMENDED "This album has the same swirling and ecstatic highs as Alice Coltrane's or Pharoah Sanders's music, reminiscent of classic Impulse! spiritual jazz sides." Endlessly listenable with a real stone-y vibe.

LONNIE LISTON SMITH & THE COSMIC ECHOES Expansions LP
*** A funkier set of tunes with incredible production work.

SRC s/t LP
*** "A heady brew of ripping guitars, burning Hammond, and massively pounding drums – all recorded with a slightly garagey edge."

SUN RA The Magic City LP
SUN RA The Solar-Myth Approach Vol. 1 LP
SUN RA Angels & Demons At Play LP
SUN RA Of Mythic Worlds LP
SUN RA Strange Strings LP
SUN RA Atlantis LP
SUN RA Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of him! On 180g vinyl.

TIMMY THOMAS Why Can't We Live Together LP
*** Peculiar but excellent organ & drum machine one man soul band.

THE WATTS 103RD STREET RHYTHM BAND In The Jungle, Babe LP
*** "In The Jungle, Babe is filled with Funk flavor and Soul seasoning and features one of the most underrated Funk ensembles to slap down some grooves on black wax."

THE WATTS PROPHETS Rappin' Black In A White World LP
*** "Fusing music with jazz and funk roots with a rapid-fire, spoken word sound which established a strong tendency toward social commentary and a reputation for militancy."

RANDY WESTON African Cookbook LP
*** "Effusive, Pan-African melodies & generous percussion."

STEVE WONDER Music Of My Mind LP
*** Perhaps you've heard of him! On 180g vinyl.

LYMAN WOODARD ORGANIZATION Saturday Night Special LP
*** RECOMMENDED "A unique amalgamation of organ funk, sophisticated soul, and straight-ahead jazz recorded in Detroit, MI. Brilliant." On STRATA.

LARRY YOUNG Lawrence Of Newark LP
*** RECOMMENDED "The John Coltrane of the organ!" Incredible, fiery set of psychedelic jazz.