R&B

The true identity of Joseph Douglas may never be known. His is a nom de chant on this very early Pied Piper production, created somewhere between Detroit and Philadelphia. It is a more soulful vocal than the issued Joe Douglas Playhouse release and will...

The triple threat production force of Holland-Dozier-Holland put their special touch on Freda Payne - The Unhooked Generation for Invictus back in 1969. Much loved in the sampling world for it's killer guitar hook intro, most famously used in JVC Force -...

The title of Thomas's third album for Bob Thiele's Flying Dutchman referenced Oliver Nelson's classic 1961 LP "The Blues and the Abstract Truth". Released in 1972, "Blues And The Soulful Truth" featured an expansive all-star band that included Pretty...

The title of the sixth album from Californian singer-songwriter Nick Waterhouse is more than just the name of one of it's tracks. The Fooler is both a clue and a red herring. The Fooler is the observed and the observer, narrator and subject, truth and...

The third release from Canopy features the title track from a deep Afro funk 7" originally released on private press in Benin in the 1980s. Electrifying cosmic voodoo disco grooves, heavy bass pulsing, blistering horns and spooky organ riffs set the tone...

The third in our series of reproduction singles, with tasteful label colour changes, comes from the Hyperions with their magnificent 1965 Chatahoochie waxing 'Why You Wanna Treat Me Like You Do'. This atmospheric Northern Soul newie has been entertaining...

The term "rare" indicates hard to find, precious, and uncommon. No matter what the item, by using that term a company wants to express that the buyer of their product purchases something real special. When it comes to original 45RPM singles in the Funk &...

The talented Bettye Swann scored an R&B hit with 'Don't Wait Too Long', her catchy, self-penned, debut single for Money records in 1965. She seemed to have a bright future but the Motownesque 'The Man That Said No' follow-up did not chart, nor did the...

The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble are definitely on a roll coming off of their third LP, Build Bridges, which debuted at #1 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz Chart. Their new and fourth LP, Step Down, is a direct reflection of the heavy times they were written...

The sun shines somewhere all the time. Humanity bathes in nourishing light, children play, people dance, work, grow, bathe, learn. As long as the rays of the sun, longer even, the sounds of music emanate from our bodies. Tools amplify our breath,...

The sublime mid-tempo soul of original Funk Brothers Dave Hamilton and Joe Hunter's 1964 composition 'Never Ever Leave Me' was recently featured on a Kent CD, but for this exclusive 45 we have used the alternate version with added percussion for a more...

The story for MacDonald has been amazing, since his Mojo Top 10 Blues album of 2022 - "Do Right Say Right", taking him from Bromley to Beale Street. London-based Bluesman Mississippi Macdonald has graduated from performing at a social club in Greenwich...