ELEANORE MILLS - THIS IS ELEANORE MILLS:
Top soul album from 1974 with the All Platinum sound, produced by Harry Ray, Al Goodman and Tommy Keith. Includes the dancer "I'm gonna get you" and the killer slowie "How can I love you". Reissue, includes bonus 7" but the mis-pressed one ("Same Routine" b/w "I'm Gonna Get You").

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N.S.U. - TURN ON, OR TURN ME DOWN:
Raw, psychedelic rock with a touch of blues from England 1969. Listen to "The game" or their superior 8-minute version of "On the road again". RSD 2018 reissue.

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ELDER JEFFREY ROBERSON - OLD TIME WAY:
Gospel boogie LP from 1982, listen to "I'm not tired yet" and "Why not". Reissue.

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OSSIE ALL STARS / OSSIE HIBBERT - LEGGO DUB:
Top dub album featuring seven versions to songs from Gregory Isaacs' classic "Mr Isaacs" LP as well as cuts to "I'm Alright" and more. Check "Ready Dub" and "Brooklyn Style". Reissue.

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LINVAL THOMPSON - LOOK HOW ME SEXY:
Linval in lovers fashion on this Junjo Lawes-produced LP from 1982, check the wicked "Look How Me Sexy" and "Things Couldn't Be The Same". Reissue.

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OJO BALINGO (JUJU MASTER) - AFROTUNES BEST OF JUJU VOL 2:
Nigerian LP from 1985 with the bubbling club tune "Igbe eiye oloburo"! Well worth checking if you like King Sunny Ade's "Ja funmi". Reissue.

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DON VARNER - TEAR STAINED FACE / MOJO MAMA:
Northern soul monster. Unofficial repress of ultra rare original. Half the labels are colored in pink (needlessly, but rather neatly done).

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SONIC YOUTH - GOO:
Iconic album from 1990, with such classics as "Dirty boots" and "Kool thing" (featuring Chuck D from Public Enemy). And cool cover art made by Raymond Pettibon. 180 g reissue. This copy is in shrink.

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SUN RA - MEDIA DREAMS:
The sister album to the mighty "Disco 3000", also recorded in Italy (around the same time) and with the same personnel (Gilmore, Ray and Ali). Features the killer leftfield rhythm machine-driven free jazz jam "Constellation"! 2019 reissue.

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SUN RA ARKESTRA - LIVE AT THE STORYVILLE IN NYC - 24TH OCTOBER 1977:
1977 live recording featuring a large Arkestra including John Gilmore, Marshall Allen plus Ra at the organ. Listen to "Lights". Unofficial reissue of material previously released as part of the "Unity" 2xLP set on Horo.

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MAX ROMEO - REVELATION TIME:
Strong roots set and his best album together with "War In A Babylon", check "No Peace" and "Blood Of The Prophet". Produced by Clive "Azul" Hunt and recorded at Lee Perry's Black Ark. Reissue.

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BILLY BRUNER - SAME:
Late 80s modern soul/boogie with excellent vocals from this former Darwin's Theory member. Includes tunes released under the his own name and as T'Spoon, plus one number from the Davis Family and two previously unissued tunes. Listen to "The dream" and "Say yeah".

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SPACEARK - SAME:
Very rare private press soul/funk/jazz LP from 1976. Contains the killer folky/free soul track "Welcome To My Door" and the spacey "Fever Pitch". Reissue.

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SPACEARK - SPACEARK IS:
Their second album, equally rare and with pretty much the same jazzy modern soul sound as their self-titled debut. Check the spacey "Sweet Hitch Hiker" and the mellow "Sexy Lady". Reissue.

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VARIOUS - STEP FORWARD YOUTH - ROOTS MASTERS FROM THE PUNKY REGGAE PARTY:
Killer classics from Culture ("Two sevens clash"), Lee Perry ("Roast fish and cornbread"), Keith Hudson, Augustus Pablo, Gregory Isaacs etc.

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SUN RA ARKESTRA - LIVE AT THE STORYVILLE IN NYC - 29TH OCTOBER 1977:
1977 live recording featuring a large Arkestra including John Gilmore, Marshall Allen plus Ra at the organ. Listen to "The Satellites". Unofficial reissue of material previously released as part of the "Unity" 2xLP set on Horo.

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BURTON INC - NATION SONG / GROOVIN' AT THE NIGHT CLUB:
"Groovin' at the night club" fantastic mellow soul, originally on the rare "L.A. will make you pay" album. Japanese reissue with picture insert.

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VARIOUS - ETHIOPIAN HIT PARADE VOL 2:
More Ethio jazz from Mulatu Astatke, Alemayehu Eshete, Getachew Kassa etc., check Mulatu's "Munaye". Reissue.

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JOHN COLTRANE - BALLADS:
Not the Impulse-album with the same name but a collection of his ballad sides for Prestige, Atlantic and Blue Note - sublime stuff including the fantastic "Aisha".

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NEW ORDER - POWER CORRUPTION & LIES:
Their 1983 album including "Age of consent" and "Your silent face". Record has a few light scuffs, nothing bad. Cover has bent corner. Reissue, 180 g vinyl.

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MIGHTY DIAMONDS - PASS THE KNOWLEDGE:
Compilation including MD gems as "Right time" and "Struggling".

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VASILISK - ACQUA:
Remastered reissue from 2014. Still sealed copy.

TOSHIFUMI HINATA - BROKEN BELIEF:
Compilation of 1985-87 ambient works by Japanese composer/multi-instrumentalist Toshifumi Hinata. Very nice listening, start of with "Sayoka" and "Sarah's Crime" that both should work well in the mellow part of your Balearic set.

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IMANI - OUT OF THE BLUE:
Jazzy soul rarity from 1983. Four tracks, "Somebody's love" is my pick. Well-made reissue from 2019, with obi.

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VARIOUS - BLUE JUICE:
Influential comp from 1996 with top tunes as Jerome Richardson's jazz dancer "No problem", Doris "You never come closer" and Ananda Shankar's massive sitar funk tunes "Dancing drums" and "Streets of Calcutta". Cover has a small price tag on front (not on photo).

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THELONIOUS MONK - GENIUS OF MODERN MUSIC VOL 1:
Early Monk effort for Blue Note and a beautiful one, including "Well you needn't", "Round about midnight" and "Epistrophy". Cover has faint stamp on back. French reissue from 1982.

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HIROMASA SUZUKI TRIO - PRIMROSE:
Rare Japanese piano trio album recorded 1978 with Nobuyoshi Ino and Steve Jackson - the deep "Dis-charge" is superb and the opening "Hornet" is great too! Reissue.

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ISSAM HAJALI - MOUASALAT ILA JACAD EL ARD:
Folk-jazzy mid 70s LP out of Lebanon with spacey synths floating away. Listen to the title tune. Reissue of cassette-only original.

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SUN RA - THE MAGIC CITY:
1965 sessions from the extraordinary Sun Ra - hard to do this record justice with a short description, but try "The shadow world" to get a taste. Remastered and expanded reissue from 2017.

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MOMBASA - AFRICAN RHYTHMS & BLUES:
Great afro/funk/jazz LP from 1975. My favorites are "Nairobi" and "Kenia". Reissue of German-only original.

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VARIOUS - STRANGE GAMES AND THINGS:
Great rare groove classics from Linda Williams, Lemuria, Father's Children, Johnny Bristol, Gwen McCrae and loads more.

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FOSTER SYLVERS - SAME:
"Misdemeanor" classic breakbeat/rare groove track with a very charming vibe! "More love" is my personal favorite. Reissue of popular LP.

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GINO MARINACCI - IDEA:
1971 album backed by 75% of I Marc 4 (!) plus Angelo Baroncini and Dino Piana. High quality all the way with personal favourites in "Metropoli" and the spacey interlude "Un Volto Una Storia". Reissue from 2008.

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HORACE SILVER - DOIN THE THING AT THE VILLAGE GATE:
Live set featuring Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Gene Taylor & Roy Brooks. Contains the great "The Gringo"! 180 gram reissue from 2019.

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PETER KING - SHANGO:
Excellent afro funk set including the superb title tune. This was unissued until Strut released it in 2002. Here is a Mr Bongo reissue with a better-looking cover and great sound. As new copy in shrink.

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DAVID BOWIE - ALADDIN SANE:
1973 album with a great title track and "Lady grinning soul" + more. Both record and cover are in great shape. Remastered reissue from 1990.

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CAN - EGE BAMYASI:
Essential krautrock with a unique edge. The hip hop sample "Vitamin C" is a standout, but don't miss "Spoon" and the more cinematic "One more night". Reissue from 2013.

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GEORGE RUSSELL SEXTET - EZZ-THETICS:
Strong jazz set from 1961 with Eric Dolphy & Don Ellis. Check "Ezz-thetics". Record has one long surface line on side 2 not affecting play. Cover has light wear + small "Made In Japan"-sticker on back. Japanese reissue from 1975, SMJ 6112, no obi or insert.

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PEREZ PRADO & DON ALFIO - LOVE CHILD:
Percussive latin/funk jazz LP from 1973. Includes the super intense "Circle"! Reissue with bonus CD.

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MOMENTS - ON TOP:
Their debut album with lovely sweet soul on tracks as "All I have" and "That's how it feels". Reissue.

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RETTA YOUNG - YOUNG AND RESTLESS:
Rare 70s soul including the monster mellow groover "Really really" plus the uptempo dancer "My man is on his way". Reissue.

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SCORPIONS & SAIF ABU BAKR - JAZZ, JAZZ, JAZZ:
Sudanese jazz/funk outfit with an LP that was originally released circa 1980. Listen to the disco funky "Farrah Galbi Aljadeed" (A4) or "Nile waves" (B2). Reissue.

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ERIK ANDRESEN'S QUARTET - GIP:
Very rare Norwegian quartet LP with the killer jazz dance track "Cordon Bleu", a wonderful version of "Footprints" plus the deep modal ballad "GIP". With Roy Hellvin, Tore Nordlie and Svein Christiansen. 2018 reissue with different cover art than the 1971 original and one added bonus track ("Chan & Phil") featuring Egil Kapstad. With CD.

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SPONTANEOUS OVERTHROW - ALL ABOUT MONEY:
Private pressed DIY soul/funk/disco oddity with lovely synths and drum machines and a very unique sound - listen to "Overthrow groove" or "All about money". Reissue.

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JACKSON SISTERS - SAME:
Legendary LP including the monster soul/funk classic "I Believe In Miracles". Also holds the LP only crossover gem "Day In The Blue" and their version of "Rock Steady"! Reissue.

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MUNCHENER STUDIOORCHESTER - TWILIGHTS OF BALI:
A very rare and unique LP with a deep but laidback and easy vibe (without being too easy if you know what I mean). Whole album has a dreamy, cool vibe mixing jazz, prog and fusion with exotica. Check the deep killer "Bedaja", "Mari Bersampan", "Salut To Bali" and the sample-friendly "Suling". Some of the tracks were written by Milan Pilar from the legendary Catch Up band. Reissue.

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JUDY POLLAK & 33 1/3 - IN TOGETHERNESS:
Sultry modern soul/disco rarity from 1977 out of Michigan. Has a breezy vibe throughout - listen to "Your mine" or "Still in love". Reissue.

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CAN - FLOW MOTION:
Weird and nice LP from 1976, quite different to their other records. Most interesting to me are the title track and the disco rocker "...and more". Reissue.

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WILFRED PERCUSSION - SAME:
Italian bossa fusion/MPB set from 1983 with nice versions of Milton Nascimento's "Cravo E Canela" and Hermeto Pascoal's "Papo Furado"! High quality reissue in heavy cardboard cover.

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BILLY SCOTT & THE GEORGIA PROPHETS - GREATEST HITS:
"I think I really love you" killer crossover soul (released on a rare 45 credited to Three Prophets) + the similar "So glad you happened to me". Compilation from 1983. Still sealed copy with a vintage price tag on front.

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