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BBE 500th Release

2 August 2019

For BBE Music’s landmark 500th release, the label joins forces with Louie Vega, Leroy Burgess and Patrick Adams to revisit ‘Barely Breaking Even’, the iconic track after which the label is named....

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Moonchild - Little Ghost Album

23 July 2019

Little Ghost (out 6th September) marks the return of LA-based trio Moonchild with their most thoughtfully crafted and complete album to date. Led by first single “Too Much to Ask”(out 19th July),...

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Pieces of a Man - debut album - 'Made In Pieces' out 12th July / Tru Thoughts

14 June 2019

Out 12th July, ‘Made In Pieces’ is the debut album from Manchester six-strong soul collective, Pieces of a Man. Electronically manipulating and pushing the sonic boundaries of a conventional soul...

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House Music Legend LADY ALMA Announces Anthology Release with Mark de Clive-Lowe

14 June 2019

“Twilight is futuristic soul - syncopated beats infused with progressive electronic production,” describes Philadelphia’s Lady Alma. A nine-song collection of soul-drenched goodness showcasing Lady...

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Jordan Rakai - Origin (Album)

28 April 2019

Soulful, intimate and expansive all at once, Jordan Rakei’s third album, “Origin”, cuts straight to the point, in every sense of the word. The melodies are brighter, the sound is bigger and the...

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New IZIPHO SOUL 45s

22 April 2019

LOU WATSON – PLEASE DON’T LEAVE / DAYDREAMING We are extremely proud to present these unreleased demos by New York Jazz/Soul singer Lou Watson. Recorded in October 1977, at the early stages of his...

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Sam Dees - Tag Tag (Vinyl Release)

14 April 2019

THE NEWEST ‘DIGGIN’ DEEP’ LIMITED EDITION 45 DD 005A Sam Dees ‘What’s It Gonna Be’ DD 005B Sam Dees ‘Tag Tag’ The latest 45 is another superb double-sider that Diggin’ Deep are extremely...

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Tony Momrelle - The Best Is Yet To Come (Album)

10 April 2019

One Of The UK’s Finest Voices To Release Career Defining New Album Best Is Yet To Come is the awe-inspiring new album from seminal UK soul / R&B star Tony Momrelle. Fresh from the success of the new...

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Pieces of a Man - Nothing To Lose

10 April 2019

Out 17th April, “Nothing To Lose” is the debut single from Manchester six-strong soul collective and Tru Thoughts newest signee, Pieces of a Man, brought to you by our very own Robert Luis. Pushing...

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Melvin Hicks & the Versatiles - I’m Just Passing Time (Kent Deep Soul 45)

25 March 2019

The ACE soul CD hit of 2019 so far has been the Lowrider compilation and on that, the previously unissued ‘I’m Just Passing Time’ by Melvin Hicks & the Versatiles has impressed everyone – including...

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Different Shades Of Brown - Love Vibrations (Cordial Recordings)

24 March 2019

Release date 29th April 2019 A Love Vibrations B My Girl Different Shades Of Brown originated from Spingfield, Ohio in 1968 before being talent spotted by renowned Detroit producer Clay McMurray in 1971,...

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The Swans Of New England - I'm Hunting For Your Love (Cannonball Records)

24 March 2019

In 1980 a pair of amazing Artists, Manny and Corinne Collier, produced “I’m Hunting For Your Love” on their private label Sounds Northeast Records, based in Connecticut. Written, arranged and produced...

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EPICENTRE featuring BERNADETTE BASCOM – GET OFF THE PHONE

18 March 2019

IZIPHO SOUL Forthcoming 45! In 1978, Seattle funk group Epicentre recorded the infectious boogie wonder: ‘Get Off The Phone’, written by the group’s keyboardist, Stacy Christenson, with Bernadette...

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Long Distance Love Affair (Super Disco Edits)

18 March 2019

Limited edition hand numbered double vinyl lp celebrating 5 years of record label Super Disco Edits. What started as a bit of fun has blossomed into a fully fledged record label, cementing itself as one...

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Durand Jones & The Indications New Album American Love Call

14 March 2019

“The Indications get even better on new LP ‘American Love Call,’ which contains frequent jolts of Frankie Lymon falsetto from drummer Aaron Frazer. Much of contemporary R&B is forceful and rugged;...

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Carlton Jumel Smith 1634 Lexington Avenue Album

13 March 2019

Carlton Jumel Smith 1634 Lexington Avenue Album forthcoming on Timmion From Harlem to Helsinki, the language of Carlton Jumel Smith only speaks loyalty and love. The smooth, vintage groove of 1634 Lexington...

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SOUL TUNE ALLSTARS – INTRODUCING

13 March 2019

From spring 2017 until now the Soul Tune Allstars have been busy recording the first album on the new Soul Tune Records imprint. ”SOUL TUNE ALLSTARS – INTRODUCING” is a result of a lifetime full...

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9th Creation Unreleased Album

3 March 2019

In 1980, the 9th Creation began working on new music at a Modesto studio, South East of Stockton. The studio was suspiciously cheaper than all of its competitors. After recording weeks of material, the...

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Chelsea Wilson New Album

3 March 2019

“Prepare to have your mind blown.. Chelsea Wilson, equipped with a smoking jazz-pop vocal weapon, is unquestionably one of the hottest acts on the Aussie circuit at the moment” – Tone Deaf Australia...

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Joey Negro - Remixed With Love Volume. 3

14 November 2018

So here we are at Remixed With Love Volume 3. Getting to release stage on any album always feels like a sense of achievement, these projects were normally started several years beforehand and the RWL...

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Tony Broaders - Promise To Myself / Bill Brandon - Rainbow Road

14 November 2018

Our newest 45 is a double sider that Diggin’ Deep are extremely proud to be able to bring to you. Two stunning sides, each with a very different flavour, though both are classic ‘Muscle Shoals’...

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9th Creation - Mellow Music

13 November 2018

Past Due are proudly reissuing the entire catalog of the fantastic 9th Creation, one of the best funk, soul, disco and boogie outlet to ever come out of Stockon, CA (and a huge influence on LA Rap and...

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Tim Tucker - Ain't That A Groove Thang

6 November 2018

SOUL/DISCO/FUNK SINGLE HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, ON ANY FORMAT. FROM THE INDEPENDENT UK LABEL SIX NINE RECORDS Ltd, BASED IN NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE AND WEAR. TIM TUCKER IS HERE WITH TWO BRILLIANT SONGS,...

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Smoke - Give Me Your Heart

6 November 2018

This record we produced with lyrics by the Steals Brothers and vocals by William “Smoke” Howard is dedicated to Love. It is either for the loves you lost for good or the love you lost but you've been...

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Thee Baby Cuffs - My My My Baby

9 October 2018

Chicano Soul three part harmony group, Thee Baby Cuffs, debuted with a rendition of Larry Sanders', "Where Did Peace Go", during anti-presidential inauguration protests throughout the U.S.. Picked up...

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Charles Bradley - Black Velvet

26 September 2018

November 5, 2018 would have been Charles Bradley’s 70th birthday. In celebration of his extraordinary life, Daptone imprint Dunham Records will release his fourth and final studio album on November...

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Soul Togetherness 2018

26 September 2018

Expansion’s most successful and longest running compilation series returns with a 2018 edition. The concept remains the same, fifteen must-have modern soul room gems taken from the year’s biggest...

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CJ & Co ‘Let Them Talk’ & Joe Matthews ‘What Every Little Girl Needs'

25 September 2018

The ‘A’ side is a fabulous, midtempo, 70’s soul stepper from C J & Co, produced by Mike Theodore and Dennis Coffey in Detroit! “Let Them Talk” is a killer modern soul track which has received...

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Bléz - Love, Life, Emotion The Experience Vol.1

18 September 2018

Bléz is a DC born, MD raised vocalist and song writer. Classically trained in voice, Bléz graduated from Duke Ellington School of The Arts in NW Washington, DC. After Graduating she went on to start...

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Fredrick - My Gift To You

18 September 2018

By collaborating with Allan Licht and Pete Tokar, Frederick has crafted the perfect addition to Smooth Jazz and Soul with his new single, “My Gift To You.” In his slow, yet catchy ballad, he expresses...

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The Doggett Brothers - Get High

18 September 2018

The Doggett Brothers return with their brand new 10 track album ‘Get High’. Following on from the first promo single ‘Get High’ featuring the vocals of Nate James, is the track ‘Don’t You...

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Reel People - Retroflection

18 September 2018

Reel People are back. Back to their roots. Back to the future. Back with a bang. Eagerly awaited new album Retroflection sees the revered collective recreating 12 soul, disco and boogie classics pivotal...

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Steal Vybe - Generations

21 August 2018

Generations, is a feel-good album that is comprised of multiple genres of music tied into a hybrid style of dance music that contains elements from r&b/soul, jazz, nu jazz, funk, afro, disco,...

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Randolph Baker ‘Getting Next To You’

27 July 2018

Born in Mariana, Florida on 18th December 1957, Randolph Baker demonstrated his aptitude for music from an early age. As he recalls, “my parents say I was always beating on my baby crib! Then I moved...

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SOPHISTICATED LADIES – THIS AINT REALLY LOVE

27 July 2018

Kalita Records are honoured to announce the first ever official reissue of theSophisticated Ladies' sought-after 1980 New York disco single & This Ain't Really Love, backed by a Mighty Zaf...

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TWO GREAT SIDES FROM THE UK’S SPECIALIST SOUL MUSIC RECORD LABEL, DIGGIN’ DEEP RECORDS!

9 July 2018

This release joins together two stalwarts of the Southern Soul scene, stemming from Sounds of Memphis records, USA. Previously unissued on vinyl 45, the ‘A’ side is a scorching mid-tempo, Deep Soul...

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Tracy Hamlin Pays Homage to Late Starpoint Singer Renee Diggs with Her Cover of “You’re My Sunny Day”

3 July 2018

Ever-versatile vocal sensation Tracy Hamlin is adding her love light to the rays of summer with a very special early August EP release on her own DMH Records label: a cover of “You’re My Sunny Day”...

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The Electrifying Eight Piece Wonder-Band 'The Suffers' Bring Gulf Coast Soul To The World July 13th With Everything Here

3 July 2018

There is a contagious and combustible energy every time the eight-piece wonder-band The Suffers steps on the scene. NPR's Bob Boilen attributes the band's allure to their "Soul, straight from horn to...

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K. Avett - Lioness

17 May 2018

The singer is currently on a quest to showcase her growth as a songwriter with her sophomore album, “Lioness,” which is set to drop May 11th, 2018. She adds about the project: “This album touches...

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Tatiana Lady Mayfield

21 February 2018

TATIANA “LADYMAY” MAYFIELD Refreshing and beautiful are how many have described the voice and persona of Tatiana “LadyMay” Mayfield, a jazz vocalist, musician, and educator from Fort Worth, Texas....

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Fuminori Kagajo

13 February 2018

Fuminori Kagajo is a DJ and Producer based in Sapporo / Japan, since 1996, landing gigs alongside Frankie Knuckles and Ian Pooley among others in his home town. Kagajo makes house music that blends Jazz-funk...

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Sy Smith - Sometimes A Rose Will Grow In Concrete

13 February 2018

“Sometimes A Rose Will Grow In Concrete” (SRWGC) is the fifth studio album by critically acclaimed progressive soul artist Sy Smith. Often called the “Queen Of Underground Soul”, her previous...

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James Hunter - Six Whatever It Takes

16 January 2018

THE JAMES HUNTER SIX RELEASE NEW STUDIO ALBUM ON DAPTONE RECORDS WHATEVER IT TAKES (RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 2, 2018) A permanent fixture in the world of Rhythm and Soul, James Hunter follows up...

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John Morales Presents The M + M Mixes Volume IV The Ultimate Collection

28 November 2017

Described wholly accurately by Boiler Room as "one of the best producers and arrangers of disco music to have ever done it", Bronx native John Morales has more than three decades of hits and over 800...

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Memphis 68 The Tragedy of Southern Soul

22 November 2017

'There are few writers who so clearly and powerfully evince the relationship between popular culture and politics . . . This is a book that grabs you from the off. Cosgrove writes about the music with...

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Syleena Johnson - Rebirth Of Soul

7 November 2017

SOUL REIGNS SUPREME ON SYLEENA JOHNSON’S REBIRTH OF SOUL   The R&B Diva Unites with Father - Legendary Soul/Blues Singer Syl Johnson for their First Recording Together In Over Two Decades...

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Amber Navran

14 October 2017

Amber Navran of Moonchild's first solo album. Put your creative self out into the world. Don't let self doubt, or fear, or lack of knowledge/resources stop you. Borrow what you need, call people for help,...

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Children Of Zeus

3 October 2017

First Word Records are very proud to present an EP by Manchester's finest Hip Hop and Soul exports, Children of Zeus. This is 'The Story So Far...' Konny Kon & Tyler Daley met back in 2005, after...

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Calvin Richardson - Keeps The Soul Flames Burning On

3 October 2017

MULTI-GRAMMY AWARD NOMINATED SOUL MAN SINGER/SONGWRITER CALVIN RICHARDSON KEEPS THE SOUL FLAMES BURNING ON ALL OR NOTHING You know when the iconic Soul man Charlie Wilson calls you “one of the most...

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Jordan Rakei - Wallflower

23 September 2017

“Wallflower”: introverted, misunderstood, sensitive, strange and seemingly unknowable. Newly signed to Ninja Tune, Jordan Rakei has battled his inner demons and written an inspirational, soul-stirring...

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Will Downing - Soul Survivor

20 September 2017

The Prince Of Sophisticated Soul Will Downing Reigns As A Soul Survivor On New CD Celebrating 20t h CD & 30t h Anniversary As A Recording Artist Downing Gets Some Help from Star Labelmates Avery*Sunshine,...

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Chantae Cann - Sol Empowered

20 September 2017

Atlanta Records is thrilled to announce Sol Empowered; Chantae Cann’s second studio album is set for release on October 13, 2017 in collaboration with Ropeadope. Sol Empowered finds the artist in a...

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Ledisi - Let Love Rule

12 September 2017

“Ledisi's voice is a multifaceted jewel...bold but never brash…and can curl your toes with the bending of a single note."-Associated Press (New York, NY - July 31, 2017) Verve Records artist...

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The Foreign Exchange

12 September 2017

REEL PEOPLE MUSIC are excited to present our new compilation series HIDE&SEEK. HIDE&SEEK’s aim is to deliver a platform for our favourite artists and producers to showcase some of the incredible...

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Ledisi - Let Love Rule

12 September 2017

“Ledisi's voice is a multifaceted jewel...bold but never brash…and can curl your toes with the bending of a single note."-Associated Press (New York, NY - July 31, 2017) Verve Records artist...

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James L'Estraunge - Orchestra

12 September 2017

Vinyl, CD and digitally released on October 6th, 2017. Born in a remote log cabin deep in the Scottish Highlands, Eventual Reality, the debut album from The James L’Estraunge Orchestra melds jazz and...

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Najee - Poetry In Motion

12 September 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New York, NY (August 17, 2017) – On Friday, August 25, 2017, Grammy Nominated and award-winning international saxophonist and flautist, Najee, will release his highly anticipated...

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Vintage Babies

5 September 2017

Vintage Babies is the title of the collaborative album and super group created by Grammy nominated singer, songwriter, and MC, Maimouna Youssef aka Mumu Fresh and producer, Dj, and musical director Dj...

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Low Rider Special in conversation with Arlene Sepulveda

27 July 2017

Listen back to JM in conversation with Arlene Sepulveda a member of The SoutherSoul Spinners DJ crew. The DJ crew formed in 2010 grew out of three selectors sharing an affinity for R&B, slow-jams...

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Ubiquitous Soul - Ms Irene Renee

13 July 2017

UBIQUITOUS SOUL IS NOW AVAILABLE IN ALL ON-LINE RETAIL OUTLETS! The moment that we've all been waiting for has now arrived. The highly anticipated sophomore album by yours truly, Ms. Irene Renee,...

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The Soul Steppers

13 July 2017

The Soul Steppers from Brighton continue their own little mission to produce proper, authentic 100% bona fide big band funky soul music. Check out their brand new release for your listening pleasure,...

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Back To Life - Shaila Prospere

13 July 2017

The highly anticipated ‘Back To Life’ album from Shaila Prospere will be released on 30th June on CD only. The album is a bumper package of quality soul music and includes the previous two singles...