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Yo! Boombox: Early Independent Hip Hop Electro & Disco Rap 1979-83
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Cat: SJRCD 530. Rel: 18 May 23
 
Hip Hop/R&B
The Carver Area High School Seniors - "Get Live '83" (CD1)
Mike T - "Do It Any Way You Wanna"
Chapter III - "Real Rocking Groove" (Rap & Breaks)
Sinister Two - "Rock It, Don't Stop It"
Sangria - "To The Beat Y'all"
Funky Four Plus One More - "Rappin' & Rocking The House"
The Just Four - "Girls Of The World" (Genius Rap & Breaks)
Eye Beta Rock - "Super Rock Body Shock" (CD2)
Funky Constellation - "Street Talk (Madam Rapper)"
Kool Kyle The Starchild - "Do You Like That Funky Beat (Ahh Beat, Beat)"
The Just Four - "Jam To Remember"
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - "Super Rappin' No 2"
Silver Star - "Eei Eei O"
Magic's Trick - "Magic's Rap"
Review: The latest volume in Soul Jazz's Boombox series, which focuses on the formative years of hip-hop culture, delivers a notably deep dig into some of the innovative and inspired disco-rap, electro and proto-hip-hop records released by independent labels, mostly based in New York City, between 1979 and 1983. It's a genuinely eye-opening affair that boasts a mixture of little-known debut singles from now legendary acts (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Funky Four Plus One More), inspired obscurities (see 'Get Live '83', a rare recording by a Chicagoan high school band), bona-fide dancefloor gems (Mike T, Sangria, the electrofunk-rap of Silver Star), and deliciously deep cuts. Throw in Soul Jazz's usual exhaustive, expansive liner notes, and you have another essential collection from the quality compilation specialists.
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Tags: Disco Funk
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World Of Ecstasy (reissue)
Cat: SJR 46012. Rel: 26 Oct 23
 
Funk
Music-A-Lizer (short version) (3:38)
World Of Ecstasy (3:46)
Music-A-Lizer (long version) (5:33)
Computer (4:07)
Review: Soul Jazz Records promise this is a one off and strictly limited pressing of Alien Starr's 'World Of Ecstasy.' It is a faithful reproduction of the original in terms of art and sound and has been restored from the label after they included it on their excellent recent Space Funk 2 - Afro-Futurist Electro Funk In Space 1976-84 compilation. tUSA in 1985 featuring big slap bass energy, hand claps, drum funk and electro boogie bass. .
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What Do You See In Her
Cat: SJR 1857. Rel: 15 Jul 22
 
Soul
What Do You See In Her? (3:02)
I Remember The Summer (3:15)
Review: Inell Young's What Do You See In Her is often said to be one of the most powerful soul songs to have ever come from the great New Orleans scene. Eddie Bo is of course the great man behind it - as he was so many of these great tunes from this place and this ear - with the voice of Inell adding the spice. Finding an original is hard as, and will also cost you very close to four figures, so snap this one up while you can. Both sides are pure gold.
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 in stock $11.86
Universal Mother
Cat: SJRLP 139. Rel: 05 Oct 06
 
Funk
Twins
Luna
We Call To Her
Amma
Meta M' Bulu
Hakuna
Nammu
Her Dream Of Dance
Born From The Sea
Mandala
M' Bip
Ninety Six Lotus Blossoms
Red Ochre Cowrie
In The Field (feat Yusef Lateef)
Review: Soul Jazz are releasing this new album that mixes deep percussive African rhythms and Afro- Jazz with elements of hip-hop and electronica recorded in Los Angeles, California. Produced by West Coast left-field hip-hop/electronic/jazz artist Carlos Nino aka Ammon Contact, the album features Adam Rudolph, Hamid Drake and Brahim Fribgane as well as special guest and deep jazz legend Yusef Lateef. Adam Rudolph and Hamid Drake have between them played and recorded with Pharoah Sanders, Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell, Jah Wobble, Don Cherry and many more. With previous releases on Soul Jazz Records (Beautiful) and Scott Heren's (Prefuse 73) Eastern Developments label, Hu Vibrational's deep spiritual music draws on the links between Africa, Jazz music and avant-garde hip-hop. Adam Rudolph co-founded the Mandingo Griot Society and has been working together for over recent years as musical partner to the great Yusef Lateef. He also runs the Go: Organic Orchestra, a 22 piece percussion group. Carlos Nino (aka Ammon Contact) has had releases on Ninja Tune, Soul Jazz Records, Eastern Development and Plug Research. As well as being an integral part of Hu Vibrational he has also produced Dwight Trible and The Life Force Trio, Build An Ark and the Go: Organic Orchestra.
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Two Synths A Guitar & A Drum Machine: Post Punk Dance Vol 1
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Two Synths A Guitar & A Drum Machine: Post Punk Dance Vol 1 (heavyweight neon green vinyl 2xLP + booklet + MP3 download code)
Cat: SJRLP 462C. Rel: 05 Mar 21
 
Indie/Alternative
Automatic - "Too Much Money" (2:17)
Zongamin - "Underwater Paramid" (3:26)
New Fries - "Lily" (6:16)
Vex Ruffin & Fab 5 Freddy - "The Balance" (3:22)
Ixna - "Somebody Said" (3:25)
Leroy Duncann - "Dream River" (1:03)
Tom Of England - "Neon Green" (4:06)
Toresch - "Tocar" (5:18)
Becker & Mukai - "La Riviere Des Perles" (7:11)
Gramme - "Discolovers" (4:48)
Niagara - "Ida" (5:40)
Charles Manier - "Sift Through Art Collecting People" (7:40)
Black Deer - "Baseball Shorts" (4:30)
Madmadmad - "Hot Disco" (3:30)
Wino D - "Track 15" (6:59)
Review: RECOMMENDED
Post punk and dance music can be perfect bedmates simply because they are so often one and the same thing. Or rather the former is a form of the latter, with post punk's audio iconography frequently involving a rolling approach to rhythms, subtleties given room to shine and a sense of constant build about the atmospherics. All of which are also cornerstones of electronic club sounds, too.

Here then Soul Jazz adds to its extensive and consistently-impressive back catalogue of genre-themed compilations with a collection of tracks that take their lead from electro pop, industrial, punk, techno and more. Featuring a host of contemporary artists, including LA DIYers Automatic, German sonic artists Toresch and Philippines-via-California cult hero Vex Ruffin, it's refreshingly modern proof of how vital this stylistic meeting point is.
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There Is No Acid In This House
There Is No Acid In This House (2xLP + MP3 download code)
Cat: SJRLP 518. Rel: 27 Oct 22
 
Minimal House/Tech House
Communion Of The Highest Order (8:44)
We Are The Light Vessels (5:19)
When Situations Get 2 Deep (5:46)
Look Over There 9 Oclock (5:15)
Beyond The Outrage (4:31)
Frantic Moments (4:50)
Mephisto's Pulpit Of Stank (4:19)
Deconstructing The Path (4:34)
Nights Under The Nubian Sky (5:02)
Dark Acidic Organ (4:52)
Private Runner (5:08)
Let Me Know How U Really Feel (4:05)
There Is No Acid In This House (Just Emotions Rmx) (6:24)
Dogs Don't Wear Pants (4:45)
Review: Chicago extraordinaire Jamal Moss aka Hieroglyphic Being's third solo album is titled There Is No Acid In This House, and sees him return to Soul Jazz Records. Using his idiosyncratic electronic sound, Moss takes influence from the experimental minds of fellow Windy City innovators such as The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, The Art Ensemble of Chicago and Sun Ra, through to icons of his hometown's house music scene like Ron Hardy, Marshall Jefferson, Lil Louis and others who have defined Chicago's musical universe over the last half a century.
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Studio One Women Vol 2
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Studio One Women Vol 2 (gatefold 2xLP)
Cat: SJRLP 502. Rel: 27 May 22
 
Clásico/Ska
Hortense Ellis - "Can I Change My Mind" (2:59)
Marcia Griffiths - "Melody Life" (2:49)
Myrna Hague - "New World" (7:41)
Marcia Griffiths - "Shimmering Star" (4:15)
Nora Dean - "Heartaches" (2:59)
The Jay Tees - "Buck Town Corner" (3:02)
Jennifer Lara - "Turn Turn Turn" (3:12)
Doreen & Alton - "I'm Still In Love" (3:19)
Doreen Schaeffer - "Sugar Sugar" (2:40)
Denise Darlington - "Feel So Good" (2:24)
Angela Prince - "My Man Is Gone" (2:33)
Nana McLean - "Till I Kissed You" (5:06)
Nina Soul - "Barb Wire" (2:42)
Jackie & Doreen - "Welcome You Back Home" (3:05)
Nina Soul - "Sleeping Trees" (4:25)
Rita Marley - "Friends & Lovers" (3:05)
Hortense Ellis - "Secretly" (2:19)
Marcia Griffiths - "You're No Good" (2:18)
Review: Compiling a slew of tracks that are either impossible to find or which have never been issued, the legendary Jamaican label Studio One have put together a fresh selection of all the best songs recorded by its women artists over the years. Harkening all the way back to the early '60s and through to the '80s, this boundless, romantic blossom of lovers' bass and vox charts both covering and original hits from the likes of Marcia Griffiths, Rita Marley and Hortense Ellis.
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Studio One Roots: The Original (20th Anniversary)
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Studio One Roots: The Original (20th Anniversary) (blue vinyl 2xLP + MP3 download code)
Cat: SJRLP 056C. Rel: 07 May 21
 
Roots/Lovers Rock
The Cyclones - "Meditation" (with Count Ossie) (2:34)
Cornell Campbell - "Natty Don't Go" (with The Brentford Rockers) (3:06)
Freddie McGregor - "Africa Here I Come" (with The Sound Dimension) (5:22)
Bunnie & Skitter - "Lumumbo" (2:31)
Willie Williams - "Addis A Baba" (with The All Stars) (3:34)
L Crosdale - "Set Me Free" (with Drum Bago & The Rebel Group) (3:23)
Leroy Wallace - "Far Beyond" (with The New Establishment) (3:42)
Lennie Hibbert - "More Creation" (4:15)
Alton Ellis - "Blackish White" (with The Sound Dimension) (2:29)
Winston Jarrett - "Fear Not" (with The Sound Dimension) (2:48)
Devon 'Soul' Russell - "Drum Song" (3:51)
The Gaylads - "Africa" (3:23)
Black Brothers - "School Children" (with The New Establishment) (2:52)
Linton Cooper - "You'll Get Your Pay" (with The Brentford Disco Set) (2:53)
Sound Dimension - "Congo Rock" (3:54)
Zoot Simms - "African Challenge" (3:14)
Review: Soul Jazz Records' Studio One releases are legendary, and for good reason. This 20th Anniversary edition is of one of the most classic of them all, so it rightfully gets a special one-off blue double vinyl pressing. This one set the standard and is jam packed with classics from the almighty reggae roster of master producer Clement 'Sir Coxsone' Dodd. The likes of Freddie McGregor, Willie Williams, Cornell Campbell, Alton Ellis and Devon Russell all feature and contribute to a fine mix of seminal cuts and more rare gems that touch on surreal afro-centric dreams as well as Rasta anthems.
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 in stock $24.49
Studio One Rockers (reissue)
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Studio One Rockers (reissue) (2xLP + MP3 download code)
Cat: SJRLP 451BLK. Rel: 15 Jul 22
 
Clásico/Ska
Sound Dimension - "Real Rock" (2:29)
Marcia Griffiths - "Feel Like Jumping" (3:35)
Freddie McGregor - "Bobby Bobylon" (2:29)
Horace Andy - "Skylarking" (3:08)
Lennie Hibbert - "Village Soul" (3:01)
Brentford All Stars - "Greedy G" (3:39)
Johnny Osbourne - "Truth & Rights" (3:00)
Ernest Ranglin - "Surfin'" (2:27)
Michigan & Smiley - "Eye Of Danger" (5:58)
Dawn Penn - "No, No, No" (4:31)
The Skatalites - "Phoenix City" (2:59)
Prince Jazzbo - "Crabwalking" (3:15)
Jackie Mittoo - "Hot Milk" (2:07)
Lone Ranger - "Badder Dan Dem" (3:54)
Cedric Brooks - "Ethiopia" (3:45)
Review: A true staple of the Soul Jazz compilation canon, Studio One Rockers originally came out in 2001 and has remained an authoritative overview of the Studio One sound ever since. As one of the major powerhouses of Jamaica's music industry during those heady years of ska, rocksteady, reggae and dancehall, Studio One's legacy deserves acknowledgement from anyone with even a passing interest in the music. This collection takes in legends like Horace Andy, Dawn Penn, Johnny Osbourne and Jackie Mittoo, and shines a light on many other iconic artists with that perfect balance of broad appeal and deep-rooted knowledge that Soul Jazz nail when they pull a collection together.
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Studio One Music Lab
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Studio One Music Lab (gatefold 2xLP)
Cat: SJRLP 503. Rel: 04 Aug 22
 
Clásico/Ska
Hortense & The Sound Dimension - "People Make The World Go Round" (version) (2:56)
Leroy Wallace & The New Establishment - "Far Beyond" (version) (3:36)
Sound Dimension - "Face Man" (version) (2:27)
Fabian & The Vibes - "Mother & Child" (part 2) (3:00)
Lennie Hibbert - "Go For Yourself" (3:49)
Dub Specialist - "Chainey Roots" (2:18)
Brentford All Stars - "The World Is A Ghetto" (3:51)
The Jay Tees & Brentford Rockers - "Forward To Jah" (part 2) (2:59)
Roy Richards - "Summertime" (3:04)
Lennie Hibbert - "Snow Bird" (3:12)
Pablov Black - "Dread Head" (3:27)
Cedric Im Brooks - "Glory To Sound" (3:21)
Jackie Mittoo - "Lazy Bones" (4:26)
Dub Specialist - "Message From Dub" (3:13)
Jackie Mittoo - "Sunshine Of Your Love" (3:37)
Roland Alphonso - "Tenor Man Trip" (3:47)
Ernest & The Sound Dimension - "Surfin'" (part 2) (2:29)
Review: Barely a week goes by without another Soul Jazz compilation, and never are they anything else than superb. This time out we're cerated to another collection of tunes from Kingston's seminal Studio One, but rather than the straight up reggae we're used to, it is more of a melting pot of funk, soul, jazz and dub. All of these tunes were written in the 1970s under the watchful eye of studio chief and producer Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd and there is a wealth of deep, sunny, funk cuts that have more than stood the test of time.
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Studio One Down Beat Special
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Cat: SJRLP 548. Rel: 28 Mar 24
 
Clásico/Ska
The Eternals - "Queen Of The Minstrels" (3:23)
Michigan & Smiley - "Nice Up The Dance" (2:32)
The Mad Lads - "Ten To One" (2:28)
Jackie Mittoo - "Totally Together" (2:37)
Horace Andy - "Just Say Who" (3:48)
The Skatalites - "Addis Ababa" (2:27)
Sugar Minott - "Live Loving" (4:28)
Lone Ranger - "Can't Stand It" (2:09)
Wailing Sould - "I've Got A Burning Fire" (2:12)
Bob Marley & The Wailers - "Simmer Down" (2:49)
Dub Specialist - "Hooligan" (2:31)
Alton Ellis - "Your Heart Is Gonna Pay" (2:55)
Roland Alphonso - "Do It Good" (3:19)
Wailing Souls - "You Should Have Known" (2:44)
Dawn Penn - "No No No" (4:30)
Freddie McKay - "You'll Be Sorry" (3:27)
Alton Ellis - "We Need Love" (7:10)
Cornel Campbell - "Best To Be Free" (3:23)
Review: Soul Jazz returns with another of its supremely assembled and vital compilations, and this one focuses on reggae. Down Beat Special offers a thrilling journey through timeless hits carefully selected from Jamaica's revered Studio One Records, the epitome of reggae excellence. From Michigan and Smiley's 'Nice Up The Dance' to Dawn Penn's 'No, No, No' and The Wailers' 'Simmer Down,' this collection pulsates with iconic tracks. Originally a limited edition 7" box set, this remastered edition boasts 18 rare gems, including works by The Skatalites, Bob Marley, and Horace Andy.
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Studio One 007: Licenced To Ska James Bond & Other Film Soundtracks & TV Themes (Soundtrack)
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Cat: SJRLP 515. Rel: 13 Jul 23
 
Clásico/Ska
Jackie Mittoo & The Soul Brothers - "James Bond" (2:59)
The Skatalites - "Dick Tracy" (2:43)
The Soul Brothers - "James Bond Girl" (2:58)
The Skatalites - "Guns Of Navarone" (3:14)
Roland Alphonso & The Studio One Orchestra - "From Russian With Love" (4:19)
The Soul Brothers - "Thunderball" (3:19)
Jackie Mittoo - "Hang 'Em High" (3:51)
The Soul Brothers - "Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" (3:13)
The Soul Brothers - "007" (3:14)
Lee Perry & The Wailers - "Pussy Galore" (2:49)
The Soul Brothers - "Mr Flint" (2:44)
The Skatalites - "Ball Of Fire" (3:09)
The Soul Brothers - "James Bond Danger Man" (2:11)
The Soul Brothers - "Lawman" (3:12)
The Skatalites - "Black Orpheus" (2:56)
The Skatalites - "Exodus" (2:51)
The Skatalites - "Dr Kildare" (2:31)
The Soul Brothers - "Fiddler On The Roof" (2:32)
Review: If you assumed it was possible to live without a ska version of the James Bond theme tune then prepare to be taught one of life's great lessons. Assumption is the mother of all f**k ups, basically. Fear not, though, what was a one-off pressing by Soul Jazz for Record Store Day in 2020 is once again available, only this time on gatefold LP rather than five 7" singles. Perhaps not as authentic or ideal for DJs, nevertheless the contents are just as captivating. Celebrating, in part at least, the bond between Bond and the Caribbean - author Ian Fleming lived on Jamaica and several stories are set in the region, and filmed on said island (Dr No, Live & Let Die, The Man With The Golden Gun, No Time To Die) this is evocative stuff. Stick it on, kick back with a Martini, and picture yourself casing out a mark at some beachside party spot, stunning partner in hand, senses subtly on high alert.

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Studio One 007: Licenced To Ska James Bond & Other Film Soundtracks & TV Themes
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Cat: 502632 8105154. Rel: 13 Jul 23
 
Clásico/Ska
Jackie Mittoo & The Soul Brothers - "James Bond"
The Skatalites - "Dick Tracy"
The Soul Brothers - "James Bond Girl"
The Skatalites - "Guns Of Navarone"
Roland Alphonso & The Studio One Orchestra - "From Russia With Love"
The Soul Brothers - "Thunderball"
Jackie Mittoo - "Hang 'Em High"
The Soul Brothers - "Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang"
The Soul Brothers - "007"
Lee Perry & The Wailers - "Pussy Galore"
The Soul Brothers - "Mr Flint"
The Skatalites - "Ball Of Fire"
The Soul Brothers - "James Bond Danger Man"
The Soul Brothers - "Lawman"
The Skatalites - "Black Orpheus"
The Skatalites - "Exodus"
The Skatalites - "Dr Kildare"
The Soul Brothers - "Fiddler On The Roof"
Review: A few years ago, Studio One explored the links between Jamaica and James Bond (where the famous fictional spy's creator, Ian Fleming, famously lived) on Studio One 007, a limited-edition box set of seven-inch singles. Now they've revisited and expanded the compilation, adding more ska and rocksteady interpretations of Bond themes (as well as Bond-inspired Jamaican music used on other films of the late 1960s) and the label's usual extensive liner notes. Our picks of a great bunch include the Soul Brothers' ska interpretation of the 'Thunderball' theme song, their collaborative take on the main Bond theme with Jackie Mittoo, a young Lee Perry on the mic (alongside Bob Marley's backing band, the Wailers) on 'Pussy Galore', and Roland Alphonso and the Studio One Orchestra's 'From Russia With Love'.

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Space Funk 2: Afro Futurist Electro Funk In Space 1976-84
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Cat: SJRLP 521. Rel: 29 Sep 23
 
Funk
Alien Starr - "Music-A-Lizer" (3:36)
Chance - "Master Groove" (instrumental) (6:01)
Bobby Deemo - "More Ounce Rap" (5:22)
Mack Simmons - "Skin Tight" (3:21)
Maggotron - "Computer Pop" (5:54)
Tribe - "Vulcan Voyage" (3:57)
Command Performance - "Breakdance" (4:12)
Junei - "Let's Ride" (4:05)
The Graingers - "Shine Your Light" (5:27)
Mid City Crew - "Get Right" (3:00)
Chapter Three - "Smurf Trek" (8:01)
X-Ray Vision - "Video Control" (8:25)
Rich Cason & The Galactic Orchestra - "Year 2001 Boogie" (5:46)
Frank James & Shadow - "Summer Time" (3:57)
Review: We're always going to be here for a new compilation series from Soul Jazz Records and Space Funk - Afro Futurist Electro Funk In Space 1976-84 is as good as it gets - even the artwork is killer. This second edition in the series is another twist trip to outer space on body-popping Afro grooves and obscure space funk that was all originally put out on small indie labels in the US between 70s and 80s. Plenty of these bionic joins still sound super fresh and they come from a host of artists you might not have heard of including Alien Starr, Maggatron, Tribe, Rich Cason and the Galactic Orchestra. Strap in, it's quite the ride.
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Space Energy & Light: Experimental Electronic & Acoustic Soundscapes 1961-88
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Cat: SJRLP 392C. Rel: 16 Feb 23
 
Experimental/Electronic
J B Banfi - "Gang" (6:18)
Michael Garrison - "To The Other Side Of The Sky" (4:24)
Iasos - "Lueena Coast" (4:10)
Carl Matthews - "As Above, So Below" (4:53)
Tim Blake - "Midnight" (6:17)
Stratis - "By Water" (5:31)
Steven Halpern - "Starborn Suite" (part 1) (4:47)
Laurie Spiegel - "Improvisation On A 'Concerto Generator'" (3:05)
Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company - "Ceres Motion" (14:45)
Michael Stearns - "In The Beginning" (8:01)
Beverly Glenn-Copeland - "Ever New" (7:10)
Richard Pinhas - "Variations VII Sur Le Theme Des Bene Gesserit" (4:26)
Tod Dockstader - "Piece #1" (1:56)
Kevin Braheny - "Ancient Stars" (6:08)
Review: Something of a cult classic born again - a little like the New Age philosophies that act as foundations for at least some of the work here - Soul Jazz presents the long-out-of-print Space, Energy & Light album. An expansive, often mind-altering, and unarguably far-reaching collection of pioneering work from the world of synthesised music, it spans a staggering three decades so there's an awful lot to experience.

Not just a celebration of forward-thinking tracks, though, what's here represents an historic archive of development in process and production technology. From bold advancements in hardware, to new approaches to software, it's a collection that runs from the lush and still criminally under-heard space-age soul of Beverly Glenn-Copeland, to Laurie Spiegel's science fiction overtures. Tracks which, even if people didn't realise it at the time, presented blueprints for so much of what is happening in electronica today.
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Sounds Of The Universe: Art + Sound 2012-2015 Record A
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Cat: SJRLP 307A. Rel: 10 Jun 15
 
Deep House
Hieroglyphic Being - "Shikaakwa" (8:53)
Tevo Howard - "Summer Romance" (5:42)
Kassem Mosse - "Staat Aus Glas" (12:40)
Andres - "Ribena" (5:14)
Blludd Relations - "Cold Like The Baron" (3:59)
AYBEE - "Return To The Underground" (5:26)
Heatsick - "Snakes & Ladders" (7:51)
Tenderlonious - "Caramel" (8:28)
Review: The grandly titled Sounds Of The Universe: Art + Sound 2012-15 sees the always excellent Soul Jazz compile together the series of limited 12" releases the label has issued over the past three years. The double CD release features both these cuts and a whole host of new productions from some like-minded artists, but this LP sampler houses just those previously released tracks. It's a great move by Soul Jazz too, given how rare the original 12"s were and any self-respecting fan of electronic music should check Art + Sound for the Kassem Mosse, Andres, Heatsick and Tenderlonious cuts in particular. Taking grip of the entire B-side, Mosse's heat treated track "Staat Aus Glas" is 13 minutes long but could easily go one for three times as long without losing any of its charm.
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Soul Jazz Presents: Studio One Women
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Cat: 901382-01. Rel: 13 Oct 22
 
Clásico/Ska
Claudette Mclean - "Give Love Another Try"
Jennifer Lara - "My Man"
The Soulettes - "Deh Pon Dem"
Della Humphrey - "Dream Land"
Jennifer Lara - "Consider Me"
Denise Darlington - "War No Right"
Hortense Ellis - "I'm Just A Girl"
Angela Prince - "No Bother With No Fuss"
Jerry Jones - "There's A Chance For Me"
The Soulettes - "King Street"
Jennifer Lara - "Tell Me Where"
The Tonettes - "I'll Give It To You"
Marcia Griffiths - "Tell Me Now"
Jay Tees - "Come To Me"
Angela Prince - "You A Fool Boy"
Jennifer Lara - "I Am In Love"
Review: First released way back in 2005, Soul Jazz Records' tribute to the female artists and vocalists who recorded at the legendary Studio One studio in Kingston, Jamaica, returns on CD for a limited time. It's a compilation that's well worth picking up, for two equally valid reasons. Firstly, it features some of Jamaica's greatest female solo singers and vocal groups - the likes of Marcia Griffiths, the Soulettes, Angela Prince and Jennifer Lara. Secondly, the mix of styles on offer - not just rocksteady and roots reggae, but also dub, ska and disco-reggae - delivers an enjoyable lesson in the vibrancy of Jamaican music during the 60s and '70s. Throw in a chunky booklet packed with insightful liner notes, and you have a genuinely must-have compilation.
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Rocksteady Got Soul
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Rocksteady Got Soul (gatefold 2xLP)
Cat: SJRLP 464. Rel: 19 Mar 21
 
Clásico/Ska
Alton Ellis - "It's True" (2:46)
The Heptones - "You Turned Away" (2:32)
The Gladiators - "Mr Sweet" (2:21)
The Jail Breakers - "Work It Up" (2:25)
Lee Perry & The Gaylads - "Run Rudie Run" (2:50)
The Heptones - "Young Generation" (3:31)
Jackie Mittoo - "Good Feeling" (2:13)
Calvin Marshall - "I Need Your Loving" (2:36)
Alton Ellis - "I'll Be Waiting" (2:36)
The Clarendonians - "The Tables Gonna Turn" (3:18)
Ken Parker - "When You're Gone" (2:09)
Sound Dimension - "Traveling Home" (3:38)
Errol Dunkley - "Get Up Now" (2:33)
John Holt - "My Heart Is Gone" (2:50)
Freedom Singers & Larry Marshall - "Monkey Man" (2:13)
The Ethiopians - "Let The Light Shine" (2:56)
Im & David - "Money Maker" (2:39)
The Viceroys - "Lose & Gain" (2:37)
Review: Soul Jazz Records continues to trawl through the vast archives of Jamaica's Studio One label and its many offshoots. This time round, they're focusing on uplifting, feel-good rocksteady and soulful reggae cuts from the late 1960s and early '70s. As you'd expect, it's an excellent collection that not only showcases classic cuts and well-worn "riddims", but also obscurities and the sort of rare gems that make reggae collectors go weak at the knees. With such stars as Alton Ellis, John Holt, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, the Heptones and Jackie Mittoo all featured, and exhaustive sleeve notes from reggae scholar Rob Chapman, Rocksteady Got Soul is another essential Studio One compilation from the reliable Soul Jazz Records crew.
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Reborn (reissue)
Cat: SJR 3037. Rel: 26 Nov 21
 
Funk
Reborn (2:26)
Believe Me (3:27)
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Odyssey Of The Oblong Square (reissue)
Odyssey Of The Oblong Square (reissue) (limited 180 gram gold vinyl LP + MP3 download code)
Cat: SJRLP 514C. Rel: 06 Oct 22
 
Jazz
Odyssey Theme (0:56)
Deacon's Son (19:20)
Odyssey Sweet (5:04)
Ginsameng (16:10)
Review: Legendary U.S jazz drummer and Black Panther Steve Reid and his band, The Legendary Master Brotherhood, are best known for their cult classic debut Nova from back in the late 70s. He also played in Sun Ra's Arkestra, was a Motown session drummer and backed James Brown at the Apollo. His other album Odyssey Of The Oblong Square is no slouch either though. It is a deep spiritual jazz classic from the master drummer and Vietnam conscientious objector. This special one-off reissue comes on lovely gold vinyl meaning those long and often fruitless searches for a hard to find original are no more.
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Intérprete: Juno Recommends Jazz
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Nova
Nova (limited coloured vinyl LP)
Cat: SJRLP 442. Rel: 15 Feb 19
 
Jazz
Nova (3:48)
Lions Of Juda (5:34)
Free Spirits - Unknown (5:47)
Long Time Black (8:00)
Sixth House (8:16)
Review: Way back in 1976, now legendary U.S jazz drummer Steve Reid and his band, The Legendary Master Brotherhood, headed into Studio WE in NYC to record what would become "Nova" - a near-legendary debut album that has since become a cult classic. Featuring a mix of punchy free jazz and free funk, the set is still regarded by many jazz-heads as Reid's defining work. Here it gets a fresh reissue on limited orange vinyl, with Soul Jazz Records doing their usual bang-up job on the mastering and packaging. There's much to admire throughout, from the fizzing dueling trumpet and sax solos of breezy opener "Nova", to the spiraling spiritual jazz intensity of "Free Spirits - Unknown" and the free-jazz epic "Sixth House".
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No No No
No No No (12")
Cat: SJR 47712. Rel: 15 Apr 22
 
Clásico/Ska
Dawn Penn - "No, No, No" (4:26)
Dub Specialist - "No, No, No" (Creator version) (3:09)
Review: Soma sub-label Avoidant Records recently put out a fantastic collection fo electro cuts but it was a digital only release. Now some of the standouts from it get pulled together on this fresh new 12"that joins the dots between Europe and Detroit. DJ Godfather kicks off with some rapid fire 313 electro, squirrelling bass and slick claps then 'One Direct Line' from The Exaltics is more cosmic and blissed out with lush ambient synths. On the flip, Flug goes hard with mad digital patterns and Blaktony layers up jacking drums, corrugated bass and dark hits. Great stuff.
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Nigeria Soul Power 70: Afro Funk Afro Rock Afro Disco
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Cat: SJRLP 446. Rel: 18 Oct 19
 
International
Geraldo Pino - "Shake Hands" (4:41)
Sonny Okosunds Ozziddi - "Dance Of The Elephants" (7:27)
The Wings - "We'll Get Home" (3:51)
Alhaji (Chief) Prof Kollington Ayinla - "E Ye Ika Se" (3:22)
Colomach - "Kassa Kpa Sama Kpa" (3:39)
Geraldo Pino - "Heavy Heavy Heavy" (6:24)
MFB - "Beware" (2:25)
Tony Grey & The Ozimba Messengers - "You Are The One" (7:22)
Sonny Okosuns - "Oba Erediauwa I" (6:20)
The Wings - "Single Boy" (4:02)
Geraldo Pino - "Power To The People" (5:43)
Original Wings - "Igba Alusi" (7:03)
Don Bruce & The Angels - "Sugar Baby" (6:32)
Geraldo Pino - "Africans Must Unite" (5:51)
Review: Back in 2017, Soul Jazz offered up a superb box set of seven 7" singles featuring a wealth of 1970s Nigerian afro-rock, afro-funk and afro-disco. Since then the box has been changing hands for significant sums online, so they've bowed to pressure and decided to reissue it as a gatefold double album. It features the same combination of tracks from the likes of Geraldo Pino, Tony Grey, The Wings and MFB, though this time they've been included in a different order. For those interested in raw, raucous and life-affirming Nigerian dance music from the period, it should be an essential purchase (providing, of course, they don't already own the previous box set).
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Nigeria Soul Fever: Afro Funk Disco & Boogie: West African Disco Mayhem!
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Cat: SJRLP 344. Rel: 09 Sep 16
 
International
Joni Haastrup - "Free My People" (4:52)
Christy Essien - "You Can't Change A Man" (3:59)
Akin Richards & The Executives - "Afrikana Disco" (6:25)
Tee Mac - "Nam Myoho Renge Kyo" (5:40)
Joni Haastrup - "Greetings" (6:14)
Don Bruce & The Angels - "Ocheche (Happy Song)" (5:51)
Benis Cletin - "Get Up & Dance" (5:37)
Colomach - "Enoviyin" (5:02)
Joni Haastrup - "Do The Funkro" (4:04)
Tee Mac - "Living Everyday" (feat Marjorie Barnes) (5:19)
Arakatula - "Mr Been To" (4:01)
Angela Starr - "Disco Dancing" (5:30)
Joni Haastrup - "Wake Up Your Mind" (5:58)
Jimmy Sherry & The Musik Agents - "Nwaeze" (7:00)
Benis Cletin - "Soul Fever" (5:02)
Arakatula - "Wake Up Africa" (3:19)
Review: Another work of Soul Jazz curatorial gold: Nigeria Soul Fever is a detailed gatefold trip into one of Nigeria's richest chapters in music. Heavy trade restrictions allowed them to develop their own style without too much US or European influence and the result is an array of national talent who largely remained legends within their own borders. The range is mesmerizing; the sinewy synth and playground vocal Q&A of Benis Cletin's "Get Up & Dance", the ballroom disco soul of Tee Mac's "Living Everyday", the soulful afrofunk folk of Jimmy Sherry's "Nwaeze", the gut-punching power of Arakatula's album finale "Wake Up Africa". This is a treasure trove of unreleased gems that capture a truly unique time.
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Nice Up The Dance
Cat: SJR 47512. Rel: 27 Oct 22
 
Dancehall/Ragga
Nice Up The Dance (2:36)
Michigan & Smiley & Sound Dimension - "Nice Up The Dance" (version) (2:35)
Review: Yet another good ole Studio One classic. Michigan and Smiley's 'Nice Up The Dance' is widely understood as one of the dancehall scene's most formidable classics. First out in 1979, this edition also comes with 'Real Rock', one of the most enduring tunes in reggae from time. Two rootsy monsters you won't regret hearing.
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New Orleans Funk: The Original Sound Of Funk 1960-75
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Cat: SJRLP 047. Rel: 16 Mar 11
 
Funk
The Explosions - "Hip Drop"
Aaron Neville - "Hercules"
Bo Dollis & The Wild Magnolia Mardi Gras Indian Band - "Handa Wanda"
The Meters - "Handclapping Song"
Eddie Bo - "Check Your Bucket"
Professor Longhair - "Big Chief"
Cyril Nevilille - "Tell Me What's On Your Mind"
Lee Dorsey And Betty Harris - "Love Lots Of Lovin"
Mary Jane Hooper - "I've Got Reasons"
Lee Dorsey - "Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further"
Huey Piano Smith & His Clowns - "Free Single And Disengaged"
Eddie Bo - "Hook'n'Sling (Pt II)"
The Gaturs - "Gator Bait"
Danny White - "Natural Soul Brother"
Ernie K Doe - "Here Come The Girls"
Dr John - "Mama Roux"
Allen Toussaint - "Get Out Of My Life Woman"
The Explosions - "Garden Of Four Trees"
Robert Parker - "Hip-Huggin"
Chuck Carbo - "Can I Be Your Squeeze"
Gentleman June Gardner - "It's Gonna Rain"
Marilyn Barbarin - "Reborn"
The Meters - "Just Kissed My Baby"
Sonny Jones - "Sissy Walk (Pt II)"
Review: This Soul Jazz release is a definitive collection of New Orleans funk featuring acknowledged masters of funk (The Meters, Eddie Bo, Professor Longhair) next to some of the earlier artists who shaped the meaning of funk. The album is also filled with many rare, sought after and undiscovered funk tracks. It covers the period from the emergence of New Orleans funk in the early 1960's through to the mid 1970's. The album comes with a 40 page booklet presenting a historical explanation to how and why this music came about, and with lots of information about the people involved.
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Mun Dun Go
Cat: SJR 48012. Rel: 03 Nov 22
 
Clásico/Ska
Cedric Im Brooks - "Mun Dun Go" (3:15)
Sound Dimension - "Heavy Rock" (2:56)
Review: Here's a killer reissue from the Soul Jazz archives which is finally getting a repress. It's hardly surprising when the reissue becomes as sought after as the holy grail original jam from 1970, a sublime instrumental anthem of soulful, skanking perfection with Cedric Im Brooks flexing his sax in glorious style over a beautifully rough n' ready rhythm. It was shortly after this recording was laid down Brooks went on to form The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari with Count Ossie, which tells you all you need to know about the heritage we're dealing with here.
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Love Money (reissue)
Cat: SJR 519-12. Rel: 23 Mar 23
 
Disco/Reediciones
Funk Masters - "Love Money" (6:30)
Bo Kool - "(Money) No Love" (6:40)
Review: A momentous reissue of Funk Masters' 1981 disco/jazz funk hit. Out of print for over 40 years, 'Love Money' was a staple of the New York underground scene, spun everywhere across the city from Larry Levan's Paradise Garage to David Mancuso's Loft. With a low swung, funk-geared groove, 'Love Money', is a truly timeless track, encapsulating the sheer energy of disco, funk, and proto-house across eras. On the B-side, Bo Kool's '(Money) No Love' is a track steeped in historical significance - it's one of the earliest examples of UK rap. With nods to the reggae and dub culture at the root of the UK's club scene, it's no surprise to learn the track was produced by Jamaican reggae DJ and producer, Tony Williams. We're delighted to hear this lauded record make a triumphant return to record bags and dancefloors.
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Life Between Islands: Soundsystem Culture Black Musical Expression In The UK 1973-2006
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Cat: SJRLP 507. Rel: 28 Jan 22
 
Roots/Lovers Rock
Black Slate - "Sticks Man" (3:35)
Dee Sharp - "Rising To The Top" (4:42)
Asher Senator - "One Bible" (5:02)
Cymande - "Fug" (4:25)
Digital Mystikz - "Misty Winter" (4:53)
Winston Curtis - "Be Thankful For What You've Got" (5:35)
Trevor Hartley - "It Must Be Love" (3:24)
Shut Up & Dance - "Java Bass" (3:51)
Brown Sugar - "Black Pride" (3:25)
The Terrorist - "RK1" (6:26)
Black Harmony - "Don't Let It Go To Your Head" (7:18)
Pebbles - "Positive Vibrations" (3:46)
The Ragga Twins - "Ragga Trip" (4:36)
Funk Masters - "Love Money" (6:30)
Cosmic Idren - "Compelled" (3:36)
Harry Beckett - "No Time For Hello" (8:44)
Janet Kay & Alton Ellis - "Still In Love" (3:31)
Sandra Reid - "Ooh Boy" (3:47)
Tabby Cat Kelly - "Don't Call Us Immigrants" (5:46)
Brown Sugar - "I'm In Love With A Dreadlocks" (3:24)
Review: The latest collection from the mighty Soul Jazz draws together a myriad of different styles favoured by black British sound systems, not only reflecting the roots of different communities reaching these shores but also the UK twist that that music has received as result. Reggae forms the backbone of the collection, from the blissful consciousness of Pebbles' 'Positive Vibrations' to the more protest-orientated Brown Sugar's 'Black Pride' and Tabby Cat Kelly's 'Don't Call Us Immigrants'. But the presence of Shut Up & Dance, Ragga Twins, Ray Keith aka The Terrorist and Digital Mystikz helps show the uniquely British areas into which sound system culture evolved - rave, breakbeat, jungle and dubstep.
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I'm In Love With A Dreadlocks
Cat: SJR 50012. Rel: 28 Oct 22
 
Roots/Lovers Rock
I'm In Love With A Dreadlocks (3:22)
I'm In Love With A Dreadlocks (instrumental) (3:22)
Review: Brown Sugar are pioneers of the British reggae scene, particularly within the lover's rock niche. The group's fine discography has been honed in on by the great folk at Soul Jazz who put together a superb compilation I'm In Love With A Dreadlocks back in 2018. It focused on the booth of the Lovers Rock scene in the late 70s and now the title track from it gets pressed up to its own tidy 7". The super deep and luscious original is backed with a fine instrumental to remind us just how pivotal this group really was.
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Holy Church Of The Ecstatic Soul: A Higher Power Gospel Soul & Funk At The Crossroads 1971-83
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Cat: SJRLP 522. Rel: 21 Sep 23
 
Soul
Andrae Crouch & The Disciples - "Satisfied" (3:04)
Shirley Caesar - "Jesus Children Of America" (4:15)
The Meditation Singers - "Trouble's Brewin'" (4:58)
The Clark Sisters - "You Bought The Sunshine" (5:49)
Dorothy Norwood - "Let Your Feet Down Easy" (2:40)
Shirley Caesar - "Jesus Is Coming" (3:50)
Swan Silvertones - "If You Believe Your God Is Dead" (3:11)
The Alvin Darling Ensemble - "Is There Anybody Here?" (3:22)
Roscoe Robinson - "There's A Creator" (3:07)
Destiny - "Nothing Can Stop Me Now" (2:57)
The Meditation Singers - "Good Old Gospel Music" (4:31)
Keith Barrow - "Everything Is Gonna Be Alright" (3:07)
Roscoe Robinson - "Elijah" (2:31)
Dyson's Faces - "Till I've Got This Feelin' Of Love" (3:43)
The Violinaires - "The Upper Way" (3:23)
Leomia Boyd & The Gospel Music Makers - "Higher In Jesus' Love" (2:53)
Keith Barrow - "The Right Road Now" (3:05)
Review: If it's Soul Jazz and it's a compilation, you need it in your life, no matter the specific focus of the music, that's how good this label is at putting together its various collections. The brief across this all new double album is Holy Church Of The Ecstatic Soul: A Higher Power Gospel Soul & Funk At The Crossroads 1971-83 and so the results are particularly uplifting and moving, stunning and spiritual. It is packed with artists you likely won't know unless you're already big into this scene and aims to draw on links "between black American gospel music and soul music." The impact of secular music on popular forms cannot be overstated and this collection does a fine job of proving that.
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Hip Drop (reissue)
Hip Drop (reissue) (limited 7")
Cat: SJR 2847. Rel: 26 Nov 21
 
Funk
Hip Drop (part 1) (2:44)
Hip Drop (part 2) (2:37)
Review: Soul Jazz Records are focusing on the fertile New Orleans scene right and and are reissuing a load of out of print, hard to find or eye watering expensive 45rpms. Most of them have been written and produced by the legendary funk machine that is Eddie Bo and this one features in the pocket drum playing from New Orleans's great James Black. His super tight rhythms power along both parts of these big, party start funk tunes. Expressive and guttural vocals light up each one with plenty of horns for good measure.
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Grounation (reissue)
Cat: SJRCD 488. Rel: 23 Sep 22
 
Roots/Lovers Rock
Bongo Man
Narration
Narration Cont'd/Mabrat (Passin Thru)
Poem
Four Hundred Years
Poem
Song
Lumba
Way Back Home
Ethiopian Serenade
Oh Carolina
So Long
Grounation
Grounation Cont'd
Review: Count Ossie is one of the true forefathers of Jamaican music as we know it, setting a template for the spiritual, drum-focused sound of Nyabinghi as a musical extension of Rastafarian religious practice. From an outsider community in Wareika Hill, Ossie and his fellow players were slowly integrated into Jamaican music culture and went on to record singles for the likes of Coxsone Dodd, but it was with the formation of The Mystic Revelations Of Rastafari and the recording of Grounation in 1973 that Ossie cemented his legacy. Now Soul Jazz are reissuing this landmark album as a triple-12" pressing with a bonus 7" and accompanying magazine - all the better to understand the context and meaning of this incredible work.
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Grounation (Definitive Deluxe Box Set Edition)
Grounation (Definitive Deluxe Box Set Edition) (3xLP + 7" + magazine + inserts + MP3 download code)
Cat: SJR 495BOX. Rel: 22 Sep 22
 
Roots/Lovers Rock
Bongo Man (4:41)
Narration (8:47)
Narration (Continued) (3:55)
Mabrat (3:21)
Poem 1 (2:42)
Four Hundred Years (4:29)
Poem 2 (1:00)
Song (1:55)
Lumba (6:59)
Way Back Home (4:37)
Ethiopian Serenade (4:12)
Oh Carolina (3:32)
So Long (4:50)
Grounation (15:06)
Grounation (Continued) (15:05)
Blacker Black (Traditional) (7" edit) (3:11)
Grounation (Excerpt)(Traditional) (7" edit) (3:45)
Review: Count Ossie is one of the true forefathers of Jamaican music as we know it, setting a template for the spiritual, drum-focused sound of Nyabinghi as a musical extension of Rastafarian religious practice. From an outsider community in Wareika Hill, Ossie and his fellow players were slowly integrated into Jamaican music culture and went on to record singles for the likes of Coxsone Dodd, but it was with the formation of The Mystic Revelations Of Rastafari and the recording of Grounation in 1973 that Ossie cemented his legacy. Now Soul Jazz are reissuing this landmark album as a triple-12" pressing with a bonus 7" and accompanying magazine - all the better to understand the context and meaning of this incredible work.
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Get Live '83 (The Senior Rap) (reissue)
Cat: SJR 53112. Rel: 13 Jul 23
 
Hip Hop/R&B
Get Live '83 (The Senior Rap) (7:44)
The Carver Senior Song (Class Of '83) (6:06)
Review: The Carver Area High School Seniors' 'Get Live '83 (The Senior Rap)' is a stone cold party hip hop classic. It has been out of print for some four decades, however, and so has become a rather hard to find and expensive record. Thankfully, Soul Jazz Records have got the rights to this full reissue which was first pressed in 1982 on the private press label Challenger. The cut featured as the standout on Soul Jazz Records' recent 'Yo! Boombox' collection and now standalone as a seven minute stunner. It's an old school party disco delight with great rap and killer beats, all presented with the original artwork.
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Garden Of Four Trees
Cat: SJR 2827. Rel: 15 Jul 22
 
Funk
Garden Of Four Trees (2:40)
Teach Me (2:32)
Review: There is currently only one copy of this on Discogs and it is listed at a rather eye watering L1200. Thankfully this reissue means you can own an undeniably brilliant tune for a much more reasonable price. It is a seminal New Orleans joint from the main man Eddie Bo who made it for the hugely popular group The Explosions. Juanita Brooks is the powerhouse soul sister who provides the vocals and on the other side is something just as good - a deep soul gem to warm you to your core.
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Intérprete: Juno Recommends Funk
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Feel Like Jumping
Cat: SJR 47612. Rel: 21 May 21
 
Clásico/Ska
Marcia Griffiths - "Feel Like Jumping" (3:36)
Dub Specialist - "Feel Like Jumping" (part 2) (3:45)
Review: Stone cold classic alert! First released on Studio One back in the late 1970s and a guaranteed reggae floor-filler ever since, 'Feel Like Jumping' is not only one of Coxsone Dodd's most potent productions, but also one of Marcia Griffiths' greatest moments. Now available again on a heavyweight vinyl pressing with extra bass-weight, the track us built around an infectious rhythm, dancing horn riffs, sweet backing vocals and a life-affirming lead vocal from Griffiths' celebrating the sheer joy of dancing. The flipside Dub Specialist revision is superb too - a genuinely bone-shaking, sub-heavy dancefloor dub that places echoing snippets of Griffiths' lead vocal and reverberating horns at the heart of the action.
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Evolution (Special Edition)
Evolution (Special Edition) (limited translucent magenta vinyl LP + MP3 download code)
Cat: SJRLP 551C. Rel: 21 Mar 24
 
Jazz
Revelation (2:59)
Spirit Voice (1:55)
Cosmic Vision (1:22)
Wymbo-Ngoma (2:02)
Regeneration (1:21)
Freedom Bells (1:08)
Acknowledgement (0:34)
Love Parable (2:19)
Nola Reflex (3:11)
Evolution (2:41)
Cosmopolitan (2:17)
Second Line March (2:01)
Constant Search (3:03)
I Want Our Love To Always Last (2:35)
Mystic Sound (3:54)
Review: Drummer and composer David Lee Jr.'s acclaimed yet hard to find gem Evolution from 1974 is revered for the way it ingeniously melds the experimental spirit of John Coltrane and Sun Ra with the infectious rhythms of New Orleans. A standout among legendary New Orleans drummers, including Zigaboo Modeliste and Idris Muhammed, Lee Jr. showcased fiery innovation and unparalleled experimentation here on this 'lost classic' deep jazz album, originally released on Lee Jr.'s Supernal Records. It embodies a quest for creative progress and spiritual freedom and is rooted in the vibrant rhythms of New Orleans and Afro-Futurist musical concepts. It remains a rare and monumental achievement in the realm of deep and spiritual jazz, and here has been newly remastered for a limited magenta vinyl edition.
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Disco Reggae Rockers
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Disco Reggae Rockers (gatefold 2xLP + MP3 download code)
Cat: SJRLP 516. Rel: 29 Sep 22
 
Disco/Reediciones
Devon Russell - "Move On Up" (3:48)
Crashers - "Flight To Jamaica" (5:12)
Valerie Harrison - "Fool's Paradise" (4:58)
Bill Campbell - "For The Love Of You" (4:02)
Risco Connection - "It's My House" (7:49)
Dave Barker - "Glow Of Love" (5:54)
Derrick Harriott - "Caught You In A Lie" (3:50)
Hortense Ellis - "Young Hearts Run Free" (3:31)
Ed Watson & Brass Circle - "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (5:08)
Devon Russell - "We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue" (4:09)
Seventh Extension - "Reasons" (5:40)
Derrick Harriott - "Brown Baby" (4:06)
Ed Watson & Brass Circle - "Let's Groove" (4:20)
Pete Campbell & The Sunshine Girls - "Don't Let Love Get You Down" (3:42)
Webby Jay - "In The Rain" (3:48)
Glen Adams Affair - "Just A Groove" (3:18)
Review: Over recent years, there have been countless reissue of reggae-disco rarities and slept-on classics. Soul Jazz has, surprisingly given that they first dipped into the style 20 years ago on the now legendary Reggae Disco Hustle compilation, been surprisingly silent, so it's nice to see them joining the party in fine style. Disco Reggae Rockers is a fitting sequel to its illustrious predecessor, featuring as it does a wealth of killer covers of - and more adventurous 're-versions' inspired by - vintage soul, disco and funk tunes. The plentiful highlights include Devon Russell's inspired take on Curtis Mayfield's 'Move On Up', Risco Connection's super-sweet version of Diana Ross classic 'It's My House', Valerie Harrison's interpretation of Me'lissa Morgan's 'Fools Paradise' and Hortense Ellis re-frame of Candi Staton hit 'Young Hearts Run Free'.
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Disco Reggae Rockers
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Disco Reggae Rockers (limited gatefold sun yellow vinyl 2xLP + MP3 download code (indie exclusive))
Cat: SJRLP 516C. Rel: 29 Sep 22
 
Disco/Reediciones
Devon Russell - "Move On Up" (3:47)
Crashers - "Flight To Jamaica" (5:12)
Valerie Harrison - "Fool's Paradise" (4:58)
Bill Campbell - "For The Love Of You" (4:02)
Risco Connection - "It's My House" (7:49)
Dave Barker - "Glow Of Love" (5:54)
Derrick Harriott - "Caught You In A Lie" (3:51)
Hortense Ellis - "Young Hearts Run Free" (3:31)
Ed Watson & Brass Circle - "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (5:08)
Devon Russell - "We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue" (4:09)
Seventh Extension - "Reasons" (5:41)
Derrick Harriott - "Brown Baby" (4:06)
Ed Watson & Brass Circle - "Let's Groove" (4:20)
Pete Campbell & The Sunshine Girls - "Don't Let Love Get You Down" (3:42)
Webby Jay - "In The Rain" (3:47)
Glen Adams Affair - "Just A Groove" (3:17)
Review: 'Reggae disco' might not be a very well-known style, but Soul Jazz are hardly intimidated by any sense of obscurity, especially when it comes to a fusion between their two most prized genres. Homing in on reggae disco versions of funk, soul and disco classics, this curt but precious compilation features reggae covers of classics by Michael Jackon, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Candi Staton, with coverers including Risco Connection and the Crashers.
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Deutsche Elektronische Musik 4: Experimental German Rock & Electronic Music 1971-83
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Cat: SJRLP 459. Rel: 06 Nov 20
 
Experimental/Electronic
Alex - "Patella Black" (3:44)
Klauss Weiss - "Driving Sequences" (3:27)
Can - "I'm So Green" (3:05)
Agitation Free - "Laila" (part 2) (6:47)
Deutsche Wertarbeit - "Guten Abend, Leute" (5:38)
Amon Duul II - "Wolf City" (3:20)
Michael Rother - "Flammende Herzen" (7:03)
Klauss Weiss - "Pink Sails" (2:10)
Virus - "My Strand-Eyed Girl" (4:16)
Conrad Schnitzler - "Ballet Statique" (4:49)
Kalacakra - "Nearby Shiras" (9:14)
EMAK - "Tanz In Den Himmel" (2:50)
Et Cetera - "Mellodrama 2a" (5:12)
Gruppe Between - "Triumphzug Kaiser Maximillian I" (3:15)
Roedelius - "Halmharfe" (3:25)
Dzyan - "Dragonsong" (7:30)
Harmonia - "Deluxe (Immer Wieder)" (9:43)
Gunter Schickert - "Suleika" (6:19)
Witthuser & Westrupp - "Schopfung (1 Mose 1)" (8:26)
Review: Here's hoping you've got your super-weird hat on. As the title of this latest Soul Jazz compilation suggests, the tracks on here are anything but by numbers and cross so many genre lines it often becomes impossible to differentiate between the rock and electronic bits, simultaneously teaching us all something about the connectivity of everything, and how real creativity has never been siloed by style.

Of course the likes of 'Guten Abend, Leute' by Deutsche Wertarbeit are firmly in the synth end of things, a building track that uses phaser noises and accordions to create something that could definitely work on today's dancefloors. And next on the list, 'Wolf City' by Amon Duul II, is a strange rock brew of post punk and jazz. But elsewhere work such as 'Pink Sails' by Klauss Weiss, 'Ballet Statique' from Conrad Schnitzler and the heartbreakingly beautiful pianos of Roedelius' 'Halmharfe' make differences harder to identify.
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Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2: Experimental German Rock & Electronic Music 1971-83 (Record B)
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Cat: SJRLP 494B. Rel: 28 Jul 22
 
Post Rock/Experimental
AR & Machines - "Als Hatt Ich Das Alles Schon Mal Gesehen" (5:30)
Gila - "Sundance Chant" (4:12)
Neu! - "Isi" (5:02)
Pyrolator - "Danger Cruising" (3:16)
Sergius Golowin - "Die Weisse Alm" (5:51)
You - "Electric Day" (5:48)
Niagara - "Gibli" (5:27)
Rolf Trostel - "Der Prophet" (9:39)
Electric Sandwich - "China" (8:10)
Asmus Tietchens - "Zeebrugge" (7:04)
Faust - "Krautrock" (11:48)
Review: Do you ever stop and wonder where we'd all be without Soul Jazz in our lives? Whether the answer is yes or no, we often do. The label manages to do the business with both archival and brand new releases, straddling genres like an experienced jockey on race day, riding whatever gem of sound it has between its legs all the way to the Must Buy pile.

The last time we had one of these Deutsche Elektronische Musik compilations it made a lasting impression, and now here we are again, gifted aural visions of a future that never materialised, and yet remains embedded in the common conscious. A place of whirring synths and windswept effects, awkward time signatures and glittering chimes, a sonic realm that gave us the likes of Neu! (a track of theirs appears on this excellent album) and Can (sadly missing here). Innovation that's very hard to label.
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CUBA: Music & Revolution Culture Clash In Havana Experiments In Latin Music 1975-85 Vol 2
Cat: SJRCD 496. Rel: 05 Nov 21
 
International
Juan Pablo Torres Y Algo Nuevo - "Y Que Bien"
Orquesta Los Van Van - "Por Que Lo Haces"
Los Latinos - "Quemando"
Farah Maria - "Amame Y No Pienses Mas"
FA 5 - "Muevete Con Las Fuerzas Del Corazon"
Tambores De Enrique Bonne - "Como Arrullos De Palma"
Ricardo Eddy Martinez - "Expresso Ritmico"
Los Papines - "Solo De Tumba Y Bongo"
Grupo Sintesis - "Aqui Estamos"
Los Van Van - "Llegada"
Grupo Raices Nuevas - "Baila Mi Guaguanco"
Luis Carbonell - "La Rumba"
Orquesta Riverside - "En Casa Del Trompo No Bailes"
Juan Formel & Los Van Van - "Llegue, Llegue"
Grupo Los Yoyi - "Tu No Me Puedes Conquistar"
Los Papines - "Para Que Niegas?"
Grupo De Experimentacion Sonora Del ICAIC - "Cuba Va!"
Raul Gomez - "Luces En La Pista"
Los Brito - "El 4-5-6"
Leo Brouwer - "Tema De El Rancheador De La Naturaleza"
Ricardo Eddy Martinez - "La 132"
Los Reyes 73 - "Finalizo Un Amor"
Review: Given that Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker's Cuba: Music and Revolution - Culture Clash in Havana is one of the standout compilations of 2021, hopes are naturally sky-high for this speedy sequel. Like its predecessor, volume 2 focuses on music and made and released on the Caribbean island between 1975 and '85, this time round largely focusing on rare fusions of salsa, Latin jazz, disco, soul and funk, mostly licensed from records that have never been available outside Cuba. It's another stunning selection all told, with highlights including the heady Cuban disco/salsa fusion of Orquesta Los Van Van, the fiery disco-funk of FA 5, the heavily percussive hedonism of Luis Carobonell and the fuzzy psychedelic rock of Grupo De Experimentacion Sonora Del ICAIC. In a word: essential.
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CUBA: Music & Revolution Culture Clash in Havana Experiments In Latin Music 1975-85 Vol 1
Grupo Irakere - "Chequere Son" (5:23)
Conjunto Rumbavana - "El Son Del Campeon" (5:04)
Juan Formell & Los Van Van - "Mi Ritmo Caliente" (3:15)
Grupo Monumental - "Mi Son Caridad" (3:55)
Grupo De Experimentacion Sonora Del ICAIC - "Sondeando" (3:17)
Las D'Aida - "Con Cadencia Y Con Dulzura" (4:45)
Juan Formell & Los Van Van - "Y No Le Conviene" (4:01)
Pablo Milanes - "Te Quiero Porque Te Quiero" (3:15)
Emiliano Salvado - "Luna Wanestain" (8:31)
Los Reyes 73 - "Un Lamento Hecho Cancion" (4:04)
Eduardo Ramos - "Vocacion Revolucion" (2:34)
Grupo Monumental - "Hasta Las Cuantas" (4:19)
Los 5 U 4 - "Solo Esta Musica" (2:38)
Grupo De Experimentacion Sonora Del ICAIC - "Cancion Con Todos" (3:26)
Orquesta Los Van Van - "Yo Se Que Van Van" (1:24)
Grupo Monumental - "Nadie Se Siente Cansado" (2:59)
Orquesta Ritmo Oriental - "Maria, Baila El Son" (2:54)
Juan Pablo Torres Y Algo Nuevo - "Rompe Cocorioco" (4:21)
Los Reyes 73 - "Grandes Amigos" (4:21)
Paquito D'Rivera - "La Patica" (3:08)
Grupo De Experimentacion Sonora Del ICAIC - "Grifo" (6:13)
Raul Gomez - "Dacapo" (3:47)
Grupo Irakere - "Juana 1600" (4:57)
Review: Gilles Peterson's obsession with Cuba is long running and well documented over various compilations from across the years. His latest focusses on Experiments in Latin Music from 1975 to 85 and the title suggests it will be the first of an ongoing series on Soul Jazz, compiled in collaboration with Stuart Baker. Across three vibrant sides of vinyl all manner of grooves are offered up, some more traditional, some bravely out there, all drawing on the jazz, funk, Brazilian tropicalia and disco - mixed with classic Latin and salsa - which made it to the island in the 70s.
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Color Him Father (Special Edition)
Color Him Father (Special Edition) (limited LP + 1-sided 12")
Cat: SJRLP 497. Rel: 25 Feb 22
 
Soul
Color Him Father (3:02)
I've Gotta Be Me (2:35)
The Chokin' Kind (2:22)
The Greatest Love (3:47)
A Handful Of Friends (3:03)
Everyday People (2:11)
Love Of The Common People (2:37)
Wheel Of Fortune (3:25)
The Days Of Sand & Shovels (3:57)
Birds Of A Feather (2:43)
Only The Strong Survive (2:59)
Traces (2:34)
Amen, Brother (2:35)
Say Goodbye To Daddy (2:51)
Mama's Song (3:23)
Amen Brother (extended mix) (2:50)
Review: Most people only know Washington, DC band The Winstons for the thing: the righteous drum break from their single 'Amen, Brother', which over the past four decades has become the backbone of countless hip-hop, breakbeat hardcore amd drum & bass tunes. That killer cut is not only featured on this much-needed first vinyl reissue of the band's long out of print 1969 debut album, Color Him Father - a genuinely brilliant collection of emotive soul songs - but, on this limited-edition version, also included in specially extended form on a bonus, dubplate-style single-sided 12-inch. This fully remastered version of the set also includes four extra tracks, all previously issued as singles, making it the definitive version of a vitally important album.
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Color Him Father (reissue)
Cat: SJRCD 497. Rel: 25 Feb 22
 
Soul
Color Him Father
I've Gotta Be Me
The Chokin' Kind
The Greatest Love
A Handful Of Friends
Everyday People
Love Of The Common People
Wheel Of Fortune
The Days Of Sand & Shovels
Birds Of A Feather
Only The Strong Survive
Traces
Amen, Brother
Say Goodbye To Daddy
Mama's Song
Review: As you may well be aware, the Winstons' most significant contribution to musical history was the righteous drum break featured on their 1969 single 'Amen, Brother', a breakbeat that has since become the backbone of countless hip-hop, hardcore and D&B tracks. Yet as good as that break is, there was always much more to love hidden in their catalogue, particularly debut album Color Him, Father. As this surprise reissue on CD proves, it is a genuinely brilliant collection of loved up East Coast soul songs - both dancefloor-friendly and downtempo - which on this edition has been expanded via the addition of a quartet of previous single-only cuts. This, then, is the definitive version of a vitally important soul album.
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Cold Wave #2
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Cold Wave #2 (limited translucent purple vinyl 2xLP + MP3 download code)
Cat: SJRLP 485C. Rel: 25 Jun 21
 
Coldwave/Synth
Lena Willikens - "Howlin Lupus" (5:12)
Beta Evers - "Hiding" (4:42)
LFT - "Stay Away From The Light" (3:39)
Job Sifre - "At Least We Try" (9:18)
De Ambassade - "Niet Van Mij" (4:03)
Tolouse Low Trax - "Rushing Into Water" (9:03)
VCVS - "Hum" (3:56)
Dave ID - "Help Starts" (3:45)
Broken English Club - "Vacant Cars" (3:36)
Krikor Kouchian - "Deserver Dub" (3:58)
Review: Compilations don't come much more authentic or complete than those put together by the legendary London Soul Jazz crew. Cold Wave is a new one that focusses on current electronic artists who "have all been shaped by the early European cold wave artists of the late 70s and early 80s." The first instalment was essential and the second is much the same. Where that one was organ, this one is translucent purple, with big names like Lena Willikens, Job Sifre and Tolouse Low Trax all joining the dost between the past, present and future of this sound.
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Can I Be Your Squeeze
Cat: SJR 3047. Rel: 26 Nov 21
 
Funk
Can I Be Your Squeeze (2:31)
Take Care Your Homework Friend (2:27)
Review: The unequalled Soul Jazz label is serving up some monster funk this month and they don't come much bigger than these two cuts from Chuck Carbo. Opener 'Can I Be Your Squeeze' is a super catchy, break heavy and funk fulled party jam to destroy the floor. Written and produced by the celebrated Eddie Bo, it comes with big drums from New Orleans stick man James Black. On the flip is the ever so slightly more mellow but not less dance 'Take Care Your Homework Friend.' These have long been hard to find and now come pressed nice and loud on fresh wax.
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Intérprete: Soul Music
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Black Riot: Early Jungle Rave & Hardcore
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Black Riot: Early Jungle Rave & Hardcore (2xLP + MP3 download code)
Cat: SJRLP 452. Rel: 22 May 20
 
Drum And Bass/Jungle
Rhythm For Reasons - "The Smokers Rhythm" (5:22)
Babylon Timewarp - "Durban Poison" (5:33)
The Terrorist - "RK1" (6:31)
DJ Dubplate - "Tings A Go On" (6:31)
Leviticus - "Burial" (6:29)
The Freaky - "Time & Age" (5:06)
Trip One (Snowball remix) (6:20)
DJ Krome & Mr Time - "Ganja Man" (5:54)
New Vision - "Way Of Life" (6:22)
DJ Dubplate - "Original Rubadubstyle" (4:42)
Hi Fi Power - "Chill Out" (4:52)
Nu Jacks - "House Sensation" (5:56)
Review: Those interested in the roots of UK bass music have been well-served of late, with a number of books and compilations focusing on the first wave of British dance music in the late 80s and early 90s. Soul Jazz's latest compilation is a superb addition to this growing list. It showcases music made in the post-bleep and early breakbeat hardcore period, where basslines got bigger, drum breaks faster, and ragga influences started to come to the fore. The selections are on-point throughout from the dub-wise rave rush of Babylon Timewarp's "Durban Poison" and the bleep-and-breaks-meets-proto-jungle shuffle of DJ Dubplate's "Tings A Go On", to the rave-rap goodness of The Freaky's "Time & Age" and the heavily edited darkcore/early jungle insanity that is Krome & Time's terrific "Ganja Man". In a word: essential.
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Armagideon Time (reissue)
Cat: SJR 43212. Rel: 26 Sep 19
 
Clásico/Ska
Armagideon Time (Discomix vocal) (2:28)
Armagideon Time (Discomix version) (2:38)
Review: Studio One have put out plenty of big tunes and this is the latest to get a big reissue on a super loud-cut 12" single for extra devastating impact. It's a well-known classic every self-respecting reggae fan should know and blows up any party, especially when tweaked like these two versions. They were originally produced by Studio One bossman Coxsone Dodd and have been covered by The Clash as well as sampled by The Fugees and hip hop MC KRS One. The snaking lead synth, the rumbling drums and classic ska trumpet are all straight up irresistible.
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