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The Chaplin Band - Be My Sunshine (7")
Papagayo 1C 006-45886, 1979 Germany Just how good is this track by Dutch blue eyed soul group Chaplin Band. Wonderful summertime vibe that most modern soul fans would likely get down with. Record is strongest EX, cover with light ringwear.
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Perucho Conde - La Cotorra Criolla (7")
Epic EPC 8899, 1980 Spain Hilarious oddbal b-boy breakbeat tune. Think Nile Rodgers meets Venzuelan stand up comedy. Sounds weird but works well. Spanish only release and little hard find outside of Spain.
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First Choice - Let No Man Put Asunder (7")
Rams Horn RHR 1801, 1989 Netherlands Fantastic clubby vocal disco remixed by Shep Pettibone and later used repeatedly as foundation for big house tunes. Rams Horn 7" picture sleeve pressing. Light storage wear but plays and looks EX- alround.
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Juan Pablo Torres - Mangle Instrumental (LP)
Areito 3567 , 1976 Cuba Juan Pablo Torres is genius in my eyes and although this album is lacking on heavy hitting dancefloor tunes it is full of smooth summery jazz grroves on the piano. Anyone messing with samples should check both En Los ...
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Conjunto Caney - Musica De Cuba (LP)
Areito 3309, 197? Cuba Very much slept on rumba recording straight out of Havana with Ni Yo Mismo Se and Para Vigo Me Voy absolute monsters for the floor. Upbeat, with tempo change, cowbell and percusion action all over the place. Cuban ori...
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Orquesta Aragon - Aragon Vol. II (LP)
Areito 3984, 1981 Cuba One of the most consistent Cuban groups with a career spanning almost 30 albums of which pretty much all are worth some attention. Highlights here are Recuerdo De Antano and notably the dead funky Mi Bajo Con Tumbao. ...
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Various - A Nation Is Born (LP)
Bahamas Nationhood 10756, 197? Bahames Monster Bahamas funkster with the heavy breakbeat favorite Independent Bahamas by Biosis Now but there are lots of other treats on here like the popular soul dancer New Day Dawning by Bobby Smith or rare groove materi...
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Rene Bloch - Latin Discotheque (LP)
Clarion 613, 196? United States Want all the cracking Rene Bloch boogaloo and mambo dancers without splashing out big cash on the ATCO release this is a great alternative. Clarion pressing with Mr Latin's Mambo, Pa Coco Solo and Mambo Watusi (only o...
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Paco De Lucia - Solo Quiero Caminar (LP)
Philips 6301 030, 1981 Netherlands Wonderful jazzed up flamenco by the master on a record you do not need to be guitar aficionado to enjoy. Lovely minty fresh vinyl, cover not far from NM either.
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Franklin Boukaka - Le Bucheron / Nakoki (7")
ASL 3251, 1972 Kenya Last copy! Rare afro beat and highlife double sider arranged by Manu Dibango on the collectable ASL label out of Kenya. Nice copy in rare original ASL company sleeve.
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Gaby Omolo - Tutakula Aya Ajabu (7")
Afrian Eagles ER 7-14, 197? Kenya Hidden as flipside to Gaby Omolo's biggest hitter Lunch Time the track Tutakula Aya Ajabu is such a hypnotic Swahili groove but still uptempo enough to work the floor. Rare Kenyan original in lovely EX shape.
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Thad Jones - The Fabulous Thad Jones (LP)
America 30 AM 6054, 1962 France Thaddeus Jones showcase his incredible talents as trumpeter with Max Roach, Frank Wess, Kenny Clarke and many others joining the fun. Check a little part of One More. Cool French pressing on America Records in lovely ...
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Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue (LP)
Columbia PC 8163, 1977 United States Up there with Coltrane's Blue Train or Monk's Dream, this is a masterpiece ahead of time and influencial to so many across all musical genres. US Columbia pressing from 1977 in lovely EX shape, record practically NM.
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Dizzy Gillespie - Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac (LP)
Impulse C052-90811, 1967 Germany Just how good is this album, a firm favorite in my books with the danceable take of Jorge Ben's Mas Que Nada and the amazing title track that surely will win any music fan over. Strong EX shape cover and disc.
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Tony Tuff - Tony Tuff (LP)
Grove ILPS 9619, 1980 United Kingdom Collectable Tony Tuff' 'debut' produced by legendary roots pioneer Vivian 'Yabby U' Jackson. Top tunes in the deep Rumours Of War or soulful Don't Follow Bad Company. Rare UK original on Grove Music with vinyl grade s...
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Slam Stewart - Bowin' Singin' Slam (LP)
Savoy SA 6032, 1956 France Gotta love Slam Stewart's trademark hummin and this album captures his unique style perfectly. French pressing on Savoy with flipback cover in nice shape, record with marks and light distortion. Still a very enjoyable...
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Cannonball Adderley - The Best Of (LP)
Roverside RS 3038, 1968 United States Riverside compilation with lots of useful early material in Groovin High, Just One Of Those Things and much more. Appearances by Art Blakey, Sam Jones, Bill Evans and Nat Adderley to mention a few of the guys. US orig...
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Thelonious Monk - Blue Monk (LP)
Jazz Masterworks CJZLP 8, 1985 Italy Great live material from the Newport Jazz Festival in Japan ano 1963. Quartet setting with Charlie Rouse, Butch Warren, Frankie Dunlop and guest appearance by Pee Wee Russell. Italian press in flawless NM shape, cover...
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Time Zone - The Wildstyle (7")
Celluloid 106431, 1984 Germany To get this all time favorite Bambaataa b-boy electro smasher as 7" has turned close to impossible as it was never released in the US and only very few were printed in Europe. Faintest wear to vinyl, plays solid EX, c...
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Pedrinho Rodrigues - Adeus Guanabara (LP)
Equipe XPTO 1, 197? Brazil When samba vocalist Pedrinho Rodrigues join the young pumping Samba Son Sete expect some serious action. Fast and furious yet melodic and soulful. Little more to ask for when it comes to Brazilian wax. Record is as cl...
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