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VA – The Ru-Jac Records Story, Volume 1-4: 1963-1980 (2018)
Named after label founders Rufus Mitchell and Jack Bennett, Ru-Jac was a soul label based in the Baltimore area that operated from 1963 to the mid-’70s. By most measures, it was the definition of a...
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VA – La Contra Ola: Synth Wave and Post Punk from Spain 1980-86 (2018)
The curators of La Contra Ola, a new collection of synthwave and post-punk from Spain, present their new compilation with a handy contextual sidebar. Punk rock, they explain, soundtracked much of...
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VA – Boom-A-Lay & Chug-A-Lug: Exotic Blues & Rhythm, Vol. 7 & 8 (2017)
First time on CD. Volumes 7 and 8 of Stag-O-Lee’s Exotic Blues & Rhythm series were released on limited edition 10″ vinyl . 24 amazing and danceable tunes from the late ’50s and early ’60s – a...
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VA – Silhouettes & Statues: A Gothic Revolution 1978-1986 (2017)
Goth, a dirty word for so long, has enjoyed a resurgence over the past ten years or so. Previously known as the spawn of post punk, now the boundaries between the two genres are so blurry they’re...
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VA – We Out Here (2018)
We Out Here is a nine-track primer on the brightly burning London jazz scene, curated by saxophonist and rising superstar Shabaka Hutchings, who operates as bandleader for Sons of Kemet, Shabaka &...
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VA – Cool Europa: European Progressive Jazz in Germany 1959-63 (2017)
14 previously unknown tracks recorded 1959-63 in West-Germany by some of the best European jazz artists of the time, featuring Barney Wilen, Francy Boland, Rolf Kühn, Joki Freund, Attila Zoller, Fats...
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VA – To the Outside of Everything: A Story of UK Post Punk 1977-1981 (2017)
…To the Outside of Everything: A Story of UK Post Punk 1977-1981 is a box set that does everything right to a level that is capable of re-writing the common history. Simply put, this is the definitive...
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VA – The Rough Guide to the Music of West Africa (2017)
If every global music compilation series had a personality, World Music Network’s Rough Guides would constantly be that kid at the head of the class, the overachiever that makes everything look...
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VA – The Library Archive: Funk, Jazz, Beats and Soundtracks from the Vaults...
Join two of BBE’s most prolific artists and compilers, Mr Thing & Chris Read on a voyage into the mysterious, strange and wonderful world of Library Music, courtesy of Cavendish Music. Founded in...
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VA – X-Tra Wicked + Serious Times: Bobby Digital Reggae Anthology (2018)
Top Jamaican producer Bobby “Digital” Dixon is known for his signature sound which has influenced many in the reggae music industry and beyond. …17 North Parade, an imprint of VP Records present his...
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VA – French Disco Boogie Sounds, Vol. 3 (1977-1987) (2018)
…Favorite Recordings presents the third edition of its acclaimed French Disco Boogie Sounds compilation series. Like on prior volumes, the complete tracklist is selected by label head honcho, Charles...
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VA – Ernesto Chahoud presents TAITU: Soul-fuelled Stompers from 1960s-1970s...
Ernesto Chahoud’s Taitu is a collection of soul-fuelled stompers straight from the dancefloors of 1970s Addis Ababa. A breathless journey through the unique Ethio sound that bands were forging at the...
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VA – The Britxotica! Box: Three Amazing Albums of Primitive Pop and Savage...
With American servicemen returning home from Hawaii in the post-World War 2 years, it’s perhaps no surprise that a breed of tiki-tinged music started to infiltrate US culture throughout the ’50s, with...
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VA – Mojo Presents: Murder Ballads (2017)
1. Bobby Darin – Mack the Knife 2. Harry Belafonte with Victor Messer & Millard Thomas – Did You Hear About Jerry 3. Odetta – Another Man Done Gone 4. Nina Simone – Plain Gold Ring 5. The Alabama...
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VA – The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick [The Soundtrack] (2017)
…Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s epic ten part series was ten years in the making and made a particular effort to interview those that had a direct involvement rather than have highly paid experts give the...
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VA – Sing It High, Sing It Low: Tumbleweed Records 1971-1973 (2017)
In the early ’70s, as the collapse of ’60s radicalism and the lingering dread of the Vietnam War and the Nixon Administration left a collective bad taste in America’s mouth, many musicians sought to...
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VA – J-Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz from Japan 1969-1984 (2018)
Consider jazz in the ’70s, and the years surrounding the decade. Ideas about harmonic openness, electric instruments, funk, samba, and the entire career of John Coltrane had now thoroughly infused the...
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VA – Concert for George (2003, Remastered 2018)
…Performed on November 29, 2002, a year after Harrison’s passing, Concert for George was a tribute to his life and career as only his best friends and most notable collaborators could do. Anoushka...
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VA – Stax Singles, Vol. 4: Rarities & Best of the Rest (2018)
Stax Records defined the “Memphis Sound” of soul music in the 1960s. With a roster that took in Otis Redding, Booker T & The MGs, Sam & Dave, Rufus Thomas and Isaac Hayes, Stax and its sister...
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VA – Mojo Presents: Green Leaves Nick Drake Covered (2018)
1. Joan Shelley – Time Has Told Me 2. Vashti Bunyan and Gareth Dickson – The Thoughts of Mary Jane 3. Bill Ryder-Jones – Pink Moon 4. Field Music – River Man 5. The Saxophones – Fruit Tree 6. Bridget...
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