Name: Alien Coast
Brand: St. Paul & the Broken Bones
SKU: 880882459314
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St. Paul & the Broken Bones

Alien Coast

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A fever dream in sonic form, The Alien Coast is the first album St. Paul & The Broken Bones recorded in their hometown of Birmingham. Produced by Matt Ross-Spang (Drive-By Truckers, Margo Price) - the bands 4th full-length is a dizzying convergence of rock n' roll, R&B, psychedelia, stoner metal, gospel and jazz-funk. At turns explosive, elegant, and thrillingly unhinged - it makes for a majestic backdrop to the group's visceral exploration of the strangest dimensions of the human psyche.

Tracks

1 3000 Ad Mass
2 Bermejo and the Devil
3 Minotaur
4 Atlas
5 The Last Dance
6 Ghost in Smoke
7 Alien Coast
8 Hunter and His Hounds
9 Tin Man Love
10 Popcorn Ceiling
11 Love Letter from a Red Roof Inn

Various Artists

Out In The Streets Again: The Soul Sounds Of Scepter Records

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A vault’s worth of solid gold treasures! Nearly all the cuts included here are legendary, high-dollar 45s, presented in their original—and danceable!—mono mixes. The sound of thousands of dollars’ worth of revered R&B, from Sundazed! The legendary Florence Greenberg was one of very few women who envisioned, launched and ran a hugely-successful record company. She liked to say that she was “a white woman in a black business who couldn’t carry a tune!” But, she sure knew talent: talented artists, songwriters, producers, sales and promo people. For many amazing years, Mrs. Greenberg helmed a label comparable in size to Motown: not quite a major, but much more substantial than most indies. Scepter Records grew and flourished by cultivating an amazing network of independent writers and producers: Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Luther Dixon, Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson, Van McCoy, and many, many others. And now, compiled here are 15 exhilarating Scepter recordings - all incredible dance-floor sides (nearly $3k of original wax!), lovingly pressed onto one glorious album. Viva, Florence! Viva, Scepter Records! Dim the lights, turn this soulful platter up and get ready to move!!! On red vinyl!!!"

Aretha Franklin

Aretha (Import)

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Music on Vinyl press. 180 gram audiophile vinyl. Includes insert. Featuring the number 1 hit "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" duet with George Michael, produced by Narada Michael Walden. Sleeve artwork by Andy Warhol. Black vinyl. The 1986 self-titled Aretha Franklin album was a successful one, notable for containing five R&B hits, including the number 1 hit "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" and "If You Need My Love Tonight". Aretha herself says on the liner notes that this is one of her favorite albums, and it's easy to see why.

Tracks

1 Jimmy Lee
2 I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) Duet with George Michael
3 Do You Still Remember
4 Jumpin' Jack Flash
5 Rock-A-Lott
6 An Angel Cries
7 He'll Come Along
8 If You Need My Love Tonight Duet with Larry Graham
9 Look to the Rainbow

Various Artists

Shanghai'd Soul: Volume 4

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Everybody's still talking about the good ol' days! A rough and rugged collection of ol' dirty classics that have inspired swarms of killer beats. A head nod to the sounds of Shaolin, the thirteen chambers of Shanghai'd Soul have moved lyrical chefs and production geniuses alike to compose some of their most ominous hip-hop. Gods and Earths alike will appreciate the raw funk and smoother-than-a-Lexus soul that come together like Voltron on this special compilation. As sampled by Phantogram, Common, Kanye West, Talib Kweli, Kendrick Lamar, Wale, Vince Staples, DJ Khaled, Pusha-T, Meek Mill, Ghostface Killah, Mac Miller, Kid Cudi, RJD2, Curren$y, Pretty Lights, Jurassic 5, Big Grams, and Run The Jewels.

1 Them Two Am I a Good Man
2 Lynn Williams Don't Be Surprised
3 Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr You Can't Blame Me
4 Family Connection This Time
5 Mitch Mitchell-Gene King Never Walk Out on You
6 Renaldo Domino Nevermore
7 Voices of Conquest O Yes My Lord
8 T.L. Barrett & the Youth for Christ Choir Like a Ship
9 Trevor Dandy Is There Any Love
10 Father's Children Dirt and Grime
11 Skip Mahoaney & the Casuals I Need Your Love
12 Majestic Arrows Ladies and Wonderful Girls
13 Wee Aeroplane

Various Artists

Eccentric Soul: The Way Out Label

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Fueled by the financial drippings of number runners & boosted by Hall-of-Fame running back Jim Brown, Cleveland, Ohio's Way Out Records offered asylum for a rising crop of rogue soul men, rust-belt vocal ensembles, & trial-by-fire producers. Helmed by a friendly consortium of hustlers, police officers, and gridiron giants, pet project beget obsession as Motown arrangers, gospel choirs, and the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra were all beckoned to the wrong side of the tracks to mint masterpieces for the Sensations, Volcanic Eruption, the Exceptional Three, and Bobby Wade, all beneath the mindful gaze of a wall-mounted shotgun. Reaching their peak in the late '60s, Eccentric Soul: The Way Out Label gathers the brightest moments from the quirky operation's eleven year bid. This 3 X vinyl LP configuration boasts a double gatefold sleeve with beautiful photos and ephemera from the label's low-flying promotional department.

1 The Occasions- There's No You
2 The Sensations- Demanding Man
3 Jesse Fisher- You're Not Loving a Beginner
4 The Soul Notes- How Long Will It Last
5 The Sensations- I Won't Be Hurt
6 The Springers- Why
7 Lou Ragland and the Bandmasters- Never Let Me Go
8 The Springers- I Know My Baby Loves Me So
9 Lou Ragland and the Bandmasters- Party at Lester's
10 Verna & Rob- More Soul
11 Betty & Angel- Honey Coated Loving
12 Sammy Jones-She Didn't Know
13 The Sensations- Two Can Make It
14 Bobby Wade-I'm in Love with You
15 Norman Scott- Ain't That a Heartache
16 Soul Notes- Don't Make Me Beg
17 The Sensations-Please Baby Please
18 Bobby Wade- Can't You Hear Me Calling
19 Jesse Fisher- Don't Cheat on Me
20 Norman Scott- Baby Don't Go
21 Volcanic Eruption- Red Robin
22 Bobby Wade- Down Here on the Ground
23 The Sensations- Oh Girl
24 The Exceptional Three- Loving a Stranger
25 The Exceptional Three- Unlucky Girl
26 The Soul Notes- I Got Everything I Need
27 Volcanic Eruption- I've Got Something Going for Me
28 The Sensations- It's a New Day
29 The Harmonics- Which Way
30 The Harmonics- Harmonics on the Warpath
31 The Sensations- Lonely World
32 Fred Towles- Too Much Monkey Business
33 Bobby Wade- Four Walls and a Window
34 The Sensations- I Guess That's Life
35 Sammy Jones- You've Got to Show Me
36 The Exceptional Three- What About Me
37 The Occasions- Baby Don't Go
38 Verna and Rob- I'm in Love with You
39 Jesse Fisher- Why
40 The Soul Notes- I Can't Wait Until the Weekend

Various Artists

Eccentric Soul: The Prix Label

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In 2005, while making his Saturday morning yard sale rounds around town, collector Blake Oliver stumbled upon a box of curiously marked tapes. At first, Oliver thought he'd found the lost masters from Clem Price and George Beter's Columbus-based Prix label. But after a cursory listen, he realized that these were not the Prix masters, but rather demos and unreleased tracks from Prix's Harmonic Sounds studio. Somehow, this was even better. In addition to Eddie Ray's heart-stopping "Wait A Minute," here were dozens of examples of what can only be described as "soul blueprints." In addition to presenting remasters of thrilling previously released material by Joe King, Marion Black, O.F.S. Unlimited, the Royal Esquires, Mitch Mitchell & Gene King, the Soul Ensemble, and Chip Willis, Eccentric Soul: The Prix Label includes Penny & the Quarters' uplifting "You And Me" - as featured in the 2010 film Blue Valentine.

Kelela

Take Me Apart

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Kelela's debut album, Take Me Apart emerges as an epic portrait of an artist spanning the past and future of R&B. In her hands, however, the genre knows no boundaries and so Take Me Apart exists as an absolutely singular and fearless addition to a canon of recent classics. From her very earliest work, honesty and vulnerability have been cornerstones of Kelela's art - even when clad in the armor of the avant-garde electronics she so deftly inhabits - and Take Me Apart sees her double down on both the emotional intensity and resonance of her message as well as the sonic seeking she is renowned for.

The timeless, zero-gravity ballad "Better" sees Kelela at her most unadorned - baring her soul to a nameless other over subtly transforming piano and synth textures while first single "LMK" is all staggering club swagger that manages to span the past 20 years of innovative R&B while still exploring another dimension of possibilities. These songs typify the melding of classic song-craft and inventive production approach at the album's core, but it's here where things take yet another exhilarating turn. "Truth or Dare" has the brittle snap and vocal twists of a Neptunes track while "Blue Light" sees Kelela weld her sweeping pleas to the warped sonic palette of grime, pointing the way forward to a possible future of cybernetic soul.

Now we are swept into the slipstream of a pair of breathtaking Arca collaborations in "On And On" and the otherworldly grandeur of "Turn To Dust," which conjures images of the powerful and iconic diva of Luc Besson's The Fifth Element; and it's a short trip to the unforgettable pneumatic gospel of album closer "Altadena," a perfect uroboros link back to "Frontline" to begin the saga all over again. At this point you're left with the feeling that this trip through Take Me Apart is one you'll be making many more times.

Frontline
Waitin
Take Me Apart
Enough
Jupiter
Better
LMK
Truth Or Dare
S.O.S.
Blue Light
On and On
Turn To Dust
Bluff
Altadena

Erika de Casier

Sensational (Clear Vinyl)

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Limited clear vinyl LP pressing. 2021 release. Sensational expands the universe of de Casier's 2019 self-released debut album Essentials. Where Essentials dealt more with the infatuation stages of love, Sensational has more of an attitude, aiming to dismantle the stereotype of single women looking for love, tackling relationship dramas and the toxicity of dating. It was a chance to rewrite scenarios in ways that empowered her, fantasizing about what could've been. Sensational was co-produced by de Casier and is a breath of fresh air to anyone with a passion for music in all it's genres, as much influenced by Aaliyah and Janet Jackson as house, garage and techno. With hushed, pillow-soft vocals and production that references turn-of-the-millenium sounds, de Casier's sound surveys the past while looking to the future.

Curtis Mayfield

Curtis-50th Anniversary (ROG Limited Edition)

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50th anniversary deluxe edition of Mayfield's classic Curtom Records debut. Includes bonus demos and alternate tracks making their debut to vinyl.

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1	(Don't Worry) If There Is a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go
2	The Other Side of Town
3	The Makings of You
4	We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue

Disc: 2

1	Move on Up (Extended Version)
2	Miss Black America
3	Wild and Free
4	Give It Up

Disc: 3

1	Power to the People (Demo Version)
2	Underground (Demo Version)
3	Ghetto Child (Demo Version)
4	Readings in Astrology (Demo Version)
5	Suffer (Demo Version)

Disc: 4

1	Miss Black America (Demo Version)
2	The Makings of You (Backing Track, Take 32)
3	(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below We're All Going to Go [Backing Track, Take 1 & 2]
4	(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below We're All Going to Go [Single Version]

James Brown

Singles Vol. 1 (1956-1957)

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Split in two volumes, here is the sum of James Brown's early five-year period 1956-1960, when JB (and his Famous Flames) was obsessively searching for his own sound. Selected from a bunch of 19 two-sided singles, and including super hits such as "Please, Please, Please", "Try Me", and "I'll Go Crazy", this collection represents James Brown's fundamental groundwork for the coming soul music revolution.

1

Please, Please, Please

2

Why Do You Do Me

3

I Don’t Know

4

I Feel That Old Feeling Coming On

5

No, No, No, No

6

Hold My Baby’s Hand

7

Chonnie-On-Chon

8

I Won’t Plead No More

9

Just Won’t Do Right

10

Let’s Make It

11

Gonna Try

12

Can’t Be The Same

13

Messing With The Blues

14

Love Or A Game

15

You’re Mine, You’re Mine

16

I Walked Alone

Stevie Wonder

Singles 1962-63

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A great collection of Stevie Wonder's early '60s work. When as a Tamla's young prodigy named Little Stevie, still under the influence of Ray Charles, he began hitting the charts, proving his genius with songs like "Contract on Love", "Fingertips - Pt 2", and "Work Out Stevie, Work Out".

1

I Call It Pretty Music But The Old People Call It The Blues (Part 1)

2

I Call It Pretty Music But The Old People Call It The Blues (Part 2)

3

La La La La La

4

Little Stevie Wonder & Clarence Paul - Little Water Boy

5

Little Stevie Wonder & Clarence Paul - Little Water Boy (Promo Version)

6

Don’t You Know

7

Contract On Love

8

Sunset

9

Fingertips (Part 1)

10

Fingertips (Part 2)

11

Work Out Stevie, Work Out

12

Monkey Talk

13

La La La La La (Live)

14

Drown in My Own Tears (Live)

15

Hallelujah I Love Her So (Live)

16

Soul Bongo (Live)