Its the DROP, the Joint. The list.. its here.
Its only been 2 weeks since we last scribbled up a list but so much has happened it feels like the belt got a little loose & the planet started rotating at less than 33.
Anyway stuff happened, we got in a massive haul of new records from Europe & only just managed to get through a ¼ of them in time for a list..
Expect the next one to be even more woohaah than this smackdown ye are about to partake of.
Not the least because the day after the Europe stuff landed another Motherload dropped in from Japan with.. a lot!
To keep it brief as possible, as usual we’ll let the list do the talking, but just to tease it in.. We got more than you can chew in the way of African / Brazilian / Soul / Ambient / Disco / Reggae / Jazz & more…
Labels like Growing Bin, Strut, PMG, Heavenly Sweetness, BBE, Mr Bongo.
& yeh, so much more to come.
For those who have been waiting on a 7” drop, stay tuned to pluggys station as one is in the works for early next week, expect a full box of 60’s Soul, some heavyweight rocksteady & roots pieces, a full box of dancehall & who knows what else.
Just some of the big hitters this time round:
Aktion – Groove The Funk (PMG) $35
Nigerian psychedelic funky rock of the highest order. Do like the title says!
Arthur Verocai – S/T (Mr.Bongo) $38
Welcome issue of a seminal Brazilian soul funk orchestration from Arthur Verocai. Classic.
Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids – We Be All Africans (Strut) $48
Free jazz Afro Funk pioneers come back & cut a new album on Strut.
Great band, fantastic label.. Beautiful music
Junjo Presents – The Evil Curse Of The Vampires (Greensleeves) $40
All time dub classic from the Scientist, in fine form. Check Johnny Osbourne on “He can turn the tide”.. Also instore, ‘Big Showdown’ & ‘ Encounters Pac-man’.
Stevo – Musica Negra (PMG) $35
Soul Funk Banger produced by Tommy Stewart.. Super rare LP in its original format with the tune ‘Pay the Price’ amongst a classic set.
Trevor Dandy – Don’t Cry Little Tree (PMG) $35
Gospel Funk rarity gets the rub up, ‘is there any love in your heart’…
V/A – Les Vikings de La Guadeloupe (Heavenly Sweetness) $40
Superb Caribbean soul selected from the prolific catalogue of French Antilles band Les Vikings de La Guadeloupe..Zouk, Disco, Tropical dancefloor sounds.
V/A – Private Wax (BBE) $45
We got copies of the first volume of this now legendary comp.
Features a full dose of underground disco. Solid.
OLD STUFF
SOUL / GOSPEL
* Billy Preston – It’s My Pleasure (A&M) $15
* Gene McDaniels – Natural Juices (A&M) $40
* Greg Perry – One For The Road (Casablanca) $30
* Larry Saunders – The Prophet Of Soul (Soul) $125
* Lenny White – Big City (Nemperor) $15
* Shaftman – Introducin A Bad Mutha (Funky Finger) $35
* Stevie Wonder – Where I’m Coming From (Motown) $25
* Stevie Wonder – Talking Book (Motown) $25
JAZZ / JAZZFUNK
* Billy Cobham – Total Eclipse (Atlantic) $25
* Billy Holiday – Volume 1 (Avan Guard) $20
* Bobby Hutcherson – Highway One (Columbia) $15
* Bud Shank – Brazil (World Pacific) $20
* Cecil Taylor – Dark To Themselves (Inner City) $25
* Dave Brubeck – Bravo (CBS) $10
* David T Walker – S/T (A&M) $15
* Dorothy Ashby – S/T (Riverside) Japan Edition $60
* Jackie Cain – A Wilder Alias (CTI) $20
* Marian McPartland – Bossa Nova + Soul (Time) $10
* Ray Charles – Genius + Soul (Impulse) $25
* Sonny Criss – I’ll Catch The Sun (Prestige) $25
* The New Don Burrows Quintet – S/T (CPC) $20
* Tim Berne – The 5 Year Plan (Empire) $30
* V/A – Jazz Canto (Vogue) $20
ROCK / PROG / PSYCH
* Alex Harvey Band – Live (Atlantic) $15
* Beach Boys – 10 Years Of Harmony (Brother) $15
* Beach Boys – In Concert (Reprise) $15
* Black Widow – III (CBS) $40
* Blue Rose – S/T (Estate) $20
* Budgie – Bandolier (Astor) $30
* Concrete Blonde – Free (IRS) $20
* Cream – Goodbye (Atco) $35
* Crowded House – Temple Of Low Men (Emi) $20
* David Axelrod – S/T (Mowax) $20
* Deep Purple – 24 Carat Purple (Emi) $10
* Frank Zappa – Broadway The Hard Way (Zappa) $30
* Genesis – Spot The Pigeon (Charisma) $20
* George Harrison – Dark Horse (Emi) $20
* John Lennon – Rock & Roll (Axis) $15
* John Lennon – The Collection (Emi) $15
* John Lennon – Mind Games (Axis) $25
* KD Lang – Absolute Torch & Twang ( Sire) $10
* KD Lang – Angel With A Lariat (Sire) $10
* Midnight Oil – S/T (CBS) $20
* Midnight Oil – Red Sails In The Sunset (CBS )$15
* Midnight Oil – Bird Noises (Instant Relief) $10
* Mike Bloomfield & Co – Super Session (Columbia) $25
* Peter Gabriel – S/Y (Charisma) $15
* The Who – Who’s Next (Polydor) $20
* Van Morrison – Moondance (Wb) $35
HIP HOP / BEATS
* Barrio – Play This Only At Night (Plexus) $30
* Blackalicious – A2G (Quannum) $25
* Danny Breaks – Music For Martians (True Playaz) $20
* Dose One – Hemispheres (Funksion) $60
* Gang Starr – Step Into the Arena (Chrysalis) $25
* J5 – Power In Numbers Instrumentals (Up Above) $45
* Mr.Lif – New Man Theme 12” (Def Jux) $10
* N.O.W – Smokers Delight (Warp) $30
* Pete Rock – Petestrumentals (BBE) $50
* Quasimoto – The Further Adventures Of…(Stones Throw) $45
* Rootless – Rotten Wood For Smoking Bees (Wall Of Sound) $15
* Rob Base – It takes 2 12” (Profile) $10
* Scientifik – Criminal (Definite) $30
* V/A – XEN (Ninja Tune) Box set $75
* V/A – Batteria For Beatheads (Idem) $25
DISCO / BOOGIE
* Brainstorm – Stormin’ (Tabu) $30
* Cerrone – Album Or (Malligator) $30
* Chocolate Milk – S/T (RCA) $30
* Delegation – Promise of Love (Shady Brook) $25
* Michael Jackson – Thriller (Epic) Japan Edition $35
* Sweet Cream – Other Various Delights (The Wizards) $15
* Switch – II (Motown) $15
* The Jacksons – Live (CBS) $15
* The SOS Band – Just Be Good To Me (Tabu) $20
REGGAE / AFRO / WORLD / LATIN
* Augustus Pablo – Pablo In The Dance (Rockers) $25
* Fela Kuti & Roy Ayers – Music Of Many Colours (Celluloid) $60
* Ipi Ntombi – The Warrior (Stax) $20
* Joe Masunga – Nwananga etc..(Soltone) $50
* Orlandivo – S/T (Kindred Spirits) $45
* Twinkle Brothers – Dub Massacre 5 (Twinkle) $35
* Willie Williams – Armagideon 12” (Studio 1) $60
* V/A – Bossa Themes (Stereo Colour) $20
* V/A – Negro Spirituals (World Record Club) $15
JAPANESE
* Eri Ohno – Feeling Your Love (Better Days) $35
* Kiyoshi Sugimoto – One More (Better Days) $45
* New Herd Orchestra – Superstar (Philips) $75
* Osamu Shoji – Night Flight (Philips) $50
* Ryo Kawasaki – Little Tree (Openskye) $75
* Salvador – Spick & Span (Better Days) $40
* Tamami Koyake – Fact To Space (Paddle Wheel) $60
* Takashi Furuya – Solitude (Three Blind Mice) $100
* Takashi & The Tokyo Union – Maiden Voyage (Three Blind Mice) Promo $100
* Yuji Ohno – Space Kid (Cbs) $50
* Yuya Uchida – Challenge (Columbia) $100
NEW STUFF
SOUL / JAZZ / JAZZFUNK
* Stevo – Musica Negra (PMG) $35
* Trevor Dandy – Don’t Cry Little Tree (PMG) $35
* Zdenka Kovacicek – S/T (PMG) $35
HIP HOP / BEATS / ELECTRONIC
* Bjork – Vespertine (Polydor) $40
* Dam-Funk – DJ-Kicks (!K7) $50
* J Dilla – Dillatronic 2 (Vintage Vibez) $45
* J Dilla – Dillatronic 3 (Vintage Vibez) $45
* Kendrick Lamar – Untitled Unmastered (Aftermath) $48
* Mobb Deep – The Infamous (RCA) $50
* Plutonic Lab – Deep Above The Noise (Wax Museum) $45
AFRO / WORLD / LATIN
* Aktion – Groove The Funk (PMG) $35
* Akwassa – La’ila (PMG) $35
* Arthur Verocai – S/T (Mr.Bongo) $38
* Berkely Ike Jones (PMG) $35
* Blo – Chapter One (Mr.Bongo) $34
* Ebo Taylor – Nkru! (Mr.Bongo) $38
* Ebo Taylor – My Love And Music (Mr.Bongo) $38
* Effi Duke – Mr. Love (PMG) $35
* Hareton Salvanini – S/T (Mr.Bongo) $32
* Heads Funk Band – Hard World (PMG) $35
* Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids – We Be All Africans (Strut) $48
* Manu Dibango – Africadelic (Hi & Fly) $38
* Mulatu Astatke – Ethio Jazz (Heavenly Sweetness) $30
* Niagara – S.U.B (PMG) $35
* Niagara – S/T (PMG) $35
* Steve Black – Village Boogie! (PMG) $35
* Sunburst – Ave Africa (Strut) $50
* The Peace – Black Power (Now-Again) $45
* V/A – Ethiopian Soul And Groove (Heavenly Sweetness) $30
* V/A – Les Vikings de La Guadeloupe (Heavenly Sweetness) $40
REGGAE
* Barrington Levy – Mary Long Tongue 12” (Greensleeves) $18
* Junjo Presents – Big Showdown (Greensleeves) $40
* Junjo Presents – The Evil Curse Of The Vampires (Greensleeves) $40
* Linval Presents – Encounters Pac-Man (Greensleeves) $40
* Mr Spaulding – Twelve Tribe Of Israel (Hot Milk) $45
* The Upsetters – Return Of Django (Sunspot) $45
ROCK / PROG / PSYCH /BLUES
* Master’s Apprentices – S/T (Lucky Pigs) $30
* Master’s Apprentices – A Toast To Panama Red (Lucky Pigs) $30
* Nico – Nico’s Last Concert “Fata Morgana” (PMG) $35
AMBIENT / SYNTH
* Breeze – Cocktails By The Pool (Growing Bin) $30
* Bartosz Kruczynski – Baltic Beat (Growing Bin) $34
* Merge – Long Distance (Growing Bin) $30
* Moon B – Life World (Growing Bin) $30
* W.Barthel/M.Bohm/R.Bauer – Timeless Horizons (Growing Bin) $38
* Wilson Tanner – 69 (Growing Bin) $30
* Workdub – S/T (Music From Memory) $30
DISCO / BOOGIE
* Ata Kak – Obaa Sima 12” (Awesome Tapes From Africa) $32
* Breakaway – S/T (BBE) $40
* Breakaway – Straight On To The Top (BBE) $40
* V/A – Beach Diggin’ 3 (Heavenly Sweetness) $40
* V/A – Private Wax (BBE) $45
* V/A – The Best Of Disco Demands (BBE) $45
* V/A – Sadar Bahar: Soul In The Hole (BBE) $45
* V/A – Kon And Amir: Off Track Vol 2 Queens (BBE) $45
7 INCH
* Alemayehu Eshete –Ayalkem Tedenko (Mr Bongo) $18
* Antonio Adolfo & A Brazuca – Dois Minutos… (Mr Bongo) $18
* Arthur Verocai – Sylvia (Mr Bongo) $18
* Edson Frederico – Tava Mais Nao Tava (Mr Bongo) $18
* Elis Regina – Ye Me Le (Mr Bongo) $18
* Jorge Ben – Xica Da Silva (Mr Bongo) $18
* Luiz Carlos Vinhas- Tanganica (Mr Bongo) $18
* Mahamoud Ahmed – Aynotche Terabu (Mr Bongo) $18
* Tanganica – Luiz Carlos Vinhas/O Som De L.C.V.
STAFF PICKS
* Arthur Verocai – S/T (Mr.Bongo) $38
* Hareton Salvanini – S/T (Mr.Bongo) $32
* V/A – Private Wax (BBE) Awesome Disco Comp! $45
* Greg Perry – One For The Road (Casablanca) $30
* Larry Saunders – The Prophet Of Soul (Soul) $125
* Alemayehu Eshete –Ayalkem Tedenko (Mr Bongo) $18
* V/A – Kon And Amir: Off Track Vol 2 Queens (BBE) $45
* Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids – We Be All Africans (Strut) $48
* Stevo – Musica Negra (PMG) $35
* Trevor Dandy – Don’t Cry Little Tree (PMG) $35
* Blo – Chapter One (Mr.Bongo) $34
* Takashi & The Tokyo Union – Maiden Voyage (Three Blind Mice) Promo $100
* Joe Masunga – Nwananga etc..(Soltone) $50
* Willie Williams – Armagideon 12” (Studio 1) $60
* Breeze – Cocktails By The Pool (Growing Bin) $30
* V/A – XEN (Ninja Tune) Box set $75
* Akwassa – La’ila (PMG) $35
