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Thelonious Monk: Monk - Japanese Edition Vinyl LP
Thelonious Monk: Monk - Japanese Edition Vinyl LP
unearthed live recording from Denmark 1963
Thelonious Monk

Monk - Japanese Edition Vinyl LP

Gearbox Records

$34.95

$34.95

Bjork: Greatest Hits Vinyl 2LP
Bjork's best work + rare versions, tracklist chosen by fans
Bjork

Greatest Hits Vinyl 2LP

One Little Indian

$39.95

$39.95

Vampi Soul: Cumbia Cumbia Cumbia!!! Vol.1 Vinyl 2LP
Vampi Soul: Cumbia Cumbia Cumbia!!! Vol.1 Vinyl 2LP
24 cumbia rarities + classics released on small Colombian independent labels 1962-79
Vampi Soul

Cumbia Cumbia Cumbia!!! Vol.1 Vinyl 2LP

Vampi Soul

$39.95

$39.95

The Invaders: Spacing Out / Latin Lips Vinyl 7"
The Invaders: Spacing Out / Latin Lips Vinyl 7"
heavily-bootlegged instrumental funk from 1970 Bermuda, official reissue!
The Invaders

Spacing Out / Latin Lips Vinyl 7"

Vampi Soul

$17.95

$17.95

Fleetwood Mac: Tango In The Night (180g) Vinyl LP
perfect 80s pop-rock, includes 'Little Lies' + 'Everywhere'
Fleetwood Mac

Tango In The Night (180g) Vinyl LP

Warner Records

$24.95

$24.95

Numero Group: Purple Snow - Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 4LP Boxset
Numero Group: Purple Snow - Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 4LP Boxset
vinyl specials
rare, unreleased pre/post-Prince fusion funk from Minnesota
Numero Group

Purple Snow - Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 4LP Boxset

Numero Group

Sale $75.95 $100.00

Sale $75.95 $100.00

a.s.o.: a.s.o. Vinyl LP
Berlin-based duo's moody trip-hop inspired debut, 2023
a.s.o.

a.s.o. Vinyl LP - PRE-ORDER

Efficient Space

$34.95

$34.95

Rare Essence: Disco Fever (Braxton Holmes Edit) Vinyl 12"
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sought-after Ron Hardy edit recreated
Rare Essence

Disco Fever (Braxton Holmes Edit) Vinyl 12"

Braxton's Disco Music, Inc.

$14.95

$14.95

DJ Notoya: Tokyo 1980s Victor Edition - Boogie, Funk & Modern Soul (Japan Import, Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
DJ Notoya: Tokyo 1980s Victor Edition - Boogie, Funk & Modern Soul (Japan Import, Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
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rare city pop gems compiled by DJ Notoya
DJ Notoya

Tokyo 1980s Victor Edition - Boogie, Funk & Modern Soul (Japan Import, Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

Victor Entertainment

$44.95

$44.95

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou: The Skeletal Essences of Afro Funk 1969-1980 Vol.3 2LP
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou: The Skeletal Essences of Afro Funk 1969-1980 Vol.3 2LP 2
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hard to find West African funk
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou

The Skeletal Essences of Afro Funk 1969-1980 Vol.3 2LP

Analog Africa

$27.95

$27.95

Francis The Great: Ravissante Baby Vinyl LP
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Franco-Cameroonian soul funk grail reissued
Francis The Great

Ravissante Baby Vinyl LP

Hot Casa

$24.95

$24.95

Numero Group: Omnibus Vol. 1 45x45 Boxset + Book
Numero Group: Omnibus: Vol. 1 45x45 Boxset + Book 45s
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lost soul treasures in limited 45 box
Numero Group

Omnibus Vol. 1 45x45 Boxset + Book

Numero Group

$249.00

$249.00

Ernest Ranglin: In The Rain Vinyl 7"
Ernest Ranglin: In The Rain Vinyl 7"
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1983 reggae cover of The Dramatics' 'In The Rain,' 1st time 7" pressing
Ernest Ranglin

In The Rain Vinyl 7"

Emotional Rescue

$17.95

$17.95

Soul Jazz Records: Studio One Down Beat Special Vinyl 2LP
Soul Jazz Records: Studio One Down Beat Special Vinyl 2LP
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big tunes! 18 track primer for legendary reggae label
Soul Jazz Records

Studio One Down Beat Special Vinyl 2LP

Soul Jazz Records

$39.95

$39.95

Haymarket Square: Magic Lantern Vinyl LP
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Chicago psyche rock rarity reissued
Haymarket Square

Magic Lantern Vinyl LP

Guerssen

$26.95

$26.95

BBE: House Of Ages - Classic, Rare & Unreleased Dance Music Vinyl 2LP
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chicago, new york, london house classics
BBE Music

House Of Ages - Classic, Rare & Unreleased Dance Music Vinyl 2LP

BBE

$29.95

$29.95

Vampi Soul: Feten Rare Jazz Recordings from Spain 1961 - 1974 2LP / CD
Vampi Soul: Feten Rare Jazz Recordings from Spain 1961 - 1974 2LP
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spanish jazz from the 60s and 70s
Vampi Soul

Feten Rare Jazz Recordings from Spain 1961 - 1974 2LP / CD

Vampi Soul

from $17.00

from $17.00

Soul Jazz Records: Studio One Space-Age Dub Special Vinyl 2LP
Soul Jazz Records: Studio One Space-Age Dub Special Vinyl 2LP
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deep cuts from Dub Specialist LPs + rare Coxsone version sides
Soul Jazz Records

Studio One Space-Age Dub Special Vinyl 2LP

Soul Jazz Records

$39.95

$39.95

Numero Group: Eccentric Soul - Minibus (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP
Numero Group: Eccentric Soul - Minibus (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP
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25 selections from Numero's 45-disc boxset of rare 1966-80 soul
Numero Group

Eccentric Soul - Minibus (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP

Numero Group

Sale $29.95 $34.98

Sale $29.95 $34.98

Bill Evans: Smile With Your Heart - Best Of On Resonance Vinyl LP
Bill Evans: Smile With Your Heart - Best Of On Resonance Vinyl LP
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standout tracks from 4 rare live albums on Resonance Records
Bill Evans

Smile With Your Heart - The Best Of Resonance Recordings (180g) Vinyl LP

Resonance Records

$19.95

$19.95

Joey Negro & Sean P.: The Best Of Disco Spectrum Vinyl 3LP
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disco floor fillers compiled
Joey Negro & Sean P.

The Best Of Disco Spectrum Vinyl 3LP

BBE

$29.95

$29.95

The Uniques: Absolutely The... Uniques (Music On Vinyl 180g, Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
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soulful 1968 Trojan rocksteady
The Uniques

Absolutely The... Uniques (Music On Vinyl 180g, Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

Music On Vinyl

$30.95

$30.95

Soul Connection: Street Soul Vinyl LP
Soul Connection: Street Soul Vinyl LP
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bass-heavy UK street soul 1988-90
Soul Connection

Street Soul Vinyl LP

Invisible City Editions

Sale $15.95 $22.95

Sale $15.95 $22.95

Mayer Hawthorne: Rare Changes Vinyl
Mayer Hawthorne: Rare Changes Vinyl
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compiled loosies + rarities from Stones Throw's resident crooner
Mayer Hawthorne

Rare Changes Vinyl LP

Big Bucks

$24.95

$24.95

Gal Costa: India Vinyl LP
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rare '73 LP from Tropicalia queen, sampled by Kaytranada
Gal Costa

India Vinyl LP

Mr Bongo

$27.95

$27.95

Raphael Toine: Ce Ta Ou / Sud Africa Revolution Vinyl LP
Raphael Toine: Ce Ta Ou / Sud Africa Revolution Vinyl LP
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1986 zouk / afro-boogie rarity, 1st time on vinyl in 35 years
Raphael Toine

Ce Ta Ou / Sud Africa Revolution Vinyl LP

Glossy Mistakes

Sale $17.95 $25.95

Sale $17.95 $25.95

Al Charles: Outstanding (Gap Band Reggae Cover) Vinyl 12"
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obscure 80s digi reggae Gap Band version w/ dub
Al Charles

Outstanding (Gap Band Reggae Cover) Vinyl 12"

Athens Of The North

$15.95

$15.95

Numero Group: Warfaring Strangers - Acid Nightmares (Yellow & Orange Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP
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rare-as-hell acid rock, psych + proto-metal
Numero Group

Warfaring Strangers - Acid Nightmares (Yellow & Orange Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP

Numero Group

$33.95

$33.95

Sugar Minott: Sugar Minott At Studio One Vinyl 2LP'
Sugar Minott: Sugar Minott At Studio One Vinyl 2LP
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rare material from influential reggae singer, producer + creator of the version
Sugar Minott

Sugar Minott At Studio One Vinyl 2LP

Soul Jazz Records

Sale $32.95 $36.95

Sale $32.95 $36.95

Tall Black Guy: Airplane Mode Vinyl LP
Tall Black Guy: Airplane Mode Vinyl LP
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laidback, mostly-instrumental beats from Detroit DJ/producer
Tall Black Guy

Airplane Mode Vinyl LP

Fat Beats

$21.95

$21.95

Numero Group: Warfaring Strangers - Acid Nightmares (Transparent Orange Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP
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rare-as-hell acid rock, psych + proto-metal
Numero Group

Warfaring Strangers - Acid Nightmares (Transparent Orange Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP

Numero Group

Sale $31.95 $33.95

Sale $31.95 $33.95

Craft Recordings: It's A Good, Good Feeling - The Latin Soul of Fania Records Vinyl 2LP
Craft Recordings: It's A Good, Good Feeling - The Latin Soul of Fania Records Vinyl 2LP
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nu yorican soul 1965-1975 🔥
Fania Records

It's A Good, Good Feeling - The Latin Soul Of Fania Records Vinyl 2LP

Craft Recordings

$32.95

$32.95

Walshy Fire: The Art of Dancehall - Posters And Flyers Of Soundsystem Culture Hardcover Book
Walshy Fire: The Art of Dancehall - Posters And Flyers Of Soundsystem Culture Hardcover Book
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rare Jamaican poster art painstakingly compiled by Walshy Fire of Major Lazer
Walshy Fire

The Art of Dancehall - Posters And Flyers Of Soundsystem Culture Hardcover Book

Sale $44.95 $50.00

Sale $44.95 $50.00

Star Creature: Attack Of The Chicago Boogie - Private Press Disco, Soul & Boogie Records Vinyl 12"
Star Creature: Attack Of The Chicago Boogie - Private Press Disco, Soul & Boogie Records Vinyl 12"
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perfect primer for the Chicago boogie sound w/ 4 of the rarest + smoothest cuts
Star Creature

Attack Of The Chicago Boogie - Private Press Disco, Soul & Boogie Records Vinyl 12"

Star Creature

$19.95

$19.95

Nouvelle Ambiance: Nouvelle Ambiance Vinyl 2LP
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a celebration of the underground Pan-African music scene of 80's Paris
Nouvelle Ambiance

Nouvelle Ambiance Vinyl 2LP

Nouvelle Ambiance

$38.95

$38.95

Kingo Hamada: Midnight Cruisin' (Japan Import, Blue Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
Kingo Hamada: Midnight Cruisin' (Japan Import, Blue Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
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mellow urban Japanese AOR from 1982, several viral tracks
Kingo Hamada

Midnight Cruisin' (Japan Import, Blue Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

Warner Music Japan

$44.95

$44.95

Jazzman: Spiritual Jazz Vol.10 - Prestige Vinyl 2LP
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esoteric, modal and deep jazz recorded '61 - '73
Jazzman

Spiritual Jazz Vol.10 - Prestige Vinyl 2LP

Jazzman

$27.95

$27.95

FF Yellowhand: You Want Every Night / Can You Feel It Vinyl (Italo) 12"
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french boogie funk rarity repressed
FF Yellowhand

You Want Every Night / Can You Feel It Vinyl 12"

Fire-Sign Limited

$14.95

$14.95

Napoleon Cherry: Walk Alone Vinyl LP
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outsider R&B funk from elusive Philly musician compiled
Napoleon Cherry

Walk Alone Vinyl LP

Music From Memory

$19.95

$19.95

Edge Of Daybreak: Eyes Of Love Vinyl LP
Edge Of Daybreak: Eyes Of Love Vinyl LP
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1979 private press soul/funk recorded by Virginia prison inmates
Edge Of Daybreak

Eyes Of Love Vinyl LP

Numero Group

$18.95

$18.95

Joey Negro: Joey Negro Presents The Soul Of Disco Vol.1 2CD
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soul drenched disco burners compiled
Joey Negro

Joey Negro Presents The Soul Of Disco Vol.1 2CD

Z Records

$18.00

$18.00

University Of Love Feat. MBG: Vostok 3 Vinyl 12"
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warm + soulful Italian house
University Of Love Feat. MBG

Vostok 3 Vinyl 12"

Flash Forward

$16.95

$16.95

BBE Music : We Are The Children Of The Sun (Folk Funk, AOR, Balearic) Vinyl 3LP
BBE Music : We Are The Children Of The Sun (Folk Funk, AOR, Balearic) Vinyl 3LP
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sun-kissed AOR + balearic soul rarities compiled by British DJ Paul Hillery
BBE Music

We Are The Children Of The Sun (Folk Funk, AOR, Balearic) Vinyl 3LP

BBE

Sale $29.95 $39.95

Sale $29.95 $39.95

Theo Parrish: Theo Parrish's Black Jazz Signature 2LP
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deep jazz gems selected by Theo, unmixed!
Theo Parrish

Theo Parrish's Black Jazz Signature 2LP

Snow Dog Records

Sale $21.95 $26.95

Sale $21.95 $26.95

Black Fire Records: Soul Love Now - The Black Fire Records Story 1975-93 Vinyl 2LP
Black Fire Records: Soul Love Now - The Black Fire Records Story 1975-93 Vinyl 2LP
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selected tracks from influential DC-area spiritual jazz label
Black Fire Records

Soul Love Now - The Black Fire Records Story 1975-93 Vinyl 2LP

Strut

$29.95

$29.95

Medusa: First Step Beyond LP
Medusa: First Step Beyond LP 2
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never before released metal from 1975
Medusa

First Step Beyond LP

Numero Group

Sale $19.95 $29.95

Sale $19.95 $29.95

The Moldy Peaches: Origin Story 1994-1999 Vinyl LP
The Moldy Peaches: Origin Story 1994-1999 Vinyl LP\
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21 rare + unreleased demos, poems + live recordings
The Moldy Peaches

Origin Story 1994-1999 Vinyl LP

Org Music

Sale $11.95 $24.95

Sale $11.95 $24.95

Hercules: Lost In The Groove / 7 Ways 12"
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dark, jacking house
Hercules

Lost In The Groove / 7 Ways 12"

Trax

$10.00

$10.00

Cardell Funk Machine: Shoot Your Shot / It's All Over Vinyl 7"
Cardell Funk Machine: Shoot Your Shot / It's All Over Vinyl 7"
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slick 80s boogie funk obscurity w/ killer slap bassline, Lab fave!
Cardell Funk Machine

Shoot Your Shot / It's All Over Vinyl 7"

Peoples Potential Unlimited

$10.95

$10.95

A Tribe Called Quest: Hits, Rarities & Remixes Vinyl 2LP
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definitive ATCQ comp
A Tribe Called Quest

Hits, Rarities & Remixes Vinyl 2LP

Jive

$26.95

$26.95

Sade: Live - 1984-09-21 Ahoy Hallen, Rotterdam Vinyl 2LP
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rare int'l TV broadcast performance recorded just after the release of Diamond Life
Sade

Live - 1984-09-21 Ahoy Hallen, Rotterdam Vinyl 2LP

WHP

$36.95

$36.95

Phil Ranelin: Vibes From The Tribe Vinyl LP
Phil Ranelin: Vibes From The Tribe Vinyl LP
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1976 Detroit jazz-funk, official reissue w/ fresh analog remaster
Phil Ranelin

Vibes From The Tribe Vinyl LP

Now-Again Records

$29.95

$29.95

MC Money & Gangsta Gold: Da Hard Ov Frayser (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
MC Money & Gangsta Gold: Da Hard Ov Frayser (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
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1995 lo-fi Memphis rap tape, 1st standalone vinyl edition, Lab pick!
MC Money & Gangsta Gold

Da Hard Ov Frayser (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

Now-Again Records

Sale $22.95 $27.95

Sale $22.95 $27.95

Beau Williams: I'll Be Home Soon / Outside Love Vinyl 7"
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raw soul on limited 45
Beau Williams

I'll Be Home Soon / Outside Love Vinyl 7"

Truth & Soul

$8.95

$8.95

Todd Osborn: T-Rhythm Trax Volume 1 Vinyl 12"
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stripped down DJ friendly beat tools
Todd Osborn

T-Rhythm Trax Volume 1 Vinyl 12"

Running Back

$14.95

$14.95

Rico Rodriguez: Wareika Dubs LP
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reggae-jazz holy grail
Rico Rodriguez

Wareika Dubs LP

Ghetto Rockers

$14.00

$14.00

RAMP: Come Into Knowledge (180g, Roy Ayers) Vinyl LP
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soul jazz classic produced by Roy Ayers
RAMP

Come Into Knowledge (180g, Roy Ayers) Vinyl LP

ABC Records / Universal

$14.95

$14.95

DJ Spinna: The Best Of Perception & Today Records Part B 2LP
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compilation of eclectic NY based soul, jazz, and funk label
DJ Spinna

The Best Of Perception & Today Records Part B 2LP

BBE

$25.00

$25.00

Toshiyuki Miyama & The New Herd: Niou To Hato (Colored Vinyl, Japan Import) Vinyl LP
Toshiyuki Miyama & The New Herd: Niou To Hato (Colored Vinyl, Japan Import) Vinyl LP
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1972 Japanese avant-garde big band jazz
Toshiyuki Miyama & The New Herd

Nio & Pigeon (Niou to Hato) (Japan Import, Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

Nippon Columbia

$42.95

$42.95

Numero Group: Southwest Side Story Vol. 19 (Colored Vinyl)
Numero Group: Southwest Side Story Vol. 19 (Colored Vinyl)
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officially licensed San Antonio soul rarities in classic lowrider comp style
Numero Group

Southwest Side Story Vol. 19 (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

Numero Group

$23.95

$23.95

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