"I SAID TO MYSELF, IF I COULD PUT MY BLOOD STREAM ON VINYL, THEN THIS IS WHAT IT WOULD BE." PRINCE, EBONY, 1986:Dirty Mindis the sound of Princes musical vision being fully realized. After toiling... more

Most of these sophisticated soul ballads were recorded in NY in the '60s. These are golden-age tracks by these great male singers; rare and unissued ones join prized sides: "Heartache (Hurry On By)"... more

Three CD set. Shalamar broke onto the disco scene in 1977, but 2019 marks the 40th Anniversary of the classic line-up formation of Howard Hewett, Jody Watley and Jeffrey Daniel, who set the UK charts... more

Recently we presented the Lakeside three-fer "Shot of Love/Rough Riders/Fantastic Voyage." Now, we move further into the '80s with these 1981–83 albums featuring their R&B hits "We Want You (on the... more

Nathaniel and his crowd-thrilling band make their long-awaited return with this new album of driving rock 'n' soul. Rateliff's powerhouse vocals shift from ecstatic to broken-hearted, while horns... more

A decade of disco and R&B hits by this great Philly sister act: the pop Top 10s "We Are Family" and "He's the Greatest Dancer," R&B Top 40s "Love Don't You Go Through No Changes on Me," "Got to Love... more

The teenage daughter of Rufus Thomas was the first success on Stax. Her debut 45, "Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)," gave her a hit and sent her on her way to being one of the foremost women of soul for... more

Chuck's first album of newly written songs in 38 years (the last being 1979's "Rock It") arrives in rather sad circumstances, just months after his passing. But there's no pall hanging over this... more

Chuck's first album of newly written songs in 38 years (the last being 1979's "Rock It") arrives in rather sad circumstances, just months after his passing. But there's no pall hanging over this... more

These 1965–67 recordings Jimi made in Knight's band immediately preceded his meteoric rise as rock's new guitar god. But previous releases of this music have suffered from low fidelity, bad remixes... more

Double 200gm vinyl LP pressing. From Sam Cooke's teenage debut as a full fledged member of the legendary Soul Stirrers in 1951 through his career as a rhythm and blues phenomenon thanks to the... more

Milli Vanilli weren't the first to put pretty faces forward while using studio singers on the tracks. They were the most derided for it, though; almost 20 years after their scandal broke, their... more

The owner of a studio and nightclub in late-'60s Buffalo, William Nunn christened his Mo Do label with the single You Gave Me Love by his son Bobby and friend Eugene. But Bob & Gene's LP never came... more

20 tracks of Philly girl-group greatness, including all nine of their chart hits! Includes "The Wah-Watusi," "Don't Hang Up," "South Street," "Not Me," "Cross Fire!," "Bon-Doo-Wah," "Shimmy Shimmy,"... more