MILES DAVIS
2017. Following the recordings in 1949 and 1950 that would comprise 'Birth Of The Cool' and help create the sub-genre of Cool Jazz, Miles had already moved on to the next thing. By 1951 he was recording hard-bop of ..
JAMES BROWN
2017. The seventh studio album from the godfather of soul, Mr. Dynamite himself, the hardest working man in show business, James Brown. 'Prisoner Of Love', originally from 1963, features pure R&B and mid-tempo s..
SUN RA & HIS ARKESTRA
2016. Recorded in 1956 in Chicago, 'Super-sonic Jazz' is one of the earliest and most sought after titles from the Arkestra. Featuring Arkestra mainstays like Pat Patrick, John Gilmore, and Julian Priester, the albu..
SOXX BOBBY B. & THE BLUE
2016. Reissued on 180-GRAM VINYL, this is the sole LP by the group of Bobby Sheen, Darlene Love (of The Crystals fame) and Fanita James. This classic work, originally dating back to 1963, was produced by Phil Specto..
BROWN JAMES
2016. Reissued on 180-gram vinyl with a download code. Known alternately as 'Good, Good, Twistin' With James Brown', 'Shout And Shimmy' and 'Excitement Mr. Dynamite', it doesnt really matter what you call it, this i..
LINCOLN ABBEY
2016. The 1957 debut-LP by jazz singer Abbey Lincoln, reissued on 180-gram vinyl.
BAKER LAVERN
2016. Released in 1962, 'See See Rider' is one of Baker's finest jump blues LP's. It's a killer collection of stomping tunes including the title track, a classic 12-bar blues originally recorded by Ma Rainey way bac..
HOLIDAY BILLIE
2016. Though she had been performing professionally since the late 1920s, as a teenager in Harlem, during its Renaissance, the immortal Billie Holiday didn't play a single night on the European continent until 1954...
SHIRELLES
2016. The pride of Passaic, New Jersey, the girl group The Shirelles was formed in 1957 by four friends from high school. After some early singles with chart success, they released their debut album in 1961, 'Tonigh..
SHIRELLES
2016. Following up 'Tonight's The Night' was a difficult thing to do for New Jersey girl-group The Shirelles, but they did it the very same year with great 'The Shirelles Sing To Trumpets And Strings'. Featuring fur..
ANGELOU MAYA
2017. At age 28, prior to her fame as a poet and author, Maya Angelou was performing modern dance and singing calypso tunes in San Francisco nightclubs. This is a merely footnote in her history, it is in fact a fine..
BIG MAYBELLE
2017. 'Blues, Candy & Big Maybelle', collects singles from the mid-'50s on, including one of her biggest hits, 'Candy'. Killer jump blues and R&B from one of the finest, Jackson, Tennessee's own Big Maybelle..
VÝBEROVKA
2017. Led by Charles Mingus and Max Roach, this 1960 recording was made, in some regard, in protest. Mingus formed this group with the such future leaning artists as Eric Dolphy and Max Roach, and the vocalist Abbey..
SHERIDAN TONY
2017. Tony Sheridan may be famous for only one thing at this point in time: performing with The Beatles in their earliest incarnation. But, at the time, in 1961-1962, he was a top beat performer and a charismatic si..
JACKSON WANDA
2017. Originally released in 1962, this compilation is the definitive collection of Wanda Jackson's rocking, rockabilly sides. Featuring her finest singles, including 'Fujiyama Mama', 'Mean Mean Man', and 'Hot Dog! ..
MONK THELONIOUS
2017. 'The Unique Thelonious Monk', originally issued in 1956, was the legendary pianist's second LP for the Riverside label, with which he would have a fruitful relationship resulting in over a dozen albums. As alw..
CHENIER CLIFTON
2017. One of the originators of Zydeco, Creole and Cajun music, born out of the south-west Louisiana swamplands, Clifton Chenier began his career in the mid '50s, recording for Art Rupe's legendary R&B label Spe..
HOOKER JOHN LEE
2017. Inspired by the folk revival of the late '50s, John Lee Hooker took a break from playing electric Chicago blues in order to return to his country blues roots with an LP that featured the sound of just the man ..
SUN RA
2017. 'Jazz By Sun Ra Vol. 1' is one of the earliest and finest releases from Birmingham by way of Saturn pianist, bandleader and composer Sun Ra. Featuring many of the usual suspects (including Priester, Gilmore an..
SUN RA
2017. Recorded in 1961 at the Choreographers' Workshop in New York, 'Bad And Beautiful' features outstanding performances from Arkestra veterans John Gilmore and Pat Patrick. Though Sun Ra is clearly the leader and ..
PRESLEY ELVIS
2017. The very first rock and roll album to reach #1 on the charts and sell over a million copies, Elvis' debut LP is a classic piece of American music history, from the iconic cover to the unforgettable track listi..
PRESLEY ELVIS
2017. Reissued on 180-gram vinyl, including a download card, 1959's 'A Date With Elvis' is comprised of singles and -at the time- unreleased material. Featuring songs by a.o. Bill Monroe, Charlie Feathers and Lieber..
DION
2016. Featuring Dion DiMucci's unforgettable voice and his classic NYC R&B/doo-wop backing, this is the sound of the Bronx circa 1962. Though one might dismiss Dion as merely teeny-bopper fare, he was a massivel..
PICKETT WILSON
2016. 'the early years of the wicked pickett' - featuring some of his earliest recordings out of detroit with the falcons, and very early solo material, this collection shows the legend of soul music when..
DIDDLEY BO
2016. Reissued on 180-GRAM VINYL, with bonus tracks and a free download, it's Bo Diddley's third album originally released in 1960. 'Have Guitar Will Travel' is a classic of electric guitar driven blues and R&B...
MITCHUM ROBERT
2018. While filming in Trinidad in 1957, Robert Mitchum soaked up local music talent like Lord Melody and Mighty Sparrow, resulting in this amazing experiment of pure Caribbean calypso in which the number one icon o..
VALLE MARCOS
2018. A classic Brazilian 1963 samba LP, reissued on 180-gram vinyl.
OLYMPICS
2016. Los Angeles high school buddies The Olympics first hit it big in 1958 with the classic single 'Western Movies'. Soon after that the guys started a dance craze with '(Baby) Hully Gully', which also was the insp..
CRYSTALS
2016. Released on the heels of the immortal hit title track which went to #1 on the charts in 1962, 'He's A Rebel' is the second album from one of the greatest girl groups of all-time, The Crystals. Lead by legendar..