Below is a list of all Vinyl titles released in the last 120 days.
Berna-Dean Washington
Don't Try To Tell Me / Laughing On The Outside (7") [ Kent Dance / 7in - released 25/Oct/2024 ] Bernadine or Berna-Dean Washington recorded seven singles for producer Dave Bartholomew in New Orleans in the early 60s. A protégée of Earl King, her final single was released on Los Angeles' GNP Crescendo label in 1964 and is stylistically similar... |
Di Melo
Kilariô / Pernalongo (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 1/Nov/2024 ] For number 83 in the Brazil 45 series, we pulled out a real treat. It features two tracks from Roberto De Melo Santos. Born in 1949 in Recife (Brazil), and despite a small discography, he is considered among the true icons of Brazilian soul music... |
Harmony Cats
Harmony Cats' Theme / Seja Como Nos (De Pe No Chao) (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 1/Nov/2024 ] For number 93 in the Brazil45 series, we present two favourites from the Harmony Cats. A female vocal quintet (who later became a trio) from São Paulo. They formed in 1976 and were most prolific in the disco period. 'Harmony Cats' Theme' from 1976... |
Jimmy Conwell / The Exits
Let It All Out / I'm So Glad (7") [ Kent / Ace Records / 7in - released 25/Oct/2024 ] Jimmy Conwell is a big name in Los Angeles soul music, either as a solo singer on 4J, Gemini and Mirwood or as lead singer of the Exits on Gemini and Kapp, the Tripps on Soundville or with Smoked Sugar on Teri De. 'Let It All Out' was written in... |
Kenneth Wright / Miss Louistine
The Souls Of Black Folks / Extra Extra (7") [ Kent Dance / 7in - released 25/Oct/2024 ] Soul connoisseurs are adventurous folk and the emergence of a previously unknown singer/songwriter is big news among the cognoscenti. The only trace of Atlanta's Kenneth Wright is a handful of unrecorded song titles on BMI represented by Aware's... |
Magalhães / Os Panteras
Xangô / Lambada Pauleira (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 1/Nov/2024 ] For number 84 in the Brazil 45 Series, we headed to the North of Brazil with these dancefloor monsters by Magalhães and Os Panteras. 'Xangô' by Magalhães is taken from his 'E Sua Guitarra' album, from 1986, and originally released on Gravasom... |
The Medium Wave Band
So Tender / Games (Instrumental) (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 29/Nov/2024 ] Sourcing rare records to reissue can involve meticulous research and years of digging, but then occasionally, Lady Luck smiles upon you. We probably would have never heard of the Medium Wave Band if Gary from Mr Bongo hadn't known Wolverhampton-based... |
Miss Louistine / Sam Dees
Con Me / Con Me (7") [ Deep Soul / 7in - released 25/Oct/2024 ] Miss Louistine's version of 'Con Me' was one of the best Deep Soul finds of recent years. The Paragons smooth Chicago reading of Dees' composition that came out in 1975 has long been admired, but this southern soul treatment of the now-classic is... |
Reg Tilsley / Roger Jackson
Warlock / Flashpoint (7") [ Measured Mile / ACE Records 7" / 7in - released 29/Nov/2024 ] The latest release on Bob Stanley's Measured Mile imprint pulls out two floor-friendly gems from the De Wolfe music library. These have never before been released on 7". Reg Tilsley Orchestral 'Warlock' is a hefty slab of brass and drum action,... |
Richard Temple / Jimmy Conwell
That Beatin' Rhythm / Cigarette Ashes (7") [ Mirwood Records / 7in - released 25/Oct/2024 ] Little needs to be said about these two Mirwood Monsters, but to have both tracks on the same 45 is a righteous luxury. 'That Beatin' Rhythm' is the epitome of the Northern Soul dance scene and has been a call to the floor for fifty years now. The... |
Soyuz (СОЮЗ)
Калі Ты Запытаеш (If You Ask) / Tenório (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 22/Nov/2024 ] Proudly presenting, 'Калі ты запытаеш (If You Ask)', a brand new, blissed-out pop production with a '70s AOR touch, by the ever-on-point SOYUZ (СОЮЗ). Coming at a period between albums, the single features guest appearances from the sensational... |
Waldir Calmon
Airport Love Theme / Afro Som (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 1/Nov/2024 ] Taken from Waldir Calmon's 'Waldir Calmon E Seus Multisons' album on Copacabana (1970), from looking at this unassuming record cover featuring a middle-aged man sporting an impressive pair of glasses you wouldn't expect it to become the fabric to one... |
The Clean
Late Last Night / Psychedelic Clown (30th Anniversary Reissue 7") [ Merge / 7in - released 24/Jan/2025 ] The 30th anniversary reissue of The Clean's "Late Last Night" b/w "Psychedelic Clown" 1994 single. Long out of print, the 7-inch has been remastered from the original tapes by producer and engineer Tex Houston and preserves Hamish Kilgour's original... |
Georgette / Claudia
Kiriê / Com Mais De 30 (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 24/Jan/2025 ] The 26th release in Mr Bongo's signature Brazil 45's series. For this 7 inch, we shone the light on two Brazilian masterpieces from Georgette and Claudia that are firm favourites of some of the biggest DJs in the business, including Gilles Peterson,... |
Marcio Lott / Silvio Cesar
Tema De Baby / A Festa 7" [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 24/Jan/2025 ] The 33rd release in Mr Bongo's signature Brazil 45's series. A spellbinding pairing of Marcio Lott's rarer than hen's teeth, sun-soaked groover 'Tema de Baby' and the samba-rock fusion flavours of Silvio Cesar 'A Festa'. Marcio Lott's 'Tema de... |
Pearly Queen
Quit Jive' In / Jungle Walk (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 15/Nov/2024 ] Proudly presenting a 7-inch reissue of this mythical, raw funk rarity by the Miami-based, Cuban rock band, Pearly Queen. Featuring the hugely sought after, infectious cut 'Quit Jive' In' and a fantastic cover of The Rascals 'Jungle Walk', this is... |
Sonia Santos / João Donato
Poema Ritmico Do Malandro (Balanço Do Crioulo) / Cala Boca Menino 7" [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 24/Jan/2025 ] Back in stock due to popular demand, the 23rd release in our signature Brazil 45's series served up a double header of classics from Sonia Santos and João Donato. |
Greg Mendez
First Time / Alone (7") [ Dead Oceans / 7in - released 6/Dec/2024 ] First Time / Alone, Greg Mendez's new EP and first release with Dead Oceans, came together in late summer and early fall of 2023; the songs here appear in the order in which they were written, recorded straight to four-track in the small spare room... |
Jhelisa
Friendly Pressure Sunship Remixes (12") [ Dorado Records / 12in - released 29/Nov/2024 ] 400,000+ creations on TikTok with 1 Billion+ views and 20 Million streams on Spotify. Sunship's remix of Friendly Pressure continues its resurgence. Now a new 2024 version is here with added bass and a new arrangement that has been filling dance... |
Justice, Tame Impala
Neverender Remixes (12") [ Virgin / 12in - released 13/Dec/2024 ] |