Brainstory
Breathe b/w Sorry (7") [ Big Crown / 7in - released 16/Aug/2019 ] This new 7" showcases the funkier, jazzier but equally soulful side of Brainstory. The A side "Breathe" takes a page out of the Shuggie Otis playbook and then flips the script with some stoned out, west coast swag. Side B "Sorry" keeps on with... |
Brainstory
Dead End / Mnemophobia [ Big Crown / 7in - released 22/Mar/2019 ] |
Brainstory
Seasons b/w Bye Bye (7") [ Big Crown / 7in - released 26/Feb/2021 ] This gorgeous two-sider features the two vocal songs from Brainstory's otherwise instrumental forthcoming EP, Ripe. On Side A, Seasons showcase Brainstory's sunny California soul and mixes in a touch of Roy Ayers east coast energy. The result is... |
The Channels 4
Cross My Heart B/W Carla & The Carlettes Groovin [ Big Crown Records / 7in - released 26/Jul/2019 ] Big Crown Records is proud to present, for the first time ever on a 45, two tunes pulled from one of Brooklyn's most sought after "Holy Grail" soul records, YIA Talent Hunt Winners. Youth in Action, Inc. (YIA) was formed in 1963 when the Central... |
The Clash & Ranking Roger
Rock The Casbah / Red Angel Dragnet (7") [ Sony Music CG / 7in - released 20/May/2022 ] The Clash's collaborations with the late Ranking Roger receive their first ever official release with this limited 7". It finds the legendary frontman of The Beat infusing 'Red Angel Dragnet' and 'Rock The Casbah' with his exuberant, high energy... |
The Desert Wolves
Love Scattered Lives 7" [ Optic Nerve / 7in - released 21/May/2021 ] The first gig for Manchester's The Desert Wolves was supporting The Stone Roses. They released 2 singles on the excellent Ugly Man Records before splitting, just before the The Stone Roses hit the big time and just about every Manchester band were... |
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... |
Di Melo
Kilario / Pernalonga (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 12/Mar/2021 ] Di Melo's self-titled debut album has long been collectible for its irresistible Brazilian-funk sound, pleasing the Brazilian, B-Boy breaks, funk collectors, and sample hunters alike. With original copies for the album now fetching crazy sums, Mr... |
El Michels Affair & Black Thought
Glorious Game b/w Grateful (7") [ Big Crown / 7in ] The A side features the album's title track "Glorious Game", a bouncy, in the pocket tune that lands somewhere between G Funk and Outkast's Spottieottie- dopealicious. Black Thought raps about trials of fame and respect but also being the best... |
Frightened Rabbit
Backyard Skulls (7") [ EWUK / 7in - released 17/Mar/2023 ] This 7" single is housed in a picture sleeve and pressed on black vinyl. The B-side features an exclusive etched design. |
Frightened Rabbit
Late March, Death March (7") [ EWUK / 7in - released 17/Mar/2023 ] This 7" single is housed in a picture sleeve and pressed on black vinyl. The B-side features an exclusive etched design. |
Frightened Rabbit
The Woodpile (7") [ EWUK / 7in - released 17/Mar/2023 ] An exact replica of the original release, this 7" single is housed in a picture sleeve and pressed on black vinyl. |
Gang Starr
Jazz Thing (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 27/Mar/2020 ] With the original UK 7" of this release now as rare as hen's teeth, and with the group having recently 'reformed' for one last album together, the Mr Bongo replica re-release of this 1990 masterpiece by Gang Starr couldn't be more timely. The... |
Gaudi
Theremin In Hand (7") [ Dubmission / 7in - released 18/Dec/2020 ] Gaudi follows up his critically acclaimed album "100 Years of Theremin (The Dub Chapter)" with a cover of Lee Perry's classic 'Bird in Hand' production. Recorded on the 'Happy Roots' riddim, 'Bird in Hand' was Sam Carty's take on Naushad Ali's... |
Gilla Band
Eight Fivers (7") [ Rough Trade / 7in - released 5/Aug/2022 ] "Eight Fivers" announces itself in that typical Gilla Band way where the lyrics often feel abstracted from the music. Dara's voice is two opposing forces at once: it's the melodic cry yearning and dancing over the driving beat. In some ways it's the... |
Goshen Electric Co
The Gray Tower b/w Ring The Bell (7") [ Secretly Canadian / 7in - released 2/Nov/2018 ] Goshen Electric Co. happened both all at once and gradually: an electrifying culmination of Strand of Oak's Tim Showalter's nearly two decades-long love affair with Jason Molina's craft, and just one half-day spent in the recording studio with the... |
Green Gartside
Tangled Man/Wishing Well 7" [ Rough Trade / 7in - released 19/Jun/2020 ] The two tracks on this release are both covers of songs originally recorded by Anne Briggs, who, along with Sandy Denny, is one of the great British folk singers. |
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... |
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... |
Holy Hive
Hypnosis b/w Broom (7") [ Big Crown / 7in - released 1/Nov/2019 ] A side "Hypnosis" is an up number from The Hive that catches the listener from the first notes of Paul's guitar. A good vibe tune inspired by the price you pay to stay out late at night and enjoy your life knowing you have work in the morning. The... |