Interesting reissue from Freestyle Records – This Is Speedometer 1 and 2. Both albums were originally issued on the Blow It Hard label, a mix of vintage-style soul, funk and Latin from a band that has backed a host of soul and funk legends, as well as producing their […]
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Fania Records 2CD retrospective
Anyone fancying dipping their toes into vintage Latin might want to check out the new Fania Records 1964-1980: The Original Sound Of Latin New York 2CD set, which is incoming on the Strut label next month. The period is important, taking in the emergence of boogaloo from the mid-60s, which […]
R&B Spotlight album series
Just browsing through Amazon and noticed a series of albums called R&B Spotlight, which might well be of of interest, even if the sleeves are a bit ropey. Essentially, it's a series of big R&B tunes year-on-year, with 1960 just released as a 60-track set by Fantastic Voyage, following previous […]
Rare Record Price Guide 2012
This sneaked out a couple of weeks back – the Record Collector Rare Record Price Guide 2012. It is pretty much what it claims to be – the 11th edition of the best-selling guide to record collecting. The new edition packs 1,440 pages and over 100,000 entries, covering pretty much […]
The Who Live at Leeds boxset
Not everyone's favourite album by them, but if you are a fan of The Who, I'm guessing you will want the Live At Leeds 40th Anniversary Super-Deluxe Collectors Edition. Yes, as you might have worked out, this is a deluxe reissue for one of the most famous live albums of […]
Paul Weller – CD/DVD set incoming
Paul Weller's next release is called Find The Torch, Burn The Plans, it's a 'CD/DVD Deluxe Album' and its out on November 29th on Island Records What is it? Well, according to the label, it's a 'lavishly packaged and highly covetable DVD and CD package' mixing a 26-track live set […]
The Jam's Sound Affects Deluxe CD
It's soon to be 30 years since The Jam released the Sound Affects album. Not something the record label could pass by, so watch out for the The Jam's Sound Affects Deluxe Edition. In fact, watch out for it on November 1st, a two-disc affair that promises eight previously unheard […]
Cellarful of Motown 4 CD
Yes, those Motown cellars keep on giving, enough to produce the Cellarful of Motown Volume 4 CD. We're talking 50 never before heard tunes from Motown, headed up by 'Why Don't You Come Home', a previously-unheard 1968 track by Stevie Wonder, along with stomper 'Born To Be Bad' by Edwin […]
