BIS => 2 / 3 WEEKS
PIC SLEEVE
7 INCH - AUSTIN BOOGIE CREW
2019

BIS => 2024 02 23
DELUXE HARD-CARDBOARD SLEEVE COVER
180G VINYL + OBI
1LP - MAD ABOUT RECORDS
1976 => 2023

BIS => 2 / 3 WEEKS
1LP - REEL PEOPLE MUSIC
2024

BIS => 2 / 3 WEEKS
1LP - MR BONGO
1975 => 2024

PRE ORDER => 2024 02 23
1CD - MR BONGO RECORDS
1973 => 2024

BIS => 2024 05 24
1LP - GROOVIE RECORDS
1974 => 2017

BIS => 2024 05 24
PURPLE LP
1LP - GROOVIE RECORDS
1974 => 2017

BIS => 2024 05 24
DELUXE HARD-CARDBOARD SLEEVE COVER
180G VINYL + OBI
1LP - MAD ABOUT RECORDS
1981 => 2024

BIS => 2024 05 24
1LP - GROOVIE RECORDS
1977 => 2016

BIS => 2024 05 24
GREEN LP LTD. 100 COPIES
1LP - GROOVIE RECORDS
1977 => 2016

BIS => 2024 10 11
1LP - STONES THROW
2024

BIS => 2025 05 02
TIP-ON
1LP - VMP / CONCORD
1978 => 2022

BIS => 2025 01 31
7 INCH - MEASURED MILE
2024

BIS => 2025 04 04
RSD BLACK FRIDAY 2024
ORANGE COLOURED VINYL
1LP - SOUL JAZZ RECORDS
1977 => 2024

BIS => 2025 01 24
1LP - MAD ABOUT RECORDS
1985 => 2024

BIS => 2025 01 24
7 INCH - MAD ABOUT RECORDS
2024

SOLD OUT
GOLD DUST LP
1LP - FUNK ON SIGHT
2024

BIS => 2025 05 02
1LP - PM RECORDS
1980

Stone Alliances full length from 1980 with a sweet soul jazz feel

TRACKLIST
A1 Georgia O'
A2 Pedra Da Lua
A3 Aunt Remus
A4 Tribute To Afreeka
B1 Uncle Jemima
B2 Kimmy And Donnie
B3 Trampoline
B4 Para Los Papinos


DESCRIPTION

RECORDED IN NEW YORK

More jazz to dazzle the ears! If you're not familiar with this group, take a listen and join their already solid following in not only the U.S., but also South America. These 4 guys, Don Alias, Gene Perla, Bob Mintzer and Kenny Kirkland don't only possess all this musical wealth just to squander though! They love to perform, and spread their music. And they often will hold clinics which are not only listening but also learning experiences... DOWNBEAT has received them quite well, and one glance at each member's discography puts them right up in the "heavy" league!
Richman Bros. Records, Inc.


Most adventuresome release from the Alliance to date. Everything is well thought out and conceived at a high level of artistic achievement. Jazz programmers will find this of special interest, and jazz buyers will find this something worth having.
Midwest Record Recap


With their musically diverse fourth album, Stone Alliance proves that they deserve the respect and praise of the jazz and contemporary music community.

Highly recommended addition to any playlist!
Eric Gribin, The Jazz Line


Stone Alliance: Heads Up (PM) is an exciting set featuring some top contemporary jazzmen. Led by bassist Gene Perla and drummer Don Alias, the group fuses jazz, Latin, and funk idioms into a cohesive music which is both rhythmically and melodically appealing. The mostly original compositions give Kenny Kirkland, Bob Mintzer, Robert Piltch, Jan Hammer, and a number of other players room to stretch out, and there's some inspired soloing throughout. Stone Alliance represents "fusion" at its best, and the group is deserving of much wider exposure. Alias' "Uncle Jemima" and Orlando Lopez' "Para Los Papinos" are knockouts.
"Gem" Lieberson


What makes this group stand out among others is the natural feeling they have for playing with and among a complicated melange of rhythms.
Bob Rosenblum


Stone Alliance has succeeded in creating a complex sound easy to listen to.
M.P., Erie Times


A really tasty fusion set, with the keyboards covered by Kenny Kirkland and Jan Hammer. No commercial compromises, just honest music, with lots of synthesizer leads and background keyboards.
Jim Aikin, Contemporary Keyboard


"Just love 'Heads Up.' I will give it maximum exposure."
Ian Drever, CFUV, University of Victoria

BIS => 2025 05 02
1LP - PM RECORDS
1977

Stone Alliance’s 1977 release with a Latin flair – and jazz through and through

TRACKLIST
A1 I'll Tell You Tomorrow
A2 Mujeres Sud Americanas (The Women Of South America)
A3 Miss T.
B1 Graciela
B2 Amigos
B3 Taking A Good Long Look

DESCRIPTION
They were, or rather are, the first representatives of the latest musical evolution that has mastered the world. We were, and still are, a dominated, wondrous audience quite fascinated by a different way of life through music. It seems that what Stone Alliance was saying -- about telling a story each time one plays -- is true. We listen to the story woven by the music of Stone Alliance and we identify with it; in the long run we become enriched. And who else but AMIGOS would enrich us? Thank you, Stone Alliance!
Club de Arte


While most of the jazz world is heading toward either commercialism or the avant-garde, it's a pleasure to find a group such as Stone Alliance filling in this ever widening gap.
CBF


This album was recorded after the American trio had stayed a year in Buenos Aires, playing with and absorbing the talents of the Argentinian musicians who accompany here. The result is a dazzling blend of styles, and Stone Alliance's best effort to date. There is some fierce playing, notably from saxophonist Steve Grossman, but the overall feeling is Latin American melancholy and rhythm.

Percussionist Don Alias seems most adept at this synthesis; his African jungle percussion is delightful when positioned against the throb of congas, whistles and other South American instruments.
T.E.


What seven musicians can do with the aid of double and triple tracking, overdubbing, mixing and editing is not only astounding -- but an absolute delight.

Highly recommended to the intelligent jazz-lover.
Mark Allen, Record Review


This gem of a recording, done in Buenos Aires, features the trio known as Stone Alliance -- Steve Grossman, tenor sax, Gene Perla, bass, keyboards and guitar, and Don Alias, percussion and guitar -- augmented by local musicians. The music, as expected, is highly rhythmic, but also unexpectedly eletronic in spots. The traditional -- abandon on the bright "I'll Tell You Tomorrow" -- is contrasted with synthesizer overdub on the languid bolero, "Mujeres Sud Americanas." "Amigos," a surprise favorite, is a brief three-part exposition of what Latin percussion should sound like.
Jazz Album Picks, Cash Box


"...one of my all-time favorites...truly awe-inspiring...why can't they make albums like this anymore...."
A.S., London

BIS => 2025 05 02
TIP-ON; GATEFOLD
180 GRAM
1LP - VMP / STAX
1974 => 2021

PRE ORDER => 2025 01 17
7 INCH - SEDSOULCIETY RECORDINGS
2024

TRACKLIST
A) VOCAL
B) DUB

DESCRIPTION

Miracle Thomas & Rob Hardt are doing it again with the remake, "Sugar Free" originally from 1985, released by Juicy. This team-up brings fresh life to the Boogie Genre with this Neo-Boogie joint. The sweetheart of Soul, Miracle Thomas and Boogie Funk super producer Rob Hardt re-vitalizing a classic!

The funky baseline and held notes over the chorus complementing the chant on the end of the song making it instantly a memorable sing along tune. Miracle’s sexy, cooing upfront perfect vocals over a Soul-Train worthy spotlight dance beat creating a mid-tempo groove monster that does it well for a bar DJ as well as for any and every club warm-up phase.

The fit that Miracle and Rob have together is tight and groove heavy. It’s no wonder they keep coming up with these solid Soul Music Hits! They live and breathe this music and though this super sweet “Sugar Free” tune will ride high on all DJ lists.
DJs need this double up as doubles because the dub version is extra ordinary and suits the vocal side for an exclusive extended mix of your own.

PRE ORDER => 2025 01 17
7 INCH - SEDSOULCIETY RECORDINGS
2024

TRACKLIST

A) VOCAL
B) DUB


DESCRIPTION

“Back For More” is probably the most successful track of Cool Million, but for shure the most looked for. DJs and collectors are willing to pay incredible high sums to get hold of one copy of the original pressings from 2010. Only 1000 copies got pressed and this dancefloor filler is still an active 45 in DJ sets worldwide. This Neo-Boogie slam is with no doubt a classic already.
Cool Million’s banger and title track off their 2010 album “Back For More” is a teaming up with vocal legend, Eugene Wilde, a soulful synth funk jam, and has remained one of Cool Million’s most streamed singles.
Now in 2024, Cool Million is back for more with the refreshed master mixdown and vinyl pressing of this dancefloor classic on Sedsoulciety Recordings.
As usual with a never released and brand-new dub version on the flipside.
Now hitting the stores all over the world again. Though for all DJs and collectors we are happy to announce the redefinition of up-tempo Neo-Boogie is back for more.

BIS => 2 / 3 WEEKS
1LP - SUPERJOCK RECORDS
2025

- Limited to 500 copies on Mardi Gras colored vinyl.
- Collection of Funk/Hip Hop tracks originally released as 7” singles only.
- Superjock Records is an independent label from New Orleans, known for its rich catalog of soul, funk, and R&B. It has played a key role in capturing the vibrant sounds of the city's music scene, producing rare and influential releases that have become cult classics among collectors.


TRACKLIST

All Night ft. Bootie Brown (The Pharcyde)

For The Wicked ft. Rakaa Iriscience (Dilated Peoples)

Everybody Pays ft. Guilty Simpson

Uptown Rulers ft. Apani B. Fly MC + Bo Dollis Jr.

Come on Down (To New Orleans) ft. Fullee Love (Soup of Jurassic 5) + Hasizzle

All Night (Professor Shorthair Extended Mix)

For The Wicked (Professor Shorthair Extended Mix)

Everybody Pays (Professor Shorthair Remix)

Uptown Rulers (Professor Shorthair Remix)

Come on Down (To New Orleans) (Professor Shorthair Bounce Remix)



DESCRIPTION

A collection of all the limited 7”(45rpm) releases by Connie Price & The Keystones on Superjock Records, a label steeped in the sounds of New Orleans Funk and Hip Hop! Collaborations include Bootie Brown (The Pharcyde), Rakaa Iriscience (Dilated Peoples), Guilty Simpson, Apani B. Fly MC, Bo Dollis Jr. (Wild Magnolias), Fullee Love (aka Soup of Jurassic 5) & New Orleans Bounce legend HaSizzle. Side A features all the classic originals helmed by musician/producer Dan Ubick, while the B-Side contains extended mixes and remixes by label owner Professor Shorthair.

PRE ORDER => 2025 02 14
7 INCH x 2 - SEDSOULCIETY RECORDINGS
2025

TRACKLIST

A) ALBUM VERSION
B) NORTH COAST REMIX
C) SOULSONIC REMIX
D) EFBNMX MIX


DESCRIPTION

This is the first full cover and double vinyl pressing of Sedsoulciety Recordings.
It features the Rob Hardt album track „Weekend“, which became the family barbecue anthem and the title theme of the first 45 Weekender Hamburg.
With remixes from DJ/producer greats like Rob Hardt, DJ Friction and producer duo EFBNMXMIX this double 7“ vinyl is a must have for the warm season. It‘s a perfect spin for any DJ set during barbecues, block parties or summer jams.
This is the first full cover and double vinyl pressing of Sedsoulciety Recordings.
It features the Rob Hardt album track „Weekend“, which became the family barbecue
anthem and the title theme of the first 45 Weekender Hamburg.
With remixes from DJ/producer greats like Rob Hardt, DJ Friction and producer duo
EFBNMXMIX this double 7“ vinyl is a must have for the warm season. It‘s a perfect spin for any DJ set during barbecues, block parties or summer jams.

PRE ORDER => 2025 02 14
7 INCH - SEDSOULCIETY RECORDINGS
2025

TRACKLIST

A) ORIGINAL
B) ROB HARDT BOOGIE FUNK REMIX


DESCRIPTION

Soulkitchen is a Not only Germany’s first pure Rare Groove music club, and one of the first on the globe, it was also the homebase of “The Soulkitchen Cookin’ Crew”, a DJ-team which took its international audience by storm with an increasingly infectious, and deliciously danceable meal of Soul and Heavy Funk.
The subsequent founding of the record label Soulciety with signings of Soul and Funk legends like Bobby Byrd, Roy Ayers, Lonnie Liston Smith, Eddie Bo, Roger Troutman, Dean Francis and many more, emphasized the true and ambitious love for original Soul music from the late Sixties, Seventies and early Eighties. Ever since, “The Soulkitchen Cookin’ Crew” has been doing its thing worldwide, playing live and DJing in the original, immortal Rare Groove style.
In 2003 “The Soulkitchen Cookin’ Crew” started producing and recording their first album, creating original and so called „New Heavy Funk“ tunes, firstly in a very original raw soul style, just known from their 30 years ago founded 7“ label „Hot Pie & Candy Records“ they established for the legendary „Poets Of Rhythm“, the Munich band they signed in 1993.
Later adding more grown up well arranged and produced songs with a late 70ts feel.
It took them 12 Years to finish it and another 8 years more to release it and though after 20 years after the start of creating a full length album it has had its digital birth in 2023. But now for the first time ever the first track is pressed on vinyl.
Two bangers on one 7“-single, one side featuring the original version and a Rob Hardt Boogie Funk remix on the flipside.
Soulkitchen is a registered trademark – which stands for:
Great music, great people and a whole lotta fun(k)!

PRE ORDER => 2025 02 14
7 INCH - SEDSOULCIETY RECORDINGS
2025

TRACKLIST
A) VOCAL
B) DUB

DESCRIPTION
Classic R’N’B meets Neo-Boogie with a touch of Pop.
An uptempo groove with a silky voice on top, an instrumental monster hook forced by very funky keyboard lines, all together forming an instant smash single.
Modern and fresh melodies, driving claps and a groovy baseline are the ingredients of this debut single by this brand-new artist GI-YO.
This is the 2nd release of our Sedsoulciety Recordings gold line, which displays the modern and zeitgeist driven section of our catalogue.
GI-YO is a young and super talented writer, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer. All instruments are played by himself, the song is written and composed by him and was mixed and finalised by no less than super producer Rob Hardt.
This new release on SEDSOULCIETY RECORDINGS is another unreleased exclusive vinyl 45

BIS => 2025 04 18
7 INCH - SECRET STASH
2024

- First ever release.
- Only 250 units available.
- Hand numbered.

TRACKLIST 
The Funky Judge
Where Did The Judge Go

DESCRIPTION
Bull & The Matadors have long been a staple on the northern soul scene. Their sides for Chicago's Toddlin' Town Records have lit up dancefloors at all-nighters for decades. Their biggest hit came in the summer of 1968 with "The Funky Judge". Later that year, they cut a follow-up tune called "Where Did The Judge Go". Sadly, the label moved on from the group before it was ever released. Secret Stash Records is proud to present the first-ever pressing of this lost funky northern soul gem! The limited edition, hand-numbered 250-unit pressing features The Funky Judge on the flip.

BIS => 2025 04 18
7 INCH - AVIS / BREWERYTOWN RECORDS
2025

- This is The Ebonys' first-ever single, and it’s finally being reissued on 7" for the first time in almost half a century.
- Remastered from the original studio tapes. Arrangement by Roland Chambers.

TRACKLIST 
Back In My Arms
Can't Help But Love You

DESCRIPTION
Avis would see two releases in total, a Ray Sharp solo record (AVIS-1002) but more relative to our story, The Ebonys - Back In My Arms b/w I Can't Help But Love You (AVIS-1001). Recorded in 1968 and released in 1969 the record failed to chart, or maybe get radio play at all. This was the very first release for Clarence, David, James, and Jennifer as The Ebonys. Written and produced by Ray and arranged by the late, great Roland Chambers, the single seems to have long been forgotten. Perhaps it was overlooked, or overshadowed by the very successful career The Ebonys would go on to have at PIR, under Gamble & Huff. In 1971, The Ebonys' single You're The Reason Why was in the ten on the U.S. R&B Charts, a first for PIR. Fifty-five years later, after a seemingly endless effort by Raymond Waterhouse to relive some of that late 1960s glory with later bands like Waterhouse, Live A Little, Profit, The Four Accents, The Ebonys original reel-to-reel master tapes from the Avis label sessions have been found and remastered and sound as good today as they did back in 1969. In that original session for Ray at Sigma Sound Studios with Joe Tarsia doing the mix, there were three songs done in total, which will finally see a proper release on a 7" / 45rpm.

PRE ORDER => 2025 04 12
RSD 2025
1CD - CULTURE FACTORY
1982 => 2025

TRACKLIST
SIDE A
1. Fast Lane
2. Washington, DC
3. No Exit
4. Blue Collar
SIDE B
1. Explanations
2. Ready Or Not
3. Black History/The World

DESCRIPTION
Moving Target (1982) marks a turning point for Gil Scott-Heron, mixing funky grooves and militant commitment. With tracks like Johannesburg and Black History/The World, he combines political awareness with hypnotic sounds, carried by Malcolm Cecil's careful production. A subtle and punchy album.

PRE ORDER => 2025 04 12
RSD 2025
1LP - UBIQUITY RECORDINGS
1993 => 2025

- Heavy-weight LP jacket with Obi-strip, Orange vinyl with Grey splatter
- Quantity: 1500
- This Record Store Day release is the first vinyl repress of this album since 1993.

TRACKLIST
A1 Ruffneck Jazz
A2 Panacea
A3 Singles Party
A4 La Jolla
B1 On The Strip
B2 Freestylin'
B3 Lite Bake
B4 Outerlude

DESCRIPTION
Originally released in 1993 as the debut full-length album for Greyboy, it marked his introduction as the first artist on the fledgling Ubiquity label, which had been founded only three years prior. This landmark album helped establish Greyboy (along with his guest musicians, most notably Karl Denson) as an artist/producer who would go on to define the West Coast Acid Jazz/Rare Groove scene that was already burgeoning in the UK. This Record Store Day release is the first vinyl repress of this album since 1993.

BIS => 2025 05 02
1LP - NOW-AGAIN RECORDS
1970 => 2025

TRACKLIST
A1. It's Your Thing
A2. Lost Times
A3. Can't Get Next To You
A4. The House That Jack Built
A5. Look A Py Py
B1. Bossa Blue
B2. Spacing Out
B3. Where Are We
B4. Latin Lips

DESCRIPTION
Spacing Out is an instrumental masterpiece only ever issued in Bermuda at the turn of 1970. A mix of the band's out-there original compositions and extravagant covers of The Meters, The Temptations, Aretha Franklin and The Isley Brothers, it established this band as one of the greatest instrumental bands of any genre, and helped kickstart the retro-soul/funk scenes that birthed the likes of Daptone and Big Crown Records. It's certainly a lodestar for Now-Again Records.
This reissue was done with the license and participation of the entire Invaders band, with their story told in great detail in an oversized booklet penned by Jefferson "Chairman" Mao, complete with rare photos of this rarely seen ensemble. From the proverbial stank face-inducing opening bars of reverb-drenched drums and congas that announce Spacing Out, you're thrust into something visceral and fleeting: a pocket universe in which technical excess, chemistry between players, and the uninhibited energy of youth align in a kind of glorious imperfection. Spacing Out is one of the greatest instrumental albums of its or any period in that unmistakably raw - as in honest - way only a crew of largely self-taught young uns could catch a groove.

PRE ORDER => 2025 03 28
1LP - CHARLY RECORDS
2025

Rare Seventies Big City Street Soul

TRACKLIST
SIDE A
ANDERSON BROTHERS - I Can See Him Loving You
LLOYD PRICE - Love Music
SKULL SNAPS - My Hang Up Is You
BLANCH CARTER - Halos Are for Angels
GARNET MIMMS - Somebody, Someplace
JACKIE ROSS - Do I (Love You Like You Like It)
CLASSIC EXAMPLE - That's Groovy

SIDE B
CONNIE LAVERNE - Can't Live Without You
PASSIONS - A Toast (May There Be No Last Time)
LIBERATION - Don't Spread Your Love Around
WINFIELD PARKER - Trust Me
WHATNAUTS - Give Him Up
BARRY SMITH - That's All That's Required
EDDIE HOLMAN - Young Girl (In Your World)

DESCRIPTION
In 1971, film producer David Gil and his business partners Robert S Sinn and Paul Frankenberg launched a film company called GSF. Over the next few years, it would be involved in a small number of productions. But, in 1971 the movie business was kind of old-hat, music was where it was at, and so GSF Records, a well-funded label, headed by Larry Newton was formed. Today Newton is largely remembered for his attempts to prevent Louis Armstrong from recording 'What A Wonderful World' but that didn’t stop him from growing ABC from a second division company to an industry leader. As he approached his 52nd birthday he was unveiled as GSF Records’ president a full-service music company, involved in records and publishing across all genres. Through a joint venture with drummer Bernard Purdie the label targeted the R&B charts and soul & funk dominated GSF's release schedule.
Black music ruled and this was reinforced by the hiring of Lloyd Price as head of A&R (veteran R&B star), and producers George Kerr (All-Platinum), Mickey Stevenson (Motown) and Jerry 'Swamp Dogg’ Williams. No wonder then, unintentional as it was, that GSF left behind such an extraordinary legacy of rare soul treasures.

PRE ORDER => 2025 03 28

PRE ORDER => 2025 03 28
1LP - CHARLY RECORDS
1970 => 2025

TRACKLIST
SIDE A
Spinning Wheel
You'd Better Sit Down, Kids
For Once in My Life
My Way
Wichita Lineman
SIDE B
And When I Die
In the Ghetto
You've Made Me So Very Happy
Hi-Heel Sneakers

DESCRIPTION
Sammy Davis Jr was a singer, actor, comedian, dancer, TV host and noted amateur photographer. But, he is perhaps best remembered for his role in the iconic film Ocean’s 11 where he played a member of the Rat Pack alongside lifelong friends Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, a role that he lived in real life.
In 1969 he had a #11 Billboard hit with ‘I’ve Gotta Be Me’ after which he signed to the mighty Motown Records in order to reach a younger audience.
The album was released internationally in 1970 and showcased Davis at his smokin’ best covering ‘Spinning Wheel’ and ‘Wichita Lineman’ with his trademark brassy tenor. At the time Davis was a top-draw act in Las Vegas alongside Elvis with whom he developed a close relationship. He appeared in Presley’s concert film That’s The Way It Is and included a superb version of ‘In The Ghetto’ on the album. The set also includes the Motown classics ‘For Once In My Life’, popularised by Stevie Wonder’, and ‘You’ve Made Me So Very Happy’ by Brenda Holloway, co-written by the Holloway sisters and Frank “Do I Love You” Wilson.
Sammy Davis Jr was posthumously awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement and his legacy lives on through his screen performances and his prolific recorded output.

PRE ORDER => 2025 03 28
1LP - CHARLY RECORDS
1970 => 2025

The Most Famous Sports Team in History ON RECORD…

TRACKLIST
SIDE A

The Globetrotters Theme
Globetrottin'
Bouncin' All Over the World
Sneaky Pete
Marathon Mary
River Queen
House Party
SIDE B
Gravy
Meadowlark
Lillia Peabody
Put a Little Meat on Your Bones, Lucinda
Rainy Day Bells
Cheer Me Up

DESCRIPTION
Inspired by the smash hit “Sugar Sugar”, by the cartoon pop band The Archies, CBS TV were only too keen to sign-up Don Kirshner’s Globetrotters recordings as the soundtrack to the all-new Saturday morning Harlem Globe Trotters cartoon series that ran from 1971-72.
The TV series – the album and companion singles – were a huge commercial success and 22 episodes were produced by Hanna-Barbera. It was the first Saturday morning show to feature an African-American cast and the soundtrack was suitably soulful, upbeat and funky. One of the main writers, James Ralph Bailey, was a former member of the Cadillacs and famed for penning songs for Main Ingredient and Isaac Hayes. Bailey is also none other than Chuck Wood, writer and singer, of the Northern Soul anthem “Seven Days Too Long”.
With guest vocals by Globetrotter legend Meadowlark Lemon this exclusive vinyl reissue will certainly set the ball rollin’!

PRE ORDER => 2025 05 23
1LP - VAMPISOUL
1971 => 2025

We are pleased to present again this wonderful and highly sought-after album, born from a promotional campaign by the U.S. Army to encourage recruitment.
The recording perfectly captures the spirit of young America through songs written by Sly Stone, Curtis Mayfield, Funkadelic, and Burt Bacharach (via Isaac Hayes, of course). High-level soul and funk performed by brilliant anonymous musicians.
Virtually impossible to find in its original edition, we are now reissuing it once again thanks to a collaboration with Now Again. Pressed on 180g vinyl.

TRACKLIST
Side A
1. I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER
2. SMILING FACES SOMETIMES
3. (DON’T WORRY) IF THERE’S A HELL BELOW, WE’RE ALL GOING TO GO
4. PEOPLE GET READY
5. GETTING OVER

Side B
1. I’LL BET YOU / CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’
2. POP CORN / OYE COMO VA
3. I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS
4. EAST OF JAVA
5. WALK ON BY

DESCRIPTION
Often, the most prized records by collectors hold unexpected stories. When they also feature incredibly high musical quality and only a few original copies are available, they become the holy grails of collecting. This is the case with this album, recorded by American soldiers stationed in Germany in the early 70s.
During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Army organized a band competition among its soldiers. The winners would record a promotional album that would be distributed for free to encourage enlistment during such a turbulent time. The result was a double LP shared between the bands SOAP and East of Underground.
Although East of Underground's repertoire consists of covers of soul and funk hits, the quality is surprisingly high: raw guitars, crushing drums, brilliant vocal harmonies... The result perfectly captures the spirit of young America through songs written by Sly Stone, Curtis Mayfield, Funkadelic, and Burt Bacharach (via Isaac Hayes, of course). High-level soul and funk performed by anonymous musicians whose final fate has yet to be confirmed. When the label Now Again tried to reconstruct the story of East of Underground, they only managed to contact one of its members after digging through documents in the New York Library and collaborating with the U.S. Army.
We are now pleased to present this wonderful and highly sought-after album once again, a surprising case where the covers rival the originals, creating a unique recording that justifies its immense appeal among collectors.

PRE ORDER => 2025 04 25
1CD - ACE / STAX
2025

TRACKLIST
1. THEME FROM THE MEN (Instrumental)
2. TYPE THANG
3. ROLLING DOWN A MOUNTAINSIDE
4. (IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG)
I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT
5. JOY PT 1
6. JOY PT 2
7. WONDERFUL
8. SOMEONE MADE YOU FOR ME
9. TITLE THEME
10. HUNG UP ON MY BABY (Instrumental)
11. CHOCOLATE CHIP
12. CHOCOLATE CHIP (Instrumental)
13. COME LIVE WITH ME
14. BODY LANGUAGE
15. DISCOCONNECTION
16. ST. THOMAS SQUARE
17. ROCK ME EASY BABY PT 1
18. ROCK ME EASY BABY PT 2
19. JUICY FRUIT (DISCO FREAK) PT 1
20. JUICY FRUIT (DISCO FREAK) PT 2

DESCRIPTION
The wonderfully favourable response to our first CD and double vinyl volume of the original A and B sides of the singles of the late great Isaac Hayes – as originally released on Stax’ Enterprise subsidiary between 1969 and 1972 – has forced us to bring forward, this month, the release of “Hot Buttered Singles 2” to cater for what Ace is sure will be just as great a level of popular demand.
This volume picks up where “Hot Buttered Singles Vol 1” left off with Hayes’ final 45 of 1972, and carries his seven inch story through to 1976 – by which time Stax was defunct, and Hayes’ was on his own Hot Buttered Soul label via ABC Records. It features eight US R&B chart hits including the much sampled ‘Hung Up On My Baby’ and ‘Chocolate Chip’, Hayes’ biggest hit of this period ‘Joy’ and the ever-popular 1976 instrumental ‘Disco Connection’, which finally gave Hayes’ his second UK Top 20 hit after ‘Shaft’.
All tracks match the original single edits, and wherever possible are taken from digital transfers of the original Enterprise singles masters. Where the original 45s came in two parts, they also do so here. And where original singles masters no longer exist, as was the case for two tracks, Ace’s engineers have re-created them beat for beat from the longer album versions. (Have fun guessing which two they were…)
As with “Hot Buttered Singles Vol 1”, the LP inners and CD booklet are packed with label shots, copious other images and an extensive sleeve note that gives deep detail about the featured songs. It also makes the package look as good as it sounds.