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Is that the telephone ringing?... Hello?... Oh snap it's Charles Bradley! Oooh, and he's doing his LOVE THING. If Soul is your Goal, you better pick up, because Charles is on your main line, and he definitely can't hold. He's in a way on this record, and it's B-A-D! Phonin', and Moanin, and...

The Screaming Eagle of Soul has landed! In anticipation for the forthcoming full length 'Changes', it brings us great pleasure to ring in 2016 with 'Change for the World' b/w 'Revelation'. On this single, Charles, backed by Menahan Street Band, take the psychedelically seasoned soul flirted with on...

It was the annual Charles Bradley memorial day BBQ throw down, when Charles finally introduced LaRose Jackson to Tommy. "Tommeyy! This is the lady I was telling you about. You gotta hear her sang!" To which LaRose said, "This is the guy you were talking about? He don't look like no funky producer...

Hot on the heels of announcing a singles collection from the North Carolina funk and soul group, P-VINE Records is proud to be repressing Brief Encounter's debut album Introducing - The Brief Encounter for the first time in eleven years. A much-loved favourite among RARE GROOVE fans, this album was...

Third installment in James Brown's early singles collections series. Another essential release covering the crucial 1960-1961 time frame, when Brown and his Famous Flames began to define their innovative R&B style especially through the release of the hit album Think!. Needless to add that the...

A follow-up of sorts to Messengers Incorporated's Soulful Proclamation, LA Will Make You Pay $$$ by Burton Inc. featured core members Charles and Barbara Burton of both groups, and is a shining example of the modern soul and disco that pulsed through the Oklahoma underground. Moving away from the...

Otis Clay, a revered Deep Soul singer of the 60s alongside James Carr, Percy Sledge, and O.V. Wright, was born in 1942 in Waxhaw, Mississippi. He began singing in church and later joined the legendary gospel quartet, the Sensational Nightingales. Transitioning to secular music in 1962 with...

With their characteristic instrumental sense of humour, Corcs Drum&Organ continues to search for their sound with the usual goal, to discover how cool music made with an organ and drums can be. And this time, they can be considered to be hitting it.Their premise is "let's see what we can do with...

Another heavyweight release from the vaults of the legendary tax scam label TSG comes this reissue of The Corner Gang's Stone Out Of Your Mind. Living up to the striking haze of the album's sleeve, here are nine tracks of energetic pop and sweet soul packed with enough heat to ward off the coldest...

Favorite Recordings proudly present its new series of 7" reissues with the following concept: each side dedicated to one Funky French track coming with its original artwork. You just have to flip it!On the first side, you'll get the amazing track "Funky Biguine" by West Indies band Crystal....