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Etta James

The Dreamer

Apparently, Etta James’ musical career ends with The Dreamer.

The legendary vocalist announced a few months back that this would be her final album; she’s retiring from music in order to deal with serious medical issues.

Her musical accompanists include not only her co-producers, but guitarists Leo Nocentelli and Big Terry de Rouen, saxophonist Jimmy Z., trombonist Kraig Kilby, and trumpeter Lee Thornburg.

Her readings of Otis Redding’s “Cigarettes & Coffee” and “Champagne & Wine,” Bobby “Blue” Bland’s “Dreamer,” Bob Montgomery’s country-pop standard “Misty Blue,” Ray Charles’ “In the Evening,” Johnny “Guitar” Watson’s “That’s the Chance You Take” and “Too Tired,” and Little Milton’s “Let Me Down Easy” all contain within them not only their original traces, but the musical experience necessary to bring their subtler, deeper meanings to the fore.

She re-creates these songs not as mere touchstones or mementos from a career, but as signposts to the living, breathing tradition that bears the signature and considerable influence of her life upon them.

Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings

Soul Time !

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings have developed an international reputation as the No. 1 group on today’s soul scene.

Soul Time ! is an exploration of the full range of their dynamic sound through twelve songs hand picked by the Daptone Records gang, each one a precious exclusive.

Amy Winehouse

Lioness: Hidden Treasures

A collection of previously unreleased tracks, alternate versions of existing classics, as well as a couple of brand new Amy compositions.

Following her tragic passing, some of the producers and musicians who worked closely with Amy Winehouse, among them Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, spent time listening over the many recordings that Amy had made, before, during, and after the release of Frank and Back To Black.

It was said by all who worked with Amy that she never sang or played a song the same way twice. It quickly became apparent to Salaam and Mark that they had a collection of songs that deserved to be heard.

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Uncut / Mojo / Classic Rock / The Wire / Classic Rock Prog and Word

The year end issues are in stock !!

Black Friday

Exclusive Record Store Day Releases

Here are a list of the limited releases we still have a few copies of from the Black Friday Record Store Day releases.
Quantities are limited !

Byrds - Eight Mile High 7”
Byrds - The Times They Are a -Changin 7”
Craig Finn - Honolulu Blues 7”
Grateful Dead - Europe ‘72 v. 2   4 LP set
Iron & Wine - Morning Becomes Eclectic LP/CD recorded live for radio
John Lennon - Imagine 40th Anniversary Box Set
Pete Townsend - Quadrophenia Demos 10”
Phish - Party Time LP
Pink Floyd - The Wall LTD 7” Box Set
Ryan Adams - Do I Wait LTD 7”
Soundgarden - Live on I-5—Before the Doors Soundcheck EP 10”
Tom Petty - Kiss My Amps LP - 7 tracks live from the Mojo tour
Warren Haynes - River’s Gonna Rise 12” EP
Wilco - Speak Into the Rose - 10” with 4 unreleased tracks

El Rego

El Rego

El Rego is a true legend of African Soul Music. Here for the first time on album are 12 of his greatest recordings from the late 60’s and early 70’s hand-picked by Daptone Records. Afro-Soul collector/DJ Frank Gossner had spent years combing West Africa tracking down 45’s by Theophile Do Rego (aka El Rego) before finally meeting him face to face in his home in Benin. From that relationship came this album

Steve Cropper

Dedicated

As the original guitarist of Stax Records house band Booker T. & The M.G.‘s., Steve Cropper has had a storied career.

Voted #36 on Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time, Cropper has worked with Blues legends such as Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and the Blues Brothers Band. Dedicated is a tribute to R&B and Doo Wop act, The 5 Royales.

The collection features reworked versions of the groups most enduring songs, and includes duets with Steve Winwood, Lucinda Williams, Bettye LaVette, John Popper, Sharon Jones, and others.

Sly Stone

I’m Back Family and Friends

First new album in decades !

Features guests Bootsy Collins, Ann Wilson, Johnny Winter, Jeff beck and Ray Manzarek.

Booker T Jones

The Road From Memphis

2011 album from the Memphis Soul legend.

Along for the ride are vocalists Matt Berninger of the National, Yim Yames of My Morning Jacket, Sharon Jones, Lou Reed, and Booker himself, telling the story of how the Funk/Soul sound that Booker helped invent spiraled out from Memphis, touching The Roots hometown of Philadelphia, New York and Detroit.

The Road from Memphis is classic Memphis Soul, and classic Booker in the tradition of “Green Onions”, but beyond that it is the story of a sound, and how Booker, working with the inheritors of his sound, is keeping a tradition alive.