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RELEASE DATE: 8/7/2026
2026 repress. Zamaan Ya Sukkar is a rich musical portrait from the time when Cairo was the vibrant cultural heart of the Middle East and the grandeur of the leading orchestras was incomparable. Un-earthed Latin and jazz-tinged tracks will let your mind drift off to the glamorous nightlife of '60s Cairo. Meet some forgotten souls of the Egyptian music scene and cinema world. Sensual voices and Bolly-wood-like orchestra sounds inflame the senses of the body with an in-tangible exotic twist! All music is remastered from original 45's produced by Sono Cairo. Featuring Salim El Baroudi, Sayed Salamah, Abd Al Fattah Mansi, Soad Mohamed, Al Thourathy Al Mareh, Taha Al-Ugayl, Mohamed Fawzy, Magda Ali, and Sayed Salamah.
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RELEASE DATE: 6/19/2026
A mind-blowing collection of '70s pinoy hard rock, fuzzed out rockers, hard glam and face melting guitar madness. Hard-rocking gems from the golden years of Philippines rock, from 1971 to 1978. Includes notes on the amazing bands included. Get ready for an ass-kicking trip through the amazing hard rock'n'roll made in '70s Philippines. Featuring Juan de la Cruz Band, Hot Dog, Judas, Anak Bayan, Maria Cafra, Sampaguita, Joey Smith, and Wally Gonzalez.
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$20.50
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RELEASE DATE: 6/12/2026
London Records presents a new compilation Hit That Perfect Beat: The London Records Story, a double CD featuring 40 classics. Released alongside a new major podcast Hit That Perfect Beat: The story of London Records (5 episodes), the compilation showcases the incredible success, breadth, and variety of the London Records with over 40 top 40 hits, 20 top 10 hits, 15 Top 5s and 5 number 1s. Featuring select tracks from the '80s, '90s and '00s, Hit That Perfect Beat traverses synthpop (Blancmange, Bronski Beat), rave and D'n'B (Orbital, CJ Bolland, Goldie, Armand Van Helden) Britpop (Menswear, Gay Dad), antidote pop groups (All Saints, East 17), Y2K pop (Sugababes, Dannii Minogue) and monster global hits (Fine Young Cannibals, Bananarama, Shakespeares Sister) and more (such as Happy Mondays, Brand New Heavies, Echo & The Bunnymen, Flowered Up). Featuring liner notes from journalist Siân Pattenden (former writer for Smash Hits, The Face, Select Magazine), who is also the presenter of the podcast, this is the perfect introduction to the one of the world's most exciting and dynamic labels. Also featuring The Bluebells, Total Contrast, Carmel, The Communards, Hothouse Flowers, D Mob, Cookie Crew, Jimmy Somerville, Voice of The Beehive, Flowered Up, Utah Saints, New Order, Marcella Detroit, Berri, Stretch & Vern, The Mike Flowers Pops, Lisa Marie Experience, The All Seeing I, Asian Dub Foundation, Artful Dodger, and Sugababes.
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$19.00
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RELEASE DATE: 6/5/2026
Life and Death launches Peak Time Archives, a new vinyl and digital various artists series shining a light on rising producers and the next wave of label-affiliated talent. This first edition moves across the full spectrum of the dancefloor. Featuring Jennifer Loveless, ROKAR, Rudy With A Hoodie, J-Land, and PAURRO. Four tracks. Four distinct voices. One dancefloor.
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LUV 052EP
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RELEASE DATE: 6/5/2026
Dive into the latest groove-packed installment from Luv Shack Records -- where disco, house, and indie dance collide in a timeless celebration of dancefloor magic. Disco Biscuits 7 delivers the heat, curated for those who live for the rhythm and the vibe. Featuring Jakobin, LOFT 77, Kelton Prima, and Ubre Blanca.
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ENDG 155LP
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$36.50
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RELEASE DATE: 6/5/2026
To mark its 20th birthday, Lisbon-born label Enchufada is releasing A Lisbon Club Story -- 20 hand-picked tracks bridging bass, trap, grime and rave with baile funk, kuduro, batida, Afro-house and more dance-oriented styles. A mix of 12 archive selections and eight fresh cuts, the LP unites some of the boldest champions of Afro-diasporic and global bass music today, from household names in Portugal such as Buraka Som Sistema -- back with their first track in 12 years, DJ Marfox and Shaka Lion to new-gen dynamos like Vanyfox and international stars like Dengue Dengue Dengue and Mina. Twenty years ago, Enchufada was launched as a vehicle for the debut EP from Lisbon's then-emerging Buraka Som Sistema. Only 500 CD copies of From Buraka To The World were pressed at the time, each sleeve handmade using recycled paper sourced from various factories around Lisbon -- giving them a unique DIY look pieced together from adverts for baby oil and paint. The CDs flew off the shelves in a week, marking the start of a journey that would take in era-defining records like the M.I.A- assisted Sound of Kuduro and African Scream, and much more. Also features Bison & Squareffekt , Tusabe, Joss Dee, Shaka Lion, Vanyfox, Traz Agua, BLOQO, Branko, Pedro da Linha, Petty, Roulet, Djeff, DJ N.K., Dotorado Pro, Branko, Alex Rita & Bison, Nané, Pedro da Linha, and Deekapz. Gatefold sleeve.
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COR 060LP
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$130.50
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RELEASE DATE: 6/5/2026
Continuing the celebration of 25 years of Cocoon Recordings, the label presents the second chapter of its anniversary project. 25 Years Cocoon Recordings: Volume Two again unites exclusive tracks from artists who have shaped the label's sound over the decades, alongside fresh contributions that reflect its evolving spirit. Across 15 tracks, the compilation highlights the richness and diversity of the Cocoon Universe. Marcel Dettmann, Audion, Roman Flügel, and Secret Cinema deliver signature tracks, complemented by longtime friends André Galluzzi, Dana Ruh, Petar Dundov, Pig&Dan, Gregor Tresher, Ricardo Tobar, Daniel Stefanik, and Funk D'Void. Recent additions to the Cocoon family over the past decade, including Emanuel Satie, Fango, Krystal Klear, Awen, Denis Horvat, Floyd Lavine, Matthias Schildger, and Gabriele Carasco, bring fresh perspectives and energy, resulting in a dynamic and multifaceted experience. Over 25 years, Cocoon Recordings has built a catalog of hundreds of releases, spanning 12-inches, albums, mix CDs, and iconic compilation box sets, always linking the label's history with the present. While techno and house remain at its core, the label continues to explore electronica, ambient, and other evolving electronic styles, following its own instincts and curiosity, with no boundaries and a love for venturing into beautiful, unexpected sounds. The luxurious 5x12" box set with spectral-reflective foil finish continues the anniversary presentation, cementing Cocoon's legacy as one of electronic music's most influential labels. The journey continues. The second volume unfolds. New sounds, discoveries, and the spirit of Cocoon shine brighter than ever.
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$25.00
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RELEASE DATE: 5/29/2026
Dance The Ska is an essential collection of early Jamaican ska music. It includes iconic tracks from Prince Buster, Jimmy Cliff, and other key artists from the 1963-1966 period, celebrating the energetic and upbeat sound of Jamaican independence. The album also features artists like Derrick Morgan, Roy Panton, Stranger Cole, Millie, Eric Monty Morris, Byson Lee, Owen Gray, and other leading figures from the Kingston scene. The real ska sound of '64!
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$26.00
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RELEASE DATE: 5/29/2026
Italia Undiscovered Vol. 2 continues its journey into the most compelling sounds of the Italian underground disco scene. Bringing together veteran producers and emerging talents, this eclectic and forward-looking collection honors the legacy of Italian disco while embracing the evolution that followed the Italo Disco boom. A vibrant snapshot of contemporary disco made in Italy, rooted in tradition, driven by innovation, and crafted for the dancefloor. Only a few months after the debut of the first chapter, Italia Undiscovered returns with Volume 2, continuing its mission to spotlight the very best of the Italian underground disco scene. This new installment brings together veteran producers and emerging talents in a collective, eclectic, and forward-thinking project. Italia Undiscovered Vol. 2 is a sonic journey that pays tribute to the rich tradition of Italian disco while embracing the evolution that followed the Italo Disco boom. Blending contemporary grooves, retro influences, and bold experimentation, the compilation stands as a key reference point for those seeking authenticity, musical research, and pure dancefloor energy, a sonic manifesto that celebrates the past, captures the present, and looks toward the future of disco made in Italy. Featuring Rimini Metafisica, Italo Deviance, Fogli & Di Lello, Tengrams, Forklift & Saw, Disco Experience, Marta Paradise, and Deep Field.
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$41.00
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RELEASE DATE: 5/29/2026
WRWTFWW Records presents their fifth archival release taken from cult Tokyo label Form@ Records' catalogue, this time with the first-ever vinyl edition of Re-Form Ver-1.0. The remarkable, yet not widely known, 1999 remix compilation is now available as a limited edition 45rpm cut double LP housed in a heavyweight sleeve. Originally only available on CD in extremely limited quantities, Re-Form Ver-1.0 resurfaces as a fascinating document of Form@ Records' late-1990s creative peak. Re-imagining key pieces from the label's catalogue, the remix collection offers a rare glimpse into Tokyo's electronic underground, where techno, house, ambient, and IDM breathe freely through Form@'s soulful and exploratory vision. Throughout, the compilation balances dancefloor sensibility with introspective listening, embodying the warm human approach to machine music the label excels in. Another essential time capsule from a crucial era of underground music, Re-Form Ver-1.0 echoes the spirit of Warp's Artificial Intelligence era, alongside the forward-thinking energy of Ken Ishii, Carl Craig, The Black Dog, and Ian O'Brien, while keeping its feet and individuality firmly rooted in local context -- the magic recipe for creating a universal, timeless language of electronic expression. Featuring Missing Project, Virgo, Tensor, Penance, and Led-M.
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FM 12079EP
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$23.50
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RELEASE DATE: 5/22/2026
Amateur forever? Oh yeah! Amateur Hour celebrates 15 years of Frank Music -- still running on pure DIY energy, with Johannes Albert happily admitting he's got no master plan, just a deep feel for house music. And somehow, nearly 80 releases later, that instinct still hits. Volume I digs into the archives: forgotten cuts, long out of print, quietly becoming cult favorites. David Jackson's "Broken Heart" returns to wax, alongside J.A.'s own "Giovanni Frizzante" if Italo is still your thing. Flip it over and it gets deeper: Shan reworks "Wing House" into something massive, while Max Lessig closes things out with the understated, timeless glow of "Jupiter Hymn."
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$20.00
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RELEASE DATE: 5/22/2026
Angriff auf's Schlaraffenland: Ein Deutschpunk-Mixtape ("Attack on the Land of Milk and Honey: Punk in Germany from Then to Now"). The first singles that were later categorized as punk appeared in 1976. This makes for a fitting 50-year anniversary, which Tapete Records celebrates with a compilation. "Punks are the old farts of today," Vomit Visions already noted back in 1980. And doesn't that essentially say it all about punk -- the historicization of the genre, its musical conservatism, and the hype around milestone anniversaries. Punk bands are still being formed in Winnenden, Limburg, and Hoyerswerda -- just as they were in 1978, 1983, and 2013. And like this musical journey through time, they care little about neat definitions of Deutschpunk. Instead, this compilation opens itself up to different styles and voices of punk with German lyrics. What unites the songs is that, on the one hand, they are rooted in punk, and on the other, in the German language -- yet they create something of their own. In their most compelling moments, they struggle as much with the German language as they do with punk itself. Like any good mixtape, this compilation is based purely on musical aspects and pays no attention to release years. Featuring The Shocks, S.Y.P.H., Östro 430, Carambolage, Toxoplasma, and more.
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$33.00
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RELEASE DATE: 5/22/2026
"The '90s had some of the best hip-hop soundtracks to complement their respective movies, and were compilations that could stand on their own. From 1991 to 1994, there was New Jack City ('91), Boyz N The Hood ('91), Juice ('92), Menace II Society ('93), and Above The Rim ('94). In between these movies, in 1992, the writers of Back to the Future, Bob Gale, and Robert Zemeckis, brought us Trespass, starring Ice Cube and Ice-T in an inner-city treasure hunt set in an abandoned factory in St Louis. The movie didn't break any box office records, but it was an entertaining film nonetheless. What was better than the movie was the 12-song soundtrack, released in tandem with the movie, featuring some underrated gems by Lord Finesse, Black Sheep, Gang Starr, WC & the MAAD Circle, DJ Quik, affiliates Penthouse Playas Clique and AMG. And for the first time, Ice-T and Ice Cube linked up on a song together for the title track. They would reconnect on 2Pac's second album for Last Wordz. Out of print on vinyl since its original release in 1992, Get On Down is proud to resurrect this soundtrack with a limited-edition pressing on splatter colored vinyl."
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$35.00
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RELEASE DATE: 5/22/2026
Double LP version. Angriff auf's Schlaraffenland: Ein Deutschpunk-Mixtape ("Attack on the Land of Milk and Honey: Punk in Germany from Then to Now"). The first singles that were later categorized as punk appeared in 1976. This makes for a fitting 50-year anniversary, which Tapete Records celebrates with a compilation. "Punks are the old farts of today," Vomit Visions already noted back in 1980. And doesn't that essentially say it all about punk -- the historicization of the genre, its musical conservatism, and the hype around milestone anniversaries. Punk bands are still being formed in Winnenden, Limburg, and Hoyerswerda -- just as they were in 1978, 1983, and 2013. And like this musical journey through time, they care little about neat definitions of Deutschpunk. Instead, this compilation opens itself up to different styles and voices of punk with German lyrics. What unites the songs is that, on the one hand, they are rooted in punk, and on the other, in the German language -- yet they create something of their own. In their most compelling moments, they struggle as much with the German language as they do with punk itself. Like any good mixtape, this compilation is based purely on musical aspects and pays no attention to release years. Featuring The Shocks, S.Y.P.H., Östro 430, Carambolage, Toxoplasma, and more.
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$23.50
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RELEASE DATE: 5/22/2026
Amateur forever? Oh yeah! Amateur Hour celebrates 15 years of Frank Music -- still running on pure DIY energy, with Johannes Albert happily admitting he's got no master plan, just a deep feel for house music. And somehow, nearly 80 releases later, that instinct still hits. Volume II dives into the digital archives -- bringing these cuts to wax for the very first time. Tom drops the vocal house bomb "Watch Me"; New Zealand's Eden Burns flips "Sounds" into something seriously special, and Claus Casper brings the sunshine with "Piano Italiano" (exactly what you think it is). And then there's Amount's "Feel You" -- the one that's been moving bodies since Fusion Festival 2023 and hasn't really stopped since.
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LP version. "Just as you were getting your head straight coming off the 21st Trip, Brown Acid dose # 22 drops, continuing to fry your mind in a revolving trap-door Twilight Zone alternate world of early hard rock, populated by real life characters so far out they can look like a cheesy wedding band but sound like Blue Cheer! This music comes at you from many angles. Teens in a garage colliding with booze, drugs and girls for the first time, lounge lizard hustlers with snazzy stage clothes and fuzz boxes. Gnarly backwoods troublemakers meet blow dried glam rock wannabes here, seamlessly clobbering your head with sound rather than each other! An electric post-psychedelic bar brawl for your mind awaits, unfasten your seat belt, crank it up and fly! Featuring Sounds Synonymous, The Bumps, Riverside, Cincinatti Joe and Mad Lydia, Straight Up, Scrap Iron, Live Show Tigers, Killer Frog, Good Humore, and Sarawest."
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RELEASE DATE: 5/15/2026
Soul meets funk 1967-style. Club Sounds, funk guitar groovers, soul cha-cha, Hammond magic, freak-out party sounds, slinky organ smoochers. Cornbread and buttermilk, chittlin' salad, sweet potato gravy, and a bucket of grease. Just instrumentals soul and funk-style. Featuring Maurice Simon & Pie Men, Dave Lewis, Harold Johnson Sextet, John Roberts, The Soul Runners, Jackie Hairston, Charles Whitworth, The Naked Truth, Sound Stage House Band, Jerome Richardson, Les McCann, Leon Haywood, The Mark II, Little Eddie, The Soul Set, and Gene Ludwig.
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Welcome to another chapter of rare and off-kilter tracks conceived in the bloody era of Reaganomics. Classic statement from Texas heroes Hugh Beaumont Experience and Bobby Soxx & Teenage Queers (led by Bobby Calverley, vocalist of influential punk band Stickmen With Rayguns) mix with the urgent new wave style of Phoenix own Killer Pussy or the more out rock vein of Anti-Band (with Jimmy Leach of historical Dangerhouse act Eyes). Venturing further with The Pudz addictive power-pop and Rock Bottom & The Spys wild synth-punk (with founding member of Zolar X Stephen Della Bosca on guitars), this compilation shows a darker side of the American underground with a host of hard-to-find contributions. Also featuring Adaptors, Men In Black, The Cold, Non Compos Mentis, Active Ingredients, The Pudz, The Boners, Dv8, Deprogrammer, Rock Bottom & The Spys, International Q, The Gigolos, and Lost Cause.
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$27.00
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RELEASE DATE: 5/15/2026
A stunning fusion of soul, jazz, hip hop, and funk from Spain's most exciting artists presented in volume five of Sampladelia series. From dancefloor anthems to deep, soulful grooves-pure contemporary fire. The Groove Family kicks off the compilation with a dancefloor banger, while Carlos Abril takes listeners on a soulful journey, and producer Blunted Soul dives into instrumental hip hop infused with funk. From Jerez, Maestro Mutante delivers a distinctive sound full of contemporary soul, while Sr. Zambrana blends jazz, hip hop, and Japanese influences. Smart K., from Vigo, brings his signature Spanish-sung R&B, and guitarist Juanma Montoya proves that soul-funk and flamenco accents are a perfect match. Karmasound mixes jazz with electronic textures, MrFoxMad pays an elegant tribute to Roy Ayers, and Malage delivers a killer track for the dancefloor. Laboca joins Flavia Beaká with experimental, conscious hip hop, and to close the compilation, Pablo Torti represents the new wave of Spanish contemporary jazz. Enjoy this new volume of Sampladelia series! Remixes by Marte, Slowlee, and Escandaloso Xpósito.
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$35.50
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RELEASE DATE: 5/15/2026
Cerrero steps into his lab like the alchemists of 1970s Kingston: cutting, repeating, filtering, letting the bass breathe, and allowing echo and reverb to give a new dimension to a unique selection of songs from the catalogs of Llorona Records and Discos Pacífico. Cerrero Dubs is a tribute to classic dub, crafted with the soul of cumbia, juga, and bambuco, from Palenque, San Jacinto, Guapi, and Tumaco: live manipulation, sonic experimentation, bass as backbone, delay as tool. Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto, Son Palenque, Sexteto Tabalá, Bejuco, Agrupación Changó, and Semblanzas del Río Guapi, transported into a universe where the sounds of Colombia 's jungles and coasts are not remixed -- they are deconstructed, twisted, and dubbed. Cerrero -- sound alchemist and founder of Llorona Records and Discos Pacífico -- offers a selection of versions in which the Caribbean and Afro-Pacific sounds of Colombia are transformed into hypnotic, ethereal, psychedelic, and minimalist soundscapes. A reinterpretation of the legacy of iconic groups, shaped through the console and sensitivity of a producer exploring the possible futures of the local sounds.
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RELEASE DATE: 5/15/2026
Compare the best of British jazz circa 1963 with American sounds from labels such as Prestige, Tangerine and World Pacific. This album captures the period when rhythm and blues is emerging as the dominant club sound, forcing Soho jazz clubs to change their music policy in order to survive. On the British side, you've got Ronnie Scott's arrangement of "Last Minute Bossa Nova"; "Bang!," taken from Dick Morrissey Quartet's first session for the BBC's World Service, recorded around the time of the release of their first album Have You Heard? The version here is take two. "Early In The Morning" is a Ginger Baker/Jack Bruce arrangement of the traditional work song realized as a repeated blues riff, and is the first ever recording that is recognizably British Blues. Graham Bond features on alto sax along with Bruce and Baker together as members of the Johnny Burch Octet heard playing live at a BBC staff party from March 1963. Side Two features Jazz Stateside, such as West Coast guitarist Johnny Hartsman, Gene Ammons veering into proto jazz-funk on "Jungle Soul," aka "Ca' Purange," plus a couple of top notch Hammond workouts from Terrell Prude and Charles Kynard.
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RELEASE DATE: 5/15/2026
"Just as you were getting your head straight coming off the 21st Trip, Brown Acid dose # 22 drops, continuing to fry your mind in a revolving trap-door Twilight Zone alternate world of early hard rock, populated by real life characters so far out they can look like a cheesy wedding band but sound like Blue Cheer! This music comes at you from many angles. Teens in a garage colliding with booze, drugs and girls for the first time, lounge lizard hustlers with snazzy stage clothes and fuzz boxes. Gnarly backwoods troublemakers meet blow dried glam rock wannabes here, seamlessly clobbering your head with sound rather than each other! An electric post-psychedelic bar brawl for your mind awaits, unfasten your seat belt, crank it up and fly! Featuring Sounds Synonymous, The Bumps, Riverside, Cincinatti Joe and Mad Lydia, Straight Up, Scrap Iron, Live Show Tigers, Killer Frog, Good Humore, and Sarawest."
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RELEASE DATE: 5/15/2026
Pioneering compilation/concept album from 1968 featuring key psychedelic bands from San Francisco. A real fest of fuzzed-out psychedelia , garage and folk-rock. Conceived by legendary (and controversial) producer Matthew Katz, Fifth Pipe Dream Volume I is a groundbreaking psychedelic album from 1968 that blurs the line between compilation and concept record. Featuring a rotating cast of Katz's San Francisco Sound artists, it encapsulates the creativity and experimental spirit of the Bay Area at its lysergic peak. Rather than a traditional various-artists compilation, Fifth Pipe Dream was designed as a unified listening experience -- multiple bands contributing to a single, flowing psychedelic journey. At a time when this format was virtually unheard of, Katz assembled a genre-defying release that still feels ahead of its time. The album brings together key underground acts from the late '60s psychedelic scene from San Francisco. The album moves seamlessly across styles while maintaining a cohesive, trippy atmosphere. Released in November 1968 under Katz's San Francisco Sound imprint, the album reflects both the creative explosion -- and the business controversies -- of the era. Katz famously controlled band names and recordings, leading to miscredited tracks and ongoing legal disputes with artists like Moby Grape and Jefferson Airplane. Despite (or because of) this, Fifth Pipe Dream stands as a fascinating snapshot of a scene in flux -- where artistic ambition, experimentation, and industry tensions collided. Though no follow-up volume ever appeared, Fifth Pipe Dream remains a cult cornerstone of the original San Francisco psychedelic era. Carefully remastered sound. Original artwork in gatefold sleeve. Four-panel color insert with detailed liner notes and photos/memorabilia. Featuring It's A Beautiful Day, San Francisco Sound House Band, Tripsichord Music Box, West Coast Natural Gas, and Black Swan.
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DVD is NTSC. Region Code: 0. "In 1971 several dozen African American soul, jazz, and gospel artists embarked on a journey that would change the lives of everyone involved. They traveled from New York City to Ghana, West Africa to take part in a 13-hour concert entitled Soul to Soul. The concert was a celebration of 14 years of Ghana's independence from British rule. For most of these artists it was their first trip to Africa. For the African American musicians, this was a journey about personal roots, the ancestral homeland, history, discovery, loss, pain and joy. Directed by Academy Award winner Denis Sanders the concert film/documentary had a limited theatrical run in 1971. It now returns restored with the original edit reconstructing each scene using high quality 2K transfers from the original film elements, which were shot in the 4:3 aspect ratio. The soundtrack has been digitally remastered. Soul to Soul is an electrifying concert film that features its players at the peak of their powers. The Ike & Tina Turner Revue deliver fiery renditions of 'River Deep-Mountain High,' 'Soul to Soul,' a cut specifically written for this concert; and Otis Redding's 'I've Been Loving You Too Long.' Wilson Pickett, the most popular American artist known to West Africans at the time, delivers a rousing finale of 'In the Midnight Hour,' 'Funky Broadway,' and 'Land of a 1000 Dances.' Gospel/Soul family group the Staples Singers were on hand to perform 'When Will Be We Paid' and 'Are You Sure.' Les McCann and Eddie Harris introduced many to jazz via spirited performances of 'The Price You Gotta Pay to Be Free' and 'Hey Jorler,' the latter featuring local Ghanaian artist Amoah Azangeo. Santana, with guest percussionist Willie Bobo was the wild card. The group only had one African American member but given its reliance on Afro-Cuban and Latin American rhythm constructs played the most African-sounding music of any with 'Black Magic Woman'/'Gypsy Queen' and 'Jungle Strut.'"
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Blu-Ray, NTSC format. Region Code: 0. "In 1971 several dozen African American soul, jazz, and gospel artists embarked on a journey that would change the lives of everyone involved. They traveled from New York City to Ghana, West Africa to take part in a 13-hour concert entitled Soul to Soul. The concert was a celebration of 14 years of Ghana's independence from British rule. For most of these artists it was their first trip to Africa. For the African American musicians, this was a journey about personal roots, the ancestral homeland, history, discovery, loss, pain and joy. Directed by Academy Award winner Denis Sanders the concert film/documentary had a limited theatrical run in 1971. It now returns restored with the original edit reconstructing each scene using high quality 2K transfers from the original film elements, which were shot in the 4:3 aspect ratio. The soundtrack has been digitally remastered. Soul to Soul is an electrifying concert film that features its players at the peak of their powers. The Ike & Tina Turner Revue deliver fiery renditions of 'River Deep-Mountain High,' 'Soul to Soul,' a cut specifically written for this concert; and Otis Redding's 'I've Been Loving You Too Long.' Wilson Pickett, the most popular American artist known to West Africans at the time, delivers a rousing finale of 'In the Midnight Hour,' 'Funky Broadway,' and 'Land of a 1000 Dances.' Gospel/Soul family group the Staples Singers were on hand to perform 'When Will Be We Paid' and 'Are You Sure.' Les McCann and Eddie Harris introduced many to jazz via spirited performances of 'The Price You Gotta Pay to Be Free' and 'Hey Jorler,' the latter featuring local Ghanaian artist Amoah Azangeo. Santana, with guest percussionist Willie Bobo was the wild card. The group only had one African American member but given its reliance on Afro-Cuban and Latin American rhythm constructs played the most African-sounding music of any with 'Black Magic Woman'/'Gypsy Queen' and 'Jungle Strut.'"
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