Plenty Good Eaton (Vinyl LP) Kids

Plenty Good Eaton (Vinyl LP) KidsThe storied double bassist in 1974, around the same time as his contributions to Ramsey Lewis LPs Solar Wind and Sun Goddess. Funkier, more r&b inspired and less posturing than most Black Jazz releases, it kicks off with a Shaft rip off, takes in some ace, refined P Funk (Moe, Lets Have A Party), and closes triumphantly with the fat modal bass and riffing brass of Hamburg 302.

Julia Mestre

it is the only Mott album where Mick Ralphs songs predominate

One of the standout albums of 2021

Polished from a trove of DJ tools made for the artists' personal sets

though Enigk

the follow up to her UK breakthrough record Aventine

William Bivens

Thugs in the Street is the album originally released by The Mighty Diamonds in 2006 - available here on vinyl for the first time - and it shows the three diamonds - Tabby

both tracks having that Roy Ayers vibe that makes this record extremely sought after by rare groove fans

"Spirit of the Boogie" features Donald Boyce

This reissue of his 1974 Inspiration Information album - a soulful song cycle that took three years to create and was worth every minute - ranges from early drum machine-driven experiments like XL-30 and Aht Uh Mi Hed to Otis's most stunning pop confection

“The world’s gonna end in a month or two