After years of visiting graveyards, combing through haunted houses, and pursuing (heh heh) dead ends, we finally tracked down the rights to the legendary Frankie Stein and His Ghouls series! Why did we risk life, limb, and livelihood to find these records? Well, there’s something extra special about these Frankie Stein and His Ghouls records….
After years of visiting graveyards, combing through haunted houses, and pursuing (heh heh) dead ends, we finally tracked down the rights to the legendary Frankie Stein and His Ghouls series! Why did we risk life, limb, and livelihood to find these records? Well, first of all, we Real Goners LOVE these campy ‘60s takes on…
After years of visiting graveyards, combing through haunted houses, and pursuing (heh heh) dead ends, we finally tracked down the rights to the legendary Frankie Stein and His Ghouls series! Why did we risk life, limb, and livelihood to find these records? Well, first of all, we Real Goners LOVE these campy ‘60s takes on…
A guiding force behind the venerated Black Jazz catalog, bassist Henry “The Skipper” Franklin has left an indelible mark as a sideman and leader, having appeared on many of the label’s most recognizable releases, as well as having recorded with Hugh Masekela, Stevie Wonder, Freddie Hubbard, Hampton Hawes, and many other luminaries. His swooping, languid…
Produced with Mark Ralph, who previously worked with them on their 2013 album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, the album showcases Franz at their most immediate, upbeat and life-affirming, unashamedly going for the pop-jugular in classic Franz style. Recorded at AYR studios in Scotland, the 11-songs on The Human Fear all allude to some…
Brian Eno and Fred Again… (Fred Gibson) return with the surprise album Secret Life on Four Tet s (Kieran Hebden) label Text Records with the label head calling it the most beautiful album of 2023 . Secret Life was written between 2020 and 2022, and was mastered by Hebden. The duo met when Gibson, joined an a cappella group…
These recordings, made in 1963-4, showcase Fred McDowell in his P. As recorded by Peter Welding, My Home Is in the Delta finds Fred and his wife, basking in the blues and gospel. Unlike Amazing Grace, which was also originally released y Testament and reissued by Sutro Park, this album is barer… a little more…
One of the truly legendary releases in the cannon of the man who defined modern Hill Country Blues, Amazing Grace finds Fred McDowell playing with the Hunter s Chapel Singers in Hunter s Chapel of Como Mississippi. This 1966 release originally on Testament was one of the few records producer Jim Dickinson took with him…
Freddie Gibbs has become one of hip-hop s most important, inimitable, and influential voices via his quotable wordplay, versatile songs, and unflinching honesty. A lot of people don t realize that Gibbs has actually been in the game for over a decade and came in on the same Freshman XXL cover as Meek Mill and Nipsey Hussle….
The prodigious trumpeter Freddie Hubbard debuted on Blue Note in 1960 and produced an astounding run of recordings over the first half of the decade that culminated with Blue Spirits, which was the last of his 60s studio albums for the label. This bluesy and spirited album presented five evocative Hubbard originals, each of which was…
Despite having performed on several of the most revolutionary avant-garde jazz records of the 1960s, including Ornette Coleman s Free Jazz and John Coltrane s Ascension, Freddie Hubbard s own albums tended to hew closer to the mainstream. Perhaps no other single album captures the trumpeter s awe-inspiring breadth of ability and versatility than Breaking Point!, which was recorded…
Freddie Hubbard – Here To Stay (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition) Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series! 180g Vinyl LP! Mastered by Kevin Gray from Original Analog Tapes! Pressed at Optimal Capitol Music Group; Blue Note; Jazz; Catalog
Limited edition of 1000 numbered copies on translucent pink coloured 180-gram audiophile vinyl. Keep Your Soul Together (1973) is Freddie Hubbard s fifth studio album released on Creed Taylor s CTI label. The album features Hubbard alongside an ensemble that includes Junior Cook on tenor sax, George Cables on keyboards, Aurell Ray on guitar, Kent…
Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP Mastered by Kevin Gray Directly from the Original Master Tapes and Manufactured at Optimal in Germany Blue Note Records is pleased to present the Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series, a continuation of their acclaimed Blue Note 80 Vinyl Reissue Series which was launched in celebration…
Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. In his last release for the Impulse! Label, Hubbard s ambitious 1963 recording, The Body & The Soul, includes both an all-star septet and an orchestra with strings. Including a number of Hubbard originals and such notables as Curtis Fuller (trombone), Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone), Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone), Cedar…
Before Dan Klein s unfortunate passing, The Frightnrs agreed to keep a promise he asked of them – continue making music together. Part of that promise has been made manifest here…Daptone Records is proud to present ALWAYS! – the raw, soulful new long player from The Frightnrs. The road to Always began with a period of…