Kat Eaton - 2021 - Talk To Me

Kat Eaton - 2021 - Talk To Me @320

Whereas some debut albums show artists still finding their feet and sonic direction, Kat Eaton is unashamedly bold & confident in her abilities as a vocalist and songwriter, effortlessly merging Soul, and classic R&B throughout a mature and well-rounded 10 tracks. Utilising completely live instrumentation (a must for Kat), 'Talk To Me' takes the classic vintage sound of inspirations such as Barbara Lynn and Lesley Gore and updates it with contemporary embellishments and relatable lyrics for the 21st century.

Less an artist in ascendancy, 'Talk To Me' solidifies Kat's place as an artist already at the top of their game and now ready to share the fruits of years of hard work to the world. (Kartel Music)

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Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) – Complete Service = コンプリート・サーヴィス 1992 320

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Liliput – Liliput 1993 320 😎

Liliput were originally called Kleenex, this Swiss band had to change their name in order to avoid legal trouble with the tissue manufacturers. This all-girl-band (mostly) with a very energetic and original sound was considered by some as a sort of "the new Slits". After a few records and various personnel and musical changes they split in 1983. The first 10 tracks on CD1 they were still Kleenex, all remaining tracks on CD1 and all of CD2 they were Liliput. 

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Grace Jones - Living my life 1982 Wav😎

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Simphiwe Dana

The One Love Movement on Bantu Biko Street

(2006)

 

320

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Berita

Songs Of Empowerment

(2014)

 

320

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The 7:45s - Spinning 2025 Flac😎

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LRK is proud to announce the 7:45s will be releasing their debut album Spinning on 20 June.

The 7:45s are an original soul collective from Manchester, UK – the brainchild of songwriter and bassist Sam Flynn. Inspired by the house bands of soul labels from Motown to Big Crown, the young collective spotlights guest vocalists such as Martin Connor and Nicole Battick. Named after 7-inch vinyl, The 7:45s write snappy singles that blend the vintage feel of rare groove with the songcraft of perfect pop.The 7:45s have been played on BBC Radio 6 Music by Craig Charles, Stuart Maconie and Chris Hawkins and on Jazz FM by Simon Phillips.

A concept album for the soul, Spinning is a retro-soul love story. Side A is sunshine soul about the dizziness of an on-off relationship, as heard in the Charles Bradley-inspired opener ‘The Way That I Love You’. Side B is nocturnal. Head-spinning heartbreak is the subject of rare groove-influenced ‘The Writing’s on the Wall’ while dancing to a new dawn is the theme of Prince-inspired disco number ‘We Will Be Friends’. The album also features a reimagination of The Beatles’ ‘Don’t Let Me Down’.

Spinning is released digitally, on vinyl and on CD through LRK Records on 20 June 2025. The 7:45s are launching the album with a live gig at the Carlton Club (Manchester) on 25 June, with support from Ellen Beth Abdi. Start your summer with sunshine soul, streaming in all the spots that matter. Don’t sleep on The 7:45s – funk & soul so on-point, you can set your watch by them.

 

Gene Vincent With The Blue Caps – A Gene Vincent Record Date 1958 320😎

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Various – Brazil Classics 2: O Samba 1989 320😎

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This compilation was compiled by David Byrne. 

 

Marvin Gaye - Here My Dear Deluxe Edition 2007 Flac😎

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Have been thinking of late about what I post and when, I normally post at least 3 albums per day, if I am at home, sometimes I am travelling (and if this is the case, as in the last two weekends, then I now won't post at all). So I think 3 posts per days as a maximum, one in flac or wav and two as 320.  This album I have been planning to share with you all for a long time, been sitting in my flac to post folder for far too long, time to let it out!! I move albums I plan to share into one of two folders, Flac and 320, and sometimes, they need work with the tags or I need to find a replacement track or tracks, but in the end they all get posted. It's just handy, as I said just need a bit of work. As I don't keep any art work, I have to collect the images normally from Discogs. And it's very rare I plan what I will post, just whatever takes my fancy on the day, so the two folders work for me, quick and easy. 

Yesterday I made 4 posts, 2 in flac and 2 as 320. 

Lira

 Soul In Mind

(2009)

 

320

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Zonke

The Early Tapes

(2023)

 

320

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The Wedding Present – The Complete Ukrainian John Peel Sessions 2019 Re-master Flac😎

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Various – The Estrus Lunch Bucket 1990 320😎

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Various - Box Of Vibes No. 41 (C-R-A) 2026 320 😎

* Box Of Vibes 41 start off with tracks from Concha, from 1 to 8, Then I (Reb) provide the middle section with my selections from 9 to 16 and then Andy closes the box with his Air themed tunes from 17 to 24. 

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Dick Dale – Calling Up Spirits 1996 Flac

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1956 - Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sings

1956 - Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sings @320

As Gerald Heard's liner notes point out, it's difficult to decide whether Chet Baker was a trumpet player who sang or a singer who played trumpet. When the 24-year-old California-based trumpeter started his vocal career in 1954, his singing was revolutionary; as delicate and clear as his trumpet playing, with a similarly bright and vibrato-free tone, Baker simply didn't sound like any previous jazz singer. His first vocal session, recorded in February 1954 and covering tracks seven through 14 of this disc, is so innocent-sounding it's like cub reporter Jimmy Olsen had started a new career as a jazz singer. The album's first six tracks, recorded in July 1956, are even more milk and cookies, thanks in no small part to syrupy material like Frank Loesser's "I've Never Been in Love Before" and Donaldson/Kahn's drippy "My Buddy." Choices from the earlier session like "My Funny Valentine" -- arguably the definitive version of this oft-recorded song -- and "There Will Never Be Another You" work much, much better. The spacious musical setting, a simple trumpet and piano-bass-drums rhythm section, is perfect for Baker's low-key style. Despite the few faults of song selection, Chet Baker Sings is a classic of West Coast cool jazz. (AllMusic)

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Various – Black Rock 'N' Roll Volume One (Year of Release Unknown) 320😎

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Kelly Khumalo

Back To My Roots

(2014)

 

320

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Ginger Johnson and His African Messengers

African Party

[Deluxe Edition]

(2024)

 

320

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Linda Ronstadt – The Very Best Of Linda Ronstadt 2002 320 😎

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Randy Newman – 2011 - Live In London

 Randy Newman – 2011 - Live In London (Flac)

Through most of his first decade as a recording artist, Randy Newman was a critics' darling known to the mainstream pop audience only through the songs he wrote that were recorded by artists such as Dusty Springfield, Three Dog Night, and Harry Nilsson, his own records often being too lyrically blunt (and his vocals too froggy) for radio. Newman finally scored a hit of his own with "Short People" in 1978, but his greatest success came in the 1990s; his profitable sideline in writing film scores eventually grew into his primary occupation, and the theme songs he wrote for movies like Toy Story, Monsters Inc., Cars, and The Princess and the Frog earned him a reputation for composing warm but clever pop tunes that overshadowed his more personal work in the public eye. In recent years, Newman appears to have gone on a low-key campaign to remind folks about the music he made before hitting pay dirt with Pixar and Disney; he's recorded two volumes of The Randy Newman Songbook in which he revisits gems from his back catalog with only his piano accompanying his vocals, and now he's released Live in London, which documents a show from a 2008 British tour in support of the album Harps and Angels. 

 

The 22-song set list spans the whole of Newman's recording career, including one tune from his 1968 debut LP ("Love Story") as well as several selections from Harps and Angels, and while Newman performs eight numbers solo at the piano, on the rest he's accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra, offering a generous reminder that Newman's skill as an arranger is on a par with his gift as a composer. Newman has never possessed a traditionally "great" voice, and his instrument wavers a bit on several of these selections, but his sense of phrasing and his ability to inhabit a character is still impressive, and his piano work, perhaps the only thing Fats Domino and Aaron Copland will ever have in common, is excellent. The tone of Live in London is relaxed but confident, and Newman's between-song patter offers a witty look into the wealth of ideas and influences that inform his songwriting, from America's stature in the eyes of the world to his son's report cards. Live in London doesn't quite catch Randy Newman at his best as a performer, but he clearly knows how to make his great songs connect with an audience, and as an overview of his career as one of America's best and most intelligent songwriters, it's well worth investigating for longtime fans as well as those who know little of him beyond "You've Got a Friend in Me." (AllMusic)

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