Rare and unissued Pacific Northwest floor fillers! While soul music might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the music of the Pacific Northwest, Salem Oregon’s Garland Records was churning out high quality hip shakers along with their reels of garage & psych. Contained here is some super deep “Northwestern Soul,” including three cuts making their inaugural spins 50 years after they were put to tape.

80 pop-tastic hits from the 70s across 4CDs, all packaged in an attractive card fold out digipck. Includes Abba, Electric Light Orchestra, Blondie, Rod Stewart and more!

"Lovely Day" is a song by American soul and R&B singer Bill Withers. Written by Withers and Skip Scarborough, it was released on December 21, 1977 and appears on Withers' 1978 album Menagerie. The song is notable for Withers' sustained note towards the end, which at 18 seconds long, is one of the longest ever recorded on a song. Released as a single in late 1977, "Lovely Day" peaked at #6 on the Billboard R&B chart and at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US in early 1978. It also made the Top 10 in the United Kingdom, where the song reached #7 on the British single chart. "Lovely Day" has been re-released as a single in the United Kingdom at least twice since the song's first chart run; in 1987 the original version charted again at #92, while a version done by Ben Liebrand, named the "Sunshine Mix", made the British Top 10 in 1988, rising to #4.

2000 2-CD set featuring 39 classic timeless hits from the millennium including Queen, The Rolling Stones, Peter Gabriel, John Lennon, Paul McCartney & Wings, David Bowie, The Who, Elton John, The Beach Boys, Simon And Garfunkel, Derek & The Dominoes, Prince, U2, Bon Jovi, Blondie, Oasis, Lenny Kravitz, Simple Minds, Supertramp, Dire Straits, Tina Turner, Bob Marley, UB40, Kate Bush, Phil Collins, Roxy Music, Rod Stewart, Bee Gees, Michael Jackson, Abba, Janet Jackson, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Barry White, Pet Shop Boys, George Michael, Massive Attack, Texas.

IRMA records was founded in Bologna in 1988, it all started by an idea that Umbi Damiani had in partnership with Massimo Benini.During those years in Italy, the independent labels started their activities and the style then called Italo House was gaining attention in the Record industry. IRMA's early productions, immediately focused on this genre. Among them, Double Dee worldwide dance hit Found Love, which reached the top of dance sales charts around the world, including the Billboard Dance Chart in USA.

Despite the success of Bad, it was hard not to view it as a bit of a letdown, since it presented a cleaner, colder, calculated version of Thriller – something that delivered what it should on the surface, but wound up offering less in the long run. So, it was time for a change-up, something even a superstar as huge as Michael Jackson realized, so he left Quincy Jones behind, hired Guy mastermind Teddy Riley as the main producer, and worked with a variety of other producers, arrangers, and writers, most notably Bruce Swedien and Bill Bottrell…

Digitally remastered two-fer containing a pair of albums from the R&B/Jazz artist on one disc: You're the Best (1982) and 'Changes' (1981). Includes the iconic "Risin' to the Top", a defining bass line of contemporary R&B. Both these albums are classics from the singer, bass player, songwriter and producer discovered by Curtis Mayfield.

The album "Thelma Jones" was released in 1978 and featured the single alongside "I Can Dream" written by Leon Ware, "Lonely Enough To Try Anything", penned by Sam Dees and the popular rare groove tune "How Long", written by Len Ron Hanks and Zane Grey.

Earth, Wind & Fire Original Album Classics (2008 UK 5-CD album set comprised of the best selling and critically acclaimed album releases 'All In All', 'That's the Way of the World', 'I Am', 'Gratitude' and 'Spirit'; and features 8 Bonus Recordings [not on the original albums] including 'Saturday Nite', 'Imagination', 'African Symphony', 'Diana' & more - a total of 62 recordings; each album is housed in a mini LP-style card picture sleeve with the complete set presented in a sealed card slipcase).

Off the Wall was a massive success, spawning four Top Ten hits (two of them number ones), but nothing could have prepared Michael Jackson for Thriller. Nobody could have prepared anybody for the success of Thriller, since the magnitude of its success was simply unimaginable – an album that sold 40 million copies in its initial chart run, with seven of its nine tracks reaching the Top Ten (for the record, the terrific "Baby Be Mine" and the pretty good ballad "The Lady in My Life" are not like the others)…

Thirty years ago, on April 3rd, En Vogue started its reign as one of the most successful female vocal groups of all time. The EV30 celebration gets off to an early start tonight with an appearance on the groundbreaking hit music drama Empire, currently in its sixth and final season. Even sweeter, their performance of “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)” is featured in an episode where series star Taraji P. Henson makes her directorial debut.

Keith’s latest CD, Blue Funky Blue is 14 tracks that is a music adventurists’ dream with laid back R&B grooves, crisp electric guitar melodies, retro sound effects, exotic choral voices and even rolling drum beats. An upbeat and unique blend of Contemporary Jazz, Blues and Melodic World Music! It’s exotic, eclectic, Bluesy and Funky. As fulfilling as the music is, he then saves the party tunes for last and amps up on the electric rock-fusion. The project also features masterful drumming, melodic bass lines, superb and soulful trumpet work and funky grooves to add exciting musical depth to the CD. With each song, with each melody, with each extraordinary composition, every song on Blue Funky Blue is enriching and satisfying right down to the very last note!

Speedometer, the UK's premier funk band, started out in 1999 playing classic funk tunes by artists such as The Meters and The JB's in small clubs across the Southeast of England.In 2000 they released their first single, "Soul Safari" onSoul Firethe seminal New York label. This was soon followed with a slew of fine limited pressing releases on Timmion and Kennel Klub. Their opening release for Freestyle was a 7” featuring a blistering funk cover ofBeyonce’s“Work it Out”, withRia Currieon vocals.Over the years, Speedometer have worked with a host of US funk legends including Joe Quarterman, Eddie Bo, Marva Whitney, Martha High, Sharon Jones, James Bell (Highlighters), Lee Fields, Billy WootenandRobert Moore.All were blown away by Speedometer's authenticity and dedication to faithfully creating that original soul-funk sound.

"Rotary Connection" is the eponymous debut album by the American psychedelic soul group of the same name. The album rose to #37 on the Billboard 200 chart and includes several cover songs by The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, The Lovin' Spoonful and Sam & Dave.

Rene Moore and Angela Winbush are clearly talented individuals, but put them together and magic happened that resonates to this day. From Los Angeles, Ivan Rene Moore played with the L.A. Philharmonic Orchestra and did keyboard sessions with Leon Russell and The Brothers Johnson. Angela Winbush moved to Los Angeles from her birthplace St. Louis and sang backgrounds with Dolly Parton, Jean Carn, Lenny Williams and played a concert as a member of Wonderlove for Stevie Wonder. A chance meeting through a mutual friend provided the springboard for a prolific seven year relationship of writing, production and soul music s best husband and wife team since Ashford & Simpson!