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Floating Points reissues rare '70s soul album, Tomorrow's People's Open Soul. The collector's favourite will be available for the first time in 40 years via Melodies International.Melodies International proudly expand their catalogue of rare soul gems with another carefully crafted reissue, complete with full 16 page Melozine. This time it's the spellbinding Tomorrow's People album: Open Soul which was originally released in 1976. Deep in South Chicago, a band of four brothers raised on doo-wop and flea-market instruments made a record during the mid 70s that did not only mark a seminal point in their youthful careers, but would go on to become a true collector’s favourite. Open Soul is quite simply one of the best examples of raw, stripped down soul in its purest form, and for this reason has become a highly sought after rarity. The album has been carefully reproduced and will be officially available for the first time in 40 Years, this time accompanied by an interview with one of the original brothers, various Tomorrow's People memorabilia and a number of other contributions from Melodies' friends around the world.

BACK IN STOCK !!!!!Soundway Records present a new compilation of twenty rare and mostly unavailable tracks from the slick and sassy world of Nigerian pop music and club culture of the early 1980s.Buoyed by an explosive oil boom and a return to democracy after a series of military dictatorships, Nigeria's economy in the years of the early '80's was mirrored by its recording industry as countless young artists and groups hit the airwaves and dancefloors of the capital and beyond.It was a glossy, brash new form of pop music born out of ashes of late 1970s disco and funk and, just as in America, was the soundtrack to a new generation for whom money, style and flirtation trumped the overblown psychedelia of the previous decade. Eager to sound as American as possible with no hint of the fervor for afro-beat, afro-rock and afrocentric thinking that the 1970s had thrown up, a new generation of young artists and performers turned their backs on their cultural roots in music and sought a new kind of stardom and fame firmly connected to the glossy, snazzy world of the 1980s that was erupting in the USA and Europe.The 1970s flares and cuban heels began to disappear, in their place came sleek suits, rolled-up sleeves, bow-ties, jumpsuits, leather jackets, greased hair and a firm nod in the stylistic direction of Michael Jackson.

Released 41 years ago in 1977 ‘’Help Us Spread The Message ‘’ by The Mighty Ryeders is a timeless collection of outstanding soulful gems written by Rodney Mathews. New vinyl imprint Dynamite Cuts releases a quality limited edition double pack release which gives you four of those masterpieces from that album, two never before on 7” vinyl and all of the most in-demand tracks.DYNAM7004 Track A1 - “Evil Vibrations” sampled by De La Soul, A true rare groove dancer full length version Track B2 – “The Mighty Ryeders” released as a showcase promo single for the album release back in 1977.DYNAM7005 Track A1 - “Lovely” first time on 45 priceless. Track B2 - “Everybody Groove” this has never been commercially released as a 45 before.2X 45 vinyl release with full colour sleeve vinyl x 1000 copies only.

The mysterious crew behind the equally elusive hot jam "Witness" (WITNESS01) return from overseas & deliver another batch of limited cargo in the form of two addictive disco-house looped tracks fo' yo' danceflows.

SFSB Recordings welcome Mr Hot Mood to the stable for our second release, following his previous releases on Tugboat edits, Editorial, Masterworks, Deep Sense an Whiskey Pickle Records.Side A's Lets Get It and Lost Soul head toward the deeper side of Mexico's finest, With "Let's get it" looping itself into an underground frenzy before releasing the crowd into a classic 1970s chant and them throwing them over to a killer organ hook, a must for 4am. "Lost Soul" takes you even deeper in to the realms of 70's Soul, bringing it into the 21 century with its beefed up lick " I wanna hold on, and let my love grow strong", reminiscent of the original Mark E working that helped start the movement.Side B “The G Groove" proves to be another early set summer anthem, completely heads down whenever it gets played, while "Keep on Dancing" does exactly what it says on the tin. The hardest track of the EP is left till last, with its "Keep on Dancing" call to arms for the dance floor reinforced by a destructible sax loop, it should be called Martini, anytime anyplace anywhere.These tracks definitely reflect the sounds of South Beach, produced with love by Hotmood, curated by South Beach Recycling.