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Ryan & Kleinfeld - Sun And Moon (LP)
RCA Victor PL 70045, 1983 Germany Highly recommended German only album release with the wonderful discoed soul tune Heartbeat that we have had on repeat here all summer. Other goodies in Bulding Bridges and Lonely Like The Moon. Includes text inner sl...
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Carly Simon - Boys In The Trees (LP)
Elektra ELK 52 066, 1978 Germany Pure brilliance by Carly Simon (and Arif Mardin) on Tranquillo (Melt My Heart). How one can not like a tune like this will remain a mystery to me. German gatefold Elektra pressing in lovel EX shape not far from NM.
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Cory - Fire Sign (LP)
Phantom BPL1-1948, 1976 United States Take It Or Leave It is a brilliant crossover soul spin that has turned very popular but the album has got more blue eyed soul on offer with One Step Away and I Wanna Do It Over Again. US original with cut out, wax is ...
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Steely Dan - Greatest Hits (1972-1978) (LP)
ABC AK 1107-1/2, 1978 Germany If I should choose one (and one only) rockish album to move the crowd with back-to-back this Steely Dan's Greatest Hits would be a strong contender. The Fez, Peg, Black Friday, Kid Charlemagne, Do It Again....
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Steely Dan - The Royal Scam (LP)
ABC 27 552 XOT, 1976 Germany Essential release by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker with a little (or lot of) help from star producer Gary Katz. Lots of famous sample material to be found as well with Kanye West and Large Pro surely pleased to have ...
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Chicago - Chicago 13 (LP)
CBS 86093, 1979 Netherlands Masters At Work taking this US rock release to new hights for their clever sample of Street Player. Great track in its own right though with amazing solo work and extended percussion breakdown. Record is clean EX, cov...
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Player - Player (LP)
Philips 9124 370, 1977 Germany Oh so smooth this debut album by Yacht rockers Player including their career highlight Baby Come Back. That bassline is seriously cool. Superb crossover track useful on soul, disco and rockish floors, well give it a g...
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Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees (LP)
Columbia PC 33920, 1976 United States Boz Scaggs demonstates the term 'crossover' better than most. Silk Degrees is so perfectly balanced between soul, jazz and rock that that everyone from head nodding rap heads to hipsters cruisers can get down with it....
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Joe Chemay Band - The Riper The Finer (LP)
Unicorn 2374 185, 1981 Germany Fine soulful AOR release on indie label Unicorn Records with Bad Enough, Proud and Never Gonna Let You Go the best tracks to my ear. Cover with bumped corners, record is perfectly clean EX but has light scuffs on A1 s...
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Stanky Brown Group - Our Pleasure To... (LP)
Sire SASD-7516 , 1976 United States Untapped crossover soft rock debut by the Stanky Brown Group. Melodic yet groovy and a record soul fans would likely enjoy as well. The ballad A Hundred Times Around is great but start with the smooth Westcoast sound ...
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Michael McDonald - If That's What It Takes (LP)
WB K 57 018, 1982 Germany I Keep Forgettin' famously sampled by Warren G on Regulate but a killer blue eyed soul track in its own right. Near perfect pressing with printed inner sleeve, cover and wax all NM.
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Mick Jackson - Square Deal (LP)
Blow Up 145501, 1982 Germany German only album with the good-crossover soul tune Good Lovin but you can expect a bit of everything on here from AOR to disco. Clean EX vinyl grade, cover with wear to front edges.
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The Dukes - Bugatti & Musker (LP)
WEA K58479, 1982 Germany Still very much unexplored 80s blue eyed soul release by The Dukes including quality cuts in Soul Mates, Nite Music and the supreme slow jam So Much In Love. Like new vinyl grade, cover with petit tear at bottom front...
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Kolbe Illenberger - Colouring The Leaves (LP)
Mood 23 700, 1979 Germany Wonderful mellow guitar folk with Wofgang Dauner and Eberhard Weber backing. You do not need to be a guitar aficinado to enjoy this album, good stuff for all ears.
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Jan Schaffer - Blue Bridges And Red Waves (LP)
Jupiter 6.25481 AP, 1983 Germany It is 1983 so Jan(ne) has moved on from the breakbeat heavy jazz rock of earlier ventures and moved towards a Balearic fusion style. He still sounds good though...
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Ekseption - Ekseption '78 (LP)
CNR 655.081, 1978 Netherlands Most Ekseption records are a little hit and run but this self titled affair from '78 includes the breakbeat heavy Signal and fusion crazy Wild Flower that are both very much worthwhile. Dutch first pressing in solid E...
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Peter Baumann - Trans Harmonic Nights (LP)
Virgin 200 578, 1979 Germany Ambient classic by Tangerine Dream player Peter Baumann gone solo including the marvelous This Day, another slice of essential German electronique. Good DJ copy with soft hairlines only, playback is great. Cover has e...
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Eberhard Schoener - Time Square (LP)
Harvest 06446 049, 1981 Germany Electro kraut by Ebehard Schoener having fun as usual on the moog and mellotron. This album however features several vocal tracks that are a little to 'normal' for my liking however he does not dissapoint on tracks li...
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Brian Auger - I Want To Take You Higher (7")
RCA 1947, 1970 United Kingdom Brian Auger and The Trinity with two great psychedelic sides both offering a taste of incredible solo organ and guitar work. Sly Stone must be proud. UK original in lovely EX shape, not far from NM.
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Bobby Caldwell - All Of My Love (7")
Polydor PD 2212 , 1982 United States May not be as hyped as mayn other Caldwell jams but still a really enjoyable piece that fans of soft rock and modern soul would likely enjoy. US original in clean EX condition.
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