New to the shop

New to the shop

We don't just rely on new releases or reissues to keep the stock fresh, we spend hours researching and unearthing the hidden gems and future favourites that might otherwise get overlooked. Spanning our favourite genres, these are the records that have recently arrived in store for the first time.


88 products
From one of the most colourful and vibrant eras of music, comes Disco Floorfillers, a 28 Track Double LP set featuring some of the biggest hits of from the era.
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Disco Floorfillers
Various Artists
Disco
£24.00
As the empowerment of the ’60s gave way to the societal bankruptcy of the ’70s, a turned-on Black music emerged to soundtrack the agony of America at a crossroads.
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Your Funny Moods (50th Anniversary Edition)
Skip Mahoaney and the Casuals
Soul
£25.00
Spanning tracks from 30 years of Studio One releases, Studio One Story is a roller coaster ride through many of the label’s finest moments and features many of the tracks that defined its history as well as Reggae itself.
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Studio One Story
Various Artists
Reggae
£29.00
Archival reissue of the Afroprog-psych Zamrock masterpiece.
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Lukombo Vibes
Witch
African Funk
£27.00
15 Heavy Funk Rarities. Cold Heat is Eothen “Egon” Alapatt’s a follow-up to the famous Funky 16 Corners set he curated in the early 2000s.
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Cold Heat: Heavy Funk Rarities 1968-1974
Various Artists
Funk
£33.00
By 1995 The Ballistic Brothers already had their hooks into us through the club anthem 'Blacker' and the two 'vs. Eccentric Afros'EPs on Delancy Street.
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London Hooligan Soul
The Ballistic Brothers
Dance
£32.00
In the spirit of the classic jamaican recordings of the late 70s and early 80s, Pachyman brings us his sophomore record with ventures in dub and roots reggae.
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At 333 House
Pachyman
Reggae
£24.00
Producer, Musician and DJ - J-Felix returns with his future blend of boogie, p-funk, disco and soul on his second album ‘Whole Again Hooligan’.
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Whole Again Hooligan
J-Felix
Funk
£20.00
This special 2x7" product from Jazzman is dedicated to the memory of Marlena Shaw.
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Marlena Shaw EP (2 x 7") - RESTOCK DUE 17th MAY
Marlena Shaw
Soul
£19.00
Malted Milk's 1975 album tackles subjects that concern the band's singer in particular, but also paints a picture of a society with which many people identify
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1975
Malted Milk
Soul/Funk
£30.00
Daniel Elms’ new album reveals the composer at his most vulnerable, presenting deeply personal compositions that reflect moments from childhood to revelations in adulthood.
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Collected Works (White Vinyl)
Daniel Elms
Ambient/Modern Classical
£27.00
The Go! Team return with their new album Get Up Sequences Part One via Memphis Industries featuring the singles “Cookie Scene”, “World Remember Me Now” and “Pow”. On Get Up Sequences Part One, Ian, Ninja, Nia, Simone, Sam and Adam have created a musical world distinctly of their own making. A place where routine is outlawed and perfection is the enemy.
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Get Up Sequences Part One
The Go Team
Contemporary
£15.00
2023 sees the return of multi-talented Norwegian producer Espen Horne to Wah Wah 45s, after a 24 year hiatus.
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The Anatomy Of Serene Eloquence
Espen Horne
Contemporary Jazz
£25.00
UK jazz ensemble The Jazz Defenders release their third album "Memory In Motion" in April on Haggis Records (home of The Haggis Horns and Malcolm Strachan).
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Memory in Motion
The Jazz Defenders
Contemporary Jazz
£28.00
It's five years since we first released Yosi Horikawa's 'Vapor' album. To commemorate the occassion, we're releasing the album on vinyl for the very first time, also including a previously unreleased bonus track, 'Yoggo'.
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Vapor
Yosi Horikawa
Japanese Jazz
£28.00
Steely Dan holds the title as one of the most quietly subversive pop bands of the 20th century. 
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Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
70s & 80s
£25.00
A Grand Don’t Come For Free emerged two years after their breakthrough debut album and The Streets had already become an international phenomenon.
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A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
UK Hip Hop
£30.00
This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.
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Happenings
Bobby Hutcherson
Jazz
£28.00
This gatefold Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog.
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Speak Like A Child (Classic Vinyl)
Herbie Hancock
Jazz
£28.00
Greg Foat's Greek Jazz quartet featuring Sokratis Votskos, Warren Hampshire and Ayo Salawu recorded live in Mykonos.
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Live at Villa Maximus, Myk
Greg Foat & Sokratis Votsk
Contemporary Jazz
£28.00
Big Crown Records is proud to present Brainstory’s sophomore full-length album Sounds Good, produced by El Michels Affair.
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Sounds Good (Coloured Vinyl)
Brainstory
Contemporary Soul
£26.00
Nia Archives is the star at the forefront of the latest era of jungle.
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Silence Is Loud
Nia Archives
Dance
£27.00
XO is the fourth studio album by singer-songwriter Elliott Smith.
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XO
Elliot Smith
90s & 00s
£28.00
2LP set featuring 15 of the finest Beastie Boys tracks from throughout an incredible career. Almost 20 years of music condensed into a one best of compilation.
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Solid Gold Hits
Beastie Boys
US Hip Hop
£27.00
For the third release in our Mr Bongo Cuban Classics series, we reissue the iconic 1974 debut album by the mighty Grupo Irakere.
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Teatro Amadeo Roldan Recita
Grupo Irakere
South American
£27.00
Rejoice is a very special collaboration between Tony Allen, the legendary drummer and co-founder of Afrobeat, and Hugh Masekela, the master trumpet player of South African jazz.
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Rejoice
Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela
African Jazz
£22.00
Remastered and reissued on Anti. Expanding beyond the folk and pop stylings of his first album, Waits’ second studio release Heart of Saturday Night established his reputation as a versatile and distinctly American songwriter. 
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The Heart Of Saturday Night
Tom Waits
70s & 80s
£25.00
The continuation of reissues of Shigeo Sekitō's iconic "Sepcial Sound" series with its 4th instalment, Summertime, a radiant musical tapestry woven by the ingenious Japanese musician. 
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Special Sound Series Vol. 4: Summertime
Shigeo Sekito
Japanese Jazz
£28.00
“One of the most unique and dramatic albums in all of global jazz music.” Francis Gooding, The Wire
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Egyptian Jazz
Salah Ragab & The Cairo Jazz Band
Jazz
£28.00
Duke Ellington surprised the jazz world in 1962 with his historic trio session featuring Charles Mingus and Max Roach.
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Money Jungle
Duke Ellington & Charles Mingus & Max Roach
Jazz
£19.00
Batov Records opens another chapter, introducing ‘Five Seasons, the debut album of Eje Eje, the brand new solo project of Itamar Klüger, of the Şatellites, presenting a fresh and contemporary world incorporating the rich diversity of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean musical styles with psych, funk, dub and other internationally known sounds.
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5 Seasons
Eje Eje
Funk
£25.00
Operating in the farthest margins of L.A.’s cutthroat music business from 1961-1991, Mel Alexander’s Consolidated Productions was among the longest running Black-owned independent record conglomerates of the 20th century.
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Eccentric Soul: Consolidated Productions Vol.
Various Artists
Soul
£35.00
XL Recordings release a new Burial 12" “Dreamfear / Boy Sent From Above”. 
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Dreamfear/boy Sent From Above
Burial
Electronica
£15.00
It’s hard to believe that Saint Etienne’s debut album Foxbase Alpha turns 25 this year but the good news is that it still sounds as fresh, vibrant and relevant as the day it was released.
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Foxbase Alpha
Saint Etienne
90s & 00s
£25.00
So Tough was Saint Etienne's second album.
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So Tough
Saint Etienne
90s & 00s
£25.00
The Endless Coloured Ways is a collection of songs by legendary singer / songwriter, Nick Drake, performed and recorded by over 30 incredible artists from a range of different backgrounds, genres, age groups and audiences. 
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The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs Of Nick Drake
Nick Drake
Folk
£28.00
On their first album together since Maze of Woods (2015), Matthew Robert Cooper (Eluvium) and Mark T. Smith (Explosions in the Sky) further their creative curiosities as Inventions and release the beautiful new record A Continuous Portrait.
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Continuous Portrait
Inventions
Electronica
£23.00
Lo-fi Tuareg guitar from renowned Timbouctou musician Abba Gargando.
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Abba Gargando
Abba Gargando
African
£26.00
Soul Jazz Records' new Nigeria Soul Fever is their first release to explore the vast wealth of Nigerian music recorded in the 1970s.
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Nigeria Soul Fever - Afro Funk, Disco and Boogie West African Disco Mayhem!
Various Artists
African Funk
£37.00
Debut studio album by the American southern rock band. Charting at #3 in the UK and #8 in America, the album has been well received by critics and includes the single 'Hold On'. This limited edition vinyl includes bonus tracks.
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Boys & Girls
Alabama Shakes
Indie/Rock
£23.00
Leonard Cohen's debut album from 1968 encapsulated the performer's artistry.
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Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
70s & 80s
£25.00
Bright Future marks Lenker’s first album since 2020’s songs and instrumentals, and features co-production from Philip Weinrobe, alongside contributions from Nick Hakim, Mat Davidson, and Josefin Runsteen.
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Bright Future
Adrianne Lenker
Indie/Rock
£22.00
Wewantsounds is delighted to reissue Brion Gysin's cult avant funk album produced in Paris by Ramuntcho Matta in the early 80's.
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Junk
Brion Gysin
Funk
£38.00
The fourth and final volume in the African Dub All-Mighty series was originally released in 1979.
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African Dub Chapter 4
Joe Gibbs
Dub
£27.00
The third (and most impressive) of four volumes of dub mixes from the studio of producer Joe Gibbs, African Dub, Chapter 3 finds engineer Errol Thompson getting a bit more adventurous than he had on the earlier installments.
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African Dub Chapter 3
Joe Gibbs
Dub
£27.00
African Dub Chapter Two is considered to be one of the finest dub albums ever recorded. 
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African Dub Chapter 2
Joe Gibbs
Dub
£25.00
Culture's Joe Gibbs-produced sessions of 1976 not only resulted in Two Sevens Clash -- they also gave us the excellent Baldhead Bridge. 
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Baldhead Bridge
Culture
Reggae
£24.00
Brand new release on Analog Africa. A mindblowing mixture of Somali Funk, instrumental masterpieces and previously unreleased reggae tunes from the vaults of Radio Mogadishu.
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Mogadisco - Dancing Mogadishu (Somalia 1972 - 1991)
Various Artists
African Funk
£33.00
The Specials began the British ska revival craze, combining the highly danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punk's energy and attitude.
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Specials
The Specials
Reggae
£27.00
This is tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley’s first release on the Prestige label, after one previous Blue Note release. 
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Mobley's Message
Hank Mobley
Jazz
£27.00
The personnel here is fabulous; flugelhornist Clark Terry, altoist Phil Woods, pianist Lalo Schifrin, guitarist Jim Hall, and (on "Soul Bossa Nova") the remarkable Roland Kirk.
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Big Band Bossa Nova
Quincy Jones
Jazz
£19.00
Los Angeles artist Open Mike Eagle's "A Special Episode Of" takes on social pressures and emotional expectations in creative, entertaining, and relatable way
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A Special Episode Of (Maroon and Bone Splatter color vinyl)
Open Mike Eagle
Hip Hop
£38.00
The Magic City is the third album in the Red Hot & Ra series. This entire album was imagined, produced & curated by Meshell Ndegeocello.
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Red Hot & Ra - The Magic City
Various Artists
Contemporary Jazz
£27.00
An iconic figure of the Bossa Nova, Brazilian pianist, composer, and arranger Joao Donato (1934-2023) created and introduced a new rhythm pattern to the genre.
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Muito A Vontade
Joao Donato
Jazz
£19.00
Witch's musical arc is contained to a five year span and, in retrospect, is a logical one.
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Lazy Bones
Witch
African
£27.00
Digitally remastered collection of mono recordings. Nina Simone started her musical career as a classically trained child virtuoso, whose piano recitals were local events. 
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The Colpix Singles
Nina Simone
Soul
£18.00
another of the great (and unjustly overlooked compared to his impulse years) atlantic recordings from coltrane. a mixture of trane originals and standards, this is a real beauty. 
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Coltrane's Sound
John Coltrane
Jazz
£18.00
One of THE great jazz quartets of all time: Coltrane (tenor & soprano), McCoy Tyner (piano), the earth-shaking Elvin Jones (drums) and Steve Davis (bass, though 'Trane's band would most often feature Jimmy Garrison and sometimes Reggie Workman), playing a blues-inspired program of originals.
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Coltrane Plays The Blues
John Coltrane
Jazz
£18.00
Chic is the self-titled debut album by Chic, released on Atlantic Records in 1977. 
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Chic
Chic
Disco
£22.00
The album includes a pair of covers: Parton’s “Jolene” and The Beatles’ “Blackbird.” It also includes collaborations with Miley Cyrus (“II Most Wanted”), Post Malone (“Levii’s Jeans”), and Shaboozey (“Spaghettii”).
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Cowboy Carter
Beyonce
Pop
£32.00
Harold Land’s hard bop album The Fox was originally released in 1960, with Contemporary Records reissuing it in ‘69.
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The Fox
Harold Land
Jazz
£38.00
Cool Rasta is an album by The Heptones, which consisted of Earl Morgan, Barry Llewellyn, and Leroy Sibbles.
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Cool Rasta
The Heptones
Reggae
£30.00
After putting down the saxophone, the instrument he has become synonymous with, Shabaka returns with his first full length album under his own name.
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Perceive its Beauty, Acknowledge its Grace
Shabaka
Contemporary Jazz
£29.00
Konkolo Orchestra is a Zürich/Switzerland based project initiated by multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer Alexis Malefakis. With strong jazzy afrobeat and highlife references, Konkolo Orchestra pays homage to musical innovators such as Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Tony Oladipo Allen, Ebo Taylor and many more.
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Future Pasts
Konkolo Orchestra
African
£25.00
Gospel-soul sensational Michelle David & The True-Tones return with brand new album "Brothers & Sisters".
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Brothers & Sisters
Michelle David & The True-tones
Soul
£25.00
Wewantsounds is delighted to announce the reissue of Fumio Itabashi's highly sought-after album "Watarase" hailed as one of the great Japanese jazz albums and featuring Itabashi on solo piano playing an inspired mix of standards and originals.
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Watarase
Fumio Itabashi
Jazz
£33.00
Khruangbin’s fourth studio album, A La Sala (“To the Room” in Spanish), is an exercise in returning in order to go further, and doing so on your own terms.
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A La Sala (Gold Vinyl)
Khruangbin
Funk
£28.00
Strut proudly presents the first official remastered reissue of Lafayette Afro Rock Band's elusive funk/Afro original album, Malik, originally released in 1974.
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Malik (Transparent Blue Vinyl)
Lafayette Afro Rock Band
Funk
£27.00
The group overcame busy schedules and frequent quarantine periods to hit the studio in February 2022 to lay down four tracks.
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Getaway
Kolonel Djafaar
£25.00
Daydream Utopia is an album of atmospheric downtempo electronica made to be played in two sessions. 
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Daydream Utopia
Chris Coco
Electronica
£21.00
We Belong, is the eighth studio album from Sinkane, a band led by multi- instrumentalist Ahmed Gallab.
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We Belong
Sinkane
Pop
£28.00
The late, great J Dilla is widely regarded as one of the greatest hiphop producers of all time.
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Motor City
J Dilla
Hip Hop
£27.00
The complete Dilla instrumentals from the classic album pressed on randomly mixed colored vinyl.
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Fantastic Volume II: Instrumentals
Slum Village
Hip Hop
£32.00
The elusive gemstone of 1970s Harlem soul and funk from the Ray Alexander Technique, officially reissued for the first time with bonus tracks and previously unreleased alternate mixes.
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Let's Talk
Ray Alexander Technique
Soul
£32.00
Shrouded in mystery, hailing from Hamburg, Germany, Bacao Rhythm and Steel Band (BRSB) releases their long awaited debut 55 on Brooklyn's own Big Crown Records.
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55
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band
Funk
£27.00
High-quality vinyl old school jacket faithfully reproducing the iconic “mermaid” design from the 1973 release.
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Rail Band
Rail Band
African
£26.00
Italian duo Not Me But Us release their debut album Two via Sonic Cathedral. It’s a stunning record and proof that when two very different musicians meet it’s always possible for magic to happen.
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Two
Not Me But Us
Indie/Rock
£23.00
Packaged in a gatefold jacket with printed fold out lyrics sheet. Originally released in the fall of 1993 Return of the Boom Bap is KRS-One's first official solo album.
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Return Of The Boom Bap
KRS One
Hip Hop
£38.00
Drum-machine soul, funk, disco and boogie from Buffalo, NY. Rare 7" singles and previously unreleased tracks presented as a complete album.
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Love Is The Way
Key & Cleary
Contemporary
£30.00
A pioneer in his field, Etienne de Crécy remains more than ever one of the pillars of house music made in France. 
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Tempovision
Etienne De Crecy
Electronica
£40.00
Finished in 1998, unreleased until 2000, and featuring reworked material that dates back to the trio's earliest years, Fantastic Vol. 2 is practically a retrospective of Slum Village's career.
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Fantastic Vol. 2
Slum Village
Hip Hop
£31.00
It’s the 25th anniversary of this criminally under-appreciated compilation of Brazilian pop music (New! More! Better!), so Luaka Bop put it on vinyl for the first time. 
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Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical 2
Various Artists
South American
£34.00
Cole World: The Sideline Story is the debut studio album by rapper J. Cole.
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Cole World: The Sideline Story
J. Cole
Hip Hop
£34.00
First full length album since 2020! Third full-length LP from the band. Recorded live to tape. Features a locked-groove on the B-side.
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Hox
Black Market Brass
African Funk
£29.00
At the age of just twenty-one, Emma Rawicz has already sown many of the important seeds for a major career. She clearly can be considered a part of the wave of Young British Jazz that has been making its mark worldwide.
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Chroma
Emma Rawicz
Jazz
£24.00
Four years after Nuova Napoli, Nu Genea are back with Bar Mediterraneo, a new album and journey, which projects the sounds of the Neapolitan duo formed by Massimo Di Lena and Lucio Aquilina even further.
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Bar Mediterraneo
Nu Genea
Disco
£35.00
The esteemed scribe, proper DJ, and discreetly deft twiddler Bill Brewster, drops the latest instalment in his ‘After Dark’ series, for Late Night Tales.
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Bill Brewster: Late Night Tales Presents After Dark Vespertine (Red)
Various Artists
House
£30.00
If anything, the hugely prolific Motor City mainstay that is Omar S seems to be getting even more prolific as time goes on. 
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Fun House
Alister Fawnwoda
Dance
£28.00