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AUGUSTUS 2021

Mick Kolassa: Wasted Youth

Between The Jars: What’s To Come

THE MICHAEL STANTON ORCHESTRA: GREATEST HITS - ONE STEEL GUITAR AND SO MUCH MORE

Ed Bruce: See The Big Man Cry (The Complete Sun and Wand Recordings form 1957-1965, plus…..)

Generator: Don Quichotte

BOBBI "FUNKEE BOY" TAMMARO: TIME CAPSULE (VOLUME 2)

Final Step: Disconnections

JULI 2021

Blue and Broke: Night Shadows

Banquet: Underground Sounds Of 1969

Derev: Leap Of Faith EP

The Sorrows: Pink, Purple, Yellow and Red

KAT EATON: TALK TO ME

Pollo O’Keary and The Rhythm Metod: 50

Aafke Romeijn: Godzilla

GIZELLE SMITH: REVEALING

Nylon Six: EP Nylon Six

PM WARSON: TRUE STORY

Various Artists: Let’s Go Latin

Sonar Atmosfera: Sonar Atmosfera

CRUSHED VELVET AND THE VELVETEERS: LOVE & TRUTH

John Murry: The Stars Are God’s Bullet Holes

Amparanoia: Himnopsis Colectiva

Various Artists: The Ten Commandments Of Rock ‘n’ Roll: Commandment Six

VARIOUS ARTISTS: TOO SLOW TO DISCO - YACHT SOUL THE COVER VERSIONS

GREG CHAMBERS: NO LOOKING BACK

Various Artists: Shilly Dilly, When You Mojo Doesn’t Work

Epic Shadow: I’m Not Sleepin

Various Artists: Summertime Scorchers, Vol. 2

REBECCA ANGEL: LOVE, LIFE, CHOICES

Various Artists: Rock And Roll Vixens, Vol. 7

Roger Chapman: Life In The Pond

Frankie & Lewis Lymon: The Harlem Hotshots

Giant Sky: Giant Sky

Mark & The Clouds: Waves

Various Artists: Jive-A-Rama, Vol. 2

Wicona : Masquerade

Jimmy McCracklin: The Rockin’ Man

Individual Friends

ESPIRITO: PEACE OF MIND

Various Artists: Summertime Scorchers, Vol. 1

Sons Of The Never Wrong: Undertaker’s Songbook

The Hello Darlins: Go By Feel

ANDY FAIRWEATHER LOW & THE LOW RIDERS: LOCKDOWN LIVE

Albaluna: Heptad

The River Curls Around The Town/Eddy Verloes/Benno Barnard: Buiten Zinnen/Losing Our Minds

Circus Mind: Joy Machine

Paul Numi: Chimera

Lea McIntosh: Blood Cash

JOE BARBIERI: TRATTO DA UNA STORIA VERA

BLACK & BROWN: THE GLORIOUS MASTERPIECES OF THE SUPREME FUNKY HEROES OF THE UNIVERSE

Afton Wolfe: Kings For Sale

PETER DE GIROLAMO: COCKTAIL PIANO

Dennis Rea: Giant Steppes

Gerald McClendon: Let’s Have A Party

LES TZIGALES: ANIMA AMICI

Adam Douglas: Better Angels

Pee Wee Bluesgang: Red Socks

LES TZIGALES: J’AIMERAIS TE DIRE

Sendelica: And Man Created God + Birds Of A Feather (sampler)

JUNI 2021

LYNN CANNON: LET’S GO!

Endrick & The Sandwiches: Sunny Soul

KRISTEN MATHER DE ANDRADE: CLARÃO

KLANGSTEIN: MUSIC FOR SPACEWALKS 01

Greg Antista & The Lonely Streets: Under The Neon Heat

Hendrikse: A Good Day For The Blues

Various Artists: Summer Days And Summer Nights

Various Artists: RepublicAfroBeat Vol. 5 Mujeres II

ORCHESTRE-POLY RYTHMO DE COTONOU DAHOMEY: LE SATO

Eddie 9V: Little Black Flies

Rachel Baiman: Cycles

VARIOUS ARTISTS: CAN YOU FEEL IT? VOL. 3 – MODERN SOUL, DISCO & BOOGIE 1976-85

Various Artists: Rockin’ With The Krauts, Vol. 2

Hamdi Benani-Mehdi Haddab-Speed Caravan: Nuba Nova

Rob Stone, Elena Kato, Hiroshi Eguchi: Trio In Tokyo

MARKUS ZAHRL: A WORLD OF BLISS

Nicolas Rombouts & Matt Watts: Muted Songs For Piano

Paul Boddy & The Slidewinder Blues Band: Friends Of Tuesday

VANN BURCHFIELD: KEEP PRESSING ON

Various Artists: 60th Anniversary Of The Berlin Wall

Marion Wade * Jack O Roonie * Roger C. Wade: It Takes Three…to Swing the Blues

Ellen Foley: Fighting Words

A-P CONNECTION: WIDE VISION

The Reverend Shawn Amos: The Cause Of It All

The Halley DeVestern Band: Money Ain’t Time - Live

GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH: TONGUE & GROOVE

Various Artists: Koko-Mojo Diner, Volume 4, Rib Joint

Michael Johnathon: The Painter

Clarence Spady: Surrender

Scott McKeon: New Morning

Various Artists: Southern Bred, Louisiana & New Orleans R & B Rockers, Vol. 16

Paul Handyside: Loveless Town

Alex Lopez and The Xpress Rising Up

Various Artists: Koko-Mojo Diner, Volume 3, Southern Menu

Fruits De Mer Records: New Releases June-July-August-September 2021

DEXTER WANSEL: THE STORY OF THE FLIGHT CREW TO MARS

Ticket West: Cab Driving Man

Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino (CGS): Meridiana

Various Artists: Rockin’ Rollin’ Covers, Vol. 1

Big Creek Slim: Twenty-Twenty Blues

Big Creek Slim: Migration Blues

STEPHANIE LOTTERMOSER: HAMBURG

Various Artists: Rock and Roll Vixens, Volume 6

Soft Works: Abracadabra In Osaka

Tommy Z: Plug In & Play

Various Artists: The Hank Williams Songbook And More, Volume 3, Jambalaya (On The Bayou)

Donna Herula: Bang At The Door

O Veux: More Games

Geiger von Müller: Ruby Red Run!

Various Artists: Rock and Roll Floozy, vol. 1

Mark Wingfield with Jane Chapman and Adriano Adewal: Zoji

THE SOCIETY HILL ORCHESTRA: BUTCH INGRAM PRESENTS PHILLY CLASSICS VOL. 3

Chris Bergson: All I Got Left

Peter Skellern The Complete Island and Mercury Recordngs

MEI 2021

Kelly’s Lot: Where And When

Rapsat: Dazibao 20 Ans

Eternal Return: Once Only

Ismo Haavisto, Andres Roots & Matias Partanen: Tribute To Elmore

Various Artists: The Mojo Man Special, Volume 5, Party Time

Reverend Freakchild: Supramundane Blues

Jimmy Bratcher: I’m Hungry

MATTI KLEIN: SOUL TRIO LIVE ON TAPE

Jimmy Burns: The Chicago Sessions

Various Artists: That’ll Flat … Git It!, Vol. 36

Rob Lutes: Come Around

Chris Gill: Between Midnight And Louise

BLK JKS: Abantu/Before Humans

OJOYO: OJOYO PLAYS SAFROJAZZ

Various Artists: Destination Forbidden Planet

Jo Kaiat: Come To My World

Deb Ryder: Memphis Moonlight

Balkan Taksim: Disko Telegraf

The Merseybeats / The Merseys: I Stand Accused - The Complete Merseybeats and Merseys Sixties Recordings.

The “5” Royales: Rocks

Wren: Pink Stone – Songs From Moose Lodge

VARIOUS ARTISTS: THE CRAIG CHARLES TRUNK OF FUNK VOLUME 1

Trainman Blues: Shadows And Shapes

Water Tower Band: Fly Around

GROOVE FREQUENCIES: GROOVES TO GO

Jennifer Porter: Sun Come And Shine

HAZEL MITCHELL-BELL: SACK FULL OF DREAMS

Ray Fenwick: Playing Through The Changes

Intelligent Music Project VI : The Creation

DOUG MACDONALD: LIVE IN HAWAII

El Fatso: Rock ‘n Roffa

Various Artists: Whole Lotta Drinkin’ On The Block

CYNTHIA THIJS COENRAAD (CYNTHIART): THERE WHERE YOU ARE

Annie Keating: Bristol County Tides

Various Artists: C’Mon Let’s Do The British Twist

CYNTHIA THIJS COENRAAD: LIVE YOUR DREAM

AMBER WEEKES: ROUND MIDNIGHT RE-IMAGINED

M G Boulter: Clifftown

Various Artists: We Did ‘Em First!

Love On Drugs: meLODies

STEVE TINTWEISS AND THE PURPLE WHY: MARKSTOWN

Clyde McPhatter: Rocks

MELODY GARDOT: SUNSET IN THE BLUE

Hilary Scott: Kaleidoscope

PEGGY LEE: SOMETHING WONDERFUL – SINGS THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK

Paul Brett: Stone Survivor

Clyde McPhatter: The Ballads of

PAULA ATHERTON: CAN YOU FEEL IT?

Kyle Culkin: Pork Chops & Blues

Heath Cullen: Springtime In The Heart

APRIL 2021

Various Artists: Rockin’ With The Krauts, Vol. 1

HENDRIK MEURKENS: MANHATTAN SAMBA

Ted Russell Kamp: Solitaire

KIMO CORNWELL: HAWAI’I STATE OF MIND

Bob Bradschaw: The Ghost Light

HIROSHIMA: J-TOWN BEAT

Various Artists: The Roy Orbison Connection

Dexter Allen: Keep Moving On

REZA KHAN: IMAGINARY ROAD

Aiala: 2021 An Earth Oddity

Hangover Square: Painting With An Open Heart

RICARDO SILVEIRA: SOLO

Blind Raccoon & Nola Blue: Collection Volume III

Various Artists: Sleepwalking Woman

Bob Corritore & Friends: Spider In My Stew

IIRIS Tarnanen: The Day I Was Born

IAN CHARLETON BIG BAND: A FRESH PERSPECTIVE

JEREMY MONTEIRO, JAY ANDERSON & LEWIS NASH: LIVE AT NO BLACK TIE – KUALA LUMPUR

The Many Sides Of Buck Owens: Right After The Dance

Geri van Essen: Cleaned The Windows

SCHAPIRO17: HUMAN QUALITIES

Various Artists: The Mojo Man Special, Volume 4, Voodoo Man

Patti Parks: Whole Nother World

Gerald Gradwohl Group: Episode 6

Tim Schou: Hero/Loser

IRA B. LISS BIG BAND JAZZ MACHINE: MAZEL TOV KOCKTAIL!

ROBERT JÜRJENDAL: WATER FINDS A WAY

Various Artists: Southern Bred, Louisiana & New Orleans R & B Rockers, Vol. 15

Oberon: A Midsummer’s Night Dream

JUAN CARLOS QUINTERO: CAMINANDO

GREGG KARUKAS: SERENATA

Jaouad: Messias

Vex: Average Minds Think Alike

Various Artists: Rock and Roll Vixens, Volume 5

Joe Lewis Band: Up Next

REBECCA DUMAINE AND THE DAVE MILLER TRIO: SOMEDAY, SOMEDAY

Ledfoot: Black Valley

Them Ditry Dimes: In Gold We Trust

JEROEN ELFFERICH: THE ESSENCE

Various Artists: The Johnny and Dorsey Burnette Song Book

Comorian: We Are An Island, But We’re Not Alone

DAN ROSE & CLAUDINE FRANCOIS: NEW LEAVES

Spotlight On Clyde McPhatter: The Voice Of R & B

Tomislav Goluban: Express Connection

Dieter en Eric Van Der Westen: The Sun Will Rise Again

MICHAEL NEAL: COALESCENCE

RAFFAELE GRIMALDI: AN IMAGE OF ETERNITY

Various Artists: Boss Black Rockers, Vol. 10, Eeny Meeny Minie Moe

RandyMcAllister: Paperbag Salvation

CAROL DUBOC FEATURING JEFF LORBER: RESTLESS

THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES: SHIBUYA 357 – LIVE IN TOKYO 1992

Various Artists: Whip Masters Instrumentals, Volume 2

Mike Tiano: Creétisvan

The Secret Combination: Finally

Various Artists: The Mojo Man Special, Volume 3, It’s Your Voodoo Working

Popa Chubby: Tinfoil Hat

VARIOUS ARTISTS: THE MINIMAL PIANO SERIES VOL. II

Perfect Storm: No Air

DAN ROSE: LAST NIGHT

Big Harp Georges: Living In The City

VARIOUS ARTISTS: THE MINIMAL PIANO SERIES VOL. 1

Various Artists: Do It Up Right

CARLA MARCIANO QUARTET: PSYCHOSIS – HOMAGE TO BERNARD HERRMANN

JUDITH HILL: BABY, I’M HOLLYWOOD!

Andres Roots & Red Mouth Black River Bluesman & Big Alligator

Fruits de Mer Records: Nieuwe Release Mei 2021 – Head RUSH

Various Artists: Rock and Roll Vixens, Volume 4

Ben De La Cour: Shadow Land

LEAGUE OF LIGHTS: DREAMERS DON’T COME DOWN

MAART 2021

Reverend Robert Ballinger, Feat. Willie Dixon: The King’s Highway

SOLEX: FULL MOON

Various Artists: Southern Bred, Louisiana & New Orleans R & B Rockers, Vol. 14

Jurgen Burdorf: Rhombus

ROBERT SCHROEDER: PYROCLAST

Various Artists: Koko-Mojo Diner, Volume 2, Cornbread & Cabbage Greens

Son Of The Velvet Rat: Solitary Company

The Hungry Williams: Brand New Thing

Various Artists: The Ten Commandments Of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Commandment Five

MARK WADE: SONGS FROM ISOLATION

Cat Lee King: The Quarantine Tapes

David Massey: Island Creek

Various Artists: Koko-Mojo Diner, Volume 1, Soul Food

Brigitte DeMeyer: Seeker

KENNEY POLSON: COLORS OF BRAZIL

AJ Fullerton: The Forgiver And The Runaway

Little Hat: Wine, Whiskey & Wimmen

Various Artists: Rock and Roll Vixens, Volume 3

Dwiki Dharmawan: Hari Ketiga

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Various Artists: The Mojo Man Special, Volume 2, Voodoo Doll

The Hitman Blues Band: Not My Circus, Not My Monkey

BARRY BIGGS: I’VE GOT IT COVERED

Various Artists: Southern Bred, Louisiana & New Orleans R & B Rockers, Vol. 13

Global Village Trucking Company Smiling Revolution (Remastered Anthology)

SHAKATAK: BLUE SAVANNAH & BEAUTIFUL DAY

Various Artists: The Ten Commandments Of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Commandment Four

David Olney & Anana Kaye: Whispers And Sighs

Jesper Theis: The Tide Will Turn Again

Ray Vernon: All Wrays Lead To Rock, The Link Wray Connection

Unquiet Music: In The Name Of …A Prayer For Our Times

Various Artists: Boss Black Rockers, Vol. 9, Crackerjack

Kat Danser: One Eye Open

The Misunderstood Children Of The Sun: The Complete Recordings (1965-1966)

KARI IKONEN: IMPRESSIONS, IMPROVISATIONS AND COMPOSITIONS

Various Artists: Whip Masters Instrumentals, Volume 1

Joyann Parker: Out Of The Dark

Michel Banabila: Wah-Wah Whispers

Black Patti: Satan’s Funeral

Cliffie Stone: Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight, Barracuda

Skylar Rogers: Firebreather

NATTEFROST: SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE

Eddie ‘Guitar’ Burns: I Love To Jump The Boogie

Steve Hill: Desert Trip

JEAN-MARIE MACHADO: MAJAKKA

Larry Williams: Rock, Soul and Roll, Greatest Hits and More, 1957 – 1961

Sivert Høyem: Roses Of Neurosis

ROB TARDIK: DIVERSITY VOLUME 2

Jamie Thyer: Excelsior

Jimmie Rodgers: Kisses Sweeter Than Honeycomb

Haney’s Big House: Hiding To Nothing

Stick Men featuring Gary Husband: Owari

John McDonough: Second Chances

Johnny: Collecting Dinosaurs (vinyl)

Q-SOME BIG BAND: DREAMIN’

Bjorn Berge: Heavy Gauge

Harpers Bizarre: Come To The Sunshine: The Complete Warner Brothers Recordings

DAVE DESMELIK: THE CALENDAR ALBUM

Cash MCall: One Who’s Got A Lot / Blues Coming Down

Various Artists: James Dean, Rebel With A Cause

John McClean & Charles Barkatz: Shadow Man

Art Noir: Poems Of An Extinct Species

Bobby Vee: Suzie Baby

The WildRoots: The WildRoots Sessions Volume 1

DEBORAH HENRIKSSON: SO FAR

JAZMIN GHENT: FOREVER JAZ

Tiny Wine: Archer

Die Welttraumforscher: Wir Arbeiten Für Die Nächste Welt (1991-2012)

Various Artists: Destination Lonely Street

Flying Circus: Best Of

Trevor B. Power: What It Real

Louis Prima & Keely Smith, That Old Black Magic…, The Very Best 1949-1959

VASKO ATANASOVSKI & ADRABESA QUARTET: PHOENIX

Veronica Lewis: You Ain’t Unlucky

Louis Prima: Jump, Jive & Wail…, The Very Best 1952-1959

VARIOUS ARTISTS: IBIZA BEATS VOLUME 13

Ally Venable Band: Heart Of Fire

CHARLIE VENTURA: ADVENTURE WITH CHARLIE – EXPANDED EDITION

Femi & Made Kuti: Legacy+

Mickey Baker In Session: Ain’t No Strain, In Session 1952-1961

GAYELYNN MCKINNEY AND MCKINNEY ZONE: ZOOT SUIT FUNK

Mark Viator & Susan Maxey: Where The Roads Leads

Johnny Mastro & Mama’s Boys: Elmore James For President

REIS DEMUTH WILTGEN: SLY

Various Artists: Killer B’S U.S. R & B Hits

FEBRUARI 2021

Poison Gardner: Noisen With Poison, The Complete Recordings 1945-1950

Feverseed: Let Yourself Down

Various Artists: Killer B’s U.S. Pop Hits

Tip Jar: One Lifetime

CINEMA PARADISO: VOLUME 2

Luca Giordano: Let’s Talk About It

Mel Tormé: Singles Collection 1956 -1962

Annicia Banks: Up Front

DAVE STRYKER: BAKER’S CIRCLE

Endrick & The Sandwiches: Green Room Rumble

HENRY ROBINETT QUARTET: JAZZ STANDARDS VOLUME 2 – THEN AGAIN

Cousin Harley: Let’s Go

DOUG MACDONALD DUO: TOLUCA LAKE JAZZ

Steve Mednick: River Of Tears

Various Artists: Get ‘Em Off!

DAVE KELLER: YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE - DUETS

Bobby Rothschild

Jimmy Rushing: Do You Wanna Jump Children? 1937-1946

Paul King: A Baker’s Dozen

Josh Piché: Josh Piché (EP)

JONATHAN KANE AND DAVE SOLDIER: FEBRUARY MEETS SOLDIER STRING QUARTET

Jack Scott: Crying In My Beer, 1961-1962

Ferlin Husky: The Hit Singles And More 1952 – 1962

ALBARE: ALBARE PLAYS JOBIM VOL. 2

Steve Yanek: Across The Landscape

ZOE SCOTT: SHADES OF LOVE

Dick Curless: Don’t Fence Me In, The Early Recordings 1956-1960

Beth Lee: Waiting On You Tonight

The Shirelles: As, Bs, Hits and Raritites 1958-1962

Ricky Nelson: A Teenage Idol, All The Hits 1957-1962

Haze: Back To The Bones

HOT DAMN HORNS & THE SOUL MACHINE: SHAKE YOUR LEG

Various Artists: That’ll Flat…Git It!, Vol. 37, Rockabilly & Rock ‘n’ Roll From The Vaults of Capitol Records

Drive-By Truckers: The New OK

LES SABLER: TRANQUILITY

Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown: Rocks

Giulia Millanta: Tomorrow Is A Bird

Various Artists: Europe’s Rocking

Anna Elizabeth Laube: Annamania

Byzantium Halfway Dreaming: Anthology (1969-1975)

Various Artists: Rock And Roll Vixens, Vol. 2

KARÉN DEVROOP: ANCESTRAL HOME

Various Artists: Racketeer’s Wildest Winding!

Various Artists: Southern Bred, Texas R & B Rockers, Vol. 12

Peach & Quiet: Just Beyond The Shine

TAMIL ROGEON: SON OF NYX

KYLIE AULDIST: THIS IS WHAT HAPPINESS LOOKS LIKE

Various Artists: Hillbilly And Rustic Rockabilly Bop, Vol. 5

JANUARI 2021

Barnill Brothers: A Better Place

Various Artists: Cherries On The Lose, Vol. 3

Riot In The Attic: Dawn

Cliffie Stone: The Legendary Capitol Records Double Bassist And More!

Slim Loris: When Life Interferes

GEORGE ANDERSON: SONGS FROM TOMORROW

SHAKATAK: VIEW FROM THE CITY & UNDER YOUR SPELL

Various Artists: Rock And Roll Vixens, Vol. 1

Ghalia Volt: One Woman Band

Spilar: Stormweere

DOMINIC CAMARDELLA: SOOTHE

Toe Fat: Bad Side Of The Moon / An Anthology (1970-1972)

MARTIN & GARP: SENTIMENTAL FOOLS

Various Artists: Rocker’s Wildest Wingding!

Various Artists: Halcyon Days

Early Times & The High Rollers: The Corner

KB Bayley: Little Thunderstorms

Various Artists: Think Me A Kiss

PATRICK BRADLEY: EXHALE

Geraldine & John: Not A Single Line Drawing

SOULUTIONS: ANTHOLOGY

Rick Shea: Love & Desperation

DEE LUCAS: THE TIME IS NOW

Nathan Carter: The Journey

Meadows: Modern Emotions

REGGIE PRYOR: LOVE ANTHOLOGY

LARRY NEWCOMB QUARTET: LOVE, DAD

Tim Woods: Vortex

TAWNY ELLIS: LOVE LIFE

Mungo Jerry: A & B Sides and EP Tracks 1970-1975

Lars Tanèsy: From Shortmountain to Sharphill

ERIK DAHL ENSEMBLE: GETHENIAN SUITE

KAURNA CRONIN: ALOFT IN BLUE

Nine Stones Close: Traces

SAMO SALAMON & FRIENDS: ALMOST ALONE VOL. 1

Cathy Grier & The Troublemakers: I’m All Burn

THE GRASSO-RAVITA JAZZ ENSEMBLE: JAGGED SPACES

JEFF ELLWOOD: THE SOUNDS AROUND THE HOUSE

Diane Blue: Look For The Light