MICHAEL CHAPMAN<br>“AND THEN THERE WERE THREE”
180 gr. Double LP Limited Black Vinyl – Here’s Lantern Heights’ personal tribute to the one and only Michael Chapman, a hero in his own right, a ‘Fully Qualified Survivor’ (just to mention one of his most successful creations). An unreleased live album on vinyl in the form of an astonishing trio.”A live set recorded […]
LOL COXILL <br>“TOVERBAL SWEET”
Limited Vinyl – Released on cultish London based label Mushroom in 1972, this album brought together the anarchic genius of saxophone player Lol Coxhill, with the pure magic of a dutch rhythm section: Pierre Courbois on the drums and keyboard player Jasper Van’t Hof. A clash of the titans as a matter of fact, with […]
V/A <br>“MIKE TAYLOR REMEMBERED”
Limited Black Vinyl – British jazz composer, pianist, songwriter, Mike Taylor died tragically young, leaving just two albums as well as co-writes with Ginger Baker for Cream’s Wheels Of Fire album to his name.In 1973, under the direction of Neil Ardley, several of the performers who had worked with him recorded an album of Taylor’s […]
CHAIN REACTION<br>“INDEBTED TO YOU”
180 gr. Black Vinyl – Limited Edition for RSD June 2022 – UK harmony soul group Chain Reaction recorded their only album ‘Indebted To You’ for Gull Records in 1977. The band consisted of Bruce Ruffin, Dave Collins and Bobby Davis. It includes their popular version of Lamont Dozier’s classic ‘Why Can’t We Be Lovers’, […]
CHAKACHAS <br>“CHAKACHAS “
180 gr. Limited Black Vinyl – Gaston Bogaert aka Tito Madinez (percussion) was the leader of this Belgian band often mistaken for an Afro-american combo, due to their music and unmistakable aesthetics. Released in 1972 on local Blue Elephant imprint, their self-titled album is still regarded as a rare groove bonafide bin, able to make […]
CAROL WOODS <br>“OUT OF THE WOODS “
180 gr. Limited Black Vinyl – Carol Woods was born in Jamaica, New York in 1943. She was deeply influenced by her grandfather, a Pentecostal minister, and her mother Marion Jones, which led her to become lead singer with the local church choir. A necessary soulful album long out of print. Recorded in London and […]
FREE DESIGN<br>“KITES ARE FUN”
180 gr. Limited Vinyl – 1967, just like it was yesterday, pre Vietnam war scenario, high hopes and a new bright horizon, soon to be fall. Meanwhile, the music and – in this case – the celestial vocal harmonies of the East Coast unit formally known as Free Design. Their 1967 debut ‘Kites Are Fun’ […]
MINNIE RIPERTON<br>“COME TO MY GARDEN”
180 gr. Limited Clear Vinyl – Last copies! What a beauty here. A proper re-issue of Minnie Riperton debut album on GRT, originally licensed in 1970. Her name came to prominence with the highly influential Chicago band Rotary Connection, forerunners of the rock & soul crossover. In addition to their own recordings, including their 1967 […]
FAPARDOKLY<br>“FAPARDOKLY”
180 gr. Black Vinyl Limited Edition for RSD April 2022 – Last Copies! – Fapardokly was an American band from the West Coast. They’re sole self-titled album was effectively a 12 tracks developed by leader Merrell Fankhauser accompanied by a rotation of musicians. Originally released in 1967 on the small imprint UIP, the album is […]
BETTY HARRIS<br>“SOUL PERFECTION”
180 gr. Limited Black Vinyl – Soul singer Betty Harris – mainly known for her Jubilee and Sansu recordings – was born in 1939 in Orlando, Florida. As a teenager she worked as a mate for Big Maybelle who encouraged her to start singing. First recording was released in 1962, her major hit was a […]