Various - Soul Love Now: The Black Fire Records Story 1975-1993Strut present the first ever compilation bringing together classics and rarities from the seminal spiritual jazz and conscious soul label Black Fire, covering 1975 to 1993. Formed by DJ and record producer Jimmy Gray in Richmond, Virginia, and following in the footsteps of other influential black owned independent labels like Strata East and Tribe, the foundation of Black Fire coincided with saxophonist James Plunky Branch returning to the city from

Released September 26

A companion album of remixes

The same crisp John Lennon / Phil Spector era homegrown lush production that could have walked out of Geoff Emerick's mixing board in 1972

The Other Side - What In The World

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the indigenous music of The Bahamas

sentimental SoCal punks The Descendents

Limited to 300 copies on clear vinyl

reborn again for music lovers and MC‰۪s alike

vocals being recorded live in the room with the instruments

Pure Comedy sees Tillman at the height of these powers: as a lyricist

female backing vocals