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November 10 2009

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Numero Group: Light - On The South Side 2LP+Book (Numero)

Written By 3 - November 10 2009

Numero Group: Light - On The South Side 2LP+Book (Numero)

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Between 1975-1977 Chicago's South Side night clubs were a little lighter. Not just because of a lanky white guy skulking about, but rather because of the camera and strobe light he carried. Michael Abramson hit Perv's House, Pepper's Hideout, The High Chaparral, The Patio Lounge, and The Showcase Lounge, not to capture the artists on stage, instead popping off a half dozen rolls every night on the crowd. Light: On The South Side gathers for the first time over 100 of these images, as Numero shines its own strobe on yet another dark corner of the past.

The 132-page hard back book features photos, an ephemera section, and an essay by Nick Hornby. Housed in a gorgeous slipcase with the 12X12 book is Pepper's Jukebox, a seventeen track compilation of the kind of funky Chicago blues heard from the stage and the Wurlitizer. The deluxe 2LP set is packaged in a sharp gatefold jacket with two inner sleeves crammed to the gills with label scans and stories. All in all, it's the classiest Numero record ever made, spotted easily from across the room with it's near 2" spine.

But just when you thought we couldn't make it any more mouthwatering, we went ahead and upped the ante. The first 1000 copies contain a limited edition bonus 45.

Check the sound clips below.  Please contact us at info@conch.co.nz if you are interested in this release or any other releases from the Numero Group

01 Arlean Brown I'm A Streaker Baby clip
02 Bobby Rush Bowlegged Woman clip
03 Ricky Allen No Better Time Than Now clip
04 Little Mac Simmons The Same One clip
05 Lady Margo This Is My Prayer clip
06 Andrew Brown You Made Me Suffer clip
07 Artie White Gimmie Some Of Yours clip
08 Lucille Span Women's Lib clip
09 Hugh Hawkins Bring It Down Front clip
10 Slim Willis Band I Sayed That clip
11 Little Ed It's A Dream clip
12 Syl Johnson Is It Because I'm Black (Instrumental) clip
13 Walter 'Butterball' Davis Baby Watcha Doing clip
14 Willie Williams Detroit Blues clip
15 Little Mack Goose Walk clip
16 Detroit JR. Young Blood clip
17 Willie Davis I Learned My Lesson clip
18 James Kind California Lady clip
More Info: Numero Group Similiar Releases:
(Outskirts Of Deep City) - Eccentric Soul Vol.8 CD / 2LP
Various - Eccentic Soul: The Capsoul Label CD
Various - Eccentric Soul: The Young Disciples CD / 2LP

Date

October 28 2009

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BOOK: Freedom, Rhythm and Sound By Gilles Peterson & Stuart Baker

Written By 3 - October 28 2009

Freedom, Rhythm and Sound: Revolutionary Jazz Original Cover Art: 1965-83

By Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker

Available here in at Conch

Soul Jazz Records are proud to present this amazing collection of sleeves from the deepest, deepest jazz music ever - compiled by Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker (Soul Jazz Records).

This is a unique collection of cover artwork of revolutionary jazz music between 1965-83. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and the civil rights movement of the 1960s loom large as self-determination, economic power and musical freedom led to jazz artists finding new paths – both musical and economic.

Years before the D-I-Y cultural revolution of punk, Sun Ra, John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Don Cherry, Ornette Coleman, the Art Ensemble of Chicago and others ‘took control’ of their own work by recording, releasing and distributing their own music themselves.

The record sleeves of this era are as iconic and historically unique as the music itself and a striking reflection of the time; pre-desktop publishing, pre-internet these small-run (sometimes as low as 500 copies), self-made sleeves are graphically bold and radical.

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‘Freedom, Rhythm and Sound’ is the first ever collection of this fascinating goldmine of album art, which represents the first wave of inspired independent production within popular music.

‘Freedom, Rhythm and Sound’ includes a large introduction contextualising the music and artwork as well as features on many of the people involved. Alongside the musicians mentioned above these include Rashied Ali, Steve Reid, Mary Lou Williams, Horace Tapscott, Lloyd McNeil, Tribe, The Last Poets, The Pharoahs, Philip Cohran, Black Artists Group and many others.

Check the podcast here of Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker talking about the book.

REVIEW: The Guardian

Date

September 28 2009

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Conch Records Goes On Sale - from Sat 3rd October

Written By 3 - September 28 2009

Conch Records is going on sale from the 3rd of October, prices will be slashed with 25% - 75% off selected items. So don't miss it as those who made it last year scored some absolute bargains... Open from 10am - 5pm Sat October the 3rd

Date

August 15 2009

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Book: You're Wondering Now - The Specials From Conception To Reunion

Written By 3 - August 15 2009

You're Wondering Now - The Specials From Conception To Reunion

1979. The dawning of a new era. Against the backdrop of the demise of punk, social unrest and the coming to power of Margaret Thatcher, The Specials burst onto the scene with their unique brand of music, sweeping up the nation’s youth with their edgy, politically-charged message and iconic ‘2Tone’ branding. Thirty years later, as the band celebrate their anniversary with a reunion tour, their hard hitting, poignant tales of teen pregnancy, knife crime and racism are still as prevalent as they always were.

Timed to coincide with the band’s Anniversary and the huge revival of interest that has aroused this year, this is the only book of its kind, meticulously detailing the story of this one-of-a-kind band, its members and their post-Specials careers, up to and including their reunion at Bestival in 2008. It also sees the first publication of a full gig listing, complete discography and an amazing collection of rare, unseen photographs from the band themselves. It also contains a foreword from Phill Jupitus.

Paul Williams is a concert promoter, creator and editor of the 1990s cult fanzine “Street Feeling”, administrator of The Specials website and valued contributor to many varied projects within the lively ska world. His life-long interest in The Specials inspired him to be the first to research and document the bands’ history, which he portrays with an easy, familiar style, making their story accessible to all.

Coming soon to Conch, to reserve a copy contact us info@conch.co.nz

Date

June 18 2009

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New In At Conch!!

Written By 3 - June 18 2009

Below is a selection of the new bits in at Conch this week:

BOOKS:

New books in this week, check here for more info.

COMPACT DISCS:

Soul / Funk / Latin / Jazz

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Hypnotic Brass Ensemble CD (Honest Jon's)
Various - Marvellous Boy - Calypso From West Africa CD (Honest Jon's)
Various - Thai Funk (Compiled By Maft Sai) CD

Nu Skool Jazz / Broken Beat

The Bahama Soul Club - Rhythm Is What Makes Jazz Jazz CD (Buyu Records)

VINYL:

Soul / Funk / Latin / Jazz
Ray Camacho & The Teardrops - Let's Boogie 7"  (Freestyle)
Captn K - Lightning 7" (Picnic Records)
Situation Edits - Pushin' On / Get On Up 12"  (Disco Deviance)
6th Borough Project - Part Two 12" (INSTRUMENTS OF RAPTURE)
Various - Teenage DJ Disco Best Vol.2 12"
Super Value - Classics #1 12" (Super Value)

Downtempo

Nacho Patrol - Futuristic Abeba 12" (KSE)
Monkey Steak - Ratatosk’s Tree EP 12" (Sleazetone)
Soft Rocks - Chocolate Love Vol.2 12" (Soft Rocks)
Slugabed - Superphreak 12" (Stuff Records)
Unknown Artist - Twice 12" (Infamous Upstarts)

Hip Hop

Various - Wizard Performance Vol.2 12" (Trad Vibe)
Q-Tip - Music From The Soul EP 12"

RnB / Urban Soul

Grand Pianoramax Feat. Spleen & C. Glenn - The Hook (DJ Spinna Remix) 12" (OBLIQSOUND)
Local Peeps
Electric Wire Hustle - EP001 12" (Wonderful Noise)

Dubstep

Djunya - Elevate 12" (Lodubs)

Nu Skool Jazz / Broken Beat

Jukka Eskola - Jova / Chip 'n' Charge 12" (Ricky Tick)

House

Dobie - The New Madness 12" (Brownswood)

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