Too many releases and things to talk about, but here are some of the highlights.
Philip Cohran the multi-instrumentalist is 86. He’s fathered many children, eight of whom are now known as the Hypnotic Brass…
Friday, April 27th 2012
Too many releases and things to talk about, but here are some of the highlights.
Philip Cohran the multi-instrumentalist is 86. He’s fathered many children, eight of whom are now known as the Hypnotic Brass…
Wednesday, September 15th 2010
We are very excited about this release, an epic unveiling of the musical career of one of the recording industry’s true unsung heroes; meticulously researched, archived and reissued for all of us to enjoy in the…
Wednesday, August 18th 2010
Ah beloved vinyl sleeves! Portuguese crate digger and vinyl lover Joaquim Paulo has teamed up with German publisher Taschen to release – Funk & Soul Covers, a book that will portray over 500 Lp cover sleeves from…
Thursday, July 29th 2010
Label love indeed. We thought it would be nice to shed some light over a favorite record label of ours from the early eighties and one that has had many classic productions from the main man behind the boards – Roy…
Wednesday, June 16th 2010
“I used to wear house shoes all the time”
Fresh from his recent release for All City records as part of the L.A x 10 series DJ House Shoes takes some time for out for ElevatorHipHop.com to discuss some issues close to…
Wednesday, June 16th 2010
Have you ever had an argument like this? Have your conversations ever gone like this with your partner? Well your not a true crate digger if you…
15 comments Sunday, June 6th 2010
The 'Each One Teach One' series of articles dissect classic HipHop albums to and wax a little about the original tunes that were sampled so beautifully for these seminal classics.
Tuesday, May 18th 2010
Upfront from our friends over at Big City, NYC. Jared & Co. are dropping this limited edition flav on 45 Big City Records & BBP present: Oxygen & Cut Wizard Albee ‘Gone Diggin/ Masterminds in Effect’…
Tuesday, May 18th 2010
Who else could venture into these territories but Jazzman Gerald. Daring to go where no other label has before by releasing Sun Ra’s 7” singles in there original format! We sure do love these little offerings for…
Thursday, May 13th 2010
Music for Jazz Dancers is a compilation that will be coming out on the 31st of May this year on Freestyle Records. It will host a an exclusive selection of nuggets taken directly from Dj Adrian Gibsons Dj sets from his…
Wednesday, April 28th 2010
This certainly deserves a heads up considering were going through a 80′s throwback period at present….Soul Jazz are issuing this seminal super-rare rare-groove album produced by Roy Ayers originally released on his…
6 comments Wednesday, March 31st 2010
A pioneering record dealer and label head based in north London, Gerald Short of Jazzman records has been bringing the delights of yesteryear and dealing in vinyl for almost twenty. Exclusively, we caught up with him about the history behind the label that has become synonymous with unforgettable grooves.
Wednesday, March 24th 2010
‘Keep the dust, that’s the seasoning’ Ras-G
This musicmentory directed by Jony Lyle is a homage to everyones favorite friend – vinyl. Featuring short appearances by Chuck D, Kon & Amir and Quest love (who pretty…
Thursday, March 18th 2010
Records (full-length)! from Sharon Shattuck on Vimeo.
Aaron Howell and Sharon Shattucks’ short documentary entitled Records covers a quick history of records, the pressing process involved in their creation, and…
Thursday, February 25th 2010
New just in: the vinyl just arrived into All City today for part deux of this clever series, so get your wages and pick it up from Olan & Co. in Temple Bar.
This is shaping up to be the freshest release of the…
Tuesday, February 9th 2010
‘If you got to pay for things that you’ve done wrong…I got a big bill coming at the end of the day’ – Gil Scott Heron
Gil Scott Heron’s album ‘I’m new here’ was released this month on Xl Recordings and has…
Wednesday, October 7th 2009
The new generation of vinyl collecting is all about…erm…. colours? click here to find out more.
To hell with your rare test pressing of ‘Ultramagnetics MCs’ or the original ‘Disco Rap 12inch on Enjoy…
3 comments Tuesday, October 6th 2009
The days of record shopping do seem to be continuously pushed into the background with the dawn of the digital download age but in every town and city there are always the vendors of specialist vinyl that feed the…