Now-Again Records

Essential 90s Memphis Rap On Vinyl

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We have reissued seven essential albums from the ’90s Memphis Rap scene, each licensed directly from the artists. These albums were originally released on rare tapes, only distributed in and around Memphis. This is the first time they appear on LP; each album is pressed on limited edition colored vinyl, and comes in an OBI wrapped jacket that contains an oversized 12 page book that details the historical precedent, genesis and arc of this important American musical scene. This series follows the sold-out box set The Story of Memphis Rap.

MC Money & Gangsta Gold – Da Hard Ov Frayser (1995),Shawty Pimp & MC Spade – Vol. 2 (1994), Skinny Pimp’s Vol.1 (1993), Carmike’s – Comin’ At Yo Ass (1994) and R.A.N.’s – Gotta Be Lyrical (1993) Gangsta Blac’s – Breakin Da Law (1994) and Gimisum Family’s – Gimisum Family (1994) are all out now. MORE

Salty Dog’s Solitary Zamrock Album – The Definitive Reissue

The definitive reissue of a Zamrock masterpiece, ranging from hard psych to wistful folk. Contains bonus track “Sunday Morning Sunshine,” never before on LP.

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Salty Dog’s solitary Zamrock album, custom-pressed for the band by the South African Teal record company’s Zambezi subsidiary is one of the more difficult Zamrock records to find clean; in our years of searching and friendship with the late Norman Muntemba, the band’s leader, we’ve only come across two. Now, the album has been restored and remastered – and expanded – in this definitive reissue, done in conjunction with the Salt Dog’s bandmembers’ heirs. MORE

The Invaders – Spacing Out: First ever official reissue of the band’s psych-funk masterpiece

Spacing Out is the epitome of Psychedelic Funk – an exceedingly rare album sought out by rock, funk, soul and hip hop sample fiends – and bootlegged – for decades. This is the first official reissue of the album, done with the license and participation of the entire Invaders band, with their story told in great detail in an oversized booklet penned by Jefferson “Chairman” Mao, complete with rare photos of this rarely seen ensemble.

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Spacing Out is instrumental masterpiece only ever issued in Bermuda at the turn of 1970. A mix of the band’s out-there original compositions and extravagant covers of The Meters, The Temptations, Aretha Franklin and Isley Brothers, it established this band as one of the greatest instrumental bands of any genre, and helped kickstart the retro-soul/funk scenes that birthed the likes of Daptone and Big Crown Records. It’s certainly a lode star for Now-Again Records. MORE

DJ Muggs X Egon X Broc Cellars – Notes & Tones, The Second Vintage

Notes & Tones is a collaborative effort in wine and music by DJ Muggs, Now-Again’s Egon and Broc Cellars’ Chris Brockway. Their inspiration: Art Taylor / Sun Ra / Stanko Radikon / Xavier Caillard.

Notes & Tones, the Second Vintage follows Muggs and Egon’s Holy Ghost wine and record pairing, and the first vintage of Notes & Tones. As with their first collaboration – based on samples from the Sun Ra catalog – this collaboration pays homage to jazz’s deep lineage with samples sourced from Gene Perla’s PM Records catalog.

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More Loving On The Flipside – SWEET FUNK AND BEAT-HEAVY BALLADS 1968-1975

Egon’s follow up to the Now-Again classic Loving On The Flipside, a compendium of sweet funk and beat-heavy ballads recorded and issued between 1968-1975. Many of the tracks here have never been compiled, and some are previously unreleased.

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This anthology follows Now-Again’s Loving On The Flipside, issued more than a decade ago. And that anthology itself got its start in a different time, a decade even earlier – the era in which Now-Again’s Egon and his friends chased down funk 45s and the odd LP for their testosterone riddled, aggressive sound. Often times the funk song on one of their chosen is would be the throw-away b-side, the hasty afterthought the band cobbled together the night before hitting – or while in – the studio because they’d put all of their energies into writing the amazing ballad that would ensure their entry in soul’s history books. MORE