Now-Again Records

A California Funk Addendum – L.A. Bare Faxx

One of our favorite songs on the California Funk compilation – L.A. Bare Faxx’s “Super Cool Brother” – has stood as a rarity that nearly every soul and funk collector would like to get his dirty hands on. Few can claim to own an original Watts USA 45 rpm 7″ pressing. But rarer than the 7″ is a photo of the band. Recently discovered – after our version of the anthology was put into production – we now present to you the members of L.A. Bare Faxx circa 1973, and offer you a chance to download their masterpiece. You’ll still have to search out an original copy of the 45, however, if you want to hear their stellar version of The Temptations’ “The Way You Do The Things You Do.”

Download: L.A. Bare Faxx “Super Cool Brother.”
Buy: California Funk.

A Sneak Peak Into Our Indonesian Psych/Prog/Funk Comp: Egon Interviewed in Jakarta’s Whiteboard Journal

Now-Again collaborator Chandra Drews recently interviewed Egon for Indonesia’s Whiteboard Journal and talked shop about Stones Throw, Now-Again, and our forthcoming Indonesian Psych/Prog/Funk comp Those Shocking Shaking Days. Read and see what’s in store for you in early fall…

Another Helado Negro Podcast – Applesauce With Snow

Our podcast series is dominated by the perennial funktastic mixes that Roberto Lange, aka Helado Negro, aka Epstein, aka ROM, aka one member of Savath & Savalas, drops on us from time to time. Here’s Applesauce With Snow: tracklist coming soon (or maybe not).

Download: Roberto Lange/Helado Negro – “Applesauce With Snow” Podcast.

An L.A. Case Study House, Vans Shoes and Maker Vs. Now-Again

We said that Maker Vs. Now-Again was made “with easy synchronization in mind.” Well, to prove just how easy it is, check the above video just released by Vans to promote their OTW Collection. The song is Maker’s “Hold ‘Em.” This is about as close as any of us here at Now-Again will come to living in one of L.A.’s Case Study Houses.

Finally! Mr. Chop and C.L. Smooth 7s in and shipping (… and we’re giving away a free MP3 for your patience!).

We’re really, really, really sorry – but it’s really a comment on the sad state of the record-pressing industry that we had to recut the lacquer for the Mr. Chop and C.L. Smooth 7″ singles that were supposed to come out alongside Chop’s For Pete’s Sake album what seems like a dozen times.

But now they’re sounding great (when does Malcolm Catto on drums ever sound anything but great?!) and in/shipping over at Stones Throw’s webstore. And we’re giving you the vocal track for “T.R.O.Y. (The Resurrection)” to thank you for your patience.

Download: “T.R.O.Y. (The Resurrection).”
Buy: Mr. Chop and C.L. Smooth: “T.R.O.Y. (The Resurrection).”
Buy: Mr. Chop and C.L. Smooth: “Straighten It Out.“