Out now – James Brown’s Psych-Rock Albums, the definitive reissues

James Brown issued two psych-rock albums. Sho Is Funky Down Here is the one he released under his own name.

OUT NOW » JAMES BROWN – SHO IS FUNKY DOWN HERE
OUT NOW » DAVID MATTHEWS – THE GRODECK WHIPPERJENNY

Sho is Funky Down Here and The Grodeck Whipperjenny are a pair of albums that are the result of an unlikely but highly productive musical relationship between James Brown, a superstar at the creative and commercial peaks of his long career, and David Matthews, a then young arranger-musician whose limited professional experience had little or nothing to do with the funk and soul of his collaborator.

James Brown Goes Underground – a short film about these albums by Bennett Piscitelli.. MORE

Posted in NewsApr. 14, 2019

Announcing: Karl Hector & the Malcouns “Non Ex Orbis”

Krautjazzrock produced by JJ Whitefield (Poets of Rhythm/Whitefield Brothers). The long-standing band’s third album. Featuring Embryo’s Marja Burchard. LP w/ Download Card/CD.

EXCLUSIVE 7″ » Karl Hector & The Malcouns “Mother Seletta” 7″
Limited quantities. Ships immediately.
OUT NOW» Karl Hector & The Malcouns – Non Ex Orbis
Shipping now from our web store at Rappcats.

Non Ex Orbis, the band’s third studio album, digs deeper into the Krautrock history embedded deep in the soil of their native Munch – three of the most influential bands of the 1970s experimental German rock scene spurng from there: Amon Düül, Popol Vuh and Embryo. MORE

Posted in NewsMar. 3, 2019

“Boston” Bob Gibson’s Record Collection – Online Grab Bag Sale at Rappcats

Selected from records at the most recent Ubiquity Records pop up – buy either an LP or 7″ “Boston” Bob Grab Bag at our web store at Rappcats – each comes with 4 pieces of wax selected by Egon.

This was the second pop up in what will be three events – Rappcats brought back Ubiquity Records founder Michael McFadin and thousands of records from the collection of “Boston” Bob Gibson for a record shop in our 1500 square foot space in Highland Park. The shop is now closed but the online grab bag is still available. MORE

A high school prog-psych opus – Tom Nehls’ hand-made album, LP #13 in Now-Again Reserve

A rock concept album, as progressive as it is psychedelic, recorded by a 17 year old Tom Nehls and his high school friends in Minneapolis over a three month period in late 1972.nShipping late April 2019

SUBSCRIBE HERE: NOW-AGAIN RESERVE, A DELUXE VINYL SUBSCRIPTION

SUBSCRIBE: NOW-AGAIN RESERVE – there are a limited amount of “Catch Me Up” subscriptions still available to get you the entire run of NOW-AGAIN RESERVE releases.

Now-Again Reserve: Custom-made LP’s delivered once per quarter, presenting some of the rarest records in their respective genres in high quality LP format. Each release is produced with the direct participation of the artist. MORE

Posted in NewsJan. 29, 2019

A lost West Coast rock masterpiece – Al Manfredi’s “Blue Gold,” LP #12 in Now-Again Reserve

Al Manfredi is the father of hip-hop producer Exile, and Blue Gold is his little-known West Coast rock masterpiece from 1973.

Manfredi’s dreams of securing a record deal with this album faded, but he spent the rest of his life recording music. This version of the album was overseen by Exile. We just fixed an issue with our first vinyl test press and records are on the way. So we’ll be shipping imminently!

SUBSCRIBE HERE: NOW-AGAIN RESERVE, A DELUXE VINYL SUBSCRIPTION

SUBSCRIBE: NOW-AGAIN RESERVE – there are a limited amount of “Catch Me Up” subscriptions still available to get you the entire run of NOW-AGAIN RESERVE releases.

Now-Again Reserve: Custom-made LP’s delivered once per quarter, presenting some of the rarest records in their respective genres in high quality LP format. Each release is produced with the direct participation of the artist. MORE

Posted in NewsJan. 12, 2019