Hijrah - Truly Free / Time

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Hijrah

Oakland CA, 1981: Hijrah, a vocal group formed from a small Sunni Muslim community in East Oakland, independently releases an album called Truly Free. Locally successful but without distribution it quickly goes out of print, falling into obscurity. Now rare, prized and sought-after for its beautiful combination of multipart harmonies, soul-jazz backing and uplifting spiritual message, we are proud to present this first-ever reissue, licensed directly from the group, and coupled with their 1985 follow-up Time - a funky and eclectic update of the Hijrah sound which sadly never saw the light of day.

Freestyle Fellowship - To Whom It May Concern

The classic GRAMMY NOMINATED debut album from the legendary South Central Los Angeles crew Freestyle Fellowship.

Mixed by Cut Chemist, Re-Mastered by Daddy Kev with new artwork, liner notes and never-before-seen photos from Brian Cross (B+).

GRAMMY NOMINATED

Freestyle Fellowship Earns Grammy Nomination 30 Years After Their Debut Album! the legendary group’s 1991 debut LP To Whom It May Concern was announced as a nominee for the Best Historical Album category, along with artists Blondie, Glenn Gould, Doc Watson, and Wilco. Presented by the Recording Academy since 1979, the Best Historical Album category recognizes achievements in audio restoration.

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    “Let’s Make Ends Meet” is a lost 2-song EP by The Tee Holman Sextet – a group that only existed for a single session, comprised of some of the best local jazz talent NYC had to offer, recorded in a community-based studio, in a single afternoon in the early 70s.

    Limited to 300 stamped, #’d copies in a 7″ pocket sleeve silk screened by Keegan Mills Cooke

  • Yusef Lateef Hikima: Creativity

    In the early 1980s, famed jazz saxophonist and musical luminary Yusef Lateef traveled to Nigeria as a Senior Research Fellow to study, write, and teach at Ahmadu Bello University. He cut this record while there; pressed locally in Nigeria, it remained virtually unknown by jazz fans and collectors for over 30 years.

    On Hikima, Lateef leads a nonet of African musicians in six compositions that fuse his deep blues and jazz roots with native Nigerian instruments, drums and chants. The sounds stretch from meditative and melancholic to urgent and unrelenting. A singular recording impossible to classify or box in.

    Licensed through Yusef Lateef’s estate, pressed at RTI in an edition of 1000 (incl 200 limited silk screen jacket copies).

  • Standing On The Corner Red Burns

    2nd LP by the vital New York City art ensemble. Vinyl press with paste-on insert in various colors.

    Limited to 400 copies, Sold Out.

  • Standing On The Corner (Special Edition)

    Debut release by the exalted and essential Brooklyn NY art collective. Pressed in collaboration between Good Records and Standing On The Corner (D.U.P.R.I. aka the “Downtown Ukrainian-Puerto Rican Institute”).

    Limited to 100 copies. Sold Out.

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