Distant Waves
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Format: 12”
Label: Ariwa
Genre: UK Street Soul
Year: 199x
Country: UK
Vinyl Grading: VG+
Sleeve Grading: Generic
Rarely seen Ariwa released UK Street Soul white label, some nice vibraphone vibes on this.
Format: 12”
Label: Fast Forward Records
Genre: UK Street Soul
Year: 1990
Country: UK
Vinyl Grading: VG+
Sleeve Grading: Generic
Great copy of this ethereal street soul banger.
Format: 12”
Label: Unyque Artists
Genre: UK Street Soul
Year: 1989
Country: UK
Vinyl Grading: VG to VG+
Sleeve Grading: Generic
White label copy of this bubbly, bouncy early street soul gem. Some surface noise but plays loud.
Format: 12”
Label: Room At The Top
Genre: UK Street Soul, Downtempo
Year: 1992
Country: UK
Vinyl Grading: VG to VG+
Sleeve Grading: Generic
Hazy and mellow Sunday morning street soul, a beauty.
Format: 12”
Label: Other
Genre: House, Balearic, Downtempo
Year: 1995
Country: UK
Vinyl Grading: VG
Sleeve Grading: Generic
Lovely, deep, blissful house from the Balearic master himself. VG copy, some surface noise throughout but a good play out copy. Becoming sought after.
Format: LP
Label: Sounds Superb
Genre: Afrobeat, Rock, Psych
Year: 1974
Country: UK
Vinyl Grading: VG+
Sleeve Grading: VG+
Budget 1974 pressing of Assagai’s killer afro psych rock “Zimbabwe” LP from 1971, the OG of which fetches triple figures.
Format: 7”
Label: Flower Records
Genre: Electronic, Synth Pop
Year: 1983
Country: Germany
Vinyl Grading: VG+
Sleeve Grading: VG+
Nice little curio this one, German cover of the New Order all timer. Stays very true to the original but is a little rougher around the edges. Flip side is a nice slice of minimal synth pop that goes heavy on the vocoder.
Format: 12”
Label: Blanco y Negro
Genre: Disco, Balearic
Year: 1984
Country: Spain
Vinyl Grading: VG+
Sleeve Grading: VG+
OG Spanish pressing of this certified Balearic classic.
Format: 12”
Label: Mango Street
Genre: Reggae, Swingbeat
Year: 1990
Country: UK
Vinyl Grading: VG+
Sleeve Grading: VG
Addictive reggae/swingbeat version of the Stylistics all timer, includes a nice dubwise version.
Format: LP
Label: Disques Debs
Genre: Zouk, Cadence
Year: 1982
Country: France
Vinyl Grading: VG+
Sleeve Grading: VG+
Obscure zouk and cadence gem with a couple of nice tracks including the hazy tropical dancefloor killer “Egalité”.
Format: 7”
Label: Hispavox
Genre: Italo Disco, Synth Pop
Year: 1985
Country: Spain
Vinyl Grading: VG to VG+
Sleeve Grading: G+
Spanish synth-pop/italo killer. Had the 12” of this in a few months ago which sold instantly. Another one that is never seen in the UK. Ripe for an edit…
Plays VG to VG+, light surface noise at points but otherwise plays fine. Sleeve is worn but still intact.
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Format: LP
Label: Mad Cat Records
Genre: Indie Rock, Pop
Year: 1991
Country: UK
Vinyl Grading: Mint
Sleeve Grading: Near Mint
Unplayed deadstock copies of this lovely compilation that showcases the Norfolk and North Suffolk indie music scene of 1991. A couple of great tracks on this, particularly Mean Things - “Know It’s True” which recalls New Order at their most tender and melodic, and Fish Logic - “Ill Illusion (Sick of You); an off-kilter sophistic-pop gem with a subtle groove. Both tracks are on the Distant Waves YouTube channel.
The sleeves have some storage marks from being kept in a loft for the past 35 years, but the records themselves are unplayed and mint.