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Love & Purpose/A Celebration Of British Soul Music

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Celebrating their 20th year in the game, award-winning imprint First Word Records continue their impressive run of releases, unveiling their brand new compilation album 'Love & Purpose'. Lovingly crafted by label founder Aly Giliani (AKA Gilla), the album is a celebration of British soul music, past and present. Inspired by the vinyl compilations that shaped his early years as a DJ, Gilla has curated a set of 12 tracks that tell the story of underground British soul music over the last 40 years, taking in street soul, alternative R&B, neo-soul and lovers rock. Keen to ensure that this was more than an exercise in nostalgia, the album is split into two halves: Disc One (Love) is focussed on artists who were active pre-2000, whilst Disc Two (Purpose) shines a light on newer artists who are carrying the torch for the previous generation. So the Carl McIntosh produced 'Feel' by Ruth Joy sits alongside the throwback street-soul sounds of Lynda Dawn, and Children Of Zeus' modern lovers rock classic 'Hard Work' rubs shoulders with Omar's evergreen 'Ghana Emotion'. With music from artists in Manchester, London, Leeds, Cardiff and Sheffield, 'Love & Purpose' is the soundtrack to summers from 1985 to the present day. Highlights include the Nick Martinelli (Loose Ends) produced 'Tell Me' by 52nd Street, Lynda Dawn's Roses and cover-star Dazzle's 'Dazzle You'.

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Genre

Soul

Release Date

18.09.2024

Cat No

FW285

Tracklist

Track 1
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Track 2
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Track 3
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Track 4
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Track 5
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Track 6
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Track 7
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Track 8
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Track 9
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Tech House
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12"
Various
10.95 €
Muna Musik 010 Muna Musik
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House
12"
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Various
10.95 €
Muna Musik 010 Muna Musik
Psychedelic
2-LP
Various
58.95 €
Weird Scenes From The Hangout (Freakbeat 1967-82) Two-Piers
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2-LP
Various
58.95 €
Weird Scenes From The Hangout (Freakbeat 1967-82) Two-Piers
tba
LP + Book
Various
64.95 €
Be With 10 Years : Joyride + Labour Of Love Be With
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LP + Book
Various
64.95 €
Be With 10 Years : Joyride + Labour Of Love Be With
Jazz
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LP
Various
36.95 €
Peace Chant Vol.7 - Private Jazz Germany 1970-1987 Tramp
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LP
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Various
36.95 €
Peace Chant Vol.7 - Private Jazz Germany 1970-1987 Tramp
Indie / Alternative
2-LP
Various
51.95 €
Come To My World (History Of Indie Pop 1985-2023) Two-Piers
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2-LP
Various
51.95 €
Come To My World (History Of Indie Pop 1985-2023) Two-Piers
Indie / Alternative
2-LP
Various
51.95 €
Come To My World (Indie Pop 1985-2023) Indie-Excl. Two-Piers
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2-LP
Various
51.95 €
Come To My World (Indie Pop 1985-2023) Indie-Excl. Two-Piers
HipHop
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LP
Essa & Pitch 92
31.95 €
Resonance First Word
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LP
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Essa & Pitch 92
31.95 €
Resonance First Word
Jazzy Style
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12"
Takuya Kuroda
13.95 €
Midnight Crisp Remixed First Word
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House
12"
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Takuya Kuroda
13.95 €
Midnight Crisp Remixed First Word
Jazz
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LP
Takuya Kuroda
24.95 €
Midnight Crisp First Word
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LP
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Headz
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LP
Quiet Dawn
29.95 €
Celebrate First Word
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LP
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Quiet Dawn
29.95 €
Celebrate First Word
HipHop
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MLP
Tyler Daley
23.95 €
Son Of Zeus First Word
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MLP
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Tyler Daley
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Son Of Zeus First Word
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LP
Amanda Whiting
29.95 €
The Liminality Of Her First Word
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LP
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Amanda Whiting
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The Liminality Of Her First Word