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Is that the telephone ringing?... Hello?... Oh snap it’s Charles Bradley! Oooh, and he’s doing his LOVE THING. If Soul is your Goal, you better pick up, because Charles is on your main line, and he definitely can’t hold. He’s in a way on this record, and it’s B-A-D! Phonin’, and Moanin,...

It was the annual Charles Bradley memorial day BBQ throw down, when Charles finally introduced LaRose Jackson to Tommy. "Tommeyy! This is the lady I was telling you about. You gotta hear her sang!" To which LaRose said, "This is the guy you were talking about? He don't look like no funky producer...

LaRose Jackson, who you may remember from "Luv Jones" - the 2014 party-certified smash duet with the incomparable Charles Bradley - steps into the spotlight with her funky solo debut, "How Did We Get Here". Born and raised in Coney Island, LaRose's rich timbre and assertive vocal delivery caught...

“I Can Change Your Mind” b/w “Who's Fooling Who” - a one-two punch of sultry, soulful rhythm and blues. Once the needle drops you will be swept away by a guiro-kissed, mid-tempo groove, peppered with tasteful horns and a plaintive call and response vocal melody that encapsulates Hunter's...

Recorded at Daptone Records, House Of Soul. Released in 2007.

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings' final studio album, Soul of a Woman is a lush, orchestral masterpiece. A true testament to the life and career of Daptone's fearless leader and one of the world's greatest performers.In the year prior to her death from pancreatic cancer in 2016, Sharon Jones toured and...

The funkier side of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings. The indisputable reigning champions of Soul give 12 blazing hot tracks – made famous in their infamous Soul revue – their long overdue album debut. Majority previously unreleased including exclusive 45-only tracks such as "Genuine Pts. 1 & 2",...

Daptone Records predicts a heat wave that will continue clear into the next year. The forecast is high heat with periods of heavy soul claps. That’s right, BETTER THINGS, the hit song from Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings’ album I Learned the Hard Way – has been melting dance floors across the...

Bang. The 45 debut of Sharon Jones’ final studio sessions. “Matter of Time” is an electrifying exhibition of the baddest band in the land at the pinnacle of their powers. Sharon, the siren riding high atop a fire-breathing dragon. The sound of soulful abandon that whipped crowds into frenzies...

It is a privilege to present to you, our esteemed Daptone Family, a selection of fan-favorites by thee legendary Sharon Jones and her Dap-Kings available for the very first time on 45! Over the years Daptone H.Q. has been flooded with suggestions and requests for certain album tracks to be...

Over the years Daptone H.Q. has been flooded with suggestions and requests for certain album tracks to be available on 45, so we've pressed up a few that are consistently at the top of the heap. After its' original release on the Soul of a Woman album, "Come and be a Winner"'s mellow mid-tempo...

Menahan Street Band is back! This time with Los Yesterdays front man, Victor Benavides. "Black Velvet" the moody, atmospheric instrumental ballad on the flip garnered the attention of Victor and his long-time collaborator/WC soul luminary, Mike Noriega, inspiring the pair to craft "The Stranger'' -...

Released for the first time together on 45, these two tracks were originally released as separate limited pressings on the now defunct label Truth & Soul Records. Recorded in producer Toby Pazner's Bedroom on a Tascam 388, these tracks paint a vivid picture of the early development of the sound...

Celebrating the album's 20th Anniversary, Daptone Records is pleased to present the first vinyl reissue of The Poets of Rhythm's galactic, funky masterpiece, Discern / Define. As pioneers in the burgeoning modern funk scene of the '90s The Poets of Rhythm created new standards, transcending the...