High quality tracks recorded in Port of Spain/Trinidad between 1975-1981 'Musical blend' of Trinidadian Calypso and American R'n'B and Pop music Contains tracks from the rare and in demand LP... more

A whopper of a 95-page booklet joins Hold What You've Got Joe Tex; Ride Your Pony Lee Dorsey; Shotgun Jr. Walker; I've Been Loving You Too Long (to Stop Now) Otis Redding; My Girl Temptations; We're... more

2014 collection, an installment in Bear Family's SWEET SOUL MUSIC series, which tells the story of R&B-Soul-Funk from 1945-1975, year-by-year, song-by-song. This is the sound that still influences... more

Ain't That Peculiar Marvin Gaye; A Sweet Woman Like You Joe Tex; Uptight (Everything's Alright) Stevie Wonder; 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) Wilson Pickett; She Blew a Good Thing Poets; Cool Jerk... more

Soul Man Sam & Dave; Respect Aretha Franklin; Mercy, Mercy, Mercy Cannonball Adderley; Sweet Soul Music Arthur Conley; Jimmy Mack Martha & the Vandellas; Tramp Otis Redding/Carla Thomas; Ain't No... more

I Second That Emotion Smokey Robinson & the Miracles; (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding; We're a Winner Impressions; Dance to the Music Sly & the Family Stone; Tighten Up Pt. 1 Archie... more

Here are 50 defining moments of that pivotal year: Nevertheless Mills Brothers; Lover Come Back to Me King Odom Four; She's Gone Dozier Boys; My Heart Cries for You 5 Larks; Young Girl Flames; Count... more

Nearly an hour and a half of sublime sounds from 1951—32 tracks on one CD! The Dominoes' classic #1 hit Sixty Minute Man joins The Glory of Love Five Keys; Baby Please Don't Go Orioles; Gotta Find My... more

The British Invasion was awash in the oh-so-funky, oh-so-groovy sound of the B-3 Hammond organ, and now, to celebrate the 70th birthday of the instrument itself, Bear Family has put together an... more

During the 1970s, Polydor licensed a large amount of soul and funk material. Masters, originally produced by independent record producers, or indie labels. High quality but very rare tracks, released... more

If you like sparkling and moving sounds, catch the exciting dee jay music revue at Hamburg St. Pauli's 'Komet Musikbar' called 'The Cole Slaw Club' with it's mixture of blasting Rhythm & Blues... more