Besides listening to that beautiful music, library music if often a nice sample resource for Beatmakers... so, did I... and here we are back with a new release on showup records:


BOB FLAPS - On The Move [showup records – showup 10lp]

Producer, record collector, rare groove compiler, mastering engineer, drum breaks archivist and avid beat builder. All of this applies to Bob Flaps!

"On the Move" is a continuous, atmospheric instrumental album, packed with organic grooves and samples, warm spacey sounds, which merge mosaic-like and seamlessly into each other.

Flaps' signature drum grooves and sounds are unmistakably, originating from his own collection of well over 5000 drum loops!
All the beats sound deep, dope and are lovingly arranged down to the smallest detail and provide for continuous head nodding...

"On the Move" is full of soundtrack & jazz melancholy, paired with a fresh breeze of Golden-Era-HipHop, spiced with the finest herbs of all music genres.
Bob Flaps takes us on a journey into the endless expanses of his Groove-galaxy and we glide and slide to an undiscovered planet that seems mystical, but is full of beauty and surprise! Newfangled phenomena like autotune or trapbeats are not part of this sound tapestry, which is woven consequently, providing us over 30 minutes with tension and drama!

Have a listen here:


If you like what you hear, order the album here:

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V/A: DRAMATIC FUNK THEMES VOL. 4 - Action, Tension & Drama Rhythms 1972-1982

OUT NOW on VINYL, CD and digital download!!! 
Soundfiles follow soon! Check it out! 
Also good news for the longtime sold out series Dramatic Funk Themes Vol. 1-3. VINYL is back in stock :-) !!! 




















Dieter Reith + Tender Aggression - Die Kette (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Oops, I did it again... Out now for the very first time as a complete Soundtrack to the Francis Durbridge TV Thriller DIE KETTE from 1977/1978!!! This album combines the sought after 'Die Kette' 7'' and the Dieter Reith album 'Love And Fantasy'.
Crime driven, blaxploitating discoid jazz funk fusion soundtracks at its best!

The album is available as digital download, DigiPak CD and LP. There is also a limited LP edition in purple!!!

Grab the album here with a special bonus - a DIN A3 poster of DIE KETTE not included in the standard LP.

CHECK THE SOUNDCLIP
A-Side


B-Side:

















Edition Panther & Co E-ST-1001 - Orchester Peter Herbolzheimer
(Peter Herbolzheimer, early 70ies)

MOST SOUGHT AFTER jazz funk killer from Peter Herbolzheimer! SUPER RARE and full of DUSTY FINGERS styled tracks!!! Vinyl in perfect shape, cover is near mint, except the rest of the little sticker you see on the scan... Check the soundclip!

condition:
sleeve: VG+ / vinyl: NM
SOLD!
 

















Media Music MEHS-8 - Release No. 8 -  Adventure In Rhythm
(Neil Amsterdam, 197?)

Just unsealed and played once! Jazzy feeling overall! Great groovy percussion and drum tracks with fabulous basslines, nice rhodes and lots of atmosphere! Check the soundclip!

condition:
sleeve: NM / vinyl: NM
SOLD!


















Media Music The Professional - Number 2 - Headline Themes
(Jack Mayborn, 197?)

This is the same album as the sought after Media Music 'Headline Disco' album with the killer track 'Disco people'. Listen to the soundclip, this album contains lots of cool disco stuff!

condition:
sleeve: NM / vinyl: NM
SOLD!



















Media Music The Professional - Number 21 - Winner's Circle
(Tom Elliot, 197?)

WOW! This album contains two super crazy funky disco tracks - two of the very best of Tom Elliots stuff! Plus plenty of other cool stuff! In my eyes totally underrated! Listen!

condition:
sleeve: VG / vinyl: EX
SOLD!


















Tele Music TM 3069 - Hot Time
(Jean Schultheis, 1976)

Psychedelic cosmic killer funk tracks! Totally underrated!!! Listen!

condition:
sleeve: EX / vinyl: NM
SOLD!



















Parry Music Library PML 97 - Fusions
(Robert Fisher, 1984)

Surprisingly cool soulful jazz with jazzy grooves, laid back rhodes stuff, percussion breaks and some dusty fingers moments... Check the soundclip!

condition:
sleeve: NM / vinyl: EX
SOLD!

















FOLKS, I have drastically reduced all my library LPs for sale at discogs! Have a look here and grab them while they're cheap...

















Chicago 2000 CHI 2011 - Underground Work
(Dan Seepers, 1978)

Original issue, one year later also issued under Auvidis AV 4156. Soulful killer tracks! "Small white paradise" is highspeed soul-jazz with massive drum breaks! Some other uptempo funk tunes. "Cuban Meat" is a synthesized samba-funk track, plus plus... Listen!

condition:
sleeve: VG+ / vinyl: EX
SOLD!



















Media Music The Professional MMSE-1 - Number 22 - Multi Images 
(Roger Webb, 1977)

Here we do have a real diamond among the American Media Music library series. This album here is the same album as the first release of the Media Music Special Edition with the name Today's Deluxe Sound! The recording is from 1977 and it shows Roger Webb from his best side: Mad synth driven funkateers, fat drums, dramatic themes and solid jazz groovers! One of the best from Roger Webb. Check the soundclip! Get the album here!

condition:
sleeve: NM / vinyl: NM
SOLD!

















Themes International Music TIM 1015 - Mystery Movie
(James Clarke, 1974)

One of the BIGGEST MYSTERY DRAMA FUNK killer albums from the Themes catalogue... Murder DRUM BREAKS, dramatic funk uncut, mysterious laid back jazz-funk grooves, suspenseful rhodes & percussion. James Clarke definitely brings us a high quality drama album with no fillers...

condition:
sleeve: NM / vinyl: VG+
SOLD!

















Themes International Music TIM 1030 - Listen To L.A.
(Alan Parker, Barry Morgan, Frank Ricotti, 1978)

To be honest, I missed this unbelievable funky album, when I compiled 'Dramatic Funk Themes Vol. 1' which exists out of Themes International Music songs only...
This album here has it all: Heavy dramatic funk cuts, drum breaks, beautiful jazz-funk groovers, disco-funk -- all songs killer, no filler! Don't sleep on this!

condition:
sleeve: NM / vinyl: NM
SOLD!


















Montparnasse 2000 MP 105 - Images
(Guy Boyer & Guy Pedersen, 1979)

Two killer jazz funk joints in here! : 'S.O.S. 17' is a blaxploiation bomb with female scat vocals, 'Running Poping' is a funky disco club banger, the rest of the album is more ambient, experimental and electronical stuff - 12 tracks in total!

condition:
sleeve: EX / vinyl: EX
SOLD!


















Montparnasse 2000 MP 95 - Bass + Bass + Bass
(Guy Pedersen, 1978)

The title describes it very well: It's all about the bass of Guy Pedersen! Typical Pedersen style like on his sought after Tele Music 'Contrebasses' album - funky jazz cuts with scat vocals and Pedersen's ultimate bass sound! Heaviest basslines, you producers could dream to get chopped into your MPC... Dark atmospheric style overall! 'Bass Cule' - the first song in this soundfile is the absolute killer track!

condition:
sleeve: EX / vinyl: EX
SOLD!



















Montparnasse 2000 MP 83 - World Faces
(Cecil Wary, 1978)

The title of this awesome percussive psych jazz album is definitely irritating! The music has nothing to do with world music, which one could think of this title... 'World Faces' features a couple of funky tracks with the fat drum breaks on 'Fugue To Cuba' paired with dark atmospheric psych jazz sounds.- perfectly suitable for any psycho-thriller...

condition:
sleeve: EX / vinyl: EX
SOLD!


















Media Music The Professional - Number 24 - Request Line
(Christer Norden, 198?)

A super rare release from the danish pianist Christer Norden on the American Media Music library!  'Firefly' is heavy synth killer funk á la Hancock/ Headhunters... there's also uptempo disco funk and a cool laid back rhodes groover... Most probably late 70ies, early 80ies recording!

condition:
sleeve: NM / vinyl: M (just unsealed and played once)
SOLD!


















Parry Music Library PML 29 - Tomorrow's World
(Robin Artus, Paul Kass, Nino Nardini, Johnny Hawksworth, 1980)

This here is a very BIG ONE! Countless heavy proto hiphop drum breaks in midtempo with the craziest synths ever! Artus, Kass & Nardini provide the abstract futuristic synth stuff! from which you producers could make tons of beats... Cosmic killer galore!

condition:
sleeve: NM / vinyl: NM
SOLD!


















Parry Music Library PML 12 - Rocking Along
(Paul Zaza, Bunny J. Browne, Robert Farnon, 1978)

High quality psych funk-rock tracks on this rare Parry Music Library!

condition:
sleeve: NM / vinyl: NM
SOLD!


















Parry Music Library PML 39 - Flute Salad
(Paul Kass, Frances Ruffino, Johnny Hawksworth, Robin Fisher, Artus, 1980)

Heavy heavy flute funk in the style of the funkiest moments of Hubert Laws... Nice breaks!

condition:
sleeve: NM / vinyl: NM
SOLD!


















Parry Music Library PML 08 - Brass Colours
(Johnny Hawksworth, Paul Zaza, Bob Ascroft, 1978)

Big Band grooves unlimited! Funky jazzy pop rhythms from the creme de la creme of Parry Music Library composers... Incl. 'The Swagger'!

condition:
sleeve: NM / vinyl: NM
SOLD!


















Bridget Music BM 30203 - Alliance
(Benjamin Cohen, 1984)

Nice cosmic disco and funk grooves on this underrated french library! 'Magic Train' contains a long open drum break you shouldn't miss... Synthies galore!

condition:
sleeve: VG++ / vinyl: EX
SOLD!


















New World W-274/W-275 - Robert Hall Productions
(Unknown Artist, 1975)

A totally obscure and super limited American library LP. No artist credited... Contains the killer funk tracks Fat Man Part 1 and 2, including heavy drum breaks... plus some notable laid back 'Dusyt Fingers' groovers with nice synthesizers... Generic 'New World' paper sleeve, there haven't been any artwork on this library label which is also a sign of this raritiy...  

condition:
sleeve: VG+ / vinyl: VG+
SOLD!


















KPM 1112 - The Rhythm Of Modern Life / Vaudeville
(Alan Hawkshaw, Alan Parker, David Lindup, 1972)

Big Band killer funk tracks with Alan Hawkshaw's typical Hammond sound! Listen!

condition:
sleeve: EX / vinyl: NM
SOLD!


















KPM 1087 - Technical Standpoint / Spice Of Life
(Peter Sander, Derrick Mason, 1971)

Features a couple of light sunny jazz funk groove bombs plus suspenseful moody tracks with vibes, piano and percussion!

condition:
sleeve: EX / vinyl: NM
SOLD!


















Parry Music Library PML 65 - Drama Underscores Volume 1
(Paul Kass, Frances Ruffino, Johnn Hawksworth, David Snell, Robin Artus, 1982)

On this Parry Music Library you get a bunch full of dramatic sample stuff! Some chase uptempo funkers with driving percussion breaks but the main potential lies in the atmospheric soundtrack parts of the album: suspenseful vibes, rhodes, harps, strange percussion sounds... Heavy stuff! for your MPCs...Listen to the long soundfile!

condition:
sleeve: VG+ / vinyl: VG
SOLD!
 
















Amphonic Sound Stage AVF 7 - Powerful Aggressive Thematic
(Frank Ricotti, 1981)

A super super heavyweight of drama funk! For me, this is the best album from the  Amphonic Sound Stage series. A couple of suspenseful midtempo drama jazz funk killers with fat drums and breaks! Also some nice atmospheric stuff with piano, vibes and percussion! This is a quality album! DON'T SLEEP ON THIS!

condition:
sleeve: VG+ / vinyl: NM
SOLD!


















V/A: COSMIC FUTURE GROOVE VOl. 2 -
Spaced Out Disco & Funkified Electronic Themes [1973-1983]

On this current volume you get 17 more spacey grooves (the CD contains 18 tracks) originating from diverse library labels from Germany, France, the UK and the USA. ‘Unreleased’ means that none of these tracks have been commercially available to the public but only on library LPs, pressed in limited quantities for the sample purposes of production houses for use in backgrounds of radio, television, film and advertising.

The foundation of all the tracks compiled on this album, are warm analogue synthesizer sounds illustrating the endlessness of space. Futuristic at the time they were recorded, still sounding up-to-date, these groovy tunes make a perfect crossover between funk, disco and electronic music! With the 80ies retro wave, some cosmic future grooves, may find a new platform in contemporary hip electronic clubs… These banging drums and killer grooves will make you dance, dance, dance!

In the mastering process of this album, I laid the focus on giving the tracks enough air and dynamic range. I didn’t want this album to sound like the usual productions nowadays where everything is compressed and limited to death… I spent hours on bringing the sound to perfection! 14 out of 18 tracks have been ripped from my own vinyl copies as they didn’t exist in the digital world before. I hope you appreciate all the blood, sweat and tears I put into the production of this album!

The LP comes in a limited edition in beautiful BLUE VINYL!!! The LP contains also an inlay, where all the original library cover artworks are shown and indicate where the compiled songs have been taken from and provide each tune with its original title description. Enjoy!
The full tracklist and more specific infos you find HERE


Side A:


Side B:


















Coloursound CS 14 - Reflective Moods
(Milan Pilar, Florian Voelxen, 1981)

Electronic Killer tunes from beginning to end! In my opinion one of the best Coloursound Library releases! The album features two great cosmic disco tunes and a more laid back space banger with a similar theme. The rest of the album is dark synth electronic but at the same time very melodic sounding - sometimes reminding me of early Vangelis songs. Crazy synths and endless sample stuff!
NOTE that the cover scan and soundclip don't originate from the actual LP for sale. This one here for sale  is near mint!

condition:
sleeve: NM / vinyl: NM
SOLD!

















Media Music The Professional MMSE-5 - Number 9 - Bio Rhythm / Rocket Rhythm
(Thomas Clausen, 1977)

Bio Rhythm No. 3 has already been dug by JURASSIC 5 and their killer track 'World Of Enterainment'... Listen to those unbelievable fat drums and synths! These tracks almost sound like hiphop beats!!! Danish pianist Thomas Clausen is the man, who brought us this master library album in his very early musical years. Mostly cosmic funk and cosmic disco fusion with the emhasis on funky synths! This is a killer!

condition:
sleeve: NM (still in shrink, SEALED!) / vinyl: M (STILL SEALED!)
SOLD!

















Parry Music Library PML 002 - Disco Pop
(Bunny J. Browne, Paul Zaza, Paul Kass, 1977)

BEWARE! The title 'Disco Pop' is irritating, this album features strictly funk tracks (with the exception of two discoid funky tracks). Fat grooving funk rhythms with an almost progressive touch! Some tunes remind me of the funky moments of Jimi Hendrix... Hot stuff! Listen!

condition:
sleeve: NM / vinyl: EX
SOLD!


















Parry Music Library PML 015 - Action & Drama
(Paul Kass, Johnny Hawksworth, Bob Ascroft, 1978)

With PML 004 'Moods For Drama' probably the most sought after album from the Canadian Parry Music Library series... It sequels 'Moods for Drama' - action, drama, crime, agent, detective themes with a cool touch of dark jazz moods, abstract grooves and dramatic funk cuts! Check the bassline on 'Moto Perpetuo' - if this superloop hasn't already been used, it will soon... Classic stuff!

condition:
sleeve: NM / vinyl: NM
SOLD!

















Parry Music Library PML 036 - Rhythmic Patterns
(Johnny Hawksworth, Paul Kass, Roger Roger, Robert Fisher, Frances Ruffino, 1980)

Definitely one of the FUNKIEST releases on the Canadian Parry Music Library series. Street funk, drama funk, jazz-funk, disoid funk... funky basslines all the way, nice drum break with handclaps... And who the hell is this Robert Fisher - soundling like the reincarnation of JACKY GIORDANO or is this perhaps a pseudonym of him that hasn't come to mind so far? Anyway, great tracks on here!

condition:
sleeve: NM / vinyl: NM
SOLD!

















Parry Music Library PML 090 - Back Tracks
(Paul Kass, David Snell, John Hawksworth, Frances Ruffino, Dave Jackson, 1983)

SURPRISINGLY cool funk and rhythmic tracks on this late Parry Music Library! There are at least 6 open DRUM BREAKS to chop... several funk cuts, moody tracks, various styles plus 2 cool David Snell harp groovers... Check this out!

condition:
sleeve: EX / vinyl: EX
SOLD!

















Bruton BRD 10 - Relax
(Steve Gray, Trevor Bastow, David Lindup, David Gold, Jean Boucety, 1979)

Dope album all the way, samples galore on this smooth jazz funk killer library - and not only because of the awesome 'Beverley Hills' which was sampled by DJ Premier for Gang Starr... So much spacey laid back chilled tunes. What a wonder, that these tunes haven't been caught on the Dusty Fingers series... RECOMMENDED!!!

condition:
sleeve: EX / vinyl: EX
SOLD!
















Golden Ring Records S 5251 14 - Sound Music Album 25
(Heribert Thusek, 1979)

This album is one of the BIG SURPRISES on the Sound Music Album series! Samples & breaks galore on this killer library! Several laid back moody Dusty Fingers jazz funk tracks, the uptempo afro funk 'Rush Hour', cosmic disco on 'Race Motion' plus plus... Recommended! Listen to the long soundfile!

condition:
sleeve: NM / vinyl: NM
SOLD!
















Bruton BRK 5 - Contemporary Motion
(Trevor Bastow, Brian Bennett, Steve Gray, 1979)

Wow! Trevor Bastow's different 'Motion' versions on the a-side are strictly killer after killer! Action scenes in varying degrees of intensity with minimal instrumentation: fat groovy drums, bass and suspenseful rhodes - Drama funk at its best. The same goes to the tracks of Brian Bennett on the b-side. 'Villain' is a moody uptempo funk cut. 'Trash' is also included on the 'Drama Montage' LPs.

condition:
sleeve: EX / vinyl:NM
SOLD!
















 Bruton BRH 8 - Rhythm Stick
(Frank Ricotti, Les Hurdle, Francis Monkman, Trevor Bastow, Brian Bennett, 1979)

Mostly fat grooving funky rhythm tracks by the usual Bruton suspects... Killer tunes and nice breaks...

condition:
sleeve: EX / vinyl: EX
SOLD!
















Bruton BRH 5 - Light My Fire
(Alan Hawkshaw, Keith Mansfield, Steve Gray, Francis Monkman, Brian Bennett, 1978)

Without a doubt, this is one of the top Holy Grails of the Bruton library catalogue! The top composers deliver first class killer funk tracks from beginning to end... It is the only Bruton LP that contains the Keith Mansfield smasher 'Blockbuster' as well as Hawkshaws 'Hawkwind and Fire' and 'Wonder Groove'. This unbelievabele funky album includes also Hawkshaws cosmic funk tune  'Fuel Injection'... Listen to the long soundfile!!!

condition:
sleeve: VG++ / VInyl: VG+
SOLD!

















Bruton BRH 10 - Blow Out
(Steve Gray, Frank Ricotti, Ron Aspery, 1980)

Sophisticated jazz funk tunes with some great disco moments! Fat  Drums on 'Struttin' and 'Go Mack Go'! Listen!

condition:
sleeve: VG++ / vinyl: EX
SOLD!
















Happy Records HR 2213 - Frank Mantis Group - Open Up
(Frank Mantis, Ken Aldin, Al Tacoma, 1975)

Stunning clean archive copy of this sought after gem! Wicked funk & beat tracks including 'Dark Alley', 'Pick It up', 'Open Up', 'Late Train'! Heavy groove stuff, super seldom seen!!!

condition:
sleeve: NM / vinyl: NM
SOLD!

















Selected Sound 9076 - Sound Inventions
(Klaus Weiss Rhythm & Sounds, 1979)

Super phat cosmic funk bangers from beginning to end! Countless sureshot winners incl. 'Drum Crazy', 'A Few Cuts', 'Greenwich Street'... Drums & breaks all over the place!

condition:
sleve: EX / vinyl: EX
SOLD!

















Auvidis AV 4157 - Sweet Melodie
(J.P. Decerf, M. Chadcar, M. Maller, 1979)

Jean-Pierre Decerf is the man that delivers two heavyweight tracks par excellence: 'Malika's Moon' is a rhodes driven laid back jazz funk killer and 'Like The Wind You Are' is a real cosmic space funk anthem!'Jumping Squirrel' features the typical electronic sound that made Decerfs 'Black Safari" so famous...

condition:
sleeve: EX / vinyl: VG++
SOLD!

















Parry Music Library PML 009 - Electric Lemonade
(Paul Kass, Roger Roger, Johnny Hawksworth, Bob Ascroft, Bunny J. Browne, 1977)
 
Mad synthie funk grooves! Check the funky 'Electric blues' from Roger Roger... This is how Jay Dilla and Flying Lotus programmed their beats... Crazy electric funk killers, abstract electronics..

condition:
sleeve: NM / vinyl: NM
SOLD!

















Capitol Media Music MEKS-6 - Release No. 10-6 - Nostalgia / Easy Beat
(Robert Ascot, 197?)

The a-side is crappy nostalgia music but WHAT THE HELL is hiding behind those 'Easy Beat' title? Mini Beat #1 is a heavy blaxploitation tune, followed by rhodes driven jazz funk killers all the way! Don't let yourself fooled by this title! This one is HOT!

condition:
sleeve: EX / vinyl: EX
SOLD!

















KPM 1177 - Hot Wax
(Alan Hawkshaw, Brian Bennett, John Fiddy, 1976)

No need to introduce this one... 'Name of The Game' should be known by most of you - and not only it was sampled by Ugly Duckling... Listen to those fat drums and that deep synth bassline... Awesome!!! But this song is not the only bringer, too much funky shit and drama funk to mention... Listen yourself!

condition:
sleeve: VG+ / vinyl: VG+
SOLD!

















KPM 1163 - Rock Spectrum
(Brian Bennett, Steve Gray, Duncan Lamont, Clive Hicks, 1975)

Don't let yourself fool by the title 'rock'... This hot KPM library features several killer funkateers!!! Listen to 'Crunch', a heav dramatic funk theme with synths and also the fat drums on 'Confunktion' as comped on one of the Dusty Fingers series... plus plus...

condition:
sleeve: NM / vinyl: NM
SOLD!

















KPM 1160 - Friends And Lovers
(Brian Bennett, James Clarke, Streve Gray, Duncan Lamont, Clive Hicks, 1975)

The creme de la creme of KPM composers comes together on this smooth jazz funk library album! Groovy funky tunes with superb rhodes solos including Duncan Lamont's 'The Apartment' which was used in 'The Sweeney' series.

condition:
sleeve: NM / vinyl: EX
SOLD!
















 Golden Ring Records S 5081 21 - Sound Music Album 8
(Siegfried Schwab, Peter Thomas 1975)

Super nice rare grooves library album! The a-side is full of mellow rhodes driven jazz funk groovers, whereas the b-side features the crazy moog work of genius Peter Thomas... Killer!

condition:
sleeve: VG+ / vinyl: NM
SOLD!