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'The Ru-Jac Records Story' Is Like Some Alternate-Universe Stax/Volt Compilation

The obscure soul of Charm City: a new four-volume retrospective of Baltimore's Ru-Jac Records provides a goldmine of long-forgotten R&B recordings previously unknown to anyone but the most hardcore of soul aficionados.

Various Artists: Andina: The Sound of the Peruvian Andes

Vintage music from the Peruvian Andes makes for a lively compilation, although it loses something in the translation from past to present.

Various Artists: To the Outside of Everything: A Story of UK Post Punk 1977 - 1981

This definitive, five-CD anthology is a challenging and enlightening listen, a triumph of curatorship that provides near-encyclopedic insight into this important chapter of UK popular music history.

Various Artists: Oté Maloya - The Birth of Electric Maloya on Reunion Island 1975-1986

Strut Records delivers the best of vintage African music yet again, this time straight from Réunion Island.

Various Artists: Day of the Dead

Aaron and Bryce Dessner have masterfully assembled a dizzying array of contemporary artists to reinterpret the songs of the Grateful Dead.

Various Artists: Music of Morocco - Recorded by Paul Bowles 1959

Dust-to-Digital extensively explores the culture of Morocco in a box set filled with the earthy, soulful pleasures of the country's music.

Various Artists: Here Lies Love

The production makes you shake your head as well as your booty as ever single word is articulated with clarity, cadence, and a purpose.

Various Artists: Marula's Shade: the ImprovED Album

These are talented amateurs trying to match professional production values without the luxuries of a big budget and uninterrupted oceans of recording time.

Various Artists: Full Body Workout Vol. Nine

As a potential workout mix, the compilation probably wouldn’t be bad, and as a soundtrack to sex, it’d be a little aggressive.

Various Artists: Dual Form

Stones Throw and Leaving Records team up for one of the most unique and experimental albums in recent memory. But do the fiercely independent artists found within have what it takes to hang with the big boys?

Various Artists: Strange Passion

You know that a rarities collection is digging deep when the most famous band featured is the Virgin Prunes.

Various Artists: This One's For Him, A Tribute to Guy Clark

In the end, it doesn’t matter. Clark’s songs are high quality enough for just about anybody to perform and sound good.

Various Artists: Golden Beirut: New Sounds From Lebanon

An eclectic and oddly put-together mixtape from an eclectic region, Golden Beirut is a very good cross-section of certain musical trends that are occurring in contemporary Lebanon.

Various Artists: Those Shocking, Shaking Days

This compilation is a vibrant celebration of rebellious sound displaying the glut of funky, resonant music coming out of Indonesia during the fertile and tense '70s.

Various Artists: Imaginational Anthems Vol. 4: New Possibilities

The fourth volume of Tompkins Square's excellent Imaginational Anthems series shines the light on some of the brighest folk guitarists in the UK and US.

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The obscure soul of Charm City: a new four-volume retrospective of Baltimore's Ru-Jac Records provides a goldmine of long-forgotten R&B recordings previously unknown to anyone but the most hardcore of soul aficionados.

Vintage music from the Peruvian Andes makes for a lively compilation, although it loses something in the translation from past to present.

This definitive, five-CD anthology is a challenging and enlightening listen, a triumph of curatorship that provides near-encyclopedic insight into this important chapter of UK popular music history.

Strut Records delivers the best of vintage African music yet again, this time straight from Réunion Island.

Bobo Yéyé: Belle Époque in Upper Volta is a goldmine for musical history buffs and an excellent purchase for anyone in need of a little more African jazz.

Aaron and Bryce Dessner have masterfully assembled a dizzying array of contemporary artists to reinterpret the songs of the Grateful Dead.

Dust-to-Digital extensively explores the culture of Morocco in a box set filled with the earthy, soulful pleasures of the country's music.

The production makes you shake your head as well as your booty as ever single word is articulated with clarity, cadence, and a purpose.

These are talented amateurs trying to match professional production values without the luxuries of a big budget and uninterrupted oceans of recording time.

As a potential workout mix, the compilation probably wouldn’t be bad, and as a soundtrack to sex, it’d be a little aggressive.

Stones Throw and Leaving Records team up for one of the most unique and experimental albums in recent memory. But do the fiercely independent artists found within have what it takes to hang with the big boys?

You know that a rarities collection is digging deep when the most famous band featured is the Virgin Prunes.

In the end, it doesn’t matter. Clark’s songs are high quality enough for just about anybody to perform and sound good.

An eclectic and oddly put-together mixtape from an eclectic region, Golden Beirut is a very good cross-section of certain musical trends that are occurring in contemporary Lebanon.

This compilation is a vibrant celebration of rebellious sound displaying the glut of funky, resonant music coming out of Indonesia during the fertile and tense '70s.

The fourth volume of Tompkins Square's excellent Imaginational Anthems series shines the light on some of the brighest folk guitarists in the UK and US.