Best Of The Sun Records Sessions

Nearly seven years since their debut seven inch release, Tone Scientists are back with the five song Kiiroi Tori EP. The project joins Mike Watt and Bucky Pope, the latter of whom assumes the producer role this time around, with drummer John Herndon of Tortoise and two longtime Watt collaborators, flute/sax player Vince Meghrouni and keyboard player Pete Mazich. Like their first release, the EP includes an ambitious Sun Ra cover, with their distinctive take on "The Sun One”, along with four tunes penned by Pope and Watt.

The release will be available on two limited 12" vinyl pressings, one black and another on banana peel color vinyl, as well as digital formats. Vinyl pressed at Furnace Record Pressing.

TRACKLIST:
A1 Excuse Yourself (Pope)
A2 Struggle Bus (Pope)
A3 The Sun One (Ra)
B1 Those Isthmus Blues (Pope/Watt)
B2 Kiiroi Tori (Watt)

Denise LaSalle’s seminal debut LP for Westbound Records, released in 1972, introduced the world at large to a storming force in blues. At Westbound, Denise refined her Chicago Blues roots and recorded Trapped By A Thing Called Love, adding contemporary and soulful arrangements to her flawless songs. The result garnered huge hits, a massive fan base, and put Ms. LaSalle on track to being crowned “Queen Of The Blues.” It remains an undisputed classic of the genre. The album has been remastered by Dave Gardner for its first pressing in more half a century, as part of Org Music’s ongoing Westbound Records reissue series. 

The reissue is out everywhere January 17th, 2025.

Tracklist:
A1 Trapped By a Thing Called Love
A2 Now Run and Tell That
A3 Heartbreaker of the Year
A4 Good Goody Getter
A5 Catch Me If You Can
B1 Hung Up, Strung Out
B2 Do Me Right
B3 The Deeper I Go (The Better It Gets)
B4 If You Should Loose Me
B5 Keep It Coming
B6 It’s Too Late

William Hooker is a musician, composer, and poet with over 70 recordings as a leader, encompassing jazz, new music, experimental music and multi-disciplinary forms of expression (e.g. dance, silent film and spoken word). He has been recognized as “an iconoclast, and one of the most innovative musicians and drummers of his generation”  [The Wire],  which is evident nowhere more than on his latest album, Jubilation. The new work features collaborators Matt LaVelle on trumpet, Sarah Manning on alto saxophone, On Davis on guitar, and Adam Lane on Bass. The release marks Hooker’s fourth outing for Org Music, following Flesh and Bones (2023), Big Moon (2021), and Symphonie of Flowers (2019). 

Hooker says of Jubilation, “our express purpose was to play great music and to communicate such.” The group, captured live in 2023 at acclaimed Brooklyn performance arts venue Roullette,  does just that. The dynamic set showcases each of the players’ unique craft with extended solo performances, introducing new elements and building towards a more collaborative effort as the piece progresses. The result, captured faithfully on this recording, is pure Jubilation (noun; a feeling of great happiness and triumph).

Tracklist:
A1 The Stare
A2 Linking
A3 The Villages
A4 Central Features of Sleep
B1 Exhausting Clouds
B2 Laws of Heredity
B3 Steam

Glad Tidings From Sun Records is the first holiday collaboration from Sun Records and Org Music. The record features a healthy helping of both standards and original compositions, all performed in the label's signature blend of country, soul, and rock and roll. Artists include Sun favorites such as Patti Page, Carl Mann, and The Ad Libs. The record comes pressed on Rudolph-Red vinyl, and is also available on CD.

Tracklist:
A1 The Poets - Merry Christmas Baby
A2 The Rockin' Stockins - Yuleville, U.S.A.
A3 Leroy Van Dyke - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
A4 Patti Page - Holidays
A5 Little Joseph - Christmas Jingle
A6 Carl Mann - Christmas Memories
B1 Billy Jo Styles - The Christmas Song
B2 The Ad Libs - Santa's On His Way
B3 Little Joseph - The Story of Christmas
B4 Larry Shell - Glad Tidings
B5 Orion - Please Come Home For Christmas
B6 The Rockin' Stockins - Rockin'-Lang-Syne

Baseball hat on navy blue with white embroidery. 

Adjustable
100% cotton canvas
Classic fit

Originally released in 1969, Heart & Soul is a stunning compilation of hits by American blues musician Johnny Adams. The 11-track album, produced by Shelby Singleton, contains various songs recorded between 1962 and 1968. The unique blending of 1960's gospel, soul, pop, blues, funk, and country has lead critics to deem the collection as some of Adams' finest and most astonishing work.

A1 Georgia Morning Dew 3:25
A2 In A Moment Of Weakness 2:35
A3 Real Live Living Hurtin' Man 3:10
A4 Lonely Man 2:37
A5 I Won't Cry 2:17
A6 Release Me 2:46
B1 Proud Woman 2:40
B2 I Can't Be All Bad 3:04
B3 A Losing Battle 2:23
B4 Living On Your Love 1:45
B5 Reconsider Me 3:50