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Review: Selector, percussionist, producer and all-round legend Snowboy represents his weekly Madame JoJo's showcase in album form. Digging deep across two 12"s, Snowboy treats us to 23 undiluted funk and soul cuts. From well-known (James Brown's "Bring It Up" and Etta James' "Can't Shake It") to lesser-known (The Shirelles' "Boys", Dorothy Berry's "I Say You're Driving Me Crazy"), the whole curation rolls with emphatic consistency and attention to detail. With gems hidden around every corner, even the most ardent of collectors will find many things to love right here.

Review: The Task Has Overwhelmed Us is the fourth and final volume in The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project series, a tribute to the late singer and guitarist of The Gun Club. The project was initiated by Pierce's friend and collaborator Cypress Grove, who invited various artists to reinterpret or complete Pierce's songs, using his original demos, lyrics, and notes. The project features a stellar cast of musicians, including Nick Cave, Debbie Harry, Mark Lanegan, Lydia Lunch, Warren Ellis, Hugo Race, and many more. The Task Has Overwhelmed Us contains 20 tracks, some of which are covers of Gun Club classics - such as 'Mother of Earth' by Dave Gahan and 'Fire Spirit' by Mark Stewart. Some are new compositions based on Pierce's unfinished ideas, such as 'On the Other Side' by Nick Cave and Debbie Harry, 'Lucky Jim' by Chris Eckman and Chantal Acda.

Review: The Now series is legendary amongst music lovers of a certain age - often serving as a gateway to more adventurous listening habits. The series is making its 40th anniversary with, what else, a bumper collection of pop hits from over the course of the last four decades. It comes across six sides of vinyl that are blue, white and violet and includes every imaginable classic from the seminal likes of Culture Club, Paul McCartney and Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler amongst many, many more. A real gem for old time's sake.

Review: Celebrating their 40th anniversary, NOW return loudly and proudly to present four limited-edition collectors' editions, compiling a humungous 175 essential hits from the past 40 years on vinyl. Now, the early-to-mid 2010s represented a turning point in the contemporary pop landscape, and don't the kind curators over at NOW know it; this fourth and final instalment captures the essence of the decade spanning 2013-2023, with only the most famous faces in tow - you know, Pitbull, Ke$ha, Sia, Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars, The Chainsmokers, Dua Lipa, Rita Ora, Billie Eilish, that whole shebang...

Review: This collection of hits is one of our most 'mainstream' items to hit our shelves of late, bringing all the latest and hottest dance and pop hits to a single 2xLP bundle. Modern heavyweights from across the globe and genre are brought together, including Coldplay X BTS, The Weeknd, Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber, Dua Lipa, Lady Gaga... thanks to UMC, every bubblegum blower and MTV great gets thoroughly mixed with up newer, fresher faces and TikTok stars.