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Como Now, The Voices of Panola Co., Mississippi
Recorded Live at Mt. Mariah Church, July 22nd, 2006
AVAILABLE AUGUST 19, 2008. PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE SOON

Deep in the heart of Panola County, Mississippi lies Como, a small rural town where children and grown folks alike have been living and breathing gospel for as long as they can remember. In the summer of 2006, Daptone Records placed a small ad in local papers and on the radio inviting singers to come down to Mt. Mariah Church to record their songs. The result is COMO NOW, a stirring collection of traditional and original a cappella gospel from the voices of Panola County’s own families. More...


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100 days


The long awaited third album by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings “100 Days, 100 Nights” is finally out.

In the winter of 2006, the band slowed its touring schedule to make time for a return to the studio and record 100 Days, 100 Nights. With much more extensive songwriting and arranging contributions from the members of the band, the songs take more distinct and well-crafted forms, enabling a deeper more soulful return to traditional Rhythm and Blues roots. However, it is the raw fire and Soul which Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings consistently pour into their music that will make this record an irreplaceable part of many people’s lives.
Order LP   CD   Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights


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The Budos

Like the deadly scorpion of the album's cover, The Budos Band's second release,
The Budos Band II, creeps stealthily over the hot desert sand. It is with unmistakable purpose that each beat of the music drives forth, one footstep of many to carry the Scorpion toward it's meaning. With his tail arched high in readiness, he maneuvers patiently under the scorching desert sun, and chooses his prey. He strikes without warning and without remorse. The venom of his sting, true to its reason; his victim, ever-intoxicated.
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The Budos Band - The Budos Band II

 
Alvin 'Youngblood' Hart & The Carolina Chocolate Drops - The Great Debaters (Music from & Recorded for the Motion Picture)  
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Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
“100 Days, 100 Nights”
b/w “Settling In” (45 exclusive!)

Are you in the mood for a fantastic record? Well take off everything you’re wearing and try this on. Not only do you get to spin 100 Days in sweet warm vinyl, you also get a new song available only on 7" format. Settling In is a bluesy mid-tempo groover from the 100 Days, 100 Nights recording sessions.
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Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens
What have you done b/w I'll take the long road

Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens are Gospel Soul of the highest order. Within the Daptone family, Naomi's name resonates deeply as a rare and beautiful performer. When she sings, anyone present is intoxicated and overcome by the love and joy that pours from her.
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Hank "Soul Man" Mullen
Listen b/w He upset your dreams

The A side is an up-tempo groover concerning the saddest subject of all; not one, but two broken hearts. This is an effort from the Avengers on the Audel imprint out of Buffalo NY. The band formed in the mid-sixties and toured a dynamic show with...
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Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band
The World (Is Going Up In Flames) b/w Heartaches and Pain

There is a raw feeling on this record that cuts to the bone. As Daptone's newest imprint, Dunham Records gives birth to her sophomore seven, and a proud mother she should be. Charles Bradley has lain his soul bare on this wax. THE WORLD (IS GOING UP IN FLAMES)
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Binky Griptite & The Mellomatics
Mellomatic Mood b/w Part 2

Baby, when I see you I feel so mellow / I said Baby, Baby, Baby, I'm a lucky fellow / You don't have to work for my love / It's automatic / And that's why I say, I say it's Mellomatic / I'm in a Mellomatic Mood...
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Lee Fields & The Sugarman 3 - Daptone 7 Inch Singles Collection Vol. 2 (Bonus Track)
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Daptone 7 inch Singles Collection Vol. 2

AVAILABLE NOW ON ITUNES AND EMUSIC

You’ve been licking ‘round the bottom of the Soul bowl lately, scrounging for every bit and morsel you can find. And now this! Our second volume of Daptone cuts that have never been digitized before.

All the 45 only jams that your hipper friends with record players have been so smarmy about for so long. I’m sure you would have bought them on vinyl if your apartment wasn’t so small, right? Or maybe you already did, but want these handy digital ones so you can listen to them on your telephone when you’re not near enough to your dear old turntable.

Either way, I’m sure you’ll enjoy Volume two of Daptone’s 7” Singles Collection. And don’t forget, singles are for couples too!

TRACKLISTING
1. The Matador - The Mighty Imperials
2. Now That I'm Gone - Charles Bradley & The Bullets
3. Can't Stop Thinking About You - Charles Bradley
4. Could Have Been - Lee Fields
5. You Don't Know What You Mean (To a Lover Like Me) - Lee Fields and The Sugarman 3
6. How Long Do I Have To Wait For You (Instr.) - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
7. This Love Ain't Big Enough for the Two of Us - Charles Bradley & The Bullets
8. (She's Got) Twilight Eyes - Charles Bradley & The Bullets
9. I Just Dropped In to See What Condition My Condition Is In - Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
10. Stand Up - Lee Fields and The Sugarman 3
11. Stand Up Pt. II - Lee Fields and Sugarman 3
12. Nervous like me - The Dap-Kings
13. Che Che Cole - Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra

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Lee Fields & The Sugarman 3 - Daptone 7 Inch Singles Collection Vol. 2 (Bonus Track)
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Daptone 7 inch Singles Collection Vol. 1

How many times have you been at a swinging soul party and overheard someone say, "I'd really love to taste some of those soulful and delicious Daptone cuts that are only available on 45's, but I don't have a record player"?

I know what you're thinking: if only I had a dime for every time! Well now a dime (or two) is all it will cost your phonographically impaired friends to download one of these exclusive cuts to play on their own MP5-BOX. You heard right, the considerate folks at Daptone have compiled the entirety of their infamous 45' catalog onto a series of download only albums. Finally, you too can own tracks that have previously only been available to DJ's and vinyl junkies.

TRACKLISTING Click here to preview tracks on itunes

1. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings -Got A Thing On My Mind, Pt. 1
2. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings -Got A Thing On My Mind, Pt. 2
3. Lee Fields & the Dap-Kings -Give Me A Chance, Pt. 1
4. Lee Fields & the Dap-Kings -Give Me A Chance, Pt. 2
5. The Sugarman 3 -Funky So-and-So, Pt.1
6. The Sugarman 3 -Funky So-and-So, Pt. 2
7. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings -Make It Good To Me
8. The Dap-Kings -Casella Walk
9. Charles Bradley and Sugarman & Co. -Take It As It Come Pt. 1
10. Charles Bradley and Sugarman & Co. -Take it... Pt. 2
11. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings -Got To Be The Way It Is, Pt.2
12. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings -Got To Be The Way It Is, Pt.2
13. Naomi Davis -Promised Land, Pt. 1
14. The Sugarman 3 -Promised Land (Instrumental)
15. The Company -La Culebra, Pt. 1
16. The Company -La Culebra, Pt. 2
17. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings -What Have You Done For Me Lately? Pt. 1
18. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings -What Have You Done For Me Lately? Pt. 2

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Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Daptone 7 Inch Singles Collection, Vol. 1
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House of Soul • Limited-Time T-Shirt

Our home in Bushwick, Brooklyn, where we make the music you love, inspired this T-Shirt. We only have a few of these. If you are a true Daptone fan, show the world what the House of Soul looks like. It's pure Soul excitement! Hurry and get one here...


 


 

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NEW Daptone Radio Show:
Binky Griptite's GhettoFunkPowerHour!

Daptone would like to present the one and only Binky Griptite in his natural habitat, showing off his skills on the radio waves at the WDAP studios click here to download the radio show!

Tracklisting:

1. The Sugarman 3 Feat. Charles Bradley “Take it as it Come”
2. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings “Give Me a Chance”
3. The Poets of Rhythm “More Mess on my Thing”
4. Antibalas “Che Che Cole”5. The Daktaris “Eltsuhg Ibal Lasiti”
6. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings “Why Don’t We All Stop Paying Taxes”
7. Binky Griptite & the Mellomatics “Mellomatic Mood”
8. The Sugarman 3 “Sugar’s Boogaloo”
9. Lee Fields “Could Have Been”
10. Bob & Gene “Sailboat”
11. Bob & Gene “I Can Be Cool”
(instrumental underneath talking is Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings “How Long Do I Have To Wait For You?” inst.)
12. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings “How Do I Let a Good Man Down?”
13. The Dap-Kings “Nervous Like Me”
14. The Mighty Imperials feat. Joseph Henry “Never Found a Girl”
15. Charles Bradley & the Bullets “This Love Ain't Big Enough For The Two Of Us”
16. The Budos Band “Aynotchesh Yererfu”
(instrumental underneath talking is Binky Griptite & the Mellomatics “Brooklyn Soul Stew” inst.)
17. The Sugarman 3 feat. Lee Fields “Shot Down”
(instrumental underneath talking is Binky Griptite “Stoned Soul Christmas”)
18. The Sugarman Three “La Culebra”
19. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings “The Dap Dip”
20. The Sugarman Three feat. Naomi Davis “Promised Land”
21. Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens “What Have You Done, My Brother?”
22. The Budos Band “Adeniji”
23. The Menahan Street Band “Make the Road by Walking” (short preview underneath talking) *Dunham Records
24. Charles Bradley & the Menahan Street Band “The World (is going up in flames)” *Dunham Records
25. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings “You’re Gonna Get It”
26. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings “Genuine”
27. The Sugarman 3 “Honey Wagon”

* Subsidiary of Daptone Records, www.myspace.com/dunhamrecords

 

 

 

 

 


 

Upcoming Shows

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Upcoming: European Tour, Hollywood Bowl, Lollapalooza, Osheaga Festival, Outside Lands Festival, Virgin Mobile Festival, Westhampton NY, Summerstage NYC, Oregon Zoo, Monolith Festival, Austin City Limits Festival, Minnessotta State Fair plus more...
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The Budos Band
Nectar's Seattle, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, JazzFest International, Victoria, BC

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Latest News
Conan Check the Conan O'Brien Performance
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings visit the Conan Show, again. What can we say, the man is a natural. Check the whole show here
Tell Me New video for "Tell Me"
Antique video cameras + Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings make a beautiful combination.
See for ya'self!
records Rummaging for... records
Neal Sugarman & Gabriel Roth of the D-Kings steer us to the best places to score quality vinyl in the NYC area. Lay it in the cut!
Al Green Dap Kings' Horns play in new Al Green Record. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Al Green's new release.
Lay it Down.
later Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings perform at Later with Jules Holland. Note: The video stream link is only valid in the UK. link
groove Agent J shoots the 45 ish with the Daptone possie about vinyl, Jay Z and Rocawear watches... then Ms Sharon Jones herself drops in. Listen to the show...
budos New Budos Video for Origin of Man
They put their lives on the line, just to make an awesome video. Look out!
Letterman Late Night with David Letterman Video
In case you went to sleep early that night and could not catch the performance on Letterman here is a link for you...
Sharon's photo The Interface
Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings, perform live at AOL's Spinner music channel. Check out the podcast and all the madness! Live!
jayz-dunham Jay-Z Riffs Off Brooklyn's
Mehanan Street Band

Tommy "TNT" Brenneck explains it all to Spinner Spin it!
Dunham Records Karina

The most excellent 45 by Dunham Records, "Karina b/w Make The Road by Walking is now available on Menahan Street Band - Make the Road By Walking - Make the Road By Walking & emusic

100 Days, 100 Nights Video

The video for 100 Days, 100 Nights is live all over the world thanks to Dap-U-tube. Go ahead and check it out. It's a winner!

dap-ringtones Get your Ringtones over here... All 100 Days, 100 Nights tunes are now available as ringtones. Soul in your phone box? Yes!
Rayman Sharon Jones & The Dap-KIngs perform live in one of Holland's most famous shows Raymann is Laat. (Rayman is late!). Nice!
homer Homer Steinweiss, The Dap-king's Drummer has opened a blog about food. It features food from their current world-tour. Yumm!
sjdk Exclusive download of WDAP's GhettoFunkPowerHour hosted by Binky Griptite featuring Daptone Hits. Get it!
mtv Record Release Party @ The Apollo reviewed by Brooklyn Vegan. We had a blast, thank you for coming... link
sjdk Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings get some love in the LA TIMES and THE NEW YORK TIMES. Read all about them.
sjdk The Budos Band exclusive performance on AOL Spinner! Live on the interface! Check the mayhem right here
mtv MTV paid us a visit. Boy, were they surprised to see how we do it. Check the video goodness after the jump link
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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