Phil Ranelin - The Time Is Now

Phil Ranelin - The Time Is NowThe Tribe co founders debut, lacquered directly from his master tapes in an all analog transfer by Bernie Grundman. The definitive reissue of this Spiritual Jazz album which set the stage for his Vibes from the Tribe The Tribe label, one of the brightest lights of Americas 1970s jazz underground, receives the Now Again reissue treatment. This is your chance to indulge in the music and story of one of the most meaningful, local movements of the 20th

This is the first release of Soul Jazz Records’ new Cold Wave overview and a second volume will follow

" a song loaded with the kind of simple contradictions that made Kurt Cobain's lyrics so effective

underground Hip Hop that demands to be met on its own terms

everything new – be it a brick wall or a terylene suit – was a shade of brown or orange

from the band’s 2015 single on Three One G

for that matter

Heaven Making Love is a killer song Wilson wrote for Rare Birds but was abandoned whilst 69 Corvette is a song thinking about his southern home whilst on tour with Roger Waters in 2017-18

The album was recorded in Coombes' home studio as well as Courtyard Studios in Oxfordshire

First reissue of this obscure gem from 1973

‘Hopelessly In Love’

but despite the evident influence of American guitar pop both past & present

hypnotic swingtime crescendos