New Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings album on the way

Exciting news for fans of soul, funk and R&B - according to Daptone records, the follow up to Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings smash hit 2007 album '100 Days, 100 Nights' is right around the corner.

'I Learned The Hard Way' is slated for an April 6th release date, but you can check out the title track right now by clicking this link. Sign up for the Daptone mailing list (or type in your existing address if you're already a member) and you'll receive an mp3 of the new track, free of charge.

According to the mail-out, the album '...produced by Bosco Mann and recorded on an Ampex eight-track tape machine by Gabriel Roth in Daptone Records’ House of Soul studios, this record drips with a warmth and spontaneity rarely found since the golden days of Muscle Shoals and Stax.'

As podcast listeners will know, Daptone has a strong history of stellar releases, and we're expecting this one to be no exception.

www.daptonerecords.com

DAPTONE GOLD compilation on the way

From our friends at Daptone Records:

Daptone Gold Compilation CD/LP

This November, we are releasing a 23 track compilation featuring rarities, classics and previously unreleased tracks from Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, The Budos Band, Binky Griptite, Lee Fields, Antibalas and more. Vinyl release is a double LP packaged in a deluxe gold foil gatefold jacket with extensive liner notes, and will include a poster, sticker and .mp3 download card. CD release is a deluxe gold foil digipak with 6 page booklet including extensive liner notes and photos. Coming November 24th

TRACKS:
Introduction by Binky Griptite ● Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings “I’m Not Gonna Cry” ● The Budos Band “Up From The South” ● Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens “What Have You Done” ● Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - “How Long Do I Have To Wait For You?” ● Lee Fields “Could Have Been” ● Antibalas featuring Mayra Vega "Che Che Cole Makossa" ● The Budos Band “Budos Rising” ● Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings “Got A Thing On My Mind” ● Charles Bradley & the Menahan Street Band “The World” ● Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings “Make It Good To Me” ● Lee Fields and Sugarman & Co. “Stand Up” ● Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens “What Is This” ● Binky Griptite with the Sugarman Three “A Lover Like Me” ● Menahan Street Band “Make the Road by Walking” ● Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings “Tell Me” ● Sugarman & Co. “Down To It” ● The Dap-Kings “Nervous Like Me” ● Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings “Giving Up” ● The Budos Band “Ghostwalk” ● The Gospel Queens feat. Cynthia Langston “I Need You To Hold My Hand” ● Binky Griptite & the Mellomatics “The Stroll Pt. 2” ● Sharon Jones & Lee Fields “Stranded In Your Love”