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David Axelrod – The Definitive Now-Again Reissue

David Axelrod’s lost album from 1969. Originally issued on Mo’ Wax, this is Now-Again’s definitive, Axelrod-Estate sanctioned reissue.

Coming on Black Friday Record Store Day – guaranteed in stock on the Now-Again Bandcamp and Now-Again’s proprietary shop.

Now-Again’s Egon and the legendary Los Angeles producer, composer and arranger David Axelrod were friends for years before Now-Again – at Axelrod’s request – embarked on the painstaking process to issue all-analog lacquered versions of his lauded Capitol Trilogy: Song of Innocence, Songs of Experience and Earth Rot.

David Axelrod speaks contemporaneously about ‘Song of Innocence’ in an interview broadcast on the Voices of Vista radio program.

Their first in-person meeting was in Los Angeles, in the beginning 2001, when Egon joined his then-Stones Throw cohorts Madlib and Peanut Butter Wolf in Capitol’s studios to witness Axelrod and his long time musical partner H.B. Barnum complete what had been conceived as a third Axelrod-produced Electric Prunes album. It was to be called Faust, based on the medieval German legend. MORE

The Definitive Reissues of Paul Ngozi and the Ngozi Family’s Zamrock Albums

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OUR LATEST RELEASE: The hard rock counterpoint to Zambian guitarist and bandleader Paul Ngozi’s 45,000 Volts album. Featuring drummer Chrissy Zebby Tembo. LP includes oversized 8p. booklet detailing Ngozi’s arc, rare photographs, discography and annotations. Released under license from the Estate of Paul Nyirongo.

Zamrock was a bona-fide rock scene, with albums released through independent labels based in Zambia. This music scene was complete, encompassing the genres of rock, acid folk, fusion, Afro-beat, South African jazz and traditional Zambian melodies. It quickly became a uniquely Zambian movement, befitting of its name. The Ngozi Family, WITCH and Amanaz sound nothing like other rock music from the African continent or elsewhere. MORE

Jake Ferguson Featuring Malcolm Catto: A Life Supreme

The Heliocentrics co-founders delve into Spiritual Jazz with a musical journey shaped by Jake Ferguson’s lifetime of music and activism, guided by the spirit of their heroes: Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders and, of course, Sun Ra.

Audiophile pressing: cut in an all-analog, direct-from-tape lacquer at The Carery in the United Kingdom and pressed at Optimal in Germany.

Coming soon in an exclusive pre-sale on the Now-Again Bandcamp and our own webstore.

Twenty years after The Heliocentrics debut album Out There saw release on Now-Again – and following multiple albums on the label, two on producer Madlib’s imprint, and collaborations with the likes of Ethio-jazz pioneer Mulatu Astatke and rapper Nas – the band’s co-founder and bassist Jake Ferguson delivers the project for Now-Again that he’d always wanted to produce.

It’s a jazz album, something akin to the yearning albums of Houston’s independent jazz mavericks Bubbha Thomas and the Lightmen and pop songwriter turned revolutionary Eugene McDaniels. The term “spiritual jazz” has become a catch phrase for this seeking, often modal, deep music; Jake’s take on the genre is infused with the same sensibilities that inspired his heroes. MORE

Egon’s Final Pop Up Record Shops at Now-Again

12 years ago, Egon hosted his first pop up record shop at Now-Again Records HQ in the Highland Park neighborhood in Los Angeles. In 2016 he opened an adjoining space and expanded the concept to more than record shops – the space hosted cultural gatherings of likeminded people from the world over, from artists to winemakers to musicians of all walks, from young to old. The inspiration came, originally, from the legendary record conventions hosted in the early 1990s in New York City’s Roosevelt Hotel and collecting elders who showed him the ropes. So, with the announcement of the end of these events – we are planning to wrap this series at the end of 2026, but it might extend another month or two – we’re bringing back some of our favorites from over the years.

We just wrapped our event with the man Chris Veltri of the legendary San Francisco record emporium Groove Merchant. And we’re readying to announce our December event…. MORE

The Soul Album That Should-Have-Been: The Hamilton Movement’s She’s Gone – The Complete Works (And 7″!).

The Indianapolis soul album that should-have-been – The Hamilton Movement’s complete recordings, presented in album form and a bundle including Bernie Grundman’s all-analog lacquered 7″ of their legendary single “She’s Gone” – due to demand, also available in a limited edition, second pressing!

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UK/EU RESIDENTS VIA JAZZMAN RECORDS» The Hamilton Movement – “She’s Gone” – Second Pressing 7″. Save on shipping with our exclusive UK/EU partner. MORE