The Inner Soul
The Inner Soul is Car Boot Soul Records' blog. Here we talk about record labels, artists and genres we love. We will also feature guides and info on collecting and the history of recorded music. And stories of how and where we've found our collections.
The Inner Soul
A Short History of Reggae Record Labels
We threw a csv file of our catalgue of reggae 45's at ChatGPT and asked it to create some sense of the myriad of labels, producers, sub-labels and recording artists...
A Short History of Reggae Record Labels
We threw a csv file of our catalgue of reggae 45's at ChatGPT and asked it to create some sense of the myriad of labels, producers, sub-labels and recording artists...
Supporting indie labels - jazz / broken beat / ...
New stock just in: thousands of additional titles across jazz, funk, soul, reggae, latin, african and EDM We've set up a new panel of indie labels and distributors, and the...
Supporting indie labels - jazz / broken beat / ...
New stock just in: thousands of additional titles across jazz, funk, soul, reggae, latin, african and EDM We've set up a new panel of indie labels and distributors, and the...
Catching the Right Train - A blind listen throu...
Some time ago, I got together with a couple of friends to listen to John Coltrane’s seminal Blue Note album Blue Train. We occasionally get together to listen to music...
Catching the Right Train - A blind listen throu...
Some time ago, I got together with a couple of friends to listen to John Coltrane’s seminal Blue Note album Blue Train. We occasionally get together to listen to music...
Maxi Jazz 12" Reggae Cuts
Maxi Jazz — 10-cut deep dig This week we have released about 150 10" and 12" Reggae singles from Maxi Jazz's record collection. Maxi Jazz grew up on roots, dubwise...
Maxi Jazz 12" Reggae Cuts
Maxi Jazz — 10-cut deep dig This week we have released about 150 10" and 12" Reggae singles from Maxi Jazz's record collection. Maxi Jazz grew up on roots, dubwise...
What Makes a Soul Track “Northern”?
As dealers in rare vinyl the allure of the Northern Soul genre is very strong. Prices for some 7 inch singles are in the 10's of thousands. Here we talk about...
What Makes a Soul Track “Northern”?
As dealers in rare vinyl the allure of the Northern Soul genre is very strong. Prices for some 7 inch singles are in the 10's of thousands. Here we talk about...
From Faithful to Faithless: Maxi Jazz and Todd ...
When we first viewed Maxi Jazz’s personal vinyl collection—recently acquired here at CarBootSoul.com—we expected plenty of Faithless-related house, trance, and dub plates. Yet nestled among the uplifting anthems and rare...
From Faithful to Faithless: Maxi Jazz and Todd ...
When we first viewed Maxi Jazz’s personal vinyl collection—recently acquired here at CarBootSoul.com—we expected plenty of Faithless-related house, trance, and dub plates. Yet nestled among the uplifting anthems and rare...