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Here are some really nice soul and funk albums that have just arrived from USA.

Records are great gifts to give or receive.

All these albums are in demand , in good conditions and are one-offs so please order early to avoid disappointment.

Records can be ordered on line, over the phone on 020 8875 1018 or collected from our shop in Putney SW15.

Thursday, April 1, 2004; Page B06

Ernesto McKenzie Phillips, 50, a Columbia resident who was a musician in pop rhythm-and-blues groups and then produced a series of local entertainers, including singers Toni Braxton and Kimberly Scott, died March 25 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore after a stroke. He had hypertension.

Mr. Phillips, a native Washingtonian, was raised in Crownsville and graduated from Arundel High School in Gambrills. He was a self-taught guitarist, and during high school he attended the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore to study trumpet.

He was a graduate of Anne Arundel Community College and attended Howard University, where he intended to study medicine as his father -- a psychiatrist -- had. He decided instead to make music his career.

With his four brothers -- George, Lloyd, Orlando and Gregory -- Mr. Phillips formed Licyndiana, an R&B group named after his mother and his sisters. Ernesto Phillips sang and played guitar. He also wrote songs and did production work.

Singer Renee Diggs, who was Mr. Phillips's longtime companion, and musician-songwriter Kayode "Ky" Adeyemo later joined Licyndiana.

Mr. Phillips had greater success as leader, co-producer and primary songwriter of a successor pop R&B band called Starpoint, which included the same members except for Lloyd.

The band toured nationally, opening for such performers as Luther Vandross, and appeared on "Soul Train," "Solid Gold" and other television programs. Its album "Restless" (1986) sold more than 500,000 copies, according to news reports, and included the hit song "Object of My Desire."

At the 1990 Washington Area Music Awards, Starpoint was named best R&B/urban group. Mr. Phillips, on guitar, was named best instrumentalist.

The group disbanded about 1990 as members went in different directions professionally. Until his death, Mr. Phillips worked as a producer. He owned and operated Longevity Records and Pearl Studios, both in Columbia.

"I pledged that once we made it, I was going to prove there is a lot of talent in this area," he told The Washington Post in 1995.

His best-known find is Braxton, the Grammy Award-winning singer whom he met through a friend.

In recent months, he worked as a counselor for teenagers at Sheppard Pratt psychiatric clinic in Ellicott City.

Survivors include his mother, Ana Phillips, of Columbia; four brothers, George Phillips and Lloyd Phillips, both of Columbia, and Orlando Phillips and Gregory Phillips, both of Annapolis; and two sisters, Diane Laguerre of Elk Ridge, Md., and Lisa Phillips of Columbia.

For the 4th year running soulbrother.com will be participating in Record Store Day, which is on 21st April. We will be stocking most of the soul, jazz and reggae record store exclusive releases as well as some of the blues and more general releases. There are more soul and jazz releases for this year than in previous years including :- Gregory Porter 1960 What 12" Fame Records Singles 5 x 7" Box set Clarence Carter Unreleased Fame 7" ep Charles Bradley – Stay Away 7" Dizzy Gillespie –The matrix 7" Otis Redding/Aretha Franklin – Respect (gold vinyl) 7" Stax 10 x 7" box set Plus others, a full list will be published in store and on the site a couple of days before RSD. Click here for full list of RSD releases These exclusive releases will be only available in the shop on 21st April, and we are allowed to offer online and mail order any that are not sold out after midday on 28th April. UP TO 20% OFF ORIGINAL VINYL Enjoy up to 20% Off Original Vinyl purchases in store on RSD. Spend £50 or more and get 10% OFF, Spend £100 or More and get 15% OFF, Spend £200 or more and get 20% OFF. Offer excludes records priced £35 or more and Reissues, and is subject to a minimum order of 3 records. SALE LP'S £5 EACH OR 3 FOR £10 There are literally 100's of LP's on offer in store price at £5 each or 3 for £10 on RSD only.

Here are some great Soul Original Vinyl Albums that have recently arrived for you to check for your collection, we have added clips for most titles so you can hear them before you buy. All records are one -offs so please order early to avoid disappointment. Records can be ordered on line , over the phone on 020 8875 1018 or collected from our shop in Putney open Mon -sat 10 -7 and Sun 11-5.

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