Starla 1003 Has Arrived! - Hear it Now...

Well folks, the third Starla 45 has arrived in the shape of The Privates Hammond Orchestra with "The Chop" . The main track is a rocking instrumental follow-up to the band's debut release on RecordKicks earlier this year. Over on the B-Side there is a version of Nat Adderley's "Work Song" in the inimitable Privates style.

The record was debuted at Friday Street (Scotland's Premier Mod Club) over the weekend by Guest DJ Mark Robb and the reception so far has been fantastic. We were selling them to the dancers in the street outside at 3am!

Orders are now being taken for copies at the very reasonable price of £5 each + P&P - order with the paypal button on this page or email us at starlarecords (at) gmail.com

Here is a sample of the track

Coming Soon....

Heres a sneak preview for our next release - the third Starla Records 45 comes from The
Privates Hammond Orchrestra - more info soon...

More Live Footage from The Privates in Spain

From THE BEAT GOES ON 2010 Mod & 60's rally in Luanco (Asturias-Spain)
The winter EUROYEYE MOD RALLY. www.myspace.com/euroyeye

First up - Jimmy Smith's "The Cat"


And their version of "Turtle Walk" from Lou Donaldson

The Privates Hammond Orchestra - Live In Spain - January 2010

Catch some of the highlights of The Privates Hammond Orchestra's recent trip to play in Spain here, including an exclusive live version of the band's forthcoming single on Starla Records with "The Chop".








For all the latest live dates and news on The Privates Hammond Orchestra check http://www.myspace.com/theprivateshammond

Soulshaker Vol 6 OUT NOW - The Privates Hammond Orchestra DEBUT!!!!!

The Privates Hammond Orchestra make their debut with a track included on the Soulshaker Volume 6 Compilation on the excellent RecordKicks from Milan. Alongside such luminaries as Jimi Tenor, Nicole Willis, The New Mastersounds, Kenny Dope and many more. The Privates are joined by vocalist and composer for the track Joe Kane, for his "I'm Sorry (Can I Please Come Home)".

There will be an 45 of the track backed with The Privates own "The Battle Of Yoker" on the flip, more details soon. In the meantime check out (and buy) the album on CD and download here

Furthur Volume 1 - Craig Loosejoints Mix For Download

The latest in the mix series is, as The Who would say, a quick one. Mixed live in the process of procrastinating over other things, this is a mix of more leftfield sounds covering psych, oddball soundtracks, space-jazz and eastern beat from Craig Loosejoints. No tracklisting this time, but points for ones you can spot - Enjoy! Craig Loosejoints - Furthur Vol 1

More Private Exploits...

Following a storming set at The Wee Chill Festival this week, The Privates Hammond Orchestra return a week later a Glasgow's soul institution Divine on Sat 3 October at Glasgow School of Art. Matching this dynamite three piece with a club night that's dedicated to the best in Soul, Funk, 60s Beat and other grooves is a no-brainer and sure to be the best night out in the Northern Hemisphere this week. To ensure full potential for pleasure, we'd recommend the excellent pre-club "Get The Records On" hosted by Jamie & Ian at the CCA bar next to the Art School from 8pm. See you there!

Privates On Parade

Over the past couple of months we've been working in the Starla studios with local heroes The Privates Hammond Orchestra on a number of recording projects. We're pleased to announce that the results of these sessions will include a co-release with the excellent Record Kicks Records of Milan on a 45 release and a track contributed to the next installement of their dynamite "Soulshaker" compilation series. There is also a Starla debut 45 for The Privates to come and the results of some soundtrack work we've been doing with them as well. More details to come.

In the meantime, if you want to get in on the ground floor of The Privates rise to world domination you could do worse than head to Glasgow's renowned Rio Cafe this coming friday at 9pm for a free-entry performance by the band.

For those of you further afield, you could do worse than checking out their Privates for yourself over here http://www.myspace.com/theprivateshammond

Words from the Don...

The DT6: The Theme From ‘The Baden Persuader' (Starla)

So here’s the second great 45 from this Glasgow-based Funk label. Obviously not trying to pose as an original late-60’s Funk record it succeeds on many levels because it’s a cross of modern studio sounds and live musicianship merging together to give us a track in the ‘blaxploitation’style of soundtrack Funk. It works perfectly and is as equally as good as anything in this style that has gone before.

Snowboy – Blues & Soul Magazine Summer 2009

Starla Dancefloor Selections Volume 1 - Craig Loosejoints - Mix For Download

The next in the series of Starla mix cds comes in the shape of Dancefloor Selections Volume 1. Pretty self-explanatory really, its a handful of some of our current dancefloor favourites. Theres a bit of jazz, northern soul, funk, r&b, latin, sitar beat, garage and freakbeat in there, old and new, all from original vinyl. Enjoy!
Craig Reece (Loosejoints) - Starla Dancefloor Selections Volume 1

DT6 MP3s Now Available / New Chart / Craig Loosejoints @ Modrophenia

For those of you not fortunate enough to have vinyl playing facilities (sort it out asap people!) we now have mp3s, wavs etc of both the DT6 Starla singles available from the usual outlets (I-Tunes, Play.com, emusic etc and our friends over at Juno) for a only a few pence each!

Speaking of Juno Records, we have a new chart online there to tide you over till the next Starla dj mix goes online, featuring our current favourite tracks that are in-stock here

More news soon, in the meantime if you're in Glasgow next weekend, Starla's own Craig (Loosejoints) will be guesting at Modrophenia at Maggie Mays next Friday 4 September playing a 45s set of dancefloor fireworks, more info here

Craig Loosejoints - Jukebox Jazz - Mix For Download

Volume three of the Starla Mix CD series is now available in the shape of "Jukebox Jazz" selected and mixed by Starla's own Craig Loosejoints. A mix of jazz tracks with an eye on the dancefloor, this is a mix of 45s and LP tracks both well known and obscure, with the emphasis on a personal selection of favourites. Down load with cover art here - Craig Loosejoints - Jukebox Jazz

The DT6 (Theme From) The Baden Persuader 45 - STARLA RECORDS + The DT6 & Starla All-Stars Live Dates

The DT6 (Theme From) The Baden Persuader 45 - STARLA RECORDS + The DT6 & Starla All-Stars Live Dates


First of all a huge thanks to everyone who has ordered the second Starla Release, The DT6's "(Theme From) The Baden Persuader", we've spent the last week sending copies across the globe and have recieved an incredible response from djs, collectors and music lovers alike.

We now have fewer than 80 copies left for sale, so please make sure and order your copy while you still can. Starla 1001 - The DT6 "Don't Doubt Me" is now completely sold out and its only a matter of time till the second 45 goes the same way.

In other news, The DT6 make their live debut proper on Friday 26 June supporting the legendary James Taylor Quartet in Glasgow's Old Fruitmarket as part of the Glasgow Jazz Festival. Tickets and info are available from www.jazzfest.co.uk

The band have been working hard in preparation for the show (there's nothing like playing alongside hammond funk legends to make you bring your A-game!) and will be debuting new material and playing the tracks from their two Starla 45s.

In other Starla live news at the Glasgow Jazz Festival, the label have been asked to host a night at the city's V-Club as part of the V-Jazz Fringe programme (www.myspace.com/vjazzglasgow). The Starla Djs Craig Reece (loosejoints) and Mark Robb (jazz-ned) will be spinning vintage funk and dancefloor jazz while the Starla-All-Stars will be performing live with special guests due to appear on the night. All this takes place this Saturday 20 June from 10.30pm for a measly £5.

DT6 Launch and more news.....

First up a massive thank-you to everyone from across the globe who has offered support and encouragement on the launch of Starla Records.

The DT6's debut 45 has certainly captured the attention of funk & soul collectors and djs around the world, and we're happy to announce that we have the band recording follow up material at the moment. We also have a few other irons in the fire for other releases, more details will be posted here soon...

In the meantime we have finally got around the sorting out a belated launch party for the DT6 single. Having a band made up of in-demand session players is great until you try to get them in a room at the same time!

The finalised date is Thurs 12 March at Glasgow's Rio Cafe on Hyndland Street from 8.00pm. The DT6 will be performing the tracks from the 45 and debuting a few new tracks, with some special guests due to appear with the band as well.

Demand for the first Starla single has been huge and we are now in a position where only the last few copies will be available on the night for the launch. You can still order copies through the site though, we will remove the link as soon as they sell out (which will be soon, so grab one while you can, we're not planning to re-press so once the 500 go thats it!).

Plans are afoot to release a download/mp3 version of the tracks through I-Tunes etc, again we'll post detials here when we have them.

Thanks again and please get in touch with any queries, comments, recipes etc - starlarecords (at) gmail.com

The DT6 45 is now available!!!!!!!!!!!!

The debut 45 from Starla is now available. The heavy vinyl 45s are loud pressings and are sounding fantastic. Orders have been coming thick and fast, and the promo responses so far have been amazing.

Copies can be ordered from us direct from the paypal button on this page (above) or by emailing starlarecords (at) gmail.com for cash/money order details.

The records are priced at £5 each with the following rates for postage -
UK (First Class) £1, Europe (EU Airmail) £2 , Rest of World (Airmail) £3. We will discount for multiple orders, please get in touch for wholesale details.

Starla Records 1001 - Debut Release The DT6 - "Don't Doubt Me"

Due for imminent arrival is the debut vinyl release from Glasgow's Starla Records.

The first in what we hope will be many 45 releases is from our house-band The DT6, with a storming Hammond-led slice of funk entitled "Don't Doubt Me". Recorded in Glasgow with the cream of Scotland's new generation of funk and jazz musicians we hope it sets the tone for the label with a benchmark of quality and originality. The b-side is another DT6 track with the addition of vocals from Marco entitled "Open My Eyes", a sweet and more laid-back track with a whole lot of soul.

Future releases will feature other artists and a variety of styles, but always with the Starla stamp of quality. We'll be posting details of how to pre-order the 45 from us as well. In the meantime, here's a look at the label designs and a sample of the a-side to give you a taste of what's to come...

To order a copy (£5 plus postage) email - starlarecords (at) gmail.com