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Big Crown El Michels Affair: 24 Hr Sports (translucent red vinyl) LP
*** Out Sept 5, 2025 ***

Leon Michels has quietly become one of the most sought-after producers in music. His signature sound has caught the attention of the mainstream while continuing to inspire the underground. Since 2023's El Michels Affair & Black
El Michels Affair: 24 Hr Sports (translucent red vinyl) LP
C$29.99
Big Crown Surprise Chef: Superb (translucent tangerine vinyl) LP
Australia's world-renowned cinematic soul outfit Surprise Chef return with new album "Superb", a record that represents a change in their creative approach and turns up the heat in their music. Trading in their meticulous writing and recording techniques
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Surprise Chef: Superb (translucent tangerine vinyl) LP
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Big Crown El Michels Affair: Sounding Out The City LP
Over 10 years ago, Leon Michels released his first full length record, Sounding Out The City. It was Michels' first full length record under the moniker El Michels Affair. At the time, the budding retro soul scene consisted of mostly organ quartets a la T
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El Michels Affair: Sounding Out The City LP
C$29.99
Big Crown Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band: Nautilus/Maria También 7"
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band take two standouts from their Big Crown Vaults release and press them on a much needed 7”. The German steel pan outfit has amassed a collection of 7s on the label that are all essential pieces in DJ boxes around the world.

The
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band: Nautilus/Maria También 7"
C$11.99
Big Crown Yildirim, Derya & Grup Simsek: Yarin Yoksa (clear pink with purple smoke) LP
On "Yarin Yoksa", the show stopping intensity of Derya Yildirim backed by the psychedelic soul of Grup Simsek with production by Leon Michels has yielded a stand out record that challenges genre with a broad appeal and a powerful message. They refer to th
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Yildirim, Derya & Grup Simsek: Yarin Yoksa (clear pink with purple smoke) LP
C$29.99
Big Crown Holy Hive: Harping EP (turquoise) LP
The family that plays together stays together, and Holy Hive keeps it all in the family. This New York folk/soul band was started by cousins in love Homer Steinweiss and Paul Spring, along with their honorary brother Joseph ‘Tone’ Harrison. For their debu
Holy Hive: Harping EP (turquoise) LP
C$26.99
Big Crown El Michel's Affair: Yeti Season LP
Fresh off of their 2020 offering Adult Themes, El Michels Affair is back with a new full-length release. Titled Yeti Season, this newest album has everything we've come to expect from EMA's patented cinematic style of instrumental soul music. Where Adult
El Michel's Affair: Yeti Season LP
C$23.99
Big Crown El Michels Affair: Return To The 37th Chamber LP
The wait is over, Return To The 37th Chamber is El Michels Affair’s highly anticipated follow up to 2009’s underground cult classic Enter the 37th Chamber. Churning out classic records since then for the likes of Lee Fields, The Arcs, The Shacks, and tons
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El Michels Affair: Return To The 37th Chamber LP
C$29.99
Big Crown Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band: Big Crown Vaults Vol. 4 (ocean blue smoke coloured) LP
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, the mysterious steel pan outfit hailing from Hamburg, Germany, made significant noise in 2024 when French film "Anatomy Of A Fall" won an Academy Award for best original screenplay. Bacao's cover of 50 Cent's "PIMP" was featured
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Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band: Big Crown Vaults Vol. 4 (ocean blue smoke coloured) LP
C$29.99
Big Crown Thee Marloes: Not Today/Over 7"
The Marloes follow up the massive success of their debut album Perak by pressing two of the stand out tunes from the record on a 7”. The A side “Not Today” is right up there with the grooviest feel good songs you could ever play on a Sunday morning. Lead
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Thee Marloes: Not Today/Over 7"
C$11.99
Big Crown El Michels Affair: Mr. Brew/Kodak 7"
El Michels Affair treats us to a new two-sider of instant EMA classics. The menacing introduction of the A side’s “Mr Brew” gives way to a beautiful and spacious tune in a classic tension and release dynamic. Gentle guitars, strings, flutes, and brass sea
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El Michels Affair: Mr. Brew/Kodak 7"
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Big Crown Brainstory: Sounds Good (indie exclusive-green felt coloured) LP
Big Crown Records is proud to present Brainstory's sophomore full-length album, "Sounds Good". Leon Michels, Big Crown's co-owner, produced this record and applied his unmistakable golden touch in crucial ways. The path to take their art to the next level
Brainstory: Sounds Good (indie exclusive-green felt coloured) LP
C$26.99
Big Crown Guy, Dave: Ruby (blue smoke coloured) LP
Having lent his talents both on stage and in the studio to artists like Amy Winehouse, Lizzo, Pharrell, and Sharon Jones to currently playing every night on The Tonight Show as a member of The Roots, Dave Guy steps out on his own with a jazz record that i
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Guy, Dave: Ruby (blue smoke coloured) LP
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Big Crown Thee Heart Tones: Forever & Ever (clear orange) LP
Big Crown Records is proud to present "Forever & Ever", the debut album from Thee Heart Tones. Hailing from Hawthorne, California, Thee Heart Tones are both carrying on a tradition and pushing the boundaries with their music. Lead singer Jazmine Alvarado
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Thee Heart Tones: Forever & Ever (clear orange) LP
C$26.99
Big Crown Thee Marloes: Perak (clear) LP
Big Crown Records is proud to present "Perak", the debut album from Thee Marloes. When you first hear Thee Marloes, their particular soul sound may seem familiar enough. There are the weighty drums, a crooning guitar, and a beautiful voice singing about u
Thee Marloes: Perak (clear) LP
C$26.99
Big Crown El Michels Affair & Black Thought: Glorious Game (Instrumentals) (blood smoke coloured) LP
The instrumental version of the underground classic El Michels Affair & Black Thought collaborative album "Glorious Game". When Leon Michels and El Michels Affair released their first record, "Sounding Out The City", in 2005, it was hard to guess what was
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El Michels Affair & Black Thought: Glorious Game (Instrumentals) (blood smoke coloured) LP
C$29.99
Big Crown Bailey, Liam: Ekundayo LP
Big Crown Records is proud to present Ekundayo, Liam Bailey’s debut record on the label. This album is a long time in the making, and after listening, clearly worth the wait. It didn’t take a long time to record, but it did take years for all the stars to
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Bailey, Liam: Ekundayo LP
C$26.99
Big Crown Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band: BRSB (yellow) LP
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, the mysterious steel pan outfit hailing from Hamburg, have amassed a cult following around the globe. With a slew of classic 7"s and three critically acclaimed full length albums, they set a high bar for themselves, one they cle
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band: BRSB (yellow) LP
C$26.99
Big Crown Bailey, Liam: Zero Grace (sea glass) LP
Big Crown Records is proud to present "Zero Grace", Liam Bailey's sophomore album on the label. Following the success of 2020's "Ekundayo" album, the tried and true chemistry of Bailey and producer Leon Michels (El Michels Affair) is on full display agai
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Bailey, Liam: Zero Grace (sea glass) LP
C$26.99
Big Crown Various: Big Crown Records Presents Crown Jewels Vol. 3 (coloured vinyl) LP
Big Crown is proud to present Crown Jewels Vol. 3. As we are approaching seven years as a label these compilations have given us an opportunity to put the different artists on the label together on the same release. These compilations are something of a c
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Various: Big Crown Records Presents Crown Jewels Vol. 3 (coloured vinyl) LP
C$26.99
Big Crown Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band: Stranger Things Theme/Halloween Theme (orange) 7"
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band come in heavy with a two-sider for the Halloween season that is sure to get the masquerade ball moving.

Side A is their cover of “Stranger Things Theme” where they play the top line on steel pans with echoed out guitar chanks
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Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band: Stranger Things Theme/Halloween Theme (orange) 7"
C$12.99
Big Crown Holy Hive: Big Crown Vaults Vol. 3 (grey) LP
Holy Hive released two full length albums and one EP in the short span of 3 years and then they decided to disband. "Big Crown Vaults Vol. 3" digs into the treasure trove of their unreleased recordings and pulls some that never saw their way to vinyl and
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Holy Hive: Big Crown Vaults Vol. 3 (grey) LP
C$26.99
Big Crown Surprise Chef: Friendship EP LP
Since the release of Surprise Chef’s 2022 album, Education & Recreation they have been touring across the US, Europe, and Australia selling out shows and cementing themselves as a force to be reckoned with. Releasing three albums and a string of successfu
Surprise Chef: Friendship EP LP
C$26.99
Big Crown Surprise Chef: Education & Recreation (clear red) LP
Surprise Chef's music is based on evoking mood; their vivid arrangements utilize time and space to build soundscapes that invite the listener into their world. The quintet's distinct sound pulls from 70s film scores, the funkier side of jazz, and the samp
Surprise Chef: Education & Recreation (clear red) LP
C$26.99