Collection: Jamiroquai Vinyl Records – Travelling Without Moving & Essential Albums on Vinyl
Jamiroquai are Britain's greatest acid-jazz act — and, across the core 1990s run, one of the finest groove-based bands of their decade. Formed in 1992 around Jay Kay's voice and songwriting, with a rotating line-up that centrally featured keyboardist Toby Smith, bassist Stuart Zender and drummer Derrick McKenzie, the band arrived on the early-90s Talkin' Loud scene alongside Brand New Heavies and Incognito and quickly outgrew it.
Travelling Without Moving (1996) is one of the best-selling British funk records ever made — Virtual Insanity and Cosmic Girl soundtracked the back half of the decade — and its predecessors Emergency on Planet Earth (1993) and The Return of the Space Cowboy (1994) contain some of the most adventurous writing on soul, jazz and Latin grooves to come out of a British band. Synkronized (1999) and A Funk Odyssey (2001) took them into more explicitly dance-facing territory with great results. Jamiroquai on vinyl is essential — Zender's bass lines, the horn arrangements, the Rhodes and clavinet layers all want space. The 180g Music On Vinyl reissues are consistently excellent.
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Best Jamiroquai Albums on Vinyl
Travelling Without Moving (1996)
Their masterpiece. Virtual Insanity, Cosmic Girl, Alright, Use the Force — a record where the writing, the groove and the production all locked in simultaneously. One of the best-selling funk records ever released.
The Return of the Space Cowboy (1994)
The second album, and the real fan favourite. Half the Man, Space Cowboy, Stillness in Time — a deeper, more jazz-inflected record with some of Zender's finest bass playing.
Emergency on Planet Earth (1993)
The ambitious debut. When You Gonna Learn, Too Young to Die, Blow Your Mind — an overtly political and environmentally-conscious record, musically indebted to Stevie Wonder's Talking Book era. Essential early listening.
Synkronized (1999)
The full dance-facing pivot. Canned Heat, Supersonic, Black Capricorn Day, King for a Day — tighter, more house-influenced production and Kay's vocals at their most confident.
A Funk Odyssey (2001)
The fifth album. Little L, You Give Me Something, Corner of the Earth — a more introspective record with some of the band's most beautiful ballads alongside the bigger dance tracks. The 180g reissue is superb.
