Noel McKoy was a U.K.-based soul singer who has performed with several U.K. acts including Nu Colours, the Pasadenas, the James Taylor Quartet, Snowboy, Sounds of Blackness, Steve Williamson and Linton ’Kwesi’ Johnson.
Born 1960, Clapham, South London, England, UK.
Died November 3rd, 2022, UK.
ALBUMS
Noel McKoy, Brian Travers, Pad Anthony, Patrick Tenyue
Liberation / Bloody Town
2021, 12", Maxi, 12", TEK2 Productions
Noel McKoy
People Make Change
2019, CD, Album, Soul Brother Records (3)
Zed Soul Feat. Noel McKoy & Najee
Papa, You Are My Hero
2016, 7", Expansion
Noel McKoy
In His Own Way
2015, 7", W/Lbl, Peckings Records
Diplomats Of Soul Feat. Noel McKoy
Just Can't Give You Up
2015, 5xFile, MP3, 320, Expansion House
Sankofa*
Rule The World
2015
DON-E Featuring Carl McIntosh, Norman Giscombe Jr., Leee John, Noel McKoy, Omar, Paul Johnson (2), Rick Clarke
Spiritual-The Remixes
2013, CDr, Promo, Dome Records
DON-E With Carl McIntosh, Norman Giscombe Jr., Leee John, Noel McKoy, Omar, Paul Johnson (2), Rick Clarke
Spiritual
2013, CDr, Single, Promo, Dome Records, 
Noel McKoy
Brighter Day
2009, CD, Album, Tri-Sound, ,
, Soul/Funk
Noel McKoy
Brighter Day
2009, CDr, Single, Tri-Sound
Noel McKoy
Brighter Day / Great Big Gap
2009, 7", Tri-Sound
Diplomats Of Soul Feat. Noel McKoy
Someday
2006, 12", Expansion
Noel McKoy
Determined Man / Read Between The Lines
2006, 7", Promo, W/Lbl, Not On Label (Noel McKoy Self-released)
Yam Who? Featuring Noel McKoy
Summertime
2006, ,
, Garage House/Disco
Tom Mandolini feat. Noel McKoy
Everybody Loves Music
2005
Noel McKoy / Cut-Throat
Germ Free Adolescent / Black People
2001, 12", Smugg Records
Outnumbered Productions* Feat. Noel McKoy & Elisha La'Verne
I Remember Summer
2000
Noel McKoy
Love The Life (Remixed)
1999
Noel McKoy
Your Number One / Love Under Control
1998, 12", Promo, W/Lbl, Right Track Records
Noel McKoy
Please Take This Personal
1998,
Noel McKoy
Mind Is The Keeper
1997, CD, Album, Right Track Records
Noel McKoy
Baby Mother/ Baby Father
1995, ,
, Downtempo/Soul
Noel McCoy* And The Hardzone
Scandalous
1994
JTQ* Featuring Noel McKoy / Heliocentric World
Supernatural Feeling / The More I Get
1993, 12", Ltd, Promo, Levi's, ,
, Acid Jazz
McKoy*
On The Streets
1993, 12", Promo, W/Lbl, Right Track Records
Noel McKoy
Full Circle (Within A Spiritual Social Soul)
1993
JTQ* With Noel McKoy
See A Brighter Day
1993, ,
, House/Acid Jazz
JTQ* With Noel McKoy
Supernatural Feeling
1993, ,
, Acid Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
JTQ* With Noel McKoy
Hope & Pray
1992
Snowboy Featuring Noel McKoy
Give Me The Sunshine
1991
Snowboy Featuring Noel McCoy*
Lucky Fellow
1991, ,
, Acid Jazz
The James Taylor Quartet Featuring McKoy*
Love The Life
1990
Noel McKoy, Papa Kempess
Rumours Of War / Nuclear Weapon
1983, 12", Nice 'N' Nasty, 
N. McCoy* & The Vikings
You're Lucky / Lucky You
12", Viking Records (3)
N. McCoy* & The Albians
The People
, Roots Reggae
Noel McKoy
Sexual Healing
McKoy
Family
1994
New Street Adventure
The Big A.C.
2024, 7", Single, Acid Jazz
Various
Soul Messenger 1
1995, 
,
, Afrobeat/UK Street Soul/Contemporary R&B/Smooth Jazz
Various
Inside! - Celebrating The Best In British Soul
1993, ,
, Soul/UK Street Soul
McKoy
On The Streets
1993, ,
, Downtempo/House/Acid Jazz
Various
The Rebirth Of Cool Too
1992, ,
, Acid Jazz/Trip Hop/Hip Hop
Various
British Soul Hits In A Groove Volume 1
1992, ,
, Soul/New Jack Swing/UK Street Soul/Contemporary R&B
McKoy
Fight
1992
McKoy
Family
1991, ,
, Acid Jazz/UK Street Soul/Contemporary R&B
McKoy
Family
1991
The British Collective
Vol 1: The Renaissance Begins...
2016, ,
, Soul
Hope Collective
Give And Let Live (Louie Vega Remixes)
2005, 
,
, Deep House
The James Taylor Quartet
Hammond-Ology: The Best Of The James Taylor Quartet
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Sanctuary, ,
, Acid Jazz/Funk/Mod
Mash
Touched
1999, CD, Album, Ro-JAM,
The James Taylor Quartet
Penthouse Suite
1999, CD, Album, Acid Jazz
The James Taylor Quartet
Penthouse Suite
1999
The James Taylor Quartet
The Best Of The Acid Jazz Years
1999, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Smooth Jazz/Contemporary R&B
The James Taylor Quartet
The BBC Sessions
1995, ,
, Acid Jazz
McKoy
Fight
1992, ,
, Acid Jazz/UK Street Soul
The James Taylor Quartet
Absolute - J.T.Q. Live
1991, ,
, Acid Jazz/Jazzdance/Soul-Jazz
The James Taylor Quartet
Love The Life (Rampling Remix)
1990
The James Taylor Quartet
Do Your Own Thing
1990, ,
, Acid Jazz
APPEARANCES +
Various
Ian Levine's Northern Soul Classics Volume 2
2023, 25xFile, MP3, Comp, 320, The Orchard Enterprises, 
,
, Soul
Various
Ian Levine's Northern Soul Classics Volume 3
2023, 25xFile, MP3, Comp, 320, The Orchard Enterprises, ,
, Soul
Various
Northern Soul Millenium Classics Volume Three
2023, Box, Comp + 10x7", Single, Boardwalk, Tungsten, Lighthouse (27), History (20), Philly City, Magnastic, Thunderbolt (18), Wind Tunnel Records, Starstruck (7), Stepping Stone (7), Eskimo (5)
Various
Luxury Soul Family
2021, 3xCD, Comp, Expansion, ,
, Soul/Contemporary R&B
Various
Play It Back Vol. Three
2020, LP, Album, Comp, Ltd, Audio Network Limited
Citrus Sun
Expansions And Visions
2020
James Taylor Quartet*
People Get Ready [We're Moving On]
2020, ,
, Funk/Soul/Soul-Jazz
DJ Kenta
Reporting Beautiful Weather: Lazy Sun/Deep Cloud
2015
DON-E
Mello Mixes, Loose Vibez And More
2014, CDr, Album, Comp, Promo, Dome Records,
Don-E
Little Star
2013, CD, Album, Dome Records, ,
, Neo Soul/Contemporary R&B
Nick Cohen
Pages
2013, CD, Album, Not On Label (Nick Cohen Self-released)
Uptown Funk Empire
The Gemini Bros. Remixes
2012, 3xFile, MP3, Single, 320, Soulab
Uptown Funk Empire
The Remix Strikes Back
2012, 18xFile, WAV, Soulab
A.M Dusk* & Allister Whitehead
Free Your Mind
2012
The Modernists
The Modernists
2011, ,
, Contemporary R&B/House
Various
Christmas At Sedsoul
2010, CD, Comp, Sedsoul, 
,
, Soul/Funk/Holiday
Cool Million
Back For More
2010, ,
, Soul/Funk/Disco
Twisted Tongue
Twisted Tongue
2009, CD, Album, Acid Jazz, ,
, P.Funk/Electro/Soul
Various
Soul Steppers
2009, CD, Album + DVD, Album, Centre City Records, Wienerworld
Uptown Funk Empire
The Empire Strikes Back
2009
The Fantastics!
Mighty Righteous
2009
Various
Soul Unsigned Volume 1
2008, CD, Comp, Soul Unsigned
Axwell
Superdeejays
2008, 2xCD, Album, Blanco Y Negro (2), ,
, House/Electro/Latin
Uptown Funk Empire
The Sampler Strikes Back
2008, 2xFile, MP3, Smplr, 192, Soulab
Uptown Funk Empire
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now / Please Mister Postman
2008
Light Of The World + Beggar & Co. Feat. The Funk Jazz Collective
Round Trip + Bonus Tracks
2008
Beggar & Co* Featuring The Funk Jazz Collective
Brass, Strings N' Things
2007, CD, Album, MBJ Records,
Various
Selection
2007, 12", Comp, Best Seven, ,
, Reggae/Dub/Roots Reggae
Various
Disco 2008
2007, CD, Album + DVD, Album, Centre City Records
Ski Oakenfull
Live At Maida Vale EP
2007, 4xFile, MP3, EP, Primaudial Records, ,
, Deep House/Modal
Various
Northern Soul 2007
2007, CD, Album + DVD, Album, Centre City Records, ,
, Soul
Jay Glover, Dominic Glover, Gary Crockett*
Soul Revue 2 60s
2007, CD, Album, Lib, Chappell, Chappell, ,
, Soul/Funk
Various
Best Seven Selections 2
2007, ,
, Dub/Downtempo
Los Charly's Orchestra
Soul Foundation
2007
Various
Modern Funk
2007, ,
, Funk
The Sound Stylistics
Shake And Hip Drop
2007, ,
, Funk
Blind Alphabetz
Luvolution
2007, ,
, Conscious
Various
The Music From The Fashion Week (Special Edition /Best Parties Vol 2) (New York, London, Milan, Paris)
2006, CD, Comp, Mixed, Stefano Cecchi Records, 
,
, House
Richard Salter
Time
2006, 12", deVice Records
Various
Bar SuSu Volume 3
2006, CD, Comp + CD, Comp, Mixed, SuSU, ,
, Deep House/Garage House
Various
Club Nights (Soundtrack To The Weekend)
2006, 2xCD, Comp + CD, Enh, Mixed, Gut TV, ,
, House/Electro/Garage House
Various
Solid Ground
2006, CD, Comp, Goldsoul, ,
, Soul
Various
Club Nights (Soundtrack To The Weekend)
2006, 2xCD, Comp, RE + CD, Enh, Mixed, Gut TV, ,
, House/Electro/Garage House
Travis Blaque
The Many Facets Of...
2006,
Warrior Charge
No Foundation, No House
2006, ,
, Downtempo/Reggae/Alternative Rock/Dub/Electro/Soul/Funk/Contemporary R&B/Modern Electric Blues/Ragga HipHop/Fusion/Avantgarde/Leftfield
Toper & 007 (3), Liza.K & Jurassic
Jungle Bells
2005, 2xCD, Ltd, Mixed, Dig, KDK Records, Gunsta Records, 
,
, Drum n Bass
Don't Trigger Presents Various Artists
Don't Trigger
2005, 12", EP, Promo, Urban Concepts
Shy FX & T Power
Diary Of A Digital Soundboy
2005, ,
, Drum n Bass
Tom Mandolini
Everybody Loves Music
2005, ,
, House
Shy FX & T Power
Diary Of A Digital Soundboy EP
2005
Snowboy
Lucky Fellow
2005, ,
, Acid Jazz/Soul
Various
Acid Jazz Classics
2004, ,
, Acid Jazz/Soul/Hip Hop
Various
Theatro Antique Sevilla, Essential Sounds
2003, CD, Comp, P/Mixed, Erotic Records, 
,
, House/Euro House/Deep House/Tribal House
Jay-J & Miguel Migs
In The House
2003
Various
Soul Jazz Sessions
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Sessions, ,
, Acid Jazz/Trip Hop/Jazzdance
Various
The Best Of Acid Jazz - The Soul Years
2002, CD, Comp, Metro
Alex Wilson
R&B Latino
2002, CD, Album, Zone7
Various
The Story Of Acid Jazz
2002
The Sound Stylistics
Deep Funk
2002, ,
, Funk
Silent Eclipse
Love Thing / Connoisseurs / Biters
2002
Jetlag
So Right
2002
Various
The Best Of Acid Jazz
2001, CD, Comp, Metro, ,
, Acid Jazz/Funk/Hip Hop
James Taylor Quartet*
The Collection
2001, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Acid Jazz
Lloyd Brown
Deep
2001, ,
, Lovers Rock
Various
Acid Jazz Grooves
2000, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Beechwood Music, ,
, House/Acid Jazz
Various
Spirit Of The Street: The Very Best Of Inner City Cool
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Jazz FM Records,
Various
Soul24-7 Definitives - British Soul
2000, CD, Album, Soul24-7.com Records
Outnumbered Productions*
Family McKoy
2000
Snowboy
The Soul Of Snowboy
1999
Various
Mellow Acid Vibes
1998, CD, Comp, MCI Music (3), Acid Jazz, ,
, Acid Jazz
Cliff Richard
Real As I Wanna Be
1998, ,
, Soul/Contemporary R&B
Various
Acid Jazz Meets Free Soul
1998, 
,
, Acid Jazz
Sunship
Is This Real
1998, ,
, UK Garage
Jaki Graham
You And I
1997, CD, Single, Wise Recordings, 
,
, Progressive House/Neo Soul
Various
This Is... Acid Jazz
1997, 3xCD, Comp, P/Mixed + Box, Beechwood Music, ,
, Acid Jazz
Various
Street Beats Volume 10
1997, CD, Comp, Promo, CD Pool
Jaki Graham
Rhythm Of Life
1997
Vannessa Simon
Definitive Source
1997
Misty Oldland
Luminous
1997, ,
, Neo Soul
Various
Best Of Acid Jazz Volume 2
1997, ,
, House/Acid Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Garage House
Mr. 45
Man's World / Funky
1997,
Various
Go With The Flow - The Essential Acid Jazz Collection
1996, CD, Comp, PolyGram TV, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Funk/Acid Jazz
Various
Stateside Volume 1
1996, ,
, House/Deep House/Garage House
Push
Can't Fight It
1996
Steve Williamson
Journey To Truth
1994
International Foot Language
The Brave
1994
Various
The Soul Of Boogie Back • High Vibes
1993, ,
, Acid Jazz
Various
Deep Heat 93 Vol. One
1993, 
,
, Dancehall/Euro House/Garage House/Hardcore/House/Ragga/Techno
Various
Jammin - 20 Uplifting Dance Hits
1993, ,
, Euro House/House/RnB/Swing/Trance
Various
Energy Rush: Phase 4
1993, ,
, House/Euro House/Eurodance/Dance-pop
Various
The Essential Chill
1992, ,
, Downtempo/House/Pop Rap/Soul-Jazz
The Pasadenas
Elevate
1991, ,
, Soul/Neo Soul
James Taylor Presents JTQ*
JTQ (C.D. Album Sampler)
1990, CD, Promo, Smplr, Polydor, Urban (2), ,
, Acid Jazz
Errol Reid
Running Loose
1987
Marta Ulaeto*
Africa Rise
1985, LP, Album, ULA Records, 
,
, African
Maria Taylor
Just Lover's
1982, 10", Single, Sight Records (UK)
Various
Just Lovers
Various
Luxury Soul 2020
2020, 3xCD, Comp, Expansion, ,
, Soul/Contemporary R&B
Craig Charles
The Craig Charles Trunk Of Funk Volume 1
2020, CDr, Comp, Promo, Soul Bank Music, ,
, Soul
Craig Charles
The Craig Charles Trunk Of Funk Volume 1
2020, ,
, Soul
Various
Play It Like Papa (15 Years Of Papa Records 2002-2017)
2017, 3xCD, Comp, Papa Records, Reel People Music
Various
Dome 25 Years Second Edition
2017, 3xCD, Comp, Promo, S/Edition, Dome Records, ,
, Soul/Neo Soul/Gospel/Contemporary R&B
Various
Play It Like Papa (Soul, Broken Beat & Nu Jazz)
2017, 39xFile, ALAC, Comp, Papa Records
Various
Luxury Soul 2016
2016, 3xCD, Comp, Expansion
Various
Luxury Soul 2015
2015, 3xCD, Comp, Expansion, ,
, Soul
Various
Luxury Soul 2013
2013, 3xCD, Comp, Dig, Expansion
Various
Unexploited And Under-Rated (More Contemporary Soul Gems)
2013, CD, Comp, Harmless, ,
, Soul/Disco
Various
Soul Lounge 10
2013, 3xCD, Comp, Soul Lounge Records
Various
House Elixirs 2
2012, 14xFile, MP3, Comp, 320, Soulab, 
,
, House/Disco/Deep House/Nu-Disco/UK Garage
Atjazz
Papa Records & Reel People Music Present Messages Volume 3
2011
Various
Papa Records presents Sounds For The Soul / Vol. 6
2009, 15xFile, ALAC, Comp, Papa Records
Various
Yesterday And Tomorrow
2008, CD, Album + DVD, Album, Centre City Records, ,
, Soul
Various
Reaching For The Very Best
2008, 3xCD, Comp, Goldsoul, Centre City Records
Snowboy
Snowboy's Soul Spectacular
2008, CD, Comp, BGP Records, ,
, Soul/Funk
Various
Пиратская Станция 2003-2009
2008, 2xCD-ROM, Comp, P/Mixed, MP3, ООО "Мелоди Плюс", ,
, Drum n Bass/Jungle/Ragga
Various
Soulab's Fall-Winter 2008 Collection
2008, CDr, Comp, Promo, Soulab, ,
, Soul
Various
The Soul Survivors (Number One)
2008, CD, Comp, Ltd, Promo, Not On Label
Various
Don't Trigger ('07 Campaign 14 Track Album)
2007, CDr, Album, Not On Label,
Various
MP3 History: Пиратская Станция
2006, 2xCD-ROM, Comp, MP3, Radio Record (KDK Bootlegs), ,
, Drum n Bass/Jungle
Eleonora*
Underground Soul Vol. 1
2006, CD, Comp, Expansion
DJ Gvozd*
Пиратская Станция IV PARS
2005, ,
, Drum n Bass
Various
UK Urban All-Stars Vol. 1
2004, CD, Copy Prot., Avex Trax, 
,
, UK Street Soul/RnB/Swing/Contemporary R&B/Ballad
Various
Street Soul Volume 1 A Classy Mix Of Quality R&B And Soul For Real Music Lovers
2004, CD, Album, Comp, Street Soul
Masterstepz*
Real Garage
2001
Various
Pure Acid Jazz
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Arcade-TV, ,
, Acid Jazz
Various
Acid Jazz Classics Vol. 3
2000, ,
, Acid Jazz/Jazzdance
DJ Nick The Record*
Life Force
1999, CD, Comp, Mixed, Ze-Koo
Various
Meltdown Volume 1
1999, CD, Comp, Smugg Records
Various
Street Beats Volume 23
1998, CD, Comp, Promo, CD Pool, ,
, RnB/Swing/Hip Hop
Various
Delicious
1998, CD, Comp, Dome Records
Various
The Acid Jazz Story Old Testament 1988-1996
1998, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Westside
Various
Love The Live - Acid Jazz Live
1998, CD, Comp, Acid Jazz
Various
UK Soul Cuts Of The 90's
1998, CD, Comp, Pony Canyon, Canyon International, 
Various
Upstairs At Club Havana Volume 3
1996, CD, Comp, Mixed, Outland Records, 
,
, House/Deep House/Garage House
Various
The World Of House Music 1
1996, 2xCD, Comp, Ausfahrt, ,
, House
Various
Totally Re-Wired 3
1996, CD, Comp, Hollywood Records, ,
, Acid Jazz/Soul-Jazz
Various
Motor Info CD 8-96
1996, CD, Comp, Promo, Motor Music
Various
One Love - Tribute To Bob Marley
1996, ,
, Smooth Jazz
Various
The Pioneer Pro Sound CD Pool - Volume 14
1995, CD, Comp, Promo, CD Pool, ,
, House/Dance-pop
Various
Memorex
1994, Cass, Comp, Promo, RPM Records (2), ,
, House/Synth-pop/Euro House/Disco
Various
Crazy! Time Vol. 26 - Streetbeat Compilation
1994, CD, Comp, New Sounds Multimedia, ,
, Downtempo/Trip Hop/Acid Jazz/Goa Trance/Jazzdance
Various
The Voice Of Totally Wired Vol. 3
1994, CD, Comp, Acid Jazz,
Various
Crazy! Time Vol. 27 "Spray Compilation"
1994, ,
, House/Soul/Acid Jazz/Goa Trance
Various
Sonet Grammofon AB Promotion 93
1993, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Sonet, 
,
, Classic Rock/Europop/Pop Rock/Disco/Soft Rock/Synth-pop/Acid Jazz/Jazzdance/Nordic/Folk/House/Ambient/Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Country Rock
Various
Turn To Pop
1993, CD, Comp, Telstar
Various
The Best Of Acid Jazz Volume 2
1993, ,
, Acid Jazz/Soul/Latin/House
Various
Jammin - 20 Uplifting Dance Hits
1993
Various
Coca-Cola Is The Music
1993, ,
, Vocal/House
Various
The Rebirth Of Cool
1992, ,
, Acid Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Various
Everest Within (Club CoCoCo)
CD, Comp, Promo, CoCoCo
Various
UK Soul Cuts Of The 90's
12", Promo, Smplr, Pony Canyon, ,
, Soul/Acid Jazz
Various
Hits You Miss - Volume 1
LP, Comp, Viking Records (3)
Various
This Is Acid Jazz: The Soul Of Boogie Back
1998
Various
VIVA Dance
1993, Cass, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label, 
,
, Euro House/Eurodance/New Jack Swing/Pop Rap/House
Various
DJ Maxi Single 207
12", Maxi, Comp, Ltd, Promo, Unofficial, D.J. Mix Club
Various
Пиратская Станция. Полное Собрание. MP3
CD-ROM, Comp, Unofficial, MP3, MP3 Music Collection, ,
, Drum n Bass/Jungle
Push
Can't Fight It
, Acid Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Funk