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Brilliant stuff -- and one of the greatest P&P singles ever! Marta Acuna's "Dance Dance Dance" is one of those tracks that we never tire of -- a sublime blend of Latin rhythms, warm disco vocals, and that great spacey P&P approach to production! Sweet female vocals glide in and... read more

TK produced disco track about the return of Darth Vader. Lots of upotempo disco grooves, and some synth sounds reminiscent of special effects from Star Wars.... read more

One of the catchiest groovers ever to come from the P&P studios -- a snapping little tune that never gets old! There's a playfulness to the bassline here that we totally love -- a riffing quality that sounds great at the very first spin -- and which is followed up by vocals from Clyde that... read more

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Trumpety genius from Herb Alpert -- a cut that gave him one massive hit to close out the 70s, and a tune that crossed over big into clubs, radio, and plenty of shag-carpeted rec rooms too! And hey, it worked for BIG, right?... read more

Great boogie from Amuzement Park -- a group that should have lasted longer than they did! "Groove Your Blues Away" is a snapping little jammer that builds up wonderfully -- bass hooking you in, snippets of horn adding soul, and ensemble vocals that really send the tune over the top! A... read more

A nice little 80s groove single by Steve Arrington -- recorded back in the days when he could still kick it enough, and before his music had disintegrated into the cliches that he helped to form!... read more

Two nice little groovers from Aura -- 80s club numbers with a sound that's less disco than some of the other work on Salsoul. "Are You Single" is really the best one here -- a catchy track with a really great hook, snapping along at a fast midtempo pace, with a clean and simple groove!... read more

Snapping beats and a really great 80s groove make "Checking You Out" one of Aurra's best tracks! The tune starts out slow, in a way that's perfect for bringing up out of a mix -- then the vocals come in with some nice electro undercurrents -- really making for a catchy appeal to the tune!... read more

Dub auteur Bill Laswell gets Bootsy Collins together with a motley crew of Material/Axiom cohorts for this trip-hopped out take on Jimmy Hendrix's already spacey classic number. Grandmaster D St, aka DXT produces, and Blackbyrd McKnight, Afrika Bambaata, Mudbone Cooper all lend a hand for a bottom... read more

Doobie-doo doobie-doo! One of the catchiest Roy Ayers dancefloor tracks ever -- a bassy bumping thumper that wonderfully skirts the line between clubby and funky! The track's got female vocals singing along with the hook -- all in a mode that's quite similar to the most uptempo work by Ramp --... read more

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A really cool promo -- featuring 2 of our favorite tracks from the B-52s' amazing second album!... read more

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A great little tune from Erykah Badu -- smooth, mellow, with a nice downtempo vibe, but still a warm finish that works perfectly with her voice! This is the kind of tune that made us all fall in love with her right away -- and which still sounds great years later!... read more

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An obscure little track from Hank -- a bit of a disco number, but in that "funk goes disco" style used by Joe Tex and others in the late 70s. There's lots of calls in the cut, and Hank's sinister vocals really make the cut sound a lot more nasty than you'd think!... read more

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A wonderful disco groover, reissued by Next Plateau in the 80s, but originally recorded for Motown in 1977 by Carl Bean, who we think never got a chance to issue a full album for the label! The real strength of the cut lies with Norman Harris -- who produced the cut with a warm bubbling Philly... read more

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A huge disco hit for Bell & James, perhaps their only one, but still a great late 70s club track.... read more

The funky side here is the flipside -- and "An Earthquake's Coming" is a snapping little drum break number that's totally great! The cut begins with some sing-songy vocals that are somewhere between ESG and Sweet Inspirations -- then gives way to a spare funky drum bit with some trippy... read more

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A nice little ensemble funk number from the obscure outfit Boiling Point with a tight groove, kind of in the mode of BT Express or Brass Construction.... read more

Forget the overly slap-bass funk of "Body Slam", and go for the sublime flipside on this one! Although the single was issued in 1982, Warner dug back to 1976 for "I'd Rather Be With You", an incredible slow-funk groover that's one of Bootsy's best cuts ever, and which was... read more

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2 great tracks off Dee Dee's excellent soul LP from the late 70s, with classy jazzy production courtesy Stanley Clarke. "Sweet Rain" is a tune that picks up the rhythm a bit for the dancefloor, yet which still features an all-soul approach overall -- one that sparkles nicely from Dee Dee'... read more

Mid 80s Chuck Brown, from the heyday of the Go-Go era, with the Soul Searchers moving squarely into that territory, though not leaving their funk heritage behind on this nice TTED single.... read more

Uptempo funky James from the end of the 70s -- aimed at the discos, but with that funky sound of earlier days still pretty much in place! In other words, there's plenty of funky instrumentation in the cuts -- a bit faster than in earlier years, but still quite nice -- plus occasional flourishes of... read more

James Brown for beatheads -- and a great set of mixes! This tasty single was first served up in the UK at the end of the 80s rare groove scene -- and it features remixes of older Brown funky tunes, with the drums and bass really pumped up a lot. The best one on here is the amazing "She's The... read more

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One of the most soulful club tracks we can remember from the mid 80s -- and a cut with a hook that just won't quit!... read more

A rare bit of work from Oscar Brown Jr -- recorded after his 70s years on Atlantic, and with a sound that definitely shows the soul influence of that time! The cut is the theme to a play that Brown produced, and it's a bouncing little number that has plenty of boogie in the rhythms, and vocals... read more

Many years after his huge club hit "Do You Wanna Get Funky With Me?", but still a nice club groover, with more of an 80s jazzy feel and some nice production assistance from Jellybean Benitez.... read more

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One of those songs that grabs you right from the get-go -- a beautifully heartfelt ballad from the Carolina scene of the 70s, as perfect as it is honest and rough! Paul Burton's vocals have a nice sort of rasp at the top -- a kind of limit that keeps him reaching and stretching as he puts over the... read more

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70s dancefloor soul from the Sunshine State -- ultra rare numbers from Nate Calhoun and Universal Love dug up by DJ Friar for Soul Spectrum UK! Nate Calhoun's "Fun Town" is nice little gem in the TK Records style, a Clarence Reid produced track that starts with a kind of spare vibe, but... read more

While it's easy to write off any funk group once they hit the mainstream, these two totally excellent mid 80s tracks from Larry Blackmon and Cameo are proof positive that you can hitthe commercial mainstream and still come up with interesting grooves that stand out from the everyday radio fodder!... read more

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Carleen & The Groovers are one of THE monumental groups in the funky 45 scene of the early 70s -- and they've got an incredibly tight sound that rivaled the JBs -- with hard heavy drums, choppy scratchy guitar, and a blaring horn groove! Vocals are very upfront in the mix, and the whole thing's... read more

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A guilty pleasure! Celi Bee's "Superman" has to be one of the campiest disco cuts of the 70s, but heck, we just love it! The cut's a loving breathy ode to the man in blue -- laid out over some compelling dancefloor beats and a pretty funky groove! Single also features the original 8... read more

Later Change at their best -- focused, catchy, and a great mix of mainstream soul and some sweet electric touches! There's nothing fancy going on here, but the track's a heck of a lot better than most chart soul of the time!... read more

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A wonderful midtempo club number from Geraldine Hunt and Daniel Joseph, a minor hit with a chunky 80s groove beat and those smurph sounding voices in the chorus!... read more

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One of the blueprints of hip hop! At the time, Chic's "Good Times" just seemed like a wickedly funky pop tune -- but who knew that that bass and guitar groove would inspire a whole generation of hip hoppers, bouncing along in a groove that was at once at home on the roller rink or the... read more

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2 nice ones from Chocolate Milk off their Blue Jeans LP, one with an almost disco vibe and the other more in the funk vein of their earlier work.... read more

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A killer cut! The Clark Sisters were mostly a gospel-oriented group, but they cut this amazing groover during the early 80s, and it's got a semi-secular sound that launched them into the mainstream soul world for a while. The cut's got a great stepping groove, a very catchy hook in the chorus,... read more

A classic electro cover of Gil Scott-Heron's big hit! There have been many versions of Gil's classic over the years, and this one is proof that the New York dancefloors were still grooving to the song, even after playing out versions by Gil, Brother To Brother, and Joe Bataan. There's a heck of a... read more

A nice single off Coffee's Second Cup LP, with a very 80s disco sound, straddling the line between a club track and modern soul with some very 80s groove touches and ensemble female vocals somewhere between disco groups like First Choice and mainstream groups like A Taste Of Honey or Sister Sledge.... read more

Needs no introduction -- and a funky track so classic, it's still hard to believe that Lionel Ritchie was involved in the thing! A perfect choice for a Motown disco single -- and one to slap on the turntables at your next mainstreamers gig!... read more

An excellent early 80s groover -- and a cover of the Police hit, no less! The track takes the original song, and turns it into a space-infused club track -- mostly instrumental on both sides, with the vocal chorus just floating around in the background.... read more

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We don't know that this one really qualifies as hip hop, as there isn't any rapping on the record, or even any claim to rapping as the back of the sleeve states "DJ monologue by. . .", but it does have a radio DJ tribute over a nice, popping 80s groove.... read more

Early work by Confunkshun -- featuring a tightly vamping ensemble funk number, "Bumpsumboody", with a groove that's pretty much as it sounds from the title! The group's cover of "Mr Tambourine Man" is pretty great too -- very different than the original version!... read more

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A great one, if only for the seminal electro cut "Clear" -- laid down by a young Juan Atkins, with a groove that inspired the Detroit Techno scene in a huge way! The original mix is here, and the Troy Pierce mix isn't bad either -- as stark, dark, and simple as the original!... read more

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Damn funky work from Dam Funk -- an enigmatic Stones Throw signing with a crisp electric feel! "Burgundy City" has a mellow steppers feel that's totally great -- basslines dipping around the bottom with a slightly restless feel -- topped by keyboards that are somewhat sprightly, but a... read more

Genius club from Gary Davis -- originally done with production by Peter Brown, and made even better here by some Kenny Dope mixing! The track's got a great P&P feel overall -- with these beautifully sing-songy chorus vocals, and a nicely drifting guitar part that dances around the groove with... read more

One of the standout tracks from Stanton Davis' legendary Brighter Days album -- a track that's much more righteous jazz funk than the usual grooves you'd expect to hear on a 12" single -- almost a Strata East sort of vibe, but produced with some more Mizell-like touches! There's heavy bass... read more

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A wonderful remake of Sly Stone's huge hit -- done in an early 80s groove kind of way, one that updates the tune with a nice little beat that could either work on a stepper's dancefloor, or a rollerskating jam. Really nice, and one of the the group's best tracks!... read more

A wonderful remake of Sly Stone's huge hit -- done in an early 80s groove kind of way, one that updates the tune with a nice little beat that could either work on a stepper's dancefloor, or a rollerskating jam. Really nice, and one of the the group's best tracks!... read more

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A campy bit of disco, at least on side one -- which features a tribute to "Mr Goodbar", done with female chorus vocals by Quiet Storm, soaring over cliched strings. The flipside, "Mi Amore", has a similar approach -- but is better -- with a snapping, funkier intro, lots of use... read more

Tracks include "Biurth Control (Remix)", "Fooling Around", "Birth Control", "Faces 95" and "Shelly's Theme".... read more

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A really great bit of mellow soul from Lamont -- sweetly stepping in a groove that's got some traces of his earlier work, but which also sparkles at a slightly different pace -- almost feeling a bit like Tyrone Davis work from the time, but much more deeply soulful! The strings soar nicely over... read more

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A later single from Clifton Dyson -- the vocalist who headed up the wonderful Dyson's Faces group in the 70s, and who still sounds plenty great here! "I Can't Let You Go" is a bumping 80s dancefloor number -- produced with a fair bit of electricity on the rhythms and keyboards, but still... read more

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Nice early stuff from El Coco -- with more of a funky sound than later work! "Let's Get it Together" is a nice club groover, stretched out to 6 minutes here -- with some great keyboards drifting in and out of midtempo beats -- almost in a P&P sort of mode, but a bit more classy... read more

Soaring grooves, spacey keyboards, and some wonderful duo vocals from Ellis & Cephas -- a tune that perfectly mixes late 70s club and earlier harmony soul modes -- with all the best elements of both! The instrumentation is relatively spare -- mostly drums, bass, guitar, and keys -- and the... read more

Promo 12" single that features "Don't Let Go" from the soundtrack to the film Set It Off. The real treat, though, is "Hold On", a hip hop heavy cut that's still our favorite by the group -- with a hook and a beat that we still enjoy hearing over the years. Served up here... read more

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The group's booty-knocking classic -- lifted from Spike Lee's film School Daze, and one of the biggest Go Go funk hits ever!... read more

2 excellent early Go Go numbers by Experience Unlimited -- recorded way before the group became a silly parody of themselves, and back when they still had the hard funky energy of the best of the DC Go Go scene! The tracks are a great mix of instrumental funk, party lyrics with a bit of a hip hop... read more

What a cut! This was the only truly great one that Family Stand ever cut -- and coming out in 1990, it was as direct a rip of the Soul II Soul style as you could ever have -- but it was also sort of a return of righteousness to the soul charts, and since Jazzie B remixed it for this single, you... read more

A killer groover from the early 80s -- recorded by Leroy Burgess after he left Black Ivory, and featuring a great electro sound that just won't quit! This original 12" single offers up 2 long versions of the track, and it's a lot harder to find than it should be. We sometimes come up with... read more

An excellent raw house track, with insanely huge bass, and a raw, spare approach to the production that never sounds out of date to us! The vocal and instrumental house mixes are actually nearly two different tracks, both totally great, too!... read more

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