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Chic -- Definitive Groove Collection ... CD
Atlantic/Rhino, Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2CD .... $6.99 19.98
Club classics and a whole lot more -- a massive package of work that contains most of the biggest Chic cuts from the glory days of the group, plus some surprisingly nice bits from later years too! All production here is by the team of Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers -- that groove-heavy duo who... read more

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Chic -- Mt Fuji Jazz Festival 2003 ... CD
ABC, 2003. New Copy .... $15.99 18.98
Chic caught live at the Mt Fuji Jazz Festival -- a surprisingly consistent setting for great performances from American soul acts! The music was recorded well into the 21st Century, but the energy here is right up there with the best Chic sound of the late 70s -- sharply funky, with loads of great... read more

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Chocolate Milk -- Action Speaks Louder Than Words ... CD
RCA (France), 1975. New Copy .... $11.99
A killer album of 70s New Orleans funk! Chocolate Milk were an amazing funk group in their best moments -- and this album is certainly one of those moments -- a blistering batch of tracks that set a whole new style for the Crescent City scene, and which showed that producers Allen Toussaint and... read more

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Chocolate Milk -- Best Of Chocolate Milk ... CD
Camden (Germany), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy .... $9.99
A 16 track selection of grooves from Chocolate Milk -- one of the most unsung soul groups of the 70s, with a heck of a lot of great tunes to offer! Chocolate Milk first started out with a heavy New Orleans funk sound in their work -- and as the 70s progressed, they smoothed out the groove, and... read more

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Chocolate Milk -- Blue Jeans ... CD
RCA (Spain), 1981. New Copy .... $13.99
One of the best later albums by Chocolate Milk -- a bit different than their earlier work with Allen Toussaint, but still bouncing along in a sweet 80s groove, with more than enough traces of their roots as a funky combo! Leo Nocentelli's sitting in on guitar, adding some nice licks to keep some... read more

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Chocolate Milk -- Hipnotism ... CD
RCA (Spain), 1980. New Copy .... $13.99
Quite different than the group's earlier work -- but still pretty darn nice! By this point, Chocolate Milk had left their New Orleans roots behind, were recording in LA, and had turned their bass-heavy funk sound into an 80s groove approach that actually worked quite well for the group. The... read more

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Chocolateclay -- Chocolateclay ... CD
Cat/Henry Stone, 1977. New Copy .... $9.99 10.98
Sweet Miami funk from the team of George "Chocolate" Perry and Clay Cropper -- one of the rarest TK albums from the time, and also one of the funkiest too! The sound here is slightly polished, but never too much -- a bit more in the sound of bigger Florida groups, like Miami, with a... read more

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Alice Clark -- Alice Clark (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD
Mainstream/P-Vine (Japan), 1972. New Copy Gatefold .... $24.99
There weren't many vocal albums on the Mainstream label during the early 70s, and this rare soul side is a real overlooked gem! Alice Clark has a rich soulful voice, with a style that sounds a bit like Esther Marrow, mixed with some of the lead vocalists in Voices Of East Harlem -- a really right-o... read more

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Chris Clark -- Soul Sounds (with bonus track -- and autographed booklet with initial copies!) ... CD
Motown/Reel Music, 1967. New Copy .... $10.99 12.99
A great Motown album from Chris Clark -- one of the few white singers ever signed to the label, and a great vocalist at that! Chris has a sound that's quite unique -- halfway between Motown soul and some of the soul-inspired pop of the time -- particularly that of UK singers like Dusty Springfield... read more

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new Stanley Clarke -- Children Of Forever ... CD
Polydor, 1973. New Copy .... $7.99 11.98
Quite possibly the hippest album that Stanley Clarke ever cut -- a stretched-out soulful batch of jazz-tinged tracks -- very much in the same spirit as the more righteous soul jazz underground of the time! In a way, the record would be much more at home on a label like Strata East than it would at... read more

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Judy Clay & Veda Brown -- Private Numbers ... CD
Stax, 1974. New Copy .... $6.99 14.98
Two of Stax's best female singers -- together on one CD! Both artists only ever cut singles for the label, and they've been tragically overlooked because of the lack of any full albums in their recorded legacy. Judy Clay has a wonderfully sweet sound, and during the late 60s, she cut some great... read more

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new Merry Clayton -- Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD
Ode/Video Arts (Japan), 1975. New Copy .... $33.99
A really cool collaboration between Merry Clayton and Eugene McDaniels -- a producer who really takes her music into new territory here! As with other perfect productions by McDaniels in the 70s, Gene really grabs the whole thing up and makes it his own -- adding a lot more funk to the mix than... read more

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George Clinton & Others -- Six Degrees Of P-Funk -- The Best Of George Clinton & His Funk Family ... CD
Columbia, Late 70s/1980s/Early 90s. New Copy .... $5.99 6.99
Post Funkadelic and Parliament work from George Clinton -- an assortment of tracks from a variety of Columbia and Sony-related albums by artists who include Sweat Band, Mutiny, Junie, Bootsy Collins, Mico Wave, Philippe Wynne, and the P-Funk All-Stars! Most of the material here has an early 80s... read more

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Bill Coday -- Right On Baby -- The Crajon Recordings ... CD
Crajon/P-Vine (Japan), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy .... $32.99
A great collection of funky 45s from Bill Coday -- a bluesy soul singer from late 60s Chicago, with a groove as tight as Tyrone Davis, Johnnie Taylor, or any other better-known contemporaries! As with Davis and Taylor, the style here has its roots in older R&B, but focuses the sound into a... read more

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new Dennis Coffey -- Big City Funk -- Original Old School Breaks & Heavy Guitar Soul ... CD
Sussex/Vampi Soul (Spain), Early 70s. New Copy .... $15.99
Mad funk from one of the heaviest cats on the early 70s Detroit scene -- guitar legend Dennis Coffey, finally given his due in a long-overdue collection of his best grooves for Sussex Records! Coffey's guitar has a sound that's been sampled countless times over the past 20 years -- a raspy way of... read more
Also available: Big City Funk -- Original Old School Breaks & Heavy Guitar Soul (180 gram pressing) ... LP $14.99

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Dennis Coffey -- Live Wire -- The Westbound Years 1975 to 1978 ... CD
Westbound (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy .... $15.99
The later years of Dennis Coffey at Westbound Records -- tunes that show a bit of a move away from the rougher funk of his roots, but which are still filled with plenty of sharp-edged work on guitar! Coffey's groove here is more in the club vein that Westbound hit in the mid 70s -- upbeat, uptempo... read more

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new Mitty Collier -- Shades Of Mitty Collier -- The Chess Singles 1961 to 1968 ... CD
Chess/Kent (UK), 1960s. New Copy .... $15.99
A mighty helping of music from the overlooked Mitty Collier -- a 60s soul singer on Chess Records, and one who was every bit as great as bigger label stars like Etta James or Fontella Bass! Like both of those singers, Mitty's got a voice that grabs you right from the get-go -- a deeply soulful... read more

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Lyn Collins -- Think (About It) ... CD
People/P-Vine (Japan), 1972. New Copy .... $24.99
The funkiest album ever recorded by Lyn Collins -- one of the few sock-soul divas working with James Brown who got a chance to cut a full LP! The album's got Lyn shifting between heavy funk numbers and mellower soul cuts -- really pushing things to the max with an incredibly deep take on a few... read more

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Con Funk Shun -- Fever ... CD
Mercury/Vinyl Masterpiece (Netherlands), 1981. New Copy .... $18.99
One of the sweetest-grooving albums ever from Con Funk Shun -- proof that the group was almost better when they tightened things up a bit! The set was produced by Deodato at the height of his hit-making soul powers -- and it's got a sharpness that really helps bring the Con Funk Shun groove into... read more
Also available: Fever ... LP $7.99

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Norman Connors -- Star Power ... CD
Shanachie, 2009. New Copy .... $16.99 18.98
Norman Connors has plenty of star power helping him out on this set -- but as always, the real leading light comes from his own marvelous talents! Norman's one of those guys who never seems to lose his cool -- never veers too far into too-smooth or too-commercial territory -- and always manages to... read more

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Sam Cooke -- Night Beat (remastered edition) ... CD
RCA/Legacy, 1963. New Copy .... $8.99
Wonderful mellow work from Sam Cooke -- recorded with a sound that's very much in keeping with the "night beat" that you might expect from the title. In fact, there's not so much a "beat" as a simple easy groove -- with some piano in the lead on many tracks, and backing by a... read more

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Sam Cooke -- One Night Stand -- Sam Cooke Live At The Harlem Square Club 1963 ... CD
RCA, 1963. New Copy .... $8.99
One of the definitive Sam Cooke recordings of the 60s -- never issued at the time, but one of the crucial sides that's provided a later look at his brilliance from the time. The session was recorded at the same vintage as Sam Cooke At The Copa -- another live record that was issued during the 60s,... read more

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Cool Notes -- Down To Earth (with bonus tracks) ... CD
FTG, 1981. New Copy .... $14.99
A great mix of R&B and reggae -- a hip early album from The Cool Notes -- a UK group who never broke that big on our shores, but who have a sound that's held up well over the years! The rhythms here are often in a midtempo mode, with some Jamaican echoes -- and the lead vocals are often backed... read more

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Cool Notes -- Have A Good Forever (with bonus tracks) ... CD
FTG, 1985. New Copy .... $14.99
80s R&B from UK combo The Cool Notes -- their '85 album Have A Good Forever -- with a shiny clean club soul and a sometimes fusiony groove -- underneath sweet male & female vocals! The fact that the Cool Notes were a bonafide band, with earlier roots in more of a Lovers Rock inspired... read more

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new Bill Cosby -- Hooray For The Salvation Army Band! ... CD
Warner/Collectables, 1968. New Copy .... $10.99 12.99
An early funk album by Bill Cosby -- with backing by the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band! Bill was pals with Charles Wright and crew in the hip LA of the late 60s, and he was also responsible for bringing the group to Warner Brothers -- so the fit here is quite a natural one. The record was also... read more

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Bill Cosby (aka Badfoot Brown) -- Bill Cosby Presents Badfoot Brown & The Bunions Bradford Funeral & Marching Band ... CD
Uni/Dusty Groove, 1971. New Copy .... $10.99 12.98
A funky masterpiece from Bill Cosby -- hardly the sort of record you might expect from all of his years on mainstream TV! This set was cut back when Bill was a much hipper cat on the LA scene -- and it was the start of a brief all-instrumental run with his Badfoot Brown ensemble -- a group who's... read more
Also available: Bill Cosby Presents Badfoot Brown & The Bunions Bradford Funeral & Marching Band ... LP $34.99

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Don Covay -- Super Bad ... CD
Great American Music, 1970s. New Copy .... $10.99
Southern soul, tender ballads, and funk from the great Don Covay -- a nice compilation of material from the 70s that wasn't previously available on CD in the US -- really running the gamut of his influential styles of soul! The set is mostly culled from singles and LPs he cut throughout the 70s,... read more

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Don Covay -- Super Dude -- The Mercury Years Volume 1. . . Plus ... CD
Mercury/Shout (UK), 1973. New Copy .... $12.99
A fantastic early 70s set from Don Covay -- probably best known for his Atlantic stuff, but really nailing a great southern soul sound on this set for Mercury! A wealth of 70s soul influences filter into the sound, with somewhat bigger arrangements than much of Don's better known late 60s... read more

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Caroline Crawford -- Nice & Soulful ... CD
Mercury/Universal (UK), 1979. New Copy .... $9.99
A stunning set of soul tunes from the lovely Caroline Crawford -- produced by Bohannon, and some of his best work from the time! Caroline's got a great style that moves past other club singers of the time -- much more soulful and sophisticated than simple disco diva styles, drenched in a deeper... read more

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Don Crawford -- Another Shade Of Black ... CD
Roulette/Wounded Bird, 1971. New Copy .... $10.99 11.98
A strange bit of country soul -- but a great one, and unique gem from Don Crawford! Another Shade Of Black was recorded by Don Crawford in New York, with bit of a crossover folksy feel that's more like work you'd hear from Muscle Shoals, but it's in a slightly more experimental mode. The album's... read more

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new Don Crawford -- Roots & Branches ... CD
Roulette/Wounded Bird, 1970. New Copy .... $10.99 11.98
Earthy work from Don Crawford -- a very unique artist who works in a mix of soul and folk modes -- a bit like Terry Callier at points, but with some more unusual touches as well! This album's got a pretty full set of arrangements, which makes for more of a Callier-like quality than some of Don's... read more

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new Papa John Creach -- Papa John Creach ... CD
Grunt/Acadia (UK), 1971. New Copy .... $8.99 19.99
One of the grooviest albums ever cut by Papa John Creach -- a set that mixes his bluesy roots with some stoner funk and rock elements from the early 70s! Creach is on vocals and violin, and working here with a host of famous luminaries -- including Grace Slick, Carlos Santana, Paul Kantner, and... read more

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Crown Heights Affair -- Dreaming A Dream ... CD
De-Lite/Unidisc (Canada), 1975. New Copy .... $13.99
Seminal 70s work from Crown Heights Affair -- recorded when the group still had a lot of fire, and were working in that key transitional sound from soul to disco! The album's got a really full and grooving feel -- and includes both disco and vocal versions of their hit "Dreaming A Dream"... read more

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Crown Heights Affair -- Sure Shot ... CD
De-Lite/Unidisc (Canada), 1980. New Copy .... $13.99
A smooth later groover from Crown Heights Affair -- a lot more 80s sounding than the group's classic work, but in a way that's actually totally great! CHA were never shy of hitting a mainstream sound -- and early in the group's career, they traded harder funk for smoother disco -- making a move... read more

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Crown Heights Affair -- Think Positive ... CD
De-Lite/Unidisc (Canada), 1982. New Copy .... $13.99
It's past the disco years, and Crown Heights Affair have emerged nicely -- with a sweet modern soul style that's got a bit of 80s groove, and which shows a lot more soul than some of their earlier work! The band's singing in a sweet harmony style that works very well with the music -- and we might... read more

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Crystal Winds -- First Flight ... CD
Cash Ear/Escrow (UK), 1982. New Copy .... $16.99
A mellow soul classic from Chicago -- and one of the last great records to come out of the city's hip 70s soul scene! We know very little about Crystal Winds -- save for this excellent record, one of the few titles issued on the short-lived Cash Ear label, a south-side imprint in the tradition of... read more

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Cult -- Mail Must Go Through (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD
Starburst (Japan), 1976. New Copy .... $14.99 16.98
A Bicentennial groover from The Cult -- not the goth group of the 80s, but a funky west coast outfit with plenty of funk! There's a bit of an indie club vibe here, mixed in with the group's riffing and strutting rhythms -- which creates a feel that's somewhere in the territory of the best P&P... read more

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D Train -- Best Of The 12 Inch Mixes ... CD
Prelude/Unidisc (Canada), Early 80s. New Copy .... $13.99
Seminal 80s groove from James "D Train" Williams -- a killer batch of tracks lifted from his strong 12" singles of the time! D Train was great in that he was one of the few artists of his scene who could come up with a whole album of strong material -- but that didn't also stop hip... read more

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Dam Funk -- Toeachizown (2CDs) (plus limited edition Stones Throw Fan Club 45) ... CD
Stones Throw, 2009. New Copy 2CD .... $14.99 15.98
Galactic funk & synth soul from Dam Funk -- his epic full length debut Toeachizown for Stones Throw -- and a record that should be a game changer for the southern Cali ambassador of cosmic funk beats, heavy bass and synth grooves! Dam Funk is part throwback to the electro era -- his vintage... read more

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Daniela Und Ann -- Samba Soul -- Beat In Black & White ... CD
Orange/Sonorama (Germany), 1969. New Copy .... $18.99
A little bit funky, and a lotta bit groovy -- a really wonderful little record that's an odd melange of soul, funk, and bossa elements! The pair at the front -- Daniela and Ann -- sing together in a harmonic style that's a bit like the female voices in Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 -- but the... read more

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Betty Davis -- Is It Love Or Desire ... CD
Light In The Attic, 1976. New Copy .... $13.99 15.99
A lost album from 70s funk diva Betty Davis -- and one that's every bit as essential as her music released back in the day! The set was recorded hot on the heels of Betty's classic Nasty Gal album -- but it's got a groove that's almost more in the territory of her first two records on the Just... read more

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new Betty Davis -- Nasty Gal ... CD
Island/Light In The Attic, 1975. New Copy .... $13.99 15.99
The biggest-label release ever cut by 70s funk legend Betty Davis -- but a set that's every bit as hard and heavy as the indie dates that preceded it! Davis is at the top of her form here -- bad-stepping amidst the heavy drums and freaked-out guitars that easily made her one of the funkiest folks... read more

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Betty Davis -- This Is It! -- The Betty Davis Anthology ... CD
Vampi Soul (Spain), Mid 70s. New Copy .... $15.99
Some of the heaviest funk you'll ever find in one tiny package -- all courtesy of the mighty Betty Davis! Betty's work of the 70s is beyond compare -- fuzzed-out, tripped-up, drum-heavy funk that's been the stuff of legend for years, and which is the kind of music you could play for just about... read more

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Tyrone Davis -- Give It Up (Turn It Loose) -- The Very Best Of The Columbia Years ... CD
Columbia, Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy .... $7.99
Tyrone Davis on Columbia Records -- an incredible combination that makes for music that's quite different than Davis' earlier years on the Dakar label! At Columbia, Tyrone turned his bluesy groove onto a much more sophisticated sound -- a smooth-stepping, mellow mature style that was light years... read more

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Dazz Band -- Invitation To Love (with bonus track) ... CD
Motown/PTG (Netherlands), 1980. New Copy .... $18.99
A killer start to the 80s for the Dazz Band -- with great tunes in a funky mode as well as more measured group soul numbers -- and it all adds up one of their best albums ever! Tunes like the opener "Shake It", plus "Shake It Up" and "Magnetized" bring the funkier... read more

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Dazz Band -- Keep It Live (with bonus track) ... CD
Motown/Vinyl Masterpiece (Netherlands), 1982. New Copy .... $18.99
Dazz Band keep it plenty live on this early 80s gem -- a killer set from the group's hit run for Motown! The set's got a bouncy groove that's very much in the best Motown funk style at the time -- lots of bass at the bottom, and plenty tight on production -- but never as smooth or commercial as... read more

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Sugar Pie De Santo -- Go Go Power -- The Complete Chess Singles 1961 to 1966 ... CD
Chess/Kent (UK), Mid 60s. New Copy .... $15.99
A much-needed look at the mighty Sugar Pie DeSanto -- a singer who really rocked Chess Records back in the 60s! DeSanto came to the label already boasting one hell of a groove -- a rock-solid sense of rhythm that made all of her tunes groovers right from the get-go -- and a raw vocal power that... read more

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Ruby Dee -- What If I Am A Woman -- Black Women's Speeches ... CD
Folkways, 1977. New Copy Gatefold .... $12.99 16.98
A pretty cool collection produced by Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee -- focusing on famous speeches by important female African-Americans -- mostly focusing on the civil rights era, but also featuring an early speech by Ida B Wells. Ruby reads the speeches, and works include "I Am A Black... read more

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Delfonics -- Delfonics/Tell Me This Is A Dream ... CD
Philly Groove/Kent (UK), 1970/1972. New Copy .... $15.99
Sublime soul through and through -- 2 classics from The Delfonics, back to back on a single CD! First up is self-titled record The Delfonics -- the third album in an amazing early run from The Delfonics -- the kind of work that set a whole new standard for group soul in the 70s! A number of the... read more

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new Delfonics -- La La Means I Love You/Sound Of Sexy Soul (plus bonus track) ... CD
Philly Groove/Kent (UK), 1968/1969. New Copy .... $15.99
Amazing work by The Delfonics -- their first 2 albums, back to back on a single CD! La La Means I Love You is a landmark album in harmony soul -- one of those records that pushed the genre to a whole new level! The Delfonics emerge fully formed here as one of the most compelling groups of their... read more

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Dells -- Dells Sing Dionne Warwick's Greatest Hits ... CD
Cadet/Dusty Groove, 1972. New Copy .... $9.99 12.99
Forget Dionne Warwick, and think Burt Bacharach -- because on this sublime little set, The Dells are singing some of Burt's greatest tunes ever -- all set to impeccable arrangements by the legendary Charles Stepney! The album's more wonderful than you might even expect -- a true high point in the... read more

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new Dells -- I Touched A Dream/Whatever Turns You On ... CD
Chi Sound/Southbound (UK), 1980/1981. New Copy .... $15.99
2 great later gems from The Dells -- both essential sides of their later catalog! I Touched A Dream is an especially tremendous record -- a bit smoother than before, but still much more daring vocally than most other harmony groups at the time, cutting through some smoother arrangements with a... read more

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Dells -- Reminiscing ... CD
Volt, 2000. New Copy .... $5.99 11.99
Damn great work from The Dells -- and further proof that the group always sounds great, no matter what the setting! Most of the instrumentation and production are contemporary, but that doesn't stop the quintet from opening up with harmonies just like in the old days -- soaring vocal lines that... read more

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Dells -- Standing Ovation -- The Very Best Of The Dells 1966 to 1981 ... CD
Universal (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2CD .... $21.99
The genius of The Dells -- traced beautifully over the course of 15 years of work for both the Chess and Mercury labels! The 2CD set goes way farther than other collections of The Dells' work -- and features 10 tracks appearing here on CD for the first time ever -- gems that are long-overdue for... read more

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Demon Fuzz -- Afreaka! (with bonus tracks) ... CD
Dawn/Esoteric (UK), 1970. New Copy .... $14.99
Messed-up funky jazz from an obscure early 70s UK group -- and an album that really lives up to its trippy cover! The tracks are all long and stretched out -- with lots of organ, sax, and spaced out drums -- and the overall style is a mix of dub-heavy funk, Afro jazz, and a bit of jazz rock... read more

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Deodato -- Happy Hour/Motion ... CD
Wounded Bird, 1982/1984. New Copy .... $13.99 14.98
2 tasty sides from Deodato's soul-based years -- both albums that roll along with a nice little R&B-inspired groove! Happy Hour was done at a time when Deodato was really getting into a lot of modern soul production and arranging work with other groups -- and here, he tries his hand... read more

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new William DeVaughn/New York City -- William DeVaughn Meets New York City ... CD
Collectables, Early 70s. New Copy .... $5.99
Two of the best east coast indie acts of the early 70s -- back to back on a single CD! William DeVaughn turns in his classic "Be Thankful For What You Got" -- a mellow groover that never gets old -- alongside other cuts that include "Blood Is Thicker Than Water", "Give The... read more

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Manu Dibango -- Makossa Man -- The Very Best Of Manu Dibango ... CD
Nascente (UK), Late 60s/1970s/1980s. New Copy 2CD .... $12.99
The coolest collection of work we've ever seen on Manu Dibango -- a double-length collection that's heavy on gems from the late 60s and 1970s -- plus a few choice bits from later years too! The set's filled with the hard-grooving cuts that made Manu so great back in the day -- some of the most... read more

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Bo Diddley -- Drive By Bo Diddley -- Tales From The Funk Dimension 1970-1973 ... CD
Raven/Chess (Australia), Early 70s. New Copy .... $19.99 21.98
Bo Diddley we already love you -- but this set gives us another reason why! Although Bo's probably best known for his classic R&B work of the late 50s and early 60s, but during the 70s he also managed to cut some massively funky albums for Chess -- working in the blues revival/funk turnover... read more

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Bo Diddley -- Hey! Bo Diddley/Bo Diddley ... CD
Chess/BGO (UK), Early 60s. New Copy .... $15.99
Two classic Chess-era Bo Diddley albums on one CD! We never tire of Bo Diddley's incredible guitar work -- and you'll get plenty of it in these early albums he cut for Chess. Hey! Bo Diddley is a tasty, fantastically twangy batch of 12 tracks, all original tunes with a stripped-down gutbuckety... read more

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Bo Diddley -- Ride On -- The Chess Masters 1960 to 1961 ... CD
Chess/Hip-O Select, 1960/1961. New Copy 2CD .... $27.99 29.98
Another stellar collection of Bo Diddley's Chess Masters -- incredible material from the beginning of the 60s -- with Bo's incendiary, influential beat -- but in a bevy of styles! Bo is justifiably most famous for his oft-imitated beat, getting lifted by everyone from Johnny Otis, to Buddy Holly,... read more

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new Direct Current -- Everybody Here Must Party ... CD
TEC/Hot, Late 70s. New Copy .... $6.99
Nice bit of late 70's funk, with a sound that's definitely heavier than disco, and a hard groove that works very well on the dancefloor. The album includes a nice long version of the group's classic funk track "Everybody Here Must Party", plus a few other long cuts like "Boogie... read more

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new Diz & The Doormen with Big Jay McNeely -- Tonky Honk ... CD
Ace (UK), 1995. New Copy .... $11.99
A surprisingly nice set of vocals from Diz Watson -- a singer with some great New Orleans roots in his music -- working here with the great Big Jay McNeely on tenor sax! The set was recorded overseas in the mid 90s, but it's got a quality that could easily match some of the best roots-revival... read more

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Ernie K Doe -- Here Come The Girls (aka Ernie K Doe) (plus bonus tracks) ... CD
Janus/Great American Music, 1970. New Copy .... $11.99 13.99
Some of the hippest work ever from Ernie K Doe -- a bit of a comeback album recorded at the start of the 70s -- put together with some rock-solid help from Allen Toussaint! The album's not as all-out funky as some of Toussaint's other New Orleans work of the time, but it's still got an undeniable... read more

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Fats Domino -- Fats Is Back ... CD
Reprise/Collectors Choice, 1968. New Copy .... $10.99 12.98
Fats is back, and sounding pretty darn great -- working here with rootsy production from Richard Perry, who's got a great ear for all of Domino's older strengths, yet also manages to update his sound a bit for the late 60s! The record's got a really romping groove -- lots of New Orleans elements... read more

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Lee Dorsey -- Soul Mine ... CD
Charly (UK), 1960s. New Copy .... $3.99
Chunky funky soul from the great Lee Dorsey -- a motherlode of his best work from the late 60s -- groundbreaking New Orleans soul, most of which was produced with a heavy edge by Allen Toussaint! The set kicks off with 2 early R&B-ish numbers -- "Ya Ya" and "Do Re Me" --... read more

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Nat Dove & The Devils -- Petey Wheatstraw ... CD
Magic Disc/Traffic, 1977. New Copy .... $12.99 14.99
One of the funkiest blacksploitation soundtracks of the 70s -- a rare indie gem from Nat Dove & The Devils! Dove's got a style that's a lot rougher and rootsier than other soundtrack artists of the 70s -- an approach that's more based in the modes of the indie funk underground of the time, and... read more

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Will Downing -- Classique ... CD
Peak, 2009. New Copy .... $16.99
Definitely a classique set from Will Downing -- soul that's both classic and classy, beautifully put together by a real master of the genre! We dig this set even more than some of Will's better-known records from back in the day -- and the whole thing's got a smooth, soulful balance that's really... read more

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Lamont Dozier -- Legendary Lamont Dozier -- Soul Master (Out Here On My Own/Black Bach) ... CD
Universal (UK), 1973/1974. New Copy .... $14.99
A wonderful collection of tunes from Lamont's first two albums for ABC -- Out Here On My Own and Black Bach -- both of them classics of 70s soul! Both albums have a quality that's impossible to describe accurately -- kind of a post-Motown full-on approach to soul that mixes strings, piano, and... read more

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Dr Buzzard's Original Savannah Band -- Very Best Of Dr Buzzard's Original Savannah Band ... CD
RCA, Late 70s. New Copy .... $5.99 6.99
One of the coolest club combos of the 70s -- the mighty Dr Buzzard's Original Savannah Band -- a group with a sound that's a lot tighter than their name! The group's probably best known for giving exposure to August Darnell in his pre-Kid Creole years -- but they've also got a sound that's really... read more

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Dramatics -- Best Of The Dramatics ... CD
Volt/Fantasy, Early 70s. New Copy .... $6.99 11.98
A killer collection of work by The Dramatics -- featuring their greatest tracks from the early Stax years -- seminal work that helped redefine the group soul sound of the 70s! There's a great blend of southern and east coast harmony modes here -- and the package is filled with the group's best... read more

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Dramatics -- Dramatic Experience ... CD
Stax, 1973. New Copy .... $5.99 11.98
Fantastic early work from The Dramatics -- an amazing blend of sweet soul harmony vocals, Memphis soul production, and some other-worldly songwriting that far surpasses later work of the group. This album's one of the band's most righteous, with a mixture of Curtom-type message cuts and sweeter... read more

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Dramatics -- Dramatically Yours ... CD
Volt, 1974. New Copy .... $5.99 11.98
We've got to admit that we're such big fans of the first two albums by the Dramatics that we're always hard pressed to love any other albums of theirs as much -- but this one's still a strong effort that retains many of the best elements of the earlier records, particularly the mellow soul side of... read more

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Dramatics -- Stone Cold ... CD
Volt, 1990. New Copy .... $5.99 11.99
Later work by The Dramatics -- but a set that's still got their modern Detroit groove in place on most of the tracks! The album's definitely got a vibe that's contemporary -- at least for the 1990 date of the recording -- but the group's vocals get plenty of space to hit those great harmonies we've... read more

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Dramatics -- Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD
Stax/Universal (Japan), 1971. New Copy Gatefold .... $36.99
A fantastic album by The Dramatics -- with a harder funkier sound than you'll find on most of their other records of the time -- a gritty gem from the group's early years, and a record that really deserves its placement on the Stax label! The record has the group moving into a post-Temptations... read more

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Patti Drew -- Workin On A Groovy Thing -- The Best Of Patti Drew ... CD
Capitol/EMI (UK), Late 60s. New Copy .... $11.99
Sublime soul from one of our key hometown heroes -- the always-great Patti Drew, heard here on some of her killer late 60s sides for Capitol Records! Patti started out as a sweeter soul singer, but on these tracks she really finds her own sound -- a groove that's got the sophistication of Barbara... read more

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Drifters -- Definitive Soul Collection ... CD
Atlantic/Rhino, 1950s/Early 60s. New Copy 2CD .... $9.99 14.99
Great work from The Drifters -- and a set that features material both from the group's years with Clyde McPhatter in the lead, and from the later versions of the group in the early 60s! Both sides of The Drifters are totally great -- as you'll hear in this stunning set of cuts recorded for... read more

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Urszula Dudziak -- Future Talk ... CD
Inner City, 1979. New Copy .... $13.99 16.95
A wonderful album of hip jazzy vocals from Urszula Dudziak -- an amazing singer who was sort of Poland's version of Flora Purim! Like Flora, Urszula had a fierce scatting and riffing style that broke way past the work of earlier female jazz singers -- and she always applied this style to some... read more

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Doris Duke -- I'm A Loser -- The Swamp Dogg Sessions & More ... CD
Kent (UK), 1969/1971. New Copy .... $15.99
Some of the greatest female soul from the southern scene at the start of the 70s -- two monumental albums from singer Doris Duke, both produced by Swamp Dogg and packaged here with some rare bonus cuts too! Doris' work has always been some of our favorite from the deep soul scene -- honest,... read more

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new Doris Duke -- Woman ... CD
Contempo/Shout (UK), 1975. New Copy .... $15.99
Quite possibly the best album ever from deep soul diva Doris Duke -- a set that's produced with a slight undercurrent of sophisticated funk -- and put together in ways that take Duke way past the rougher soul of earlier years! The album's a rare UK production -- with backing from Ultrafunk and the... read more

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George Duke -- Faces In Reflection ... CD
MPS, 1974. New Copy .... $7.99 11.98
Killer keyboards from the legendary George Duke -- and one of his most righteous albums for the MPS label! The album's a spectacular set that showcases both sides of Duke's genius at the time -- his spacey, soulful approach to a laidback tune -- and his more jamming styles on the harder cuts! ... read more
Also available: Faces In Reflection ... LP $24.99

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George Duke -- Feel ... CD
MPS/Verve, 1974. New Copy .... $7.99 11.98
Sweet keyboards and lots of funky grooves -- one of the best of George Duke's seminal albums for MPS -- and a record that captures him at a key middle point in his growth! The sound here is tighter than the trippier records of before, but also never too smooth or commercial -- still with plenty of... read more

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George Duke -- From Me To You/Reach For It (plus bonus track) ... CD
CBS/BGO (UK), 1977. New Copy 2CD .... $16.99 24.98
2 Columbia classics from George Duke -- back to back on a single CD! First up is From Me To You -- Heavily layered work from George Duke -- a record that seems to push all his influences and aspects at once, sometimes getting in the way of each other, but sometimes making for some very nice... read more

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George Duke -- George Duke (1986) ... CD
Elektra/Wounded Bird, 1986. New Copy .... $10.99 11.98
A real move forward for the George Duke keyboard sound of the 80s -- and a set that has George using a fair bit of synclavier and linn drums in the mix! Things are almost even more electric than before -- and that's saying a lot for Duke -- with almost no acoustic instrumentation at all, save for... read more

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George Duke -- I Love The Blues, She Heard My Cry ... CD
MPS/Verve, 1975. New Copy .... $7.99 11.98
One of George Duke's best albums for the MPS label -- and a set that has a sound that's a little bit more soul than before! The album uses a fair bit of vocals alongside Duke's funky keyboards -- but in a way that's not nearly as smooth as some of his albums for Epic, and which still retains all... read more

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new Frankie Dymon Jr -- Let It Out -- Poems In Words And Music ... CD
Gorilla Musik (Germany), 1971. New Copy .... $8.99
Not Frankie Lymon, but Frankie Dymon -- a US expatriate who works here with some funky prog backings! Dymon delivers hip, soulful poetry in English -- often with a bit of a dark edge -- and the instrumentation features guitar, piano, and organ -- all familiar elements, but produced with an eerie,... read more

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Dynamites featuring Charles Walker -- Burn It Down ... CD
Outta Sight, 2009. New Copy .... $11.99 12.99
The Dynamites come to town and burn it down -- once again getting some heavy help on vocals from Tenessee soul legend Charles Walker! The group seem even sharper than before -- tighter rhythms at the bottom, instrumentation that kicks things up a few notches than the last album, and production... read more

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Earth Wind & Fire -- All 'N All (with bonus tracks) ... CD
Columbia, 1977. New Copy .... $7.99
Genius, pure genius! It was hard for Earth, Wind & Fire to go wrong at this point -- and the album's a stellar blend of jazz, funk, and soul, all done in that perfect style they'd hit by the mid 70s. And even though this one was a monster album, of the type that you see in everyone's record... read more

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Earth Wind & Fire -- Earth Wind & Fire -- The Essential (plus remixes!) ... CD
Sony (UK), 1970s/2002. New Copy 2CD .... $14.99
A great set that's worth it just for the bonus material! Disc 1 of this 2CD package features 20 classic Earth Wind & Fire tunes from their glory days at Columbia -- instant classics like "September", "Boogie Wonderland", "Fantasy", "Mighty Mighty", "... read more

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Earth Wind & Fire -- Gratitude ... CD
Columbia, 1975. New Copy .... $7.99
Great stuff! Although a live album, Gratitude is one of Earth Wind & Fire's greatest from the mid 70s -- a very tight batch of grooves that proves that Maurice White & Co. could play just as well on stage as they could in the studio -- and the noise of the crowd going wild is enough to... read more
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Earth Wind & Fire -- Last Days & Time/Head To The Sky ... CD
Columbia/BGO (UK), 1972/1973. New Copy .... $14.99
Two classics from Earth Wind & Fire -- back to back on one CD! Last Days & Time is Earth Wind & Fire's first album for Columbia Records -- the start of a really legendary run during the 70s! The sound here is a bit tighter than their first two for Warner Brothers -- a groove that has... read more

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Earth Wind & Fire -- Last Days And Time ... CD
Columbia, 1972. New Copy .... $5.99 6.99
Earth Wind & Fire's first album for Columbia Records -- the start of a really legendary run during the 70s! The sound here is a bit tighter than their first two for Warner Brothers -- a groove that has funk and soul taking a bit more precedence over the jazz of their roots -- but all in a... read more
Also available: Last Days And Time ... LP $4.99

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Earth Wind & Fire -- Spirit (expanded edition) ... CD
Columbia, 1976. New Copy .... $7.99
A big hit for the group -- and a great album of smooth funky soul! The pop funky mode is definitely more pronounced here, but the album's also still got a lot of smooth soul numbers with the best modern style of the Way Of The World LP. The compression in the band's playing is impeccable -- with... read more
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Billy Eckstine -- Senior Soul/If She Walked Into My Life ... CD
Stax/Enterprise, 1972/1974. New Copy .... $5.99 18.98
2 early 70s sessions from Billy Eckstine -- both recorded for Stax Records! First up is Senior Soul -- a well-titled set not only given Billy's age, but also because of the surprisingly soulful undercurrent to the record -- an extension into the genre even greater than Eckstine's previous... read more

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8th Day -- Best Of 8th Day ... CD
Invictus/HDH, Early 70s. New Copy .... $6.99
A heady helping of work from 8th Day -- one of the hardest-hitting combos in the Holland-Dozier-Holland empire of the early 70s! The group have a really powerful sort of feel -- taking off from the bolder Detroit soul modes forged by Norman Whitfield at Motown at the end of the 60s -- pushed... read more

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new Eliminators -- Loving Explosion ... CD
Soul Brother/Expansion (UK), 1974. New Copy .... $16.99
A rare funky soul classic! This one was originally issued on Brunswick in 1974, and it's darn impossible to find in the original, probably because Brunswick was having a great deal of financial trouble at the time. Whatever the case, the record's a great one -- and it's got a tight ensemble funky... read more

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John Ellison (Soul Brother Six) -- Back ... CD
Jamie, 2008. New Copy .... $8.99 16.98
Contemporary solo work from John Ellison -- best known for his 60s recordings in the group Soul Brother Six, and recording here with some great sound from production legend Tom Moulton! The style of the music is a mix of contemporary elements and the deeper soul you'd expect from Ellison's roots --... read more

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Emperors/Soul Exotics -- Karate (with bonus tracks) ... CD
Philly Archives, 1967. New Copy .... $9.99
If this is Karate, sign us up for the next marital arts class! The album's a sock-hard batch of soul tracks from the 60s -- rare Philly soul work by The Emperors, one of the heaviest soul groups on the city's scene! The group have a really great sound -- with a rhythm section that bubbles over... read more

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Empress -- Dyin To Be Dancin (aka Empress) (plus bonus tracks) ... CD
Prelude/Unidisc (Canada), 1981. New Copy .... $13.99
Gail Smith sings lead vocals on this one -- a tight batch of funky club numbers with the early 80s groove of some of Taana Gardner's work! The tracks have a tight snap and a conservative approach that makes them far better than your average disco record -- and although Gail's not the strongest... read more

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Barbara Jean English -- Just Like A Lady ... CD
Alithia/Sequel (UK), Early 70s. New Copy .... $6.99
Classic New Jersey soul from one of the best (and least-known) singers of the early 70s! This CD features material from her two albums recorded for the Althia label (best known as the home of the Escorts), and a lot of the tracks on here are produced by New Jersey soul genius George Kerr, with a... read more
 
 

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