A dream come true -- Minnie's first two solo albums for Epic, back to back on one CD! Perfect Angel was one of THE albums that helped define the sound of female soul in the 70s -- a record that moves past the baroque soul of Minnie's early years with Rotary Connection and Charles Stepney -- and... read more
Killer work by The Rivingtons -- material recorded in the early 60s, but with all the rough, raw, and pyrotechnic edges of some of the best 50s doo wop! The group are probably best remembered for their title hit, but the whole CD is tremendous -- a real treasure trove of under-discovered gems,... read more
A heavily reworked version of Eric Roberson's massive Vault album -- one of our favorite new soul releases of the past few years! This version shares a cover and title with the first version, but overall, it's practically a whole new record -- with 8 songs out of 12 that are completely new,... read more
Eric Roberson --
Left ... CD
Blue Erro Soul,
2007. New Copy ....
$10.99
Instant genius from the mighty Eric Roberson -- easily one of the greatest soul singers we've ever heard -- and that's saying a lot, given how many records we've listened to over the years! Eric's one of the few artists who can bring a smile to our face from the very first note of a new album --... read more
Damn wonderful music from Eric Roberson -- an artist who never lets us down! Eric's got a style that's unlike anyone else we can think of -- warm, wonderful, and full of joy -- without any posturing modes at all, and a down to earth sensibility that's kept him at the top of our playlists for years... read more
Freddy Robinson --
Bluesology ... CD
Ace (UK),
Early 70s. New Copy ....
$15.99
Wild funk from guitarist Freddy Robinson -- hardly the "bluesology" you'd guess from the title! Sure, Freddie started his career as a blues guitarist on early Chess sessions -- but during the early 70s, he cut some monster funky recordings for Stax, recordings that had a bluesy guitar in... read more
Time flies, but Smokey Robinson keeps things cool -- laidback and mellow, and very much in the mode of his best solo work from earlier years -- with a subtle glow in the backings that has us thinking "quiet storm" all over again! Given Robinson's rep, it would have been easy to just... read more
A whopping collection of live work by Smokey & The Miracles -- featuring the full albums Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Live from 1969, and the group's 1972 on-stage swan song! The 1969 album is very much in the mode of some of the other late 60s Motown live work -- full, rich, and in the... read more
Some of the most righteous poetry ever recorded -- set to musical backings with a nice dose of funk! Wanda Robinson belongs to an elite group of young, hip female African American poets -- others might include Nikki Giovanni, Dana Bryant, or Camille Yarbrough -- and during the early 70s, she... read more
Nile Rodgers is working here away from Chic -- but his sound here is definitely in that classic lean, mean mode -- lots of compressed guitar bits riffing over the rhythms, every bit as catchy and captivating as ever! The grooves break out nicely from the standard Chic mode -- almost as if Nile is... read more
Nile Rodgers is working here away from Chic -- but his sound here is definitely in that classic lean, mean mode -- lots of compressed guitar bits riffing over the rhythms, every bit as catchy and captivating as ever! The grooves break out nicely from the standard Chic mode -- almost as if Nile is... read more
Rodriguez --
Cold Fact ... CD
Sussex/Light In The Attic,
1970. New Copy ....
$13.99
One of a handful of enigmatic albums cut in the early 70s by Sixto Rodriguez -- a Latin-tinged singer with a style that's a bit like that of Jose Feliciano -- but trippier, and with more rock and folk touches! This set's probably his best one -- thanks to arrangements and production by Dennis... read more
An amazing second set from Sixto Rodriguez -- recorded in the legendary Landsdowne Studios in London, with a groove that's a great extension from his debut! All of Rodriguez's best elements are in place here -- his folksy guitar, personal lyrical style, and surprisingly biting approach to a... read more
There's many facets of Roger -- and they're all pretty darn funky! From this vantage point, all we can think of is that Roger Troutman must have had some sort of crystal ball to see into the hip hop sampling future -- either that, or he was busy cooking up west coast gangster funk drones in some... read more
Roger (Roger Troutman) --
Saga Continues ... CD
Warner/Wounded Bird,
1984. New Copy ....
$10.9911.98
Crisply popping funky grooves from Roger -- an underappreciated mid 80s solo record from the voice of Zapp! The Saga Continues finds Roger still rocking his trademark effects laden vocals and vamping guitar work into the middle of the decade -- with even tighter syncopated percussion, and funky... read more
Diana Ross --
Diana ... CD
Motown,
1980. New Copy ....
$5.996.98
A record so big they dropped the "Ross" from Diana's name -- just to show how large the lady was living at the end of the 70s! The album was a key set in the solo years of Diana's career -- a back to basics dancefloor effort done with impeccable production by Bernard Edwards and Nile... read more
An excellent sleeper of a modern soul set on the RFC imprint, who were responsible for so much of the great 80s material that crossed over from the dancefloor to the mainstream soul arena! The tracks have a mixture of Euro disco, flanged-out pop and radio friendly 80s groove influences -- and the... read more
One of our favorite graduates of The Temptations -- and one of the greatest singers to ever sing for Motown! David Ruffin has an incredible voice -- right up there with Marvin Gaye and Levi Stubbs in its mixture of the rough and the sweet -- a classic sound that never gets old, and which lives... read more
Jimmy Ruffin --
Ruff 'N Ready ... CD
SOUL/Reel Music,
1969. New Copy ....
$10.9912.99
A tremendous little album from Jimmy Ruffin -- as "ruff" as the title implies, with a much deeper groove than you might find from other Motown releases at the time! The style here is really wonderful -- rich, heartfelt vocals from Jimmy that easily match the best of the Detroit... read more
Great later work from Rufus -- working here without Chaka Khan on vocals, but sounding even jazzier as a result! There almost seems to be more emphasis on the instrumentation than before -- and the album's got a warmly funky groove that definitely carries on the 70s Rufus tradition, but cleans... read more
Rufus With Chaka Khan --
Ask Rufus ... CD
MCA,
1977. New Copy ....
$6.999.98
A stone cold classic, and probably the best record Rufus or Chaka ever did! By this point, they've honed their soul style into a nice jazzy groove, and Chaka's voice is in total control -- without too much pyrotechnics, and with a nice mellow sound. Includes the classic hit "Hollywood",... read more
Patrice Rushen --
Now ... CD
Elektra/Wounded Bird,
1984. New Copy ....
$10.9911.98
Sweet grooves from the lovely lady -- one of Patrice Rushen's last truly great albums, and a masterpiece of 80s groove with lots of jazzy touches! The keyboard sound has evolved a bit here -- compressed with more electronic percussion than on Patrice's earlier records, but still done with a degree... read more
Patrice Rushen --
Patrice ... CD
Elektra/Wounded Bird,
1978. New Copy ....
$10.9911.98
A sweeeeeet groover by Patrice Rushen -- her first album for Elektra, and a stunning blend of funky jazz and soul! The record really has Patrice stepping out from her earlier years at Prestige -- working in some surprisingly great vocals next to tight lines on Fender Rhodes, synth, and clavinet,... read more
Patrice Rushen --
Pizzazz ... CD
Elektra/Wounded Bird,
1979. New Copy ....
$10.9911.98
Brilliant work -- one of the records that not only broke Patrice out of the jazz funk ghetto, but which also had a pretty profound influence on the progression of soul in the early 80s -- really pushing the use of jazzy elements that would help take R&B to a new level with bigger artists. ... read more
The first 2 albums as a leader from keyboardist Patrice Rushen! Prelusion is a great set from Patrice -- very different than her later R&B work from the 80s! The record's her first, and at the time, Patrice was much more of a jazz artist -- working here with a cool west coast set of players... read more
A pivotal record for Patrice Rushen -- a set that has her really tightening up the groove from previous albums on Prestige -- heading much more towards the focused soul-drenched grooves of her Elektra Records years! The set's a stunner -- still very much with the hip, west coast funky fusion vibe... read more
A pivotal record for Patrice Rushen -- a set that has her really tightening up the groove from previous albums on Prestige -- heading much more towards the focused soul-drenched grooves of her Elektra Records years! The set's a stunner -- still very much with the hip, west coast funky fusion vibe... read more
Two beautiful albums of spacey jazz funk! Eddie Russ was a 70s keyboard genius -- right up there with Lonnie Liston Smith and Herbie Hancock in our book, although he never reached the fame of either of those players. See The Light is one of Eddie's best albums -- and it's got a smoothly produced... read more
A great collection of unreleased recordings by the great, largely unheralded Arthur Russell -- one of the key players in the late 70s/early 80s NY underground -- whose influence can be found everywhere from the smoky disco of the Paradise Garage scene to the dubby, arrhythmic, and percussive... read more
Arthur Russell --
Springfield ... CD
Audika,
Mid 80s. New Copy ....
$10.99
A great discovery in the lost catalog of Arthur Russell -- material from the same mid 80s stretch as his excellent World Of Echo album, and done with a very similar sound! Most of the instrumentation here is spare drum programs, keyboards, and processed cello -- all handled by Russell, who also... read more
Music beyond description -- a unique blend of disco, funk, avant garde, and dub -- the wonderful world of the late Arthur Russell! Russell was a bass player by trade, but he was schooled in both classical and Eastern music forms -- and brought an incredibly fresh vision to his work in New York in... read more
An incredibly beautiful set of work from Arthur Russell -- one of the few records to be issued under his own name during his tragically short life -- and a hauntingly spare blend of vocals, hand percussion, and solo cello -- recorded with more than enough echo to live up to the title! The style is... read more
Dancefloor jams, post disco soul, early NYC hip hop beats and straight up amazing 80s NYC progressive club genius from Arthur Russell -- a compilation of great tracks he performed on, authored, remixed, edited or produced for Sleeping Bag in the early-to-mid 80s! Includes underground classics from... read more
A rich celebration of Brenda Russell's 30 years in soul music -- and a set that features material from labels that include A&M, Capitol, Hidden Beach, and most recently, Dome Records -- the folks who've breathed some great new life into Russell's recorded career in recent years! Russell's one... read more
Think what you want -- we think this is a damn great soul album! Sure, the record was a crossover classic that got played to death back in the 80s -- but give it a listen now, and you'll be stunned to hear how fresh it sounds, and how much it reminds you of all the British soul acts that sprung up... read more
Oliver Sain --
Bus Stop ... CD
Abet/Vintage Classics (Italy),
1974. New Copy ....
$11.99
A classic album of short hard funky grooves -- put together by the legendary Oliver Sain, a genius instrumentalist/producer from St. Louis, and the man behind more soul classics than you might imagine! Oliver plays alto, organ, and piano on most cuts -- and the backing is spare and hard on nearly... read more
The cover's cheesy, but the music is classic -- killer instrumental funk from the mighty Oliver Sain -- one of the hippest cats to ever work the St Louis scene! The package features most of the best cuts from Sain's years at Abet Records, plus some tasty indie moments too -- a really tremendous... read more
Ahhhh . . . The Salsoul Orchestra at its finest, with Vince Montana at the helm, crafting some superb arrangements that have all of the positivity of the best funky club groove the band can come up with, and little of the campy disco sound that other soundalike bands were starting to hit! The... read more
Sam & Dave --
Back At Cha ... CD
United Artists/Shout (UK),
1975. New Copy ....
$15.99
A rare late LP Sam & Dave cut for United Artists in the mid 70s -- with raw & gritty soul vocals and rough hewn, yet soulfully resonant production by Steve Cropper, and backing by a slew of Memphis sessions specialists! Back At Cha is a coulda-shoulda-woulda been great comeback effort, and... read more
A beautifully done look at the music of Harvey Scales -- a damn funky cat from the Milwaukee scene, finally getting his due! The package is overflowing with groovers -- hard funky 45 cuts that Scales recorded for the Magic Touch label -- mostly in the late 60s and start of the 70s -- wrapped up... read more
One of the greatest soul records of all time -- and an album that we'd never part with! Gloria Scott only ever recorded this one full LP -- but that's more than enough, as the whole thing's a masterpiece -- produced by Barry White with the best of his 70s approach, and featuring songs written by... read more
Ok so she's got a Grammy -- but that makes us love her even more! Jill Scott is one of the greatest soul artists to emerge in the past decade -- and this second album avoids the usual "sophomore slump" by showing a whole new side of her talents! Disc one is a great live set -- showing... read more
An overlooked gem from California soul singer Marilyn Scott -- a sweetly grooving album with loads of warm modern touches -- all coming together in a style that's sophisticated, yet still manages to groove -- like the best later work by Marlena Shaw on Columbia! Production is by James Stroud --... read more
A set recorded late in the career of Millie Scott -- given that she contributed vocals to some hip girl groups in the 70s -- but a standout solo moment too, and one that showed she could make some big waves on her own! The album's got a nice early urban sort of feel -- echoes of street soul in the... read more
Obscure 70s work from southern soul vocalist Peggy Scott -- recorded during some lesser-known years in her career! Peggy's probably best known for her work with Jo Jo Benson on SSS International in the late 60s -- and for her recent fame as Peggy Scott-Adams -- but here, she's heard on a selection... read more
Gil Scott-Heron --
1980 ... CD
Arista/Soul Brother (UK),
1980. New Copy ....
$16.99
A great one from Gil Scott-Heron -- and another wonderful collaboration with Brian Jackson -- who handled all the arrangements on this set, and gave the record that sweet jazzy sound that makes Gil's work from this time some of his best ever! There's loads of excellent electric piano from Jackson -... read more
Gil Scott-Heron --
Bridges ... CD
Arista/Soul Brother (UK),
1977. New Copy ....
$16.99
An oft-overlooked jazzy gem from Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson -- and a beautifully swinging session that has Gil toning it down a bit, and working into a nicely musical groove that gets past the heavy politics of earlier years! The record's a great showcase for the more upbeat side of Gil's... read more
A heavy collection of work from the legendary Flying Dutchman years of Gil Scott-Heron -- arguably some of the most hard-hitting music that Gil ever recorded! The tunes here are a mix of spoken word tracks, with rhythms -- and other tunes that have a bit more of a song-based approach -- the... read more
It's the late 90s and Gil Scott-Heron's still in fine form, both with his lyrics and performance. This live set captures him with the Amnesia Express on tour in Europe in '89, but the set spans a good piece of his career with earlier numbers included too. 7 tracks in all: 'Washington DC",... read more
An 80s collection, but one that's filled with gems from Gil Scott-Heron's legendary early years at Flying Dutchman -- a time when he was recording some of his most impressively righteous material ever! The music's a hip mix of protest poetry and sweet jazzy numbers -- played with great keyboard... read more
Gil Scott-Heron --
Secrets ... CD
Arista/Soul Brother (UK),
1978. New Copy ....
$16.99
A key crossover set from Gil Scott-Heron -- still every bit as political as his earlier work, but with a stronger sense of soul as well! The great Brian Jackson is firmly in tow here -- bringing warm keyboards and a nice little groove to most of the tracks -- and the previous acoustic moments are... read more
Some of the best tracks ever from the pair of Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson -- some of most righteous, authoritative and thematically heavy soul music ever created -- compiled in one incredible set! Messianic, emotive vocals from Gil and stunningly restrained, magical soul jazz arrangements... read more
New recordings, but done with a classic 80s feel that really lives up to the album's cover! Back in the day, Enois Scroggins worked with members of Cameo and The Gap Band -- and you can definitely hear that influence here, as the album's a boogie-heavy batch of tunes -- stepping sweetly along on... read more
A long-overdue reunion from Seawind -- and a record that has the group sounding every bit as great as before! The vibe here is right up there with Seawind's seminal 70s albums on CTI -- smooth, soulful, and jazzy -- a great blend of lead vocals from Pauline Wilson with the band's warm keyboard-dren... read more
The first album from Seawind -- and a killer batch of jazzy soul tracks all the way through! The set's easily one of the hippest to come out on CTI in the 70s, although with the record's strong use of vocals, it also feels a bit more like some of the work coming out on Fantasy at the time -- lots... read more
A great little album of jazzy soul -- the second that Seawind cut for CTI, and very much an extension of the first! The album's got a breezy west coast fusion sound -- kind of like work that was coming out of Fantasy Records, or some of the more obscure independent fusion albums at the time. ... read more
A great little album of jazzy soul -- the second that Seawind cut for CTI, and very much an extension of the first! The album's got a breezy west coast fusion sound -- kind of like work that was coming out of Fantasy Records, or some of the more obscure independent fusion albums at the time. ... read more
Not the biggest name in 80s club, but a very groovy group that cut some massive singles for the Prelude label -- featured here in their rare full length LP! Secret Weapon have a great way with a groove -- tight, but never commercial -- bumping along with a bit of jazz in the instrumentation, which... read more
Fantastic later 50s rhythm & blues with a jazzy kick to it from Brother John Sellers -- his 1957 Paris recordings backed by the Guy Lafitte Orchestra! Sellers was an exceptional passionate vocalist, with a versatile style that blends emphatic blues and gospel blues, and a remarkably natural... read more
They definitely got the "hot guitar funk" part right -- as Eddie's one of the hippest, tightest, funkiest players of his generation -- and this collection is overflowing with great work from his classic years at Sussex Records! Eddie's sound on the guitar is often choppy, always rhythmic... read more
Enough funk to stop a truck -- and a rare collection of tracks made by Senor Soul, a heavy-hitting LA group from the 60s -- and the precursor to War! The tunes on the set are pulled from the group's sessions for the Whiz and Double Shot labels, plus a few previously unissued tracks -- and the... read more
Serieux Featuring GC Cameron --
I Can Give You Love ... CD
Mar-Lo/It's Soul Time,
2009. New Copy ....
$12.99
A really classic-sounding soul group -- one who really capture the best charm of male harmony groups of the 70s and 80s! The style's a mix of modern and old school instrumentation -- and the vocals are pretty classic all the way through -- well crafted male harmonies, wrapped around mellow and... read more
Doc Severinsen --
Brand New Thing ... CD
Epic/Wounded Bird,
1977. New Copy ....
$10.9911.98
One of Doc Severinsen's sweet funky sets from the 70s -- an album that features some great arrangements from Tom Scott, who really knows how to make things groove! The sound's a bit like some of the Maynard Ferguson albums on Columbia from the decade, but a bit warmer overall -- fuller clubby... read more
Doc Severinsen --
Night Journey ... CD
Epic/Wounded Bird,
1976. New Copy ....
$10.9911.98
Man, if Doc Severinsen was this funky on TV back in the 70s, we might have watched the Johnny Carson Show a little bit more! The album's more of a smooth funky fusion album than Doc's usual big band sets -- and he's got some good help from Fred Crane, who handles all the arrangements and gives the... read more
Shades Of Brown --
S.O.B. ... CD
Cadet/Dusty Groove,
1970. New Copy ....
$10.9912.99
Amazing soul from Chess Records -- and an album that almost feels like some lost small-label soul set, or a batch of rare funky 45s! Shades Of Brown are an ultra-hip male group from Chicago -- a quartet of singers with the range and depth of The Temptations or Dells at their best, supported by a... read more
One of the great overlooked funk bands of the late 70s Virginia scene -- a tight little combo with a warm style that's just right for the dancefloor! The VA groove of the time was a different take on the styles being used up north in Philly and New York -- as the groups were often more... read more
A classic! This is one of the best-ever albums by the legendary Marlena Shaw -- and it's a tremendous live set that really lives up to the righteous promise of her earlier work on Cadet Records! The album was cut with a small combo, and the overall feel is incredibly hip -- a mixture of jazz and... read more
At last! Someone's finally gone and put together a real collection of Marlena Shaw's fantastic jazzy soul work! Sure, there's been other compilations out on the market -- but this one's the real deal, and spans her years at Chess/Cadet, Blue Note, and Columbia -- years that saw Marlena emerging... read more
Amazing! 2 of the best Marlena Shaw albums packaged together, with 10 extra bonus cuts! All the material here was recorded during Marlena's years at Cadet records -- when she was working with Richard Evans, and turning out some of the hippest soul of the late 60s! Marlena's roots were in jazz,... read more
An amazing batch of sophisticated soul tracks -- and a favorite with the righteous groove scene! On the surface, the record's a combination of jazz and soul tracks in the same mode that you'd find on some of Nancy Wilson's albums for Capitol during the same time -- but digging deeper, you'll find... read more
A great record that has Marlena Shaw further developing her style as a sophisticated soul diva with a sharp modern edge! Although already great in the 60s, Shaw emerges here as an all-adult, all-woman singer -- dealing with issues that never would have gotten touched in the decade before, all with... read more
Two Shirelles albums from 1963 -- back to back on a single CD! Foolish Little Girl is a great little album -- one that has The Shirelles mixing their deep soul vocals with some sweeter uptown arrangements produced by the great Luther Dixon -- for a trademark sound that put the Scepter label on the... read more
Two albums that were originally put together at a time when The Shirelles were away from the studio -- but material that easily stands as some of their best work of the 60s! Swing The Most is beautiful stuff from one of the most soulful 60s pop girl groups -- and proof that The Shirelles were... read more
A great little album by this jazzy soul harmony quartet! The record is their first on Elektra, and has a slightly more modern sound than earlier years -- but it retains all the best parts of their Fantasy recordings -- and is perhaps even better than them, because it has less tracks in which the... read more
Side Effect --
All Aboard ... CD
Elektra (Japan),
1982. New Copy ....
$26.99
Love the groove here -- a very unique take on harmony soul, and one that's steeped in jazzy roots, but carried off with a classy 80s groove! Credit really goes to group member Augie Johnson, who also produced the whole thing -- getting this great mix of soul and funky fusion put together perfectly... read more
A long-overdue collection of work by one of the greatest funky soul groups of the 70s -- the mighty mighty Side Effect, a combo who cut some killer albums for Fantasy at the end of the decade! Side Effect were unique in that they had a harmony style with its roots in jazz, yet worked in a mode... read more
Side Effect --
Portraits ... CD
Elektra (Japan),
1981. New Copy ....
$26.99
Wonderful work from Side Effect -- a sweet little record that really has the group changing things up nicely from their Fantasy years! Production is still by Augie Johnson, and has a really strong Wayne Henderson/At-Home Productions vibe -- lots of jazz in the mix, which warm things up beautifully... read more
A great little album from Nina -- mostly recorded live at the Westbury Music Fair, with a hip mix of jazz, soul, and folk that's stretched out in a slightly informal setting that always brings out the best of Nina's vocals. Titles include "The Backlash Blues", "Please Read Me",... read more
Paul Simpson & Others --
Biography ... CD
FTG,
1980s/1990s. New Copy ....
$14.99
Soulful club galore -- a cool collection of work from Paul Simpson -- one that features both tracks issued under his own name, and some remixes done for other artists as well! The styles here run the gamut from 80s club through 90s crossover -- and on the remixes, Simpson's definitely got an ear... read more
A massive collection of work from Sister Sledge -- a package that starts out with their earliest days at Atlantic Records, and runs through some great overlooked gems from later years! As with other entries in this Groove Collection series, the track selection is pretty interesting -- and really... read more
Sisters Love --
Give Me Your Love ... CD
Soul Jazz (UK),
Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ....
$18.99
The first-ever full length collection of work by The Sisters Love -- an ultra-hip female soul group who cut some incredibly funky singles, but never issued a full album -- finally given their due in this amazing batch of singles from the late 60s and early 70s! The Sisters Love sound is a great... read more
Badass funk from this obscure 70s band -- one who play here with a really wicked edge to their groove! At some level, the sound is right up there with some of the bigger ensemble funk acts of the time -- particularly that Mercury Records generation who were tightening things up from the indie... read more
One of the most legendary funk albums of the 70s -- a real gem through and through, and filled with the best range of sounds the east coast scene had to offer at the time! The Skull Snaps only ever cut this one album during the early 70s -- and it's a masterful blend of hard funk, sweet soul, and... read more
2 masterpieces of mainstream funk from Slave -- back to back on one CD! Hardness Of The World is a wickedly tight batch of funk that helped set a new level for countless other groups to come! Slave have an impeccable groove here that's free from some of the over-indulgent jamming and too-bassy... read more
Sly Stone's definitely back on the right track here -- returning to the heights of his earlier powers in this late 70s comeback album for Warner Brothers! The record's got a lot of touches of the old Sly funky sound, but it's done in a slightly tighter style too -- a bit more polish than before,... read more
Killer work from Sly & The Family Stone -- hard-grooving, fast-funking, and really setting the scene for countless groups to come! The album's a messed-up funky party, with plenty of short little tracks that have a mix of funk, soul, and rock -- perfect for the crossover crowd from whence Sly... read more
A Whole New Thing, indeed -- the first album ever from Sly &The Family Stone -- and a record that would forever change the face of pop, funk, and soul music! Even at this early point, all the group's best energy is firmly in place -- a mad mix of raw funky roots with righteous late 60s energy -... read more
Sly & The Family Stone doing their hard driving, funky thing at the Woodstock Festival on Sunday, August 17, 1969 -- plus a bonus CD featuring their classic Stand! album in its entirety -- in a great 2CD package! The Woodstock performance finds Sly & The Family Stone combining funk, rock... read more
The second Prestige album from Al Smith -- a great little singer with a sublime blend of blues, jazz, and soul! Smith really came on strong at the start of his career, but then dropped out of sight pretty quickly after this one -- and we're really not sure why, given what a great little record it... read more
Sweet smooth soul from Lonnie Liston Smith -- a wonderful overview of his years at Columbia Records, including many tracks that have never appeared before on CD! The 31 track 2CD set features titles from 4 different albums -- Exotic Mysteries, Loveland, Love Is The Answer, and Song For The... read more
A massive batch of work from The Softones -- a group who cut some great indie singles back in the 70s -- often with a sweet harmony sound that rivaled that of their Avco labelmates The Stylistics! Like that group, The Softones had a great way of hitting a fragile ballad -- plenty of street corner... read more
Soiree --
Soiree ... CD
FTG,
1979. New Copy ....
$14.99
Late 70s dancefloor soul from Soiree -- a rare disco set featuring clubby revisions of huge hits of the day and earlier, with massive talent in the group! The sound is bright and grooving, and heck of a lot more endearing than so many of the disco era remake projects, and most impressively,... read more
A treasure trove of hard soul -- from one of the greatest lost bands of the 60s! Soul Brother 6 are probably best known for their minor hit "Some Kind Of Wonderful", which was issued by Atlantic as a 45 in 1967 -- but this set shows the band in a completely different vein, mixing heavier... read more
A sublime early album by the Soul Children -- proof that they were one of the best southern soul groups ever! Genesis has the group grooving in a raw Memphis sound, similar to their earlier recordings -- but with a bit more sophistication and care on the vocals than before, reaching for a tighter,... read more
The funkiest work ever cut by Chuck Brown and The Soul Searchers -- a collection of the heaviest grooves from their two classic albums for Sussex Records! Consider the set a distillation of all that made Chuck great in the pre-GoGo years -- his incredible sense of rhythm, his fluid style of... read more
The amazing second album from The Soul Searchers -- even harder, funkier, and rarer than the first! This one blows away everything else the group have ever done -- as the record has an angular approach that has the band taking a lot of weird twists with the grooves, creating these dark jazzy edges... read more
Soul Searchers --
We The People ... CD
Sussex/Soul Brother (UK),
1972. New Copy ....
$16.99
One the all time great funky albums of the 70s -- a mad little record with a sense of rhythm and timing that was years ahead of its time! The Soul Searchers (along with Chuck Brown) later became known for their heavy-hitting Go Go work at the end of the decade -- but here, they're a really free-thi... read more
Blue-eyed work from two classic east coast groups! The Soul Survivors lay down some of their best early hits -- five cuts that beautifully cross the border between garage rock and soul -- really important work of the time, with tracks that include "Explosion In Your Soul", "Expresswa... read more
Great work here from Spank -- a group with a much warmer groove than some of the "spank" records you might know from the disco scene of a few years before! This time around, the rhythms are mostly midtempo -- tight-stepping grooves with lots of 80s soul touches intact -- a strong... read more
Late harmony soul from the DC scene -- an overlooked gem by a group whose equally great on club cuts and mellower numbers -- in a mode that steps off from the Philly sound of the mid 70s, and pitches things with a slightly hipper flair! There's some especially great tracks here that have a mellow... read more