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One of the most compelling volumes so far in the 10 Corso Como series -- a batch of tracks that's often heavy on music from a variety of global sources -- most of which still have a relatively contemporary feel! The set's not exactly a world music compilation, as it's got more of the style and... read more

A killer batch of rare soul tracks -- mostly from the 60s, and all numbers that were originally pressed up on very limited 45s for the members of London's soul-based 100 Club! Rarity aside, the tracks are all pretty darn great -- very well-chosen bits of dancefloor soul, with a groove that... read more

A mainstream collection, but a great one nonetheless -- as the CD presents a total of 18 numbers that nicely sum up the sound of 70s funk, and which includes a nice range of bits from a variety of different labels! Rare groove classics sit nicely alongside more successful numbers -- and early 70s... read more

80s groove lives again -- in an overstuffed set that blends together chart hits with tracks that were lesser-known club numbers from the time! And while there may be a few tracks on here you're not ready to revisit yet, there's more than enough to make up for those -- especially at this nice low... read more

Rare soul and heavy funk -- all served up by one of the greatest labels going! It's hard to believe that Ace Records got their start some short 30 years ago -- because for most of that time, we've come to trust the label more than anyone else for taking us back to the best older music of the 20th... read more

One of the coolest African collections we've seen in years -- a beautiful assortment of untapped grooves from the 70s, put together with a massive booklet that sets a whole new standard in packaging! The grooves here are different from other Afro Funk collections of the time -- definitely more in... read more

Afro-centric jazz from the 70s through the 90s -- a real spiritual journey in music, compiled from a host of hard to find records, most of which are long out of print! The music on the collection is from three different decades, but the set's got a wonderfully unified feel -- thanks to a strong... read more

Really wonderful stuff -- a collection of totally unique grooves that won't cross over with any of your other African funk compilations! The focus here is on jazz, not funk or soul -- and the set features a wealth of great tracks pulled from obscure South African records of the late 70s and early... read more

A brilliant overview of the Latin Percussion label -- the short-lived record company that was started by the famous instrument company! LP was headed up by Martin Cohen -- who got his props on the Afro Temple album from Sabu Martinez -- and Cohen had a really unique ear for recording Latin grooves... read more

Get ready to discover a whole new realm of African Funk -- because this collection digs deeper than any we've ever had before! The mighty Soundway Records have come up with a blistering batch of grooves that push way past the bigger hits on the global scene -- to the real roots of the Afro Funk... read more

A well-titled set, given the grooves it's got -- a motherlode of rare Afrobeat numbers from the 60s and 70s -- served up in a variety of styles that really keeps things hopping! Most tracks here are pulled from other Vampi Soul reissues -- and together, they really distill a wide range of African... read more

Sockin soul and groovy grooves -- a stunning collection of lost treasures from the late 60s and early 70s! Nearly all of the numbers were pulled from the catalogs of Warner Brothers or Atlantic Records -- and the myriad of small sub-labels and imprints that they both had going on at the time. ... read more

The third great installment in the After Hours series -- one of the best collections of Northern Soul we've heard in years! The genius of the set is that it moves past the smaller indie labels -- and really gets at some of the treasures that have been hidden in the catalogs of the major labels... read more

Jazzy 45s galore -- and a huge dip into the vaults of Prestige Records! This tasty set brings together 18 classics recorded in the heyday of the jazz funk years at Prestige -- the late 60s and early 70s, a time when the soul jazz sounds of previous years were being forged into a leaner, meaner,... read more

An excellent mix of some of the best lost folk funk, tripped out psychedelia, 60s & 70s material from the global underground from Finders Keepers -- but far cooler than a mere sampler -- an aurally exciting blend of the material courtesy of the Gaslamp Killer! For this excellent set, eclectic... read more

A very weird little compilation -- one made up of the kind of funky, freaky, psychedelic tunes you'd find on the Finders Keepers label -- but mixed up a bit too! There's a very strong Andy Votel vibe going on with the package -- grooves from the kind of cool rare nuggets that Andy's dug up for... read more

A masterful set of old school funk & soul put together by DJ Andy Smith -- who also worked some magic a few years back for the BGP label on the Northern Soul tip -- this time out doing his thing with prime funk from the late 60s & early 70s! Smith does a excellent job of mixing sample... read more

The hippest installment so far in the Brazilika series -- a mad mix of musical styles from Finders Keepers mainman Andy Votel -- all in a freaky, funky, fuzzy blend of sounds! The tracks here are much grittier than the work we're used to hearing from the Far Out label -- as Votel's dug through the... read more

They really take the "unearthed" in the title here seriously -- and the collection is a fantastic discovery of lost soul tracks for Atlantic Records from the 60s and 70s -- one that includes a number of rare singles, plus some even better unreleased tracks! The 16 track package is filled... read more

Sublime soul work from the glory days of Atlantic Records -- and most of it unfamiliar too! As with the male volume in this great Unearthed series, this female volume is filled with amazing rarities from Atlantic -- 5 previously unreleased tunes by some of the label's best female singers, plus... read more

Funky psychedelia and multicultural cosmic grooves -- late 60s & early 70s discoveries collected and put together by a team of some of the deepest diggers of boundary busting pulpy material out there --the vital B-Music/Finders Keepers team! Here they've delivered one of our favorite B-... read more

An amazing collection of 70s soul tracks -- sweet, mellow, laidback, and including loads of numbers that have been buried for years! The focus here is not on obscure groups, but on lesser-known album tracks by bigger names -- including many chillout numbers that have a sweet jazzy feel, and which... read more

The title's no lie, as the set's definitely an insanely complete collection of Peruvian grooves from the 60s and 70s -- a massive mix of music that includes bits of Latin funk, psyche, and garage -- plus lots and lots of groovy bits in between! We're not sure what was in the water down in Peru... read more

We can't think of a better title for this excellent compilation from Peanut Butter Wolf. The Badmeaningood series is a personal hip hop chronicle from the compiler, and as you'd expect from PBW, the definition here is taking somewhat less than literally, though there's no shortage of back in the... read more

A second great look at Italy's legendary Baia Degli Angeli disco -- presented in a package that's possibly even better than the first! As with that volume, this one's delivered in a book-style format -- hardcover, and filled with color pages that contain images of the club in the 70s, a recent... read more

Things are plenty dirty in the Barnyard -- as the set's a heavy batch of deep funk and soul rarities, packaged with an ear for the "greasy gritty groovy" in the title! The set's got a similar approach to Pow City or Get It (and seems to come from a similar source) -- tunes presented as a... read more

A killer! As revolutionary as the music and political climate was in the Bay Area in the late 60s and early 70s, it's damn near criminal that there haven't been more representative collections of the music -- enter Luv N Haight Records, who are here with the first ever comprehensive compilation of... read more

A way way deeper set than the first volume of Bay Area Funk -- and a collection that shows that things got pretty heavy on the San Francisco and Oakland scenes of the 70s! A good number of the tracks here are instrumental, and show some wonderful interplay between the trippier sides of funky jazz... read more

Second amazing volume of lost groovy and funky tracks from Italian B films of the late 60's and early 70's, put together with the extremely high level of care, quality, and packaging as all the other Crippled Dick releases! This volume's a motherlode of cuts by folks like Piero Piccioni, Bruno... read more

Sweet Brazilian grooves -- both electric and acoustic, and pulled from a nice range of titles in the legendary Warner and Atlantic catalogs! The first volume in the set stayed mostly in a standard bossa jazz groove, but this second installment expands the sound to include a bit of 70s funk --... read more

"Alternative Dancefloor" is right -- as the set's one of the hippest you could ever hope to walk into in all your nights of club-hopping! The folks at BBE put this one together with a great mix of soul, funk, Latin, house, and jazz -- and they took the time to include some old favorites... read more

A very well-titled set -- and the best so far in this cutting-edge series! The "beats and pieces" this time around are mostly underground club tracks from the past few years -- the cream of the crop of the best bits that hit our New Grooves section, often served up in harder-to-find... read more

A double-barreled selection of 80s soul -- the cream of the crop of recent reissues from the Vinyl Masterpiece label! The set celebrates the 5th anniversary of this hip soul imprint -- a great label devoted to digging up rare bits and classics from the 80s -- loads of great music that either hasn't... read more

Full length 12" mixes of old school jams from the 80s -- synth soul & funk, hip hop and electro thumping jams from Cameo, Zapp, George Clinton, Grandmaster Flash, One Way, Rick James and more -- nearly 90 minutes on music! Includes some of the biggest hits by a few of these artists, plus... read more

A massive tribute to the genius of soul in the Windy City -- a wonderful compilation that really gets at the special sound Chicago brought into play during the early years of soul! The set is filled with key cuts from the Chi-town scene of the time -- some of them lesser-known that the famous hits... read more

A well-done collection of grooves from the legendary CTI Records -- home to some of the most important jazz funk of the 70s! The set does a good job of getting past the familiar hits from the label, and moves into territory that showed the complexity of the grooves being laid down -- a depth that's... read more

The combination of folk roots and jazz-based instrumentation -- a style that only flourished briefly in the US at the start of the 60s, but one that got much greater play in later years on the Scandinavian scene! This ultra-cool collection offers a great look at the genre from a Norwegian... read more

Heavy funk from 70s Brazil -- and a collection that digs even deeper that the legendary first Black Rio volume! These tunes are all Brazilian in origin, but draw plenty on American funk and soul of the 70s -- not just rhythms, but also instrumentation, vocals, and production styles too -- a cool... read more

A groundbreaking compilation -- and one of the first sets to ever explore the rare treasure trove of grooves from the sound library scene! This one's filled with 16 sparkling grooves from the vaults of the KPM record library -- a rare source for radio and TV production tunes that's been mined by... read more

Incredibly groovy -- and a monster batch of sound library tunes! The set's the second in a series put together by the Brit Easy masterminds at the Blow Up offices -- and it mines through further grooves from the KPM catalog, as well as other tracks from DeWolfe, Amphonic, and Sylvester imprints. ... read more

The first volume in this great set was one of our favorites of a few years ago, and now Blue Note has blessed the world with a second great volume! Unlike the Blue Breakbeats comps, this one doesn't have stuff that was on Blue Note. Instead, it's got a motherlode of sweet funky cuts that are... read more

Jazzanova did such a great job on Blue Note Trip Vol 4, the label decided to have them back for one more journey -- and this time around, they've expanded the range of their groove even more than before! In addition to the classic jazz from Blue Note that Jazzanova spun the last time, this... read more

The fantastic follow-up to one of our best-selling titles! Like it's precursor, this second volume to Bombay The Hard Way takes 70s Bollywood brownsploitation film funk tracks and dialogue, and remixes them to pump up the beats, pull out the grooves, and create a more coherent sound overall. ... read more

Amazing Latin grooves from the New York scene of the 60s -- and a set that goes way past the obvious to collect tracks from a range of different labels! Unlike other collections of Latin Soul and boogaloo, which are always heavy on entries from the Fania catalog, this set features much more... read more

A second serving of rare boogie and underground 80s groove from Boogie Times -- one of the key sources we've come to trust for this music over the years! The Boogie Times posse have been scouring record racks around the world for years -- so when they come across a track that's unusually groovy,... read more

The rare grooves keep on coming in this great 3rd installment in the Boogie Times series -- a killer collection of early 80s club tracks and uptempo groovers! As with the other volumes, the focus here is on post-disco tracks that step along with plenty of keyboards and beats in the mix -- the best... read more

Top-shelf dancefloor work from one of the most trusted names in 80s groove -- the mighty Boogie Times, who've turned us onto plenty of great tracks in recent years! As with other volumes in this series, the work here is all plenty darn rare -- mostly unfamiliar tunes by unfamiliar artists all... read more

Plenty of groovers here -- just the sort of greatness we've come to expect from the Boogie Times series! As with other volumes, this one's heavy on 80s groove -- great cuts from the middle part of the decade, most of which follow strongly on the best club traditions of earlier years! There's... read more

The great collectors keep on grooving -- and it's pretty darn hard not to, given the strength of the music in this set! This 11th volume of the Boogie Times series goes even deeper than usual -- and features one previously unreleased track, mixed in with the usual rare singles -- all together in a... read more

Rare 80s grooves from Boogie Times -- fresh and flush with obscure funky club tunes, on Volume 12 of the Great Collectors series! Includes some nice post disco soul tunes, keyboard and synth funky club numbers, electro tinged r&b, loads of bass and beats and sweet male and female vocals -- a... read more

As is ably demonstrated by the large number of Brazilian-sounding bands to come out of Italy in the past 10 years, the bossa nova sound has always had a big big influence on the direction of Italian music. This cool set from Cinevox traces some of the roots of that influence -- by focusing on the... read more

A much-needed look at the post-Tropicalia years in Brazil -- a time when cultural activity wasn't as politically explosive as before, but still continued to thrive at a highly creative level underground! The work of these years carries many inspirations from the Tropicalia years of freedoms -- but... read more

A great reworking of the classic Brazilian Beats series -- one that features 32 tracks from the previous 6 volumes, all selected and remixed live by Phat Kev! The package is kind of a Brazilian mixtape overall -- of the sort that were floating around a few years back in the underground, but done... read more

A whopping big package of funky Brazilian tunes -- the third and fourth volumes from the legendary Brazilian Beats series -- packaged together as one nice low-priced 2CD set! Both of these volumes feature more recent work than that which appeared on volumes 1 and 2 -- including plenty of great... read more

The always surprising, always funky, always great Brazilian Beats series goes one volume deeper! The far-reaching tendencies of Brazilian Beats never fails to impress, and nearly overwhelm. Number 5 keeps the contemporary club and dancefloor scheme well out front, with appearances by many of the... read more

A wealth of funky sample tracks -- with a range of grooves that goes way beyond the usual block party pack! This one's got 20 tracks in all -- all at a great price, if you consider the fact that some of these numbers just about never show up in other formats -- and the mode of the cuts runs from... read more

Killer second volume to one of the best comps of funky breaks to ever hit the Dusty Groove racks! The set's filled with classics that are among some of the most-legendary breakbeat tracks from the old days. You might have a few of these on other comps (or rare originals), but there's plenty here... read more

Beautifully spiritual jazz from the post-Coltrane generation -- a wealth of righteous grooves from the early 70s -- brought together in one mighty collection! If you dig the work of Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, and other giants on Impulse Records, this is a great way to dig even deeper -- and... read more

Tripped out pop from around the globe -- a host of wonderful tunes from Germany, Greece, Holland, Nigeria, England, and Italy -- most of which feature lyrics in English, and a sound that's right up there with the best of the American popsike underground of the late 60s! As with the US volume of... read more

Lost tracks from the Real Thing studios of the late 70s -- a tiny Brooklyn basement enclave put together by brothers Patrick, Charles, and Marcus Brown -- home to a host of famous parties and live mixing sessions back in the day! According to the notes, most of these tracks only ever circulated as... read more

A massive batch of soul from the mighty Brunswick label -- a set that's got an especially strong focus on the imprint's Chicago soul classics from the late 60s and early 70s! There's plenty of hits here, but also plenty of variety too -- a great little collection that really showcases the full... read more

A wonderful addition to our Holiday music collection -- served up by the always-tasteful folks at Cafe Apres Midi! The collection follows in the style of the non-Christmas Cafe Apres sets -- bringing together a variety of tunes old and new, of many styles -- all in pursuit of the grooviest sounds... read more

A journey into the Atlantic coastal music of Colombia -- a mix set of percussion, impassioned vocals, accordion flavored and all together moving rhythmic sounds of the region! If you've heard any of Quantic's Combo Barbaro (if you have not, do it), you know his love for the music of Colombia and... read more

A golden state's worth of funky soul from the 60s and 70s -- pulled together in a collection that's arguably even better than the first volume in the series! The tracks here are all incredibly solid -- tunes that aren't just great because they're rare, but because they perfectly illustrate the... read more

A cool collection of funky grooves from the Caribbean -- tracks that take a strong influence from American soul and funk, then blend it heavily with hip rhythms from the islands! A few of the names here are familiar, but most are relatively obscure -- and put together, the tunes on the set... read more

Possibly the best-ever collection of blacksploitation grooves we've ever seen -- a really comprehensive package that not only manages to cover the classics, but which also digs deep enough to come up with lots of fresh bits too! The set really sets a new level for the Soul Jazz label -- and is... read more

An essential look at the key years of the Chicago house scene -- the time when the city's musicians were carving out a whole new space in sound! Although early house first began as an extension of some of the later modes of disco and 80s club, influences from European post-punk and post-disco work... read more

Killer cuts from Carnival Records -- a New Jersey indie from the 60s that turned out some mighty wonderful music! Carnival's possibly best known as the original home of The Manhattans, before their later fame at Columbia -- but back in the mid 60s, the label was a hotbed of activity -- and... read more

Jazzman blow the roof off the Carolina scene here -- digging through a wealth of rare 70s funk to explode the myth that the states are only home to beach music and shag tunes! The grooves here are every bit as gritty as previous Jazzman outings to Texas, Florida, and the Midwest -- and the package... read more

42 rare gems from the Motown vaults -- an incredible treasure trove of unreleased material! The package follows beautifully on the heels of the first Cellarful Of Motown volume -- but also manages to go even deeper, and get beyond the better-known "lost" Motown tracks, into a realm of... read more

Psychedelic jazz and funky grooves -- a perfect way of summing up the genius of late 60s Chess Records -- a place where all things righteous bumped together in the studio! The work from this time is easily some of the greatest funk and soul ever recorded -- done in a heady Chicago scene that had... read more

We weren't certain whether this dope little compilation qualified as a soundtrack or not, but we are certain it might as well be considered THE soundtrack to the first half of the oughties, with the cream of the Stones Throw stable lacing this collabo with the Adult Swim network with pure niceness... read more

A heady cocktail of Italian cinematic gems -- a double-length set with one CD of classic tunes from the 60s and 70s, and another CD of bonus remixes! The work here is mostly from the legendary Beat label -- and is served up in a variety of mod styles that bring together the best bossa, jazz, and... read more

A second batch of tracks in this nicely priced introduction to classic funk -- a dozen numbers that more than hip up the groove, even if most of them were hits from the time! There's plenty of familiar breaks in the mix, and the package was put together with a bit of an ear towards schooling a... read more

70s jazzy grooves galore -- a great assortment of a dozen tracks that nicely sit in the space between electric jazz and modern soul -- tunes that are often served up with a bit of vocals in the mix, but which still feature plenty of heavy grooves and jazzy solo instrumentation! Titles include... read more

Stones Throw does it again -- with a massive batch of older funk rarities that tops most of the rest on the market! Cold Heat is a follow-up to the label's smoking Funky 16 Corners set -- and like that one, it's overflowing with great bits that have barely (or never) been heard by the rest of the... read more

Easily the greatest collection of Colombian grooves we've ever seen -- a beautifully-done package from Soundway Records, and one that lives up to the high standard we first found in their compilations of African and Panamanian funk! This time around, the focus is on the legendary Discos Fuentes --... read more

Brazilian sounds, filtered through the west coast scene -- all put together with a warm jazzy spirit that's a perfect illustration of the Concord Records touch at its best! At a time when this sort of jazz was cooling down a bit in Brazil, Concord was really keeping things going with its Bay Area... read more

Contemporary Latin tracks, but with a really classic feel -- mostly material pulled from the Concord/Picante catalog of the 80s and 90s, recorded in a really stripped-down, back-to-basics mode that few other labels were doing at the time! There's lots of focus here on upbeat rhythms and sweet... read more

Heavy funk in a variety of cool colors -- the first-ever collection of work from German sound library labels Golden Ring & Happy Records -- and a real revelation to our ears! Grooves are plenty heavy throughout -- lots of funky drums and burning basslines -- with instrumentation that runs the... read more

Motown leaps boldly into the 70s -- building strongly off the changing grooves during the label's late 60s years, and serving up an amazing array of differently-styled singles! There's a really great blend here of some of the more familiar 60s modes and the hipper grooves to come in the new decade... read more

The biggest year so far for Motown singles -- so massive, this series had to divide it up into 2 volumes! This first half covers the initial 1971 releases from Motown -- music issued up through June of that year, marking another momentous season for the label -- one that has them getting even... read more

A really wonderful compilation -- one that shows the deeper sides of Rich Medina and Bobbito! As the title indicates, the set's filled with modern Afro and Latin-styled grooves -- contemporary cuts that draw heavily on the rhythms of the past -- and which always keep things tilted towards the... read more

Philly International, way past the hits -- presented here on a special collection of key rarities from the legendary label! If you think you've heard Philly before, get ready to think again -- because the tracks here are all non-iconic gems from the deeper reaches of the label -- deeper soul,... read more

The coolest collection of modern funk we've ever seen -- and one that goes way beyond the familiar names of the genre that sometimes show up too much on other compilations! This one really digs deep -- and the tunes are often as rough and raw as the music of the 60s and 70s that inspired them -- a... read more

No coolin out here, as the set's a great batch of soulful jazz numbers from the legendary Muse label -- filled with overlooked gems from the imprint's key 70s run -- including a fair bit of gems that will set you digging for other treasures from the label! The style here is less straight jazz funk... read more

A mighty dip into the legendary vaults of King Records -- and one that manages to come up with a motherlode of funky grooves, even though none of them feature James Brown! The package is an essential look at the hinterland of King -- artists who mostly just cut singles for the label in the 60s and... read more

An incredible batch of funky jams -- a seemingly disparate range that burns together beautifully! The set kicks off in appropriately grimy fashion with Jimmy Lynch's "F**king Up" -- a gutterfunk blast that would make the JBs blush -- and the energy carries throughout the rest of the set!... read more

Pretty groovy stuff -- and not nearly as "sentimental" as the title might make you think! The tracks on the set are all vocal numbers from cheesy Italian films of the 60s and 70s, and many of them have the groovy bounce that you'd expect from material on labels like Black Cat, Easy Tempo... read more

A real mystery mix of tunes -- put together by the folks at the Fat City record label, and featuring an assortment of older funk and hip hop tracks, all laid out back to back in a heavily mixed up style! The set runs for about 45 minutes, and is divided up into 4 individual segments -- each of... read more

An amazing world of music -- rare funk, soul, reggae, and other grooves from Belize -- all beautifully compiled in the rich Numero Music style! We're really stunned by the set -- as we had no idea at all that Belize had anything going on at this level -- and the collection is an amazing surprise... read more

Heavy funk from the Bahamas -- a whole bunch of groups that will show you that Nassau had a lot more to offer than The Beginning Of The End! The groove here is totally wonderful -- somewhat like American funk of the late 60s and early 70s, but served up with some very unusual rhythmic patterns too... read more

Funky grooves from Germany -- cosmic disco and dancefloor, spacey modern club funk, and hard grooving, timeless JBs style workouts -- fantastic stuff from the 70s & 80s, and some choice cuts from more recent years put together by Marina Records! It's hard enough to get disparate styles to... read more

A killer little set that's as heavy as it sounds from the title -- a wealth of rare material pulled from the studio of Detroit producer Dave Hamilton -- a good deal of it previously unreleased! Hearing this set is like finding a pile of rare 45s stuffed in the back corner of a long-lost record... read more

Rare and unreleased soul gems from the 70s & 80s -- with loads of mellow jams and sophisticated string-laden bits -- hard-to-find and previously unreleased work from Revelation, Dynamic Superiors, Angela Bofill, Special Delivery, Aretha Franklin, Martha Reeves and many more! The set was... read more

Things definitely get plenty deep on this jazz trip -- a great run through the 70s catalog of Muse Records, and one that's filled with some incredible bits that we'd rank right up there with the best work of the time on labels like Black Jazz or Strata East! Muse always had a way of really letting... read more

A great collection of rare and funky Italian jazz cuts from the 70's -- with lots of nice funky bass, electric piano, and groovy grooves! All cuts are from the classic Dire label, and they have a larger concept behind them than most of the other Italian groove comps we've been stocking -- and... read more

Got a disco connection? Check this one out and get sorted! The genius compilers at Warner UK move way beyond the obvious here -- digging through some late 70s and early 80s LPs to come up with a range of club tracks that never really got their due the first time around, and which really sparkle... read more

Plenty of rare disco here -- a really sweet little set put together by Al Kent, with loads of tracks we've never heard before! The groove here goes way past the obvious -- no overly-familiar songs from Studio 54, and instead the kind of cuts from the underground that have really held on with... read more

Disco Ladies, and some deeper soul too -- a very cool collection of cuts that all feature female singers in the lead, supported by a great range of club sounds from the 70s and 80s! As with other entries in the Disco Discharge series, the grooves here really go past the obvious -- and although you'... read more