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The greatest volume so far in the Soulsugar series -- a wealth of wonderful soul from the 60s and 70s, plus a few other groovy styles as well! The cuts here are even better-selected than on previous volumes -- really stretching out in a range of modes, and mixing up equal parts 60s soul and 70s... read more

A mighty meeting of Motown and Memphis -- as Stax Records artists serve up their own versions of Motor City classics! Given the popularity of Motown in the 60s, it's no surprise that Stax artists covered their hits -- but even in a world of familiar tunes, the end results here are often quite... read more

Heavy heavy funk from the Louisiana scene of the late 60s and 1970s -- and a great collection that really gets past the dominance of the New Orleans sound! The set moves way past the Crescent City to uncover a wealth of great bits recorded in smaller studios located in Shreveport, Lake Charles,... read more

Two very hip sets in the Southport Weekender series -- both of them much different than the usual club or house-oriented grooves! Jazzanova rule the scene on disc one -- blending together a great assortment of grooves from their own Sonar Kollektiv scene, plus a host of similar sounds that really... read more

Two heavily-trusted talents pick the grooves this time around -- the mighty King Britt and amazing Ashley Beedle -- each of whom serve up a CD of music apiece! Britt goes for a very soulful sound on his set -- cuts that often have the same upbeat, positive spin as his own great music -- pulling... read more

A treasure trove of late 70s French disco funk -- actually sound library material from the Tele Music archives -- featuring positively killer bass lines, keys and drums, with a warmth and a groove that just slays so much of the better known dancefloor material of the era! Includes great stuff by... read more

Simply the best Philly 70s collection we've heard -- ever! This one goes way past the hits, and moves into work from a variety of labels -- not just the famous tunes on Philly International, but all of the Philly-produced gems that were coming out from other sources and other singers during the... read more

German grooves galore -- a great little set that falls nicely into In-Kraut territory, but which also features some fresh bits too! The vintage here is mostly late 60s and early 70s -- and the tracks are almost all German language numbers with a mod sort of groove -- bits of funk at times,... read more

A beautiful little compilation -- one of those gems that comes along, and really reminds us that there's a real art to putting some tracks together! In a package that's kind of a follow-up to their excellent Songs For Mario's Cafe, St Etienne pay tribute to the sound of Soho pubs in years past --... read more

A mountain of funk from one of the greatest soul labels of all time! Stax is known round the world over for their soulful work -- by singers like Otis Redding or Carla Thomas, and instrumental tunes by Booker T & The Mgs -- but the label was also quite a funky powerhouse -- especially as the... read more

With music this great, it's easy to stay on the groove -- especially when the groove's so hard and funky! The set's a killer batch of work from the deep funk underground -- the contemporary scene that does a great job of recreating the sounds and styles of late 60s/early 70s funky 45s -- mostly on... read more

Modern soul, R&B, and smooth grooves -- the sound of the Stepper's scene that's been big in Chicago for years, and which seems to be having a bit of pull outside the Windy City these days! Tracks include "Rising Cost of Love" by Loose Change, "Sing A Simple Song" by Identiy... read more

Smooth modern grooves -- and a great collection of tunes that break big on the Chicago steppers scene! There's a really specific vibe running through the set -- modern soul with a mellow feel, but plenty of emphasis on the groove, no matter how slow the tunes may be -- all making for a perfect... read more

Mellow soul galore -- and a killer set of overlooked tracks, plucked from their recent revival on the always-great Chicago steppers scene! The package has a great late night soul feel that goes back to the late 60s and early 70s -- very laidback and chilled out, with lots of ballad tracks and... read more

One of the most old school volumes of this always-great series -- a set that features mostly obscure soul singles from the late 60s and early 70s -- many of which we've never had on reissues before! The groove here is more in the style that Chicago Steppers used back in the day -- the mellow soul... read more

A different side of the stepper's scene in Chicago -- the more bluesy, southern soul-inflected one -- kind of a criss-cross of two different modes in the Windy City! The tracks here are from a variety of sources, but all echo kind of a down home mode -- often a modern take on older southern styles... read more

The spirit of R&B is alive and well into the 60s -- and served up beautifully on this heaping platter of rare indie singles from the decade! The tracks here are all a bit more rough-edged than the usual 60s soul -- and the collection mixes together vocal and instrumental numbers that often... read more

Stompin, jumpin, or whatever you like to do -- this is the CD that will help you to do it! This time around, the Stompin crew have jumped back into the 50s to serve up a smoking batch of rare R&B pulled from obscure 45s and 78s -- all presented here with surprisingly great sound, and the usual... read more

One of the hippest collections on BBE we've heard in years -- a really underground batch of breaks that features fantastically rare tracks in a variety of different genres! The set beautifully shows just how far the funky scene has come in recent years -- because many of these cuts are from... read more

One of the greatest soul compilation series ever! Kenny Dope put together this 3rd volume, and we might be tempted to say that it's the best one of the 3! Strange Games has a deceptively simple approach -- but the compilation features the kind of grooves that will keep you coming back and back... read more

Excellent stuff! This 3CD-only set features 1 full disc of funky classics from BBE's Strange Games & Things series, all mixed together by DJ Spinna, plus 2 more discs that feature the songs in unmixed versions! The whole thing's a beautiful batch of funky and jazzy cuts that have been sampled... read more

Solid!! 19 burning shots of prototypical island jams! The sounds of Studio One have been passed down from generation to generation of musicians, even being sampled by some of today's digital producers, and recut in version after version, and with their series of Studio One reissues, Soul Jazz... read more

Heavy grooves from Sugarhill Records -- lots of old school hip hop cuts, plus a few clubby groovers too! The 2CD set is the last installment in this excellent look at the label -- one that set a whole new standard for Sugarhill reissues -- one that's sadly not been matched as much in recent years -... read more

A collection of rare psychedelia plus some later nuggets from psyche-leaning groups in the underground -- a few for the first time ever on CD! It does an impressive job of blending rare tracks from the late 60s and early 70s with contemporary ones no doubt schooled in such classics -- tracks... read more

The folks at Black Power records put this one together for Irma's La Douce label, and it's a great batch of tasty Italian jazz funk cuts that were never released to the public. As with the Trunk or Scoctopus comps, most of this stuff was recorded for commercial use, and only came out on limited... read more

A damn classic entry in the Super Breaks series from BGP -- one that's filled with crucial sample cuts from the old school -- some really wonderful funky nuggets, brought together here as a great reminder of the tracks that first got us digging back in the day! There's less of the totally obscure... read more

Classic breaks -- all the way through! This may not be the most underground stuff in the world to those out there who've been digging through crates for funk and soul for the past ten years, but it is an exquisite compilation that features some of the best funky tracks used as samples by hip... read more

More funky breaks than Evel Knevel after the Snake River Canyon jump! The groove hounds at BGP records were set loose on the Ace catalog -- which includes holdings from Atlantic, Stax, Volt, Westbound, and other funky classic labels -- and they managed to come up with a killer batch of funky cuts,... read more

One of the best-ever compilations of funky work on BGP -- and even better than their other Super Breaks sets! This one features some totally rare killers -- not only from hard-to-find funky 45s, but also from obscure studio tapes that have never been properly issued! The set's a funky fanatic's... read more

20 super rare killer funk tracks! Like the first volume, not only are there hard to find songs from funky 45s on labels like Westbound and Twinight, but the nice folks at BGP have also included never before released tunes to get your mouth watering. Tracks include "Brand New Girl" by... read more

A killer batch of rare funky tunes -- pulled from a host of tiny labels, and put together with a quality level that would blow away a crate full of of funky 45s! This 3rd volume in the Super Funk series seems to dig even deeper than the first 2 -- and it also includes few incredible little nuggets... read more

Heavy funk galore -- and easily one of the best titles in the massive Super Funk series! This one seems to go deeper than all the previous volumes -- really digging down for some obscure tracks that push past the obvious funky 45 standards, to include some lost gems from rare sources in the... read more

One of the deepest-digging entries in the Super Funk series so far -- a blistering batch of underground singles that serve up some of the roughest funk of their generation! We'll be honest in saying that we'd only heard a few of the tracks here before -- and our hats are off to BGP for taking this... read more

A great set of 60s and 70s soundtrack tunes -- and the 3rd entry in one of our favorite series of the past few years! Despite the fact that the set's got "lounge" in the title, the feel here is more in the soundtrack mode -- with tunes that are very similar in spirit to those chosen for... read more

A groovy box set of loungey tunes pulled from French films of the 60s and 70s -- great tracks that often lie buried under so-so soundtracks, or others that just plain haven't seen the light of day for years -- all 3 volumes in the Supreme Lounge series to date in a single box set! The French-heavy... read more

A massive batch of music -- and almost as worth it for the overall package as it is for the great tunes inside! Like other volumes in this series, this set is beautifully put together -- not only stuffed with an amazing array of classic soul from a key year in the 60s -- but also done with a full... read more

A massive batch of music -- and almost as worth it for the overall package as it is for the great tunes inside! Like other volumes in this series, this set is beautifully put together -- not only stuffed with an amazing array of classic soul from a key year in the 60s -- but also done with a full... read more

A massive batch of music -- and almost as worth it for the overall package as it is for the great tunes inside! Like other volumes in this series, this set is beautifully put together -- not only stuffed with an amazing array of classic soul from a key year in the 60s -- but also done with a full... read more

A massive batch of music -- and almost as worth it for the overall package as it is for the great tunes inside! Like other volumes in this series, this set is beautifully put together -- not only stuffed with an amazing array of classic soul from a key year in the 60s -- but also done with a full... read more

A massive batch of music -- and almost as worth it for the overall package as it is for the great tunes inside! Like other volumes in this series, this set is beautifully put together -- not only stuffed with an amazing array of classic soul from a key year in the 60s -- but also done with a full... read more

An amazing array of southern soul -- a 3CD package that's overflowing with classics in the genre, but which also features a fair bit of rare numbers too! The presentation of the whole thing is completely top-shelf -- with a 72 page booklet that's almost worth the price of admission alone,... read more

A very cool collection of music from the films of Japanese director Sadao Nakajima -- put together as a mad mix of funky jazz, vocal pop, and groovy instrumentals that explode in a variety of styles! A fair bit of this work has a nice undercurrent of funk -- using tight drums or electric bass... read more

This is the kind of funk they've been hiding from you all these years -- the real deal, the heavy stuff, the type of work that's made driving around the country looking for rare 45s so worthwhile! This material's the kind that makes a trip like that happen -- super-rare funk from Texas, dug up by... read more

A very weird little collection -- a bit short on notes, but done with a wonderful packaging job that includes a hand-stitched bag, a special poster, and a limited, numbered pressing! The music here is supposedly all from the Thai scene -- and is often as funky as the title would imply, and with... read more

A killer second volume in the This Is DJ's Choice series from Unique Germany -- stretching back to the 50s for a raw & rumbling set of deep rare r&b, jumping blues, and rollicking rockabilly -- floor shaking numbers selected by Keb Darge & Lucinda Slim! The (mostly) wayback approach is... read more

Contemporary grooves, but all pretty darn funky -- thanks to an excellent track selection by Tobias Kirmayer -- the same guy who brought us the excellents Movements collections! A few of the titles here are of older vintage, but most are pulled from the same deep funk underground that Kirmayer... read more

Righteous grooves from a slightly unlikely source -- Holland's Timeless label, always a fine outlet for mainstream jazz, but not always as well known for soulful and funky work! This set more than corrects any staid perceptions of the label, and does a great job of digging through the Timeless... read more

A fantastic compilation of Japanese jazz tunes from the 70s - compiled by United Future Organization's Raphael Sebbag! This is another in the increasingly great Shibuya Jazz Classics series -- curated by the producers/performers/DJs from the modern scene -- and this could be the best one yet! ... read more

Tripped out psychedelia from the Italian cinema scene -- great stuff from the late 60s through mid 70s -- filled with percussion heavy mod rhythms, loads of leftfield oddball flourishes, and pulpy grooves galore! This set was compiled by Carlo Bagnolo and Claudio Fuiano who do a terrific job of... read more

An amazing introduction to one of the most significant cultural movements in the latter half of the 20th Century -- the groundbreaking years of Tropicalia in late 60s Brazil! The music and legacy of Tropicalia are referenced often, but hardly ever presented this well -- and this package is... read more

A stunning tribute to the music of Jorge Ben -- a host of classic covers from the 60s and 70s, all of which share Jorge's love for an upbeat, soulful groove! The set's exploding with life and energy -- that new sort of groove that Ben first unleashed on Brazilian music in the 60s, which was... read more

Rare recordings from the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique in the French Caribbean -- rare Afro Latin grooves from the mid 60s to the mid 70s -- a fantastic compilation from the global groove compilation heroes at Soundway! The material generally has the thumping drum & percussion backdrop... read more

A brilliant encapsulation of the modern psyche, freak folk, tripped out indie pop, and all around uncategorizable grooves of the Twisted Nerve label -- a 10th anniversary celebration -- doubling as both a label retrospective and a fantastic, riveting mix set by DJ Andy Votel! This approach works... read more

Rough and raw grooves -- way more than you might guess from the "twist" reference in the title! The sound here is more R&B than anything else -- lots of heavy drums, honking sax, burning organ, and riffing guitar -- but there's also some echoes of Latin rhythms, rockabilly raunch,... read more

Rough and raw grooves -- way more than you might guess from the "twist" reference in the title! The sound here is more R&B than anything else -- lots of heavy drums, honking sax, burning organ, and riffing guitar -- but there's also some echoes of Latin rhythms, rockabilly raunch,... read more

Amazing electronics from the European scene of the early 80s -- the kind of tracks that might have played strongly on the dancefloors of Italian and German clubs, but which also have plenty of power on their own all these many years later! Most numbers are quite spare, and are a key link between... read more

Brazilian breaks galore -- a motherlode of incredible funk record from the Brazilian scene of the 70s -- most of them rarer and even more compelling than American work of the time! There's a really crazy approach to the groove on most of these titles -- a style that's not just a simple rehash of... read more

A baker's dozen painstakingly recreated instrumental versions of sample classics from the legendary Ultimate Breaks & Beats series -- full on instrumentals of these bedrock funk & soul tracks -- faithfully laid down by a capable crew of east coast funk players including El Michels and... read more

Finally! The first two compilations in the legendary series that broke open the crates, and let the rest of the world have easy access to classic breaks and beats put together on one CD! Each of the first two volumes in this set had 6 tracks, and almost all of them had the now well known edits... read more

Nice one! The Ultimate B & B series needs no introduction from us, and now it's becoming available on CD, with the volumes 3 & 4 gathered together on one disc! Volume 3's one of the best-remembered of the Ultimate Breaks & Beats titles, the one with the spaceman with a mohawk and a... read more

They may have been working on the other side of the Atlantic back in the day, but those Italians sure managed to come up with grooves to rival the best indie work from the US -- lean, tight tracks that really sparkle with the hippest sort of approach to 80s groove! The cuts here were mostly never... read more

The bass is king here -- lots of round, warm bottom sounds -- pulled together from a host of tracks from the club jazz underground! Most instrumentation here is live, and the set focuses on some of the most bass-centric grooves from UK, European, and Japanese groups in recent years -- mixed with... read more

Lots of warm piano lines here -- a wonderfully righteous blend of music from today's club jazz underground -- but with a spiritual vibe that recalls some of the best soul jazz work of the early 70s! There's echoes here of work by McCoy Tyner, Stanley Cowell, and Lonnie Liston Smith -- and most... read more

A treasure trove of Soul Fire's funky 45s, both the A-sides and the flips, collected on a single CD! Soul Fire is probably the greatest funk revival label out there, with a history of limited edition 7-inch singles showcasing both under appreciated funky heroes like Lee Fields, the Detroit Sex... read more

There's no "search of the cool" -- because it's already here! This nicely priced CD features 19 tracks pulled from the catalog of the hip Spanish label Vampi Soul -- a great new company dedicated to unearthing lost Latin, soul, jazz, and funk gems -- mostly from American and South... read more

The first-ever Whatmusic compilation -- an assortment of tunes hand-picked to accompany the laidback experience of the Trailer Happiness club! And while Trailer Happiness would like to think of themselves as the inspiration for the set, we're gonna give the main kudos to Whatmusic -- who have been... read more

Older tunes, incredibly reworked -- all numbers that appeared in original versions on previous Counterpoint Records compilations, but presented here in whole new versions! Over the past decade or so, Counterpoint has become one of our most trusted sources for unusual grooves -- always right on the... read more

A great dip into the legendary catalog of the Ethiopiques series -- and one that attempts to bring together some of the most groove-heavy tracks from the collection! The series has been going for over a decade -- and is well-known for bringing amazing other-worldly sounds to a much wider audience -... read more

One of the best releases on Plastic in a long time, and a great compilation of funky Italian 70s tracks -- with a sound that's similar to the Cabildo's albums we've been selling like mad! The sound is nice and funky, with lots of electric piano lines, wah wah guitars, tight snapping drums, and a... read more

The first-ever collection of work from a label we know mostly for its great funky 45s -- London's Wah Wah records, home to some great modern tracks with an older funk flavor! Unlike Daptone or other current funk labels, Wah Wah isn't after a straight retro funk sound -- and often features tracks... read more

A great tribute to the concept of the "wants list" -- that crumpled piece of paper that nearly every record collector carries around with them, a listing of hard to find recordings that they're always trying to track down! The set is a great mix of obscure 60s and 70s soul, with a real... read more

An amazing collection of funky nuggets -- one that's overflowing with hip soul, funk, and break tracks! The set's the second in a series put together by the staff of London's Soul Brother Records -- and like the first, it features some of the most sought-after rare grooves and sample tracks from... read more

Sublime 70s soul all the way through -- a tremendous collection of mellow groovers and midtempo steppers -- quite possibly the best volume so far in the Wants List series! The cuts here are all wrapped around a really unified groove -- that 70s style that was never too funky, nor too uptempo --... read more

Easy to love bossa nova when it's this cool and groovy -- thanks to a wonderful selection of classic grooves from the 60s! The 2CD set's overflowing with gems from labels like A&M, Verve, Philips, and CTI -- and most of the material here was recorded in the US, but with a strong influence from... read more

Don't let the Euro-looking guys on the cover put you off, because this is one massively soulful set -- filled with jazzy grooves that are mostly from the good ol' US of A! Most of the work here is from the super-deep Fantasy Records catalog -- and much of it is from the 70s too -- pulled from that... read more

Heavy funk from the Bay Area scene of the 70s -- a selection of previously unreleased tracks that's a treasure trove of hard-hitting groovers! The work on the set is by 3 different artists -- Paul T Smith, Electric Church, and Plight -- certainly not the more famous names of the scene at the time,... read more

An amazing collection of funky work from Communist Hungary -- music that's really making us change our opinion about the Cold War! Back in the day, we used to think the Iron Curtain was in place to keep out Western forces -- but now we know it was there to keep in groovy music like this -- secret... read more

An amazing collection of funky work from Communist Hungary -- music that's really making us change our opinion about the Cold War! Back in the day, we used to think the Iron Curtain was in place to keep out Western forces -- but now we know it was there to keep in groovy music like this -- secret... read more

Brilliant stuff -- and long overdue! The Jazzman label has been responsible for some of the best funky 45s we've stocked over the past decade -- as they've continually reissued rare gems lost between the shifting sands of time, working through a mixture of tunes that's very expansive, running from... read more

We're firm believers that you can never get enough work by Burt Bacharach -- especially when it's as brilliant as this! The collection is a wonderful overview of Bacharach tunes performed by different artists -- mostly recorded in the late 60s for Warner Brothers and Atlantic Records, in a mix of... read more

Seattle funk & soul in superbly classic form -- and it's all new recordings -- featuring a roster of first wave Seattle scene figures and engineered by the the legendary Kearney Barton! All the cuts were recorded in 2008 at Audio Recording, where it all went down in the first place, as... read more

Funk from Seattle? Hardly seems likely -- but prepare to be amazed! The funky reissuers at Light In The Attic, in collaboration with Mr Supreme, have unearthed a treasure trove of rare singles and groovers for the set -- all obscure local recordings from the Emerald City scene, most of which... read more

Get ready for a whole new source for funky music -- obscure small label recordings made by singers and musicians working in British bars, clubs, and lounges during the 60s and 70s! The cover looks kitschy, but the grooves are surprisingly great -- a really wide range of funky numbers that feature... read more

A great mix of funky jazz, jazzy funk, and funky soul -- all pulled from the Atlantic catalog of the 60s, and including some very tasty numbers that were only ever issued as funky 45s! The set's one of the nicest in the great Mod Jazz series on Ace, and it's the only one to feature Atlantic... read more

This is the kind of soul music we live for -- sweet, rare tracks that never made the charts, but which sound as great as any of the bigger hits from the time! The collection brings together 25 tracks recorded for Atlantic and Warner Brothers during the late 60s and 1970s -- many of them done in... read more

One of the best soul collections we've heard in years -- a treasure trove of rare singles from Atlantic, Warner Brothers, and related labels -- all in a warm and mellow style! The approach here is halfway between sadder sweet soul and some of the fuller sounds that were coming from the Philly... read more

A great blend of jazz, soul, and funk -- mostly short numbers that pack plenty of punch in a tiny space -- grooving together in a range of 60s mod and 70s funk influences! The package is plenty darn soulful -- and reminds us of the great Soulsugar collections from a few years back -- filled with... read more

One of the best ever compilations of peak level post punk/post disco Ze Records material -- put together by Strut's Quinton Scott and Ze founder Michael Esteban! Ze 30 is straight up fiercely grooving, genre subverting greatness all the way through -- and it's probably our favorite Ze compilation... read more