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Rare, raw and and explosive rare soul from The Explosive Dynamiks – a group hailing from mid 60s Lexington, KY! "Whole Lotta Loving" carries quite a charge – stripped down drums, incredible organ grooves, punchy sax and dynamic vocals. This is an aptly named group! "I... read more

Heavy funk from the great Yvonne Fair! "Funky Music" is a tight little groover – bass and guitar dancing on the intro, riffing around hard and heavy, before horns and thumping drums come in with Yvonne's bad-ass vocals! "Let Your Hair Down" has some fake crowd noises at... read more

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Funky, percussive dancefloor soul from Fantastic Souls – with production by Kenny Dope! It's riveting stuff that feels like it could have pulled from a 70s vault – the drums and percussion bring some pretty intense heat, with some tasty guitar, jazz funk flute and and horns! Part 2 is... read more

Damn! We sure dug the previous Fantastic Souls funky 45 on Kay Dee, but this one's a straight up monster! An eight piece combo, the Fantastic Souls are a deep enough roster bring a furiously paced, heated intensity as well have enough space for solos and more dynamic interplay. The drums are... read more

Two Detroit gems – back to back on a single 45! "Set My Heart At Ease" is an upbeat groove from Mikki Farrow – produced perfectly by the Pied Piper team, who build things wonderfully in a very short space – and really out-Motown Motown with the groove! "I'm Coming... read more

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Timeless Detroit hip hop from Fatt Father on this limited single for Funk Night – featuring Guilty Simpson & Phat Kat and tight production by Black Milk! On one side is tight, beat heavy contempory Detroit underground hip hop gem – led strongly by Fatt Father and supported by Motor... read more

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These guys are great – a sublime harmony combo with a sound that's always a treat, and which makes digging up their singles always worth while! Both sides on here are wonderful – sung perfectly, and arranged by Johnny Pate with a slight lilt that really hits a sweet Chicago groove,... read more

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Funky Lee Fields – burning stronger than ever these days, it seems! "You Don't Know" is a fierce-romping little track that starts with some cool guitar getting all wangly over snapping beats – setting up a hip mod groove before Lee comes in, and belts out a catchy lyric that... read more

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A great single by this lost St. Louis guitar player! "The Third Cup" is a legendary classic in Chicago – and it's got this amazingly slow, amazingly dope groove that's always been a favorite with the jazz steppers. The flipside is great, too – and features Eddie going crazy... read more

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A soaring stormer from Darrow Fletcher – a tune that grooves hard at the bottom, and makes great use of his amazing vocals over the top! "Misery" is easily one of Fletcher's best-remembered cuts from back in the day – and it's backed here by the totally anthemic "That... read more

A great spacey groove! "Your Best Friend" has an airy, spaced-out sort of feel – one that almost reminds us of some of the best Cali soul in recent years – a bit abstract, but right on the money – and with the vocals flanged out wonderfully next to the beats! "Look... read more

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A pair of great gritty groovers! "So Good" has this vamping guitar/sax line right at the start – a groove that sets things going wonderfully – so that the tune really soars when Ruben's rough-edged vocals come in over the top! "Bossman" has a twangy twangy start... read more

Hard-burning funk with a really wicked little intro! "Get Down People" starts with this really vamping squishy keyboard part that sounds totally great – one that's all tightly compressed and cut in with the grooves – then keeps on burning with fuller horns, guitar, and voices... read more

Rare early 70s soul from Cinci! "Doon-Chang" by the female vocal combo 4 Jades has a little bit of a psych funk vibe going on thanks to the guitars – with a funky bassline prominent in the mix, some sax, nicely -grooving organ and solid drums. Still, it's the voices that shine the... read more

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Romping drums and some heavy horns – a killer bit of southern funk with a really hard edge – almost a cross between New Orleans grooves and some of the deeper sounds of the Carolina scene, wrapped up with an undeniably groovy feel! The vocal number has some great shouted lyrics that... read more

A Northern soul winner – two killer cuts, back to back on a single 45! "Packing Up" has this great piano part that punctuates the groove right from the start – ringing out loud and proud, and setting the tone for Damon's quick-tempo vocals! Eddie Jones really shines on "... read more

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Although the hit here is Aretha's nice hard soul version of the Don Covay track "See Saw", the flipside is a real treasure, and is a sweet mellow non-LP cut that represents some of Aretha's finest southern soul output. And if you don't believe us, look it up in the back of Peter... read more

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A funky blast from Freqnik & WDRE! "Favela B-Boy Funk" is a killer cut from the NYC duo – who make a pretty strong impression here on this debut single on the Boro label. The tightness of the beats really does give it a timeless B-Boy funk feel – and it's paired nicely... read more

Freqnik & WDRE pay tribute to the legendary Big Daddy Kane track "Set it Off"! Raw funky drums backed by a sinster bass line and live piano flavor Freqnik & WDRE's timeless take on Kane's late 80s Cold Chillin' classic. The style sounds as fresh as ever – heavy drums,... read more

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A tripped-out funky number that begins with some great guitar – scratching away in a Sly Stone mode, before the track rolls into vocals by Phil Flowers, with a weird heavy soul kind of sound. Kind of in the rock/funk mode – like other work on Epic at the time!... read more

Kenny Dope kicks it big here on both sides of the single – making Funkshone sound even harder and heavier than usual! It's great that they start out here with a "part 3" – as the 45 begins with the flurry of instrumental riffing and grooving you'd usually get in an extended... read more

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A raw New Orleans groove that's way heavier than any "bon ton" cliches you might expect! The "new" version sounds mighty old – with a muted rhythm section punctuated by climbing horns – and these great soulful vocals from Clarence over the top! The b-side "bon... read more

2 rare sides by Jo Ann Garrett – recorded after her album on Chess, with production by Andre Williams! "One Woman" is a sweet, sad ballad – pretty nice, but the real treat here is "Now Girl"! That tune's got a snapping little groove – just a touch of funk... read more

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2 nice ones from Marvin! Both tracks are lesser-known than some of his bigger hits of the 60s, but they both have strong production – "Little Darling" by the Holland-Dozier-Holland team, and "Hey Diddle" by the great Harvey Fuqua. Gaye's voice is great, as always, and... read more

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Very nice funky stuff! This may be the best single ever by this lost Chicago funk artist. It's got a great hard groove, in a very James Brown way, and raw heavy lyrics in the best funky 45 tradition.... read more

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Includes the tracks "Texas Tea Party", "Ain't Cha Glad?", "Dr Heckle & Mr Jibe", and "I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues".... read more

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Two Philly female soul grooves – back to back on a limited 45! "My Heart Your Heart" is a soaring cut from Janie Grant – a singer who might have been pop in another setting, but who really steps out here in a cool Northern soul groove – complete with trademark Philly... read more

A vocal gem on a small Chicago label – Rocco plays Hammond and sings with his trio!... read more

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A fantastic single! "Don't Think That I'm A Violent Guy" is an amazing song that starts out with Garland knocking loudly at his girlfriend's door, and telling her to open it up and not be mad just because he "smacked her pretty little face". He then proceeds to argue that he's... read more

Massive uptempo two-part funk track from Chicago, with arrangements by Leroy Hutson, and a heavier sound than on his own records. Very nice approach, with a good choppy "bump" groove to it!... read more

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Includes the tracks "Twelfth Street Rag", "On The Sunny Side Of The Street", "Jack The Bellboy", and "Central Avenue Breakdown".... read more

Hmmm....we're not sure if this is the same Harlem River Drive that recorded with Eddie Palmieri, but we've got to assume that they are, as we can't imagine 2 bands using the same name at the same time, and both apparently from New York. "Need You" has also got a sound that's kind of a... read more

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Beautiful stuff. "Voices Inside" is a classic that never gets old – an incredible mix of styles from the Chicago scene, rumbling grooves in an Earth Wind & Fire mode, and a deep soulful interpretation from Donny! The flip's nice too – mellower, but really soulful.... read more

A nice little one-sided flexi single from producer Hazel – a avant hip hop instrumental with a hypnotic sound! It's got a thick beat clapping underneath some echoey keys, sampled vocal atmosphere and a layer of electric guitar the floats in and out – courtesy Slakah The Beat Child.... read more

A totally amazing look at Lee Hazlewood's late 60s record label – served up in a host of rare singles by other artists who were working with Lee at the time! The range of styles is wide, but there's a really focused feel to the whole thing – given Hazlewood's key touches in the studio... read more

Includes the tracks "Old Man River", "Rhythm Crazy", "Happy Feet", and "Ain't Cha Glad".... read more

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Virgil Henry steps out here with a great warm groove – strings that soar over a snapping beat that really kicks the song into gear – and gives the whole thing a tight focus you might not expect from Henry's unusual vocals! "Check Yourself" is another great Colossus groove... read more

Two versions of the same tune – both of them great! Frank Heppinstall's version of "Sweetheart" is taken at a slow-stepping pace – perfect for the waves of jazzy Hammond that begin the tune, and for Frank's round, robust baritone! Lonnie Sattin grooves a bit more on the flip... read more

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Awesome cleavage, and a pretty nice groove too – a bouncy sort of funk number with lots of the trademark tight horns we've come to expect from the Hifivers – plus these female vocals that get kind of playful in a unique way!... read more

One of the weirdest tunes we've ever heard from the mighty Chuck Higgins – a cut that has the same deep groove as his other pachucko numbers of the 50s, yet which also features these weird gobbledy gook lyrics too! The whole first minute of the tune is almost complete nonsense – until... read more

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An inventive project from Hot Peas & Butta and Big Pimp Jones – one that's similar to some of the soundtrack-styled funk we've heard before from the latter act – but with a vibe that's definitely deeper, too! The music here is written for an imaginary thriller – based around... read more

Sweet English vocals from this overlooked Dutch singer – a jazzy session recorded in the early 70s, but issued here for the very first time! The tracks have a great blend of jazz and groovy – in ways that recall some of the cooler singers on the Scandinavian scene of the time –... read more

A gritty groove from Pat Hunt – deep down and earthy, with a bad-stepping, slow-moving vamp that's almost like some of the Andre Williams grooves from the 50s! Pat's vocals are a bit sweeter, but still pretty bluesy overall – and the cut's got a nice sax line that moves along with the... read more

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"Insanity" has a nicely trippy groove – a bit of a head-nodder, but with vocals that bristle out from the back and keep things moving upward – especially when Jimetta Rose opens up! "In The Place To Be" is funkier, with some cool spacey breaking drums – and... read more

A definite beast from Ikebe Shakedown – easily one of the group's funkiest tunes ever! The groove on "Beast" is nice and slow – Afro Funk at a laidback pace, which makes the whole thing unfurl with even more drama than usual – and helps make each percussion punch mean... read more

There's a nice little knock at the start of this one – kind of a snapping drum part that's not really a break, but which definitely gets the groove going – a massive blend of female vocals, organ, and funky guitar! "I Predict A Riot" follows with even more knocking on the... read more

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Early funky work from Curtis! "Check Out" is one of Curtis' first really tripped-out cuts – with the kind of rolling feel that he'd later bring to his famous solo work on Curtom. The flip's a nice mellow ballad, of the type that the Impressions always made rule!... read more

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Cali funk revivalists The Incredible Say Whats! pay tribute to a rare late 60s treasure by Leon Haywood's group The Soul Machine – covering both sides of funky 45 from 1968! Each demonstrates real love for the original versions, ably replicating the vibe, without mimicking it – a... read more

Two versions of this 60s soul stormer – a great harmony track from The Incredibles, with vocals that soar mightily with the hook on the main side – then step aside on the flip, so that the Audio Arts group can groove it on up with an even more rhythm-heavy instrumental!... read more

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A crowning moment of the Chicago soul scene of the 60s! Nobody was better than Walter Jackson at Iceman soul – and no cut of his carried this off better than the sublime "It's All Over" – one of those incredible tunes that we never tire of hearing!... read more

The historical first release ever from The Jackson Five!... read more

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Includes the tracks "Spreadin Knowledge Around" by Harry James with Ben pollack & The Dean's Kids, "Jamaica Shout" by Louis Prima & His New Orleans Gang, "In A Little Spanish Town" by Bunny Berigan & His Boys, and "Swing Brother Swing" by Wingy... read more

Fast, frenetic funk – a romping 60s take on "James Brown's Boogaloo" – done at a level that's even rawer than the original from The Godfather himself! The guitar moves super-fast – cutting the tune with a razor-sharp rhythm that's then peppered with burning organ lines... read more

Chuck Jaques hits a sweet groove here – a soulful rocksteady rhythm that really sends the whole tune home nicely – perfect for his heartfelt vocals in the lead! "Brush" is handled by Lynn Taitt on the flip – and the tune's got this badass blend of stepping guitar and... read more

Late work by The JBs – but pretty darn nice! The cut begins with fast and soft guitar riffing – very fast, just going on and on like a record stuck in the groove, creating a very cool beat while another guitar starts picking its way across the top, and some other horns come into the... read more

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One of the best versions of "Funky Four Corners" we've ever heard! The bass is rattling along at a level so loud and heavy that it's bound to pop the top off your speaker – while Jerry screams and shouts his way through the lyrics in a way that would make James Brown proud, a fact... read more

Some real cage-rattling funk from the Jive Turkeys – combo who come together in a bracingly bold blend of organ, guitar, bass, and drums! There's a real Meters-like simplicity to the groove on "BA" – rompingly soulful, with a loping line we totally love – pitched a bit... read more

Some real cage-rattling funk from the Jive Turkeys – combo who come together in a bracingly bold blend of organ, guitar, bass, and drums! There's a real Meters-like simplicity to the groove on "BA" – rompingly soulful, with a loping line we totally love – pitched a bit... read more