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Whoa! Stones Throw may have signed up modern electro funk torchbearer Dam Funk in the late 00s -- but he's been at it for years -- and here's a couple thumping numbers from the end late 80s & early 90s from the Dam Funk personal archives! "It's My Life" is the earlier track --... read more

Two killer tracks recorded in Sly Stone's studio -- some of the only material ever cut by this obscure vocal group from Oklahoma! "I Love Everything About You" is a brilliant upbeat tune -- soaring, soulful, and a very unique sort of groove -- thanks to cool use of flute alongside the... read more

Two excellent cuts from the great John Davis -- one of the best mainstream disco arrangers, and a talent well deserving of his "monster" tag! Both sides are nice, with a good conga groove underneath, and strong instrumentation that never gets too cheesy. "Disco Fever" has some... read more

Rare funk from the Bay Area -- 2 tracks pulled from the forthcoming Luv & Haight compilation, issued here as a limited funky 45! "Move In The Room" is a heavy wah wah groover from Dawn & Sunset -- hard-burning funk in a style that dances strongly from foot to foot -- shifting,... read more

Shoulda been a classic -- the tune's that good! "Everyman" is an obscure soul track handled by Patrick Adams, but the cut's got a soaring groove that's right up there with best of more famous Philly at the time -- a sweetly crackling feel on the lead vocals, but a proud, bold bottom... read more

Arguably the biggest hit of the Dazz Band's career -- and a monster crossover funk track from the mid 80s! A super fat 80s groove pervades -- laid down by plenty of bass pedal riffing, and touched off with jamming guitars, electro keyboards, and a catchy falsetto vocal hook!... read more

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Previously unreleased soul from the Richmond scene of the 70s -- a great mellow cut that's totally wonderful! "You Don't Believe I Love You" begins with slow, spacey organ lines -- setting the stage for a fragile harmony vocal that builds beautifully -- slightly shakey at first, but... read more

Hum Bug -- a stone groover from this obscure Indy group, beautifully reissued by Stones Throw! The original track is a monster -- jaunty horns, snapping drums, and this bassline that creeps up and down the whole groove, really sending the rhythm into a funky funky trance! The whole thing's been... read more

Wonderful sweet soul from the amazing Renaldo Domino -- an artist who always sounds great to our ears! Both of these tracks are previously unreleased -- for some reason that still remains a mystery, given the strength of the work -- and they really continue the genius that Domino laid out during... read more

A lost gem on the legendary Twinight label -- and one of the few singles cut by this excellent falsetto soul singer! "Not Too Cool" is a sweet sad ballad with incredible strings and gentle production -- but even better is "Nevermore" -- one of those haunting tunes that you hear... read more

Killer funky soul from the great Lee Dorsey! "Working In A Coal Mine" is a familiar cut from Lee, but it sounds way better on 45 than it ever does on CD. And "Mexico" is a mad mad number that's wonderful, too -- and worth the price of the single. It's got kind of a crazy... read more

A totally great mellow soul track -- recorded during the late Curtom years, by a group that may or may not be the same one on Salsoul! "Yes I'm In Love" is a really heavenly little number -- a tune that builds and burns with a solidly soulful feel -- mature 80s soul at its best, really... read more

Incredible new work from Tony Drake -- a singer who recorded briefly for Brunswick and Musicor back in the day, and the artist who originally wrote this hit for The Chi-Lites! Tony's singing here as if it's still the early 70s -- deep soul lead, backed by sweet harmonies -- all set to a mellow... read more

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Ah Patti, we love you -- and here's the reason why! Many folks recorded "Working On A Groovy Thing", but only Patti could mix together the right blend of sweet production and deeper soul -- taking the cut to levels we've never heard before, making us actually believe the overwrought... read more

A storming 2 part track spread out over a tight little single! "Funky Music Is The Thing" is probably the one track Dynamic Corvettes are remembered for -- and the tune's a hard-stepping party number that follows strongly in a mode explored by Kool & The Gang and The Kay Gees early... read more

The Dynamics do it again -- reggae-fying funk with their really unique approach! "Miracles" is a really wonderful take on the Jackson Sisters classic -- a tune that comes across like some lost Kingston disco groover from the 70s, with percolating organ lines over quick-stepping beats --... read more

Two funky numbers from the 4th entry in the Stay In The Groove series! The Dynamites kick things with a very JBs feel on "Killin It" -- a tune that burns with hard-romping rhythms and lots of heavy horns -- then opens up with some raw soul vocals that definitely stay on the groove! The... read more

Spaced out Indiana funk! "Soul Heart Transplant" is as devilish as it sounds -- a stretched out, slinky number that bristles with psychedelic energy -- and which features guitars strutting out over organ grooves, snapping drum beats, and some really tripped out production! "Drugs... read more

Deep funk for the hip hop scene -- instrumental versions of 2 Wu-Tang classics, both of them great! "CREAM" is done here as a low-down and dirty funk track -- hard drums in place of the beats, scratchy guitar to enforce the darkness, and a madly tippling piano part that's pure Wu-Tang... read more

Wicked stuff -- and 2 tracks that offer a whole new take on the modern sound of deep funk! "Creation" is a weird little offbeat number that snaps along the beats, blasts them with horns, and almost goes for a Chicago Brunswick sort of style! There's a bit of strings lilting along with... read more

Wu Tang gets funky -- as El Michels Affair serve up spare funky versions of two older classics -- almost turning them back into the core samples from which they came! "Duel Of The Iron Mics" is totally great -- slow-stepping drums, spare spooky piano, and flowing wave of sound that often... read more

A great funky 45 from El Michels Affair -- featuring one alternate mix of an album track, and another previously unreleased tune! "Musings To Myself" is a sublime slow funk groover -- one that has bass stepping gingerly around snapping drums -- almost a separate rhythm in itself, while... read more

The rare title track to the film version of Joe Orton's "Loot" -- and a heck of a great little groover with some really wonderful vocals! There's almost a Sound Gallery feel going on here -- with funky rhythms at the bottom, blasting horns in the middle, and some really catchy vocals... read more

A common tune, but a great little version -- done by Kathleen Emery in a way that starts slow and spare, then builds with tremendous orchestrations from George Siravo -- hard and heavy on the bottom, with these breaking drums you really wouldn't expect! Quantic takes the tune in a whole new... read more

"Brooklyn Groove" is a mighty gritty number -- one that breaks right out of the gate with a massive breaking drum part, which also has a Hammond tied firmly to its heels -- so that the whole thing crashes down beautifully on the beat, while the raspy guitar comes out with some great funky... read more

A Chi-soul killer from Nate Evans -- a hard-burning track that features great production from the legendary Syl Johnson! "Pardon My Innocent Heart" has a heartbreaking quality that's really wonderful -- an almost southern soul sort of approach, but touched with a bit more Chicago... read more

Super-dope, super-slow funk from The Expressions -- a really great change from the usual deep funk groove! "These Moments" slinks along like some 70s mellow soul instrumental b-side -- still plenty funky, but moving at a pace that's never too over the top, with instrumentation that... read more

Funky righteous soul and poetry -- 2 of the funkiest and most influential tracks ever cut by Sarah Webster Fabio! "Sweet Songs" is a vital track, an incredibly funk tune thanks to some heavy drums and percussion, a sinister bass groove and scratchy guitar -- but most importantly, the... read more

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A kickass cover of the Boogaloo Joe Jones cut "Brown Bag" -- one done with guitar that's every bit as quick and tight as the original! We've always dug Fast 3's classic Hammond grooves, but this cut really has us respecting the group at a whole new level -- appreciating them not just as... read more

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Quite an unusual record -- a jazz single, issued by Capitol in the 50s -- and billed as part of a "collector's item series" on the cover! The single features Ferguson's trumpet with the Stan Kenton band -- and comes in a very cool-looking duo-tone sleeve with cover art.... read more

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"Workin Out" is the one to check here -- a nice mod groover!... read more

One of the greatest funky voices of our time is back in action! Lee's the closest living equivalent to James Brown in his funky King days -- and this new single on Daptone is an instant classic bit of funk! "Give Me A Chance" has a tightly snapping bass/guitar bit at the front -- moving... read more

Heavy heavy funk from Lee Fields -- quite possibly his deepest track to date, and a tune that grooves so slow, it'll have you checking the speed on your turntable! Sugarman & Co come up with a really dark groove for the cut -- letting bass slide along the bottom of the ground while drums... read more

Lee Fields gets better and better with each new record! Sure, he first cut wax back in the 70s -- but this single from Daptone may well be one of the best he's ever done -- a monstrous bit of funky grooving, with plenty of bass, drums, and conga to support the groove, and raw soul vocals from Lee... read more

A cooking little single from the Five Aces -- a bit different than the usual funky 45! "Kick The Bucket" has a gritty soul sort of sound -- almost that popcorn groove that's been revived recently by European soul collectors, with a nice undercurrent of R&B in the tune's vocals and... read more

A sweet little harmony track from Chicago -- begins with a horn flourish, and has the group singing together with a little break in their vocals, nice and sweet, soaring up after the hook, and settling down again nicely on the verses. Written by General Crook, who also produced!... read more

Great drums make for a mellow beats feel on "Zeitleiden" -- a cut that's a lot more soulful than you might guess from its German title! And sure, the lyrics aren't in English -- but everything else drips with American-styled soul -- a key cut from this wonderful new act on the Melting... read more

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Screamin soul -- and a really great reissue package! Phil Flowers' "Chapel On The Hill" is hardly the romantic mellow tune you might think from the title -- and is instead a hard-beating groover, with lots of bass and drum romping at the bottom, screaming lead vocals from Phil, and a bit... 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 come into... read more

"Master Of Eyes" is a nice dark soul track. Quincy Jones arranged and produced, and he brings a lot to Aretha's style.... read more

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Funky flute from Richard Fudoli! "Gwee" begins with a vamping Latinish beat -- lots of bass at the bottom, and Richard's flute popping over the top in a Roland Kirk mode. The track's got some nice breakdowns -- and really opens up as it grooves along! "Bossa Nova" has a... read more

If we knew that cleaning up the world would sound this funky, we would have started a long time ago! This classic slice of New Jersey funk is a real killer -- a tune that starts dark, then gets hard -- letting weird electric piano vamp in place of harder drums -- but also featuring a weirdly tuned... read more

Love never sounded this funky before -- thanks to some really heavy echo on production, and a rumbling bassline that's sure to make your speakers wobble across the floor! The track has a great post-Temptations sort of approach -- righteously funky with a dark deep sound that never seems to hit... read more

Minimatic take on France Gall's classic "Jazz A Gogo" -- remixing the tune with a contemporary dancefloor twist, but just the right sort of energy to keep most of the 60s touches intact! Bumping rhythms mix with sweet Hammond, blasting horns, and Gall's lovely vocals -- and the flipside... read more

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A break you can't live without -- served up on the amazing intro to Billy Garner's classic "I Got Some"! The tune's one that you'll recognize from a few famous samples, but to our ears it sounds best here in the original -- a badass funky soul tune with all elements right, tight, and... read more

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Later work by General Crook -- very different than his funkier sides of the 60s, but still pretty darn great! "Best Years Of My Life" is a wonderful ballad cut -- strings gently gliding as Crook's rich vocals come into deliver a sweet and sad lyric. "Testification" is more... read more

Vamping guitar grooves, soulful lead and group vocals, and Latin funky rhythms from the legendary NYC Ghetto Brothers! "Ghetto Brothers Anthem" is their hard grooving mission statement, a heavy groove that starts with some wah wah guitar leading to the pummeling drums and rhythms --... read more

Spectacular couldn't be any more on the money, as VP continues to up the stakes with a bouncing box of 7 heavy hitting 45s from the Joe Gibbs vaults! Your jukebox will be packed with a heavyweight selection of jams, with 14 excellent tracks originally issued as 7"s for the Gibbs, Errol T and... read more

A sweet soul instrumental from this hip little trio! "Glorious Day" is a mix of organ, percussion, and a bit of horns -- and a cut that romps around with a bit of the spiritual undercurrent you'd find in start-of-the 70s work by Edwin Hawkins or The Staple Singers -- although done here... read more

End of the 60s genius from Daevid Allen and Gong -- a burst of creative energy unlike anything else at the time, and total blast! Daevid Allen does his thing with a trippy crew of Parisian players on "Est-Ce Que Je Suis", and the sound has a psychedelic carnivalesque vibe that's huge! ... read more

A bit dubby, a bit funky, and some pretty compelling work from Grand Magneto! "Saturday Night Fever" is a Jamaican-styled cover of the Bee Gees hit -- done at a level that's completely different than the original, and a lot rootsier overall! "Tainted Love" is another cover too... read more

Funky soul from late 60s Panama -- killer stuff from the Greaves brothers, headlined here by Little Francisco Greaves -- one of the funkiest tracks from Soundway's Pamama 3 compilation -- plus an exclusive track on the flip! "Moving Grooving" is a raw, gritty gem with foot stomps,... read more

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Two funky covers! "Tubular Bells" is much more clubby than the original version -- or any other covers we've heard, really -- but plenty darn cool, with a bad walking funky undercurrent handled with sweet riffing guitar! "Theme From Rocky" is a school band version that's... read more

Very righteous grooving! Byrdie Green takes a Harold Ousley tune and really turns it on its ear -- singing "Return Of The Prodigal Son" with a hip sort of electric soul approach -- one that hints at the righteous styles to come in the 70s, and which reminds a lot of the spirit of some of... read more

An uptempo funk gem from Binky Griptite -- guitarist for the Dap-Kings, so you know he has true school funk & soul in his blood, but he's also a pretty effective vocalist -- totally driving it home on "The Stroll"! "The Stroll" is straight up, unambiguously about the world's... read more

Nothing mellow about this one -- as the tune is hard, upbeat, and plenty darn funky -- a cut that's almost got the same sort of breakdown structure as "Tighten Up" -- fast-riffing from the group, called out by Binky -- all with a bassline that's completely infectious, and horn blasts over... read more

There's a killer break at the start of "One Time" -- the kind of drum bit that would have been sampled heavily back in the old school, had it been recorded back then! But the cut's a new one, done with a funky Daptone groove -- heavy bass stepping slowly amidst the drums, and stone soul... read more

A great club groover -- and one that's produced by Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, no less! The tune's got a bumping, romping feel that's totally wonderful -- a sound that's more funky club than straight disco -- and which gets some smooth, modern vocals on the top that really help give the tune a heck of... read more

A classic Northern Soul groover from the great Kenny Hamber -- a track that steps out strongly in a midtempo vibe -- just the right sort of rhythm to work out a few more complicated moves on the dancefloor, without having to pump up the faster energy of most Northern tracks! Kenny's vocals clearly... read more

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A rough and raspy classic from Wilbert Harrison -- and a gem of a tune, too! The vocals are muddy, but totally wonderful -- and set to a simple strumming guitar, a very spare tambourine rhythm, and some occasional harmonica that spices things up nicely!... read more

Looking for breaks? Look no further! This monster of a single kicks it off with an incredible snapping drum -- riffing and filling like mad over a tight bassline, noisy guitar, and light horn blasts that fill in the background nicely! "What Can I Do" is the mellower cut -- but still... read more

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Classy supperclub vocals, with arrangements by Jimmy Jones, and some sweet polished singing from Bill Henderson. Most of the tracks are standards or pop -- and titles on this 7" EP include "My How The Time Goes By", "Never Kiss & Run", "Am I Blue", and "S... read more

Daptone reissue of a classic early Desco release -- one of the first times the deep funk underground heard the amazing talents of Joseph Henry! "Who's The King" is a hard-strutting number that features choppy guitar underneath tightly blasting horns -- a really wicked tune that rolls... read more

The return of the incredible Joseph Henry -- one of the biggest soul stars on Desco and Soul Fire, making a sock-hard debut on Daptone! "Never Found A Girl" has some great skittish rhythms -- jagged and jangly, in the manner of late 60s James Brown band work -- with rougher, deeper soul... read more

Two great covers from Hi Fly Orchestra! "Soul Bossa Nova" has all the flute-heavy charm of the original by Quincy Jones -- but the groove's a bit different too -- almost a heavy Latin vibe in the rhythms, which makes for a wicked change! "Crosstown Traffic" is a cover of Jimi's... read more

Wonderful stuff from this mad soul genius! "Ceatrix Did It" is a hip slinky sax-driven instrumental -- with organ bubbling in the background, while the tenor blows the melody in a mellow soundtrack-y way. "What Fah" is even better, a cool instrumental -- with organ vamping... read more

Mellow funk from Monk Higgins -- and both cuts are instrumentals, mostly. "Little Mama" has a nice slow rolling sound, almost a War-like groove, with some electrified harmonica that sounds nice and sweet! "Trusting You" has a vocal refrain on the chorus, and kind of a churchy... read more

A fantastic single from Monk Higgins! "Mister Luckee" is a spare slow hard-grooving single -- an organ/sax groover with a slow dance beat that's a bit like "Madison Time" (complete with calls), but pushed over the top by some wild instrumental soloing on organ, and by this... read more

The full version of this amazing funky classic! The track's got a horn blast at the beginning, then instantly rolls into riffing guitars which dive down into these deep dark notes over again and again. Vocals come in, calling out the track's title, and the band leaps into a horn-heavy "tighte... read more

Sweet falsetto soul from Eddie! "I'll Be There" has Eddie tweaking along in the same mode as "Hey There Lonely Girl" -- slowly stepping his way through some strings and vibes, offering comfort to a lady in the background. "Cause You're Mine" is a great one -- even... read more

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Brit funk with a soulful female singer -- two cooking tracks very deserving of a funky 45 release! "How Am I" has a really strong bad-sister feel -- great lead vocals over tightly snapping drums, all peppered with a classic dose of funky horns! "Upstairs" begins with lots of... read more

Mellow beats with a nice touch of soul! "I'm Still Waiting" has some great vocals drifting along over the rhythms -- deeper soul than usual for Melting Pot, with almost a Minnie Riperton sort of range -- a feel that's repeated on "Fall In Love", which has an equally great... read more

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A free little 45 -- two sides of improvised jazz from the team of drummer Frank Rosaly and tenorist Keefe Jackson! There's a gritty edge to "Word Made Fresh" -- a tune that almost feels like some lost session take from the ESP generation of the 60s, given Jackson's raw tenor, blown with... read more

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One of THE all-time funky 45 classics of all time -- a hard-burning, James Brown-styled number that was cooking things up in the underground years before 7" singles first started changing hands for thousands on Ebay! "Pull My Coat" is one of those tunes you'll know from the very... read more

Here's a moon walk we'd take in a minute! "Walking On The Moon" starts with snapping drums and wailing sax -- both trying to outdo each other over tightly crafted guitar riffs -- jamming it up for a while before the vocals come in, and give the whole track a very nice message funk... read more

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A pretty popular one from The Crusaders! "Way Back Home" is proof that Wilton Felder was one of the most melodic members of the group, as it's a well-written instrumental with moody emotional tone that's got these African overtones that fill the track with sadness and longing. "Jack... read more

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Lots of fast, funky organ riffing on "Straight Fire" -- a cooking little cut that has lots of bass romping around in the rhythms -- and a mighty lean groove that definitely stays the course throughout! "Thumpin" is another great instrumental too -- with the drums kicked up a... read more

2 great jazzy groovers! Both tracks have male vocals in the lead, with a soulful breezy kind of sound that's similar to Mark Murphy's best work from the 70s. Fred Johnson's "Child Runs Free" has a lofty piano-driven groove, and a nice danceable feel to it. Freddy Cole (Nat's brother)... read more