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Includes the tracks "Boot It Boy", "How Long Blues", "It's Tight Like That", "Mess Katie Mess", "Sho Is Hot", and "My Daddy Rocks Me".... read more

A pair of "Sweet Memories" – but with a nicely unified feel! Both tracks are great – with a similar stepping sort of groove – one that's pretty spare overall, with a rough-edged approach that really helps keep the sweetness of the vocals alive – whether they're... read more

Tight guitars riff away beautifully on this one – picking up an nice groove right from the start, and giving the vocals of Emanuel Taylor an infectiously funky sound all the way through! Taylor dips and turns with the cut nicely – soaring one minute, snapping with the beat the next... read more

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Includes the tracks "Wailin Blues", "Barrelhouse Stomp", "I Found A New Baby", "Baby Won't You Please Come Home", and "There'll Be Some Changes Made".... read more

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Breaking drums, popping organ, and fuzzy guitar – all exploding at the start of this rare funky nugget – and setting fire to the tune right from the beginning! There's a nervous, jumpy sort of energy to "Uto Nwa" – one that not only sets it apart from other Afro funk... read more

Thievery Corporation's stellar "Cultural Of Fear" with Mr. Lif – plus the Kaleidoscope Jukebox remix on the flip! The original has a heavy bass groove, a propollent, though still funky tempo, and some strong, topical lyricism – nice stuff! The Kaleidoscope Jukebox remix has... read more

A wicked groove from Third Coast Kings – a cut that has the same title as an old Curtis Mayfield composition, but which comes across with a totally different vibe! The track begins with these sinister dipping horns, then quickly gets into gear and unleashes a badass female soul vocal over... read more

Raw late 60s grooves from Third Guitar – one sweet and one heavy funk! "Been So Long" is tender ballad by the group, but it's got a looseness and a gritty sound underneath the sweet lead and harmony vocals to give a really unique, completely great feel! The rawly recorded guitars... read more

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Jimmy James has some great bass work going on "I Can't Dance" – a line that dips, turns, and grooves amazingly – all underneath vamping horns that set the stage for Jimmy's excellent vocal – spoken at first, then sung with a raspy, gritty kind of groove! "Waiting... read more

Two sweet bossa groovers from singer Pat Thomas – both of them with backings by Lalo Schifrin! The tunes were pulled from Pat's album of the same name on MGM – issued here in a pic sleeve by Verve, with "first vocal version in English" next to "Desafinado"!... read more

Three dudes, but pretty darn funky dudes at that – working together here on two razor-sharp instrumentals! "777" has mad bass and crackling drums – both recorded with a slightly muddy quality, so that they blend together beautifully in the groove – and leave plenty of... read more

A great bit of modern soul from Tolbert! The tune's got a hell of a lot of warmth – a glowing sort of glide that's completely seductive, and much more late 70s than you'd guess from the date of the cut. Tolbert's vocals break nicely with a southern soul crackle, making for a very nice... read more

Cosmic bedroom funk from The Trash Company – which is actually the solo project of one Max E Monroe – who sounds right at home on Peoples Potential! Max has purportedly been making music since the late 70s, and the spacey synth funk of "Pluto" sounds like it could have been... read more

14 smoking analog dubs from the mighty King Tubby – a killer 7 X 7 inch box set from the Dubmaster – culled from the version sides of Bunny Striker Lee's original 70s 7-inch releases and bonus cuts from the first four King Tubby albums! Benchmark dubs sourced from classic tracks by... read more

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A wonderful indie groove from The Tymes – proof that these guys are well worth checking out at every point in their career! "Here She Comes" has this loping groove that's almost more Chicago than Philly – and a sing-song lyric that's sweetly punctuated by a vibes note in the... read more

Cool beans! This is the original US single version of this tasty cut by Piero Umiliani! "Mah Na Mah Na" is simply wonderful – a weird nasally vocal humming along while some female singers come around in back – organ bubbling, the whole thing sounding about as mad as it can... read more

"Breakaway" is a killer – a tune that leaps into the groove right at the start, and explodes with both super-tight instrumentation and soaring harmonies from The Valentines! The Ohio Players take off themselves on the flipside – in a groove that's more Detroit Northern Soul... read more

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A soulful smoker from The Vibrations – quite different than some of their other tunes, but equally groovy too! "Searching" has this great tenor on the lead – a sax that comes in before the vocals, then sets up the promise of horn bursts that flow in on the chorus –... read more

"Watusi" is a classic groover from The Vibrations – a slowly dancing number with a hard-sock groove, one of the group's best early cuts! "Wallflower" is more uptempo, tighter harmonies and a smoother groove – kind of a sing-song playful number, with raw vocals on... read more

They mighty "Humpty Dump" by The Vibrettes – one of the all time greatest funky songs ever! "Humpty Dump" is one of those killers that we loved even before we'd heard of the funky 45 – an instantly catchy mix of scratchy guitar, heavy bass beats, and female vocals... read more

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A rare soul single from France – but one that's sung in English! "Her Name Was Sue" is a really weird little number – slow-building soul, with Hammond underneath Cliff Wagner's odd-tuned vocals – all put together in a really blue-tinged sort of way! "Red... read more

Here's a rule with Jr Walker singles: if it's a 2-parter, it's a winner – and this is one track that definitely proves that rule! "Hip City" snaps along with a really funky groove – scratchy guitar on the beat, setting the scene for Jr's tasty sax work, and even coming up... read more

"The London Suite" is broken up into six pieces – "Picadilly", "Chelsea", "Soho", "Bond Street", "Limehouse", and "Whitechappel".... read more

Includes "Yellow Dog Blues" takes 2 and 3, "I Would Do Anything For You", "Mean Old Bed Bug Blues" takes 1 and 2, and "Yes Suh!".... read more

Rare R&B on a small Chicago label!... read more

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A sweet modern groover from James Wells – almost a stomping sort of groove, but in a disco way too – perfect for the way that Wells sets up the sing-song lyrics of the tune! "Double Dose Of Love" is also another clubby track – more disco than the a-side, but with a... read more

A cool groover from Ben Westbeech – one with this weird pulsating keyboard bit in the rhythms – wobbling in and out of tune in this excellent way – all while Ben holds things together vocally on top! Joey Negro gives the whole thing a bit more of a housey vibe on the flipside... read more

Rare Tejano R&B from The Wetbacks – a knowingly seedy number if there ever was one – backed by "Summertime" by the Spot Barnett Orchestra – rare tracks issued on San Antonio's Wildcat label and paired up on this great single courtesy Drop Shadow Records! "Jose... read more

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Includes the tracks "Yellow Dog Blues", "Peggy O'Neil", "Lillian Gaspergou", and "The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else".... read more

Personnel includes Fred Jackson, Grant Green, Baby Face Willette, and Ben Dixon.... read more

Annie Williams serves up a great answer to Ray Charles' "I Got A Woman" – done with a similar groove and re-gendered lyrics – and some great raw vocals that are almost grittier than Ray's! The cut's produced by the Lieber & Stoller team – as is "My Boy... read more

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One of the best singles in years from the lovely Nicole Willis – and that's saying a heck of a lot, given how much we always love her work! Both Nicole and The Soul Investigators seem to hit a new level with their work on "Tell Me" – a groove that's more mature than before,... read more

A really righteous little number from Nicole Willis – one that comes across with the funky sophistication of the best work on early 70s Curtom Records! Funky grooves from The Soul Investigators mix with a nice bit of strings on the track – elevating the tune from straight deep funk... read more

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Some great funky organ work from Reuben Wilson! "Cisco Kid" is Reuben's funky cover of the War track – done with that tightly rolling sound of the original, and made even better as an instrumental! "Groove Grease" is a tasty number too – lots of nice tight organ... read more

Mad vocals from Spanky Wilson – a great singer with a rough-edged style, sitting somewhere between soul and jazz, and nearly always backed by some really funky arrangements! These tracks are 2 of Spanky's most in-demand with funk fans – the hard-hitting "You", and a... read more

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Sublime soul from the Miami scene at the end of the 70s – a mellow groover that's totally wonderful, and done in a sound that's a far cry from the TK hits of earlier years! There's a solid stepping sophistication to the track that's totally great – a bit like Lew Kirton, but even more... read more

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Includes "O Katharina", "Shanghai Shuffle", "Alabamy Bound", and "By The Waters Of Minnetonka Melody".... read more

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Despite the corny name, "Sweet Sweet Tootie" is a pretty nice sax-based instrumental by Lonnie Youngblood. Not really a funky track, but with a good soul instrumental groove, and rolling percussion.... read more

A rare gem from the ABC run of soul singles in the 60s – and maybe the only thing we've ever heard from this sweet girl group! "Gonna Be A Big Thing" has a great groove, and a really positive vibe – one of those numbers that gets you out on the floor, then has you humming the... read more

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A sweet 10 year anniversary round-up of some of the best timelessly soulful releases from he Melting Pot Music team to date – and it's the best kind of "best of" compilation – one that's carefully curated and released as a limited 5 X 7" box set! It's a pretty solid... read more

Yeah, it's spectacular alright – a sturdy box set featuring 7 X 7" singles from the Channel One vaults – all in replications of the original sleeves! It includes mid 70s singles originally issued on Well Charge and Channel One, plus a trio of early 80s Hitbound singles –... read more

An amazing collection of funky 45s – packed inside a vintage-style case, with a heavy book, and download codes for every song in the set! The price is high, but you get a hell of a lot of value for the package – almost like spending $250 to start a funky 45 collection to rival longtime... read more

Psych funk and disco edits by Baris K – of Turkish cuts by Erkin Koray and Derdiyoklar! Thie 7-inches releases follow and feature material from the unexpectedly excellent and now out of print 12" EP series. Vol 1 includes "Cemalim" by Erkin Koray and "Yaz Gazeteci"... read more

Rare soul from the legendary King Records – hand-picked by Mr Fine Wine, with a special ear for sharp-edged R&B grooves! Most of the work here is from the same early soul stretch as James Brown's initial work for King – and recorded with an equally raw sound overall – heavy... read more

A deluxe box set of rare Funky 45s on NYC producer Jack Taylor's Rojac and Tay-star labels – and featuring represses of key classic 45s, along with a bonus single with a new Kenny Dope edit – and a pair of 7" Rojac logo slipmats! It's a great batch of singles – featuring... read more

A beautiful box set of vintage roots 7-inch singles from Randy's – Clive Chin productions cut at the fabled Kingston studios from 1971-1975 – all killer 45s repressed and reproduced with the benchmark originals and flipside dubs! It's a beautiful format – with respect for the... read more

A great funky 45 collection! The set's a brilliant package from the crate-digging funk-searching team at Now Again – and features repressings of 7 rare funk singles, all with the original label, packaged into a cool box that comes with an oversized booklet that contains information on all... read more