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Excellent early soul from Lou Courtney – very much in a Northern groove! "Do The Thing" begins with a rolling piano line, almost Motown – but Lou's vocals are rawer, and really make the track come on hard! "Man Is Lonely" is a vamping number with a catchy groove... read more

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The greatest track ever by this hip Chicago group – served up in both vocal and instrumental versions! Heavenly!... read more

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Classic club track from Chantal Curtis – produced with a sweet disco sound, courtesy of Pierre Jaubert, and mixed here by Glen Black!... read more

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A landmark of Chicago soul! "Turn Back The Hands Of Time" was a huuuuuuge crossover track for Tyrone – and it mixed his roosty vocal style with the soaring Chisoul arrangements of Tom Tom in a very groovy way!... read more

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One of the records that really broke Buddy DeFranco out of the box – a loosely structured early Verve side, done with tracks that are longer than usual – letting Buddy and his combo really swing! The group features strong rhythm from Kenny Drew on piano, Milt Hinton on bass, and Art... read more

One of the records that really broke Buddy DeFranco out of the box – a loosely structured early Verve side, done with tracks that are longer than usual – letting Buddy and his combo really swing! The group features strong rhythm from Kenny Drew on piano, Milt Hinton on bass, and Art... read more

A fantastic early reggae hit – and a classic bit of rocksteady that never grows old! Desmond was one of the first artists to really crack the global charts, and this American pressing of "Israelites" is more than proof of his popularity – as well as a great little tune!... read more

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Sockin soul from one of the greatest 60s singers on Chess! "Soulful Dress" is a chunky dancefloor groover – Sugar Pie singing the lyrics nice and hard, as the track crackles along with a really catchy hook! "Use What You Got" is more of a bluesy tune – but still... read more

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Includes "Tiger Rag", "After You've Gone", "I'm Just Wild About Harry", and "St Louis Blues".... read more

Ahhhh . . . For the genius of Lee Dorsey! Allen Toussaint's in full effect on this one – bringing in some great New Orleans funky touches. "Give It Up" begins with some spare dope bass work, tripping out nicely with a bit of electric sitar – and Lee's vocals send the whole... read more

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A stone classic! "More Today" is one of the all-time great jazz stepping tracks – and who'd have ever thought that Charles Earland could take a simple pop hit and turn it into a mighty groover like this! "Mighty Burner" is mighty nice, too – and is Charles' tribute... read more

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2 tracks from the early days of the Hotlanta sound. "Claim Jumpin'" is a bit more uptempo, and was written by Sam Dees.... read more

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One of the best funky tracks by this weird little 60s group! "Mongoose" begins with a popping bass getting all harmonic, drums riffing around underneath, with a mix of bass drum and percussion that give the track a very striking break! The tune has lots of hollow spots that let the... read more

Includes "Black & Tan Fantasy", "Tishomingo Blues", "Birmingham Breakdown", "Tiger Rag (parts 1 & 2)", and "Jazz Convulsions".... read more

Includes "Wall Street Wail", "Mood Indigo", "Rockin In Rhythm", "Creole Rhapsody", and "Twelfth Street Rag".... read more

Includes "East St Louis Toodle Oo", "Mooche", "Jolly Wog", "Double Check Stomp", "Yellow Dog Blues", and "Awful Sad".... read more

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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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Ahhhhhh . . . The genius of Fatback! "Groovy Kind Of Day" is a really sweet jazzy number from the group – laidback and breezy, with a skipping drum beat, a warm group vocal, and nice touches on flute and electric keys that really give the cut a unique feel! "Party Time"... 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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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 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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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

Includes "One Step Ahead", "Runnin' Out Of Fools", "Sweet Bitter Love", "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody", "Cry Like A Baby", and "Evil Gal Blues".... read more

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One hit wonders – but what a hit! "Reach Out Of The Darkness" was one of our fave tracks when we were just little kiddies – and now it's even better to like, because the heavy drum sound of the cut has been sampled, and we can own the record as beatheads without any... read more

Gritty soul from the Windy City!... read more

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

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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

Collector's disc manufactured for Colgate-Palmolive.... 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