"Corazon" is an excellent Latin groover, with a great Nu Yorica sound! The tune's a cover of a Carol King song – which might make it an unlikely candidate for the groove-worthy – but it's done here with some really snapping rhythms that have a tight 70s Latin funk feel –... read more
Mad funky Mandrill! "Mango Meat" is completely sublime – a tune that bubbles with a sweet bassy intro – stating the groove in a way that's just aching to be sampled, then rolling out with an even faster, funkier, more frenetic feel! "Afrikus" is nice too, and is a... read more
2 funky numbers by Pigmeat! "Here Comes The Judge" is a great take on the famous routine – with some tight Gene Barge backings that start with some great drum bits, as Pigmeat calls out the routine between the funky grooves! "The Trial" is straight comedy, with no music... read more
Two great ones from Memphis! "Hung Over" is a slow funky organ/guitar number that feels like some of the best work ever recorded by Booker T & The MGs! The tune begins slow, chugging along while organ burns and guitar bubbles – and it's got a few great breaks for a "yawn&q... read more
"One Eye Open" is a funky 45 classic! It's got a nice hard breakbeat on the intro, and then it leaps into a cool groover with a funny story that runs through the track. Nice stuff, and "Yaw'll" is pretty groovy, too.... read more
Gwen's biggest hit ever! "Rocking Chair" probably blared out of more AM radios during the 70s than every Dickie Goodman single combined – but it's still a great track. The flipside's a mellow soul number, and almost seems to be an answer to Ann Peebles' "I Can't Stand The... read more
Nice obscure one by this lost girl soul group from the 70's! The Jackson 5 wrote and produced "What's Your Game", and it's got a very tight mellow 70's soul groove, with almost a Curtom sound, and a feel that's surprisingly deep for The Jacksons at the time. Gene Page arranged the flip... read more
Classic funky soul from The Meters! "Sophisticated Cissy" was a follow-up to "Cissy Strut", and it's got the same tight grooves as that one – and some great Meters guitar! "Sehorns Farms" is another Meters classic – and the single's the kind of double-head... read more
An obscure single from the Houston scene – a loving ode to roller disco, sung by a male singer over a groove that's almost a bit too complicated for the usual skating moves!... read more
A great little soul track by Frankie! The track has a loping sing-song groove – with Frankie singing righteous and a bit like Stevie – and lots of guitar riffing along some heavier basslines and percussion grooving. All quite nice – a real party cut that mixes soul and funk in a... read more
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Sahr Ngaujah Vs Superhuman Happiness —
Gravity/String Theory ... 7-inch
Electric Cowbell,
2010. Near Mint- (pic cover)....
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A really cool avant single that's unlike anything else! It's from Sierra Leone-born vocalist Sahr Ngaujah and collaborator Stuart Bogie of Antibalas – both of whom work in the Broadway production Fela! – but Sahr Ngaujah Vs Superhuman Happiness has in otherwordly approach that's more... read more
Includes "It's Tight Like That", "My Daddy Rocks Me", "Sweet Lorraine" , "Sweet Sue, Just You" , "Oh Sister Ain't That Hot", and "King Joe".... read more
Includes "Birmingham Bertha", "Love Me Or Leave Me", "Wake Up Chillin Wake Up" , "I Got A Misery" , "Chicago Rhythm", and "St Louis Blues".... read more
Includes "El Rado Scuffle", "He's Not Worth Your Tears", "After You've Gone" with Helen Savage, "Trav'lin All Alone" with Mildred Bailey, "My Melancholy Baby", and "Deep Trouble".... read more
Beautiful early work from the Notations! "At the Crossroads" is a sad, slow harmony number – of the sort the group were great at in their early years, and done with that sad, rasping tone that always makes their work sound so great. "It's A New Day" is a bit more upbeat... read more
Great stuff! "Love Rollercoaster" was the Ohio Players massive mid 70s hit – a tune that hit pop charts, discos, and car radios alike – all with a joyously romping groove!... read more
"Somebody's Been Sleeping" is a stone cold 70's soul classic! It starts with a nice high-pitched choppy bit, then rolls into a groove that has a great AM radio soul sound. Nice catchy hoo, too!... read more
Al's an obscure singer – but one with an excellent voice, very much in the "iceman" tradition of Garland Green or Jerry Butler. It's no surprise that he sings Butler's classic "I Stand Accused" on this one, done in a version that's more updated and a bit nicer than the... read more
Although James Phelps has a deep raw soul voice – he's matched here with some nice uptown arrangements courtesy of Phil Wright, for a sound that's a lot like some of the best solo Ben E. King solo stuff for Atlantic! "Love Is A 5-Letter Word" is a nice slowly-rolling track with a... read more
Killer funky cuts, back to back! "Thoughts Of Old Flames" is slower than the usual Pleasure groove – but that doesn't stop it from being a killer – slowly stepping with a marvelous groove, and some of the most hook-heavy vocals the group's ever used! "Glide" is... read more
A solid stormer from Benny Poole! "I Can Dig It" has this rumbling Hammond down at the bottom, and some killer sax right up on top – coming across like some great Pee Wee Ellis riff from the JB years! "That's All Right" is another great instrumental – with some... read more