Ramsey hits the Hayes/Porter hit, and gives it his usual soul instrumental twist. "Struttin' Lightly" is an early track written by Cleveland Eaton, and played by Ramsey's trio with Eaton and Maurice White.... read more
One of Shorty's biggest tracks ever! "Function" is a perennial soul fave – as it's one of those cuts that lists a whole bunch of famous artists, attending some fictitious soul party! "Call On Me" is a sad, slow ballad – done with nice piano tinkling under Shorty's... read more
2 great sides from Chicago bluesman Willie Mabon – both showing his unique sound, quite different from the rest of his contemporaries! Willie plays piano underneath his vocals with a heavy triplet-styled sound – giving both tracks a down and dirty style that's almost New Orleans soul,... 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
An obscure little funk number from the days when De-Lite was a straight funk label! The track's not the greatest you'll ever hear, but it's a pretty nice ensemble number, with a rolling groove, and lyrics about being out of the frying pan and in the fire.... 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
One of the funkiest cuts ever by Miami – "Kill That Roach", a great little groover with a sweet southern approach! The track starts out with a "Shaft"-like intro – strings soaring as guitar sizzles a bit – then slightly Latinized vocals come in and burn things... 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
Sahr Ngaujah Vs Superhuman Happiness —
Gravity/String Theory ... 7-inch
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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
An incredible early single from The Notations! "Just You & Me" is a heavenly ballad cut – harmonies moving back and forth with ease, getting a little tweak on the chorus in a way that reminds us of moments from earlier singles by The Sheppards. "I've Been Tryin" is... read more
Both cuts are nice! "If I Could See" is a sexy heavy soul number from this tripped-out 70s group – kind of a sneaky cut, but with a good sound. "One Man's Feast. . ." is great too, with a similar type of groove – kind of rootsy, but also touched with a lot of post-T... 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