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A seminal set of grooves – two Headhunters classics on a single set! First up is Survival Of The Fittest – a landmark bit of jazz funk from one of the greatest backup groups of the 70s! Herbie Hancock first brought The Headhunters to light – working with the San Francisco-based combo that included Bennie Maupin, Mike Clark, Paul Jackson, and Bill Summers – using their sound to give his work the right dose of funk it needed to reach new audiences during the decade. This album's the first to feature the group on their own, without Herbie – and if we don't mind saying so, they sound even better without him! The whole thing's a wonderful mix of jazz funk grooves and very unusual rhythms – and the record contains the monster full length version of "God Make Me Funky", which is 9 minutes and 35 seconds of non stop funk, plus the cuts "If You've Got It, You'll Get It", "Magic", and "Here & Now". Straight From The Gate is a killer – and the album's much more of a solid soul effort than the group's debut! The vocals are better, with more of a feel for the lyrics – and the songs themselves are a great mix of funk and smooth soul. There's still plenty of tight jamming and cool electronics – and the group still includes Mike Clark, Bennie Maupin,and Paul Jackson. Includes the sample cut "I Remember I Made You Cry", plus "Pork Soda", "Dreams", "Straight From The Gate", and "Mayonnaise".

Two electric killers from Ramsey Lewis – back to back in a single package! Funky Serenity is sweet electric funk from Ramsey – one of his best from the 70s, and a set with Lewis on Fender Rhodes, electric harpsichord, and other keyboards, grooving away in an open-ended 70s mode that still retains all the heavy soul of his classic work for Chess. Morris Jennings adds in some very nice percussion with his drum work, and Cleveland Eaton's on funky bass, giving the set a strong bottom groove. Features the sublime sample cut "My Love For You", a great version of "Knights In White Satin" that's done with a weird spacey groove, plus the tracks "Kufany Mapenzi (Making Love)", "Serene Funk", "What It Is!", and "Dreams". Salongo is a tremendous little record, and one of the funky 70s sets that Ramsey Lewis recorded with Earth Wind & Fire! Well, not Earth Wind & Fire entirely – but the Kalimba Productions team of Maurice White and Charles Stepney that gave the group its sound – plus a nice sprinkling of other players that were often associated with sessions by the group! Ramsey's own combo here includes Steve Cobb on drums and vocals, and Derf Reklaw on reeds and vocals as well – and the overall sound has bits of African and Brazilian influences, worked into a soulful fusion groove that sounds a lot like the instrumental backings EWF were using at the time. Titles include "Brazilica", "Slick", "Rubato", "Salongo", and "Seventh Fold".

The story of Kiddie-A-Go-Go, pre-pubescent American Bandstand, Velvet Crush. Garage legends the Monks get it together. Gary Glitter. The history of midget rock and roll featuring interviews with Kenny "R2D2 " Baker, blues dwarf Kid Dynamite, plus coverage of Pee Wee Marquette (Birdland doorman), Louis Dejesus (P-Funk member, dwarf porno star, Billy Barty, Johnny Puleo, more) Plus: Garageshock, Wildgirl Gogorama, Rollins & Roky, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sugarloaf, bonus hall of greatness poster.

Tripped out instrumental hip hop from Sir Froderick – nicely expanding to the fractured soul and funk sampled vibe of his earlier work really nicely on this vinyl LP for (In)Sect! Bits soul jazz keys and spacier synth float over stuttering, unpredicatable beats – with hazy soul fog setting in nicely and holding up strongly. Includes "2maydrnks", "IToldHer2KikRoxs", "Eyevebeen" and "Subtlwhoadi" with T-Dredz, "Drivemewild", "Horrorstory Pt1", "Fkkurvalentine", "Keefsprklz" feat JBoogz & Gossamer. "@midnight", "Bitesizesnacks", "Sounds" and more.

A great diamond-tipped replacement stylus for your Crosley turntable – one that should give you thousands of spins! The stylus works in most Crosley turntables that play at 33, 45, and 78 rpm – but check the shape in the photo, and make sure it fits your tonearm. (Not for use with 1st generation Crosley Stack-O-Matic® record changers or 2nd generation CR248 CD Recorder or CD Recorder products.)