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The Real Thing -- and one of the better soul acts to emerge from the UK in the 70s! The Real Thing had a nice sweet group soul sound, with the same sort of pop touches that were turning up in American groups like New York City, The O'Jays, and other stars of east coast AM radio. This album is the ...

A more melodic mix of modes from Funk Inc -- with some cool production by David Axelrod! The band's gritty funky is stretched out this time, and overall the sound's got kind of that mid 70s Prestige feel -- but the work in a variety of styles here. Includes cooking jazzy funk & soul,bits of ...

Rare soul from Jimmy Radcliffe -- an emotive and charismatic singer, who we're surprised to have only heard a rare few recordings of before this excellent set from Shout UK -- which features a number of Radcliffe singles plus cuts whe wrote, produced or arranged for others via his Baby Cakes ...

A rare late LP Sam & Dave cut for United Artists in the mid 70s -- with raw & gritty soul vocals and rough hewn, yet soulfully resonant production by Steve Cropper, and backing by a slew of Memphis sessions specialists! Back At Cha is a coulda-shoulda-woulda been great comeback effort, and ...

A wonderful collection of rare rhythm & blues and soul from the Nashville scene -- most of which haven't been reissued before -- raw and truthful grooves from the 60s and singles originally released regionally on labels like Jewel, Valdot, Poncello and more. It's wonderful stuff, carrying on ...

Nice early stuff from this famous crossover soul/rock group! The band featured a young Eddy Grant -- and they were notable for their mix of hard soul, rock stylings, and Caribbean rhythms. The group was also unusual for the time -- and had a mixed black/white lineup that would foreshadow other ...

A massive amount of work from the Isley Brothers -- 5 classic albums, packaged in individual sleeves inside a sweet little slipcover! First up is Brothers Isley -- a stone cold funk album that forever changed the face of soul music -- a bold shift in styles by the Isley Brothers at the end of the ...

Blue-eyed work from two classic east coast groups! The Soul Survivors lay down some of their best early hits -- five cuts that beautifully cross the border between garage rock and soul -- really important work of the time, with tracks that include "Explosion In Your Soul", "Expresswa ...

A Chi-Sound spectacular -- a split set that features five tracks each from these two Windy City greats! Gene Chandler checks in with some great later work -- more mature than his initial hits, and even than his Mercury sides too -- tracks that include "Rainbow 80", "What Now", ...

Two great slices of work from The Tymes -- each of them different! First up is the Trustmaker album from 1974 -- soaring soul from The Tymes -- arguably their biggest album ever, and a key RCA Records soul set from the 70s! Like others at the time, the group get a hip new style here with help ...

A big British soul set from Helen Terry -- a singer who's probably most famously known for her backups on the best early singles from Culture Club -- but who sounds even more soulful here on her own! Terry's got a surprisingly great voice for a singer with a quirky, crossover look -- one that's ...

Masterful funky soul jazz from the mid 70s -- and one of the best solo albums recorded by Headhunter Bill Summers -- a sunny batch of Bay Area funk that really grooves with the best of Fantasy Records from the time! The set was produced by Skip Scarborough, and has that great bubbling, stepping, ...

Don Was come back! All is forgiven! For years, we'd thought poorly of you because of later projects, but going back to this classic early album for Ze Records, we now realize what a genius you were! Like other sets on Ze at the time, this one's a brilliant blend of funk, punk, rock, and soul -- ...

A pretty sweet record from one of the best soul singer ever -- the mighty Solomon Burke -- a fairly stripped down set that finds Solomon backed in the studio by some huge names and session veterans alike -- who handle the material with taste, restraint, and soul! The title track kicks it off -- a ...

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Ray Parker steps out here with the other woman -- with a groove that's somewhat different than his earlier sound with Raydio! There's a slightly sharper edge than before -- almost a rockish influence in some of the instrumentation, which is a key factor in helping Parker's crossover in the 80s -- ...

The start of Ray Parker's big hit run of the 80s -- a set that has the Raydio group stripped down to just a duo behind Ray, and Parker very firmly out in the lead on vocals! The title hit's a smooth standard that's kept on going for many years -- just the kind of cut that crossed Ray over to a big ...

A huge hit for both The Emotions and Maurice White -- whose Kalimba Productions handled this album in the same hit mode they'd been using for Earth Wind & Fire! There's a polished, soaring bounce her that definitely shows the Earth Wind & Fire touch -- and which takes the girls miles from ...

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Titles include "I Promise", "She's Just My Size", "What's On Your Mind", "Oldie Goldies", "Long Lasting Romance", "This Girl Of Mine", and "Playboys Holiday". ...

Titles include "I Am With You", "Adios My Desert Love", "Gee I Hate To See You Go", "Remember Me", "Since I Fell For You/Rockin Robin", and "Is This Really Real". ...

Titles include "Don't Stop", "It's Only A Dream", "Plain As Black & White", "Star", and "It's On Me". ...

A massive tribute to the genius of soul in the Windy City -- a wonderful compilation that really gets at the special sound Chicago brought into play during the early years of soul! The set is filled with key cuts from the Chi-town scene of the time -- some of them lesser-known that the famous hits ...

An incredible relic of the righteous underground of the late 60s from the Spirit House Movers -- and one of the few classic albums on the Jihad label! The group was a vocal group of sorts -- sometimes singing, sometimes rapping in a Last Poets-styled way -- often doing both at the same time, in a ...

Sweet 80s groove from La Voyage -- a group with a nice, lean sound -- upbeat, but never too over the top! There's a bit more depth here than usual for an indie group of this nature -- not just tracks aimed at the clubs, but some mellower soul numbers that almost feel like they're aspiring towards ...

Two classics from Luther Ingram! First up is Let's Steal Away -- a masterfully mature record that really helped take southern soul to the next level in the mid 70s! The music has a slow-building, sensuous sort of feel that's really great -- a classy, sophisticated approach, but one that still has ...

Rare group soul galore -- a set that features 5 tracks each by Lee Williams & The Cymbals and The Pretenders! Don't mix the latter group up with the famous rockers, because these guys are a killer east coast group, with great harmonies -- and perform the cuts "I Call It Love", "F ...

A massive meeting of two 60s group soul greats -- The Esquires and Brothers Of Soul, each represented here by 5 tracks each! The Esquires sing their classic "Get On Up" and "And Get Away" -- plus "Groovin", "Everybody's Laughing", and "How Was I To ...

Two of the best east coast indie acts of the early 70s -- back to back on a single CD! William DeVaughn turns in his classic "Be Thankful For What You Got" -- a mellow groover that never gets old -- alongside other cuts that include "Blood Is Thicker Than Water", "Give The ...

A heavy best-of from Funkadelic -- one that covers the full range of their classic sounds -- from the trippy fuzz of the early days to the tighter funk of stardom years! The package has a power that's undeniable -- a really massive batch of music that forever changed the face of funk -- arguably ...

Funky organ, hard tenor sax, and plenty of choppy guitar make this another jazz funk gem in the crown of the legendary Funk Inc! The group are still totally at the top of their game here -- stepping out with a deep, soulful Indy-bred blend of jazz and funk -- a groove that was easily one of the ...

Funky soul from Jesse Johnson -- the first solo record in years from The Time's guitarist -- so it's wholly appropriate that Verbal Penetration is a 2CD set! We'll just come right out with it, we're having a lot better time (or Time, get it?) with Jesse's Verbal Penetration than any recent records ...

When the dancefloor squeaks, out come the geeks! This set's a great counterpart to the classic Was Not Was album on Ze Records -- as it offers up 12" remixes and obscurities by the group -- all done in the same disco-not-disco blend of funk, punk, and club that made their earliest work so ...

A great little album by this jazzy soul harmony quartet! The record is their first on Elektra, and has a slightly more modern sound than earlier years -- but it retains all the best parts of their Fantasy recordings -- and is perhaps even better than them, because it has less tracks in which the ...

Sweet salvation from Sweet Salvation -- a righteous little soul group with a hip early 70s crossover vibe! There's a mix of gospel, soul, and funk going down here -- almost with a rootsy Swamp Dogg style at times, but a bit more put together too -- yet thankfully not nearly as slick or polished as ...

2 incredible albums from The Blackbyrds -- back to back on a single CD! First up is the self-titled Blackbyrds record -- a funky jazz treasure, and the band's landmark first album! The Blackbyrds were a legendary 70s combo that were discovered by Donald Byrd while he was teaching at Howard ...

Finally on CD! Farley's one of the greatest Chicago House legends, known around these parts not just for his groundbreaking DJ work, but for these seminal tracks that helped lay the blueprint for the sound that would take over clubs worldwide! Farley's 12"s for the Trax label were the heart ...

Isaac Hayes' first album as a solo act -- and a much more stripped down record than his later baroque symphonic sides! Ike's working here in trio mode -- playing piano and singing, alongside bass from Donald Duck Dunn and drums from the great Al Jackson -- who brings in a warmly rhythmic approach, ...

A killer chapter in the great early run of Buddy Miles -- really genre-busting work that managed to cross over big to a number of crowds back in the day! As with his Mercury work, Miles has a wicked mix of soul, funk, rock, and blues going on here -- but one that's percolated together strongly, so ...

The biggest-label release ever cut by 70s funk legend Betty Davis -- but a set that's every bit as hard and heavy as the indie dates that preceded it! Davis is at the top of her form here -- bad-stepping amidst the heavy drums and freaked-out guitars that easily made her one of the funkiest folks ...

Mad funk from one of the heaviest cats on the early 70s Detroit scene -- guitar legend Dennis Coffey, finally given his due in a long-overdue collection of his best grooves for Sussex Records! Coffey's guitar has a sound that's been sampled countless times over the past 20 years -- a raspy way of ...

A beautiful mix of gospelly soul and heavy Memphis production -- and the kind of heavy soul album that made Rance Allen one of Stax's best new artists during the 70s! David Porter produced and arranged, and the album has some great electric keyboard work by Rance that provides a perfect ...

A return to Stax by Rance Allen -- his first album for the label after a stellar set for Capitol, and a much smoother set than before! Rance has learned from his work with Larry Mizell on Capitol, and is using a warmer glide on his tracks on this set -- arrangements mostly done by producer Henry ...

An unlikely meeting of talents, but a great one -- as Buddy Miles' rougher groove comes into contact with the sublime 70s production talents of Johnny Bristol -- who makes the whole album groove beautifully! Buddy's sound is a lot warmer than before, but that's A-OK with us, as by the mid 70s, his ...

Classic funky soul from Five Special -- tightly crafted throughout, and clearly with an eye on the charts -- but also the kind of work that plays nicely on the dancefloor too! The record's got a groove that fits in nicely with some of the lesser-remembered groovers on Elektra at the time -- like ...

The second chapter in a mighty 70s trilogy from Ace Spectrum -- a killer set recorded for Atlantic Records, and easily some of the best group soul issued by the label in the decade! Ace Spectrum change things up a bit here from the obvious -- hitting a variety of modes that move between tightness ...

Mad funk from one of the heaviest cats on the early 70s Detroit scene -- guitar legend Dennis Coffey, finally given his due in a long-overdue collection of his best grooves for Sussex Records! Coffey's guitar has a sound that's been sampled countless times over the past 20 years -- a raspy way of ...

Killer work from The Flirtations -- originally an American group, but one who made a hip step to the UK in the mid 60s -- where they began backing a lot of big artists, and also recorded this rare gem on their own! The sound is a wonderful blend of American soul and 60s UK girl pop -- arranged ...

A killer set from one of the most unique acts of the 70s -- the legendary Hot Chocolate, a group with a sound unlike anyone else at the time! Hot Chocolate's groove was a bit soul, a bit rock, and often nicely funky underneath -- and the British group really won lots of new ears on this side of ...