Twistin Rumble, 1960s. New Copy
Rough and raw grooves -- way more than you might guess from the "twist" reference in the title! The sound here is more R&B than anything else -- lots of heavy drums, honking sax, burning organ, and riffing guitar -- but there's also some echoes of Latin rhythms, rockabilly raunch,
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Twistin Rumble, 1960s. New Copy
Rough and raw grooves -- way more than you might guess from the "twist" reference in the title! The sound here is more R&B than anything else -- lots of heavy drums, honking sax, burning organ, and riffing guitar -- but there's also some echoes of Latin rhythms, rockabilly raunch,
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Stone (Italy), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy
A wonderfully groovy set -- every bit as great as you might guess from the title and the cover -- and the very first installment in the now-legendary Mood Mosaic series! The set's one of the few to bring together tunes from the groovier side of the spectrum at the end of the 60s -- work from
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Twistin Rumble, 1960s. New Copy
A speaker-twanging spectacular -- filled with raw rare singles in a variety of genres -- from soul to blues to R&B, with some sharp-edged rockers thrown into the mix for good measure! The package is overflowing with goodness -- lots of romping rhythms that are definitely pulled from the twist
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Partners In Crime (Italy), 1997. New Copy 2LP
15 jazzy groovers, with a sound and a feel that you haven't really heard in other comps before (except for the now hard-to-find Priceless classic.) Tight hard modal tracks, with lots of strident rolling piano lines, cool flute and sax solos, and free-wheeling rhythm sections. Cuts include "Th
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Stone (Italy), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy
A wonderfully groovy set -- every bit as great as you might guess from the title and the cover -- and the very first installment in the now-legendary Mood Mosaic series! The set's one of the few to bring together tunes from the groovier side of the spectrum at the end of the 60s -- work from
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Soundsational (Italy), 1960s/1970s. New Copy 2LP
Second volume in this very cool series of lost grooves -- and one that has a distinct Latin/Brazilian influence! The tunes are all nicely uptempo, and are a well-picked selection of rare jazzy grooves from obscure overseas and American sources. Titles include "Upa Neguinho" by Trio
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Irma (Italy), Early 70s/1997. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold
The folks at Black Power records put this one together for Irma's La Douce label, and it's a great batch of tasty Italian jazz funk cuts that were never released to the public. As with the Trunk or Scoctopus comps, most of this stuff was recorded for commercial use, and only came out on limited
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Bureau (Germany), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy
Funky frauleins galore -- a host of groovy German singers, plus a few American expats, all working in a mad range of deeply-grooving styles! Music here runs the gamut from mod late 60s swingers to German soul of the 70s -- and overall, most of the cuts in the package are completely new to our ears
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Pama/Wah Wah (Spain), Late 60s. New Copy (reissue)
Killer funky soul from this legendary UK label! The Pama imprint was home to the legendary funksters The Mohawks during the late 60s, but they also recorded and licensed tracks from other sources that had a mix of funk, hard soul, and a stone rocksteady groove! This set brings together 13 rare
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Show Up (Germany), 1970s. New Copy 2LP
German funk galore -- a huge batch of 70s gems we'd never find in years of digging on this side of the Atlantic! The grooves here are all pretty darn great -- kind of a harder and heavier take on the In Kraut vibe -- with vocals on some tracks, but a decided emphasis on kickass drums, rumbling
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BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP
One of the best-ever compilations of funky work on BGP -- and even better than their other Super Breaks sets! This one features some totally rare killers -- not only from hard-to-find funky 45s, but also from obscure studio tapes that have never been properly issued! The set's a funky fanatic's
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BGP (UK), New Copy 2LP
A damn classic entry in the Super Breaks series from BGP -- one that's filled with crucial sample cuts from the old school -- some really wonderful funky nuggets, brought together here as a great reminder of the tracks that first got us digging back in the day! There's less of the totally obscure
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BGP/Ace (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP
More funky breaks than Evel Knevel after the Snake River Canyon jump! The groove hounds at BGP records were set loose on the Ace catalog -- which includes holdings from Atlantic, Stax, Volt, Westbound, and other funky classic labels -- and they managed to come up with a killer batch of funky cuts,
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BGP (UK), Mid 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP
A masterful set of old school funk & soul put together by DJ Andy Smith -- who also worked some magic a few years back for the BGP label on the Northern Soul tip -- this time out doing his thing with prime funk from the late 60s & early 70s! Smith does a excellent job of mixing sample
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Blue Note, 1960s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold
Massive funk from the Blue Note vaults -- a batch of tracks that are easily some of the most-sampled numbers in the catalog of the legendary label! There's a simple, elegant brilliance to most tracks here -- nothing fancy, just straightforward grooves that mix together perfect beats, pristine
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Universal Sound (UK), 1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold
An incredible look at one of the greatest independent jazz labels of the 70s -- Detroit's legendary Tribe Records, home to some of the hippest spiritual jazz of the decade! Tribe was a really unique little imprint -- not just a place where creative musicians were allowed to freely express
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Soul Patrol (France), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy
Funky sounds from the Soul Patrol label -- Funky Sex Machines from the 60s & 70s -- gritty rhythms, bursts of brass, heavy organs and and feverish vocals! Soul Patrol puts together funky numbers culled from hard-to-find 45s, 5 per side, with numbers by Detroit Sex Machines, James Polk &
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Secret Stash, Early 70s/2010. New Copy
Funky jazz and jazzy funk purported to be from the Soviet scene -- yes, indeed, a 70s Soviet Funk scene -- and thanks to the boundless diggers at Secret Stash Records we have a stellar compilation! The material is credited to a Pavel Sysoyev from the early-to-mid years of the 70s -- with several
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World Psychedelic Classics, Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold
A stunner of a collection of psychedelic funk from all over the world -- incredible material with the spiraling atmosphere and free spirit of the psychedelic scene -- and the furious sense of groove learned from the funk movement! Psych Funk 101 sets out to be a definitive overview, and makes a
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