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A host of wonderful work produced by James Brown -- most of it by a range of different singers, and one by The Godfather himself! The collection brings together some of the earliest James Brown productions -- mid 60s tracks recorded for King and Smash Records, most of which aren't nearly as well ...

A great reminder of the time when plenty of groovy music managed to crack the charts in the US -- including the hip array of jazz instrumentals presented here! Most of the tunes here would be right at home on a collection in the Mod Jazz series -- as all are short, upbeat, and filled with great ...

Modal jazz galore -- a collection of rare Italian tunes that move with a loping, soaring sense of energy -- often very classic in their sound and style, but mostly pulled from a range of more obscure recent sources! Most of the tracks here were never issued outside of Italy -- and even then, only ...

Plenty of fusion here -- a heady brew of jazz, funk, and soul -- all put together with a nice sense of tightness that really makes the grooves sparkle! The package is heavy on gems from the Fantasy Records catalog of the 70s -- cuts that really define the newly sophisticated sound the label was ...

Don't let the Euro-looking guys on the cover put you off, because this is one massively soulful set -- filled with jazzy grooves that are mostly from the good ol' US of A! Most of the work here is from the super-deep Fantasy Records catalog -- and much of it is from the 70s too -- pulled from that ...

A killer little set that's as heavy as it sounds from the title -- a wealth of rare material pulled from the studio of Detroit producer Dave Hamilton -- a good deal of it previously unreleased! Hearing this set is like finding a pile of rare 45s stuffed in the back corner of a long-lost record ...

Funky genius from the legendary Stax studios! During the 60s, Stax was well known for their work in the soul music field -- turning out hit singles by the likes of Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, and others -- but after 1968, when the label finished their deal with Atlantic, they really started ...

A brilliant testament to the righteous power of soul music in the civil rights era -- and key proof that even a subtle message could do a lot back in the day! The package presents the work in roughly chronological order -- starting from a time when politics had to be peddled softly, and moving ...

An extremely well-chosen batch of classic Latin soul -- one that's got a strong focus on the sound of Spanish Harlem in the late 60s, but which also seems willing to expand the groove past the obvious! Our hats are off to the folks at Hi & Fly for the selection of tunes on the set -- as there's ...

Rare soul and heavy funk -- all served up by one of the greatest labels going! It's hard to believe that Ace Records got their start some short 30 years ago -- because for most of that time, we've come to trust the label more than anyone else for taking us back to the best older music of the 20th ...

A stylistically rich set of remixes of the deep grooves mined over the years by Berlin's Sonorama label -- killer jazz, funk, soul and Afrobeat material -- remixed and spliced with club grooves, hip hop beats, electro free range funk by Eva Be, Rob Smith, Ben Human, Dr Rubberfunk, Smooth Pilots and ...

A nicely priced double CD set that brings together the first 2 Eccentric Soul compilations! The Capsoul Label is a treasure trove of funk and soul from Columbus, Ohio's short-lived Capsoul imprint -- only around for 5 years in the 70s, but home to a great flurry of indie singles! We first caught ...

A treasure trove of funk and soul from one heck of a great little label -- Columbus, Ohio's short-lived Capsoul imprint -- only around for 5 years in the 70s, but home to a great flurry of indie singles! We first caught onto the label's brilliance with their funky classics "Hot Grits" by ...

Seductively funky grooves from the 70s and early 80s French erotica scene -- groovy and wonderfully sultry stuff from classy French cinema composers -- including Pierre Bachelet, Michel Magne, Philippe Sarde and others! The sounds range from carnivalesque disco, to bubbly keyboard jazz funk and ...

The Krauts are at it again -- moving and grooving in a hip array of funk and mod styles from the 60s and 70s -- most of which are even fuzzier and more upbeat than on previous volumes! The music here is heavy on Hammond, guitar, and romping drums -- and a fair bit of tunes have English language ...

The second fab volume of one of our favorite compilation series ever -- a brilliant document of funky and groovy tunes recorded in Germany at the end of the 60s! The sound here is way different than most other collections we've stocked -- a weird mix of funky jamming, psychedelic production, mod ...

Blue Note classics, replayed here by some of the best artists on the Japanese groove scene -- including some of the key club jazz combos who've been inspired by the older work on the label! The collection is really wonderful -- proof that the Blue Note groove is not only alive and well into the ...

Heavy funk from the German scene of the 70s -- and a whopping batch of tunes that were never issued to the public at large! Most of the work on this set is from obscure sound library sources -- recordings that were done by top-shelf players of the time, but only for use in broadcast media, and ...

Classic grooves from one of the hippest club nights ever -- and it wasn't even a night at all, but a Sunday afternoon session -- headed up by (then) young DJs Gilles Peterson & Patrick Forge, and a key step in their rise to stardom! The late 80s launch of the Peterson/Forge Sunday sets at ...

Brazilian funk, Brooklyn style -- and one of the hippest collections of Brazilian grooves we've ever heard! The collection was put together by New York DJs Sean Marquand and Greg Caz -- and it's got a wickedly funky vibe that comes from plenty of 70s samba soul! The style here is really different ...

Killer jazzy Brazilian grooves! It's common knowledge that Brazilian music has always found a wider audience in Europe than America (at least for most of the past 30 years) -- and that a large number of European jazz and groove artists have created their own versions of the music, coming up with ...

A groovy collection of French pop from the late 60s and early 70s -- with lightly psychedelic nuggets and an all around beautiful snapshot of an inimitable era! The tracklist includes some artists we've obsessed over for years, such as France Gall, Franois D Roubaix and Maledictus Sound -- but it ...

A bit trippy, but also pretty darn funky -- a wonderfully groove-conscious assortment of work from Blue Note and some other EMI-related labels -- most of it from the tail end of the 60s and the hip start of the 70s! There's a bit less psychedelia here than you might guess from the title, but that's ...

An assortment of African-themed and African-titled tunes from the Blue Note catalog -- most played in hardbop and soul jazz modes, but with loads of hip touches in the mix overall! The 50s and 60s sides here are a great example of the ideological freedom that Blue Note artists were given back in ...

Jazzy grooves galore -- from classic hardbop to 60s soul jazz to 70s electric and vocal numbers -- all mixed together in a very lively way! The collection's a great example of the depths of the Japanese scene in recent years -- that ever-digging, ever-changing batch of listeners whose tastes ...

A cool collection of electronic tunes from years past -- mostly early 80s numbers, mixed by Marco Dionig and Daniele Baldelli -- the latter of whom really helped transform the European scene with his famous nightclub work! The music here marks the shift that Baldelli made with his Cosmic nightclub ...

An amazing collection -- one that's overflowing with classic electro jams from the 80s -- spanning a range of styles from club to hip hop to soul, and including nearly 50 tracks in all! The package is based on the legendary Streetsounds compilations from the 80s -- a series of crucial UK releases ...

It's been awhile since we last heard from DJ Nuts -- the mixer who hit instant fame with his Cultura Copia blend of Brazilian beats a few years back -- but it's definitely been well worth the wait, as Embalo Jovem follows suit with a similarly funky feel! There's little in the way of track ...

6th volume in the great Mood Mosaic series, with a theme that focuses on swingin' female jazz singers -- mostly of the light breezy Euro variety. There's loads of rare cuts on here by Sheila Jordan, France Gall, Alice Babs, Monika Linges, Flora Purim, Annete Peacock, and April Aloisio -- plus ...

Great vibes, indeed -- and a really wonderful collection of jazzy tunes that focus on one of our favorite instruments ever! As with other titles in the Jazzclub series, the prime focus here is on 60s work, but the tracks also include a few bits from other decades too -- and also like the other ...

New York grooves from the start of the 80s -- a great batch of tracks that sits nicely in the space between late 70s disco and old school hip hop! Many of these tracks are quite long -- extended 12" groovers that mix electro keyboards, slapping basslines, and snapping beats with vocals that ...

Very groovy stuff! In the best tradition of Crippled Dick's Italian soundtrack compilations -- Beat At Cinnecita -- the label has now dug through the rich rich tradition of French soundtrack grooves, and has come up with a spectacular set of cuts that run from sitar psychedelic to rare jazzy ...

The title only gets it half-right, because although these 18 tracks contain some cool folksy groovers by folks like Barbara & Ernie, Christine Harwood, and Keef Hartley, they've also got some very cool stripped down jazz funk tracks with a spare sample-laden groove. Cuts like this include ...

Tripped out psychedelia from the Italian cinema scene -- great stuff from the late 60s through mid 70s -- filled with percussion heavy mod rhythms, loads of leftfield oddball flourishes, and pulpy grooves galore! This set was compiled by Carlo Bagnolo and Claudio Fuiano who do a terrific job of ...

Another excellent exploration into the lost world of European film music from the folks at Crippled Dick! Like their other sets, this one features a huge amount of funky and groovy music that you'll never find on the original vinyl -- and unlike the other ones, this one's got a harder, heavier ...

One of the best compilations of New Orleans funk we've ever seen! Sure, the reissue market is always filled with stuff from the Crescent City -- but so many New Orleans compilations are cheapo knock-offs, designed to cash in on the drunk Jazz & Heritage crowd, or they're simplistic sets with ...

A beautiful set of cool Now Sound grooves, and a compilation that resembles the now-legendary first volume in this cool series! 21 groovy 60's cuts, including "Bloop Bleep" by Gary McFarland, "Soul Lady" by Don Sebesky, "Jumpin' Jack Flash" by Peter Thomas, "Sorry ...

One nation under a grave, not under a groove -- but a pretty darn groovy set nonetheless! Master mixter Andy Votel serves up a killer batch of oddities from around the globe -- psychedelic funk, global rarities, and other odd bits -- all brought together in a single, 75 minute mix that's exploding ...

A fresh look at the Blue Note catalog -- one that has a strong focus on electric funky numbers from the late 60s and early 70s! The package was put together by Ryota Nozaki of Jazztronik, and he's done a great job of finding some under-reissued gems and laying them out next to a few familiar ...

No funky variation here -- as the funk is all-hard, all-heavy, and all-deep! As usual, the Soul Patrol posse come up with a blistering batch of rare tracks that help put the heavy in heavy funk -- eschewing any sort of a title that makes sense, in favor of a groove that's hard, and a quality level ...

A nice mix of underground and mainstream -- not really chart hits from the disco years, but tunes that got a wide circulation at the time, and are well-remembered classics from a certain side of the club spectrum. Grooves here are all pretty conventional, but they're all nicely done -- often going ...

Female funk galore -- and one of the greatest all-girl compilations we've ever heard! The set's a brilliant follow-up to the first Funk Soul Sisters set on BGP -- but we've gotta say that we like it even better than the first, and really appreciate the wide range of unusual tunes collected on the ...

20 super rare killer funk tracks! Like the first volume, not only are there hard to find songs from funky 45s on labels like Westbound and Twinight, but the nice folks at BGP have also included never before released tunes to get your mouth watering. Tracks include "Brand New Girl" by ...

Groovy 60s pop numbers, all redone as instrumental and vocal jazz tunes -- pulled from a range of hip labels that include Verve, Cadet, and MPS! The set is one of our favorite so far in the great Jazz Club series -- and it's got a vibe that's right up the Dusty Groove alley -- blending together ...

The violin's an unlikely instrument for a jazz tune -- but as you'll hear in this set, it's one that can sound pretty darn great when handled by the right artist! The collection has a strong focus on European use of the violin in jazz during the 60s and 70s -- in a movement that took the ...

A rare look at the soul music side of Mainstream Records -- a label that's mostly known for its famous jazz fusion sides of the early 70s -- but who also turned out a fair bit of great soul work as well! Most of the Mainstream soul tracks were only ever issued as 45s -- making this collection even ...

A great blend of original bossa and bossa-inflected jazz -- a wealth of global goodies that includes key tracks from American, Brazilian, and European sources of the 60s! The package contains 18 tracks at a really low price -- and a fair bit of the numbers here are different ones than you'd find ...

A great contrast to some of the American jazz remix projects in recent years -- because the work here is hipper and deeper -- and also offered at a mighty low price! They might as well have called the set MPS Remixed -- as a good number of the original tunes here are from the classic MPS catalog ...

A great take on the Crime Jazz genre -- one that focuses strongly on groovier material from the 60s and early 70s, including a fair bit of unusual work from TV! The package really digs deep into the mighty Universal catalog and comes up with a great range of tracks that offer slightly different ...

A jazz lounge, but not the sleepy variety -- no too-cheesy chillout work here, nor the kind of head-nodding downtempo that just keeps you nodding off -- and instead, the collection features a great range of work from some of the hipper imprints at Universal Music in the past decade or so -- ...