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Analog Africa (Germany), 1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $23.99
The title gets it perfectly right on this sweet little set – as the grooves are raw and stripped down – often just to the core elements of Afro Funk! The music may be the most hard-hitting we've ever heard from this legendary combo – and it's served up beautifully in this well-sel ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Irma (Italy), 1990s/Early 2000s. New Copy 2LP ... $32.99
The Irma label first started to brighten our life about 20 years ago – when the Italian imprint moves from club and house to the realm of funk and soul – standing strong as one of the first and best labels of the 90s to bring back the sounds of the 70s! True, the movement had first ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Africa Seven (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $19.99
We've had some great trips on Africa Airways in recent years – and this sweet fourth set proves once again that the fun lies in the journey, not the destination! As before, the cuts here share a lot more with American funk than you might think – especially the tight late 70s style with ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes bonus download!)
Oriki (France), Mid 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $25.99
A fantastic collection of funk from the 70s scene in Ivory Coast – music that's every bit as heavy on jazz-based solos as it is on the grooves – with some especially strong sax lines that really give the tunes a lot of soul! The music here is nice and raw, and often very stripped-down ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Akwaba Abidjan – Afrofunk In 1970s Ivory Coast ... CD 9.99
Strut (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $28.99 29.99
Sweet soul from the Hawaii scene of the 70s – a surprisingly strong source of well-crafted, warmly-produced grooves – all with a special sort of sparkle that reminds us a lot of the best Bay Area or LA sounds of the time! There's a sunny vibe to the music that really belies its roots ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes bonus CD of the entire album!)
BBE (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 3LP ... $28.99 29.99
A fantastic tribute to the legendary Disco Spectrum series of compilations – a run of records that first burst forth at the end of the 90s, and showed the world that there was a huge amount of underground music to discover from the mainstream disco years! Disco Spectrum cuts aren't the ones ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Soul Jazz (UK), 1960s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $26.99 29.98
A treasure trove of 60s Bossa Nova – beautiful recordings, many from the heart of the 60s, all of which capture the sounds and styles of the era and rank among the most massively influential Brazilian music of the period – featuring Elis Regina, Jorge Ben, Tamba Trio, Edu Lobo, Baden ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Bossa Nova & The Rise Of Brazilian Music In The 60s Vol 2 ... LP 26.99
Soul Jazz (UK), 1960s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $26.99 29.98
A treasure trove of 60s Bossa Nova – beautiful recordings, many from the heart of the 60s, all of which capture the sounds and styles of the era and rank among the most massively influential Brazilian music of the period – featuring Elis Regina, Jorge Ben, Tamba Trio, Edu Lobo, Baden ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Bossa Nova & The Rise Of Brazilian Music In The 60s Vol 1 ... LP 26.99
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Chebran Vol 2 – French Boogie 1982 to 1989 ... LP Born Bad (France), Mid 80s. New Copy 2LP ... $22.99
Great grooves from the French scene of the 80s – a time when Parisian musicians were picking up a lot of the electro soul elements from the New York scene, but also mixing them with other currents of European and African dancefloor modes! This set's a bit later than the first volume in the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Chebran Vol 2 – French Boogie 1982 to 1989 ... CD 14.99
Gospel Roots/Honest Jons (UK), Late 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $22.99
A really really beautiful little compilation – one with a sound that's every bit as powerful as the image on its cover! The music here all comes from the Gospel Roots label of Miami soul powerhouse TK Records – a key force in mainstream soul in the 70s, but also a company who issued ... (Gospel, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Outta Sight (UK), Early 70s. New Copy ... $13.99
The picture on the cover hardly does the music justice – as the image of a British pier doesn't even begin to reflect the soul and funk tracks within – even though they all got big play at Cleethorpes back in the 70s! Most of the work here is from the start of the 70s – and ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Outta Sight (UK), Mid 50s. New Copy ... $18.99
The kind of hard-hitting sounds that played at London's famous Americana club during the postwar years – gritty R&B, upbeat jump blues, and some other gritty grooves from the 50s – all served up in one mighty nice compilation! The vibe here is maybe more like some of the Ace/Kent ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Tramp (Germany), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $9.99
No need to count down to soul – because it's already here, and served up in a stunning array of rare tracks from the 60s and 70s! We've always loved the Tramp label for their superb take on classic funk – they've been funky 45 specialists right from the start – but this time ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Countdown To Soul – 17 Briliant Soul Funk Jazz & Folk Rare Grooves ... CD 14.99
Daptone, 2015. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $23.99
Live like a funky legend with this massively-stuffed Daptone Gold collection – filled with gems from one of the coolest, funkiest record labels of the past 20 years! The set features a few special tracks for the collection, plus some numbers from old Daptone 45s – making a full length ... (Deep Funk, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Soul Jazz (UK), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $26.99 29.99
A much-needed look at the incredible German music scene of the 70s – a sprawling landscape of prog, fusion, electronics, and more – all put together beautifully here with the usual completeness we've come to expect from Soul Jazz! Many of the names are familiar – the sorts you've ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download.)
Qbico (Italy), 1960s. New Copy ... $29.99
Rare Latin 45s that we'd never hear otherwise – all pulled from obscure 60s singles on very small labels – material that's even harder to find than rare records on labels like Fania or Alegre! The styles here run a nice gamut, but most numbers are upbeat and have some jazzy currents ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Hand-numbered limited edition of 70!)
Kent (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $14.99 19.99
A treasure trove of soul from the legendary LA indie label Dore Records – home to some of the finest 60s sides on the west coast – a top-shelf lineup that's never been represented this well! Dore had a few key groups at the time – a young Whispers, and the excellent Superbs ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Perfect Toy (Germany), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $15.99
Funky sounds from the rock side of the musical spectrum – music by artists who might have worked in psych or garage modes in the 60s, but also had a pretty darn heavy groove – and a fair bit of inspiration from 60s soul in their vocals! The tracks are wonderful – really unlikely ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Perfect Toy (Germany), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $9.99
The spare look of the cover here hardly does the music justice – as the set's filled with full, rich grooves – mostly funky rock cuts from the American underground of the 70s – but delivered with a sound that's plenty soulful overall! Imagine kids who were raised on both the soul ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Perfect Toy (Germany), 1960s. New Copy ... $16.99
A really great take on the style of the funky compilation – one that mixes in lots of gritty garagey rock tracks along with a bit of vintage soul! The blend here is surprisingly seamless – as the rocking tracks often have a funky kind of groove, and the soul cuts sometimes have ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available (Includes download!)
Best Of Down In The Valley 1 & 2 – A Heavy Selection Of Mod Rockers, Garage & Psych Funk Tracks ... CD 15.99
Down In The Valley 2 – A Heavy Selection Of Mod Rockers, Garage & Psych Funk Tracks ... LP 13.99
Perfect Toy (Germany), 1960s. New Copy ... $13.99
A really great take on the style of the funky compilation – one that mixes in lots of gritty garagey rock tracks along with a bit of vintage soul! The blend here is surprisingly seamless – as the rocking tracks often have a funky kind of groove, and the soul cuts sometimes have ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available (Includes download!)
Best Of Down In The Valley 1 & 2 – A Heavy Selection Of Mod Rockers, Garage & Psych Funk Tracks ... CD 15.99
Down In The Valley 1 – A Heavy Selection Of Mod Rockers, Garage & Psych Funk Tracks ... LP 16.99
Numero, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $18.99 21.98
A beautiful tribute to a legendary Chicago soul historian – the late Bob Abrahamian, well-remembered as a completely devoted soul music collector, DJ, and one-man archive who spent the late years of his life trying to uncover lost corners of the Windy City soul scene of the 60s and 70s! Bob's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes bonus download!)
Numero, Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $23.99 24.98
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 ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Numero, Late 60s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $23.99 24.99
That's a sweet image on the cover – and the grooves inside are equally dynamic too – a really wonderful collection that's easily one of the most compelling in Numero's Eccentric Soul series! The work here all hails from the tiny San Antonio scene of the late 60s – but much of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Eccentric Soul – The Dynamic Label ... CD 15.99
Numero, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $23.99 29.98
A great look at an obscure indie soul label from the Cleveland scene at the end of the 60s – and a company that's definitely a cut above, given that it released some early O'Jays singles in the years before their crossover fame in the 70s – and members of that group also wrote a fair ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Eccentric Soul – The Saru Label ... CD 11.99
Four Flies (Italy), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $32.99
Sunny grooves with a fantastic sound – music that echoes some of our favorite Italian soundtracks of the 60s and 70s – but most of it previously unreleased! The work here is from undertapped sources of the period – not some of the oft-compiled songs from the Italian ... (Soundtracks, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 500 copies – pressed on 180 gram vinyl and with bonus CD!)
Four Flies (Italy), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $32.99
Freaky funk from the Italian scene – exactly the kind of grooves that will open your ears if you think that funky sounds can only come from American soul bands or jazz musicians! The music here is filled with heavy drums, tight basslines, and lots of other groovy instrumental touches – ... (Soundtracks, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 500 copies – pressed on 180 gram vinyl and with bonus CD!)
Buda/Heavenly Sweetness (France), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $19.99
Amazing music from the golden years of Ethiopian Music – a set of tracks that will take you beyond the music of Mulatu, into a wealth of other talents from the scene at the same time! The sound here is incredible – a mix of heavy funk, spacey jazz, and other exotic touches all coming ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mainstream/We Want Sounds (France), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $29.99
The great Bob Shad is a hell of a fellow – a jazz producer who did amazing work for Mercury Records in the 50s, captured postwar blues on his own small label, set loose a run of excellent 60s jazz and vocal releases, then really found his strength as the 70s moved in – and his ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download)
Tramp (Germany), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $22.99
Great sounds from a series that's always got us Feeling Nice – thanks to its never-ending array of rare funk and soul tracks from the glory days of the scene! The work here goes way past the obvious – and given that Tramp's been giving us some of the best funky 45 reissues for over a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Feeling Nice Vol 4 – A Collection Of Super Rare & Super Heavy Funk 45s From The Late 60s & Early 70s ... CD 9.99(Includes bonus 7 inch – the previously unreleased "I Feel A Groove Comin ON" by South Side.)
Favorite (France), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $28.99
That's a suave-looking dude on the cover, and there's some suave-sounding sounds within – the cream of the crop of the hippest spectrum of the French club scene at the start of the 80s, brought together in a beautiful package of grooves! The work here is quite different than some of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Funky 16 Corners ... LP Stones Throw, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $18.99 19.99
One of the best funky compilations ever! The folks at Stones Throw Records – home of some of the most funk-inspired hip hop of the past decade – have dug through the crates to come up with this incredible batch of 19 tunes, all well-researched, nicely remastered, and offered up here on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
PTR (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $16.99
You might almost forget the "country" in the title here – as most of these tracks are so darn funky, they've got plenty to offer fans of classic soul! Sure, some of these tracks come from points down south – but many of them are also from that scene where musical boundaries ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Comes with bonus download too!)
Profile, Mid 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $14.99 24.98
The Profile Records label may be best-remembered as the initial home of Run DMC – but back in the day, the company was one of the top imprints on the New York scene – and one of the few who could be a bit bigtime, yet still keep the right sort of ears to the ground! The selection here ... (Hip Hop, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Red vinyl pressing – includes download!)
Ace (UK), Late 60s. New Copy ... $24.99
Totally groovy sounds from the Swedish scene of the 60s – a flurry of female pop tunes that we love every bit as our favorite French femme work from the time! Like French pop, the tunes here are lively and upbeat – often with a slight current of funk or soul in the rhythms, and with ... (Rock, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Numero, Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $16.99 25.99
Jackson 5, move over – because the folks at Numero Records have uncovered a whole host of rare kid soul acts from the 70s – most of them a fair bit funkier than their Motown contemporaries! The tracks here all clearly follow the lead started by Michael and his brothers at the end of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 3LP ... $29.99 34.98
A fantastic collection that looks at the relationship between American soul and reggae in a very unique way – not the early crossovers of soul and rocksteady in the 60s, but a big wave of disco-inspired sounds in the 70s! The set brings together some great Jamaican and British versions of ... (Reggae, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download! New expanded edition – with more material than the previous version!)
BBE (UK), Late 70s/1980s/1990s/Early 2000s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $14.99
Rare club cuts from a few different generations – all brought together here in a really wonderful collection! The set's supposed to tip us off to the influences on the music of DJ Marky – but even if you don't care about him at all, you'll find plenty here to love – as the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Influences Vol 2 – A Selection Of Drum N Bass, House, Brazilian, & Disco – Compiled By DJ Marky ... CD 9.99
BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 22.99
Funky funky funky – way more so than you might think from the hokey title! The set's overflowing with rare instrumentals pulled from the indie label and funky 45 underground of the late 60s and early 70s – very much in the spirit of the Super Funk compilations on BGP, but almost harder- ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Polydor/Get On Down, Early 70s/1988. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $26.99 29.98
One of the best-ever compilations of James Brown productions – and the second slammin' hard compilation of great tracks from the People label. This one's got some more obscure stuff (including 2 previously unreleased tracks), and material by Bobby Byrd, Vicki Anderson, Maceo, Marva Whitney, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jazzman (UK), Late 40s/1950s. New Copy 6 x 10 inch ... $78.99 96.99
Maybe the rootsiest set so far in this excellent series – and one that almost seems to go back and look a bit at the evolution of the genre! As you probably know from our notes on the previous collections, the term "jukebox mambo" is here used to refer to postwar R&B that's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
BBE (UK), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 3LP Gatefold ... $24.99 27.98
The title says "jazz", but there's a lot more going on here – a range of groundbreaking sounds and styles from the 70s, with some sweet electric modes, occasional Latin rhythms, currents of soul, and even a bit of Brazilian too! The package really takes us back to the kind of rare ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2 LPs ... $19.99 22.99
Rare funk from one of the greatest labels in the business! King Records is known to many for its classic work with singers like James Brown, Hank Ballard, and Wynonie Harris – but during the later years of the label, they also pressed up a great amount of excellent funky 45s, including many ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Kroniki Filmowe Polish Library Music 1963 to 1978 ... LP GAD (Poland), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $29.99
A killer look at the ultra-obscure world of Polish sound library recordings in the 60s and 70s – music that's even rarer than the small pressing albums from Western Europe at the time, and equally groovy as well! The track selection here is superb – handled by the Soul Service team who ... (Sound Library, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 200 on colored vinyl!)
Detour (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $15.99
A fantastic collection of funky mod and psych tracks from the great Rob Bailey – the man who's steered us through a handful of other wonderful compilations over the years, and won our undying respect in the process! Rob's choices are quite far from the obvious – and are made up from a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Le Beat Bespoke Vol 7 – Tailor Made Cuts Compiled By Rob Bailey ... CD 15.99
BGP (UK), Late 60s. New Copy 2LP ... $21.99 22.99
A set that really gets at the full spectrum of the boogaloo groove – not just the Spanish Harlem sounds of the Latin Soul generation – but also the deeper roots of the style from across the USA! "Boogaloo" is a term that most folks use to refer to that New York uptown fusion ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Let's Do The Boogaloo ... CD 12.99
Sol Discos (France), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $25.99
Underground sounds from the disco years – but music that's much much deeper than any mainstream sounds! True, most of these tracks have a bit of a groove – but the approach is often quite different, and very personal – sometimes because the artists were working on smaller labels ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Kent (UK), 1960s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $26.99
One of our favorite compilations of all time – a smoking batch of soulful jazz from the 60s, with a slight bit of funk and blues thrown in as well! The set's exactly what's promised in the title – jazz cuts, but with an ultra-cool mod vibe – the kind of soulful sounds that played ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Partners In Crime (Italy), 1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $23.99
The long-running Mood Mosaic series is on its 14th trip and flaunts the most starkly naked cover model in all of the many travels! Here they lay out a mix of 70s exotic pop, soul and funk from around the world – sultry grooves from Camille Yarbrough, Ben Sidran, Asha Puthli, Kenny Rankin and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Please note – The cover has a slightly corner from shipping.)
Partners In Crime (Italy), 1970s. New Copy ... $23.99
The long-running Mood Mosaic series is on its 14th trip and flaunts the most starkly naked cover model in all of the many travels! Here they lay out a mix of 70s exotic pop, soul and funk from around the world – sultry grooves from Camille Yarbrough, Ben Sidran, Asha Puthli, Kenny Rankin and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Partners In Crime (Italy), 1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $32.99
A super cool set in the Mood Mosaic series – and plentifully funky, soulful and jazzy, too! Like our other favorite volumes, this one covers a lot of stylistic territory, but it ultimately feels a little more coherent from track-to-track than the last couple sets, and does so without ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition – with CD and a poster! Please Note – The cover has a slightly dinged corner from shipping.)
Buda/Heavenly Sweetness (France), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $19.99
Mad music that's unlike anything else we can think of – a killer collection of funky grooves from the Ethiopian scene of the 70s – offered up here on a vinyl-only compilation! The set's a great one if you've heard the music of Mulatu, but want to dig a lot deeper – as the cats ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Africa Seven (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $19.99
Funky female soul from the African scene of the 70s – much of it with a good deal of club music influence in the mix! The work here is from a time when music on the continent was absorbing a lot of modes from soul, funk, and club styles in the US and Europe – mixing older Afro Funk ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Motown/Universal (Italy), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $38.99
Funky cuts from the Motown catalog – a set that mixes key classics with a number of overlooked album cuts – all to remind us that the Motor City label could get plenty heavy in the groove! There's a few cuts here you'll know from hip hop samples, a few you'll remember for their own ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(On colored vinyl – includes download!)
Tramp (Germany), Late 50s/1960s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99
Heavy tracks from a variety of rare singles – most of which appear here on a full length collection for the first time ever! The Movements series has been going for many volumes now, and it never fails to amaze us – as the music is not only wonderful, but also served up at a level that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Movements Vol 9 – Compiled By Tobias Kirmayer ... CD 14.99(Initial 400 copies includ a bonus 7 inch single "What You Getting High On" by Mel-O-Madnezz!)
Mr Bongo (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $23.99 24.98
A record club that's way way cooler than the Columbia House version of the 70s – as the Mr Bongo take on the format features only rare funk tracks from around the world! Most of these tunes here are from vintage Brazilian and African sources – but the tunes still have plenty of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Mr Bongo Record Club – Vol 2 ... CD 10.99
Soul Jazz (UK), 1960s/1970s. New Copy 3LP ... $29.99 31.99
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 ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Soul Jazz (UK), 1950s/1960s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $26.99 29.99
One of the hippest collections of New Orleans soul we've ever heard – and one of the funkiest, too – a set that comes on with a sock-solid groove that even beats the previous entries in this series! In fact, since this is the fourth from Soul Jazz, the label's done an even deeper job ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available New Orleans Funk 4 – Voodoo Fire In New Orleans 1951 to 1975 ... CD 18.99(Includes download!)
Far Out (UK), 1960s. New Copy ... $16.99
An amazing batch of rare 60s bossa nova – all hand-picked by the mighty Nicola Conte, an artist who definitely shows a strong love of the bossa in his own music! The package digs even deeper than Conte's first volume in the Viagem series – and brings together loads of rare bits we ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 500 copies.)
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 3LP ... $29.99 31.99
The Nigerian groove of the 70s – way past the familiar modes of Fela Kuti, and served up here in a range of artists who followed on a huge second wave of soul that soared from Lagos and beyond in the second half of the decade! The music here opens up in a sweet range of different styles ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Outta Sight (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $18.99
Those are some pretty tough looking guys on the cover – and the set features some pretty tough-sounding grooves – early soul tracks right from the late cusp of R&B, almost all with a nicely gritty edge! Many of these numbers have a vamp in the rhythms, rather than the all-out ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Outta Sight (UK), 1950s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $18.99
A great look at the 50s years of the Okeh Records label – a time when the imprint had moved away from the blues, jazz, and hillbilly sounds of previous decades – but also hadn't yet hit that soul-styled sound of the 60s! During that later decade, producer Carl Davis would make Okeh a ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Sun/ORG, Late 60s. New Copy ... $11.99
Don't think Sun Records here – think SSS International – as most of this work comes from the late 60s efforts of producer Shelby Singleton, whose soul labels were bought by Sam Phillips and folded into Sun International! There's lots of great Tennessee soul grooves here – most of ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition!)
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Panama! Vol 2 – Latin Sounds, Cumbia Tropical & Calypso Funk On The Isthmus 1967 to 1977 ... LP Soundway (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $28.99
A second heavy dose of sounds from the Panamanian scene of the 60s and 70s – a long-overdue companion to the previous volume of the series on Soundway, filled with rare gems that are finally getting their first exposure to the world outside the isthmus! The sounds here are completely fresh ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Rush Hour (Netherlands), Late 80s. New Copy 2LP ... $23.99
Electro soul from a key moment in the South African scene – that point in the late 80s when it really seemed like there was some light at the end of the tunnel, and the nation's music seemed to hit a new vibe to match! The grooves here are unabashedly catchy, and seem to revel in the kind of ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Pantsula – The Rise Of Electronic Dance Music In South Africa 1988 to 1990 ... CD 16.99
Ace (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $29.99
A totally fresh take on French sounds of the late 60s – served up here with a sound that's as revolutionary as the image on the cover! This isn't the dreamy strings of familiar Paris in the Spring – but instead, the sound of change that happened in and around 1968 – as a whole ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Paris In The Spring – Presented By Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs ... CD 12.99
Tava Tava Rare (Italy), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $29.99
Heavy funk from Japanese cinema – fantastic instrumental tracks that are all pulled from "pinky violence" sexploitation films at the start of the 70s! This isn't softcore porn material, as the music is often much harder-hitting overall – more like what you'd hear in crime ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Red vinyl in a white stickered sleeve.)
Tramp (Germany), 1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99
Fantastic sounds from this always-great series – one that's always got an unassuming title, but which always turns us onto a great range of songs we've never heard before! As with previous volumes, the approach here is really unique – not really spiritual jazz, or righteous soul – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Praise Poems 6 – A Journey Into Deep Soulful Jazz & Funk From The 1970s ... CD 14.99(Includes download!)
Warner (Italy), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $26.99
Rare grooves from the French scene's trippiest years – the kind of cuts that will come as a good addition to your well-played records by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin! Most of this work is much more obscure, but mostly comes from the same time – the late 60s and early 70s, despite ... (French, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Acid Jazz (UK), Late 60s. New Copy ... $22.99
20 killer tracks, and a set that goes way beyond most other collections of UK mod music on the market – as this series really digs deep, and gets far past some of the overdone 60s numbers that are more in the oldies market than the true mod blend of rock and soul! The series was started ... (Rock, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
BBE (UK), Mid 70s/Late 2000s/Early 2010s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $29.99 31.99
One of the coolest projects we've heard from Rich Medina in years – a killer compilation that brings together older Afro Funk tracks from the 70s with a big amount of cuts from more contemporary years – all with a blend that pushes the spirit of the continent way out into the cosmos! ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
ORG, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $27.99
A host of rare soul tracks from the Warner/Atlantic catalog – plus a few bits from related labels too! You might know some of the artists here, but the cuts themselves are nice and obscure – especially on the vinyl format, where most of these tracks were only issued as rare 45s. ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition – on colored vinyl!)
Pharaway Sounds (Spain), Early 70s. New Copy ... $25.99
Spanish sounds with plenty of groove – a killer compilation from a time when older flamenco styles were coming into play with fresher forms of funk and soul – all of which makes for a really amazing sound! All the drama of previous years gets packed into these upbeat, fast-moving tunes ... (Latin, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Rumbita Buena – Rumba Funk & Flamenco Pop From The Belter & Discophon Archives – 1970 to 1976 ... CD 16.99
Europe 1/Universal (France), 1959. New Copy 2LP ... $14.99
A very cool collection that pays tribute to an explosive postwar decade in the French music scene – a time when the overseas market was really embracing the new styles of rock and soul from America and England, but also making some wonderful music of its own! The series does a great job of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Europe 1/Universal (France), 1964. New Copy 2LP ... $14.99
A very cool collection that pays tribute to an explosive postwar decade in the French music scene – a time when the overseas market was really embracing the new styles of rock and soul from America and England, but also making some wonderful music of its own! The series does a great job of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
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Selectors 001 – Motor City Drum Ensemble ... LP Dekmantel (Germany), Late 70s/1980s/Early 90s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99
Motor City Drum Ensemble serve up a brilliant collection of rare cuts for this first volume of the Selector series – mostly tracks that are years ahead of their time, in a blend of cosmic funk, future house, and other hip underground styles! The work here ranges from 1979 to the mid 90s ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Numero, Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $13.99 17.98
Some of the heaviest cuts from the Numero Records catalog – brought together here on a cool compilation that follows the format of some of the Wu-Tang/Shaolin funk collections! The music is way more than break-oriented funk – as some of these tracks are deep soul numbers, but have this ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Because (France), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $24.99
An amazing collection of some of the original tracks that Wu-Tang has sampled over the years! No over-used Puffy beats here – and the set's a great batch of rare soul tracks nicely pulled together! The set features 21 tracks – including "Trouble, Heartaches, & Sadness" ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Features a bonus CD of the entire album!)
Because (France), Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $24.99
The last in a legendary series inspired by the inventive approach the Wu-Tang Clan brought to the world of hip hop samples – that great sense of sound that had them going for tunes that had way more to offer than just a funky drum break! Instead, these classic soul tracks are overflowing ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Features a bonus CD of the entire album!)
Expansion (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy ... $12.99
A huge festival of 70s soul – not the big hits of the time, but a wealth of underground gemes that show us there's still plenty to discover in that magical decade! The artists here are all big, but the tunes are sometimes more obscure – lesser-known gems from familiar names – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Soul Festival – 1971 to 1979 Soulful Floorfillers ... CD 9.99
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $26.99 29.99
A fantastic look at the righteous current of energy that swept through American music at the end of the 60s – that huge wave of knowledge and political inspiration that still stands as one of our favorite moments in jazz and soul! The Civil Rights generation had gotten some things ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Soul Of A Nation – Afro-Centric Visions In The Age Of Black Power – Underground Jazz, Street Funk, & The Roots Of Rap 1968 to 1979 ... CD 18.99(Includes download!)
Tramp (Germany), Mid 60s. New Copy ... $8.99
An untapped legacy of rare soul music from the California scene of the 60s – all issued by the GME and Musette labels in San Diego – the latter of which was operated only as a tax writeoff for a small group of doctors! That status didn't stop the companies from putting out some ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BGP (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 24.99
Heavy heavy funk from the Louisiana scene of the late 60s and 1970s – and a great collection that really gets past the dominance of the New Orleans sound! The set moves way past the Crescent City to uncover a wealth of great bits recorded in smaller studios located in Shreveport, Lake ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jazzman (UK), 1960s/1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $29.99
The biggest volume so far in the Spiritual Jazz series from Jazzman Records – and maybe the best as well! This fantastic collection looks at the huge legacy of spiritual jazz that flowed from the Japanese scene in the postwar years – sounds that had their initial expression around the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(A fantastic package – 2LPs in a heavy, textured cover – with obi!)
Jazzman (UK), 1960s/1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $29.99
The biggest volume so far in the Spiritual Jazz series from Jazzman Records – and maybe the best as well! This fantastic collection looks at the huge legacy of spiritual jazz that flowed from the Japanese scene in the postwar years – sounds that had their initial expression around the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(A fantastic package – 2LPs in a heavy, textured cover – with obi!)
BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 22.99
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 ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BBE (UK), 1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $24.99 28.98
A fantastic funky follow-up to the first Mr Thing compilation from BBE – and a set that's equally filled with rare and soulful grooves! If we didn't know better, we'd swear he went into our crates and pilfered our own record collections – because the package contains plenty of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Soul Jazz/Studio One (UK), 1960s. New Copy 2LP ... $26.99 29.99
Another chapter in the Studio One story, as told by the top notch selectors at Soul Jazz, and as with the earlier editions in their Studio One series, this one's another mighty batch of Jamaican rhythm and blues. Like so many other Coxsone Dodd productions, you can hear the foundations of many ... (Reggae, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
BGP/Ace (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 22.99
Way more than just a typical collection of rare funk and soul – as the selections here not only meet the stunningly high standards of the BGP label – but they've also been sampled in more recent years for hip hop records and other contemporary recordings! Essentially, you've got the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BGP (UK), New Copy 2 LPs ... $21.99 22.98
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 ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 22.99
One of the best-ever compilations of funky work from BGP Records – 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 ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 24.99
Rare funk from deep in the crates – and deep in the vaults, too – given that some of the tracks are issued here for the first time ever! The collection's a stunner from the folks at Ace Records – a label who've already been digging through the catalogs of rare soul labels for ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 24.99
A killer batch of rare funky tunes – pulled from a host of tiny labels, and put together with a quality level that would blow away a crate full of of funky 45s! This third volume in the Super Funk series seems to dig even deeper than the first two – and it also includes few incredible ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BGP (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 24.99
One of the deepest-digging entries in the Super Funk series so far – a blistering batch of underground singles that serve up some of the roughest funk of their generation! We'll be honest in saying that we'd only heard a few of the tracks here before – and our hats are off to BGP for ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Pharaway Sounds (Spain), Late 70s. New Copy ... $25.99
Funky disco from 70s Spain – a wonderful collection of upbeat, hard-grooving titles that owe plenty to the sound of New York and Philly – but which also have their own sort of groove too! There's elements here that take off from the early 70s Spanish rumba mode of blending flamenco ... (Latin, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Tani – Disco Rumba & Flamenco Boogie 1976 to 1979 ... CD 16.99
Numero, Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy 3LP ... $38.99 49.98
An insane new chapter in the mighty legacy of the Numero Group – not the rare soul, obscure psych, or underground folk the label has covered with other releases – but instead a huge batch of under-discovered gems from the exotica scene of the postwar years – essentially the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Technicolor Paradise – Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Delights (3CD set) ... CD 26.99
Irma (Italy), New Copy 2LP ... $32.99
Soulful house galore – served up here in a set of tracks from the Irma Records label over the past decade or so – including a fair bit of tracks that never saw proper release on CD or vinyl! Irma's one of those companies who kept flying the disco flag long after others had dropped the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Hand-numbered limited edition of 300!)
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Tokyo Nights – Female J-Pop Boogie Funk 1981 to 1988 ... LP Cultures Of Soul, 1980s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $23.99 27.98
A great look at the bright world of female soul in Japan during the 80s – a time when the nation was hitting some of its greatest heights of the postwar years – and was coming up with a magical musical groove to follow! While disco reigned in American clubs in the late 70s, the style ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Tokyo Nights – Female J-Pop Boogie Funk 1981 to 1988 ... CD 14.99
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Too Slow To Disco Brasil – Compiled By Ed Motta (180 gram pressing) ... LP How Do You Are (Germany), Late 70s/1980s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $23.99
This very hip series just got a whole lot hipper – thanks to the selection talents of Brazilian soul legend Ed Motta – who serves up a huge host of rare tracks from Brazil! Ed's always had a deep love of the AOR sound of the 70s – and he's not only a great soul singer on his own ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Too Slow To Disco Brasil – Compiled By Ed Motta ... CD 15.99(Includes download!)
Blue Note/Music On Vinyl (UK), 1960s/1970s. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $33.99
One of the hippest Blue Note collections ever – 12 tracks used as the blueprint for Madlib's Shades Of Blue project – a mixture of funky jazz and killer 60s hardbop numbers! Some of the tracks are core Blue Note numbers, but others are much more left-of-center – and together, the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
