Two great tracks from Paolo Achenza – one of the first artists to open our ears to the sound of the Italian scene back in the 90s! The single features a great remake of the Brazilian funk classic "A Vida Em Seus Metodos Diz Calma" – done here in a sweet groove that mixes lots ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Johnny Otis produced and penned – which is no surprise, since the gals were part of Johnny's show at the time. The best cut is "Get On Up", a pretty decent funky number that's got a reference to the big Alka Seltzer commercial of the time! 7-inch, Vinyl record
An excellent group soul track from this male outfit from Chicago! The track's got a sweetly stepping midtempo groove – and there's a lead vocal in the front, and some great harmonies on the chorus. Vocals have a slightly breaking feel that reminds us a bit of The Impressions – ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A fantastic package of rare soul from the Detroit scene of the 70s – all of the extremely rare singles by Aged In Soul, brought together in an excellent triple 45 collection! The music here has a very spare, indie sort of clubby vibe – a bit like the groove over at P&P Records, but ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Don't know much about these guys, but this single's about the rawest thing we've ever heard on Philles. Both tracks have a good raw groove, with arrangements by Jack Nitzsche. 7-inch, Vinyl record
(In a Philles sleeve, which is split on one side. Label has a very light stain.)
Tight, breakbeat funk style cuts from Russian producer & DJ Anatoly Ice! "Something Happened (2ME)" is laced with old school funky horn and vocal samples, really tightly punctuated by hip hop beats. "Light" is almost a nod to early 90s Dr Dre productions with the promiment G ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Andre 3000 takes on the Beatles-classic, giving it a great pop funk feel that would've fit right in on his The Love Below side of that OutKast classic! Originally issued as promo single, it's pretty stunning that didn't get a proper release this 7-inch – which also includes a never before ... (Hip Hop, Funky 45's)read more7-inch, Vinyl record
"Mavandeza" is a freaky little groove – a number with a jagged rhythmic feel, and a bassline and drum part that almost feel like they were lifted from an early Can record – then mixed with these very cool vocals that have an oddly vibrating quality! "Tarasty Maitso" ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Fast funky grooves from The Apostles – one of the few 70s Afro combos who could maybe go head to head with the sharpest American funk acts of the time! "Banko Woman" is a wickedly quick barrage of basslines, snapping percussion, and very cool guitar – a tune that's got a bit ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
One of the funkiest cuts ever from the legendary Mulatu – a tune that's got very heavy drums on the bottom, romping through a rhythm that's got plenty of appeal to fans of American funk – while the man himself serves up this moody organ line alongside a weird, exotic reed solo! "Ye ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A great lost track from Aurra – recorded after the duo's famous run on Salsoul Records, and with a cool interplay between the vocals that's totally great! All the group's best elements are firmly in place here – a wicked bassline, tight keyboards peppering the groove, and that sublime ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
One of the funkiest tunes we've ever heard from Luis Bacalov – quite different than both the western and sentimental soundtrack material that's usually his better-known work! "Carrefour" has a wicked drumbreak at the start – snapping under cool wah-wah guitar that's very ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A sweet steel band cover of the funky classic "Jungle Fever" – that great groove you'll know from the famous original by Chakachas – served up here with even more of a funky drum break on the intro, and the added charm of funky steel drums! Those drums sound equally great on ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Two great cuts from one of the funkiest steel bands of all time! Bacao Rhythm & Steel served up a great version of "Love Like This" – one that starts with this bumping bassline that's totally wicked, and snapped with a breaking drum – setting up a groove that's almost old ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A wicked set of funky steel drums – a bad-stepping number from the Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, and just the kind of hard funk cut we're always digging for on steel drum records! We hardly ever find gems this good though – as "Pimp" has these slow-snapping drums that make ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
The Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band take on two classics from the old school – both with their trademark mix of steel drums and funk! "Scorpio" is the classic jam from Dennis Coffey – taken in a way here that's completely different, as the drums take on the guitar parts – ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A beautiful little groover from Maureen Bailey – a track that's got soaring strings and riffing guitar to back up the singer's sweet raspy vocals – a sound that might have been lighter, had it not got this great setup from Gene Page! "I Want You" is a bit mellower, in a way ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Two of the coolest cuts from Andrea Balducci's excellent album on Schema – a slow, slinky version of "Spooky", with sweet Fender Rhodes under the lyrics – and a super-dope funk remake of "Hurt So Bad" – with even more Rhodes, and a groove that really beats the ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Floorshaking sounds from Chicago's Bama Lama's with guest singer Gabrielle Sutton – paying tribute to the glorious dawn of the 60s guy/girl rocking rhythm & soul singles of Tarheel Slim & Little Ann with the songs – while paying homage to the groovy style pre-Ye Ye French rock ... (Rock, Funky 45's)read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Two fantastic funky cuts from this legendary Brazilian group! "Maria Fumaca" has fast-changing funky jazz rhythms that are completely outta sight – almost more a 70s Bay Area jazz funk groove overall, complete with great horns and keyboards! "Mr Funky Samba" is another ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Two killer slices of Brazilian funk! The instrumental "Miss Cheryl" is one of the trademark tunes of Banda Black Rio – a cut with these sharp, jazzy changes that are completely amazing – and which easily have BBR rivaling the sound of Earth Wind & Fire at their best! The ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Fast beats and lots of old-school riffing here – a cut that almost sounds like a deft remix of vintage JBs material – with nicely breaking drums at the bottom, and some tasty horn solos over the top! "Calling The Jams" is more 80s overall – keyboards, basslines, and ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
An incredible cut – famous, but one we never tire of! This incredible jammer has one of the maddest rhythms you'll ever hear – bass and drums so fierce that they must have been programmed by robots to be so precise – dancing freely all over the place, yet still coming down "w ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A sweet bit of GoGo funk from the early 80s – a tune that's nice and lean overall, with a vibe that almost mixes in some electro soul as well – thanks to some heavy beats at the bottom, sweet bassline in the middle, and nice keyboard washes on the top! All instrumental, with a good ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Fantastic spiritual jazz from the west coast scene of the early 80s – two tracks that have a vibe that reminds us a lot of Oneness Of Juju on their first few records, but with maybe an even headier vibe overall! The songs were both written by Somaya Peaches Moore-Khaliq – who plays ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Fantastic work from the Berlin period of David Bowie – one of his few catchy tunes from the time, backed with an unreleased live recording! "Be My Wife" is fantastic – not only does the tune have all the darkness of the Heroes/Low period, but it also has a surprisingly ... (Rock, Funky 45's)read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Mighty righteous sounds from Charles Bradley – a strong message-oriented cut that's set to a slow funk groove – one that steps boldly and proudly, but never too fast – which lets Bradley really take off on his vocal lead, and build things up wonderfully towards the end! "Reve ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A sinister, snakey groove from the Brothers Nylon – one that mixes some slight exotic phrasing with an old school funky mode – in a way that only gets more confident as the groove goes on! The flipside is even cooler – a variation of this approach that has some really offbeat ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A killer funky number from the late King years – hard, fast, and with an instrumental intensity that's hardly been matched since – and presented here in classic fashion – with 3 parts! 7-inch, Vinyl record
One of James' best, and a killer funky track with a great riff by the JBs! Both parts are excellent, and the track never stops grooving! The 45 mix is different than the LP, too! 7-inch, Vinyl record
Two hard and heavy grooves from James & The Flames! "You Don't" is a romping R&B number with a scratchy guitar on the groove – pumping up and down nicely with a jagged edge under the harmonies. Even better is "Mashed Potatoes USA" – a reall raw groover with ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
(Blue label pressing. Label has some pen. In a King sleeve.)
Gritty modern funk with an impeccably dusty vibe – the first thing we've heard from Lucky Brown –and hopefully not the last! "Don't Go Away" is a tight, heavy number the wholly belongs to the killer early 70s school of funk – a modern jam that exudes all the dust and ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
One of the headiest cuts we've ever heard from Lucky Brown – mostly because The SGs have hit this righteous blend of funk and spiritual jazz – almost exotic in parts, but still very grooving overall – but with lots of room for great solos from the group members! "Justice" ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A really moody cut from Chicago's Otis Brown – a groove that starts out slow, with a bit of conga in the mix – at a tempo that's somewhere in the speed of "Elephant Walk"! Otis Brown sings lead vocals, and gets some mellow backup from the rest of the Delights – and the ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
2 sides of raw bluesy soul from this oft-overlooked Chicago singer. Nice deep sound, in keeping with the usual M-Pac/One-Der-Ful material, and good production by Otis Hayes and Monk Higgins. 7-inch, Vinyl record
Funky Fender Rhodes galore – a tune that's some great drums to set the groove, then these chunky Rhodes lines that are totally wonderful – warm at the same time they're sounding hard! The flipside is more of the main cut – well worth any sort of "part 2"! 7-inch, Vinyl record
Fierce funk from this Crescent City duo! "Fox In A Mini Skirt" romps along at a wickedly sharp pace – bumping full-on with this downturning groove that's perfect for the badass lyrics over the top! "Bad Luck" just features Hank on his own – and the track has even ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
One of the darkest tracks we've ever heard from Gene Chandler – or any other singer, for that matter! "Suicide" is an immensely compelling tune that tells the tale of a sad lonely fellow on the way home from work, contemplating suicide by jumping off a building – and thinking ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
"Double Cookin" does just that – rolling along at a tight tempo, mixing guitar comping, strings, and a pounding Northern beat that's finished off with some great brassy horns and really sweet strings! The cut's all instrumental and all killer! "Is It Love Baby" pushes ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Two rare tracks by this great Chicago group from the 70s! "I Don't Want" is a great harmony number that starts off with a nice break – then leaps into this soaring groove that's much more upbeat and positive than you'd guess from the title! "I've Got To Space" is tighter ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Some of the deepest soul ever to be cut in Chicago. "That's How It Is" has stunning vocals by Clay, with production that sounds more like it's from Memphis than from the south side. "Show Place" is a pretty good hard uptempo groover, too. 7-inch, Vinyl record
Cobblestone kicks things off here with one of those fast-grooving soul tunes that soars right out of the gate – maybe a bit late for a Northern-styled cut, but one that has everything you could hope for – including some bold, raspy interplay between the lead vocals and the chorus! ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Excellent soul from one of the lesser-known groups on the Chicago scene! "I'm A Good Guy" is a rollicking uptempo harmony number, in the best tradition of the group work on the One-Der-Ful labels. "Pretty Baby" is even better – with a stepping style that's nicely similar ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A wickedly laid back instrumental – one that has a slow-stepping groove and lots of great electric guitar – taking its time in an extended solo that's more than worth the double parts of the record! The vibe's maybe somewhere in the territory of Eddie Fisher on some of his classic ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
An excellent single – and one of Lyn's best! The cut's a stellar party funk number – with a rolling clavinet groove by the JBs, very much in the same mode as "Rockin Funky Watergate", but without the guitar work. Lyn's leading the troops over the top vocally, and the band ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A catchy little single from the Como Mamas – just the sort that shows why they've been embraced by the funky fellows at Daptone! The vocals have this great back/forth, call/response quality – not in any overdone gospel cliche, but more in a small group soul mode that's totally great, ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
The angelic gospel soul voices of the Como Mamas as we've never heard 'em before – backed by the funky Menahan Street Band, billed here as The Radiant Rhythm Band – and radiant it is! "Out Of The Wilderness" lets the voices of Ester Mae Smith and the Como Mama's soar well out ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A great little number from Arthur Conley! "Funky Street" isn't really funk, as you'd expect – but it is an excellent hard soul number that's one of Art's best cuts from the time. It's propelled by some very tasty drums, and has a strong party groove that really pushes his vocals! ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Despite any prejudice you might have against Maynard Ferguson, he actually does a damn good job backing up Chris Connor's lovely voice on this record – probably because his band is super-hip, and includes players like Jaki Byard, Joe Farrell, and Rufus Jones. Connor is in fine icy form, as ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
The Cool Creations are definitely a group who live up to their name – working here on "Wish Upon Love" with this groove that's complicated, yet completely seductive too! The rhythms change in this nicely sophisticated way, and set things up with a nice edge – which then gets ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A track with a really unique groove, and a message that's as positive as its title – upbeat, funky, but also with these jazzy changes that really set the cut apart from the rest! "Somebody Help Me" is a bit mellower, with this really heartfelt vocal that almost reminds us of Joe ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Somebody forgot to tell the guy in the back row about the costumes for the photo shoot – but that doesn't stop "Say It Again" from being a hell of a cooker! The tune's got a mix of southern groove and sweet soul – a bit like our favorite work by The Winstons, complete with ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Jazzy takes on two familiar tunes – both of them pretty darn nice! Kay Dennis' version of "Sunny" begins with a spare take on the vocal from Kay, then steps into this midtempo groove with a breaking drum at the bottom of the trio – as piano takes the lead with a warm, soulful ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A sweet vamping soul number from The Diplomats – a cut that's almost got a popcorn soul groove, but a harder edge overall – and some stunning vocals that feature an especially sharp-toned lead! "Don't Ever Go" is a slower tune by the group – but one that lets the vocals ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A huge array of rare tracks done by Chicago soul singer Larry Dixon, from the early 70s through the mid 80s – really showing the evolution of both the indie soul sound of the time, and of the sort of artists who never fully got their time in the spotlight! Some tracks are by Dixon, others ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A huge array of rare tracks done by Chicago soul singer Larry Dixon, from the early 70s through the mid 80s – really showing the evolution of both the indie soul sound of the time, and of the sort of artists who never fully got their time in the spotlight! Some tracks are by Dixon, others ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A beautifully mellow track from DJ Platurn – both crispy in beats and warm in the keyboards – with laidback lyrics that really fit the vibe of the groove! Ishtar brings in a bit of backup next to E Da Boss' lead – and Kicker Dixon takes the tune out with a nice acoustic piano ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A bumping little Australian funky soul single on the reliable Hope Street label! "One Plus One" is a bit of a surprising, but a very sweet one, with a laidback soul, introspective lyrics and a tender vibe – perhaps bearing the influence of earlier Erykah Badu in it's emotional ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Not the original "Honky Tonk" that first drove organist Bill Doggett to fame at the end of the 50s – but instead, a whole new version of the groove – recorded here with the James Brown Band at the end of the 60s, complete with funky drums that make both sides of the single ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
The bassline alone is enough to make us love "Mango Season" – these deft chunks of sound that rumble up from the bottom in perfect formation – while a riffing, scratching guitar paves the way for some great percussion and horns! "Snake Bite" is equally tasty, but a ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Funky new work from Dotku Rhute Muuzic – the artist formerly known as Roy Hytower, who gave us some great funky blues on the Chicago scene of the 70s! The groove here is right up there with Roy's old work – tight, gritty, and a great mix of southern soul elements and west side grit ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Classic sounds on 45rpm 7 inch singles -- Northern soul, deep soul, funk, breaks, rare groove, sample tracks, modern soul, and jazz!
Anatoly Ice —
Something Happened (2Me)/
