The best yet from Brooklyn's Jay Vons – who've been cutting solid 45s for a small bunch of indie labels in the preceding past half decade or so – and really show an impressive range on this one for Daptone's Wick imprint! The upbeat "Want You Tomorrow" balances some wonderful ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A classic JBs single – with a non-LP b-side! "Gimme Some More" is a stone classic by the group – a proud and stomping funk song, with a catchy refrain that starts from the first beat, and which really wails as the tune goes on! "Rabbit" is a rare one with an ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A couple of the only cuts we've ever heard by Walter Jenkins and a should-be classic Funky 45! "Back In My Life" has a great sound that's stripped down on the instrumental tip – a tight little bass, drums, guitar and horns backdrop – but it really soars in the vocal realm, ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
The Jive Turkeys do "The Reggie" here – a quick-stepping groove that mixes these sweet skittish drums with a bold horn section, tight guitar, and some mighty nice Hammond! The tune bumps along quickly and only gains energy towards the end – a flurry of instrumental power with ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
One of the greatest singles on the legendary Loma label – and a killer early cut from Linda Jones! "Hypnotized" has great raw vocals, a very catchy hook, and a loud instrumental groove that's just great. George Kerr produced – but the cut's a lot harder than his later stuff. ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Sharon Jones does a wonderful job with this classic – getting some hard funky backings from The Dap-Kings, and soaring out over the top with the best reading of the lyric we've ever heard! There's a tasty sax solo in the middle of the track – and the instrumental flipside offers even ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Heavy rhythms and furiously funky percussion from Jungle Fire! NUSAU starts off with nice and raw before upping the instrumentation and intensity, finding a heated, but nicely gelled ballance with the horn section. "La Kossa" once again nails the Afro-Latin percussion vibe, but has more ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Psych funk meets Afrobeat from Karthala 72 – a great, unique single on the always interesting Electric Cowbell label! "Dans Le Coeur Du Feu" has a tensely percussive rhythm with a heavy, sinister bassline and these eerie, echoey bits of vocal and other errata floating over it all. ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
DJ Kenny Dope puts his classic hip hop-schooled production finesse into choice instrumentals from the legendary Wild Style soundtrack! His "B-Boy Beat" edit is a perfect mix of funky drums and percussion & tripped out effects. "Jungle Beat" takes the funky tribal beat path ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
DJ Kenny Dope puts his classic hip hop-schooled production finesse into choice instrumentals from the legendary Wild Style soundtrack! "Yawning Beat" is nothing to snooze on, starting with massive funky drums and building with a tripped out bass groove as it rolls along! Speaking of bass ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A fiercely bubbling blend of African roots and cool electronic touches – riffing guitar over the grooves, and what sounds like some sort of moogy instrument that creates these weird waves of sound underneath the powerful group vocals in the lead! Very funky, with almost a Fela-like group ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Forget Whitney's version, the original of "I'm Every Woman" is a killer, and it still sounds incredibly fresh today! Served up here in an original picture sleeve, with the same cover as the album. 7-inch, Vinyl record
King Curtis brings the sound of Memphis up to the New York studios of Atlantic Records – working here in an all-instrumental mode that serves up his own sax-heavy takes on the big 60s hits of Stax Records! The album's maybe a bit telling – given the way that a year later, Atlantic took ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Forget the a-side, which is a dreamy instrumental, because the b-side's the real winner! "8th Wonder" is a nice groovy instrumental – with some hard drums at the beginning, and with King playing varitone in a nice mod fuzzed out style! 7-inch, Vinyl record
Two rare slices of Nairobi funk – back to back on a great 45! "Gkinumanze" is a fast-moving number with horns riffing over the top of a bass-wrapped rhythm – one that's complex, but completely infectious – topped by lyrics at the start, then this very unusual guitar (?) ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A funky snapping single from Lady Wray – one that's got a vamping guitar alongside the drums – almost in a modern update of a "Fever" sort of groove – which opens into deeper territory as the lady steps up and belts out the lyric! "Guilty" has a slower-breaking ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Two 60s stormers! "Knick Knack Patty Wack" is a wicked little groove – atune that begins with just handclaps and vocals at the start, then rolls into a vamping soul style that's completely outta sight – and which really fits the playful lyrics of the song! The flipside ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
The group may be named Living Funk, but "Fools Love" is a great bit of mellow sweet soul – a tune that moves at a slow pace that really lets the vocals unfold in a heartbreaking kind of way! The funk returns on the flipside – as "Silver Black Summer Day" has loads ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
An exciting couple of cuts from Chicago Latin cumbia, soul, ska and all around genre-defying combo Los Vicios De Papa! "Victima" keeps a solid, soulful rhythm underneath raw, almost hip hop inspired vocals and some really great horns. "Esperanza" has some amped up ska style, ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
"Ride Wit It" just features keyboards, bass, and beats – but in just about the catchiest way possible – so that the spare tune seems to have a lot more to offer than most fully funky instrumentals! "Late Nights" follows suit in a similar vein – equally 80s, ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Two sweet jazzy dancers from Johnny Lytle – both very heavy on vibes! "Selim" builds up the groove nicely, almost in a "Milestones" sort of way – and in addition to Johnny's strong vibes, there's some mighty soulful piano in the mix as well! "The Man" is ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
There's a great break at the start of "At Jody's" – the kind you'd have to search hundreds of vintage records to find – and which is also followed by some completely wonderful slow-bumping bassline and wicked wangly guitar – almost like a slow-grooving number from the ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
2 very dreamy tracks by the man who went on to become one of Atlantic's best soul arrangers of the 70's. "Lullaby" has a sweet floating feel, and sounds like it could have been lifted from a hip Italian soundtrack. "Blue Bull" has a funky strings feel, sort of like some of ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A really lovely groove from Ana Maria – who you might know as the subject of one of Marcos Valle's greatest tunes – working here in duet with Mauricio, as the pair trade vocals beautifully over some upbeat, jazzy-riffing grooves! "Alibaba Alibabou" is one of the catchiest ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A mariachi group, but one with a real difference – as these young ladies are intent on taking their music into a great new direction – one that still respects its roots, but also finds a way to thrive with the energy of a younger generation! Guitars, horns, and violins all share equal ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Quite an obscure bit of female blues on Chess Records! 7-inch, Vinyl record
Bardo Martinez & The Soul Investigators with Erni —
Bad Education (voc, inst) ... 7-inch Timmion (Finland), 2017. New Copy (pic cover)...
Just Sold Out!
It's hard to go wrong when you've got the Soul Investigators backing you up – but Bardo Martinez really adds something special here – a soulful lead that reminds us a lot of Joe Bataan in his Sweet Soul mode – as does the group, in the way they can trill along with a sweet Harlem ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
The tenor of the times is in the title of this one – as "Riot" is a darker number than some of Hugh's other hits, but no less funky, with a brace of trumpets blaring over the top, and chunky beats that have that great scatter shot sound of his Uni work! "Mace" is a ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Mato remakes of two great 70s soundtrack cuts – both nice and funky! "T" is from Trouble Man – and done here in a sweet style that mixes in melodica lines with a funky rhythm and tight horns – and "Enter The Dragon" gets a cool Kingston kick in the rhythms, ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
That's a young James Garner on the front – and this is an unusual one-sided, cardboard-pressed pic single – provided as a promotional item by Willys Motors and Jeep! 7-inch, Vinyl record
Very swingin' instrumental version of the score to this goofy musical, arranged and conducted by Gary McFarland, with a batch of players like Clark Terry, Oliver Nelson, Phil Woods, and Joe Newman – so you know the whole thing's tight and groovy. 7-inch, Vinyl record
2 sides of the funky soul sound of Toronto's Wanye McGhie in the early 70s! "Love Is The Answer" have a more tightly snapping funk sound than you might from the tender hearted title, with really commanding vocals by McGhie – backed by a great group including members of The ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Jimmy McGriff takes on the Ray Charles hit of years back, and does a really great job cooking it up on the Hammond! In fact, we daresay we like Jimmy's version better than Ray's – as it really gets in the groove a lot more! 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Original Sue Records pressing! Label has a small bit of pencil, but is fine overall.)
A smooth mellow number lifted from Ronnie's Love's Comin Down album on Motown – a catchy track with a slow stepping groove, featuring Ronnie's vocals layered all over each other, and some swirling harmony production to keep things right! 7-inch, Vinyl record
Classic funky soul from The Meters! "Sophisticated Cissy" was a follow-up to "Cissy Strut", and it's got the same tight grooves as that one – and some great Meters guitar! "Sehorns Farms" is another Meters classic – and the single's the kind of double-head ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A very limited 7" single by the lovely Monday Michiru – only done for the Japanese market! "You Are The Universe" is a beautifully soulful song – a cover of a tune by Siedah Garrett, but done in a way that's soaring and spiritual, and very much the kind of sound that ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Soaring soul from this sweet Memphis soul group – an overlooked female act who have a vibe that's similar to the Sweet Inspirations, but maybe hipper and funkier overall! "Still A Part Of Me" sounds like the best work by The Emotions on Volt Records – and the never-issued ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Early greatness from Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – a tune from that early stretch when the singer's voice was much more firmly entwined in the harmonies of the rest of the group – then tied to soaring strings, and given some great Barry Gordy production! "Depend On Me" ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
(Beautiful reissue pressing – in a tricycle logo paper sleeve just like the early Tamla pressing!)
Misha Panfilov's hardly lost in the woods with this funky nugget – as the tune's got a full-on, rock-solid sound that will easily beat a path through the forest! Drums are heavy, but the real charm of the tune is from the fuzzy distortion on the guitar and keyboards – which ring out in ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
This sweet sound combo has definitely got it right – as they've cooked up a very sharp, tight, funky groove for this excellent single – a style that really lives up to the image on the cover! The music's got a mod romping approach to funk – organ swirls over the funky drums, a ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
It's the mid 70s, and Sylvia and crew have learned to produce The Moments with a more sophisticated sound than on earlier singles. "With You" is more than proof of this, as it's got an incredible fragile ballad style, augmented by some great electric piano lines. "Next Time" ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A hard-charging blast of organ funk from the M-Tet! The group is expanded by 2 on this tight single, bringing some additional sax and congos for the biggest jams yet from the group – but still whip tight! "Sal's-U-Save" is inspired by the funk/dancefloor soul of "The Worm"- ... 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!
Syl Johnson —
Take Me To The River/
