Funky Compilations — In Stock
Great compilations from labels like Soul Jazz, Ace, Numero, BBE, Vampi Soul, BGP, Luv N Haight, Harmless, Tramp, Jazzman, and others!
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BGP (UK), 1960s/1970s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Funky female soul galore – a killer set of rare tunes that's one of the best sets of this type we've ever stocked! The SuperFunk crew at BGP have gone through the rich array of labels handled by the company – pulling out some massive tunes that really push our understanding of female ... read more CD
Also available Funk Soul Sisters Presented by SuperFunk – Classic & Rare Female Funk ... LP 19.99
BGP (UK), 1960s/1970s. New Copy 2 LPs ... $19.99 22.99
Funky female soul galore – a killer set of rare tunes that's one of the best sets of this type we've ever stocked! The SuperFunk crew at BGP have gone through the rich array of labels handled by the company – pulling out some massive tunes that really push our understanding of female ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Funk Soul Sisters Presented by SuperFunk – Classic & Rare Female Funk ... CD 11.99
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
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Funky 16 Corners – 22 Earth Shattering Funk Bombs ... CD Stones Throw, Late 60s/Early 70s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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 22 tunes, all well-researched, nicely remastered, and offered up here on ... read more CD
Also available Funky 16 Corners ... LP 18.99
Sony (Japan), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2CD ... $28.99
Philly soul at its finest – served up here in a collection that brings together classics from the Philadelphia International label, plus some nicely overlooked cuts! Most of the music here comes from the world of Gamble & Huff – that legendary production duo who helped take soul ... read more CD
(Part of the Disco Fever 40 series!)
Profile, Mid 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
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!)
Numero, 1970s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A killer killer compilation – the sort we've been dying to own for years! It's a well known fact that there's plenty of funky nuggets hidden amidst 70s gospel recordings – massive grooves and break-heavy tracks that rank right up there with the best indie funk from the same time. Yet ... read more CD
(Out of print. Includes slipcase, which has a small tear.)
32 Jazz, 1970s. Used ... $6.99
Music from Catalyst, Les McCann, Joao Donato, Grant Green, Carlos Garnett, Eddie Jefferson & ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Tava Tava Rare (Italy), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $34.99
Rare funky tracks from vintage Japanese television – most of them quite short, but totally groovy too – and served up here in a package that's full of discovery and lots of exciting musical moments! Most of the tunes have a straightforward funky vibe – a bit like cop show funk ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Harmless (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. Very Good+ 2LP ... $19.99
A killer batch of righteous soul and funk cuts – put together with a good ear for the more progressive sounds of the late 60s and early 70s! The general theme is party party party, with a slight dash of politics thrown into the mix – and the set's an excellent batch of cuts that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl has some light surface marks from the old inner sleeve, but is nice overall.)
Wan Chai (Hong Kong), Late 70s. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99
A mighty sweet little set – not just Hong Kong disco, but also a fair bit of soul and AOR tracks too – all of which we've never heard before! Much of the music here shows a strong American influence – right down to the English language lyrics that top almost all the tracks – ... read more CD
Also available Hong Kong Disco ... LP 29.99
Wan Chai (Hong Kong), Late 70s. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $29.99
A mighty sweet little set – not just Hong Kong disco, but also a fair bit of soul and AOR tracks too – all of which we've never heard before! Much of the music here shows a strong American influence – right down to the English language lyrics that top almost all the tracks – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Hong Kong Disco ... CD 19.99
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Hong Kong Score ... LP Wan Chai (Hong Kong), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy Gatefold ... $29.99
Very cool grooves from the world of Hong Kong cinema – not just familiar styles from kung fu movies, but a nice range of different modes too! The music is often funky, but not always – and some tracks have vocals, while others are completely instrumental – brought forth here in a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Rush Hour (Netherlands), 1980s/1990s. New Copy ... $18.99
An unusual collection of tracks for the dancefloor – one that features music from around the world, but with a very different vibe and vintage than other collections of this nature! Many of these tracks are from the 80s and 90s, and are electric dance tracks, but often handled from a global ... read more CD
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!)
Playoff (France), Mid 70s. New Copy ... $11.99
Classic funk all the way through – a killer collection of some of the best-remembered tracks from the 70s – all of which still have a hell of a lot of power all these many years later! This isn't a batch of obscure funky 45s, but nor is it the top 40 hits of the soul charts either ... read more CD
BBE (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
Not a set of world music-inflected jazz – although there is a bit of that – and instead, a wonderful collection of spiritual numbers from around the world – most recorded in the 70s, at a time when barriers were really breaking down in jazz music! All tracks here are nice and ... read more CD
Also available If Music Presents You Need This – World Jazz Grooves – Compiled By Jean Claude & Victor Kiswell (3LP set) ... LP 29.99
BBE (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 3LP Gatefold ... $29.99 31.99
Not a set of world music-inflected jazz – although there is a bit of that – and instead, a wonderful collection of spiritual numbers from around the world – most recorded in the 70s, at a time when barriers were really breaking down in jazz music! All tracks here are nice and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available If Music Presents You Need This – World Jazz Grooves – Compiled By Jean Claude & Victor Kiswell ... CD 13.99
Chuwanaga (France), Early 80s. New Copy ... $22.99
Rare grooves from the British scene at the start of the 80s – catchy soul-based club tunes, served up in the same generation as Level 42 and Shakatak, but a lot more obscure overall! The music here has the UK artists really hitting their stride – no longer just copying American soul ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
We Want Sounds (France), Early 70s. New Copy ... $18.99
That's reedman Hadley Caliman on the front cover – looking mighty righteous, and really setting the vibe for the music on the collection – a far-reaching, deeply-soulful batch of tracks from the Mainstream Records label in the early 70s! Mainstream's maybe not as well-remembered as a ... read more CD
Irma (Italy), 2000s. New Copy ... $9.99
A collection with a classic-looking cover, and some classic-styled instrumentals as well – even though most of this music is only about a decade old! The set brings together a sweet batch of guitar-driven numbers from the Irma Records catalog – an imprint that we can always trust to ... (New Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more CD
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Jazz Club – Smooth Jazz Christmas ... CD Jazzclub (Germany), 1990s/Early 2000s. New Copy ... $9.99
The smoother side of Christmas – but one that's still pretty festive as well, thanks to a host of contemporary jazz and soul recordings from the past decade or two! The material's a bit more recent than other work in the Jazzclub series, but it still shares the same great ear for selecting a ... (Holiday Music, Funky Compilations) read more CD
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Jazz Club – Swinging Christmas ... CD Jazzclub (Germany), 1950s/1960s. New Copy ... $9.99
Sometimes swinging, sometimes a bit more mellow, but a really great collection overall – one that's filled with plenty of great holiday gems from years back – all put together with the same great feel as other titles in the Jazzclub series! Some of the tracks are familiar, but others ... (Holiday Music, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Fantasy/Craft, Early 70s. New Copy ... $24.99
The trippy cover and pot-store title hardly do justice to the strength of the record – which is a treasure trove of rare funky grooves from the early 70s – all of them a lot sharper and more focused than any sort of pothead sounds! Instead, the album brings together tracks from the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition on purple cotton candy colored vinyl!)
Streetsounds (UK), 1960s/1970s/1980s. Very Good ... $13.99
Second volume in the great Jazz Juice compilation series from the London club scene of the 80's. This is the original volumes 2, with 10 classic jazz dance tracks including "I'll Bet You Never Thought I'd Find You" by Jon Hendricks, "It's A Trip" by The Last Poets, "I ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some staining along the bottom seam.)
Perfect Toy (Germany), 1960s/1970s. New Copy ... $0.99
Don't let the title or the bunny on the cover put you off, because there's nothing toy-like about these tunes – and the package is an excellent batch of rare German grooves put together with the same high level as other collections on the Perfect Toy label! Ex-Spinning Wheel mainman Marcus ... read more CD
BBE (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 4CD ... $29.99 34.99
John Morales has a wonderful talent for taking a funky track and making it sound even funkier – which he does beautifully here in this killer collection of old school tunes! Many of the numbers are vintage clubby soul from the late 70s and early 80s – and Morales has this great way of ... read more CD
Jazzman (UK), 1950s/Early 60s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $22.99
A treasure trove of raw soul and rough-edged R&B – a killer collection of material that originally appeared on the ultra-limited series of Juke Box Jam singles from Jazzman – sweetly collected into one nicely-priced package! The grooves here are totally great – and represent ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jazzman (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $22.99
A sensational sequel to one of the greatest compilations of rare rhythm & blues we've seen from the deep diggin' Jazzman label – one that goes even deeper than the first! A good deal of these juke box treasures are from the mid 50s to early 60s – all of 'em ones that have been ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Beautiful pressing – great vinyl and cover!)
Jazzman (UK), Late 40s/1950s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $22.99 29.99
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!)
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 ... $16.99 19.98
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 CD
Flying Dutchman/Octave (Japan), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2CD ... $29.99
A mighty sweet collection of grooves from the Flying Dutchman label – that early 70s hotbed of funk, soul, and spiritual jazz! The set features some of the best-remembered gems from the label – plus some nice surprises along the way – all spread out in a double-length set, with ... read more CD
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
Strut (UK), Early 80s. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
A totally great collection of work from the German scene of the early 80s – a time that's often referred to as the German New Wave – although the music was usually a fair bit darker than any new wave sounds in the Anglo world! Instead, maybe think of this work as a cool compression of ... (Rock, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Also available Kreaturen Der Nacht – Deutsche Post Punk Subkultur 1980 to 1985 ... LP 28.99
Strut (UK), Early 80s. New Copy 2LP ... $28.99 29.98
A totally great collection of work from the German scene of the early 80s – a time that's often referred to as the German New Wave – although the music was usually a fair bit darker than any new wave sounds in the Anglo world! Instead, maybe think of this work as a cool compression of ... (Rock, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Kreaturen Der Nacht – Deutsche Post Punk Subkultur 1980 to 1985 ... CD 13.99
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 CD
Also available Le Beat Bespoke Vol 7 – Tailor Made Cuts Compiled By Rob Bailey ... LP 15.99
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
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Legacy Of Disco (3CD set – with bonus track) ... CD Sony (Germany), Late 70s. New Copy 3CD ... $14.99
A great little set of classic disco tracks, but one that also includes a few rare mixes too – all brought together in a monumental tribute to the sound of the east coast scene at the end of the 70s! The package is heavy on tracks with origins in Philly and New York – including a fair ... read more CD
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Legacy Of R' N' B Party (3CD set – with bonus tracks) ... CD Sony (Germany), 1990s. New Copy 3CD ... $14.99
Funky soul from the 90s – music that's mainstream, but which also draws some nice touches from the underground too – especially the wave of hip hop production that was helping to bring some sharper edges to the grooves in more familiar soul and R&B! The set's a lot hipper than you ... read more CD
Let's Dance/Still Music, Mid 80s. New Copy ... $15.99
A cool collection from the earliest years of the Chicago house music scene – a time when the city's grooves were maybe as beholden to the styles from overseas as they were the new vibe going on in the Windy City! Lots of these tracks have heavier beats than basslines, and almost reflect some ... read more CD
BGP (UK), Late 60s. New Copy ... $12.99 18.98
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 CD
Also available Let's Do The Boogaloo ... LP 22.99
BGP (UK), Late 60s. New Copy 2LP ... $22.99 24.99
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
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Library Music Film – Music From & Inspired By The Film ... LP Legere (France), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $19.99
An extra-groovy collection of sound library gems – put together in conjunction with the recent film about this overlooked genre of funky music – and featuring a special selection of tracks picked by key stars of the documentary! The work here comes from a variety of important library ... (Sound Library, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Second pressing!)
Jazzaggression/Afro 7 (Estonia), Mid 70s. New Copy ... $19.99
A totally smoking set of tracks from the Somali scene of the 70s – and maybe the coolest East African music we've heard from the time! The material here is all from a small label that was spun off an appliance store – and the imprint had a really great ear for recording these acts in ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download.)
KPM/Vocalion (UK), 1970s. New Copy ... $18.99
Easy listening, but done the KPM Sound Library way – which means that most of the cuts here have a great undercurrent of funk! Given that KPM often employed the same artists who recorded the style of funky easy featured on the famous Sound Gallery compilations, you can bet that this set's a ... (Sound Library, Funky Compilations) read more CD
BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 22.99
A great little collection that definitely lives up to the promise of "dirty grooves" in the title – as many of these numbers have a sharp edge and gritty side to their instrumentation – which means that even the familiar artists sound nice and heavy in this setting – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $18.99 22.99
Even better than volume one – and a stellar collection of rare funky grooves! The compilation features a brilliant batch of tracks from the 70s – mostly underground soul, jazz, and funk tunes that have yet to appear on reissues, chosen by UK DJ Dean Rudland, with a feel that's as ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $18.99 22.99
The funky third volume of the Living In The Streets series – and easily the best in this great series – a really hard and heavy batch of rare funk tunes that pushes past the cliches of the title to come up with an all-solid batch of tracks that's sure to please any fan of deep funk. ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Stag O Lee (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $18.99
A strange title, a strange cover, and lots of strange sounds within – a set that's very much in keeping with the mad mix of music we've loved from the Stag-O-Lee label over the years! As with other entries in this series, it's a bit hard to say what style of music the set really holds – ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Boddie/Numero, 1960s/1970s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99
Numero does it again – unleashing an amazing batch of work for the first time ever – all packaged in a very limited Record Store Day set! The collection features material that was pressed up at the tiny Boddie pressing plant in Cleveland – a wonderful range of local artists from ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Colored vinyl pressing including the poster.)
Honest Jons (UK), Late 50s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99
One of our favorite volumes in the London Is The Place For Me collection – and a brilliant batch of work that criss-crosses West African, West Indian, and postwar jazz styles! Most of the recordings here were done under the leadership of Ambrose Adekoya Campbell – a transplant to ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Numero, Late 50s/1960s. Near Mint- ... $11.99
Numero Records parodies both the Las Vegas Grind series of compilations, and the 50s sci-fi artwork of EC Comics – and turns out a surprisingly great set of tracks in the process! The material here is from the more garagey side of the Numero spectrum – tracks that are heavy on twang ... (Rock, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black vinyl pressing.)
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Lost Grooves – Rare & Previously Unissued Slices of Funk From The Vaults of Blue Note 1967 to 1970 ... CD Blue Note, 1995. Used ... $6.99
Now out of print, and a heck of a great little set of rare and unissued tracks from the glory days of the Blue Note funk scene! For most of the 80s and early 90s, Blue Note US used to bad mouth the stuff from this period – but by the mid 90s, demand for the funky stuff from collectors and ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Epic, Late 60s/1970s. Near Mint- ... $5.99
A great collection from the early 80s – featuring rare CBS/Epic soul cuts from Essence, Jackie Moore, Gwen McCrae, Bill Coday, Brenda & The Tabulations, Soul Children, Betty LaVette, and The Vibrations! (Soul, Funky Compilations) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a large name in marker and some pen. Labels have some pen.)
Legacy, Late 60s/1970s/Early 80s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Fab Philadelphia soul on 4 CDs – a massive package of work that really serves up the best from the legendary empire of Gamble & Huff, plus a host of other great Philly numbers too! The package is a great look at the full spectrum of sound in Philly during the 70s – not just the key ... read more CD
(Out of print. The whole set is in great shape – even includes the original backing card!)
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Love You Save – American Soul Music 1955 to 1972 ... LP Cairo, Late 50s/1960s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... Just Sold Out!
A great little set of rare soul music – served up by the Cairo imprint of Mississippi Records – and done with a very similar approach to their other reissues of folk, blues, and world music! The set focuses in on rootsier sounds, especially from the 60s – with lots of deep soul ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Madlib Invazion, 2010. Used ... $14.99
Advanced Jazz from Madlib – No 8 in his sprawling, epic monthly series of 2010 – a nearly 80 minute trip into Madlib's jazz crates! This course in Advanced Jazz finds 'Lib in incomparable DJ form – a mix of material from a half century of jazz recordings peppered with a mad ... (Hip Hop, Funky Compilations) read more CD
(Out of print. Includes Medicine Show obi.)
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Malaco Deep Soul Collection – Rare & Unreleased Singles ... CD Malaco/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $13.99
A heavenly set of southern soul – a package that pulls together a wealth of rare and unreleased singles from the Malaco label – that important Jackson, Mississippi imprint that took on the deeper sounds of the 70s – after the Memphis and Muscle Shoals scenes were losing steam! ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
(Part of the Malaco Definitive Collection, The Truth Of Southern Soul Series!)
BBE (UK), 2018. New Copy 2CDs ... $16.99 19.99
Killer contemporary club from the Lumberjacks In Hell label – a European imprint, but one that owes plenty to the raw sound of the early years of American house! There's a very underground vibe going on here, and most cuts are stark, spare, and straight to the point – the best kind of ... read more CD
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Martin Freeman & Eddie Piller Present Jazz On The Corner ... CD Acid Jazz (UK), Late 50s/1960s/Early 70s. New Copy 2CD ... $18.99
There's two stylish British hipsters on the cover, but the album's filled with classic American jazz tracks – each hand-picked by Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller, and served up with plenty of soul! The work here begins in hardbop territory, and moves through 60s soul jazz and more righteous ... read more CD
Also available Martin Freeman & Eddie Piller Present Jazz On The Corner ... LP 26.99
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Martin Freeman & Eddie Piller Present Jazz On The Corner ... LP Acid Jazz (UK), Late 50s/1960s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $26.99
There's two stylish British hipsters on the cover, but the album's filled with classic American jazz tracks – each hand-picked by Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller, and served up with plenty of soul! The work here begins in hardbop territory, and moves through 60s soul jazz and more righteous ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Martin Freeman & Eddie Piller Present Jazz On The Corner ... CD 18.99
PTG (Netherlands), Early 80s. New Copy ... $13.99
Funky club from the post-disco years – served up in a mix of tracks that go way past the obvious! Even at the start of this series, the Masterpiece folks were giving us something fresh and different – and all these many volumes later, they're digging deeper than ever – yet also ... read more CD
PTG (Netherlands), Early 80s. New Copy ... $16.99
A masterpiece of 80s groove – a totally sweet blend of overlooked treasures and classic numbers from the left side of the clubs – all wrapped up together as a mighty nice blend! The set digs a lot deeper than some of the earlier Masterpiece volumes – it has to, given the length ... read more CD
BBE (UK), Late 70s. New Copy 3CD ... $29.99 34.99
An incredible collection – and one that fills in a crucially under-documented side of the New York dancefloor generation – the wealth of special mixes and edits that were made for that city's important DJs for their own use in clubs! The package sorts through a mountain of never-issued ... read more CD
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
Schema (Italy), 2000. New Copy 2LP ... $24.99
A fantastic collection of rare bossa material from Italy! The set's one of the best we've ever seen of this type, and it's a completely fresh batch of tunes that breaks past a lot of the other Italian compilations of recent years. Some of the artists are familiar names – like Morricone, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Metti Una Bossa A Cena ... LP 19.99
Schema (Italy), 2000. Near Mint- 2LP ... $19.99
A fantastic collection of rare bossa material from Italy! The set's one of the best we've ever seen of this type, and it's a completely fresh batch of tunes that breaks past a lot of the other Italian compilations of recent years. Some of the artists are familiar names – like Morricone, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Metti Una Bossa A Cena ... LP 24.99
BGP (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 24.99
Our favorite kind of funk is Super Funk – and this fab entry to the long-running series definitely keeps up the groove! As before, there's plenty of rare tracks here – most pulled from obscure singles of late 60s/early 70s vintage – and some even from rare studio tapes that were ... 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 ... $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: tracks listed on cover are out of order.)
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!)
Perfect Toy (Germany), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $1.99
A second turn in the Movements series on the Perfect Toy label – some of the most blazingly funky 45s you'll hear – put together by the Tobias Kirmayer of Tramp Records! Once again we're floored by how great all of this stuff sounds – some of the deepest, tightest funk material ... read more CD
Tramp (Germany), Late 50s/1960s/Early 70s. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
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 CD
Also available Movements Vol 9 – Compiled By Tobias Kirmayer (with bonus 7 inch) ... LP 24.99
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
(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 ... Just Sold Out!
Mr Bongo really goes back to its roots here – and returns to the kind of rare global gems that first made us fall in love with the label in the first place! Over 20 years ago, Mr Bongo were one of the key global forces in opening up people's ears to the sounds of funk and soul from around ... read more CD
Mr Bongo (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $10.99 11.98
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 CD
Also available Mr Bongo Record Club – Vol 2 ... LP 23.99
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
Fly By Night, Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP ... $24.99
Rare work from the Italian sound library scene – and a set that definitely lives up to the "obscure" promised by its title, by looking at a period that hasn't been as strongly covered by other reissues! Much of the work here is from the early 80s – and shows a change in ... (Sound Library, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Fly By Night, Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP ... $24.99
A great look at changing modes in the sound library scene – music from a moment when things were getting a bit more electronic – as they also were in the pop and soul mainstream! The rhythms here are often programmed, but that also gives the music a nicely varied approach – not ... (Sound Library, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Nang (UK), 2015. Used ... $4.99
NG (Italy), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $29.99
A very cool collection of disco sounds from the Naples scene of the late 70s and early 80s – maybe more the music that you'd hear in that city's clubs and nite spots, than the "bowels of Vesuvius" promised in the title! These cuts all do a great job of echoing the warmth of Studio ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Kent (UK), Mid 60s. New Copy ... $19.99 24.98
Not the usual old school R&B – but a sweet batch of cuts from a time when the music was taking on a new style in the soul generation – as older artists and younger singers moved gritty vocals into a range of great new grooves – much of which were a real precursor to the ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jazzman (UK), Late 60s/1970s/1980s. New Copy ... $14.99
A really tremendous collection of overlooked jazz from the UK scene – most of it recorded in the late 60s and 70s, at a time when the nation was really exploding with new ideas – so much so, the bigger labels weren't able to keep pace with recording during the period! Instead, it was ... read more CD
Also available New Life Vol 2 – Independent & Regional Jazz In Great Britain 1968 to 1988 ... LP 24.99
Jazzman (UK), Late 60s/1970s/1980s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99
A really tremendous collection of overlooked jazz from the UK scene – most of it recorded in the late 60s and 70s, at a time when the nation was really exploding with new ideas – so much so, the bigger labels weren't able to keep pace with recording during the period! Instead, it was ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available New Life Vol 2 – Independent & Regional Jazz In Great Britain 1968 to 1988 ... CD 14.99(Includes download!)
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New York Tracks – Downhome Blues In The City 1955 to 1964 ... CD Cee Jay, Mid 50s-Mid 60s. Used ... $1.99
23 tracks by Riff Ruffin, Bobby Long, Lee Roy Little, Wilbert Harrison, Little Danny, Roy Gaines, Hal Paige, Little Terry, and Brownie McGhee. (Blues, Funky Compilations) CD
(Out of print, CDr pressing.)
PTG (Netherlands), Early 80s. New Copy ... $16.99
Boogie, electro, and 80s groove – all sorted out nicely in this killer collection of ultra-rare cuts! As with previous volumes, this edition of Nighttime Lovers shows a side of the 80s that hardly got any play at the time – the more underground work by lesser-known artists, much of ... read more CD
Big Beat (UK), Late 60s. New Copy Gatefold ... $22.99 24.99
Mad sounds from the late 60s world of Japanese pop – a mindblowing, ear-opening batch of singles we never would have gotten our hands on otherwise! The music here feels like sounds coming out of some backroom jukebox in a Nikkatsu "new action" film – or maybe the kind of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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No 1 Rare Groove Hits – The Greatest Rare Groove Collection From The 70s & 80s ... CD X Media, 1970s/1980s. Used 2CDs ... $3.99
2 CD's of classics from The JB's, Bobby Byrd, Lyn Collins, Myra Barnes, Maceo, Bionic Boogie, LA Boppers, Tata Vega, Alton McClain, Menage A Trois, The Gap Band, Cameo and more! (Soul, Funky Compilations) CD
(Out of print.)
Kent (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $12.99 18.99
Some folks might associate Philadelphia soul with the famous Gamble & Huff productions of the 70s disco years – but the city was already overflowing with great music in the years before Philadelphia International – as you'll hear in this totally groovy set! Philly was making as ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Shanachie, 2002. Used ... $4.99
Soul Jazz (UK), 1970s. Used 2CDs ... $18.99
Oy! This much-hailed collection of New York Latin crossover stuff from the seventies is worth all the fuss that everyone's making over it! Two discs worth of great stuff from some of the best talents on the NY Latin scene, including Ocho, Eddie Palmieri, Joe Bataan, and Harlem River Drive. Soul ... (Latin, Funky Compilations) read more CD
(Out of print. In original slipcover, with big booklet too. Slipcover has two small tears from old stickers.)
Kent (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $12.99 18.99
A classic compilation gets upgraded in a mighty nice way – as a huge tribute to the many years of soul and funk we've gotten from the Ace/Kent label in London! Back at the start of the 80s, the company was one of the first to properly repress rare American soul, and do it the right way ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
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Original Raw Soul ... CD Instinct/Soulciety, 1996. Used ... $7.99
Nice batch of funky tracks that are supposed to be lost 70's sides from the obscure Hotpie & Candy label – but which are really new tracks cut with a classic sound (ala Desco Records' stuff). The origin of the material's hardly important, though, because the set grooves as well as most ... read more CD
(Out of print, small cutout hole through case.)
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Osunlade – Re-Offering ... CD R2 (UK), 2005. Used ... $10.99
We love Osunlade's work so much, we're more than happy to get whatever offering he throws our way – but we've gotta say that this batch is especially nice, and easily tops any other collections of his work! The bulk of the material here is pulled from Osunlade's singles, side projects, and ... read more CD
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!)
Soundway (UK), Late 60s/1970s. Used ... $16.99
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 CD
Also available Panama! Vol 2 – Latin Sounds, Cumbia Tropical & Calypso Funk On The Isthmus 1967 to 1977 ... LP 28.99( Out of print.)
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
Also available Panama! Vol 2 – Latin Sounds, Cumbia Tropical & Calypso Funk On The Isthmus 1967 to 1977 ... CD 16.99
Rush Hour (Netherlands), Late 80s. New Copy ... $9.99
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 CD
Also available Pantsula – The Rise Of Electronic Dance Music In South Africa 1988 to 1990 ... LP 14.99