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DCC, 1950s/1960s. Used ... $6.99
Includes material from George Shearing, Terry Snyder, Linda Lawson, Nelson Riddle, John Buzon, Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, and Jimmy Dorsey. (Vocalists, Funky Compilations) CD
(Out of print.)
Ace (UK), 2019. New Copy ... $12.99 18.99
A wild assortment of music from an equally wild source – a BBC Radio program hosted by Jarvis Cocker, presented on Sunday mornings as a way to relax and reach some sort of deeper spiritual consciousness! The show was never churchy – but maybe an attempt to find a new sort of inner ... (Rock, Funky Compilations) read more CD
3rd Coast, 1993. Used ... $4.99
Rally songs for all your favorite Chicago sports teams. CD
(Out of print.)
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My Salsoul – Disco Classics Selected & Mixed By Dimitri From Paris (Japanese version) ... CD Bethlehem/Ultra Vybe (Japan), Late 70s/Early 80s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Dimitri's the king of the French club scene – so we're happy to have him sort through the classic Salsoul disco catalog, pick out his favorite tracks, and serve them up in one extended mix! The CD features 15 cuts in all, with a good blend of favorites and more obscure numbers – and ... read more CD
(Out of print, 2014 pressing from Octave-Lab – still sealed with obi!)
Ace/Kent (UK), Mid 60s. New Copy ... $12.99 18.99
Raw soul from the 60s – not the polished sounds of Motown, or the smoother grooves of the Philly studios – but instead work by artists who might have recorded R&B during the decade before, and who still work here with a fair bit of grit in their grooves! The shift is a bit like ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Strut (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $26.99 27.99
A beautiful set of late 60s to early 70s Soweto township jive sounds – soulful, joyful and amazing numbers mostly only ever available on rare South African 45s – brought to the world at large by our friends at Strut Records! Most numbers are from the early 70s, with a couple from the ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Strut (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $23.99 24.99
Stunning sounds from South Africa – pulled together from a time when the nation's music was really coming into its own – despite the actions of a still-restrictive regime! There's a great mix of styles going on here – some rockish elements, of the Zamrock scene – some more ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes CD format of the album.)
Soul Jazz (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $32.99 36.99
A fantastic collection of lesser-known gems from the 70s scene in Nigeria – music that's a great counterpart to better-remembered Afro Funk and soul from international giants like Fela Kuti and King Sunny Ade! This set digs deep, and is a nicelly expanded version of a set that Soul Jazz ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Big Beat (UK), Late 60s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Groovy, moddish, magnificent and sunny girl pop from The Land Of The Rising Sun – pummeling drums, jumping arrangements and groovy vocals from the mid-to-late 60s Japanese scene! This is fantastic stuff, any kitch or novelty appeal you might be expecting is kind of muted by the exceptional ... read more CD
Big Beat (UK), Late 60s. New Copy Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
Groovy, moddish, magnificent and sunny girl pop from The Land Of The Rising Sun – pummeling drums, jumping arrangements and groovy vocals from the mid-to-late 60s Japanese scene! This is fantastic stuff, any kitch or novelty appeal you might be expecting is kind of muted by the exceptional ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Big Beat (UK), Late 60s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
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 CD
Outta Sight (UK), 1970s. New Copy ... $8.99 16.99
Sweet 70s grooves, and a few key contemporary cuts too – a really wonderful set that's full of overlooked modern soul gems and a great mix of mellow groovers! The package really serves up some of our favorite sounds from the 70s – tracks that are upbeat, yet never uptempo – and ... read more CD
143 Records/Reprise, 2007. Used ... $0.99
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Nu Leaf ... LP Numero, Mid 80s. New Copy ... $23.99
A really unusual idea for a compilation – but the sort that we've really come to appreciate from the folks at Numero Group! The package traces a shift in American independent jazz during the 80s – following the sorts of players who might have played spiritual jazz or rock-oriented ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cool package, too – with a cigarette pack design, right down to the tax seal over the top!)
Ace (UK), Early 70s. New Copy ... $12.99 18.99
A fantastic collection from the team of Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs – and, like the rest of their gems, a record that really helps define a genre unto itself! This time around, the vibe is England at the dawn of the 70s – waking up to the realization that the changes of the 60s maybe ... (Rock, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Now Again, Late 90s/2000s. New Copy Gatefold ... $7.99 17.98
The long-awaited third volume Original Raw Soul – a set that pulls together rare funky soul singles by the revolving roster of players led by the Whitefield Brothers – singles that ultimately became just as rare as the obscure funk 45s that inspired them! Nowadays, The Whitefield ... read more CD
P&P, Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $6.99 15.98
Patrick Adams picks the best of P&P Records – and the man definitely knows what he's doing – given that he was one of the "P's" in the label's name! The tunes here are heavy on those cool spaced-out grooves that Adams did so well – that wonderfully hip, and very ... read more CD
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Paura – A Collection Of Italian Horror Sounds From The Cam/Sugar/Decca, 1970s. New Copy ... $16.99 18.99
A totally wonderful collection of music from the glory days of the Italian soundtrack scene – one that features some classic horror themes from the 70s, and also a fair bit of never-issued material too! The creepy image on the cover will give you a good idea of what you're in for here – ... (Soundtracks, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Also available Paura – A Collection Of Italian Horror Sounds From The Cam/
Sonar Kollektiv (Germany), Late 70s/1980s/Early 90s. New Copy ... $26.99 32.99
A very cool little set – one that takes off from the later years of the 70s samba soul generation in Brazil, and shows some of the funky changes that took place as the years went on! Junior Santos gave us the Brazilian Disco Boogie Sounds collection on Favorite Records – and this set ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Tramp (Germany), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $19.99 22.99
A fantastic collection, and one that goes deep deep into the farther reaches of the spiritual scene in the 70s – tracks that are way more obscure than music on labels like Strata East or Impulse, and which really show an evolution of music ideas at the time! The core style is jazz, but there ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes full album download code.)
Tramp (Germany), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $19.99 22.99
A fantastic collection, and one that goes deep deep into the farther reaches of the spiritual scene in the 70s – tracks that are way more obscure than music on labels like Strata East or Impulse, and which really show an evolution of music ideas at the time! The core style is jazz, but there ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes full album download code.)
Blue Note (Japan), 1990s. Used ... $29.99
A compelling look at the Something Else label – put together by Japanese DJ Hiroko Otsuka! Something Else was kind of like a Japanese arm of Blue Note back in the 90s – a label that recorded some excellent contemporary material, much of which also came out here, too – usually ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Venus, 2012. Used ... $29.99
An excellent set from a somewhat surprising source – or maybe not that surprising given the strength of the Venus catalog over the years! Includes cuts by the Moffett Family Jazz Band, Eric Alexander, Paul Bley, Walter Bishop, Phil Woods, Dewey Redman, Stefano Bollani, Pharoah Sanders, Eddie ... (Jazz, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Cache Cache (UK), Early 80s. New Copy ... $22.99 26.99
One of the most groove-heavy collections we've ever heard from the team of Andy Votel and Doug Shipton – a set that's got a lot warmer vibe than you might expect from the styles mentioned in the title! Most of the cuts here have a sweet post-disco sort of approach – lean ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Cache Cache (UK), Early 80s. New Copy ... $22.99 26.99
Forget the darker sounds of the cold wave generation – and fall in love with the groovier, funkier style of these electronic gems from the post-punk years! The music here is as heavy on keyboards and electronics as the first volume in the series – and the tunes sometimes have vocals, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Tramp (Germany), 1970s. New Copy ... $14.99 18.99
Funky folk, jazzy soul, and lots more righteous sounds from the 70s – all served up here in a massive fourth volume of this wonderful series! Praise Poems virtually defines a genre unto itself – music that's between spaces, scenes, and styles – and which borrows from the best ... read more CD
Tramp (Germany), 1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $22.99 26.99
A record with a sound that's much richer than you'd expect from the cover – not the spare, stark image on the front – but a wonderfully deep array of sounds from the more spiritual side of the jazz spectrum! As with previous volumes, the collection of tunes here is amazing – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Tramp (Germany), 1970s. New Copy ... $14.99
This series keeps blowing us away with each new entry – taking us into musical territory that's completely its own, in a way that few other compilations have ever done! The cover is a bit misleading, as the territory here is the farther reaches of hip soul and groovy jazz in the 70s – ... read more CD
Warner/Parlophone (France), Early 70s. New Copy ... $23.99
A really cool entry in this ultra-hip series – a volume that moves a bit more into the 70s than previous ones, but still hangs onto all the wonderfully wild touches that makes the music so great! As you'd guess by the "psyche" in the title, there's certainly some psychedelic ... (French, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Numero, Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 4 LPs ... $79.99 84.98
The amazing prequel to the big wave of funk and soul that exploded from the Minneapolis scene at the end of the 70s – early sounds that really point the way towards later grooves from folks like Prince, Alexander O'Neal, Andre Cymone, and the team of Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis! The massive ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Roundtable (Australia), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $39.99
A stunning discovery of Australian jazz in the 70s – and a long-overdue look at the deeper currents of that nation's overlooked scene! Aussie jazz is always pretty darn fantastic – inspired by the hippest American and European styles, but often something very much of its own – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
King/Vampi Soul (Spain), 1950s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $9.99 18.99
A deep deep dig into the vaults of King/Federal Records – initial home to James Brown and a host of other R&B acts in the 50s – lots of whom are featured here! The collection includes many tracks never reissued before – all hand-picked by vintage 45 expert Mr Fine Wine, and ... read more CD
Vampi Soul (Spain), 1950s/Early 60s. New Copy 2LP & bonus 7 inch ... $43.99
Killer work from one of our favorite labels of all time – the mighty King Records, home to some of the best R&B material of the 50s, and some of the best cuts of the early soul years! Apart from the label's great fame and big hits, they also recorded countless other singles that barely ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes bonus 45 – with tracks by Kenny Marty and Lulu Reed!)
Comet (France), 1999. Very Good 2LP ... $19.99
Groovy 2LP set that combines new and old Afro Grooves (in the tradition of Africa Funk!) – with many rare titles by African artists recorded in France that you'll be hard pressed to find elsewhere! Includes "Afro-Disco Beat" by Fela's drummer Tony Allen, "Racubah!" by the ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear. Vinyl has a few light clicks.)
BBE (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2CD ... $9.99 18.99
Dancefloor soul, disco, boogie and otherwise club ready jams from the early 70s to mid 80s from Chicago and beyond – an excellent batch of rare grooves put together by Mr. Peabody's – a great follow up to excellent Real Sound Of Chicago compilation on BBE! As justly revered as the ... read more CD
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Real Sound Of Chicago – Underground Disco From The Windy City ... LP BBE (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP ... $26.99 34.99
The kind of record that makes us mighty proud to live in the Windy City – and a long-overdue look at the wealth of rare club, disco, and soul cuts bubbling in the Chicago underground at the end of the 70s! During the early part of the decade, the city was widely known for some super-huge ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BBE (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $9.99 19.99
Mark Grusane is the selector here, not the artist – but he's got a fantastic ear for rare grooves that almost makes his DJ work sound like a new creative projects in itself! Mark has called Chicago home for all of his life – and has spent years digging the crates in the Windy City ... read more CD
Prestige/BGP (UK), Late 50s/1960s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Really classic jazz grooves from the vaults of Prestige Records – the kind of cuts that first broke big on the London scene of the 80s, at a time when diggers were setting fire to the rare groove scene too! The cuts here are proof that some of the best work doesn't need to come from ... read more CD
BBE (UK), Mid 70s/Late 2000s/Early 2010s. New Copy 2 CDs ... $8.99 16.99
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 CD
Rojac, Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2CD ... $8.99 18.98
Funky sounds from the Harlem scene – an incredibly rich collection of work from the Rojac and Tayster labels – a set so massive, it's like finding a box of rare funky 45s and deep soul singles in the back of some old record store! The package offers up way more work than we might have ... read more CD
Also available Rojac Story – The Best Of Rojac & Tayster ... LP 18.99
Rojac, Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $18.99 19.98
Funky sounds from the Harlem scene – an incredibly rich collection of work from the Rojac and Tayster labels – a set so massive, it's like finding a box of rare funky 45s and deep soul singles in the back of some old record store! The package offers up way more work than we might have ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Rojac Story – The Best Of Rojac & Tayster ... CD 8.99
Kent (UK), Mid 60s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.98
Excellent work from an overlooked west coast soul label – LA's mighty hip Romark Records, home to a surprisingly righteous batch of work from the 60s! Most tracks here hail from the label's mid 60s heyday, but have a groove that's light years past most of their contemporaries – really ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
BBE (UK), Late 2000s/2010s. New Copy ... $9.99 18.99
An excellent collection of Neo Soul gems – the kind of standout cuts that have made the movement such an important part of modern music over the past 20 years – a continuing evolution of classic soul styles, at a level you'll never find in the chartbound mainstream! These aren't ... (Neo Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Rough Guide, Late 60s/1970s. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
Tripped-out sounds from the 60s and 70s, plus a few key contemporary cuts too – all a great way of serving up the sound of Latin music at its trippiest! New York Latin acts borrowed plenty from psychedelia early on – and the groove kept growing and changing as it made its way down the ... (Latin, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the download card.)
Cultures Of Soul, Mid 80s. New Copy ... $22.99 25.98
Excellent work from the South African scene of the 80s – music that maybe provides a pathway to the new freedom to come, thanks to a joyous, upbeat sense of spirit – one that's equally wonderful all these many years later! The cuts here are all clubby, but less in the disco mode that ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Cali Tex, 1970s. New Copy ... $8.99 17.98
Pretty darn cool stuff – and some of the rarest funky numbers you'll ever find! This great little set was put together by funky collector Josh Davis – and it's a totally fresh batch of tracks that digs through rare recordings that were cut by obscure groups working in colleges or high ... read more CD
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Sexopolis – French Erotic Retro Movies Grooves (red vinyl pressing) ... LP Cosmic Disco Machine (Italy), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $36.99
Fantastic funky cuts from the glory days of the French soundtrack scene – a moment when some of that nation's film composers were really tripping out, but in a way that's very different than American or Italian soundtrack talents of the time! If you know the funky moments in the work of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition red vinyl pressing!)
BGP (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Funky blues treasures from the late 60s & early 70s – a once-scoffed at movement from a period when aging blues stars and purist blues fans alike were hesitant to accept their beloved style modernized in a funky fashion – but the best of it stands up today as some of the coolest and ... read more CD
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Silk Road – Journey Of The Armenian Diaspora 1971 to 1982 ... CD Terrestrial Funk, 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $11.99 15.99
Armenian grooves, but done with plenty of familiar funk elements as well – including lots of sweet keyboards and some hard-driving rhythms that makes more than a few of these tracks perfect for the clubs! There's not much in the way of notes with the package, and the set is hardly ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Also available Silk Road – Journey Of The Armenian Diaspora 1971 to 1982 ... LP 20.99
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Silk Road – Journey Of The Armenian Diaspora 1971 to 1982 ... LP Terrestrial Funk, 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $20.99 24.98
Armenian grooves, but done with plenty of familiar funk elements as well – including lots of sweet keyboards and some hard-driving rhythms that makes more than a few of these tracks perfect for the clubs! There's not much in the way of notes with the package, and the set is hardly ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Silk Road – Journey Of The Armenian Diaspora 1971 to 1982 ... CD 11.99
Sleeping Bag, 1987. New Copy ... $6.99 14.98
A classic collection that pays tribute to some of the best mixers on the early 80s New York scene – key talents who helped transform the sound of the clubs through their own creative approach to reworking a tune! The vibe here is always nicely funky – post-disco grooves that bring in a ... read more CD
Stag O Lee (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. Used ... $13.99
Those slow grinders are at it again – giving us a heady helping of their "popcorn noir" genre – a style they seem to have coined themselves! The groove here is every bit as great as previous volumes – bits of jazz, R&B, and more – all served up from a host of ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
(Out of print.)
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Slow Jams – On The Jazz Tip Vol 3 ... CD Right Stuff, 1980s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Includes tracks by Phyllis Hyman, Herbie Hancock, Lee Morgan, Horace Silver, Jon Lucien, Gil Scott-Heron, Nancy Wilson, Grover Washington, Esther Phillips, and Hugh Masekela. CD
(Out of print.)
Blue Note, 1960s/1970s. Used ... $6.99
11 more groovy organ tracks from the Blue Note catalog, with a few extra rare goodies thrown in from the Pacific Jazz one as well. Some nice rare ones that don't always show up, including "Street Scene" by Larry Young, "Minor Soul" by Johnny Lytle, "Morris The Minor" ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Now Again/Soul Cal, 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy CD & Book ... $9.99
An amazing compilation – a decade in the making, and filled with wonderful grooves – most of which have never appeared on CD or LP reissues! And while the music itself is already wonderful, the package also includes an amazing 80 page book, too – a rich research project that digs ... read more CD
History Of Soul, Early 60s. New Copy 4CD ... $28.99
A pretty unique take on the rich world of 60s soul – a set that brings together tracks that are all live recordings from the time – maybe no surprise, given that soul music was one of the first genres to really explore the use of concert-based recordings – thanks to early 60s ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
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Soul Kitchen 11154 – Mixed By Muro ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1970s. Used ... $26.99
DJ Muro's got plenty cooking in his sweet Soul Kitchen – a killer batch of rare grooves from the vaults of Blue Note and Capitol Records – all mixed together in one massive, all-official collection! The set's a perfect example of why we trust Muro with grooves more than just about ... read more CD
(Out of print, sample sticker on traycard artwork.)
Strut (UK), Late 70s/1980s/Early 90s. New Copy 2LP ... $28.99 29.99
A great look at one of our favorite record labels of all time – a company that was one of the first we ever worked together with, back when we started Dusty Groove – and whose music has been a huge inspiration to us for decades! Black Fire is a really special record label from the DC ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $19.99 26.99
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 CD
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 (with bonus download) ... LP 38.99
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $38.99 42.99
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 19.99(Includes download!)
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $19.99 22.99
The hippest funky jazz from the start of the 70s – music that takes all the pride, power, triumph, and challenge of the 60s – and focuses into a bold new energy for a young generation! The work here draws equally from jazz and soul, with lots of other global influences coming into play ... read more CD
Also available Soul Of A Nation – Jazz Is The Teacher Funk Is The Preacher – Afro-Centric Jazz, Street Funk, & The Roots Of Rap In The Black Power Era 1969 to 1975 (3LP set) ... LP 39.99
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 3LP ... $39.99 44.99
The hippest funky jazz from the start of the 70s – music that takes all the pride, power, triumph, and challenge of the 60s – and focuses into a bold new energy for a young generation! The work here draws equally from jazz and soul, with lots of other global influences coming into play ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Soul Of A Nation – Jazz Is The Teacher Funk Is The Preacher – Afro-Centric Jazz, Street Funk, & The Roots Of Rap In The Black Power Era 1969 to 1975 ... CD 19.99(Includes download!)
Fania/BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $22.99 28.99
One of the hippest sets we've ever seen on Spanish Harlem – a collection that goes way past the Latin Soul hits, to dig deep in the uptown underground at the end of the 60s! The package is compiled with gems from the Fania catalog, but rally moves past the obvious – going for some of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Soul On The Real Side #12 ... CD Outta Sight (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A really fantastic selection of rare soul music from the 70s – not chart cuts that everyone knows, nor too-familiar rare groove numbers either – and instead, a wonderful selection of under-discovered gems that really lives up to the fantastic spirit of the other volumes in the series! ... read more CD
Expansion (UK), 2016. New Copy ... $8.99 16.99
A really wonderful title for this excellent little collection – as the package is overflowing with tremendous work from artists who've really held onto their soulful strengths over the years! Some of the artists are older ones, others are part of the Neo Soul underground of the past decade ... read more CD
Expansion (UK), 2015. New Copy ... $8.99 16.99
Contemporary cuts, all hand-picked by the Soul Togetherness crew – who you might know from their other excellent collections of vintage funk and soul! The music here is from the global Neo Soul underground – and reflects both the sort of cutting-edge acts showcased by Soul Togetherness ... (Neo Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
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Sound Of Champions – Be Free EP ... 12-inch Sound Of Champions, 1970s. Sealed ... Just Sold Out!
A tasty little 4 track sampler – not much for cover art, but overflowing with great little grooves! The set kicks off with Port Authority's cover of Deodato's "Super Strut" – a great version of the funky classic that puts in a bit more horns than usual, but still keeps the ... read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
Sound Of Champions, 1970s. Sealed ... $7.99
A limited EP, with four funky nuggets – "Go For Yourself" by Kenny Smith & The Loveliters, "I Can't Dance" by Jimmy James Thomas, "Running Wild" by Sunrise Movement, and "Sing A Simple Song" by King Herbert & The Knights. All tracks are edits, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Motown/Ace (UK), Early 60s. New Copy ... $14.99 19.99
A really classic collection – expanded here with lots of bonus tracks too – all to focus on the best sounds of the early years of Motown! The set's not R&B at all – but it is an important 1964 UK release of vintage Motown material – put on the overseas market after the ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Expansion (UK), 1970s/1980s/1990s/2000s. New Copy ... $8.99 16.99
A decades-spanning batch of stellar SOUL – the Sounds Of Universal Love – compiled by Fitzroy Facey and The Soul Survivors team! Soul Survivors is a UK-based magazine celebrating the best and brightest soul, funk and jazz from the 70s onward, and Facey does a terrific job here of ... read more CD
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP ... $36.99 42.99
Sun Ra was one of the first 20th Century artists to soar off in space, and George Clinton followed his lead with the Mothership in the 70s – and after that time, there was a surprisingly huge legacy of funk and soul artists who also headed for the cosmos – as you'll discover in this ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Space Funk – Afro Futurist Electro Funk In Space 1976 to 1984 (with bonus 7" single & download) ... LP 32.99
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP + 7inch Gatefold ... $32.99 36.99
Sun Ra was one of the first 20th Century artists to soar off in space, and George Clinton followed his lead with the Mothership in the 70s – and after that time, there was a surprisingly huge legacy of funk and soul artists who also headed for the cosmos – as you'll discover in this ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Space Funk – Afro Futurist Electro Funk In Space 1976 to 1984 ... LP 36.99(Limited edition of 1000 with bonus 7 inch – featuring the track "Electro-?" by Robotron 4. Includes download.)
Giaguaro/Fifth Dimension (Germany), 1970s. New Copy ... $5.99 16.99
One of the first collections to offer up the sorts of rare gems that have made Italian sound library records so worth digging for over the years – initially a 90s package, done before there was much information provided on the studios and players, and with the kind of porno cover that was ... (Sound Library, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Steeplechase/Jazzman (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $14.99
A massive collection of music from the Steeplechase label – spiritual sounds from back in the day, and a side of the label's legacy that's only gotten the right sort of appreciation in more recent years! Steeplechase was a European company, and their biggest claim to fame was recordings of ... read more CD
Impulse/Jazzman (UK), 1960s/Early 70s. New Copy 2 CDs ... $18.99
An essential look at the spiritual jazz legacy of Impulse Records – a set that's maybe a bit overdue in this series, given that Impulse first opened the door to these modes with their recordings of John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders in the 60s! For some reason, Impulse had a perfect ear for ... read more CD
Stax/BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
A mountain of funk from one of the greatest soul labels of all time! Stax is known round the world over for their soulful work – by singers like Otis Redding or Carla Thomas, and instrumental tunes by Booker T & The MGs – but the label was also quite a funky powerhouse – ... read more CD
Light In The Attic, Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP ... $28.99 31.98
A look at Memphis soul music that goes way beyond any Stax, Goldwax, or Atlantic Records collections you might own – partly because all of the tracks here are from a time in the city when all those other labels had stopped recording! Memphis is usually remembered for a 60s/early 70s stretch ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BBE (UK), 2000. Used 2 CDs ... $14.99
Excellent stuff – and possibly the best title in this already great series! Kenny Dope and Little Louie Vega put together this killer set of tracks, and the groove runs from Latin to house to funk to soul to disco and back again! Sounds like a hodge-podge effort, but the MAW team make it ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Essential, 1960s/1970s. New Copy ... $11.99 14.98
Well, they definitely got the "strange" in the title right here – as the collection is one of the oddest assortment of Holiday tunes we've ever heard – but that's also what makes us like it so much too! We love Christmas music – and while we were raised on the classics, ... (Holiday Music, Funky Compilations) read more CD
BGP (UK), Early 70s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Funk, soul and funky soul from the Bay Area – fantastic early-to-mid 70s numbers from the scene sprung from Ray Dobard's Music City Record Shops and label – numbers by Darando, Chucky Thurmon, Houston Outlaws, Kevin Burton, Benida Madison, Dry Ice, Victor Green, Love Uprisers, Soul ... read more CD
Studio One/Soul Jazz (UK), Early 70s. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99
Some of the most righteous music ever recorded at Studio One – tracks that rival the most progressive American soul music of the 70s in terms of political message and cultural empowerment! Studio One always worked at levels that drew strongly from American soul – but here, the sounds ... (Reggae, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Soul Jazz/Studio One (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $36.99 42.99
An excellent compilation that's very much in the spirit of the 100% Dynamite sets on Soul Jazz! This time, Soul Jazz dig through the vaults of the legendary Studio One catalog – some of the most important reggae and rocksteady ever recorded, virtually all of it produced under the tutelage of ... (Reggae, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Ace (UK), Late 60s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
A treasure trove of wonderful tunes – all written by the legendary southern soul team of Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham! The pair rarely entered the spotlight themselves, but contributed countless compositions that helped forge the sound of southern soul in the 60s – classic tunes that ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Numero, Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy 3CD ... $22.99 34.98
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 CD
Strut (UK), Late 80s/Early 90s. Sealed 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99
This ain't Chicago, but the sound here owes plenty to the Windy City as well – as the collection documents an amazing criss-crossing of cultural modes that occurred when early UK house musicians took the sound of the underground into the bigger British club scene! In a way, this music's a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Tickets For Doomsday – Heavy Psychedelic Funk, Soul, Ballads, & Dirges 1970 to 1975 (2021 Black Friday Release) ... LP Now Again, Early 70s. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Super-heady work from the global psychedelic underground – exactly the kind of work we've come to love from the Now Again reissue projects over the years! The label has its roots in the hip hop and funk world of parent company Stones Throw – and has used that legacy to open up an ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Cinevox (Italy), 1960s/1970s. New Copy 2CD ... $24.99 33.99
An amazing treasure for fans of Italian soundtrack music – the fresh discovery of rare material from the vaults of Cinevox Records – one of the most important Italian soundtrack labels of the 60s and 70s! All of the music here is previously unreleased – and runs from full songs ... read more CD
Cultures Of Soul, 1980s. New Copy ... $12.99 16.99
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 CD
How Do You Are, 2020. New Copy ... $14.99 15.99
A great entry in this excellent and long-running series – one that's given us some sublime mellow soul and AOR work from the late 70s onward – including some fantastic sounds from around the globe! This volume follows on that work, but goes it one further – as all the tracks here ... read more CD
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Too Slow To Disco Presents Yacht Soul – The Cover Versions ... CD How Do You Are, Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
An incredibly cool collection – one that offers up all sorts of weird and wonderful soul music covers of mainstream mellow 70s hits – new versions of the famous tunes that pull them strongly over to the world of R&B, often with results that are better than the original versions! ... read more CD
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 60s. Used ... $16.99
An amazing introduction to one of the most significant cultural movements in the latter half of the 20th Century – the groundbreaking years of Tropicalia in late 60s Brazil! The music and legacy of Tropicalia are referenced often, but hardly ever presented this well – and this package ... (Brazil, Funky Compilations) read more CD
(Includes slipcase and large booklet.)
Bouzouki Joe, Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $7.99 17.98
A full plate of funky freakout grooves from the Turkish scene – compiled one and all from 7-inch records made from the end of the 60s to the dawn of the 80s! It's a mix of psych folk, funk, more traditional buzzing strings and hypnotic melodies – pretty wonderful all the way! Turkey's ... read more CD
Street Beat, 1970s/1980s. Near Mint- ... $19.99
Essential breaks from the early years of hip hop – volume 6 in the now-legendary Ultimate Breaks series! This one has the light blue cover, and the tracks here are all great – and include "Sing A Simple Song" by Please, "2001" by Cecil Holmes & The Black Motion ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a name in marker along the opening and a small sticker at the bottom right corner. Labels have a name in marker.)
Z Records (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99
A fantastic entry in this excellent series – one that goes way past the disco and boogie promised in the title – and which includes some modern soul gems that we might never have otherwise heard! There's a sense of warmth that really links these tunes together – not too-fast ... read more CD
Buried Treasure (Germany), Late 60s/1970s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $26.99 29.99
Nearth 20 years of work from some of the more obscure sound library labels on the European scene – served up here in a blend of modes that moves between heavy funk, jazzier grooves, and some more atmospheric keyboard-heavy tracks – all of which we're not sure we've ever heard before! ... (Sound Library, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Unusual Sounds ... CD Anthology, Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
The sounds here aren't that unusual at all – and in fact, they're mostly pretty darn groovy – a superb selection of sound library funk from the glory days of the European scene – collected here together in support of the book of the same name! In case you're new to the scene ... (Sound Library, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Soul Fire, 2002. New Copy ... $6.99 14.99
A treasure trove of Soul Fire's funky 45s, both the A-sides and the flips, collected on a single CD! Soul Fire is probably the greatest funk revival label out there, with a history of limited edition 7-inch singles showcasing both under appreciated funky heroes like Lee Fields, the Detroit Sex ... read more CD
Sdban (Belgium), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2CD ... $19.99
A pretty incredible legacy of jazz from the scene in Belgium during the late 60s and early 70s – a place that never got the kind of exposure as the jazz worlds of the UK, Scandinavia, and Germany – but one that was making some really amazing work at the time! Take the "progressive& ... read more CD
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Verve Unmixed ... CD Verve, 1950s/1960s. Used ... $4.99
A great set of older tracks – at a really nice price! The package features 12 older jazz and vocal tunes that formed the basis for the slick new set Verve Remixed – the original versions of tracks on that set, offered here without any remixing, so that you can put the classics back to ... read more CD
Wah Wah (UK), 2009. Used ... $4.99
Wonderful work from the Wah Wah 45s label – an imprint that seems to get better and better all the time! The music here is really top-shelf all the way through – not just collected cuts from the label's other releases, but often tunes that are exclusive to this collection, or appearing ... read more CD
