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!
CDs (163) new/used, Vinyl (140) new/used, LPs (138) new/used, 12-inch (1 used), 7-inch (1 new), All (303)
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P&P/Octave (Japan), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2CD ... $29.99
An amazing collection of grooves – all pulled from the legendary P&P Records family of labels from the New York underground – hand-selected by Japanese DJ/collectors Ken Hidaka and Frankie Valentine! If you don't know the P&P groove, this is a great place to start – as ... read more CD
(Part of the "Ultimate 80s NYC Street Sounds" series!)
Light In The Attic, Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Warm, soulful sounds from a crucial time in the Japanese music scene – a 70s moment when the nation was finding a special groove of its own – but one that also drew heavily from American soul and jazz as well! It's no secret that the Japanese have always had a great love of American ... read more CD
Ace (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $12.99 18.99
A totally fresh take on French sounds of the late 60s – served up here with a sound that's as revolutionary as the image on the cover! This isn't the dreamy strings of familiar Paris in the Spring – but instead, the sound of change that happened in and around 1968 – as a whole ... read more CD
Also available Paris In The Spring – Presented By Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs ... LP 29.99
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Paris In The Spring – Presented By Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs ... LP 
Ace (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $29.99 34.99
A totally fresh take on French sounds of the late 60s – served up here with a sound that's as revolutionary as the image on the cover! This isn't the dreamy strings of familiar Paris in the Spring – but instead, the sound of change that happened in and around 1968 – as a whole ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Paris In The Spring – Presented By Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs ... CD 12.99
Gila (Indonesia), Late 70s. New Copy ... $24.99
A fantastic flurry of funk from 70s Southeast Asia – music that's quite different than some of the Thai or Cambodian pop that's been oft-compiled in recent years – and which has a definite strong tie to American soul of the time, especially music from the world of cop, crime, and ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Gila (Indonesia), Late 70s. New Copy ... $18.99
A fantastic flurry of funk from 70s Southeast Asia – music that's quite different than some of the Thai or Cambodian pop that's been oft-compiled in recent years – and which has a definite strong tie to American soul of the time, especially music from the world of cop, crime, and ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Gila (Indonesia), Late 70s. New Copy ... $18.99
A fantastic flurry of funk from 70s Southeast Asia – music that's quite different than some of the Thai or Cambodian pop that's been oft-compiled in recent years – and which has a definite strong tie to American soul of the time, especially music from the world of cop, crime, and ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Philadelphia International/Streetsounds, 1970s/1980s. Used ... $6.99
10 songs from the O Jays, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Archie Bell & the Drells, the Intruders & MFSB. (Soul, Funky Compilations) CD
(Out of print.)
Philadelphia International/Streetsounds, 1970s/1980s. Used ... $6.99
Music from Billy Paul, the Jones Girls, Bunny Sigler, Anthony White, Dee Dee Sharp Gamble, Jerry Butler, Silk & the Futures. (Soul, Funky Compilations) CD
(Out of print.)
Philadelphia International/Streetsounds, 1970s/1980s. Used ... $6.99
10 songs from the Stylistics, Dexter Wansel , Teddy Pendergrass, Leon Huff, Patti LaBelle, the Jones Girls & Archie Bell & the Drells. (Soul, Funky Compilations) CD
(Out of print.)
Philadelphia International/Streetsounds, 1970s/1980s. Used ... $6.99
10 songs from the Stylistics, Dexter Wansel, Teddy Pendergrass, MFSB, Jean Carn, the O Jays, Dee Dee Sharp. Patti LaBelle, Lou Rawls & Billy paul. (Soul, Funky Compilations) CD
(Out of print.)
Philadelphia International/Streetsounds, 1970s/1980s. Used ... $6.99
10 songs from Teddy Pendergrass, Jean Carn, MFSB, Patti LaBelle, Lou Rawls & the Stylistics. (Soul, Funky Compilations) CD
(Out of print.)
Trio (Japan), 1970s. New Copy ... $24.99
A fantastic trip through the catalog of Trio Records – one of the coolest Japanese jazz labels of the 70s – and a company who not only gave growing local talent the chance to really spread their wings, but who also cut some great rare sessions by American artists too! The set here is ... read more CD
Planet Funk, Late 60s/Early 70s. Near Mint- ... $19.99
Not much of a cover – but a really great collection of grooves – of the sort that really takes us back to the first few home grown funky 45 compilations of the 90s! The set really goes for the best of the classic early funk 45 sound – tracks with hard drums, sharp riffing guitars ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Cache Cache (UK), Early 80s. New Copy ... $22.99
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
Crippled Dick (Germany), 2001. Used ... $1.99
If only TV was this groovy! The set features 7 tracks lifted from Crippled Dick's Popshopping collection of groovy 60s and 70s commercials – remixed by a hip set of producers who really understand the best part of the original tracks. The whole thing's a great blend of older retro sounds ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Tramp (Germany), 1970s. New Copy ... $9.99
Fantastic sounds from this always-great series – one that's always got an unassuming title, but which always turns us onto a great range of songs we've never heard before! As with previous volumes, the approach here is really unique – not really spiritual jazz, or righteous soul – ... read more CD
Also available Praise Poems 6 – A Journey Into Deep Soulful Jazz & Funk From The 1970s (with bonus download) ... LP 19.99
Tramp (Germany), 1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99
Fantastic sounds from this always-great series – one that's always got an unassuming title, but which always turns us onto a great range of songs we've never heard before! As with previous volumes, the approach here is really unique – not really spiritual jazz, or righteous soul – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Praise Poems 6 – A Journey Into Deep Soulful Jazz & Funk From The 1970s ... CD 9.99(Includes download!)
BBE (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP ... $24.99 27.99
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
Hip-O, Late 40s/Early 50s. Used 3CD ... $34.99
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(Out of print.)
Ru-Jac/Omnivore, Late 60s. New Copy ... $9.99 16.99
The Ru-Jac label is really on fire here – taking off with some sweet female soul singers, as you might guess from the image on the cover – in modes that mix their deep soul core with some nice jazzy touches too! Two big artists grab the first half of the collection here – Kitty ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Ru-Jac/Omnivore, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $9.99 16.99
Baltimore's legendary Ru-Jac Records label at the end of the 60s – coming to terms with some of the bigger changes in soul music, which means that they're adding a bit more funk to the mix! As with all the previous volumes in this excellent series, the scope of sounds and knowledge here is ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
BBE (UK), 1970s. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
Rare grooves galore – served up by Chicago DJ Sadar Bahar, with just the right kind of depth we'd expect! The set's one of the funkiest in years from the BBE label – and bristles with great energy ritht from the start – loads of obscure uptempo funky cuts that almost hit a disco ... read more CD
Ubiquity, 2004. Used ... $7.99
The first-ever official mix by Greyboy – and it's a killer! The set brings together Greyboy's years of funk collecting and work on the turntables in clubs around the world – and features a blistering array of older singles, mixed up together with lots of cuts, scratches, edits, and ... read more CD
Because (France), Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $24.99
The last in a legendary series inspired by the inventive approach the Wu-Tang Clan brought to the world of hip hop samples – that great sense of sound that had them going for tunes that had way more to offer than just a funky drum break! Instead, these classic soul tracks are overflowing ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Features a bonus CD of the entire album!)
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Shaolin Soul Episodes 1, 2, & 3 (3CD set) ... CD Because/Import (Germany), Early 70s. New Copy 3CD ... $20.99
A special 3CD collection – one that brings together the first three volumes of Shaolin Soul – a great series inspired by the inventive approach the Wu-Tang Clan brought to the world of hip hop samples – that great sense of sound that had them going for tunes that had way more to ... read more CD
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Sister Funk 2 – The Sound Of The Unknown Soul Sisters – Compiled By Ian Wright (UK pressing) ... CD Jazzman (UK), 1960s/1970s. Used ... $19.99
A second great serving of all-female funk – and a collection that's arguably better than the now-legendary first volume in the series! Ian Wright's definitely outdone himself here – and the selection of work here is really really wonderful – with hardly any familiar names at all, ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Honest Jons (UK), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
The rebirth of the Afro-Cuban groove on the New York scene of the 70s – great recordings in the "new traditionalist" sound of the time! After the boom of the Latin Soul sound of the late 60s, and the rise of salsa in the early 70s, there was also a "back to basics" ... (Latin, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
EMI, 1960s/1970s/1980s/1990s. Used ... $1.99
Includes 16 tracks by The Pretenders, Hollies, Reflections, Terence Trent D'Arby, Earth Wind & Fire, Maxi Priest, Bill Withers, Todd Rundgren, The Chantels, and more! CD
(Promotional CDr release from EMI Music Publishing.)
Expansion (UK), Mid 70s. Sealed ... $11.99
A huge festival of 70s soul – not the big hits of the time, but a wealth of underground gemes that show us there's still plenty to discover in that magical decade! The artists here are all big, but the tunes are sometimes more obscure – lesser-known gems from familiar names – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Dome/Soul Lounge (UK), 2017. New Copy 3 CDs ... $13.99
A fantastic set of contemporary soul tracks – music from both sides of the Atlantic, served up in a well-priced collection that brings together the best of the British and American underground soul scenes! A good deal of the work here is from the catalog of the Dome label in the past decade ... (Neo Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99
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
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $16.99 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 29.99
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 3LP ... $29.99 31.99
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 16.99(Includes download!)
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Soul On The Real Side #10 ... CD Outta Sight (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $14.99
A fantastic collection of vintage soul – really well-chosen tracks that go way past the hits, to uncover some great lost moments from singers both famous and obscure! We've loved all the other entries in this series, but this one may well be one of our favorites – as it's full of ... read more CD
Outta Sight (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Killer soul from the end of the 60s and start of the 70s – all of it definitely on the real side promised by the title – with hardly a hit in the mix at all! The work here is nicely underground, but never rough and raw – instead, these great little sweet songs that always have a ... read more CD
Expansion (UK), 2018. New Copy ... $14.99
A sublime entry in this always-great series – a selection of cuts that are mostly contemporary, but which bubble with a classic soul vibe all the way through! And by "classic", we mean the sound of the early years of modern soul – those late 70s/early 80s groovers from the ... read more CD
Goldmine (UK), 1970s/1996. Near Mint- ... $24.99
More incredible rare funk tracks of the Keb Darge or Luv N Haight variety! 19 tracks, including "The Gigolo" by Gene Anderson, "Boogie Man" by Rufus Jones, "Soul Chills" by Dede Soul & The Spidels, "Life Is Like a Puzzle" by The Village Soul Choir, " ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Soundbwoy, 2000. Near Mint- ... $19.99
The third solid volume in this series of dirty, funky Jamaican breaks, beats and riddims! Like the first two, there's a handful of tracks that may be familiar to you from hip hop and dancehall samples, and some that are just stone funky jammies on their own, plus crazy Dee Jay shouts and bonus ... (Reggae, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
BGP (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 24.99
Heavy heavy funk from the Louisiana scene of the late 60s and 1970s – and a great collection that really gets past the dominance of the New Orleans sound! The set moves way past the Crescent City to uncover a wealth of great bits recorded in smaller studios located in Shreveport, Lake ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Southern Funkin' – Louisiana Funk & Soul 1967 to 1979 ... LP BGP (UK), Late 60s/1970s. Near Mint- 2LP ... Just Sold Out!
Heavy heavy funk from the Louisiana scene of the late 60s and 1970s – and a great collection that really gets past the dominance of the New Orleans sound! The set moves way past the Crescent City to uncover a wealth of great bits recorded in smaller studios located in Shreveport, Lake ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Southern Funkin' – Louisiana Funk & Soul 1967 to 1979 ... LP 19.99
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Southern Groove – Hotlanta, Aware, & Clintone Funk & Soul – Masterful & Obscure 1970s Funk & Soul From Georgia & Alabama ... CD BGP (UK), 1970s. New Copy ... $12.99 18.98
Funky soul from one of the less-discovered scenes in the south – the hotbed of small labels that were making some mighty great grooves in Atlanta during the 70s! The Peachtree city isn't nearly as well-cited as a soul music source in comparison to places like Memphis, Muscle Shoals, and even ... read more CD
Expansion (UK), 1970s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A tremendous follow up to the first Spirit Of Philadelphia collection – released many years after that seminal set, and with an even farther-reaching selection of music! The first Spirit set focused on the best mellow and midtempo soul efforts of the Philly International label – but ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Jazzman (UK), 1960s/1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $23.99 24.99
The sound of spiritual jazz from the European underground of the 60s and 70s – a really rich music-making scene that's every bit as impressive as the one going on in the US – as you'll hear from this amazing set of tracks! As with the first volume in the series, the collection is ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Spiritual Jazz 9 – Blue Notes – Modal, Esoteric & Deep Jazz From The Vaults Of Blue Note Records 1962 to 1976 ... CD Blue Note/Jazzman (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2CD ... $18.99
A great look at a sometimes-forgotten side of the legendary Blue Note Records label – the company's strong wave of spiritual jazz material recorded during the 60s and early 70s – extremely fine music that's often eclipsed next to the company's better-known hardbop and funky jazz! As ... read more CD
Also available Spiritual Jazz 9 – Blue Notes – Part 1 – Modal, Esoteric & Deep Jazz From The Vaults Of Blue Note Records 1962 to 1976 ... LP 24.99
Jazzman (UK), 1960s/1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99 28.98
A great look at a sometimes-forgotten side of the legendary Blue Note Records label – the company's strong wave of spiritual jazz material recorded during the 60s and early 70s – extremely fine music that's often eclipsed next to the company's better-known hardbop and funky jazz! As ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Spiritual Jazz 9 – Blue Notes – Modal, Esoteric & Deep Jazz From The Vaults Of Blue Note Records 1962 to 1976 ... CD 18.99
Jazzman (UK), 1960s/1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99 28.98
A great look at a sometimes-forgotten side of the legendary Blue Note Records label – the company's strong wave of spiritual jazz material recorded during the 60s and early 70s – extremely fine music that's often eclipsed next to the company's better-known hardbop and funky jazz! As ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Ace/Spring (UK), Early 70s. New Copy (pic cover)... $7.99 14.99
Great tracks from the Spring Records label of the 70s – two of which appear here on vinyl for the first time ever! Spring was based in New York, but did a great job of bringing deeper soul singers into the big city groove – with a result that gave Spring both a strong ear for mellow ... (Funky 45's, Funky Compilations) read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
Stax/Craft, 1968. New Copy 5CD ... $62.99 69.99
1968 was the world of revolution around the world – and to our music-trained ears, one of the greatest revolutions occurred at the legendary Stax Records! Before that year, the label had been working with Atlantic Records – who totally screwed them, and took away all their catalog ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Stax, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99 29.99
Stax Does The Beatles – and they do a pretty nice job of it too! The collection's a much better one than you might expect from the title and cover – as the grooves here are all pretty darn soulful, and not just simple copycat modes of hits by the Fab Four – but even more ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(First time on vinyl!)
BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Funky genius from the legendary Stax studios! During the 60s, Stax was well known for their work in the soul music field – turning out hit singles by the likes of Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, and others – but after 1968, when the label finished their deal with Atlantic, they really ... read more CD
Also available Stax Of Funk – The Funky Truth ... LP 19.99
BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 22.99
Funky genius from the legendary Stax studios! During the 60s, Stax was well known for their work in the soul music field – turning out hit singles by the likes of Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, and others – but after 1968, when the label finished their deal with Atlantic, they really ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Stax Of Funk – The Funky Truth ... CD 11.99
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
Stax/Craft, New Copy 6CD ... $59.99 79.99
An incredible package – and one that goes way farther, and way deeper than any of the previous volumes of Stax/Volt Records singles! This 4th volume is kind of a correction/addition to territory covered by the previous three – as CDs 1 to 3 of the collection go back to bring together ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
BBE (UK), 1970s. New Copy 3LP ... $24.99 27.99
One of the hippest collections on BBE we've heard in years – a really underground batch of breaks that features fantastically rare tracks in a variety of different genres! The set beautifully shows just how far the funky scene has come in recent years – because many of these cuts are ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BBE (UK), 1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $24.99 28.98
A fantastic funky follow-up to the first Mr Thing compilation from BBE – and a set that's equally filled with rare and soulful grooves! If we didn't know better, we'd swear he went into our crates and pilfered our own record collections – because the package contains plenty of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BBE (UK), 1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99 28.99
One of the coolest, hippest collections you could ever hope to find – not just the usual mix of vintage soul or obvious jazz tracks, but a wealth of wonderful work we never would have discovered otherwise! Mr Thing digs even deeper for this third volume than the previous two – working ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BBE (UK), 1970s/1980s. Used 3CDs ... $29.99
Excellent stuff! This 3CD-only set features 1 full disc of funky classics from BBE's Strange Games & Things series, all mixed together by DJ Spinna, plus 2 more discs that feature the songs in unmixed versions! The whole thing's a beautiful batch of funky and jazzy cuts that have been sampled ... read more CD
(Out of print. Outer case and sleeves have light wear.)
Rhino, Late 70s/Early 80s. Used ... $6.99
(Soul, Funky Compilations) CD
(Out of print and still in the original lenticular case – watch the lowrider bounce! Please note that the booklet and tray card are wavy from moisture.)
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
Studio One/Soul Jazz (UK), Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $19.99 29.99
Deep deep sounds from a time when the Jamaican scene was taking off with a new sense of pride and power – not just the roots reggae elements that were hitting big on the global circuit, but also a much richer sense of politics and social action! The work here represents a strong change for ... (Reggae, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Studio One/Soul Jazz (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $26.99 29.99
A fantastic collection of righteous work from the 70s years of Studio One – tracks from a time when the label was giving voice to some of the deeper cultural strands of Jamaican music, including a fair bit of Rastafarian-inspired material – presented here by both bigger names at the ... (Reggae, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Soul Jazz/Studio One (UK), 1960s/1970s. Very Good+ 2LP ... $24.99
Another great Studio One collection from the folks at Soul Jazz, this time highlighting the DeeJays! While heavyweights like Big Youth & U Roy never voiced tracks for the groundbreaking label, there's no shortage of first class toasting on this selection, and it's Studio One, so you know the ... (Reggae, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 60s. New Copy ... $12.99 22.99
Pure gold from the earliest years of the Studio One label – great tracks that really sum up the special sort of genius that the label helped allow! As you might guess from the "freedom sounds" in the title, the late 60s marked a new period of independent action in Jamaica – a ... (Reggae, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Also available Studio One Freedom Sounds – Studio One In The 60s ... LP 26.99
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 60s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $26.99 29.99
Pure gold from the earliest years of the Studio One label – great tracks that really sum up the special sort of genius that the label helped allow! As you might guess from the "freedom sounds" in the title, the late 60s marked a new period of independent action in Jamaica – a ... (Reggae, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Studio One Freedom Sounds – Studio One In The 60s ... CD 12.99
BGP (UK), New Copy 2 LPs ... $22.99 24.98
A damn classic entry in the Super Breaks series from BGP – one that's filled with crucial sample cuts from the old school – some really wonderful funky nuggets, brought together here as a great reminder of the tracks that first got us digging back in the day! There's less of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BGP/Ace (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
More funky breaks than Evel Knevel after the Snake River Canyon jump! The groove hounds at BGP records were set loose on the Ace catalog – which includes holdings from Atlantic, Stax, Volt, Westbound, and other funky classic labels – and they managed to come up with a killer batch of ... read more CD
Also available Super Breaks 3 – Essential Funk, Soul & Jazz Samples and Breakbeats ... LP 19.99
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Super Breaks 3 – Essential Funk, Soul & Jazz Samples and Breakbeats ... LP BGP/Ace (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 22.99
More funky breaks than Evel Knevel after the Snake River Canyon jump! The groove hounds at BGP records were set loose on the Ace catalog – which includes holdings from Atlantic, Stax, Volt, Westbound, and other funky classic labels – and they managed to come up with a killer batch of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Super Breaks 3 – Essential Funk, Soul & Jazz Samples and Breakbeats ... CD 11.99
BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 22.99
One of the best-ever compilations of funky work from BGP Records – and even better than their other Super Breaks sets! This one features some totally rare killers – not only from hard-to-find funky 45s, but also from obscure studio tapes that have never been properly issued! The set's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 24.99
Rare funk from deep in the crates – and deep in the vaults, too – given that some of the tracks are issued here for the first time ever! The collection's a stunner from the folks at Ace Records – a label who've already been digging through the catalogs of rare soul labels for ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Cultures Of Soul, Late 70s/1980s. New Copy ... $14.99 15.98
A surprisingly strong collection of reggae recorded in Boston during the 80s – or maybe not that surprising at all, given that the city had a growing Caribbean population, and a very strong college audience for the music! Still, the package is a huge discovery – strong quality work ... (Reggae, Funky Compilations) read more CD
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Technicolor Paradise – Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Delights (3CD set) ... CD Numero, Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy 3CD ... $26.99 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
Kent (UK), Late 60s. New Copy ... $12.99 18.98
There have been lots of Lowrider soul compilations on the market over the years – documenting the great of of mellow cuts on the LA scene of the 60s – particularly the kind that could move slow, but with a heavy groove at the bottom – perfect for chilling out in the back of a car ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Ace (UK), Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $29.99 34.99
A very different picture of the British scene than you might know from the worlds of classic rock and chart hits of the early 70s – as this collection focuses on a really special sort of sound that hints at the bleaker, less satisfying sides of English life – often with a slightly ... (Rock, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Tokyo Nights – Female J-Pop Boogie Funk 1981 to 1988 ... LP Cultures Of Soul, 1980s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $23.99 27.98
A great look at the bright world of female soul in Japan during the 80s – a time when the nation was hitting some of its greatest heights of the postwar years – and was coming up with a magical musical groove to follow! While disco reigned in American clubs in the late 70s, the style ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
How Do You Are (Germany), 2019. New Copy ... $15.99
One of the coolest volumes in this always-great series – and one that's a bit different than the rest, and not just because the music is all in French! Previous editions all focused on older music from the glory days of AOR and smooth soul production – but the tracks here are all ... read more CD
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Totally Wired & Illicit Grooves – Acid Jazz – The Birth Of A Scene 1987 to 1990 ... CD Acid Jazz/BGP (UK), Late 80s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Tremendous grooves from the earliest (and best) years of the acid jazz scene – all recorded at a time when London was exploding with sounds from the 60s and 70s, and turning out some of the hippest music on the planet! Although the term "acid jazz" was soon mishandled and mis-manage ... (New Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Atlantic (Japan), Late 60s. Near Mint- ... $24.99
A very cool collection – Japanese-only, and filled with some rare moments from the Atlantic Records catalog of the 60s! Titles include "Love Have Mercy" by Mike Williams, Don't Take My Sunshine" by JP Robinson, "I Can't Live Without You" by Soul Brothers Six, "Yo ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes obi!)
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Trip To The Moon – 11 Super Groovy Soul, Rhythm N Blues, & Funk Songs About the Moon ... LP Tramp (Germany), 1960s/1970s. New Copy Gatefold ... $16.99
Turns out, folks were going to the moon long before Neil Armstrong took his giant step for mankind – spinning out into space with rare singles like these – all great moon-themed numbers that rocket into space with solid fuel of their own! The set's got this fantastic mix of styles ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Trip To The Moon – 13 Super Groovy Soul, Rhythm N Blues, & Funk Songs About the Moon ... CD 14.99
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Trip To The Moon – 13 Super Groovy Soul, Rhythm N Blues, & Funk Songs About the Moon ... CD Tramp (Germany), 1960s/1970s. New Copy ... $14.99
Turns out, folks were going to the moon long before Neil Armstrong took his giant step for mankind – spinning out into space with rare singles like these – all great moon-themed numbers that rocket into space with solid fuel of their own! The set's got this fantastic mix of styles ... read more CD
Also available Trip To The Moon – 11 Super Groovy Soul, Rhythm N Blues, & Funk Songs About the Moon ... LP 16.99
Cultures Of Soul, Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $5.99 15.98
The sound of disco left no corner of the world untouched in the late 70s – and the hipper side of the dancefloor mode had an especially strong impact down in the Caribbean! Of course, that's maybe not as much of a surprise – when you consider how much back/forth action was going on ... read more CD
Twisted Nerve (UK), 1990s/2000s. Used ... $2.99
A brilliant encapsulation of the modern psych, freak folk, tripped out indie pop, and all around uncategorizable grooves of the Twisted Nerve label – a 10th anniversary celebration – doubling as both a label retrospective and a fantastic, riveting mix set by DJ Andy Votel! This ... read more CD
Disco Soul Gold (UK), 2018. New Copy ... $16.99
Don't let the title fool you – as these aren't the common soul tracks you'd find on the pop charts – and instead represent a great slice of the UK underground scene – soul cuts that are tight and together, but nicely far from the mainstream! The set follows in the mode of the ... read more CD
Street Beat, 1970s/1980s. Very Good ... $9.99
Twentieth volume in this long running classic series of comps, one that we know will never go out of style, not just because the tracks are an incredible collection of funky originals and break laden numbers, but because they've inspired kids from Munich to Montana to hit the wheels of steel! This ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Cover has flaking along the spine half.)
Z Records (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99
A great entry in this really fantastic series – one that's turned us on to more rare club cuts than we can count over the years – and which still stands head and shoulders above most other collections of vintage dancefloor grooves! The tracks here are all hand-picked by Winston – ... read more CD
Also available Under The Influence Vol 7 – A Collection Of Rare Soul & Disco Compiled By Winston ... LP 31.99
Z Records (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $31.99
A great entry in this really fantastic series – one that's turned us on to more rare club cuts than we can count over the years – and which still stands head and shoulders above most other collections of vintage dancefloor grooves! The tracks here are all hand-picked by Winston – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Under The Influence Vol 7 – A Collection Of Rare Soul & Disco Compiled By Winston ... CD 16.99
Anthology, Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $22.99 24.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Octave (Japan), 1980s. New Copy ... $28.99
A very cool trip through the world of 80s hip hop – particularly the hippest tracks from labels that include Fresh, Sleeping Bag, Warlock, B-Boy, and Idlers Records – all laid out here in a non-stop mix that's almost 70 minutes long! The package pulls together classics from the mid 80s ... read more CD
Groovy Sounds, 1960s/1970s. New Copy ... $2.99 13.99
One of the cookingest funky compilations we've ever carried – a monster batch of 10 funky Hammond organ tracks, all pretty darn obscure! The set was done under the supervision of New York Funk 45 DJ Mr Fine Wine – and features a stunning batch of tunes that are all plenty darn hard to ... read more CD
Numero, 1970s. New Copy ... $18.99 22.98
The Numero Group turn their radio to yet another spot on the dial – this time around posing as a 70s AOR station, but working with their usual flair for rare and unreleased tunes! Given that the musical style is one that you're used to associating with big hits, it's great to hear music like ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Colored vinyl – in a very cool die-cut sleeve!)
Octave (Japan), Early 80s. New Copy 2CD ... $29.99
A cool collection of cuts from some of the hippest labels on the New York scene in the early 80s – the Partytime and Streewise Records imprints, both home to a whole new wave of club cuts, street soul, and other new styles! Releases on both labels often had a strong degree of electro in the ... read more CD
(Part of the "Ultimate 80s NYC Street Sounds" series!)
Soul Brother (UK), 1970s/Early 80s. Sealed 2LP ... $13.99
A fantastic collection of mellow 70s soul – one that's even better than you might guess from the cover or title! The tracks here are all pretty rare – hence the "wants list" title – but even more than that, they're a spectacular example of the best sort of sophisticated ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Brownswood (UK), 2018. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $18.99 19.98
London is exploding again with fantastic music – and this time around, it's the city's jazz underground that comes forward to remind us what a unique musical crossroads the city can be! The work here represents an incredible new scene that's pushing boundaries all over again – not the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Polskie Nagrania (Poland), 1970s. Sealed ... $14.99
Respect flows both ways here – not just respect for the Polish jazz scene that made some great music during the Communist years, but also respect for the global artists who inspired them – as you'll see in the setup of the collection! Most tunes here are covers – but they're done ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 22.99
The title's almost redundant – as the words "Westbound" and "Funk" mean virtually the same thing! From the late 60s through the mid 70s, Westbound was one of the key record labels in the sound of raw heavy funk – working with hit groups like Funkadelic and the Ohio ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Ace/Westbound (UK), Early 70s. New Copy ... $12.99 18.99
Deep deep funk from the legendary Westbound label – the important early home to Ohio Players and Funkadelic, but also host to some other great funky groups too! In keeping with the name, the cuts here focus on the kind of Westbound tracks that have great drum breaks in their groove – ... read more CD
BBE (UK), 1970s/2016. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99 28.99
An incredible collection of Stevie Wonder cover versions – different versions of familiar tunes, but ones that really manage to sparkle with all the righteous soul of the Stevie himself! It's been over a decade since DJ Spinna brought us the last version of his Wonder Of Stevie series – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Luaka Bop, Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $22.99 23.98
A really mind-bending collection of African grooves – one that digs deep into the West African scene of the early 70s – and comes up with a massive batch of tunes that really opens up our understanding of the music! The sound here isn't just 70s Afro Funk – as the tunes include a ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download card too!)
