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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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Rush Hour (Netherlands), Late 80s. New Copy 2LP ... $14.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Pantsula – The Rise Of Electronic Dance Music In South Africa 1988 to 1990 ... CD 9.99
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
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
Tava Tava Rare (Italy), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $29.99
Heavy funk from Japanese cinema – fantastic instrumental tracks that are all pulled from "pinky violence" sexploitation films at the start of the 70s! This isn't softcore porn material, as the music is often much harder-hitting overall – more like what you'd hear in crime ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Red vinyl in a white stickered sleeve.)
Sounds Of Memphis/Kent (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Rare gems from the Memphis scene of the late 60s & early 70s – Kent UK's second volume in the XL & Sounds Of Memphis Story series – tunes that are diverse, trailblazing, and definitely deserving of some late love! The purpose of the series is to celebrate many the fantastic ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Tramp (Germany), 1970s. New Copy ... $14.99
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 14.99(Includes download!)
Essential, 1980s. New Copy ... $11.99 14.98
Way more than the usual 80s grooves – as the set definitely takes the "rare" in its title seriously, and presents a huge amount of cuts that were even new to our boogie-trained ears! The set's not the usual electro soul or post-disco material – and instead, really moves ... read more CD
Acid Jazz (UK), Late 60s. New Copy ... $9.99
20 killer tracks, and a set that goes way beyond most other collections of UK mod music on the market – as this series really digs deep, and gets far past some of the overdone 60s numbers that are more in the oldies market than the true mod blend of rock and soul! The series was started ... (Rock, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Also available Rare Mod 5 – A Fifth Volume Of 60s Underground Rhythm N Blues, Psych, & Soul ... LP 22.99
Acid Jazz (UK), Late 60s. New Copy ... $22.99
20 killer tracks, and a set that goes way beyond most other collections of UK mod music on the market – as this series really digs deep, and gets far past some of the overdone 60s numbers that are more in the oldies market than the true mod blend of rock and soul! The series was started ... (Rock, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Rare Mod 5 – A Fifth Volume Of 60s Underground Rhythm N Blues, Psych, & Soul ... CD 9.99
Acid Jazz (UK), Late 60s. New Copy ... $9.99
Fantastic sounds from the swinging London scene of the 60s – rare mod music of the period, pulled from a host of rare singles and even some unreleased tapes! The quality level here is superb – these are all really well-chosen numbers that get at that perfect blend of mode that made UK ... (Rock, Funky Compilations) read more CD
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
BBE (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $16.99 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
Record Kicks (Italy), 2018. New Copy 2LP ... $24.99
An ultra-groovy record label celebrates its 15th anniversary – in a hip selection of 15 tracks that features a fair bit of previously-unreleased tracks! For over a dozen years, Record Kicks has been serving up global funk from its homebase in Milan – spanning the planet to uncover some ... (Deep Funk, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2 LPs ... $19.99 22.99
Female funk galore – and one of the greatest all-girl compilations we've ever heard! The set's a brilliant follow-up to the first Funk Soul Sisters set on BGP – but we've gotta say that we like it even better than the first, and really appreciate the wide range of unusual tunes ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
ORG, Late 60s/Early 70s. Sealed ... $24.99
A host of rare soul tracks from the Warner/Atlantic catalog – plus a few bits from related labels too! You might know some of the artists here, but the cuts themselves are nice and obscure – especially on the vinyl format, where most of these tracks were only issued as rare 45s. ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Right On Now – The Sounds Of Northern Soul (swirl colored vinyl) (2018 Record Store Day Release) ... LP 27.99(Color swirl vinyl.)
ORG, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $27.99
A host of rare soul tracks from the Warner/Atlantic catalog – plus a few bits from related labels too! You might know some of the artists here, but the cuts themselves are nice and obscure – especially on the vinyl format, where most of these tracks were only issued as rare 45s. ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Right On Now – The Sounds Of Northern Soul ... LP 24.99(Limited edition – on colored vinyl!)
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
Running Back (Germany), 1980s/1990s. New Copy 2CD ... $19.99
A special set that pays tribute to a famous underground club on the Hamburg scene of the 80s and 90s – served up here with cuts that played big on its dancefloor back in the day – in a collection that's overflowing with underground gems and rough-edged dancefloor trax! The package ... read more CD
Salsoul (UK), Early 80s. New Copy 2LP ... $26.99
A killer batch of classic Salsoul from the dawn of the 80s – leaner, tighter and more dancefloor geared club soul than the song the more string-laden and sing-a-long chorus style of the late 70s oeuvre, but way more lively than the synth-soaked and streamlined digital era boogie sound to come ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Salsoul (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. Sealed 2LP ... $24.99
There's few folks we'd trust as much as Dimitri From Paris with the Salsoul Records legacy – because while the DJ wasn't around back when these tunes were released, his own music in recent years has done a great job of turning people on to the sound of classic club! So here, the best of both ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Tramp (Germany), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $12.99
A stunning entry into one of the best Christmas collections ever – a rock-solid collection of rare Holiday funk and soul singles from back in the day – almost all of which we'd never heard before! Tramp Records are already great when it comes to normal funk reissues – but these ... (Holiday Music, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Numero, Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $13.99 17.98
Some of the heaviest cuts from the Numero Records catalog – brought together here on a cool compilation that follows the format of some of the Wu-Tang/Shaolin funk collections! The music is way more than break-oriented funk – as some of these tracks are deep soul numbers, but have this ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Because (France), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $24.99
An amazing collection of some of the original tracks that Wu-Tang has sampled over the years! No over-used Puffy beats here – and the set's a great batch of rare soul tracks nicely pulled together! The set features 21 tracks – including "Trouble, Heartaches, & Sadness" ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Features a bonus CD of the entire album!)
Because (France), Early 70s. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
It's Wu-Tang's world, and we just live in it – as we're reminded again by this great series of older funky cuts sampled by the group! As with other volumes, most of these numbers emerged at some point or another in Wu-Tang and related productions – but this set presents the full ... read more CD
Because/Import (Germany), Early 70s. New Copy 3CD ... Just Sold Out!
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
Stag O Lee (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $15.99
Slow grinders and lots lots more – a sweet set of raunchy little numbers from the years in which teen pop and rock and roll were taking over the mainstream – but still left lots of space for the creation of nasty little singles like these! As with previous volumes, the music is a mix ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Stag O Lee (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $20.99
Strange sounds from late in the night – music that might make you grind slowly with your partner – or just stand breathless, given the rapturous delights that await! As with previous volumes, the music here is a well-chosen blend from many styles – a bit of R&B, a bit of 50s ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Universal (Germany), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $21.99
Waaaaaaay more than a collection of Holiday Music – simply one of the grooviest sets we've heard in a long long time! The compilation is the 5th in the stellar Get Easy series, and it more than lives up to previous volumes with a wealth of hard to find Christmas tunes, served up in a late ... (Holiday Music, Funky Compilations) read more CD
(CD is copy-protected.)
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Sofrito – Tropical Discotheque ... LP Strut (UK), Late 70s/1980s/1990s/2000s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $28.99 29.99
The debut compilation from Hugo Mendez and the Sofrito collective on Strut – tropical dancefloor grooves from Africa, the Caribbean and South American – featuring Banda Los Hijos De La Nina Luz, Frente Cumbiero, Fair Nick Stars, Victor Uwaifo, "Dany Play", Quantic Y Su ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Son Cubano NYC – Cuban Roots New York Spices 1972 to 1982 ... LP 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
Expansion (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy ... $12.99
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
Warner, 1970s. Near Mint- ... $1.99
A late 90s vinyl promo sampler put together by Warner Brothers for some soul reissues they were putting out at that time.10 tracks in all, including Graham Central Station "Can You Handle It? (single version)", Bootsy Collins "The Pinnochio Theory (single version)", Charles ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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
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 b ... LP 26.99
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $26.99 29.99
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 18.99(Includes download!)
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 19 ... 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 19 ... CD 16.99(Includes download!)
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Soul Of Spanish Harlem – Beautiful Soul Music From The Heart Of New York's Spanish Harlem ... CD Fania/BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. Used ... $4.99
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 CD
(NOTE: booklet has some staining, waviness, and minor peeling from water damage. Pages all turn freely. Priced accordingly.)
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Soul Slabs Vol 1 ... LP Colemine, 2010s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99 29.99
A very well-titled set – given that the Colemine Records label has given us some mighty soulful slabs of wax in recent years! Although a small label, in the hinterland of Ohio, Colemine is fast rising to be one of the coolest funk labels in the world – right up there on a par with ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Expansion (UK), 2018. New Copy 2LP ... $22.99
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KPM/Vocalion (UK), 1970s. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A treasure trove of Brit sound library work – most of it from the legendary KPM 1000 Series, plus assorted bits from the Conroy label as well! The work here leans heavily towards funky jazz – those fuzzy, hard-driving tunes that always made KPM sides a key choice for action films and ... (Sound Library, Funky Compilations) read more CD
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 Soul Classics Of Malaco – Warm & Tender ... CD Malaco/Ultra Vybe (Japan), Late 70s/1980s. New Copy ... $13.99
Warm and tender sounds from the legendary Malaco Records – one of the few labels to carry the southern soul torch after Atlantic and Stax dropped the ball in the 70s! The cuts here are the cream of the crop of Malaco – and showcase their great way of pushing older deep soul modes ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
(Part of the Malaco Definitive Collection, The Truth Of Southern Soul Series!)
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
Ace (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $12.99 18.98
A great look at the changing tone on the American scene at the end of the 60s – that moment when Vietnam, social unrest, and many other problems weighed heavily on the country's consciousness – and made their presence manifest in all sorts of pop music as well! We're not talking about ... (Rock, Funky Compilations) read more CD
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
Stax/Craft, New Copy 6CD ... $71.99 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
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 ... $18.99 22.99
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 CD
Also available Studio One – Black Man's Pride 2 – Righteous Are The Sons & Daughters Of Jah ... LP 26.99
Studio One/Soul Jazz (UK), Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $26.99 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
Also available Studio One – Black Man's Pride 2 – Righteous Are The Sons & Daughters Of Jah ... CD 18.99(Includes download!)
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 60s. New Copy ... $18.99 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 18.99
Soul Jazz (UK), 1960s/1970s. New Copy ... $18.99
Unhh!! Studio One plus funk, what more need we say?! Coxsone Dodd and company get down with the get down, and in this case, that's some pretty good company, with Sound Dimension, Cedric Brooks, Jackie Mittoo, Pablove Black, Alton Ellis, Vin Gordon and a whole mess of the baddest cats in Jamaica ... (Reggae, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 60s. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99
Soulful sounds from the legendary Studio One – music from a time when the Jamaican scene was taking some strong cues from the American soul scene of the 60s, but coming up with a unique groove of their own! As proof of that fact, some of the work here is based on original American soul tunes ... (Reggae, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Also available Studio One Rocksteady 2 – The Soul Of Young Jamaica – Rocksteady, Soul, & Early Reggae At Studio One ... LP 19.99
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 60s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $19.99 29.99
Soulful sounds from the legendary Studio One – music from a time when the Jamaican scene was taking some strong cues from the American soul scene of the 60s, but coming up with a unique groove of their own! As proof of that fact, some of the work here is based on original American soul tunes ... (Reggae, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Studio One Rocksteady 2 – The Soul Of Young Jamaica – Rocksteady, Soul, & Early Reggae At Studio One ... CD 18.99
Sugar Hill/Sequel (UK), Early 80s. Used 2 CDs ... $9.99
Heavy grooves from Sugarhill Records – lots of old school hip hop cuts, plus a few clubby groovers too! The 2CD set is the last installment in this excellent look at the label – one that set a whole new standard for Sugarhill reissues – one that's sadly not been matched as much ... (Hip Hop, Funky Compilations) read more CD
(Out of print.)
K-Tel, 1973. Very Good+ ... $6.99
The second volume of this series was even better than the first, and contains more hard funky stuff, like "Jungle Fever" by Chakachas, "Doin' It to Death" by the JB's, "Theme from Cleopatra Jones" by Joe Simon, "Fencewalk" by Mandrill, and 16 other funky cuts ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 22.99
Classic breaks – all the way through – the kind of sharp funky nuggets that have had a rich new life, thanks to their use in hip hop and club tracks in recent years! This may not be the most underground stuff in the world to those out there who've been digging through crates for funk ... 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
BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 24.99
A killer batch of rare funky tunes – pulled from a host of tiny labels, and put together with a quality level that would blow away a crate full of of funky 45s! This third volume in the Super Funk series seems to dig even deeper than the first two – and it also includes few incredible ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BGP (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 24.99
One of the deepest-digging entries in the Super Funk series so far – a blistering batch of underground singles that serve up some of the roughest funk of their generation! We'll be honest in saying that we'd only heard a few of the tracks here before – and our hats are off to BGP for ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BGP (UK), 1970s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Sweet and smooth 70s soul – hand-picked with a freshness that should appeal to folks who found these sounds through the hip hop that these grooves laid the sonic groundwork for. The tracks on here aren't as beat or break-heavy as some of the material on other sample-driven collections – ... read more CD
Light In The Attic, 1970s. Near Mint- 2LP ... $43.99
Strange grooves and pulpy funk from Thailand – Volume 2 in the series – served up in a beautiful package that includes a hand-stitched bag and a download card for bonus tracks! The music here is ostensibly from the Thai scene and likely mostly from the 70s – with funky numbers ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited vinyl edition in the and stitched cloth outer sleeve, still in the plastic sleeve with hype sticker.)
Trojan, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2CD ... $11.99 19.98
Boss reggae from the early years of Trojan Records – and a fair bit of rocksteady and other grooves as well! The tracks here are all nice and raw, and showcase that hard-hitting sound that always made Trojan one of the hippest labels on the scene – an imprint directed by the London ... (Reggae, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Cultures Of Soul, 1980s. New Copy ... $14.99 16.14
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
Also available Tokyo Nights – Female J-Pop Boogie Funk 1981 to 1988 ... LP 23.99
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
Also available Tokyo Nights – Female J-Pop Boogie Funk 1981 to 1988 ... CD 14.99
How Do You Are (Germany), Late 70s/1980s. New Copy ... $15.99
This very hip series just got a whole lot hipper – thanks to the selection talents of Brazilian soul legend Ed Motta – who serves up a huge host of rare tracks from Brazil! Ed's always had a deep love of the AOR sound of the 70s – and he's not only a great soul singer on his own ... read more CD
How Do You Are (Germany), Late 70s/1980s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
This very hip series just got a whole lot hipper – thanks to the selection talents of Brazilian soul legend Ed Motta – who serves up a huge host of rare tracks from Brazil! Ed's always had a deep love of the AOR sound of the 70s – and he's not only a great soul singer on his own ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Too Slow To Disco Brasil – Compiled By Ed Motta ... CD 15.99(Includes download!)
Celluloid, 1985. Very Good+ 3LP Trifold ... $1.99
Essential grooves from Celluloid – a massive collection of African grooves, hip hop, electro, and more! LP, Vinyl record album
Trunk (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $22.99
The Britxotica sound is back in wonderful form – that fantastic postwar meeting of musical modes that happened every bit as much on the London scene as it did in the US! In fact, given the Caribbean and colonial ties of British culture, we might almost make the argument that some of these ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Soundway (UK), 1960s/Mid 70s. New Copy ... $15.99
Rare recordings from the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique in the French Caribbean – rare Afro Latin grooves from the mid 60s to the mid 70s – a fantastic compilation from the global groove compilation heroes at Soundway! The material generally has the thumping drum & ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Crimson (UK), Late 70s. New Copy 3CD ... $14.99
The 12" single was born in the 70s, and it instantly came of age in the disco generation – thanks to help from the sorts of wonderful grooves features in this set! The package is way more than just a batch of hit disco singles – as the range of material is nicely wide, and mixes ... read more CD
Crimson (UK), Mid 80s. New Copy 3CD ... $9.99
The 80s are alive and well – thanks to this massive 3CD package of 12" single mixes from that mighty decade! The set is maybe a bit more focused on pop than some of the previous volumes – some of those giant hits from the time, especially from a UK chart perspective – but ... 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, 1980s. Used ... $11.99
Finally! The first two compilations in the legendary series that broke open the crates, and let the rest of the world have easy access to classic breaks and beats put together on one CD! Each of the first two volumes in this set had 6 tracks, and almost all of them had the now well known edits ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
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Unusual Sounds ... CD Anthology, Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $10.99 11.99
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 CD
Essential, 1980s. New Copy ... $11.99 14.99
An unusual collection of work that mostly seems to feature obscure soul tracks from the 80s – titles from the farther reaches of the underground, including some lesser-known numbers by acts who broke big in other years of their career! The material is from a variety of sources – some ... read more CD
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Verve Unmixed ... CD Verve, 1950s/1960s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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
(Drill hole through barcode.)
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Verve Unmixed 2 ... CD Verve, 1950s/1960s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
The blueprint for a great set of future jazz – 14 original tunes that all got redone in the Verve Remixed 2 set! Verve has done a great job with the set – pulling together some excellent grooves from the 50s and 60s, served up at a price that's almost as cheap as a fancy cup of coffee! ... read more CD
(Out of print. Punch through barcode, case has a clear promo sticker.)
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!)
Strut, Late 70s/1980s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $28.99 29.99
A wealth of stellar Walter Gibbons mixes of underground disco, club soul and funky dancefloor gems – 12" mixes, edits, remixes that are some of the coolest disco and post disco you'll ever need – as well as an incredible portrait of the artistry of Walter Gibbons, one the most ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Salsoul (UK), Late 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $26.99
A tight double LP compilation of some of the best of the landmark DJ mixes the legendary Walter Gibbons made for Salsoul – genuinely groundbreaking body of work that helped redefine club grooves for years and years to come! Walter Gibbons had a way putting the beats and rhythm of classic ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Outta Sight (UK), Late 60s. New Copy ... $16.99
Northern Soul, but of the rare variety – the sort that have always ended up on want lists of collectors, even though they've gained some fame on soul music dancefloors around the world! The set definitely goes past the obvious – as even amidst the world of Northern tracks, there's few ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Soul Brother (UK), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $14.99
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 CD
Also available Wants List 4 – The Return Of The Soulful Rare Grooves ... LP 16.99
Soul Brother (UK), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP ... $16.99
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
Also available Wants List 4 – The Return Of The Soulful Rare Grooves ... CD 14.99
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We Got Latin Soul Vol 3 ... CD Fania/Caliente (UK), Late 60s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Great stuff all around – classic Latin Soul and boogaloo from Ricardo Ray, Ray Barretto, Joe Bataan, Mongo Santamaria, Ralfi Pagan, Bobby Valentin, and others! (Latin, Funky Compilations) CD
(Out of print.)
Polskie Nagrania (Poland), 1970s. New Copy ... $12.99
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 CD
Also available We Pay Respekt – Evergreens From Grey Reality Poland ... LP 18.99
Polskie Nagrania (Poland), 1970s. New Copy ... $18.99
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
Also available We Pay Respekt – Evergreens From Grey Reality Poland ... CD 12.99
Stag O Lee (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $22.99
A set that's jazzy, bluesy, and plenty darn groovy – one of those cool collections on the Stag O Lee label – bringing together a host of rare singles in different styles, all of which work surprisingly well together! The music here is mostly from the late 50s and start of the 60s ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 500!)
Westbound (UK), Late 70s. New Copy ... $12.99 18.99
Fantastic funky club from one of the hippest soul labels of the 70s – Detroit powerhouse Westbound Records – home to Funkadelic, The Counts, and some other very hip artists! Westbound disco isn't the same as the grooves you'd hear from Philly and New York – because the label ... read more CD
Also available Westbound Disco ... LP 19.99
Westbound Disco ... LP 13.99
Westbound (UK), Late 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 24.99
Fantastic funky club from one of the hippest soul labels of the 70s – Detroit powerhouse Westbound Records – home to Funkadelic, The Counts, and some other very hip artists! Westbound disco isn't the same as the grooves you'd hear from Philly and New York – because the label ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Westbound Disco ... CD 12.99
Westbound Disco ... LP 13.99
Westbound (UK), Late 70s. Near Mint- 2LP ... $13.99
Fantastic funky club from one of the hippest soul labels of the 70s – Detroit powerhouse Westbound Records – home to Funkadelic, The Counts, and some other very hip artists! Westbound disco isn't the same as the grooves you'd hear from Philly and New York – because the label ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Westbound Disco ... CD 12.99
Westbound Disco ... LP 19.99
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
Rhino, Late 60s/1970s. Used 4 CDs ... $49.99
One of the funkiest box sets we've ever seen – and amazingly issued by an American major label! The 4CD package is a treasure trove of funky work from a decade of Warner Brothers, Atlantic Records, and related labels – tunes pulled both from mainstream album releases and much more ... read more CD
WKQX, 1977. Near Mint- ... $2.99
Features the Brief Encounter track "Can't Quit" – plus "No Next Time" by Hunter, "Alone & On My Own" by Mesa, "Home Sweet Dancer" by Craig Williams, "Flight Of The Warrior" by Mammoth, and "She'll Make Everything Right" by The ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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World Soul Collective Vol 5 – Sweet Soul Select Artists ... CD Sweet Soul (Japan), 2016. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A killer collection of contemporary soul – put together by a Japanese label that's building a great reputation for digging out the coolest corners of the global underground! The set definitely earns the "world" in its title, as the singers here aren't just from the US scene – ... (Neo Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
