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Great music in many modes -- northern soul, deep soul, harmony soul, modern soul, and group soul -- plus disco, funk, club, electro, rare groove, and more!
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Stax, 1967. Very Good- ... $9.99
A legendary live set from the 60s all-stars of Stax Records – a performance in London in the late 60s, as the label follows Motown's lead on taking its big names overseas! The lineup is legendary, and most of the tunes are familiar by the artists, but get nice fresh versions here – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Stax/(Stereo yellow label pressing. Cover has some edge & surface wear, aging.)
Sounds Of Memphis/Kent (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Rare and previously unreleased magic from the Memphis soul scene of the late 60s & early 70s – the third release in Kent's compilation series of gems from the Sounds Of Memphis and XL labels – possibly the rarest collection to date! The numbers here have a proudly southern soul ... read more CD
BBE (UK), 1997. Used ... $11.99
For volume 2 of this great series, the folks at BBE got Jasper the Vinyl Junkie to compile a mass of grooves with a hard James Brown drumbreak sound, and a real JB's feel. Some of these are from more recent years – like "Cut Me Loose" by Push, "Tribute to JB Family" by ... (Funky Compilations, Soul) read more CD
(Artwork has some age spots.)
Doggonnit, Late 50s/Early 60s. Used ... $5.99
Includes 24 tracks from the Rodans, Climbers, Avalons, Goldentones, Jesse Belvin, Jimmy Pemberton, the Hi-Lites, Hollywood Flames, Scaletones, Angels, and more! CD
(CDr pressing.)
Doggonnit, Late 50s/Early 60s. Used ... $5.99
Includes 24 tracks from the Bluejays, Belltones, Original Red Caps, Johnny & Joe, the Quintones, Ann Ford, the Uniques, Starlites, Ascots, Eddie Williams, and the Five Royals. CD
(CDr pressing.)
Studio One/Soul Jazz (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $14.99 22.99
Maybe one of the best reggae collections the Soul Jazz label has ever given us – a really rich collection of tracks from the Studio One collection, all with female singers in the lead – a good number of which have never been reissued before! Soul Jazz has been covering the Studio One ... (Reggae, Soul) read more CD
Sun/ORG, Late 50s. Near Mint- ... $39.99
Classics from the vaults of Sun Records – not just bit rock hits, but some more obscure blues and country as well! Titles include "Bear Cat" by Rufus Thomas, "Baker Shop Boogie" by Willie Nix, "Red Velvet" by The Kirby Sisters, "Oh Red" by Howlin Wolf, ... (Rock, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited RSD issue from 2014. Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
Sun/ORG, Late 1950s. Near Mint- ... $29.99
With selections by Billy "The Kid" Emerson, Carl Perkins, Billy Lee Riley, Earl Hooker, Ray Harris, Little Milton, Johnny Cash, James Cotton, Howlin' Wolf, Roy Orbison, The Miller Sisters, Rosco Gordon, and Charlie Rich. (Rock, Soul) LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited RSD issue from 2015. Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
Atlantic, 1967. Very Good- ... $1.99
Features "Good Lovin" by The Young Rascals, "Hold On I'm Comin" by Sam & Dave, "Knock On Wood" by Eddie Floyd, "Philly dog" by The Mar Keys, "Baby, I'm Yours" by Barbara Lewis and more. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light ring wear, name in pen.)
Backatcha (UK), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP ... $29.99 44.99
A really unique take on the familiar territory of the funky soul compilation – a set that seems to dig up music that's a genre all unto itself – with very little ties to the popular modes in the mainstream at the time! It's really hard to describe the appeal of these tunes in just a ... (Funky Compilations, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Kent (UK), 1960s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
A sweet overview of the Van McCoy songbook from the early 60s to early 70s – and a stellar compilation from Ace Records – a label that's gone above and beyond in its efforts to shine a light on the songwriters and producers behind some of most moving songs of the era! The breadth ... read more CD
Motown/Spectrum (UK), 1960s. Used ... $4.99
20 tracks from the Motown vaults – including many rare numbers, and even a few unreleased tracks! The quality of the set goes way way past the usual American Motown set – no surprise, since it was put together by Richard Searling, longtime UK soul DJ and expert collector. Titles ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Teen Hint, Early 60s. Used ... $6.99
Crystal Ball, 1950s/Early 1960s. Very Good+ ... $4.99
Includes selections by Mystics, Bay Bop, Quotations, Fascinators, Accents, Ultimates, Passions, and more! LP, Vinyl record album
(80s issue.)
Fame/Kent (UK), Mid 60s. New Copy 2LP ... $22.99 24.99
A beautiful collection of work from one of the greatest soul labels ever – a tiny Alabama imprint that helped bring the Muscle Shoals sound to the masses – thanks to the work of producer Rick Hall, and his crack band of session players! The music here set a whole new standard for soul ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Flying Dutchman/BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $22.99 29.99
Funky nuggets galore – and a fair bit of righteous numbers too – all brought together in celebration of one of the hippest record labels of the early 70s! Flying Dutchman was around for just a bit over five years – yet during that time, the label recorded all sorts of really ... (Funky Compilations, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
BGP/Ace (UK), Mid 1960s. New Copy ... $20.99 24.99
This is mod, and a bit more too – as the set moves past some of the overdone tropes of the UK mod scene in the 60s – getting past some of the Motown hits and UK blues rock to focus on some of the more underground cuts that would have played well on the ultra-hip sides of the scene! The ... (Funky Compilations, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
BGP/Ace (UK), Late 1960s/Early 1970s. New Copy ... $20.99 24.99
This may be street funk, but it was clearly recorded in some of the hippest studios of the time – with just the right touches to keep these cuts sounding as raw and urgent as when they were recorded back in the day! The set mixes together album tracks, rare funky 45s, and even a few unissued ... (Funky Compilations, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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TK Disco Re-Edited – Volume 1 ... LP TK (UK), Late 70s. Near Mint- 2LP ... $34.99
The genius sound of the TK Records label, taken to a whole new level – as some of the coolest club classics from that legendary Miami label are served up here in a host of new edits by contemporary talents! The sound is great – all the funk and soul of the originals, but kicked up a ... (Funky Compilations, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow vinyl pressing in a TK Disco sleeve.)
Soul Sounds, 2023. New Copy ... $12.99 13.99
It's been a decade since the last entry in this really wonderful series – and it's clear that there's been plenty going on in the Detroit scene as well – a continuation of that old school underground that has the spirit of classic soul alive and well in the Motor City! These cuts are ... read more 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! ... (Funky Compilations, Soul) read more CD
How Do You Are (Germany), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $15.99 16.99
The second killer set in this series – a wonderful blend of AOR hits and soulful singers – wrapped up in a stunning style that's a great subgenre in itself! Many of the tunes here are familiar, but served up in versions you might not know at all – done by soul artists who were ... (Funky Compilations, Soul) read more CD
Treasure Isle/Trojan (UK), Mid 60s. New Copy 3CD ... $22.99 28.99
A huge collection of rare singles from the vaults of the legendary Treasure Isle label – a company who was home to some of the hippest tracks from the early days of ska – and also did a great job of getting the music to the UK scene as well! This package goes past the familiar Treasure ... (Reggae, Soul) read more CD
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Tribal Rites Of The New Saturday Night – Brooklyn Disco 1974/Ace (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy ... $12.99 20.99
A really cool record, and one that digs deep into the earliest days of the disco scene – that time in New York where there weren't any records being made as strictly "disco" cuts – and DJs had to make their pick of soul and funk records from a time when the music was really ... (Funky Compilations, Soul) read more CD
Also available Tribal Rites Of The New Saturday Night – Brooklyn Disco 1974/
Ace (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $29.99 34.99
A really cool record, and one that digs deep into the earliest days of the disco scene – that time in New York where there weren't any records being made as strictly "disco" cuts – and DJs had to make their pick of soul and funk records from a time when the music was really ... (Funky Compilations, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Tribal Rites Of The New Saturday Night – Brooklyn Disco 1974/
Warner, 1994. Used ... $2.99 4.99
An all-star tribute to the great Curtis Mayfield – served up by a generation of artists who were influenced by his classic work! The set mixes soul singers and pop stars – in a really surprising lineup of tracks that includes "The Makings Of You" by Aretha Franklin, "Choi ... (Cassettes, Soul) read more Cassette
EMI (UK), 1982. Sealed ... $6.99
Collectables, 1950s. Used ... $4.99 6.99
Features music by the Crests, the Duprees, the Five Discs, the Dimensions, the Charades, the Parktowns, the Barries, the Classics, the Voxpoppers, the Belmonts, the Emotions, the Dreamers and more. CD
(CDr pressing.)
ABC, 1960s. Near Mint- ... $2.99 4.99
Includes selections by Bobby Bland, Johnny Ace, Junior Parker, John Roberts, Lamp Sisters, Ernie K Doe, Paulette Parker, Clarence Carter & Calvin Scott, OV Wright, Jeanette Williams, Roy Head, Willie Mae Thornton, and The Insights. LP, Vinyl record album
(White label stereo promo. Cover has light wear and a promo sticker.)
Soul Brother (UK), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $18.99 24.99
A great little collection – and one that definitely gets the "soulful" in the title right! The cuts here are from some of our favorite mellow soul artists of the 70s – tracks that move, but in a nicely laidback way – with funky rhythms moving slower than on club cuts, ... (Funky Compilations, Soul) read more CD
Warner/Reprise, 1972. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $29.99
Label sampler with cuts by Faces, Captain Beefheart, Halfnelson, Malo, Dionne Warwick, Little Richard, Kenny Young, America, Ry Cooder, Peter Yarrow, Judy Collins, Doug Kershaw, Jerry Garcia, Crazy Horse, and Tracy Nelson. (Rock, Soul) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a promo sticker, some ringwear, yellowing from age, minor blemishes, and a peeled spot at the bottom.)
Stax/Craft, 1972. New Copy 6CD set ... $35.99 79.99
A stunning presentation of the legendary Wattstax concert – that huge moment of pride and power when the folks at Stax Records filled up the Los Angeles Coliseum with one of the most memorable shows of the 70s! The meeting of talents here is the stuff of legend – and this great package ... read more CD
Stax, 1972. Sealed 2LP Gatefold ... $19.99
A landmark double-live album that was easily one of the most important soul record moments of the 70s! The concert was an all-star event held in LA to celebrate the anniversary of the Watts riots – but it features a killer lineup of talent from the roster of Stax Records – by then a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed original pressing! Cover has a cutout hole, and some light wear.)
Stax/Craft, 1973. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $18.99 29.99
A second set of material issued in celebration of the legendary Wattstax concert by Stax Records in LA in 1972 – and a set that mostly features material from the famous show at the Los Angeles Coliseum, but also includes some sly studio material that was pumped up with applause to fit nicely ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Rounder, Late 50s/Early 60s. Near Mint- ... $7.99
Features classic New Orleans work by Professor Longhair, The Party Boys, Robert Parker, Eddie Lang, Irma Thomas, Bobby Mitchell, and Paul Marvin. LP, Vinyl record album
(Late 80s issue. Cover has a cut corner.)
Soul Junction (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $8.99 18.99
A great volume in this really fantastic collection – a series that really reminds us that there's still so much great work to discover in the world of underground soul! As with previous volumes, this set focuses on the sweet soul style of the late 60s and early 70s – that moment when ... (Soul, Soul) read more CD
Wand/Sundazed, Mid 60s. Near Mint- ... $19.99
Excellent work from Wand Records, a real powerhouse in 60s soul – featuring not hits, but nicely obscure tracks by Nella Dodds, The Gentlemen Four, The Ivories, Darryl Stewart, Clarence Reid, Wally Cox, the Charts, Ed Bruce, Billy Thompson, Walter Wilson, and The Masqueraders – plus two ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited clear gold vinyl pressing from 2017. Cover has minimal wear.)
King/Ace (UK), Early 60s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
A great collection of work from the underside of the Chicago recording scene of the 60s – tracks from the rougher, bluesier west side scene of the time! The work on the set comes from the Federal/King catalog, and not from Chicago labels – and most of it was produced by Sonny Thompson, ... read more CD
Varese, Mid 60s. Used ... $14.99 18.99
A wonderful look at the 60s scene in East LA – filled with cuts from some of the underground groups who made the area one of the hippest hotbeds of music at the time! There's a great blend of soul, R&B, and Latin elements bubbling under in most of these tracks – echoes of east ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
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Westbound Super Breaks – Essential Funk, Soul, Jazz Samples, & Breakbeats ... CD Ace/Westbound (UK), Early 70s. New Copy ... $11.99 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 – ... (Funky Compilations, Soul) read more CD
Also available Westbound Super Breaks – Essential Funk, Soul, Jazz Samples, & Breakbeats (180 gram pressing) ... LP 22.99
Ace/Westbound (UK), Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $22.99 24.99
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 – ... (Funky Compilations, Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Westbound Super Breaks – Essential Funk, Soul, Jazz Samples, & Breakbeats ... CD 11.99
Ace (UK), 1960s. New Copy ... $11.99 14.99
Glorious girl group pop, solo and group soul singles from the heart of the 60s – beautiful stuff that might have made a splash in their time, but didn't enter the eternal pop culture canon like some of the bigger hits of the day – and we couldn't be happier to have them in our lives all ... read more CD
Ace (UK), Mid 60s. New Copy ... $11.99
Where the girls are is right here – served up in a beautiful blend of rare tracks from the mid 60s – almost all of them in a female group mode, at a time when that style was really hitting new heights in American popular music! The work here is a mixture of rock and soul, and almost ... read more CD
Ace (UK), Mid 60s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.98
The final volume in this fantastic collection of rare female soul from the 60s – and one that's maybe even better than the earlier entries in the series! The tracks here are totally great, and totally well-chosen – not big girl group hits of the time, but instead a treasure trove of ... read more CD
Charly (UK), Late 1960s/Early 1970s. Very Good+ ... $19.99
A searing set of vintage soul cuts – brought together in honor of the legendary Wigan Casino – one of the most important clubs in the UK Northern Soul scene of the 70s! For the uninitiated, Wigan was a hotbed of upbeat rare soul cuts – overlooked American goodies from both the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(2018 issue. Includes the heavy inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
Buried Treasure, Late 50s/1960s. Used ... $6.99 9.99
A second great set of tunes from the Chicago scene of the early soul years – one that features a number of alternate takes and previously unissued tunes, including a few great numbers by unknown groups! The set was put together by Chicago soul expert Bob Miner – and has a real focus on ... read more CD
(Out of print CDr release.)
BBE (UK), 1970s/2016. New Copy 2 CDs ... $12.99 24.98
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 – ... (Funky Compilations, Soul) read more CD
Also available Wonder Of Stevie 3 – Presented By DJ Spinna ... LP 22.99
Rhino, Early/Mid 60s. Very Good+ ... $14.99
With selections by Dionne Warwick, Barbara Lewis, Gladys Knight And The Pips, Gloria Lynne, Ketty Lester, Betty Everett, Maxine Brown, Gloria Jones, and Bessie Banks. LP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 80s issue. Cover has light wear.)
Chess, 1950s/Early 60s. Used ... $11.99
A great mix of blues and soul instrumentals from Chess – with a few nice rare cuts too! CD
(1989 Chess/MCA pressing.)
Stax/Craft, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 7CD set ... $81.99 89.99
An incredible addition to the rich legacy of Stax Records – a massive collection of 146 tracks, almost all of which appear here for the first time ever – a set that represents recordings done by all the great songwriters who were working for Stax at the time, most of whom were also ... read more CD
Stax/Craft, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $26.99
An incredible addition to the rich legacy of Stax Records – a collection of rare tracks, almost all of which appear here for the first time ever – a set that represents recordings done by all the great songwriters who were working for Stax at the time, most of whom were also recording ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
