A surprisingly wonderful debut from the Yellowjackets – one of those groups who've become such a cliche that we forget how great they can be when they're on! This original album was cut years before "smooth jazz" meant "too slick to have soul" – and it's got a sweet ... (Jazz, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed copy with 'sealed' sticker under the shrink. Cover has bumped corners.)
Karen's big cut, the only one we'll remember her for, and a big campy track in its day. Served up here on an original West End single, with vocal and instrumental versions both stretching past the 8 minute mark. 12-inch, Vinyl record
Modern electric blues from Chicago, featuring Mighty Joe on guitar and vocals, plus backing by a tight rocking band. There's some electric keyboards in the group, which gives it less of a rootsy sound than you'd expect – but the album's still pretty spare. Titles include "Takes ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Bite The Hand That Feeds", "Everything Must Change", "I Was In Chains", "Hot Fun", "Everytime You Go Away", and "Standing On The Edge". LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing. Includes the booklet. Cover has some splitting in the top seam.)
The last-ever album from this legendary duo – and a set that's maybe their funkiest record too! Of course, that's probably no surprise, given that they're playing the Curtis Mayfield tunes from Superfly here – great tracks that make for a really wonderful setting for the pair's highly ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(On "Mellow Yellow" vinyl!)
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Youthsound ... LP Albina Music Trust, 1982. New Copy ...
$19.9923.99
An early 80s gospel cooker from a group who really live up to their name – young singers from the Portland scene, recorded here during a very uplifting performance at a high school! The rhythms are very driving – funky gospel at its best, with a very romping vibe that has both the ... (Gospel, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
"Soul" is right – and "excellent" is also! Timi Yuro's early 60s work is fantastic – and is part diva bluesy soul, ala Etta James or Lorez Alexandria, and part country soul, ala Ray Charles or Brook Benton. Her voice is incredible, with a clear tone, yet ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing. Cover has light wear, some aging, some splitting in the top seam, and a center split in the bottom seam.)
A nice batch of pop soul on Liberty from Timi Yuro – an underappreciated vocalist who walked that fine line between uptown soul and pop vocals! Like so many Liberty recordings of the era, the arrangements are big and polished, courtesty of Bert Keyes. The backing vocals are just as sparking ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing. Cover has some light surface wear, clear tape on bottom seam.)
Our favorite album by this Brit jazz rock combo from the mid 70s! The groove on this one is the most straightforward of any of the band's albums – and there's a number of nice cuts that have a strong funk sound with plenty of Afro soul influences – a great straightforward sound that ... (Jazz, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An obscure 80s soul album from the Austrian scene – one that features vocals from the great Linda Sharrock on a number of tracks, and an overall vibe that's a mix of early 80s club and some of the more mainstream crossover styles of the time! The tracks are nice and lean – much more so ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A special version of this excellent series – with an album by each artist in the package! Side one features a killer album by the justly described Great JJ Jackson – and one that's been a darn tough one to find over the years! The leadoff cut is JJ's amazing single "But It's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 70s issue. Cover has unglued seams and is bent just a bit at the top seam.)
Much more soul than rock – a special collection done by the Ace Mississippi label for the New Orleans World's Fair in 1984 – featuring work from Huey Smith, Little Booker, Eddie Bo, Chuck Carbo, Piano Red, Frankie Ford, Earl King, Joe Tex, The Clowns, and Dr John! LP, Vinyl record album
A beautiful overview of the early years of American soul music – put together as a set that easily moves between deep soul, northern soul, and some of the other hard-burning modes of the time! The package is a great effort from the folks at Mississippi Records, to kick off their Cairo ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(2LP set with cool embossed cover and heavy booklet!)
Not rock n roll, but some great King Records R&B from the 50s – work by Titus Turner, Annie Laurie, Bill Jennings, 5 Royales, Otis Williams & The Charms, James Brown, Hank Ballard, Little Willie John, and others! LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing with deep groove – nice and clean, but vinyl has a click near the end of side one. Cover has lgiht wear, and a bit of splitting on the bottom seam.)
Culled from the rich history of the Atlantic records label, and lovingly put together with great notes and everything! 28 tracks in all, including "I Cried A Tear" by LaVern Baker, "What'd I Say (parts 1 & 2)", 'Let The Good Times Roll" and "Just For A Thrill" ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Remember Beach music? Once upon a time we might have argued that was a more contemporary term for an older genre, like northern soul, but this mighty fine collection from the late 60s on Atlantic shows you the sound's been around for quite some time! A great soundtrack for the beach from the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono red and purple label pressing. Cover has light wear, tiny split on top, some pen on the back.)
Loads of killers that played big in the Carolina scene – including "Te Ta Te Ta Ta" by Ernie K Doe, "Across The Street" by Lenny O'Henry, "Fat Boy" by Billy Stewart, "39 21 46" by Showmen, "Thank You John" by Willie Tee, "Quiet Place" ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
With selections by The Drifters, The Globetrotters, The Futures, Jerry Butler, Jim Gilstrap, The Trammps, The Platters, Chairmen Of The Board, Benny Spellman, The Ravens, The O'Jays, Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs, The Tams, and The Intruders. LP, Vinyl record album
A killer collection of rare 60s soul – very different than you might expect from the title and cover! Remember Beach music? Once upon a time we might have argued that was a more contemporary term for an older genre, like northern soul, but this mighty fine collection from the late 60s on ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue & green label stereo pressing. Cover has a cutout hole, some edge wear, bumped corner, and some yellowing from age in back.)
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Beehive Breaks ... LP Numero, Late 1960s/Early 1970s. New Copy ...
Just Sold Out!
Fantastic female funk – a set of grooves that's way more natural than you might guess from the beehive in the title – the harder sound of 60s soul and early 70s funk – all pulled together from a host of rare 7" singles from back in the day! The set's got Numero breaking past ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fantastic female funk – a set of grooves that's way more natural than you might guess from the beehive in the title – the harder sound of 60s soul and early 70s funk – all pulled together from a host of rare 7" singles from back in the day! The set's got Numero breaking past ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
With selections by Shirley & Company, Candi Staton, Donnie Elbert, The Moments, Sylvia, The Rimshots, Rhetta Young, and Positive Force. LP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 80s issue. Cover has an unglued bottom seam.)
A killer collection of rare group soul from Chess – one that not only features doo wop work by The Moonglows and Flamingos, but also lots of rare material by The Radiants, The Knight Brothers, The Marathons, The Pastels, The Gems, The Miracles, The Sensations, The Dozier Bouys, and The Four ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Hmmm...we've never heard of the film, but this "soundtrack" is actually a nice Ronco compilation with a lot of groovy 70's soul cuts by both American and UK artists. Titles include "Girls" by The Moments & Whatnauts, "Dance With Me" by The Real Thing, "Living ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a scrape down the front and is lightly bent at the bottom right.)
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Black Oldies ... LP Sparkasse Bremen (Germany), Late 1960s/1970s. Very Good ...
$3.99
Featuring Amii Stewart, Commodores, Temptations, Ike & Tina Turner, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Joe Baatan, Thelma Houston, and more. LP, Vinyl record album
Includes Chic, Wham, Gloria Gaynor, Sister Sledge, Sugarhill Gang, Jacksons, Peter Allen, and more. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
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Club Soul ... LP Kent (UK), Late 60s. Near Mint- ...
$14.9919.99
A killer early Ace/Kent compilation, put together for the UK 6T's soul club – with work from Candy & The Kisses, Lee Charles, Chuck Jackson, George Tindley, Diane Lewis, Brenton Wood, Jack Montgomery, Honey Bees, Nella Dodds, Johnny Copeland, Big Maybelle, The Esquires, and The Moods! LP, Vinyl record album
A massive batch of mixes from dancefloor maestro John Luongo – a set that's heavy on cuts from the 80s in many styles, and which has some other surprises in the mix as well! Luongo was one of those talents who did a great job of bringing underground dancefloor modes to a more mainstream ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A special vinyl-only collection of tracks from the legendary Dave Godin Deep Soul series – a set that's kind of the best of the best – given the strength of those all-great soul collections! All the cuts here offer a perfect definition of the deep soul groove at its best – a rich ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really great collection of work from De-Lite Records – one that goes way way past the bigger hits on the label from Kool & The Gang and the Kay-Gees! Instead, this one really digs deep – and comes up with rare 45s for a host of artists that we didn't even know recorded for De-Lite ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great sampler of 60s Detroit soul produced by the fantastic Ollie McLaughlin! Includes "Jan Jan" by the Fabulous Counts and the unbelievable "Almost" by Jimmy Delphs, one of our favorite soul tracks from the period, and a real heartbreaker with an uptempo groove. Lots more ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 80s issue, still sealed with sale sticker remnants. Shrinkwrap has torn corners.)
A really wonderful collection – an important re-investigation of the unusual mix of sounds and styles on the New York scene in the years after disco – a time when funk, punk, hip hop, and art were all colliding at once – providing a really fresh antidote to the staid sounds of ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Way more than just a disco collection – a great album that features a few tunes that we haven't seen elsewhere! A number of the tracks are uptown groovers lifted from RCA albums – like "Pressure Cookin" by Labelle, "The Happy Hooker" by Nite-Liters, "Sex ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
With selections by Donna Summer, Silver Convention, Andrea True Connection, Gloria Gaynor, Vicki Sue Robinson, Salsoul Orchestra, Moment Of Truth, Crown Heights Affair, Yambu, and more. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has an unglued bottom seam and is bumped and lightly bent at the corners.)
Mixed compilation featuring tracks by Andrea True Connection, Salsoul Orchestra, Ritchie Family, Gwen McCrae, Kool & The Gang, Walter Murphy, KC & The Sunshine Band, George McCrae, Crown Heights Affair, Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids, and Ecstasy Passion & Pain. LP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed with some sticker remnants at the top right corner.)
Includes remixes of tracks by Oh Well, Lisa Stansfield, De La Soul, Ben Liebrand, Fresh 4, David Grant, Sybil, Regina Belle, Inner City, and B-52s. LP, Vinyl record album
With cuts by Alyson Williams, Bobby Brown, Cathy Dennis, The Chimes, Doug Lazy, Glen Goldsmith, Jody Watley, Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens, Marathon, Ruth Joy, Seduction, Skipworth & Turner, Stevie V, Tyree, Urban High, and Wang Chung. LP, Vinyl record album
The folks at Numero bill this set as "the only boogie record you'll ever need to own" – and while we might take issue with that, as there's so many great boogie records out there in the world, we can say that the set features some great 80s-styled groovers from their never-ending ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A fantastic collection of rare funky nuggets – put together by the folks at the Numero Group, and an album that's billed as "the only funk album you'll ever need"! That might be a big claim, but the record is pretty darn great – a set that features a few older underground ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Heavy funk from the Florida scene, and a set that brings together some real killers from the much-lauded Saadia label – an imprint that followed on the scene after the earlier Deep City label, and which definitely set the tone for all sorts of funky 45s from TK Records to come! There's some ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Heavy funk from the Florida scene, and a set that brings together some real killers from the much-lauded Saadia label – an imprint that followed on the scene after the earlier Deep City label, and which definitely set the tone for all sorts of funky 45s from TK Records to come! There's some ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited "Super funky" forest green & blue splatter vinyl!)
Numero's Eccentric Soul series focuses on a well-named label – the tiny Shoestring company, who must have operated on a shoestring budget – given that most of its work hardly made it out of the Southern Illinois scene in which they worked! Yet the label's home of Alton, Illinois was ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Numero's Eccentric Soul series focuses on a well-named label – the tiny Shoestring company, who must have operated on a shoestring budget – given that most of its work hardly made it out of the Southern Illinois scene in which they worked! Yet the label's home of Alton, Illinois was ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A double-length collection of work from two obscure Atlanta soul labels – the Tragar and Note imprints, both run by local producer Jesse Jones! Back in the day, Atlanta wasn't nearly as big of an outlet for soul records as it's become in recent years – so Jones' labels were key in ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A double-length collection of work from two obscure Atlanta soul labels – the Tragar and Note imprints, both run by local producer Jesse Jones! Back in the day, Atlanta wasn't nearly as big of an outlet for soul records as it's become in recent years – so Jones' labels were key in ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the oddest titles in the Funky Delicacies series, but some great grooves nonetheless – and the kind of music that really shows the label opening up a bit more than before! Lots of the cuts here fall into the space between funk and uptempo soul – tracks that groove at a pace that' ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
With selections by Timeless Legend, Tippie Washington, Forbidden Blackness, Ira Allen, Ti-Fri, Young Underground, Wendy Harris, Spaded Jade, Final Analysis, Capris, Greg Foust, and Brother's Rap. LP, Vinyl record album
A whole host of rare cuts from the original Kent Records label in LA – the 60s follow-up to the famous Crown/Modern/RPM imprint of the postwar years – a set of labels that gave the world plenty of amazing R&B tracks in the 50s! Here, Kent is going more for a 60s groove overall, but ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Note that the CD and LP variants of the title have very different track listings – very few shared songs!)
One of the earliest soul collections from the legendary Kent Records UK – a package that was originally released way back in 1982, but which set the scene for decades of great reissues to come! Even at this early state, the Kent approach was something different – and the package shows ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The "lovers" here are funky 45 lovers – the kind that dig rare singles from the 60s and 70s as much as we do – plenty of which you'll find stacked up nicely in this killer set! The package delves into the legacy of 7" singles from Miami soul powerhouse TK Records – ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
First New Orleans, then Houston, now Baton Rouge – leave it to the folks at Tuff City to make any southern city funky funky funky! The album actually only features work by 4 artists – but all of them are pretty darn great, the kind of obscure funky acts that first put us in business ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Please note that part of this LP is mastered from vinyl copies of the recordings – and there are one or two places where you can tell that this is the case.)
A great collection of rare and unreleased New Orleans funk – from the golden days of the genre – and with work by some of the best producers in the Crescent City! Very hard and heavy funk, with choppy riffs and hard drums – plus, there's even a few cuts with nice electronics. ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The funky side of New Orleans soul – from a series that has been giving us some of the best underground nuggets for many years, and at a level that goes farther than most of the 60s-centric collections of Crescent City funk! This time around, there's a great rare unissued track from Robert ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A long-overdue return to form for this legendary compilation series – and one that presents a huge number of rare cuts, with a very cool approach! Side one is vocal, and side two is instrumental – and together, both sides serve up the kind of hard-edged material that make the New ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
With selections by The Heartbeats, The Angels, The Harptones, The Echoes, Frankie Lymon, The Devotions, Tiny Tim & The Hits, and The Valentines. LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 60s issue, still sealed with a square sticker spot.)
With selections by The Dreamlovers, The Valentines, The Five Satins, The Eldorados, The Moonglows, The Pastels, The Chantels, The Four Seasons, The Willows, The Spaniels, and The Channels. LP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 60s issue, still sealed with a light sticker spot and a hole in back where the purchase date was written on the cover.)
With selections by The Drifters, The Moonglows, The Flamingos, The Eldorados, The Chantels, Lee Andrews & The Hearts, The Temptations, The Bobettes, The Crests, and The Cadillacs. LP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 60s issue, still sealed with some sticker remnants and a hole in back where the purchase date was written on the cover.)
With selections by The Monotones, The Nutmegs, The Dells, The Spaniels, Dion & The Belmonts, The Moonglows, The Pastels, The Cadillacs, The Chanels, The Fiestas, and The Heartbeats. LP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 60s issue, still sealed with a light sticker spot and a hole in back where the purchase date was written on the cover.)
With selections by Carnations, Corvairs, Jive 5, Leopards, Mellokings, Dean Barlow, George Jackson & Unisons, Headlinvers, Johnny & The Jokers, Cameos, Meteors, and Dontells. LP, Vinyl record album
The Grasso Brothers definitely know how to boogie – and they more than prove themselves with a wicked selection of rare tracks from the deepest years of the underground! The set's a killer collection right from the start – pulled from vintage 12" singles, albums, and even some ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
With selections by Pearl & The Deltars, The Topps, The Charts, The Channels, The Du Mauriers, The Du-Droppers, The Federals, The Logics, The Empires, The Scarlets, The Skylarks, The Sequins, and Jackie & The Starlites. LP, Vinyl record album
(NOTE – Cover has light remnants from a fairly large sticker at the top right. Label on Side 2 has some peeled spots and large sticker remnants.)
A great take on the girl group sound of the 60s – served up here in a collection that's a lot more soulful than some of the more pop-oriented packages on the market – but that's no surprise, given that the whole thing was put together perfectly by Ace Records! Ace and their related ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Hammering stuff! This is one of the hardest of the Goldmine compilations – with a heavy-duty garagey mix of soul, R&B, and beat-heavy tunes that fit perfectly together. The overall sound is super-mod, with the kind of grooves you'd expect to find at some wonderful underground party in ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has one bumped corner, but is great overall.)
Jackson 5, move over – because the folks at Numero Records have uncovered a whole host of rare kid soul acts from the 70s – most of them a fair bit funkier than their Motown contemporaries! The tracks here all clearly follow the lead started by Michael and his brothers at the end of ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl plays with a short click on the fourth track on side D.)
The Houseplant series really takes off with this killer triple-LP set – a massive batch of funk and soul, both old and new – presented here in a really great assortment of modes! There's some great deep tracks from the 70s here, alongside some well-chosen contemporary cuts from the ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(A very hefty package – three individual records with covers, all nestled inside a slipcover!)
Classic funk, rare soul, and contemporary goodies too – all served up in a beautiful package designed by the folks at Seth Rogan's Houseplant! As with the previous set, this one is divided into three modes – one record sativa, one indica, and the third a hybrid – capturing ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(A very hefty package – three individual records with covers, all nestled inside a slipcover!)
Very early work from the Jamaican scene – a set that includes cuts by artists who'd later record classic tracks in the rocksteady years, but who here are working in a much different mode! The title is plenty apt, but only gets at part of the sound – as this isn't straight doo wop as ... (Reggae, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A third healthy dose of music from the early years of the Jamaican scene – work that's a direct precursor to the trio group soul mode of the rocksteady years, and which provides a great bridge into the way that American soul music went on to have such a strong influence on reggae! The "d ... (Reggae, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
With selections by Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew, Smiley Lewis, Smilin' Joe, Archibald, Earl King, Huey Smith & The Clowns, Ford Eaglin, Joe Houston, and Big Jay McNeely. LP, Vinyl record album
A strange album of spiritual tunes recorded by Motown stars – done in dedication to the passing of Loucye G Wakefield, sister of Berry Gordy, and head of collections at Motown! The album includes some rare tracks by artists you'd know mostly from other styles – and features "He&quo ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really wonderful entry in this excellent series – one that initially helped identify a really special strand in postwar music – then continue to provide rare and unique examples with new volumes like this! The music isn't really mambo or Latin at all – but the rhythms here are ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fantastic work from the UK soul scene – music from a time when some of the bigger names overseas were starting to grab interest on US charts, but were only the tip of the iceberg next to some of the overlooked artists on this set! If you dig the sounds of Loose Ends, Soul II Soul, and Mica ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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King Funk ... LP BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2 LPs ...
$22.99
Rare funk from one of the greatest labels in the business! King Records is known to many for its classic work with singers like James Brown, Hank Ballard, and Wynonie Harris – but during the later years of the label, they also pressed up a great amount of excellent funky 45s, including many ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Second volume of nice, nice radio soul from the 60s put together by Bay Area radio station KSOL. As you'd imagine, there's some bigger hits, but there's some nice nuggets of almost forgotten R&B and soul too. 21 numbers in all, including "I Really Love You" by Dee Dee Sharp, "Ba ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has unglued seams, some ring & edge wear, name & notes in marker on both sides. Labels have name in marker.)
Includes selections by Vanity, Alfie, Willie Hutch, DeBarge, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and Syreeta, Rockwell, and Charlene. (Soundtracks, Soul)LP, Vinyl record album
(Promo. Cover has a promo stamp, hype sticker, and some pen marks in back.)
A well-done look at a genre that kind of snuck in under the wire – music that carries some late traces of electro, touched with underground club styles, but also delivered in a way that's plenty darn catchy, with a great ear for a hook and a groovy sort of sing-song lyric! The music is heavy ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great collection of rare soul tracks from the west coast scene of the 60s – one that has the Ace/Kent label returning to the territory of some of their earliest compilations, but with lots of fresh and unreleased material in the mix! The Kent and Modern labels trace their roots back to the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great collection of rare gospel tracks from the postwar years – done with the same thoughtful choice of cuts that Mississippi has been bringing to its compilations of soul and blues, but with a leaner approach overall! The collection digs deeper than the big names of the time, and has a ... (Gospel, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great little set of rare soul music – served up by the Cairo imprint of Mississippi Records – and done with a very similar approach to their other reissues of folk, blues, and world music! The set focuses in on rootsier sounds, especially from the 60s – with lots of deep soul ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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Mar Y Sol ... LP Atco, 1972. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
$24.99
A 2LP set recorded live at the Mar Y Sol festival in Puerto Rico in 1972 – more of a rock festival sort of outing, but with a few tracks that might interest the Dusty Groover. Titles include "Wang Dang Doodle" by Dr John, "The Noonward Race" by Mahavishnu Orchestra, " ... (Rock, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(German Atlantic pressing. Labels have small initials in pen. Cover has minor marks from sticker removal at the top left corner.)
A much-needed look at the funky Miami scene of the late 60s and early 70s – the new powerhouse of southern soul, after the slowdown in the scenes in Memphis and Muscle Shoals! The Miami sound was harder, tighter, rawer, and faster than that of other southern outlets – based around a ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A warm and wonderful collection of sweet soul cuts from the east coast scene – packaged with a cover that recalls a famous bootleg series from East LA from years back, but presented here with all the quality you'd expect from the Numero Group! These tracks are all nicely mellow and laidback ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Our favorite kind of funk is Super Funk – and this fab entry to the long-running series definitely keeps up the groove! As before, there's plenty of rare tracks here – most pulled from obscure singles of late 60s/early 70s vintage – and some even from rare studio tapes that were ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Killer work from one of the smokinest soul labels of the west coast scene of the 60s – mighty Mirwood Records, a company that's kept the Northern Soul scene humming for decades! Mirwood wasn't one of the biggest, or most chart-topping labels – but the company came up with some ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
With selections by The Temptations, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Four Tops, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Jr Walker & The All Stars, and The Jackson 5. LP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 70s issue, still sealed with a cutout notch.)
Despite the "Show Tunes" in the title, this set's really a great batch of tracks from some of Motown's soundtracks from the early 70's. this means that the set includes "Brothers Gonna Work It Out" and "Theme Of Foxy Brown" by Willie Hutch, "Don't It Feel Good To ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The tenth edition in this really fantastic series – a collection of tunes that's moved way past the traditional funk compilations from years back – really showing the evolving taste for a groove in the global underground! The tunes here effortlessly mix together rare soul, groovy jazz, ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed, with hype sticker indicating that 7" is included. Hype sticker is partly loose.)
With selections by Mary Wells, Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Temptations, The Marvelettes, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Jr Walker & The All Stars, Stevie Wonder, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Four Tops, and Stevie Wonder. LP, Vinyl record album
With selections by Barbara Lewis, The Drifters, Lavern Baker & Jimmy Ricks, The Trammps, The Coasters, Willie Tee, The Tymes, Doris Troy, The Clovers, Mary Wells, Clyde McPhatter, Archie Bell & The Drells, Clarence Carter, Stick McGhee, Lenny O'Henry, Sam & Dave, and Ruth Brown. LP, Vinyl record album
With selections by The Showmen, The O'Kaysions, Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters, The Tams, Leon Haywood, The Drifters, Willie Tee, The Astors, Brenton Wood, The Globetrotters, The Swingin' Medallions, The Dominoes, Darrell Banks, Arthur Alexander, Jackie Moore, Deon Jackson, Jackie Wilson, JJ ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Essential 2LP set of rare R&B material from the legendary Okeh label – known to many as one of the 50's best labels for the genre! Sure, you'll find a few hits on here – like Screamin Jay Hawkins' "I Put A Spell On Your" – but the real nice bits are the obscurer ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great early collection on Ace/Kent Records – with soulful tracks by Timi Yuro, Jimmy Holiday, Exciters, Showmen, Bobby Sheen, Garnet Mims, O'Jays, Patrice Holloway, and others! (Soul, Soul)LP, Vinyl record album
With selections by Alvin Robinson, Bettye Lavette, Johnny Adams, Mickey Murray, Doris Allen, Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson, Soul Suspects, The Rugbys, Randy & The Radiants, The Tikis, The Twiggs, Sam Dees, Evie Sands, and US Apple Corps. (Rock, Soul)LP, Vinyl record album
(2016 RSD issue. Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
An early Northern Soul collection from the UK, done before Charly and Ace really started hitting the record racks – and with a great batch of 16 tracks from American soul singers, including work from Barbara Mills, The Showstoppers, Dobie Gray, Johnny Bragg, Gloria Jones, Sandy Wynns, The ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album