A killer collection of upbeat soul and dancefloor grooves – and one that goes way way deeper than even the hippest collections of disco rarities! The Tramp label has given us plenty of great funk collections over the years – and with this set, they turn their well-trained ear towards ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreCD
A dozen chartbusting hits from the motor city: Marvin Gaye "Try It Baby", the Temptations "(I Know) I'm Losing You", Jr Walker & The All Stars "(I'm A) Road Runner", Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell "You're All I Need To Get By", Smokey Robinson & The ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really great look at a special side of the Chess Records soul catalog of the 60s – tracks that were very big on Chicago airwaves in the label's home town, yet which hardly got much play at all in the rest of the country! The collection's put together by Robert Pruter – the man who ... read moreCD
A massive overview of the genius Chicago scene of the late 60s – and a set that's overflowing with some of the heaviest music ever recorded! The collection focuses on the most groundbreaking work from the later Chess years – particularly the funky blues, psychedelic soul, and tripped ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreCD
(Japanese release of UK pressing with obi and Japanese language insert.)
Christmas Motown in all of its glory – a huge collection that features a whopping 46 tracks in all – most of them Holiday classics from the earliest years of the label, plus just a few important Christmas tunes from more recent years too! Almost all the work here is by Motown ... (Holiday Music, Soul)read moreCD
54 tracks from this rare Chicago blues label – including some unissued material! Music from Otis Rush, the Clouds, Shakey Horton, Sunnyland Slim, Little Willie Foster, Harold Burrage, Magic Sam, Betty Everett, Shakey Jake & Willie Dixon Band, Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm, Buddy Guy & ... (Blues, Soul)read moreCD
(Out of print, outer box has some light edgewear.)
Hard-grooving R&B from a host of hip talents from the 50s – music that's a bit blues, a bit jazz, and which goes past the obvious tunes you'd usually find on a collection like this! The cuts were chosen by the folks at the Cole Slaw Club in Germany – a specialist spot to step to ... read moreCD
We'd put the great Eddie Hinton right up there with Dann Penn and Spooner Oldham for southern soul songwriting genius – and like that pair, Eddie never got as much time in the spotlight as he did in the background – where his genius for a heartfelt tune helped give more than a few ... (Rock, Soul)read moreCD
A long-overdue entry in this amazing series – a set of music that's gone on to be a genre unto itself, and which stands as a tribute to the song-picking genius of the great Dave Godin! The music here is a really special breed of soul – sounds that start out in the heart-worn style of ... read moreCD
A great little 3CD package – one that's a strong tribute to the collaborative work between Frankie Knuckles and Eric Kupper, and which also showcases tracks that continue to keep Frankie's music and memory alive over the years! CD1 features all tracks recorded under the name of Frankie ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreCD
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 moreCD
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
A set that really lives up to its title – as all these rare tracks really have a special sort of feeling – a warm spirit and positive energy that's way different than you might expect from the title! In fact, it's probably not even fair to call this work disco at all – as most of ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreCD
A set that really lives up to its title – as all these rare tracks really have a special sort of feeling – a warm spirit and positive energy that's way different than you might expect from the title! In fact, it's probably not even fair to call this work disco at all – as most of ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Music from Evelyn 'Champagne' King, Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor, Alicia Bridges, Yvonne Elliman, Grace Jones, Anita Ward, Cheryl Lynn, Vicki Sue Robinson, Irene Cara & Stephanie Mills. CD
A great US take on the Jam Up Twist sound of DJ Andy Smith – the groove he explored on a previous compilation in the UK – now served up here in a different lineup for the states! The music is a mad mix of R&B, jump blues, rockabilly, and other raw sounds from the tail end of the ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreCD
Rare funk & soul mix with tracks from Reuben Bell, the Ohio Players, Junior & The Classics, Sugar Billy Garner, Idris Muhammad, Dyke & The Blazers, the Headhunters, James Brown, the JBs, Kool & The Gang, Marva Whitney & more. CD
Even better than the first one – with a bigger range of obscure tracks! Includes music from the Larks, the Clovers, the Crows, the Four Tunes, the Cleftones, the Teen Queens, the Flamingos, the Spaniels, the Falcons, the Chimes & more. CD
(Out of print. Still sealed with the hype sticker, mark through barcode.)
A really great look at a tiny sub-genre of Northern Soul – tracks that are heavy on the harmony vocals, and which often represent later work by older doo wop stars! Most of the work here is from the early 60s onward, but the styles have a slightly older feel – vocals that are right up ... read moreCD
A really unique set of doo wop tracks from the classic years – one that has a slightly different format than some of the others on the market, as you might guess from the cover! These tunes are definitely sweet, but never too pop overall – and the titles all come from an extremely well- ... read moreCD
A set of obscure postwar material from Texas – mostly recorded in Houston, with tracks by Zuzu Bollin, Lonnie Lyons, Carl Campbell, James Brown, and Elmore Nixon! (Blues, Soul)LP, Vinyl record album
Includes 26 "explosive" tracks by The Gaytones, The Golden Nuggets, Ron Tyson, The Bay Bops, The Temptones, The Jivers, The Catalinas, and The Pharoahs. CD
Includes tracks by The Travelers, The Serenaders, King Crooners, The Webtones, Arthur Lee Maye & Group, The Spinners, The Utopians, The Silvertones, The Keystoners, and The Aqua-Nites. CD
A great look at an obscure indie soul label from the Cleveland scene at the end of the 60s – and a company that's definitely a cut above, given that it released some early O'Jays singles in the years before their crossover fame in the 70s – and members of that group also wrote a fair ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A massive celebration of the legendary Westbound Records – a Detroit record label started at the end of the 60s, and one that took the Motor City into much heavier territory than Motown! Westbound was the initial home of both Funkadelic and Ohio Players – and the imprint had a great ... read moreCD
Upbeat sounds from Muscle Shoals – music that's normally dubbed by the term of Northern Soul, but which was recorded in one of the best scenes in the American south! That confusion's easy to fix – as the "northern" in Northern Soul has always referred to the interest in a ... read moreCD
A great look at the legendary Ric & Ron Records label – a key force in the development of New Orleans soul – home to some of the best early productions from the Crescent City! The roster of talent here is really amazing – a host of artists who'd go onto develop the New ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition pressing celebrating the label's 60th anniversary!)
An early treasure from a great tradition in soul music – one of the first few compilations from Ace/Kent Records – issued way back in the early 80s, and still a treasure trove of great 60s soul after all these years! As you'd guess from the title, the tracks here are all upbeat and ... read moreCD
(Comes in a great little cardboard slipcase – replicating the old LP sleeve!)
Rare singles from the glory days of the American club music scene – most of which were only issued as promo release – hence the "for discos only" in the title! The package looks at the wealth of material issued by the Fantasy and Vanguard family of labels in the late 70s ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreCD
A totally wonderful collection of work from Malaco Records – an imprint that's best known for its southern soul, blues, and gospel recordings – but one that's also got a fair bit of modern soul in its catalog as well! In fact, Malaco was really instrumental in helping move forward the ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreCD
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Free Soul TK ... CD TK/Solid (Japan), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2 CDs ...
$26.99
A deep double-dip into the legendary TK Records catalog of Miami Soul – and one that offers up a very different version of the label than you might know from the hits! This 2CD set follows in the best tradition of the Free Soul series from Japan – which means that the collection is ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreCD
A sublime collection of dancefloor work from the Parisian scene – a place where disco ruled a lot longer than it did in the US – but in a way that shifted nicely into leaner, warmer grooves as the 80s moved in! This is the kind of music crafted by folks who really dig American soul-styl ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreCD
A sublime collection of dancefloor work from the Parisian scene – a place where disco ruled a lot longer than it did in the US – but in a way that shifted nicely into leaner, warmer grooves as the 80s moved in! This is the kind of music crafted by folks who really dig American soul-styl ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Music from Spanner Banner & Scotty, Third World, Ericia Newell, Toots & The Maytals, Jack Radics & Red Dragon, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Stingers, Richie Stephens, Freddy McGregor & more. (Reggae, Soul)CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode & promotional stamp on booklet cover.)
Music from Curtis Mayfield, the Chi Lites, Sly & the Family Stone, Ike & Tina Turner, Funkadelic, Sister Sledge, Joe Tex, Billy Preston, Peter Brown, Jimmy Bo Horn, Foxy & Midnight Star. CD
Funky female soul galore – a killer set of rare tunes that's one of the best sets of this type we've ever stocked! The SuperFunk crew at BGP have gone through the rich array of labels handled by the company – pulling out some massive tunes that really push our understanding of female ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreCD
Philly soul at its finest – served up here in a collection that brings together classics from the Philadelphia International label, plus some nicely overlooked cuts! Most of the music here comes from the world of Gamble & Huff – that legendary production duo who helped take soul ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Great Japanese pressing – heavy cover and vinyl!)
A fantastic collection of postwar gospel recordings from the legendary Nashboro Records – one of the most important imprints for the music back in the 50s and 60s! We rank the work of Nashboro right up with the famous Houston-bred productions of Peacock Records – and as Peacock was ... (Gospel, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Music from John Lennon, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Elton John, Taj Mahal & the New Orleans Social Club, Paul McCartney with Allen Toussaint, Dr John, Art Neville, Randy Newman, Lucinda Williams, Norah Jones & more. CD
The R&B generation gave us plenty of raw soul singers and pre-soul vocal groups – but that special time in music was also a moment when instrumental tracks could still burn brightly too – when a tenor sax or searing guitar line could have every bit as much power as the human voice! ... read moreCD
Seminal Duke Reid productions from the key rocksteady years – and a set that shows just how much the rhythm was changing things on the Jamaican scene, both at a vocal and instrumental level! There's a slow-loping vibe to most of these tracks – an approach that really sets the scene for ... (Reggae, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Numbered limited edition of 750 – on 180 gram orange vinyl!)
An album dedicated to a contemporary event, but one with a sound that's very much in the vintage of the image on the cover – music that's heavy on rare soul cuts from the 70s, mixed with a few contemporary tracks that have a very similar sound! Songs come from some of our longtime favorite ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Great grooves from a really unusual strain of soul music – one that wasn't categorized at the time, but which came to be known as "popcorn" by European collectors of the music – who often focused in on a very distinct pattern of rhythm and production! The work here is a mix ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
21 songs from from the Chairmen Of The Board, Honey Cone, Glass House, 100 Proof, Freda Payne, Laura Lee, Flaming Ember & the 8th Day. (Funky Compilations, Soul)CD
A nice compilation on the Cotillion subsidiary of Atlantic collecting spiritual soul tracks and gospel numbers performed by R&B artists from the late 60s. 11 numbers in all: "Let It Be" by Aretha Franklin, "Steal Away" and "Lord Pity Us All" by Wilson Pickett, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A pretty cool Christmas compilation – with none of the sappy stuff that usually gets in the way! This one's all-cool, all-hip all the way through – and it's got a mix of jazzy tunes that's bound to liven up any holiday party that's had a dose of way too much Johnny Mathis or Bing ... (Holiday Music, Soul)read moreCD
Classic early work from Atlantic Records – tracks by The Clovers, Ruth Brown, Edna McGriff, Joe Turner, The Cardinals, Leadbelly, Frank Cully, Stick McGhee & His Buddies, The Ravens, The Orioles, and others! LP, Vinyl record album
Classic work from Atlantic Records – tracks by The Coasters, Bobby Darin, Clyde McPhatter, LaVern Baker, The Drifters, Ray Charles, Ben E. King, and Carla Thomas! LP, Vinyl record album
Classic work by Barbara Lewis, Doris Troy, Chris Kenner, Nat Kendrick & The Swans, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, Don Covay, Otis Redding, and Solomon Burke! LP, Vinyl record album
A killer collection of some of the harder to find R&B and doo wop tracks from the early years of Chess – featuring tracks that include "Happy Happy Birthday Baby" by The Tune Weavers, "So All Alone" and "Shoo Do Be Doo" by Bobby Lester & The Moonlighters, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing, with deep groove – a great copy! Record and label have a cutout hole.)
A very cool 2LP set – one issued in 1976, with a very Bicentennial-styled cover – but featuring rare 60s work from the SSS International and Sound Stage 7 labels – all handled by John Richbourg! Includes work by Brief Encounter, Jackey Beavers, Fenton Robinson, Ella Washington, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some very light wear, but this is a great copy.)
Rare grooves from the British scene at the start of the 80s – catchy soul-based club tunes, served up in the same generation as Level 42 and Shakatak, but a lot more obscure overall! The music here has the UK artists really hitting their stride – no longer just copying American soul ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Rare grooves from the British scene at the start of the 80s – catchy soul-based club tunes, served up in the same generation as Level 42 and Shakatak, but a lot more obscure overall! The music here has the UK artists really hitting their stride – no longer just copying American soul ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreCD
Hard and heavy 50's R&B stuff from the Detroit-based Fortune label, including cuts by Nathaniel Mayer, Andre Williams, Five Dollars, The Four Kings, and Floyd Smith. 26 tracks in all, including "Golden Angel", "Wear My Ring", "Zoom", "Listen to the Rain" ... read moreCD
Second volume of rare R&B tracks from the rare Fortune label from Detroit. 28 tracks in all, including "Oh Joe Joe" by The Centuries, "Just for Tonight" by The Del Rios, "Valley of Tears" by The Destinations, "Cool as a Cucumber" by Chet Oliver, "Don ... read moreCD
A huge legacy of Detroit soul – all from the masterful hands of onetime Motown maestro Jack Ashford and his Just Productions team! Ashford's had his hands in countless great records over the years – early work with Motown, key Detroit Pied Piper Productions material, and all these ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Loads of great jazz and R&B from Decca, Coral, and related labels – with work by Stomp Gordon, Cecil Payne, Willie Brown, Good Lewis, Harold Burrage, Doles Dickens, Buddy Johnson, Joey Thomas, and Clay Braddy! LP, Vinyl record album
A massive tribute to The Meters – one that features rare versions of some of their best funky classics! If you dig The Meters, you'll no doubt recognize most of the tunes – but you've probably never heard them in these versions before – as most of them are pulled from the ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreCD
An excellent collection of rare soul groovers – one of those UK packages that are put together as a memory of their own great Northern Soul scene, but which has equal appeal to any fan of rare and unusual American soul! The set list is great – and there's maybe a nicely wider range of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 750 – on heavyweight gold vinyl!)
An excellent collection of rare soul groovers – one of those UK packages that are put together as a memory of their own great Northern Soul scene, but which has equal appeal to any fan of rare and unusual American soul! The set list is great – and there's maybe a nicely wider range of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 750 – on heavyweight turquoise vinyl!)
An overdue look at the lost Lamp Records – a crucially important indie soul label on the Indy scene of the late 60s and early 70s – a company that was never as big as Chess or Motown, but did a similar job of documenting its city's musical scene! Indianapolis was always a very diverse ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Hand-numbered limited edition of 1000 – includes download with bonus tracks!)
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Legacy Of Soul ... LP Sony (Germany), Mid 70s. Sealed 2LP Gatefold ...
$19.99
A great little collection of 70s soul – one that's mostly mainstream, and a really great reminder of all the wonderful sounds that were coming our way, back in the day! The work here is from a variety of Sony labels – old catalog cuts from Columbia, RCA, and Philly International – ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A cool collection from the earliest years of the Chicago house music scene – a time when the city's grooves were maybe as beholden to the styles from overseas as they were the new vibe going on in the Windy City! Lots of these tracks have heavier beats than basslines, and almost reflect some ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreCD
The sound's not entirely mellow – as LA's Solar Records was a label that was pretty dedicated to a groove – but the set does mix in some of the label's great midtempo cuts alongside its better-remembered groovers – all in a great summation of the sound and style that made the ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreCD
(Part of the Solar Records Original Master Colleciton series!)
Strange compilation focusing on a bunch of San Francisco rock and funk groups produced by Abe "Voco" Kesh. This is noteworthy for a bunch of early Sylvester stuff (and it's good, too), plus some funky stuff by Clifford Coulter. Also includes work by John Lee Hooker and Linda Tillery. ... (Rock, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Really great work from the Kent/Modern family of labels on the LA scene of the 60s – a company that initially broke big during the postwar years of R&B, but continued to record a huge amount of wonderful artists as the years went on! Because of their ties to R&B in the previous ... read moreCD
60's group harmony cuts – could either be late doo wop or early soul, depending on how you wanted to cut it, but it's all great. 28 tracks, with work by The Sheppards, The Pirates, The Versatiles, King and The Sharpettes, Lee & The Leopards, The Van Dykes, The Spellbinders – and ... read moreCD
Includes tracks from Zapp, Larry Graham, Rose Royce, Tevin Campbell, James Ingram & Patti Austin, Chaka Khan, Randy Crawford, Jade, Chill Factor, Jr Walker & more. CD
A big early moment in Neo Soul! Features work by Maxwell, Lauryn Hill, Kenny Lattimore, Cassie, Brand New Heavies, Cassandra Wilson, Marcus Miller & Meshell Ndegeocello, and Trina Broussard. CD
A fantastic assortment of contemporary soul – put together by one of the labels who kept the underground soul groove going, long before the generation of Neo Soul! Expansion Records is a London-based imprint who started out recording American soul artists from the 70s who were still going ... (Neo Soul, Soul)read moreCD
Killer early work from the Duke/Peacock label – reissued beautifully by Ace! Includes work by Paul Monday, Joe Papoose Fritz, Elmore Nixon, RB Thibadeaux, Silver Cooks, Lavada Durst, and Edgar Blanchard! LP, Vinyl record album
A heavenly set of southern soul – a package that pulls together a wealth of rare and unreleased singles from the Malaco label – that important Jackson, Mississippi imprint that took on the deeper sounds of the 70s – after the Memphis and Muscle Shoals scenes were losing steam! ... read moreCD
(Part of the Malaco Definitive Collection, The Truth Of Southern Soul Series!)
Two dapper British gents on the cover, but the album's filled with classic American soul – really great cuts from back in the day, served up in an array of well-chosen tracks that really go past the obvious! Both Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller (of Acid Jazz fame) put the set together – ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A masterpiece of 80s groove – a totally sweet blend of overlooked treasures and classic numbers from the left side of the clubs – all wrapped up together as a mighty nice blend! The set digs a lot deeper than some of the earlier Masterpiece volumes – it has to, given the length ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreCD
Stunning soul from the deepest depths of the American underground – upbeat groovers that mix a clubby vibe with deeper vocals – but all without hitting a disco sound at all! Some of these numbers are from the years before Studio 54, but showcase a changing style of soul – more ... read moreCD
The funky sound of 70s France – and an amazing batch of super-dope grooves! The sound here is much more complex than you might think – horns and strings and keyboards intertwined over soulful and slinky rhythms, grooving in a warm funky mode that's somewhere between blacksploitation ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreCD
Back in the 60s, Memphis Gold was Stax Records Gold – and there's no finer proof of that fact than this classic compilation! The set's got a funky-lookin' Buddah on the cover – and is overflowing with classic early Stax/Volt hits. Titles include "My Lover's Prayer" and " ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An incredible collection – and one that fills in a crucially under-documented side of the New York dancefloor generation – the wealth of special mixes and edits that were made for that city's important DJs for their own use in clubs! The package sorts through a mountain of never-issued ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreCD
Includes music from the Four Jumps Of Jive, Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings, Julia Lee & the Tommy Douglas Orchestra, Myra Taylor, Sunnyland Slim & His Sunny Boys, Ray Snead, Big Bill Broonzy, Roy Byrd & his Blues Jumpers, Luther Stoneham & more. (Blues, Soul)CD
A soulful message from the 70s – served up here on a collection that focuses on a mighty nice side of the TK Records label from back in the day! TK hit big fame with its Miami spin on disco in the mid 70s, but the label also had a great ear for other sorts of soul music too – and here, ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreCD
A sexy set of tracks from the Japanese scene – music that seems to start in the disco years, and move into some of the more electronic Tokyo modes of the next generation – but always with a sweetly groovy style to the music! The work here is very different than both US soul of the time ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Music from Brandy & Monica, Ja Rule & Ashanti, Adina Howard, Chuckii Booker, All 4 One, Brownstone, Carl Thomas, TLC, Tamia, Keith Sweat, Monica, Lisha Fischer & more. CD
A heady helping of grooves from the mighty Mirage Records – an undeniable powerhouse on the soulful dancefloor scene of the 80s! The package is stuffed with great cuts from Mirage – boogie classics, mellower soul cuts, and a few funky favorites – and the package also features ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreCD
A third set of grooves from the vaults of 80s club soul and funk merchants Mirage Records – a genuinely deep generator for some of more soulful dance club soul sounds of the decade! The set is packed with great numbers – r&b fused with synthy bits, laidback jams, a taste or two of ... (Funky Compilations, Soul)read moreCD
A set of RPM/Modern blues tracks, issued here on a Japanese-only pressing – with work by T Bone Walker, Lowell Fulson, Al King, Willie Garland, King Solomon, Willie Headen, and Arthur H Adams! (Blues, Soul)LP, Vinyl record album
An amazing package – one that comes in a tiny replica of the original home of Motown Records in Detroit! As you'd guess from the title, the 11CD set features every single Motown track that ever hit #1 on the charts – almost 200 classic songs, running from the early 60s right up through ... read moreCD
Not the usual Motown Christmas set you might imagine – as the record features new material, not old Holiday soul classics – and many of the numbers are special duets recorded just for this project! The set list is impressive – way better than we were expecting – and ... (Holiday Music, Soul)read moreCD