Tower Of Power —
Bump City ... LP Warner, 1972. Very Good+ ...
$11.99
Tower Of Power move down to Memphis for the recording of this great second album – and almost pick up a bit of Stax Records vibe in the process! The Memphis location is a key hint to the groove going on down here – a sound that's steeped in southern elements, even though the group ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Green label pressing. Cover has ring and edge wear.)
Tower Of Power —
Direct ... CD Sheffield Labs/JVC (Japan), 1981. Used ...
$15.99
A pair of overlooked gems from singer Ed Townsend – a talent we'd rank right up there with Jesse Belvin or Arthur Prysock in his early years! First up is New In Town – an obscure early session from Ed Townsend – an artist who's perhaps better known as a songwriter of hits for ... (Vocalists, Soul)read moreCD
A sweet collection of crisp, uptempo Philly disco, from the Baker Harris Young production team, with a thumpin' Tom Moulton mix. Nine party and club groovers, with some nice ensemble harmonies over the top, a few that you've heard a million times, but if nothing else, they'll bring back memories ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Yan Tregger —
Catchy ... CD BBE (UK), 1978. New Copy ...
$8.9914.99
The cover looks gothic, but the sound is plenty darn groovy – a sweet set of sound library instrumentals from the 70s scene in Paris – most of them served up with an upbeat, clubby sort of vibe! Yan Tregger may not be one of those names that immediately comes to the lips of underground ... (Sound Library, Soul)read moreCD
An underground funky gem – one that never made it past the collections of the elite sound library audience in the 70s – but which is well deserving of global acclaim! Yan Tregger works here in this style that's every bit as funky as his contemporaries on bigger library labels, but ... (Sound Library, Soul)read moreCD
A vocal and instrumental version of this fat, fat Go-Go take on 'Trans Europe Express", with massive bass, heavy syncopated beats, and nice spacey synthesizer sounds! 12-inch, Vinyl record
Sweet soul from Tru – a contemporary group from the Philly scene, but one who hearken back to some of that city's classic male trios of years back – with an easygoing vibe and warm sound that's perfect for the mix of classics and new material on the set! Production is by Butch Ingram, ... read moreCD
Jr Tucker —
Jr Tucker ... CD Geffen/PTG (Netherlands), 1983. New Copy ...
$10.99
Jr Parker gets some great help from Ray Parker – not that Ray's a family member or anything like that – he's just got a great ear for the kind of groove Jr's going for in his music! Ray produced and plays sweet guitar and keyboards on most tracks – giving the music that great ... read moreCD
Jr Tucker —
Jr Tucker ... CD Geffen/PTG (Netherlands), 1983. Used ...
$9.99
Jr Parker gets some great help from Ray Parker – not that Ray's a family member or anything like that – he's just got a great ear for the kind of groove Jr's going for in his music! Ray produced and plays sweet guitar and keyboards on most tracks – giving the music that great ... read moreCD
Some of the greatest work ever recorded by Ike & Tina Turner – 3 albums cut for the short-lived Pompeii label, all of them nice and heavy! First up is So Fine – a great one from Ike & Tina – recorded for Ike's short-lived Pompeii subsidiary for Atlantic, with a hard heavy ... read moreCD
Ike & Tina Turner —
Feel Good ... LP United Artists, 1973. Sealed ...
$29.99
Feel Good is a tight little set that shows Ike Turner sitting equally on the fence between funk and rock – sometimes kickin into the kind of tightly snapping rhythms heard on his best late 60s work, at other points strutting into more of a guitar-based groove that he was using for the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Ike and Tina go hard and loud on this 10 track set of some of their great soul work for the Loma label! The set may not be their ultimate greatest hits, but it does offer some strong highlights from one of their best periods ever – when they were really tightening up the act, but not yet ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner with some waviness along the opening.)
The Ike & Tina Turner Revue shakes the foundation at Carnegie Hall on April Fools Day, 1971! There's a good reason for there being so many live albums by Ike & Tina – it's because they're damn great on stage – and this NYC set is a strong showcase for The Ikettes and The Kings ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and a small rip on one corner.)
A smoking live set from Ike & Tina Turner – and one that really gives you a rare glimpse at the full picture of the way they were operating back in the 60s! There's a freshly gritty feel to the record that goes way beyond cliches of the pair's later work – Tina clearly in the lead ... read moreCD
A real classic from blues giant Joe Turner – a singer who burst back to the mainstream on 50s Atlantic Records, thanks to a host of R&B singles that burned up the charts – but who here returns to his roots, and lays down a great set of jazzy tunes that get back to his roots in the ... (Blues, Soul)read moreCD
Sleek modern soul from Ruby Turner – her tightly grooving Women Hold Up Half The Sky – a mid 80s set that's very much of the era, but with songs that are far more timelessly structured than many pop soul efforts of the era! Ruby's vocals lovely and wonderful here, on a mix of ballads ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An amazing musical discovery – the lost second album from 24 Carat Black – recorded right after the band's legendary debut for Stax Records, but unissued for over 30 years! All the righteous styles of the group's famous Ghetto Misfortune's Wealth classic are fully in place here – ... read moreCD
One of Irma's modern soul combos, and a group that's got a nice urban contemporary sound, and a good smooth R&B feel. The tracks are all originals, and they're all in English – despite the Italian origins of the group. The lead male singer's got a nice raspy soul sound, and the group ... (New Grooves, Soul)read moreCD
A really wonderful trio, and one who are very different than some of the more familiar underground boogie and club acts of their time – as Twylyte 81 seem to be going for a much deeper, more sophisticated style – one that resonates with some of those really unique 70s artists who are ... read moreCD
A great overview of one of Motown's hippest soul groups! The Undisputed Truth were the brainchild of Norman Whitfield – and the group were the perfect platform for the "right on" soul that Whitfield was starting to craft in Detroit at the end of the 60s. Whitfield mixed the group's ... read moreCD
A Chicago group who never hit the big time during their short run at the start of the 80s – but one who definitely know how to groove! There's a vibe here that really lives up to the "togetherness" in the group's name – a way of coming together with a tight, sharp sound ... read moreCD
Sweet electro grooving from Unlimited Touch – a record that's a bit more hook-heavy than some of their earlier work, but which also makes best use of the keys and drum machine bits to create a pretty great groove! Audrey Wheeler is on lead vocals, but the vocals are really late to come in ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
A massive treasure from the P-Funk empire – an unreleased George Clinton project during his glory days on Westbound Records! The group features Gary Shider in the lead on vocals – with support from other US Music members, and a fair bit of the current Funkadelic lineup too – ... read moreCD
A great bit of indie soul from the mid 70s – and a record that's as wonderful as it is obscure! We don't know much about John, but he's got a spacious, soaring style of soul that's clearly influenced by Stevie Wonder – and which takes the sound into a fuller, richer groove – but ... read moreCD
A tremendous bit of Chicago soul – from a very unlikely source! Dana Valery's an Italian singer by birth, and spent some time on the London scene in the 60s – but she soars out here in the best sort of Windy City groove we've come to love from the Brunswick label – a sound and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An overlooked Motown nugget from the early 80s – the smoking debut of Gene Van Buren! Gene's a fully-formed artist right from the get-go – writing and producing the set with a rich, mature groove that's totally great – some of the upbeat funky soul tracks that were Motown's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Great raw vocal group material by the Van Dykes – a southern male vocal trio with a style that covered a number of different areas, from hard post-doo wop harmony, to sweeter Impressions-like soul. We'd only heard a couple of the group's singles for the Mala label, and we're really pleased ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono blue label pressing with Bell Sound stamp. Cover has a small cutout hole, in great shape otherwise!)
One of the most fantastic soundtracks of the 70s – and maybe even of all time – thanks to a non-stop blast of insane styles and grooves – all quite different than other blacksploitation records of the time! For this, his masterpiece film, Melvin Van Peebles composed a non-stop ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(A really beautiful pressing – 180 gram vinyl, cut at Ardent Studios in Memphis – in a heavy gatefold cover with new notes too!)
Very tripped out work from Melvin Van Peebles – the multi-talented artist who had a huge influence on African American film in the 70s! Melvin's working here in a a mode that combines soul, folk, funk, and lots of the more messed-up sounds that you'd hear on his own soundtracks for his films. ... read moreCD
15 track set that includes "There He Goes", "Lonely Lonely Girl", "He Was Really Saying Something", "Think Of The Times", "Should I Tell Him", "Throw A Farewell", "A Bird In The Hand", "That's The Reason Why", "I ... read moreCD
(Out of print. Small cutout hole through back of case.)
An incredible treasure trove of Motown soul – more recordings than we could have imagined by the legendary Velvelettes! The group were one of Motown's first girl groups in the early days – and although they never broke as big as The Supremes or Vandellas, they've got a great sound that' ... read moreCD
Wonderful early work from Eddie Cleanhead Vinson and Jimmy Witherspoon – both singers who had a strong connection to jazz over the years, but who work here in a nicely raw mode that befits the album's King Records placement! Vinson's a genius – a really overlooked singer who can ... (Blues, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original mono crownless black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has split seams, some ringwear, spotty brown aging around the edges, and a small stain on front.)
It's a battle of the blues, and everyone's winning – as the set's overflowing with killer cuts from the legendary R&B years of King Records! The tracks are from a time when the label did it better than just about anyone else – melding blues, jazz, and all the raw new styles of the ... (Blues, Soul)read moreCD
An extremely righteous little album from The Violinaires – a gospel group, but one who work here with harmonies that rival the best secular soul acts of the time! The production and arrangements are all plenty darn hip – done in a stripped-down, all-soul sort of way – one that ... (Gospel, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a split top seam and spine, held with a piece of white tape at the top, with some splitting in the bottom seam, and light stains on back.)
Miroslav Vitous —
Majesty Music ... CD Arista/Wounded Bird, 1976. New Copy ...
$6.9911.98
One of the great ones from bassist Miroslav Vitous – a musician you might know from more atmospheric moments, but artist who could really be funky when he wanted! The album's got this righteous groove that really matches the energy of Miroslav's Magical Shepherd album from the same time ... (Jazz, Soul)read moreCD
Never-issued material from Australian experimentalist Steve Maxwell Von Braund – best known for his work in the space rock band Cybotron, and working here in relatively similar territory on tracks from a host of lost tapes from the late 70s! Steve plays Arp, Mini Korg, and other keyboards ... (Rock, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Voyage —
Fly Away ... CD Marlin/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1978. New Copy ...
$22.99
The second US album from Euro disco outfit Voyage – a group who manage to bring in some nice progressive and jazzy elements to the mix! There's almost a jamming rock-gone-disco approach to a few of the best numbers – thanks to a strong use of heavy guitars and keyboards, and a real ... read moreCD
Two rare albums from Adam Wade – both originally issued by the Co-Ed label in the 60s! First up is And Then Came Adam – great work from Adam Wade – a slightly overlooked singer of the 60s, and one who steps out here in a great mix of soul styles and fuller vocal modes! Wade ... read moreCD
Narada Michael Walden's first album – and a surprisingly complex approach to spiritual soul, handled with some great guest guitar work by Jeff Beck and Carlos Santana! The approach is somewhere between 70s rock fusion and smooth soul – done with a tight, professional style that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
David T Walker —
Sidewalk ... LP Revue, Late 60s. Very Good+ ...
$16.99
Perhaps the best of the early David T Walker albums for Revue – and certainly the one that has the highest concept of all of his work for the label. The tracks move past his usual pop jazz style, and into a stretched-out mode that shows traces of Gabor Szabo, and perhaps a bit of Pat Martino ... (Jazz, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has ring and edge wear, some sticker spots, with splitting in the spine and bottom seam.)
One of the all-time classics from Jr Walker & The All Stars – key proof that Motown could groove even when nobody was laying down vocals! As you might guess from the title, the album features the group's huge hit "Shotgun", plus lots of other cool funky little tracks like " ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
6 Motown albums from Jr Walker & The All Stars – all long overdue for reissue! First up is A Gasssss – a gas of a record from Jr Walker & The All Stars – a set that has the magical Johnny Bristol producing – giving the group this really warm, soaring sound that's ... read moreCD
Just about every classic track you could ever want from Jr Walker – presented here in a sweet mid 70s 2LP set! LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes booklet. Cover has ring and edge wear with a hype sticker in the bottom right corn er and a sticker on the spine.)
Junior Walker —
Hot Shot ... LP Motown, 1976. Near Mint- ...
$4.99
A mid-70s stormer from Jr Walker & The All Stars – a set that glides along on a fuller set of backdrops than before, with Holland-Dozier-Holland production from Brian Holland returning to Motown – but in a hip 70s style that has strings and funk dancing along in a great way beneath ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An incredible collection of work – way different than any blues material of the time, and beautifully brought together here in the best Mosaic fashion! Features material for the Imperial, Comet, and B&W labels, plus unissued tracks – 144 titles in all! (Blues, Soul)CD
(Out of print, hand-numbered limited edition. Box has just a hint of light wear, but this is a nice copy overall.)
A sweet funky set from the mighty T-Bone Walker – a record that still includes loads of his wickedly sharp guitar lines, but which also gives him a tight groove with electric bass and great drums from the legendary Paul Humphrey! The bottom end here kicks as much as Walker's work on the top ... (Blues, Soul)read moreCD
Dexter Wansel —
Voyager ... LP Philadelphia International, 1978. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
Dexter Wansel keeps up the space jazz funk groove that was begun on Life On Mars – with those fat, thumping bass lines, elastic lead guitar, atmospheric soul vocals and loads and loads of keys – spatial work on Rhodes, Moogs and ARPs! It's all done in a funky style not always heard on ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has some ring and edge wear.)
A sweet sweet set from the mighty War – and maybe the record that really has the group coming into their own! The record's got a stronger vocal presence than earlier War efforts, which is a really great thing – kind of a blend of sweet soul, heavy funk, and Chicano modes – all ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Missing poster. Cover has light wear and a mostly unglued bottom seam.)
War delivers the word, and a whole lot more as well – that amazing blend of styles that always made the group way more than just the sum of its parts! The classic groove is very firmly in place here – a great style that mixes jazz funk with a freer jamming style borrowed from Latin ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the die-cut cover, includes the heavy inner sleeve. Cover has edge wear and a small peeled spot from sticker removal.)
War —
War Live! ... LP United Artists, 1973. Very Good 2LP Gatefold ...
$14.99
War live, a perfect step forward – especially given that the group had already been so jamming on all their previous work in the studio! This classic double-length set may well be one of the best soul live albums of the 70s – right up there with similar 2LP packages from Curtis ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has ring and edge wear.)
Warriors (Incognito) —
Behind The Mask ... LP Expansion (UK), 1982. New Copy (reissue)...
$18.99
A fantastic early chapter in the Incognito story – a record put together by Jean Paul "Bluey" Maunick as a follow-up to the earlier Jazzfunk album – and a set that maybe has even more jazz and funk than that set did overall! Although done back in the 80s, the set clearly ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Dionne Warwick —
Heartbreaker ... CD Arista/Big Break (UK), 1983. New Copy ...
$12.99
Sweet 80s soul from Dionne Warwick – an album that features a fair bit of production work from Barry Gibb – and a sometime sound that definitely shows his presence! The style here is smoother than Dionne in earlier years – with a nice undercurrent of jazz in the instrumentation, ... read moreCD
Quite an unusual album for Dionne Warwick – a late 60s effort that has her returning to her gospel roots, and singing with backing from The Drinkard Sisters – a group originally founded by Dionne's mother, and which featured a young Cissy Houston! The sound here isn't as strictly ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing with silver text. Cover has a cutout hole.)
A wonderful album from Dionne Warwick – probably her greatest record after the early years! The session was recorded with production by Thom Bell at Sigma Sound in Philly – and the style is a sweet blend of Philly modes, from fragile ballads to midtempo groovers, all done in a warm and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the emboseed cover, lightly bent near the opening, includes the printed inner sleeve.)
The freaky hair on the cover might be a tipoff to the sound of the set – but the great Lalomie Washburn also has a depth to her music that you might not expect! The album is Washburn's only full set as a lead act – but one that comes after a good stretch of the 60s and 70s working in ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
You may know Dinah Washington as a jazz singer – but at her start, she was also a hell of an R&B vocalist too – a side of her talents that's focused on very strongly in this set! If you love the jazz side of Dinah, don't worry – there's plenty of that here too – but the ... (Vocalists, Soul)read moreCD
A huge package – four full albums by this excellent soul group – plus lots of bonus tracks too! First up is Hand Clappin Foot Stompin Funky Butt Live – filled with sockin soul from Geno Washington – an ex-American marine who recorded to big fame in the UK in the late 60s ... read moreCD
A socking soul party – and a wonderfully done set of work by Detroit underground singer Gino Washington! The album's a kickass bunch of hard soul tunes – a perfect 60s soul party with loads of great numbers that show Gino at his best, rolling with an upbeat sound that's made him a ... read moreCD
A massive Muddy Waters double-header – filled with vintage recordings for Chess! First up is The Real Folk Blues – a classic packaging of Muddy Waters' famous early work for Chess Records – brought together with a cover and title that pitch him strongly towards the growing folk ... (Blues, Soul)read moreCD
A classic full album that brings together some of Muddy Waters' earliest recordings for Chess – a great collection of early singles recorded in Chicago between 1950 and 1954 – most originally issued on 78rpm singles, and beautifully presented in this set! The work's relatively spare ... (Blues, Soul)read moreCD
Wah Wah Watson —
Elementary ... CD Columbia/Get On Down, 1976. New Copy ...
$6.9914.98
A funky fusion classic from guitarist Wah Wah Watson – his only album as a leader, despite countless appearances as a sideman on 70s soul, jazz, and pop sessions! The album's got a really wonderful sort of west coast groove – one that takes bits of spacey fusion, bassy funk, and ... read moreCD
Roscoe Weathers —
I'll Remember ... CD Jazzman (UK), Mid 60s. New Copy ...
$14.9916.99
Really wonderful work from a very overlooked talent – reedman Roscoe Weathers, a player who worked the west coast in the 60s before settling in LA – then led a group with a very strong flute sound in the lead! Roscoe's music here has plenty of echoes of the spiritualism of Yusef Lateef ... (Jazz, Soul)read moreCD
Really wonderful work from a very overlooked talent – reedman Roscoe Weathers, a player who worked the west coast in the 60s before settling in LA – then led a group with a very strong flute sound in the lead! Roscoe's music here has plenty of echoes of the spiritualism of Yusef Lateef ... (Jazz, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Art Webb —
Mr Flute ... CD Atlantic/Wounded Bird, 1977. New Copy ...
$3.9911.98
A tasty batch of uptempo instrumentals by Art Webb – a lesser-known funky flute player, but one who played on a huge amount of Latin sessions during the 70s (check your session notes, and you'll see his name a surprising amount of times!) This fairly obscure session as a leader was produced ... (Jazz, Soul)read moreCD
Totally great Ohio funk from 1979 – tapes that were recorded as a demo for Warner Brothers, but never issued at the time! The music is totally fully-formed, though – hardly demo clunkers, and instead a quintet of wicked funky numbers that are much more in the sharper side of the Ohio ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Very nice spacey soul from the late 70s Columbus, Ohio scene by Norman Whiteside's Wee – a mindblowing mix of jazz funk sophistication, harmony vocals and electric keyboard led psychedelic soul! Whiteside started Wee after the dissolution of Capsoul Records, where he was an important ... read moreCD
(Includes a bonus Numero Trading card, too!)
Norman Weeks & Revelations —
Miracles ... LP Evergreen/High Jazz (Switzerland), 1975. New Copy (reissue)...
$24.99
A fantastic mix of 70s soul and gospel – served up here by keyboardist Norman Weeks, who heads up a really strong group of singers on the set as well! Weeks plays Fender Rhodes, piano organ, and a range of other keyboards – and different singers take the lead on each track, including ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album