Sunny & The Sunliners —
Mr Brown Eyed Soul ... LP Big Crown, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy Gatefold ...
$19.9924.98
Insanely wonderful work from the Texas scene at the end of the 60s – a huge collection of the English language soul songs of Sunny & The Sunliners! The group first hit national fame in the earlier part of the 60s, with a sweet falsetto crossover hit – but as the decade moved on, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Randy Crawford —
Raw Silk ... LP Warner, 1979. Near Mint- ...
$0.99
A really wonderful little album from Randy Crawford – a lot jazzier than previous work, and done in a style that has Randy's vocals backed by small electric combo work on most cuts! Players on the set are a great batch of top-shelf fusion players – and include Don Grusin, William D ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An amazing record! This one's probably our favorite Isley Brothers album of all time – and it's a perfect blend of all the styles they were into at the time – heavy funk, sweet soul, folksy rock, and rolling uptempo grooves! The Brothers handle all styles equally well, and the album's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Quite possibly the first truly great Lou Rawls album for Capitol – an all-out swinging jazz session done with arrangements by Onzy Matthews, in a mode that firmly helped put the Lou Rawls sound on the map! The tracks are mostly older numbers from a long lineage of blues and R&B – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An amazing second set from Sixto Rodriguez – recorded in the legendary Landsdowne Studios in London, with a groove that's a great extension from his debut! All of Rodriguez's best elements are in place here – his folksy guitar, personal lyrical style, and surprisingly biting approach ... read moreCD
Splendor —
Splendor ... LP Columbia, 1979. Very Good+ ...
Just Sold Out!
The only full length set we've ever seen from Splendor – a great little group who record here with some help from Philip Bailey, in a sound that's got plenty of Earth Wind & Fire touches! The sound is kind of in the groove laid down by EWF, but slightly mellower and more laidback – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo, including the lyric sleeve. Cover has a promo stamp, tracklist sticker, large name in marker, and some pen. Labels have some pen.)
Skyy grooving along in that bass-heavy early 80s mode – picking up a bit of pop soul along the way, with an approach that should have broken bigger on the charts, given the catchy vocals of most of the tracks. Most of this sounds a bit dated these days – with a "funk" ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch and unglued bottom seam.)
Latimore's first album – and a classic bit of Miami soul! The record's something of a groundbreaker – as it mixes older southern soul with some bluesy inflections – using small combo instrumentation and a warm sweet sound on production to create a new groove that pushed soul ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch, large name in marker, some pen, and a 4 inch tear in the back panel. Labels have some pen.)
A bit late in the classic Hi years, but Ann's still going strong – in a smooth southern style that recalls the best 70s work by singers like Millie Jackson or Shirley Brown. In fact, Ann takes a hit at the "Shirley/Barbara" answer song cycle that kept going on after Shirley's " ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch, lighty stained corner, large name in marker, and some pen. Labels have some pen.)
Thomas Snake Johnson —
House Party ... LP Ichiban, 1988. Very Good+ ...
$1.99
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(Cover has a large name in marker and some pen. Labels have some pen.)
Second great volume of doo wops by the legendary Nolan Strong and his Diablos. Heavenly stuff, and one of the few groups to come out of the motor city in the fifties and make as big an impact as the groups from the east coast. Cuts include "Harriet, It's You", "Remember Me", ... read moreCD
Hey, we love this record! It's jazzy, and not at all like Aretha's soul sides for Atlantic – but Aretha's vocals sound wonderful on the record, in a completely different way than on later albums. Arrangements are by Robert Mersey, and they've got a feel that's similar to some of the classic ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Raw live material – with Rudy telling jokes from The Human Tornado, plus other routines, set to music from The Human Tornado and Dolomite. The music's fairly subdued, and you mostly hear a lot of audience laughing and clapping over the music – but the jokes are nice and strong, and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some splitting on the bottom seam.)
Dexter Wansel —
Voyager ... LP Philadelphia International, 1978. Very Good ...
$6.99
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 inner sleeve. Cover has a large name in marker and some pen. Labels have some pen.)
A classic 1979 album from Phyllis Hyman! Hyman was one of the few female singers who started in the pre-disco years and managed to move through the disco years with a good groove – but never get totally swamped by the production styles of the day. She stuck close to her roots as a jazzy ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the lyric sleeve. Cover has a cut corner.)
Titles include "Voo Doo", "Ballad Of Hollis Brown"," Will The Circle Be Unbroken", "Healing Chant", "Wild Injuns", "Wake Up", "My Blood", and "Yellow Moon". CD
A smoking-hot batch of 80s soul from Nona Hendryx – and a record that really helped reinvent her sound for a whole new generation! Nona's wisely teamed here with Bill Laswell and Material – with whom she'd worked on previous projects under their name – and Laswell's street-sensiti ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light moisture damage, a large name in marker, and some pen. Labels have some pen.)
Both sides of Redd Foxx – bawdy and classy! The album's one of Redd's great late 60s ones on Loma – produced with a higher quality than some of the indie and knock-off sessions that were floating around at the time – excellent sound that really highlights his sense of wordplay ... (Comedy/Spoken, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The sound of Wilson Pickett is the sound of soul – bursting out here proudly in a classic session that features production from Rick Hall and the Fame Studios team! The record's got a gritty, nitty kind of feel that easily makes it one of Wilson's best – and with backing that includes ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A stunner of a soundtrack from the maestro Barry White – his only entry into the blacksploitation film genre of the 70s, and a complete doozy throughout! For the album, Barry's stripped down the bigger space of his own records, and his Love Unlimited productions – into some shorter ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A nice 70s collection of classic 60s ABC work by the early Impressions – not necessarily the group's biggest hits, but a nice batch of work nonetheless! The work is all seminal Chicago soul – recorded mostly with arrangements by Johnny Pate, sung with that sweet crackling harmony style ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great set of clubby tunes from Bohannon – a bit discoey, to be sure, but still with plenty of the odd rhythms and odd touches of his earlier work! The tracks here are all long and chunky – made up of strutting drum bits that are far from conventional, often topped by oddly riffing ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing. Cover has some edge wear and splitting on the top seam.)
A modern soul classic – and a darn hard record to find! The Reflections were an obscure male quartet with a sound that mixed deep soul vocals and smooth modern production, and as far as we know, they only ever cut this one LP for Capitol. Melba Moore gave the group their start, and the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A fantastic bit of lost harmony soul from RCA – an obscure gem from the late 70s, but one that's recorded with a sweet early 70s group soul sound! The harmonies are wonderful throughout – sincere, honest, and with the right sort of fragile touches to make us fall in love with the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a promo stamp, large name in marker, and some pen. Labels have some pen.)
Tavares —
Loveline ... LP Capitol, 1981. Very Good ...
$11.99
Tavares really sound great here – way past their 70s hits, but still wonderfully balanced as a harmony soul group! As always, Tavares prove they can groove without ever losing their cool – singing wonderfully amidst some tight-stepping numbers – the best of which hit a warm ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a large name in marker on both sides, with a cutout hole. Label has some pen.)
Three tracks off Dirty Mind. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a Warner sleeve.)
7th Wonder —
Thunder ... LP Chocolate City, 1980. Very Good+ ...
$2.99
Uptempo modern soul, with a tight ensemble vocal style, and the kind of slick funk group that was showing up in the work of groups on Solar at the time – like Lakeside or Shalamar. The group's got a pretty righteous sound in their best moments, which tend to be the mellower tracks on the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a promo stamp, hype sticker, large name in marker, and some pen. Labels have some pen.)
A sweet soul classic from late 60s Philly – the one and only album recorded by vocalist Chris Bartley – arranged and produced by Van McCoy! The style's really great – with a host of original tunes by Van that follow nicely in the style of Chris' hit title cut, and which show him ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Overlooked grooviness from the UK scene of the early 80s – and the best album ever from this jazzy pop combo! Carmel existed in the post-punk scene that saw a number of UK groups exploring the jazzier side of the spectrum – using a range of acoustic instruments with a fresher, younger ... (Rock, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has light wear & a promo stamp.)
Gene's hit his modern soul stride on this one – grooving nicely on "I'll Make The Living", done in a smooth voiced approach that shows yet another chapter in his rich career as a singer! 12-inch, Vinyl record
Curtis Mayfield —
Heartbeat ... LP Curtom/RSO, 1979. Very Good ...
$6.99
A real dancefloor set from Curtis – recorded with some sweet Philly production from the likes of Norman Harris and Bunny Sigler – in the sweeping, soaring, strings-heavy mode of the Philly disco records of the time! And yes, this isn't classic Curtis from the righteous years – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Funky club stuff, with a bit of an 80s groove – thanks to lots of bass pedals and electric keyboards. Rafael's voice is a bit too weird for us, but the groove's ok. Titles include "Desires", "Can't Get Enough Of You", "Shake It Down", and "I Love You". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch, large name in marker, and some pen. Labels have some pen.)
A big one for Norman Whitfield – who found in Rose Royce what he'd been lacking for years – a hit group ready to handle a number of styles, all well, and all with an adventurous style that would break them past the legions of lackluster funky soul groups of the late 70s. The record ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the best of Brother James' instrumental records for Smash, and a record that has him out front, wailing at the organ. While James has never been one of the true virtuosos of the instrument, he plays with a sense of style and adventure that make his best LPs sing with energy. This one's got ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Jerry Butler —
Spice Of Life ... LP Mercury, 1972. Very Good- 2LP Gatefold ...
$1.99
Perhaps the greatest record Jerry Butler made in the 70s, and a very tight bit of baroque Chicago soul with arrangements and production by Samuel F. Brown III. The tracks are a good mix of originals and covers, and they all show Jerry going way past his Gamble & Huff/Mercury years – into ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Betty Everett and Jerry Butler certainly are delicious together – and the pair have more than enough great energy to hold on strong throughout this entire album of duets! Although Motown is probably best remembered as the home of the male/female duet mode of the 60s – Vee Jay certainly ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label pressing. Cover has a split top seam, half split bottom seam & a hype sticker at the bottom & a peeled spot in the top right corner.)
Eddie Fisher —
Hot Lunch ... LP Stang, 1977. Very Good ...
$14.99
A great little album by guitarist Eddie Fisher – the same Eddie Fisher who cut two different albums for Cadet at the end of the 60s, but stepping out here in a slightly different mode! This one's got Eddie in a smooth funky soul style – mixing flanged-out guitar and vocals in a trippy ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light waviness from moisture, with a large name in marker on both sides. Label has some pen.)
The sweetly grooving first album from Central Line – one of the few British soul groups to really kick it in the early 80s scene – with a catchy dancefloor sound that both encapsulates the era and lays down a killer groove for the ages! The album is a blend of bass riffing, keyboards, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has a large name in marker on both sides. Label has some pen.)
Third volume in this series of collections of Motown material pulled together in the mid 70s featuring some their finest tracks with a heavy dancefloor vibe. Not exactly disco, but solid all the way through, with 9 numbers in all, including "Slippery When Wet" by the Commodores, "Don ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Bobby's so great, it's hard to fit all of his good stuff on one LP – but this set does a pretty darn good job, and includes 12 tracks from his legendary years on United Artists! Hearing this set, we're stunned to realize just how many great tracks Bobby turned out over the years – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
It's the mid 70s, but Ann's still very much in classic form – with thanks to arrangements and production by Willie Mitchell and backing by Andrew Love, Wayne Jackson, and James Mitchell – and sultry, soulful vocals from Ann! There's a bit more of a groove-oriented production style here ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A killer bit of crossover pop from the mid 60s – and the kind of groover that brought the Carolina beach sound to the top 40 charts! Includes the group's classic hit "Girl Watcher", a groover that we always enjoy hearing, plus other nice ones like "The Soul Clap", "Lo ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Shrinkwrap has a hole in front. Cover has a small cutout hole.)
Isaac Hayes —
Tough Guys ... LP Enterprise, 1974. Sealed Gatefold ...
$9.99
One of Isaac Hayes' richest soundtracks – deeper and more complicated than the groove of Shaft and Truck Turner, and filled with some great tunes that glow with color, life, and imagination – showing an Isaac Hayes that almost seems to be moving beyond the usual blackploitation groove! ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch.)
Billy Preston & Syreeta/David Shire —
Fast Break ... LP Motown, 1979. Very Good+ ...
$0.99
Billy Preston & Syreeta handled the music for this slightly-lame, kind of strange Gabe Kaplan vehicle from the late 70s. The music is relatively fine, although the album lacks any totally funky moments. Instrumentals include "Books & Basketball", "Half Time", "The ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch and a light stain on one corner.)
Tight funky soul from Quazar! This relatively overlooked group is one of the lesse-remembered P-Funk-linked acts of the late 70s – which is a shame, as it's a great little side project from the team of Glenn Goins and Jerome Brailey – and one with a bass and drums-heavy party groove! ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a cut corner, promo sticker, hype sticker, and tracklist sticker on back.)
A nicely laidback album of mellow modern soul – featuring the keyboard and vocal talents of Gary Taylor, set to some smooth arrangements that have a classic early 80s quiet storm sound to them. Titles include "Gotta Be A Way", "The Nightlight", "About The Real", ... (Neo Soul, Soul)read moreCD
A stellar solo set from John Edwards – one of the tightest talents of the southern scene in the mid 70s, and a singer who would later break big with The Spinners! This album's got a really unique vibe – with some slight tropical touches hinted at by the cover image – and some ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A sweet set of soundtrack funk – from a film named after one of our favorite streets in Chicago! Although the record's got an approach that's perhaps a bit tighter and smoother than anything going down on Stony in the late 70s, it does manage to share a good deal of styles with the Chi-soul ... read moreCD
One of Aretha Franklin's greatest records – and a complicated batch of jazzy tunes that features arrangements and production by Quincy Jones! The record breaks way past the stock southern soul style of some of Aretha's earlier work for Atlantic – and it features a more sophisticated ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Red & green label Broadway pressing. Cover has a cutout notch and a small split on the bottom seam.)
Alfonzo —
Alfonzo ... LP Larc/Ice, 1982. Very Good ...
$5.99
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(Cover has large letters in marker on both sides. Labels have some pen.)
Billy Eckstine —
My Way ... LP Motown, 1966. Near Mint- ...
$11.99
Who'da thought the great jazz vocalist would end up recording for Motown late in his career? Still, the album's not a bad one in a pop vocal sort of way, and includes Billy doing versions of 60s hits like "Once In A Lifetime", "My Way", and "Talk To Me". Other nice ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono deep groove pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Mellow sexy Aretha – with warm arrangements by Arif Mardin, and plenty of nice electric piano by the great Richard Tee. Includes a great version of Stevie Wonder's "I Love Every Little Thing About You", plus the tracks "You Move Me", "You'll Never Get To Heaven" ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Red & green label Rockefeller pressing. Cover has a cutout notch and small dents in the opening.)
Gabor Szabo & Bobby Womack —
High Contrast ... LP Blue Thumb, 1970. Good+ ...
$4.99
Excellent early 70s work from jazz guitarist Gabor Szabo – a super-dope album that's one of the best he ever recorded! Part of the success of the record has to do with the presence of Bobby Womack – normally a soul singer, but also a heck of a guitarist, playing here alongside Szabo in ... (Jazz, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nice hard funky Afro soul from Hugh – cut during the time when he was really perfecting his sweet little blend of African rhythms and LA soul! The tracks are all short and hard – with funky trumpet in the lead, and some tight hard-grooving rhythms in the back. Most of this stuff feels ... (Global Grooves, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing. Cover has splitting on all seams.)
Always-great work from Tavares – one of those groups who never seemed to miss, and who seemed to weather the disco era a lot better than most of their contemporaries! This 1980 album is key proof of that fact – a tremendous little set, done at a point when Tavares could have rested on ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole, light wear, and an unglued top seam.)
A very hip album from the Four Tops – cut with kind of a political/social edge, and a heavy vibe that was similar to what the Temptations had been using on some of their important albums for Motown at the end of the 60s. In fact, this one's got so much of that righteous Temps vibe that we ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A mid-80s classic from Cameo – one that showed the world that the group was still very much in the funky music game, even if their lineup had been reduced to a trio! 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has light wear.)
Hall & Oates —
H2O ... LP RCA, 1982. Very Good- ...
Just Sold Out!
One that we heard way too much when it was out, but which we kind of love now! The album's part of H&O's great comeback years in the early 80s – a time when they were mixing their white boy soul with some nice 80s groove and electro touches, often going for a spare mix of groove and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the lyric sleeve.)
DJ Rogers —
Trust Me ... LP Columbia, 1979. Very Good- ...
$0.99
Great stuff – and one of DJ Rogers' most perfectly realized albums! DJ's righteous approach from earlier records is firmly intact – but it's given a bit of a boost, in that perfect Columbia smooth modern mode of the late 70s, with a clear indication that Maurice White and the Kalimba ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Raising Hell indeed – as Fatback were really burning up the dancefloor by the time of this set, well earning the demonic sexy image on the cover! All the sharp funk elements of the group's roots are still in place, but they're also given more focus for the rising club scene of the east coast ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover is still in the shrinkwrap, with the hype sticker.)
Before Don Was went on to become a huge hit making producer, he cut a number of tasty post disco tracks, like these two excellent Danceteria style numbers, all three versions with an irresistable Lower East Side 80s groove! 12-inch, Vinyl record
Classic 12" version of this one! "Oh Honey" is a killer, with a great spacey soul sound, and a monster sample on the intro. This version is 6 minutes long – a real treat! 12-inch, Vinyl record
One of the greatest albums ever from BT Express – tighter, smoother, and classier than the group's early funky disco sessions – and with a cosmic sound that shows them really growing at the time! The sound here steps off from both the group's own horn-heavy disco sides of the 70s, and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear & large letters in marker on both sides.)
A sublime mix of new tunes and re-imagined standards – and a set that takes Walter Jackson into even more sophisticated soul territory than before! The record is proof that the up and coming soul artists of the 60s had a key place alongside the more established mainstream acts on the other ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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!
Sunny & The Sunliners —
Mr Brown Eyed Soul ... LP 
