A real gem from Joe's comeback years – and a solid little single that still keeps all his Latin soul intact! "Mestizo" is filled with the themes of Bataan's earlier work – identity in a changing world, but inflected with a bit more pride than usual – and the tune itself ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
(White label pressing in a stickered Salsoul sleeve, with some wear and a peeled spot from tape removal at the opening.)
Several remixed and re-edited versions of the Godfather's classic, with fattened up production and additional vocals on a portion of the track by Professor X of X Clan, plus a bonus b-side cut & paste piece of a bunch of great vocal bits from James! 12-inch, Vinyl record
Patrick Adams and Greg Carmichael hit the hip hop era – taking the funky disco grooves of the Bumblebee Unlimited group, and turning them on a sort of old school party cut, with a bit of that Sound Of New York feel. 12-inch, Vinyl record
A real lost legacy from GC Cameron – the stunning singer whose work graced The Spinners on some of their most famous recordings – heard here on some rare cuts done in the Fantasy Records studios in the second half of the 70s! The great Harvey Fuqua produced, and the grooves have this ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
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A high school record, but also one of the first hip hop singles to come out of Chicago! Given that in the early 80s, Chi-town was still focusing mostly on soul (and soon, house), the Windy City was way behind New York in terms of hip hop production – and most early rap efforts came out as ... (Hip Hop, Soul)read more12-inch, Vinyl record
A great groove from Destiny In Time – a Chicago group who were one of the tightest club acts in the early 80s Windy City! "Long Gone" is a killer – one of those cuts that could have been huge, had it hit on a bigger label – completely catchy and well put-together – ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
"Boogie Wonderland" was EWF's biiiiiig jammer with vocals by The Emotions – a huge hit for years, both on radio and the dancefloors! Nice here in an instrumental version too! 12-inch, Vinyl record
"Never Let Go" is a really long groover from East Bound Expressway – stretching out for nearly 10 minutes in length, with lots of different passages that feature instrumental riffing and percussion jamming that's almost in a disco break mode! "Cloudburst" has a bit more ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
A cool chapter in the career of this unique disco band! "Birthday Medley" is a mix of famous birthday themes, served up for the clubs with a hip west coast Latin disco style – and "Frisco Disco" is even better – a jaunty groover that's right up there with the group's ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
(Marble vinyl pressing. Label has name in marker and some pen.)
Alongside Trouble Funk, Rare Essence and Chuck Brown, EU was part of the fabulous four Go-Go greats that defined a genre that survives to this day, bumpin and funkin the Chocolate City regardless of trends that come and go on the R&B scene outside the capital. This cut is, as the title says, ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a TTED sleeve, with light wear. Label has a ghost sticker spot.)
Classic electro from the team of John Rocca and Arthur Baker. "Pop Goes My Love" was one of the catchier groovers from the time – and on the flip, Whiz Kid does some nice scratching on the dub mix! 12-inch, Vinyl record
Rhymes by Baby Bam and Mike G of the Jungle Brothers, plus instrumental contributions from Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Bootsy, Herbie Hancock, Bernie Worrell and members of P Funk and the JBs. 12-inch, Vinyl record
One of Kellee Patterson's biggest club hits – a slow-building number that starts out with plenty of bass at the bottom, and which hits a nice midtempo groove that makes the most of Patterson's sweet and light vocals! The whole thing's got a warm glow that we totally love – a depth of ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
One of the most romping tunes ever recorded by Prince – the kind of cut that was an instant dancefloor stormer back in the day, and still sounds mighty groovy all these many years later! The song is featured here in it's very extended version – and is backed by the fantastic non-LP cut ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has light wear along the opening, but is nice otherwise.)
Hard to imagine the Michael Keaton Batman being any sort of a "partyman" – but Prince's sweet little Bat-tune really does a great job of evoking that fantasy! There's just a slight hint at the old Batman theme in the background – but overall, the whole thing feels more like ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
Sure, the politics seem a bit silly now – but the track's still one of Prince's last really compelling hits. It's got a totally infectious hook, a spare Timmy Thomas-ish beat, and a strangely captivating vocal that really sticks with us! The flip's a bit silly – a 10 minute extended ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record