A fantastic record from Prince – a double-length set that came out at a time when the purple one was brimming over with energy and new ideas – and a step slightly in the direction of more socially conscious material! Everything that was great about Prince before the record is ... read moreCD
A really fantastic live moment from Prince – a set that's even groovier and funkier than the standard One Nite Alone material – as the tracks here are nice and long, feature guest work from Musiq and George Clinton, and really feature Prince jamming with a group that features Maceo ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(First time on vinyl! Limited edition purple vinyl pressing – with download!)
Prince Charles & The City Beat Band —
Combat Zone ... CD Unidisc (Canada), 1984. Used ...
$4.99
Titles include "In The Heat Of A Passionate Moment", "I'll Keep On Loving You", "If It Makes You Feel Good", "Just A Teaze", and "Anytime's The Right Time". CD
Features orchestrations from Marty Gold, bass by Bill Lee, and guitar by a young John Sebastian – on titles that include "Sunflower", "Delia's Gone", "Water Boy", "Take Dis Hammer", "The Mouse Song", "Ring That Bell", and "Oh ... (Folk/Country, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo Dynagroove pressing. Cover has light wear and some splitting in the top seam.)
Professor Longhair —
Bach Of Rock ... CD Sunset Blvd, Late 70s. New Copy 2CD ...
$25.9926.99
Mighty nice work from the great Professor Longhair – live material recorded in the late 70s, presented here without much in the way of notes – but with a musical quality that more than makes up for that lack of information! The Professor was a key figure in the New Orleans music scene ... read moreCD
80s underground soul lives again in the hands of Prophet – an artist who recorded a bit back in the day, but who's reemerged in recent years with great new energy – thanks in part to strong support from the Stones Throw label! These tunes are heavy on beats, keyboards, and a really ... (Neo Soul, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow vinyl pressing!)
Arthur Prysock —
Art & Soul ... LP Verve, Late 60s. Very Good ...
$1.99
Features early hits from his Old Town years! (Vocalists, Soul)LP, Vinyl record album
Red Prysock —
Beat ... LP Mercury, 1957. Very Good ...
$2.99
Heavy tenor instrumentals from the great Red Prysock – with tunes that include "Tea Bird", "Purple Wail", "He's A Real Gone Guy", "Earth Rock", "Pog Wog", "Lion's Den", "Mashin Potatoes", and "2 Point 8". (Jazz, Soul)LP, Vinyl record album
(Deep groove pressing. Cover has a center split bottom seam, half split top seam and a peeled spot on the front.)
Raw tenor from this great R&B talent – with tracks that include "The Shakers", "Fruit Boots", "Red Rock", "Plaid Laces", "What Next", "The Fox", and "Lulu". (Jazz, Soul)LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label Wing pressing with deep groove. Cover has oxidation in the front image, some aging, and some notes in pen and highliter on back.)
A fantastic bit of female funk from the 70s – and a set that was recorded in Germany by a very exotic singer! The album is Asha Puthli's first – and includes some unusual interpretations of work by JJ Cale, John Lennon, Bill Withers, and George Harrison – plus a great tune of her ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(2020 UK Record Store Day Release.)
QT Hush —
QT Hush ... LP Epic, 1985. Very Good ...
Just Sold Out!
An obscure little side-project by Teena Marie during her years at Epic Records – one that's almost her male group answer to Rick James' female soul projects of the same time! QT Hush have some mighty silly costumes on the cover, but they've also got a great way with a catchy mainstream soul ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has ring and edge wear with a center split spine.)
Classic work from this massively overlooked 70s soul singer! The set's one of a rare few albums cut by Sidney Joe Qualls – a fantastic talent who's probably better known for his work behind the scenes, and as a songwriter, than he is as a voice on his own. The session is produced with a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Queen Samantha offer up a nice mix of modes here – taking on the Box Tops' classic oldie "The Letter", before launching into some originals of their own – all in the best longform disco mode of the TK Records family of labels at their height! The group's singers aren't listed ... read moreCD
(Part of the TK Records – The Miami Sound Original Soul/Funk/Disco Collecion!)
The super-tight second set from French disco act Queen Samantha – a few female singers working with some excellent rhythm players – all on the kind of long-spun grooves that represent the late 70s Euro club scene at its best! All tracks really take time to build – and there's ... read moreCD
(Part of the TK Records – The Miami Sound Original Soul/Funk/Disco Collecion!)
Doo wop era spaceways travel from Sun Ra and soulful mid 50s vocal recruits – including The Cosmic Rays, Crystals, Nu Sounds and Juanita Rogers – a motherlode of rarities and never before issued recordings! Interplanetary Melodies includes doo wop numbers of earthly concern, and space ... (Jazz, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Radiorama —
Legend ... CD Disco Magic/Ariola, 1988. Used ...
$4.99
Rainbow Team —
Rainbow Team ... CD PTG (Netherlands), 1981. New Copy ...
$11.99
Incredible work from the Italian scene of the early 80s – and a record that steps along with the best groove of the American scene of the time! Rainbow Team specialize in dancefloor funk with a real boogie undercurrent – one that mixes together tight basslines, riffing guitars, and a ... read moreCD
Rainbow Team, where have you been all our lives? You're a heck of a great little group – and we love the sound you've got on this second album! Sure, we know you're wearing a bunch of silly day-glo costumes on the cover – and that's probably what's made this record slip by our crates ... read moreCD
One of the greatest albums of all time – a masterpiece of moody soul, spacey vocals, and jazzy vibes – all produced by the legendary Roy Ayers! Ramp take their name from the anagram Roy Ayers Musical Productions – and in a way, the group's the summation of all the genius that Roy ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Never-heard music from the legendary Rasputin's Stash – a funk group who recorded famously on Atlantic and Curtom in the early 70s, then created this gem of an album that appears here for the first time ever! The quality of the work is fantastic, and even seems better than their Curtom album ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Never-heard music from the legendary Rasputin's Stash – a funk group who recorded famously on Atlantic and Curtom in the early 70s, then created this gem of an album that appears here for the first time ever! The quality of the work is fantastic, and even seems better than their Curtom album ... read moreCD
Lou Rawls —
All Things In Time ... LP Philadelphia International, 1976. Very Good ...
Just Sold Out!
A killer – and one of our favorite Philly International albums ever! This is the album that broke Lou Rawls back into the mainstream for the smooth 70s – retuning his incredible voice with waves of soul and strings in the Gamble & Huff tradition – and giving him a whole new ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Lou Rawls —
At Last ... CD Blue Note, 1989. Used ...
$4.99
Features Bobby Watson, David Newman, Jack Walrath, and Steve Turre on horns – plus Steve Kahn and Cornell Dupree on guitar. CD
With 18 tracks including "Unforgettable", "Early Morning Love", "Lady Love", "From Now On", "You Are", "Love Is A Hurtin' Thing", "At Last" and "Shadow Of Your Smile". CD
One of those obscure funk records that was even pretty darn obscure back in the day – at a time when so many other funk records weren't so obscure! But obscurity aside, the record also quickly grew into the stuff of legend – thanks to a groove that's totally great, and which has all ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited, numbered pressing of 1000 copies – and includes download!)
One of those obscure funk records that was even pretty darn obscure back in the day – at a time when so many other funk records weren't so obscure! But obscurity aside, the record also quickly grew into the stuff of legend – thanks to a groove that's totally great, and which has all ... read moreCD
Raydio —
Rock On ... LP Arista, 1979. Very Good+ ...
Just Sold Out!
Not much rock here, but a definite guitar-driven groove – that Ray Parker vamp cooked up in a long legacy of work for other artists – really sparkling here in the frontline of Raydio! The bass is pretty strong too, with that mainstream funk sound that was popping strongly from the west ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
Rays —
Rays ... LP XYZ, Late 50s/Early 60s. Near Mint- ...
$4.99
A great little club track from Vaughan Mason – cut years after his rollerskating hit, but with a similar sense of space and time! The track's clearly picking up on a house groove, but has a nice spare approach, with beats that never go too over the top – and more of a focus on a ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
(In the Columbia chalk doodle sleeve with promo stamp.)
A very important crossover soul album – a huge hit for Otis Redding that was released after his tragic death in December 1967 – but it's also hard to say if it would have had the impact it did had Redding not passed while the LP was still in production. In a way, the record sort of set ... read moreCD
A very important crossover soul album – a huge hit for Otis Redding that was released after his tragic death in December 1967 – but it's also hard to say if it would have had the impact it did had Redding not passed while the LP was still in production. In a way, the record sort of set ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light surface wear and some gloss separation around the edges.)
An extended document of a legendary live recording by Otis Redding – material that not only shows a slightly different side of Redding than his studio albums for Stax – but which also continued to flow out in parts, issued after his too-early death, as a way of keeping his music alive! ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
96 tracks in all – including some rare material, a Coca-Cola radio spot, and a full CD of live material! CD
(Out of print.)
Otis Redding —
Soul Album ... CD Atlantic (Japan), 1966. Used ...
$12.99
Classic stuff by Otis – and a very appropriately titled album! The record's from the prime mid 60s years of Redding's recorded output – before Atlantic started pumping out everything he ever recorded, and when the folks at Stax were using all their talent to put together a well-conceive ... read moreCD
16 of Otis Redding's best numbers, pulled together out of the Stax vaults after Atlantic had more or less completely taken over the Memphis label. Includes "I Can't Turn You Loose", "I've Been Loving You Too Long", "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)", "Try A Little ... read moreCD
(BMG Direct pressing.)
Reddings —
Awakening ... LP Believe In A Dream, 1980. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
Bouncing bass, snapping rhythms, and plenty of full on groovers from the Reddings trio – a set that has their vocals tightly wrapped around rhythms that are heavy on the boogie and mainstream funk modes of the time! Bass is handled by Dexter Redding, and is pretty upfront in the mix on most ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram EU Music On Vinyl pressing.)
Reddings —
Class ... LP Believe In A Dream, 1981. Near Mint- ...
$2.99
A nice early 80s set from The Reddings – the group featuring two sons of Otis Redding and a sweet set of funk steeped R&B! Dexter Redding plays bass, and there's a whole lot of bass in the mix, bringing some funk into the groove very nicely – with some post disco pop soul melodic ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear and a promo stamp.)
Jimmy Reed —
Found Love ... CD Vee Jay/Collectables, Late 50s. Used ...
$9.99
Seminal work from the legendary Jimmy Reed – spare and bluesy numbers that were some of the best work coming out of Chicago at the time! There's a snapping quality to the rhythms here that was a keen inspiration to generations of better-known artists – and in a way, it's amazing to go ... (Blues, Soul)read moreCD
A smoking live set from Jimmy Reed – filled with the kind of rocking, rollicking numbers that made his bluesy groove an undeniable influence on the UK scene of the 60s! Most numbers begin with a compelling vamp, then have Jimmy taking the lead on vocals – adding in plenty of charm in ... (Blues, Soul)read moreCD
A pretty darn hip album from Della Reese – certainly her funkiest, with a strong mixture of soul and jazz that reminds us a lot of some of the Esther Philips albums on Kudu. Arrangements are by Peter Myers and Bobby Bryant, with "sweetening arrangements" by Sammy Lowe, who we ... (Vocalists, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the greatest early moments from Dianne Reeves – a set that's still steeped in plenty of jazz, but one that also has the singer coming across with a more personally poetic vibe as well – a quality that opens up Reeves in ways we never would have expected a few years before! ... (Vocalists, Soul)read moreCD
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas —
Black Magic ... LP Gordy, 1972. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
One of our favorite albums ever from Martha Reeves & The Vandellas – a set that's way past their early overheard hits for Motown, and which shows the group really stretching out with a new sort of power! There's definitely a bit of Black Magic in the mix – as there's a fresh feel ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Don't get this set mixed up with Clarence Reid's album of a similar name on Alston/Atco – as this rare date for the Tayster label is quite different – although it still shares the famous title track! Reid's in perfect rough-edged form here – almost more strongly southern soul ... read moreCD
(In a very cool Japanese-styled, LP-like cardboard sleeve cover!)
Lovely vocal work from Irene Reid – deeply soulful, yet also quite classy – thanks to some well-done arrangements by Frank Foster and Mort Garson, both of whom bring a fuller, jazzier feel to the set. There's almost a Nancy Wilson sort of approach to the album, although the sound is a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label stereo pressing. Cover has a small peeled spot on front.)
Reid Inc —
Reid Inc ... CD TK/Solid (Japan), 1977. New Copy ...
$13.99
An obscure female soul project from 70s-era TK Records – one that features production by Clarence Reid, hence the group's name! The groove here is very much in the best Miami club mode of the time – upbeat, but still nicely gritty overall – more fast funk in the instrumentation, ... read moreCD
With Rentie on saxophones, George Shaw on synthesizer, flugehorn, and trumpet, Stormin Norman Merten on guitar, and Stanley Smith on drums and percussion. (Jazz, Soul)LP, Vinyl record album
A pair of classic early 80s soul albums from ex-Dramatics singer LJ Reynolds! The self-titled '81 set is killer material in a modern Detroit mode all the way through – with top-shelf production by Reynolds, Don Davis, and Ronnie McNeir/ Ronnie, who'd been lost to the industry for a few ... read moreCD
Maybe the only full length set we've ever seen from Margaret Reynolds – a singer we know for deep soul work in the 70s, but who's coming across here with a bit more of a contemporary R&B vibe! The approach is filled with some strong 80s touches in the rhythms, which work especially well ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Shrinkwrap has some marker on back. Cover has a cut corner.)
One of the heaviest funk records ever to come out of Indy in the 70s – a super-dope batch of ensemble grooving with plenty of odd twists and turns! At one level, the group work in a familiar Earth Wind & Fire-styled vibe – mixing heavy bass, funky rhythms, and lots of great horns ... read moreCD
One of the few full albums ever cut by the great Sharon Ridley – a hell of a great singer from the east coast scene, and one with the fullness of the best club divas of the time – but an approach that goes way way deeper overall! There's a sexy slink to the album that echoes Ridley's ... read moreCD
Rare tracks from Rikki Aaron – a Connecticut soul singer who's few singles on the market are already pretty darn rare! Rikki worked in the early 80s, but has a style that's often more like sweet soul from the decade before – at least on the ballads, which have this really heartbreaking ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A dream come true – Minnie's first two solo albums for Epic, back to back on one CD! Perfect Angel was one of THE albums that helped define the sound of female soul in the 70s – a record that moves past the baroque soul of Minnie's early years with Rotary Connection and Charles Stepney ... read moreCD
Sweet dancefloor soul from an early 80s line-up of The Ritchie Family – this one featuring Linda James, Jacqui Smith-Lee and Vera Brown – going All Night All Right on a strong batch of synth flavored grooves! The bigger hits of the commercial disco boom were well behind them by this ... read moreCD
Ritchie Family —
I'll Do My Best ... CD RCA/PTG (Netherlands), 1982. New Copy ...
$11.99
The Ritchie Family do their best to remain relevant after the glory days of commercial disco – and succeed strongly on I'll Do My Best – thanks to the sweetly soulful trio vocals and a nicely updated dancefloor soul sound! The songs are great, and groove on just long enough – ... read moreCD
The Ritchie Family do their best to remain relevant after the glory days of commercial disco – and succeed strongly on I'll Do My Best – thanks to the sweetly soulful trio vocals and a nicely updated dancefloor soul sound! The songs are great, and groove on just long enough – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Rivage —
Sittin On It ... LP Tempus/Athens Of The North (UK), 1981. New Copy (reissue)...
$24.99
A sweet bit of funky soul from the Florida scene in the early 80s – a completely charming modern soul effort that's quite different than the bigger Miami hits of the decade before! These guys have a sense of integrity that comes through in their look on the cover – unassuming, and very ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Heavy duty Latin Soul from Johnny Rivera – an excellent bandleader from the late 60s, with a sound that's a lot harder than you might guess from the Tijuana Brass in the title! True, Johnny's group's got a lot of work on horns – but in a style that's like the best of the boogaloo ... (Latin, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great batch of raw soul groovers – with a shouting R&B feel that's totally great! You probably know The Rivingtons for their classic "Papa Oom Mow Mow", one of the strangest vocal group cuts of all time – and one of those oldies we never tire of hearing! The album's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing. NOTE – Vinyl is in Fair condition. Cover has some wear and aging , splitting in the seams, and names in pen and marker on back.)
Freddy Robinson —
Bluesology ... CD Ace (UK), Early 70s. New Copy ...
$11.9918.99
Wild funk from guitarist Freddy Robinson – hardly the "bluesology" you'd guess from the title! Sure, Freddie started his career as a blues guitarist on early Chess sessions – but during the early 70s, he cut some monster funky recordings for Stax, recordings that had a bluesy ... read moreCD
JP Robinson —
JP Robinson Story ... CD TK/Ultra Vybe (Japan), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ...
$28.99
Lost southern soul gems from JP Robinson – a Miami singer who was one of the first to record for the TK Records empire at the start of the 70s – and works here in that beautiful blend of deep soul and funk that made the Miami scene such a crucial force after Memphis and Muscle Shoals! ... read moreCD
Incredible work – a record that should be in every household! Smokey breaks free of the group sound of the Miracles albums – hitting a whole new mode, and inventing the "Quiet Storm" radio format along the way! The title cut – "Quiet Storm" – is a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light ring wear.)
Time flies, but Smokey Robinson keeps things cool – laidback and mellow, and very much in the mode of his best solo work from earlier years – with a subtle glow in the backings that has us thinking "quiet storm" all over again! Given Robinson's rep, it would have been easy to ... read moreCD
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles —
18 Greatest Hits ... CD Motown, 1970s/Early 80s. Used ...
$1.99
... CD
(Out of print, BMG music club pressing.)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles —
Away We A Go Go ... LP Tamla, 1966. Very Good ...
Just Sold Out!
A key set in the second chapter of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – that time when the group moved from the mellow ballads that were their first early strength, into some dancefloor stormers that easily made them one of the most favored Motown acts of the time! Smokey definitely takes ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Reissue pressing. Cover has some wear and an unglued bottom seam.)
Who would have thought it? Smokey's great career at Motown was just designed to be inspiration for a TV Special! Who cares, though? The set's still got some of his biggest hits for Motown, if you can get past the title – and tracks include "Mickey's Monkey", "Being With ... read moreCD
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Crisply popping grooves from Roger – a great solo record from the voice of Zapp! The Saga Continues finds Roger still rocking his trademark effects laden vocals and vamping guitar work into the middle of the decade – with even tighter syncopated percussion, funky keys, and sharp synth ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear and a cutout notch.)
The title's an apt one here, as Jimmy Rogers was one of the many bluesmen who started out in the south, but headed to Chicago for greater fame – which was a good thing for Chess Records, who managed to come some of these great sides in the 50s! Rogers both sings and plays guitar – the ... (Blues, Soul)read moreCD
Way more than the disco cash-in some folks thought at the time – and a surprisingly classic set that perfectly sums up the late 70s Stones ethos – and, in a way, the vibe of a changing New York! Titles include "Miss You", "Beast Of Burden", "Shattered", ... (Rock, Soul)read moreCD
2 great 80s numbers with Jagger, Richards, & Co getting a helping hand from the Glimmer Twins, and proving that even at this point in their career they were still very much in the game! 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Sealed Canadian pressing. Cover has a small cutout hole.)
Larry Rose Band —
Jupiter Effect ... CD Crossroad/BBE (UK), 1978. New Copy ...
$14.99
Larry Rose plays some mighty sweet keyboards on this late 70s set – electric piano, organ, and other keys as well – and also sings a fair bit on the record, in this great blend of jazz, soul, and some tighter modes of the time! The approach is maybe a bit in the territory of jazzy soul ... (Jazz, Soul)read moreCD
Larry Rose Band —
Jupiter Effect ... LP Crossroad/BBE (UK), 1978. New Copy (reissue)...
$24.99
Larry Rose plays some mighty sweet keyboards on this late 70s set – electric piano, organ, and other keys as well – and also sings a fair bit on the record, in this great blend of jazz, soul, and some tighter modes of the time! The approach is maybe a bit in the territory of jazzy soul ... (Jazz, Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Rose Royce —
Fresh Cut ... LP Omni, 1986. Very Good ...
Just Sold Out!
An overlooked 80s moment from Rose Royce – a set recorded after the group had stepped away from their famous association with Norman Whitfield, but were still very much at the top of the modern soul game! The production here is maybe a bit more 80s than before, but the group continue to keep ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Diana Ross —
Best Collection ... LP Motown (Japan), 1970s. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the insert. Cover has some discoloration from age.)