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Alias Funk & Soul —
Well Good/Bells ... 7-inch Athens Of The North (UK), Early 70s. Near Mint- (reissue)...
$6.99
We're not sure these guys need the "alias" in their name – as the groove here comes across with plenty of funk and soul right from the start – heavy drums kicking at the bottom, a bubbling organ line in the middle, and these badass lyrics over the top! Horns dip and turn ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Guess what? They DO make 'em like they used to – as Amalia steps out here on two tracks that easily rival the best female soul from the early 80s! "Welcome To Me" feels just like Chaka Khan on Warner Brothers from 1982 – complete with sweet keyboards that percolate ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Chet Atkins —
Blackjack EP ... 7-inch Sundazed, Late 50s/Early 60s. Near Mint- (pic cover)...
$6.99
Incredible home studio recordings by guitar genius Chet Atkins – all previously unissued versions from RCA Victor archives – and released here for the first time ever. Includes "Midnight", "Boo Boo Stick Beat", "Blackjack", and "Blue Moon Of ... (Folk/Country) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Nothing South American about The Aztecs, as these guys are a great New York Latin combo with a hip boogaloo groove! Marty Sheller penned and arranged both tracks on the single, and they snap along with the best Latin Soul style of cuts on Fania or Cotique at the time! "Damelo" has a ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
(In a Scepter sleeve. Labels have some marker & a small piece of masking tape.)
Original single of the funk track "Sang and Dance", backed by one of the Bar-Kays greatest tracks – the totally funky "Son of Shaft"! The cut's a great one, with wild funky wah wah guitar that's been sampled by everyone from Public Enemy to Bomb The Bass! (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Orange label pressing. Labels are stained and flaky.)
"Outside Man" is a pretty nice little party cut from Jimmy – recorded live with a bouncy piano groove, pretty darn catchy, with a slight bit of conga underneath! "Only Have Eyes" is done to the Flamingos arrangement – which makes it a killer cut instantly, even if ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
One of the coolest cuts ever from Toquinho – a cut that has Jorge Ben bringing an extra bit of samba soul to the artist's usual guitar-driven groove – at a level that makes the whole thing one of his hippest, grooviest tracks ever! The flipside features the wonderful "A Ra" ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Jorge Ben/Miriam Makeba —
Xica Da Silva ... 7-inch Mr Bongo (UK), 1975/1980. Near Mint- ...
$9.99
Two versions of Jorge Ben's "Xica Da Silva" – one by the man himself, one by Miriam Makeba! Jorge's version has this nicely raspy vocal, and a great riffing groove – very much in his best Afro Brasil sort of style – and Makeba takes the cut into some very cool territory ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
"Grandma's Hands" is a great version of the Bill Withers' hit – done with a slowly funky groove, and some totally righteous vocals from The Blossoms! "Cherish" is a catchy cut too – with a strident groove that's right in a Honey Cone pop/soul mode! (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
Exactly the kind of grooves that got us digging for Brazilian music in the first place! "O Ronco Da Cuica" is a fantastic reading on the familiar tune by Joao Bosco – done here with this kind of flanged-out spacey sound effects at the beginning, before the track rolls into rootsier ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Bossa Tres are out to prove they're one of the deftest bossa combos around – by serving up a triple-time piano groove on "Imprevisto" – alongside work on the drums that's equally deft, and which really blows us away! In fact, the piano and drums almost seem to trade places ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Hmmm . . . BT Express aren't really the best group in the world to do a cover of "Close To You" – but fortunately they more than make up for it with the funky cut on the flipside! "Whatcha Think About That" is a nice rolling uptempo number, with a funky instrumental base ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Nice early one from Roy "Honeydrippers" C, and on the same label as the early Honeydrippers' stuff. Both of these sides are more soulful than funky, but they're right up there with Roy's best stuff, and have a rawness that far surpasses his Mercury recordings. (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
Ely Camargo sounds wonderful on "Taieiras" – a tune that's kind of a different take on the usual samba groove – with a rhythm that's slower, but which punches harder too – leaving Ely lots of space to open up in this weird, cool vocal passage – which gets some very ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Classic hard-grooving Alvin Cash – with that early Mar V Lus sound that feels like it was recorded at the bottom of a well! Not that that's a problem, though, as the approach makes the single bump and groove right off your turntable! "Barracuda" is a funky funky fishy dance – ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Claudia's a lovely, light-voiced Brazilian singer – with a style that's not unlike Joyce at her early best – but she works here with a great heavy groove on "Macumba" – a tune with these deep male chorus vocals that fit very well with the tune's bassline – while ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Two great versions of Marcos Valle tunes – both very unique! Claudia sings the funky "Garra" – which has a very similar musical blueprint to Marcos' version, but a nicely lighter vocal overall! Os Tres Morais harmonize beautifully on the jazzy "Freio Aerodinamico" ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
2 tasty instrumentals from Albert Collins – both early, and both raw! "Taking My Time" is a slow bluesy number – as you'd expect from the title – and it features some real pyrotechnics on guitar from Albert, in almost a Jimi mode! "Cooking Catfish" is a ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Two Latin soul covers back to back – both of them great! Jack Costanzo takes on Cannonball Adderley's classic "Jive Samba" – but he slows the tune down a lot, gives it a boogaloo vibe, and lets some horns solo nicely in the middle! "Tighten Up" is the Archie Bell ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
"Early Dawn" is an excellent lost groover! It's got a nice hard drum intro, and a sweet mellow jazz groove played by an unknown tenor player that sounds a lot like Stanley Turrentine in his very early days. The riff is totally catchy, and the cut's a wonderful little number that's way ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Monster funk from this James Brown Band offshoot! Pee Wee Ellis is the main soloist on both cuts – and he really blows the top off on "There Was A Time"! The tune simply leaps onto wax from nowhere – blasting out in a fast-riffing version of the James Brown hit, with Pee Wee ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A wicked take on the Average White Band's "Pick Up The Pieces" – done here in a version that has all the hard funk of the original, but lots of added Brazilian touches too! The tune's an excellent example of the way that Brazilian funk in the 70s could easily blow away most ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Killer funky soul from Brazil! "Black Soul Brothers" begins with this massive break, and an "uhhhh" exclamation that would have made Syl Johnson proud – all before the tune then rolls into these heavy horns and a sweet female chorus singing the lyric! "Hot Pants ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Excellent trippy instrumentals from Chicago! "The Vamp" has some great chromatic guitar – a bit like Cal Green, with touches of Wes Montgomery – over a hard rolling organ on the beat groove. Tasty stuff – the kind of single that would blow the speakers off your jukebox ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
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