The Hytones have a really warm style of vocals here – harmony soul, but with a special sort of appeal that's hard to put our finger on – yet which comes through right from the minute you first hear the track – a perfect accompaniment to its very catchy groove! "Good ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Early funky work from Curtis! "Check Out" is one of Curtis' first really tripped-out cuts – with the kind of rolling feel that he'd later bring to his famous solo work on Curtom. The flip's a nice mellow ballad, of the type that the Impressions always made rule! (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
Goofy, silly – but one that we still dig after all these years! The track has a monster scratchy guitar riff, and lots of that rolling bass pedal groove that was so popular in the early 80s. Also features a terrible white rapper – but he's so silly you can almost forgive him! The ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
"Keep It To Yourself" is a fantastic fantastic fantastic soul track, and probably the greatest cut ever to come from the pen of Billy Butler. Billy performs it here with his group Infinity, and the track rivals anything his brother Jerry ever did. It's got a sweet sad ballad feel, and ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
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Two killer cuts from the Big Beat, a funky sound library gem from Nick Ingman – not to be confused with the other Big Beat records of the 70s from the KPM label – as this set's got an even sharper, hipper vibe overall! Keyboards are in the lead on most numbers – although they get ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
"Smell The Funk" is a great track – one that begins with a voice saying "ooooooo-wee!", then hits a tight, hard hard hard funky vamp! The track's got some lyrics, but it's really dominated by tight drums, guitar, and the vamping group! "Party Man" is mellower, ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A wonderfully trippy bit of funk – a cut that begins with monkish vocals to suit the title, then moves into a sweet sitar line once the funky drums kick things up – moving at a slow-stepping groove as the sitar gives way to fuzzy guitar! "Medicine Bag" is nice and funky too ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Fantastic stuff from this great Philly group! "Cowboys To Girls" is probably the group's biggest track from the old days – with a loping hook that's as sweet as it is catchy! "Turn The Hands Of Time" is wonderful too – with a strident driving groove, punctuated ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A classic – and one that we pull out every year on Mother's Day! Goofy, but fantastic – and with a compelling vocal that always gets us hooked. One of those songs that shouldn't be so great, but year after year, we still love hearing it! Plus, the part 2 has a great spoken bit! (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
One of the greatest mellow soul tracks – ever! Long before Tribe sampled "Between The Sheets" for "Bonita Applebaum", the tune was a winner – smooth stepping with an incredible blend of bass and snapping beats, guitar sneaking through keys with a chromatic warmth ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
The a-side's a familiar classic, but the b-side's our real favorite! "I Turned You On" has a nice slow sexy groove, with the kind of hook and power that made the Isleys so great in the early 70s! Wonderful stuff – and not easy to find on vinyl! (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Includes jukebox tag. Vinyl has a tiny drill hole.)
An excellent deep soul cut from Jaibi – a singer we've never heard before, but who keeps things in this great slow-burning mode throughout – with a style that has "You Got Me" building and building in a wonderful way, as stark, slow drums and organ seem to cook up the vocals ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Two great cuts from Clydene Jackson – a singer who works here with some great production work from Ray Charles! There's a romping piano line on "I Need Your Love", which sets a nicely soulful current for Clydene's soaring vocals – almost a Carole King sort of energy, but ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Great stuff! We love Deon Jackson – we love his voice, we love his songs, and we love the great production he gets from the legendary Ollie McLaughlin! (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
One of the greatest pop soul singles of all time! Even though we hear it lots of times on oldies stations, we still get a thrill from the great raw sound of "But It's Alright" – especially the great choppy guitar bit on the intro! Plus, this original Calla pressing of the track ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
An amazing groover from Michael's first big adult years – a hard-grooving dancefloor anthem that never gets old – and which proves that when he was on the money, he could be pretty darn amazing! (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
A great one from Michael – one of our favorite early tracks by him! The tune's a great bubbling number from Leon Ware – one that shows Michael singing in a slightly more mature style that really comes off well! "We've Got A Good Thing" is more of a sweet pop tune – but ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
(In a Motown sleeve with light wear on the opening. Labels have light ring wear.)
A special single issued to coincide with the over-hyped release of Michael's Dangerous album – featuring "Jam" from that record, plus the real treasure: a Masters At Work remix of "Rock With You" – one that features all the great bits of the original, plus some nice ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
"Where Have All The Flowers Gone" was once a familiar folk song – but it gets a great new sound here in the hands of Walter Jackson – who sings the tune with a nicely deep vocal style, setup here in some cool backings with vibes right up front! (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
A nice disco-ish number off the Jacksons' Destiny LP, and though it's not really a skating jam, we do recall this one getting played at the roller rink quite a bit, and this version of the track has a nice breakdown in the middle too. The b-side's a nice midtempo groover. (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
A totally excellent single by one of our favorite overlooked soul singers! "If You Want" starts out with some amazing echoey guitar picked passages – ala early 70s Barry White (in fact, they sound like they were lifted from the Gloria Scott album!) Then, Jesse comes in on a ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A great but overlooked bit of crossover funk from Chas Jankel – guitarist for Ian Dury & The Blockheads during the late 70s! This original version of "Ai No Corrida" is probably better remembered from Quincy Jones' remake on his Dude album, but sounds even better here in Jankel' ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A seminal session from 70s French synth maestro Jean-Michel Jarre – a great bit of electronics that was almost France's answer to Kraftwerk at the time! Jarre's style is a bit warmer and more focused on the melody – and the range of keyboards and synthesizers used create a rich ... (Rock) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
The set includes 2 long tracks – titled "The Opener" and "Lester Leaps In". Players include Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Hank Jones, Roy Eldridge, and Ray Brown. (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
With Charlie Parker and Willie Smith on alto; Charlie Ventura and Lester Young on tenor; Al Killian, Dizzy Gillespie, and Howard McGhee on trumpet; Arnold Ross and Mel Powell on piano, Billy Hadnott on bass, and Lee Young on drum. (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Sleeve has some ring and edge wear, minor surface wrinkles, smal split in the top seam, and is bumped at the bottom right corner.)
A classic – the JB's answer to BT Express' theme song! A biiiiig track here in Chicago, and one that still booms out of roller rinks, record stores, and the back seats of all the low riders. Stand in a record store on the south or west side, and within 15 minutes, you're bound to hear a ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
One of the last great JBs singles! The track starts with a great spoken intro, then leaps into a hard heavy cookin' instrumental groove, with a nice snapping choppy beat! Backed here by the JBs' great cover of Sly Stone's big hit, too! (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
One of the rarer JBs singles on People, and one that has 2 great tracks that weren't on any of the LPs by them. "Back Stabbers" is their funky cover of the O'Jays' hit, and "JB Shout" is a good instrumental, with a stunning solo by Fred Wesley. (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
One of the harder to find singles by the JBs, and a tasty two-fer of funky tracks from their Breakin Bread album! Both tracks are great, and match the JBs funky jazz sound with some cool electronics bubbling under the mix! (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
Killer funkiness by the JBs! The track's a bit later than their early classics – but don't let that put you off, as it's still pretty darn great, races away like a house on fire, with a very hard ripping groove! Both parts are t-a-s-t-y – and worth the two-part groove! (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
Two very nice funky numbers! "Makin Love" has some very hard bassy beats, with a great wah wah guitar running through, giving the cut a nice spacey feel! "Rice and Ribs" mixes choppy guitar riffs with clavinet, for a nice funky 70s groove that keeps on going all the way ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
An amazing instrumental that's one of our favorite tracks by the JBs! The cut's not like anything they ever cut – as it's got a rolling modal groove with a lot more jazz than usual, played on vamping keyboards and funky sax, riffing away at a breakneck pace that sounds like a "chase" ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Great original People single of the best funky track off the Breakin' Bread album – and one which has been sampled a bunch. Groovy dope guitar grooves. (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
Two great obscure ones from the JBs! "Sportin Life" has a totally different groove than usual, with a rolling strummed guitar part, and some super-dope electric piano lines! "Dirty Harri" is a slowly chugging Hammond track, with a very nice funky vamp! Great stuff – and ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
The single's a great lost pre-People single by The JBs – and it's sort of an introduction to the group, as James shouts "These Are The JBs" at the beginning, then the band launches into a nice sinister loping funky groove that's quite different from some of their later work. A real ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
One of the best versions of "Funky Four Corners" we've ever heard! The bass is rattling along at a level so loud and heavy that it's bound to pop the top off your speaker – while Jerry screams and shouts his way through the lyrics in a way that would make James Brown proud, a fact ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
One of our favorite tunes ever from Jethro Tull – a cool jazzy number that's almost more Herbie Mann or Harold McNair than the usual Tull groove! The bluesy bottom really drops out of the group's sound – and instead a hip bassline sets the tune up nicely for some sweet solo flute, and ... (Rock) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Insane bit of nuttiness from the years when Dickie Goodman was doing all of his fake "interview" records that used cut ups from pop songs as answers to the questions from the interviewer. This one's got a huge batch of 70's soul samples as replies to questions from a reporter about the ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Two uptempo sides by this ex-singer of The Charimen Of The Board. David Van De Pitte arranged, and the record's got a bit of a modern soul sound – which suits the General's unique voice just right! (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
Not to be confused with JJ Johnson, Jay Johnson is a deep voiced singer who kicks off this track with a Barry White-styled monologue – seducing a female lover with his words as strings build up behind him, never actually singing, but talking his way through the whole track – leaving ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Prime selections from one of the greatest soundtracks of the blacksploitation era – served up with some incredible grooves from maestro JJ Johnson! Martha Reeves sings some of the deepest vocals of her career on the great title track "Willie D" – an old sample cut that you're ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Early brilliance from Burt Bacharach – 2 early soul productions for singer Lou Johnson! "Magic Potion" is great – a lesser-known track that steps along with percolated arrangements in an early Northern groove – alongside more of those great backing vocals! A real gem ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record