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Great compilations from labels like Soul Jazz, Ace, Numero, BBE, Vampi Soul, BGP, Luv N Haight, Harmless, Tramp, Jazzman, and others!
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500 Atlantic R&B & Soul Singles Vol 3 – 1965/Atlantic (Japan), 1965/1966. Used Gatefold ... $34.99
Think you know the sound of Atlantic Records in the 60s? Think again – because this stunning series opens the vault to a huge amount of rare treasures from the legendary label! The package is amazing – and offers up rare tracks that were mostly only issued by Atlantic on singles ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
(Includes obi!)
Ace (UK), 1976. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
A really cool collection, and one that's got a very special focus – an imaginary soundtrack for the record-breaking British summer of 1976 – a searingly hot time that really pushed the nation to the brink! Bob Stanley's given us some great collections on Ace Records before – ... read more CD
Z Records (UK), 1990s. New Copy 2CD ... $17.99 19.99
Killer club from the last decade of the 20th Century – a time when there was a huge, joyous uprising of new sounds for the dancefloor – a refinement of house, techno, and other clubby styles from previous decades – served up in ways that helped the music surge from the underground ... read more CD
Four Flies (Italy), Mid 1970s. New Copy ... $18.99 23.99
A whole new world of grooves we've never heard before – music from a short stretch on the Italian scene when local artists were really taken with the new developments in Afro Funk, and started to serve up some fresh styles of their own! The music here is maybe a blend of West African sounds ... read more CD
Also available Africamore – The Afro-Funk Side Of Italy 1973 to 1978 ... LP 35.99
BGP (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
A tight collection of uptempo funk and disco-driven soul tunes – with a selection that goes way past the usual dancefloor favorites! We're not sure how to read the title (which seems to have some sort of "inside take" on black culture in America) so we'll write that off to the ... read more CD
Far Out (UK), 2008. New Copy ... $7.99 16.99
The hippest installment so far in the Brazilika series – a mad mix of musical styles from Finders Keepers mainman Andy Votel – all in a freaky, funky, fuzzy blend of sounds! The tracks here are much grittier than the work we're used to hearing from the Far Out label – as Votel's ... (Brazil, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Luv N' Haight, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $7.99 16.98
A way way deeper set than the first volume of Bay Area Funk – and a collection that shows that things got pretty heavy on the San Francisco and Oakland scenes of the 70s! A good number of the tracks here are instrumental, and show some wonderful interplay between the trippier sides of funky ... read more CD
Ace (UK), 1960s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $11.99 16.99
A stellar collection of country soul by many of the greatest voices of any strain of soul music – Solomon Burke, Esther Phillips, Al Green, Bettye Swann, Percy Sledge, Little Milton, Candi Stanton and many more! A healthy portion of the material comes from the late 60s and early 70s – ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Universal (Canada), Late 1970s. Used ... $2.99
Includes music by Lipps Inc, the Village People, Kool & the Gang, Rose Royce, Gloria Gaynor, Sylvester, the Commodores, and more. CD
BGP (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
A heavy dose of funky jazz – and one that goes way past the obvious too – to include some real gems from the 70s that even we'd passed up! The package is filled with stellar jazz from the Fantasy Records family – Prestige, Pablo, Galaxy and Fantasy proper – choice numbers ... read more CD
Rabbit Factory, 1970s. Used ... $9.99
A treasure trove of rare southern soul – and a brilliant compilation that finally gives the Birmingham scene its due! Birmingham may not have been as famous as other southern soul scenes like Jackson, Memphis, or Miami during the 70s – but thanks to the efforts of producer/studio owner ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Black Jazz/Real Gone, Early 70s. New Copy ... $16.99 18.99
A lost legacy of work from Black Jazz Records – the important 70s imprint that's best known for its groundbreaking albums of spiritual and funky jazz – and a company who also issued some rare 45s back in the day! The cuts here represent some of the coolest, funkiest tracks these ... read more CD
Unison (UK), 1970s/Early 1980s. Used ... $6.99 9.99
Music from The JB's, Alice Babs, Yusef Lateef, Joyce, The Cross & The Switchblade, Sterling Harrison, Bobby Womack, Jeannie Reynolds, Hard Cover, and The Chi-Lites. CD
(Out of print.)
Ace (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $12.99 16.99
Blue-tinged work for those days when your heart is breaking and your soul is aching – a really wonderful batch of tracks that are heavy on those late 60s/early 70s moments when male singers were starting to open up a bit and let their emotions show! The vibe here is very different than Bobby ... (Rock, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Soundway (UK), Late 70s/1980s/1990s. New Copy 2CD ... $11.99 24.99
A great set that moves towards the farther reaches of the Caribbean scene in the 80s – music that's much more underground than some of the bigger soca and tropical hits of the time! As you might expect from the Soundway label, the work here is a very unusual, very well-done presentation of a ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Tropicalia In Furs/World Psychedelic Classics, Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $7.99 17.98
A fuzzed out treasure trove of rare Brazilian psychedelia – wild stuff that's in many ways akin to the freewheeling sounds of the Tropicalia movement, but not necessarily taking on the cultural and political weight of that movement – and more about the boundless spirit of psychedelia ... read more CD
(Enhanced CD.)
Kindred Spirits (Netherlands), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $7.99 18.99
Amazing sounds from one of the greatest periods in Brazilian music – that heady late 60s/early 70s stretch when it seemed like everything was up for grabs – and new genres, new sounds, and new styles were being created all the time! This cooker of a collection focuses on the unique ... (Brazil, Funky Compilations) read more CD
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Breaker's Revenge – Original B-Boy & B-Girl Breakdance Classics 1970 to 1984 ... CD Soul Jazz (UK), 1970s. New Copy 2CD ... $21.99 22.99
A set with old school breakdancers on the cover, but one that features music from the generation before – a whole host of 70s funky nuggets, all of which might provide the right sort of beats and grooves for spinning on a piece of linoleum on the sidewalk! There's just a slight touch of hip ... read more CD
Also available Breaker's Revenge – Original B-Boy & B-Girl Breakdance Classics 1970 to 1984 ... LP 37.99
Era, 1960s. Used 4 CDs ... $14.99
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(Out of print, please note that the outer box and book are not included. Four individual CDs in jewel cases with booklets, priced accordingly.)
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Brunswick Bubblers – Presented By Gilles Peterson ... CD Brunswick/Octave (Japan), Late 1960s/Early 1970s. New Copy ... $11.99 16.99
The legendary Gilles Peterson turns his magical ears to the catalog of Brunswick Records – and comes up with some of the label's hippest tunes of the 60s and 70s! Brunswick is best known for its famous soul hits of the late 60s and early 70s, but Peterson goes much deeper to come up with ... read more CD
Skye (Japan), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $8.99 24.99
Groovy jazz from 2 very cool labels – the related Skye and Gryphon companies of the late 60s and mid 70s, respectively – home to some very very cool bits! Skye's best known as the home of Cal Tjader and Gary McFarland in their post-Verve years – and the label's got a feel that's ... read more CD
BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Damn funky work from the west coast scene of the late 60s and early 70s – just the kind of tracks to dispel the idea that too much sun or cannabis might have left the Cali scene a bit weak! Instead, these cuts are right on the money, stone funky throughout, and light years from any sort of ... read more CD
Chess/MCA, 1950s/Early 60s. Used 2CD ... $14.99
Includes tracks by Sugar Boy Crawfor, Paul Gayten, Bobby Charles, Eddie Bo, Clifton Chenier, TV Slim, Rod Bernard, Clarence Frogman Henry, Earl King, and Reggie Hall – 44 tracks total. (Soul, Funky Compilations) CD
(Out of print.)
GDM (Italy), 1960s/1970s. New Copy ... $12.99 16.99
The title doesn't give you much to go on – but take it from us, this is a great little compilation – one that's filled with rare jazz work from a variety of European soundtracks of the 60s and 70s! The range of tracks here is really great – and wide enough to include a few ... read more CD
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Clarence Reid Song Book – His Great Works 1968 to 1978 ... CD TK/Ultra Vybe (Japan), Late 1960s/1970s. New Copy ... $11.99 16.99
A much-needed collection of work – a set that focuses on the sometimes-overlooked work of Clarence Reid as a songwriter on the southern soul scene of the 70s – presented here with a range of contributions that really go past the material Clarence recorded on his own! Reid was ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Easy Tempo/Temposphere (Italy), 2000. Used ... $6.99
Tasty modern Latin grooves – put together by the folks at Easy Tempo, but including selections from a number of other hip labels involved in the same sort of program. In a way, this stuff is similar to tunes on the New Latinaires series – with a core of traditional Latin grooves, all ... (New Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more CD
(Out of print.)
BBE (UK), Late 70s. New Copy 2CD ... $12.99 24.99
A whole new genre of disco – served up by one of the biggest club collectors in the world! Dimitri's the man who's guided us through so many other great sets of rare disco tracks over the years – and this time around, he's launching new look at the form! Cocktail Disco is a unique ... read more CD
Now Again/Stones Throw, Late 60s/Early 70s. Used ... $18.99
A now-legendary compilation – an early effort to reissue funk on the Stones Throw label – and a set that virtually gave birth to all the fantastic projects they've done under the Now Again banner over the years! Compiler Egon has gone through a range of rare singles, masters, and demos ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Ace (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $11.99 14.99
A far-reaching look at soul, R&B, funk and proto rock legends covering the Lennon-McCartney songbook – as diverse and impressively put together as Ace's great previous entry in the Black America Sings series that covered Dylan! Come Together comes together terrifically – with early ... read more CD
Contempo/Soul Time (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy 3CD ... $18.99 28.99
A treasure trove of soul music from a famous London label of the 70s – almost all of it American work, but hand-picked with the kind of selection that made Contempo a strong precursor for later British reissue labels – like Ace/Kent, Charly, or Expansion Records! Contempo grew out of ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
BBE (UK), 2024. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
Maybe the funkiest trunk that DJ Craig Charles has ever given us – a searing set of tracks that really expand upon the ideas of previous volumes! The set marks a shift to a new label, BBE – which may well also explain the extra-strong selection of cuts – tracks that span the ... read more CD
Also available Craig Charles Trunk Of Funk Vol 3 – 19 Soul, Funk, Disco, & Boogie Bangers ... LP 34.99
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2CD ... $21.99 26.99
A true revolution in Cuban music – not the familiar cha cha and pachanga modes of the pre-Castro years, but instead the huge wave of fresh styles and combinations that sprung up in the years to come! The tracks here aren't the kind of Cuban sounds that are locked in time by the all-star ... (Latin, Funky Compilations) read more CD
BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
A killer little set that's as heavy as it sounds from the title – a wealth of rare material pulled from the studio of Detroit producer Dave Hamilton – a good deal of it previously unreleased! Hearing this set is like finding a pile of rare 45s stuffed in the back corner of a long-lost ... read more CD
Kent (UK), Late 60s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Rare Detroit soul from the archives of Dave Hamilton – the vast majority from the fertile late 60s period, plus a couple of later cuts – soulful Hamilton productions and featuring wonderful numbers by Bobby Dee, Priscilla Page, The Moderations, Frenchy & The Chessmen, Harry Reid, ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
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Destination Crampsville – The Finest In Demented Rock & Roll, Rabid Rockabilly, & JD Pop ... CD Righteous (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 20.99
We're always happy to take a trip to Crampsville – as the journey means that we not only get to live within the world of Lux Interior and Poison Ivy, we also get to discover a huge amount of obscure singles from the glory days of the indie 45! The Cramps built their music on building blocks ... (Rock, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Kent (UK), Late 1960s/1970s/Early 1980s. New Copy ... $13.99 18.99
A crucial collection of Philly Soul – all handled by the great Thom Bell, a studio genius who did as much for the music as Gamble & Huff at the time! Unlike that duo, who mostly made magic on their own labels, Bell had a hand in countless cuts for different companies – a really ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Edsel/Demon (UK), Late 1970s/Early 1980s. New Copy 2CD ... $31.99 34.99
Way more than just classic disco – hardly the hits package you might expect, and a really well-chosen batch of grooves that gets right down to the music that really mattered on the dancefloor back in the day! As you'd hear in the best clubs of the late 70s, the grooves here come from a range ... read more CD
Edsel/Demon (UK), Late 1970s/Early 1980s. New Copy 2CD ... $31.99 34.99
Don't worry about the discharge, and don't let the fever get you down – as this set's the cure, not the cause – a really well-done collection of disco gems from the glory days of the US scene – not pop cuts or radio hits, but the kind of underground tracks that kept things burning ... read more CD
Vinyl Masterpiece (Netherlands), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2CD ... $14.99 20.99
This great little series gets even better – as it breaks past the early 80s focus of previous volumes, to include some great 70s gems as well! As before, the focus is less disco than you'd expect – more uptempo soul, which includes some 70s mellow movers and early 80s boogie tracks ... read more CD
Vinyl Masterpiece (Netherlands), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2CDs ... $14.99 19.99
Great 80s grooves with some 70s moments thrown in as well – a double-length collection that features a host of overlooked gems from the past! The "giants" here aren't overplayed disco hits or classics that have been compiled too much – and instead, the set continues the great ... read more CD
Rebound, 1970s. Used ... $3.99
A dozen songs from the Trammps, Lipps Inc., theWeather Girls, Village People, Tavares, GQ, A Taste Of Honey, Chic, Hues Corporation, K.C. & the Sunshine Band, Peaches & Herb, and Odyssey. CD
(Out of print.)
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Disco Non Stop Vol 4 ... CD RG, 1980s/1990s. Used ... $2.99
60 minute DJ mix featuring Babyface, UB40, Prince, and others. CD
BBE (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $9.99 18.99
One of the most fantastic collections we've ever heard from DJ Amir – a set that may well blow away his classic On/Off Track sets for the depth of its spirit and feeling! Amir's been well-known as a crate digger for many years – and while digging for funk, soul, and hip hop on the New ... read more CD
BBE (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2CD ... $12.99 16.99
A soaring batch of disco gems, club cuts, and undiscovered nuggets – all pulled together to make a set that's even better than the first entry in this Disco Wonderland series! DJ Andy Smith and associates bring together a great array of fresh tracks from back in the day – not massive ... read more CD
K7 (Germany), 2019. New Copy ... $11.99 12.99
Keyboardist Kamaal Williams has given us some great records under his own name – and here, he turns in a stunning set for the DJ Kicks series – a record that's overflowing with a mix of cosmic jazz, soul, and club from some of Kamaal's key contemporaries – mixed with a few great ... read more CD
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East Wind – Revolutionary Japanese Jazz In The 70s ... CD East Wind/Universal (Japan), Late 1970s. New Copy 2CDs ... $29.99 32.99
A treasure trove of Japanese jazz from the 70s – all originally issued by the groundbreaking East Wind label – not the first Japanese company to focus on jazz, but one who definitely helped move the scene a few steps forward with killer recordings like these! East Wind came in at a ... read more CD
Easy Tempo (Italy), 1998. New Copy ... $13.99 17.99
On the heels of their Sessomato Experience, Easy Tempo release this compilation of older Italian soundtrack grooves – by Luis Bacalov, Armando Trovajoli, Piero Umiliani, and Piero Piccioni – remixed by modern European mixologists – like Kid Loco, Jazz Brothers, Rainer Truby Trio, ... (New Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Temposphere/Easy Tempo (Italy), 1999. New Copy ... $13.99 18.99
Similar to the first volume, this one's got some groovy Italian soundtrack themes remixed by some of Europe's best handlers of the genre. The set features work by Piero Umiliani, Armando Trovajoli, Berto Pisano, Mario Migalardi, and Lesiman – all remixed and remodeled by the likes of Gak ... (New Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Easy Tempo (Italy), Early 70s. New Copy ... $12.99 16.99
Slammin's a definite good choice for the title of this one – as this 5th entry in the Easy Tempo series seems even funkier than the other volumes – a set that's got plenty of full-on grooves, hand-picked from the genius Italian soundtrack years of the 60s and 70s! If you're looking for ... read more CD
(Newly remastered edition!)
Easy Tempo (Italy), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $12.99 19.99
A long-overdue entry in this legendary series of compilations – one that taught us an awful lot about funky soundtrack music back in the day, finally back in action after a long hiatus! This time around, the groove has gotten even deeper – as the series has stretched to include some ... read more CD
Also available Easy Tempo Volume 11 – The Round Trip ... LP 26.99
Numero, Early 70s. New Copy ... $8.99 16.99
A treasure trove of funk and soul from one heck of a great little label – Columbus, Ohio's short-lived Capsoul imprint – only around for 5 years in the 70s, but home to a great flurry of indie singles! We first caught onto the label's brilliance with their funky classics "Hot ... read more CD
Numero, Late 60s. New Copy ... $8.99 16.99
That's a sweet image on the cover – and the grooves inside are equally dynamic too – a really wonderful collection that's easily one of the most compelling in Numero's Eccentric Soul series! The work here all hails from the tiny San Antonio scene of the late 60s – but much of the ... read more CD
Numero, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2CD ... $12.99 26.98
The best look at Chicago's legendary Twinight label that we've ever seen – a massive 2CD set that goes way past the obvious hits, and really digs into the heart and soul of this unique little record company! Twinight is best known as the home of Syl Johnson during his legendary run of funky ... read more CD
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Far Out Jazz & Afro Funk – The Definitive Brazilian & Heavy Afro Funk Collection ... CD Far Out (UK), Late 90s/2000s. New Copy ... $7.99 16.99
Heavy grooves from the Far Out label – a set of cuts from the company that don't just fall into their usual Brazilian bag – and which stretch out in a sweet array of styles that include funky fusion and African-inspired rhythms! Most of the artists here normally work in a Brazilian ... read more CD
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Far Out Spaced Oddyssey – Psychedelic Folk, Electronica, Jazz & Rock From The Out There Edges Of Brazil (2CD version with bonus tracks) ... CD Far Out (UK), 1970s/1980s/1990s/2000s. New Copy 2CD ... $7.99 16.99
Spacey Far Out Brazilian grooves from the stellar label's roster – some of the wilder, more tripped out and psychedelic sounds on the label – from leftfield dancefloor grooves, to psych rock inspired grooves, to some of the more experimental numbers by Brazilian music legends! The 2CD ... read more CD
Kindred Spirits (Netherlands), 2006. New Copy ... $7.99 18.99
Spiritual jazz both old and new – a collection that really gets past the obvious sides of the genre, and brings together a range of unusual work from the 70s onward! The tracks here are a great antidote to the well-traveled territory of labels like Impulse or Strata East Records – and ... read more CD
Freedom/Muzak (Japan), Late 1960s/Early 1970s. New Copy 2CD Gatefold ... $8.99 24.99
A double-length dive into the killer catalog of Freedom Records – an imprint that recorded some of the hippest avant jazz of the late 60s/early 70s generation – and one that was not just an outlet for players who sometimes never got a chance to record that often, but also a place where ... read more CD
Universal (France), Late 1970s/Early 1980s. New Copy ... $9.99 16.99
A jam-packed set of funk classics from back in the day – maybe not as rare as the "collector" in the title might imply, but a package that's sure to please anyone who loves late 70s soul or early 80s grooves! There's a number of tracks here from Motown, mixed with others from ... read more CD
Verve, 1995. Used ... $0.99
Includes tracks by Booker T & The MGs, Us3, Medeski Martin & Wood, Morphine, Greyboy and John Lurie. (Soundtracks, Funky Compilations) CD
(Out of print, BMG direct pressing.)
Ether (UK), 2005. Used 2 CDs ... $9.99
The crowning proof that Gilles Peterson may well be the most important DJ in the world today! Incredible work by a range of top-shelf artists – all recorded exclusively for Gilles BBC radio show – not just up-and-comers from the global groove underground, but also some surprisingly ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Goldwax/Kent (UK), Mid 60s. Used ... $12.99
Northern Soul from a surprising source – and a killer batch of rare material from the mighty Memphis powerhouse of soul! Goldwax is probably best known for its deep soul work – most famously with James Carr – but in the mid 60s, the label cut some killer groovers that really ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Numero, 1970s. New Copy ... $8.99 16.99
A killer killer compilation – the sort we've been dying to own for years! It's a well known fact that there's plenty of funky nuggets hidden amidst 70s gospel recordings – massive grooves and break-heavy tracks that rank right up there with the best indie funk from the same time. Yet ... read more CD
Numero, 1970s. Used ... $16.99
Damn funky gospel soul – the sort you'd hardly expect from spiritual folks like these, but which flourished strongly alongside more standard church-related work in the 70s! The package is a stunning follow up to Numero's first Good God volume – and really digs even deeper than that ... read more CD
(Includes the original slipcase and Numero trading card.)
Skye (Japan), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $8.99 24.99
Sweetly mellow jazz, bossa, and vocal pop – all pulled from the wonderful Skye and Gryphon labels, and wrapped up in a sweet Cafe Apres Midi style package by master compiler Toru Hashimoto! The mode here is similar to the other Skye/Gryphon set put together by Toru – but mellower, ... read more CD
Cultures Of Soul, Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $6.99 15.98
A pretty fantastic selection of rare disco tracks from the American underground – all of them infused with a spiritual message, but served up with grooves that go head to head with some of the best underground club of the time! The mix of positive energy and upbeat grooves is wonderful ... read more CD
Cultures Of Soul, 1970s. New Copy ... $6.99 15.99
A heavenly set of funky tracks from the indie scene of the 70s – titles that were all recorded as singles for the gospel market, but which have a fair bit of funk in the rhythms! These tunes all have massive appeal well beyond their spiritual message – heavy drums, amazing basslines, ... read more CD
Vampi Soul (Spain), 2009. Used 2CD ... $9.99
A rich serving of grooves from the contemporary Spanish scene – a surprisingly strong place for heavy funk and heady rhythms – played here by a wealth of groups we've never heard before! The package is a real revelation – an indication that there's plenty going on in Spain that ... (Deep Funk, Funky Compilations) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Sounds Of Memphis/Ace (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $12.99 18.99
The later years of the Sound Of Memphis studio – cuts from a time when the legendary deep soul powerhouse was trying on some of the newer modes from the end of the 70s! The work here is a real lost slice of Memphis soul – music from a time when the heyday of Stax and Hi Records had ... read more CD
Groove Merchant/Ultra Vybe (Japan), Early 1970s. New Copy ... $18.99 23.99
Heavy Hammond from a time when the use of the organ in jazz was really changing up from the 60s – music that often had more of a funky current in the rhythms than some of the more soul and gospel-influenced styles of the decade before! All the work here was recorded for the Groove Merchant ... read more CD
Soundway (UK), Mid 80s. New Copy ... $10.99 14.99
Sweet electro grooves from the South African scene of the 80s – funky, soulful sides that are quite different than some of the nation's sounds that were getting bigger global play at the time! The 80s was a time of great worldwide awareness of the political struggles of South Africa and its ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Soul Jazz (UK), Early 1980s. New Copy ... $21.99 22.99
The resurgence of one of the most groundbreaking periods in recent groove history – the almost-forgotten post-punk years in England, a time of incredible musical convergence! In the heady days of the early 80s – a time when much music was being lost under a gloss of big hair, tinny ... read more CD
Also available In The Beginning There Was Rhythm – The Rise Of Dance Music After Punk ... LP 37.99
Concord, 1990s. Used ... $2.99
BBE (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2CD ... $9.99 16.99
Deep, deep disco selected by Johnny "D" DeMairo – one of the more pivotal underground club music figures of the past couple decades, via his role in setting up the Henry Street imprint – here putting together an incredible set of the rare disco greatness! This the the ... read more CD
Ace (UK), 1966. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 22.99
Incredible music from the key cultural year of 1966 – all hand-selected by the mighty Jon Savage! From punk to soul to plenty of places in between, when Savage has something to say we're always more than willing to listen – and this time around he really opens up our ears with a double- ... (Rock, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Ace (UK), Early 80s. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 23.99
A mighty nice collision of sounds – and one that really gets at the special spirit of music on the left side of the scene at the start of the 80s! Sure, punk broke things open in the late 70s – but a few years later, that initial shock gave way to a much more fluid, experimental sort ... (Rock, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Jazzman (UK), Late 40s/1950s. New Copy ... $15.99 16.99
A really wonderful entry in this excellent series – one that initially helped identify a really special strand in postwar music – then continue to provide rare and unique examples with new volumes like this! The music isn't really mambo or Latin at all – but the rhythms here are ... read more CD
Also available Jukebox Mambo 4 – Afro-Latin Accents In Rhythm & Blues 1946 to 1962 ... LP 19.99
Polygram, 1980s/1990s. Used ... $0.99
Featuring tracks by Bob Marley, Tom Waits, U2, Julian Cope, Paul Weller and others. 17 tracks total. CD
(Promo sampler released in 1992 from PolyGram records.)
Strut (UK), 1980s/1990s/2000s. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
A great collection of grooves put together by up-and-coming DJ Kampire – an East African talent who really knows her music, and who comes at the selection of rare cuts here in nicely different ways than DJs and compilers from the US and UK markets! There's a great ear here for more ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Also available Kampire Presents – A Dancefloor In Ndola ... LP 29.99
Detour (UK), Late 1960s. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
This great series just seems to be getting better and better with each new release – maybe digging deeper than back with the first volume – as the label's knowledge and understanding of rare mod and freakbeat grooves really expands past the classics! This volume features some ... read more CD
Ultra Vybe (Japan), Late 1970s. New Copy ... $11.99 16.99
Warm and wonderful tunes from the mighty TK Records – the famous Miami label best known for its disco hits of the 70s, but a company that recorded a whole heck of a lot more great music at the time! Most of these tracks are turned down a few notches from disco or club – still ... read more CD
Loma/Kent (UK), Mid 60s. New Copy ... $12.99 19.99
Mid 60s magic from a record label that only lasted a few short years – yet one that's gone on to have as much prominence for real soul collectors as the music of Atlantic and Motown! Loma Records was a small offshoot of Warner Brothers on the west coast – yet one that worked far from ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Warner (Japan), 1993. Used ... $6.99
Includes music by Bob James, Randy Crawford, George Duke, Joe Sample, Earl Klugh, Michael Franks, Eric Leeds, Fourplay, Dori Caymmi, and others. CD
(Booklet has some age spots.)
Kent (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.98
A really special set of soul tracks – and one that's got a vibe that's maybe even different from the previous two Manhattan Soul collections! This package is filled with the kind of overlooked gems that sometimes get lost because people are a bit too focused in their record-collecting tastes ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Acid Jazz (UK), Late 50s/1960s/Early 70s. New Copy 2CD ... $13.99 24.99
There's two stylish British hipsters on the cover, but the album's filled with classic American jazz tracks – each hand-picked by Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller, and served up with plenty of soul! The work here begins in hardbop territory, and moves through 60s soul jazz and more righteous ... read more CD
Honest Jons, Late 40s/1950s. New Copy Gatefold ... $12.99 18.99
An incredible collection from Honest Jons – and like some of the rest of their best, music we never would have heard otherwise! The focus here is on calypso music, but recorded in West Africa – not the usual Caribbean setting – a very unusual strain of styles that cropped up in ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Kent (UK), 1970s. Used ... $8.99
Ultra-hip soul from the 70s – a brilliant collection of underground tunes that represents some of the best of the decade's indie scene! The title says "modern", but the groove here is also pretty darn deep – as many of the tracks on the set have nice touches of southern soul, ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
TK/Solid (Japan), Late 1970s. New Copy ... $11.99 16.99
A soulful message from the 70s – served up here on a collection that focuses on a mighty nice side of the TK Records label from back in the day! TK hit big fame with its Miami spin on disco in the mid 70s, but the label also had a great ear for other sorts of soul music too – and here, ... read more CD
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 1960s/Early 1970s. New Copy ... $21.99 22.99
A heady dip into the glorious work of soul music from Miami – the city that took the reigns for southern soul after initial waves of creativity in Memphis and Muscle Shoals! Miami's best known for its big disco hits of the mid 70s, but most of the music here is from the years before then ... read more CD
Also available Miami Sound 2 – More Funk & Soul From Miami Florida 1967 to 1974 ... LP 37.99
Jazzman/Stones Throw, Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $6.99 15.98
Quite possibly one of the greatest funk compilations ever – and we're not just saying that because we're from the Midwest! The genius compilers at Jazzman spent years scouring the smaller cities of the American hinterlands – tracking down obscure musicians, long-lost labels, and nearly- ... read more CD
Born Bad (France), Early 70s. New Copy ... $15.99 19.99
Seminal sounds from the Parisian jazz community of the early 70s – a scene that had as much late 60s revolutionary energy as the American one – and which steps forth here in a beautiful blend of righteous themes and really far-reaching styles! The politics of the set are obvious from ... read more CD
Also available Mobilisation Generale – Protest & Spirit Jazz From France 1970 to 1976 ... LP 26.99
Kent (UK), 1960s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
A really great entry into one of our favorite series ever – and a set that's overflowing with rare jukebox jazz from the 60s! These aren't the heady tracks of the Coltrane generation, but the kind of soulful stompers that were brewing underneath – circulating on 45s from lots of indie-l ... read more CD
Tramp (Germany), Late 1950s/1960s. New Copy ... $13.99 16.99
A great entry in this excellent series – and one that's got a slightly different flavor than the rest – as it seems to step back a bit more in time, and brings in some cuts that have more of a jazz and R&B-based sound! The vibe is every bit as gritty as previous volumes – but ... read more CD
Also available Movements Volume 12 – Compiled By Tobias Kirmayer (with bonus 7 inch single) ... LP 29.99
Ace (UK), Late 1980s/Early 1990s. New Copy ... $12.99 16.99
The fashions on the cover will definitely let you know what's in store here – a great array of gems from that moment when mainstream R&B was getting transformed with plenty of touches from hip hop – especially in the bottom end of the sound, where beats and basslines really helped ... read more CD
Also available New Jill Swing 1988 to 1994 ... LP 29.99
Far Out (UK), 1960s. New Copy ... $7.99 16.99
A killer collection of rare bossa nova from the 60s – all put together by Nicola Conte, whose work on the Schema label has done a lot to continue the tradition of the classics! Here, though, Nicola's set loose on the RGE label, and other indies from 60s Brazil – super-rare records that ... read more CD
PTG (Netherlands), Early 1980s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Like 80s groove, but looking for something fresh? The Nighttime Lovers series always has something great to offer – and this volume continues that tradition in a beautiful way! Most of the cuts here fall into the "bubbling under" side of the dancefloor spectrum – not quite ... read more CD
Blue Note (Japan), 1960s. Used 2 CDs ... $24.99
Includes tracks by Art Blakey, Sonny Rollins, The Three Sounds, Lou Donaldson, Freddie Hubbard, Tina Brooks, Baby Face Willette, Donald Byrd, Grant Green, Kenny Burrell, Joe Henderson, and more – 24 tracks total! (Jazz, Funky Compilations) CD
(Out of print, artwork have some light age spots.)
Kent (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Some folks might associate Philadelphia soul with the famous Gamble & Huff productions of the 70s disco years – but the city was already overflowing with great music in the years before Philadelphia International – as you'll hear in this totally groovy set! Philly was making as ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Soul Jazz (UK), 1970s. Used 2CDs ... $19.99
Oy! This much-hailed collection of New York Latin crossover stuff from the seventies is worth all the fuss that everyone's making over it! Two discs worth of great stuff from some of the best talents on the NY Latin scene, including Ocho, Eddie Palmieri, Joe Bataan, and Harlem River Drive. Soul ... (Latin, Funky Compilations) read more CD
(Out of print, includes slipcover and the large booklet!)
BBE (UK), 1970s. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
That sun-drenched image on the cover really gets at the spirit of the music on this excellent compilation – as most of the work has this slow-stepping, laidback sort of vibe – funky, but easygoing too – with the kind of cool, casual elements that maybe feel like the kind of music ... read more CD
Now Again, Late 90s/2000s. New Copy Gatefold ... $7.99 17.98
The long-awaited third volume Original Raw Soul – a set that pulls together rare funky soul singles by the revolving roster of players led by the Whitefield Brothers – singles that ultimately became just as rare as the obscure funk 45s that inspired them! Nowadays, The Whitefield ... read more CD
