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Cosmic Disco Machine (Italy), Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $32.99
Maybe not the complete roots of African funk, but a set that does a great job of bringing together a range of different cuts that show the new sounds and styles that were really hitting the scene as the 70s moved in – work from a wide variety of sources, but which all seems to share a sound ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Naughty Rhythm (Italy), Mid 70s. New Copy ... $22.99 26.99
A sweet little set that's exactly what's promised in the title – a batch of rare disco grooves from the 70s, all of which have a distinctly Middle Eastern vibe! Traditional instrumentation mixes with lots of great funky club touches – in ways that are often more wide-ranging and ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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As-Shams Archive Vol 1 – South African Jazz, Funk, & Soul 1975 to 1982 ... LP As Shams (South Africa), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $32.99 39.99
A much-needed look at one of the greatest labels on the South African scene of the 70s – and maybe one of the coolest jazz companies in the world at the time too! The As-Shams/The Sun imprint served up some of the more groundbreaking jazz from the SA scene during the period – with an ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
DMC (UK), 2000. Very Good+ 3LP ... $36.99
Compiled by Rollo & Sister Bliss, featuring Dido, Mazzy Star, Bomb The Bass, Dusted, Adamski, Bent, and more. (New Grooves, Funky Compilations) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has edge & ring wear.)
Amarkord (Italy), Late 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $36.99 39.99
A much-needed look at a key force in Italian disco – the legendary Baia Degli Angeli, a club that was as important to Europe as the Paradise Garage was to New York! The set features a great selection of numbers that played strongly on Angeli's dancefloor in the late 70s, most of which have a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Amarkord (Italy), Late 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $36.99 39.99
A much-needed look at a key force in Italian disco – the legendary Baia Degli Angeli, a club that was as important to Europe as the Paradise Garage was to New York! The set features a great selection of numbers that played strongly on Angeli's dancefloor in the late 70s, most of which have a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BBE (UK), 1970s/2022. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $39.99 44.99
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Uno Melodic/Expansion (UK), Early 80s. New Copy 2LP ... $26.99 29.99
A fantastic tribute to one of the greatest soul labels of the 80s – the groundbreaking Uno Melodic imprint, started by soul legend Roy Ayers as a showcase for some of his more creative projects! The vibe here follows perfectly from Roy's classic late 70s work on Polydor – and his ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Andale, Late 60s. New Copy ... $18.99 19.99
The hippest side of the late 60s Latin Soul years – work from a number of tiny little New York labels – all of which are a good deal rarer than some of the bigger indies of the time! The collection here is totally great, and totally fresh – filled with numbers that were not even ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Andale, Late 60s. New Copy ... $18.99 19.99
A massive batch of Latin soul from the late 60s – all pulled from the deeper corners of the New York underground – from a range of fresh, young musicians who go way beyond the bigger names on Fania and Tico! The tunes here really show the sharpest changes in Latin music at the time ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes bonus download for the whole album!)
BBE (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 3LP & 7 inch Gatefold ... $29.99 34.99
A huge discovery in music – most of which we've never heard before, and which shows that the Boston scene was getting pretty busy during the classic club years – even if the city's grooves never reached the same fame as cuts from New York, Philly, and other points south! The package is ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Boston Goes Disco – Obscure Disco, Boogie, & Modern Soul From Boston Mass & The Surrounding Areas ... CD 9.99
First Nature (UK), 1970s. Near Mint- ... $16.99
Includes "Love To The World" by LTD, "Don's Place" by Hollywoo Disco Jazz Band, "Calypso Rock" by Original Tropicana Steel Band, "Senga" by Manu Dibango, "Soulwanco" by Candido, "Ego Trippin" by Please, "Do The Du" by A Certain ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Label on Side B has a sticker.)
BYG (France), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy Gatefold ... $34.99 38.99
A really great collection of work from the legendary BYG/Actuel label – home not just to the famous avant jazz recordings that have made the company a legend, but also a host of other unusual sounds that don't often get the exposure they deserve! This collection finally gives that full range ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
El Palmas (Spain), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $35.99 39.99
A really great collection of rare tracks from Venezuela – a really under-tapped source of music from the 60s and 70s – and home to some wonderful hybrids and styles! The music here is definitely in the Latin side of the spectrum, but the approach varies nicely – and makes the ... (Latin, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Cosmic Disco Machine (Italy), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $30.99 34.99
A really great little compilation, and one that looks at the big use of electronics on the Italian scene of the disco years! The groove here is almost an extrapolation of the sorts of electronics that were used in the German scene of the mid 70s, such as work done by Giorgio Moroder – but ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limitred edition on white vinyl!)
Because/Universal (France), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP ... $26.99 29.99
Really cool cuts from the French club scene of the 70s – a weird and wonderful assortment of sounds that all came from producer Daniel Vangarde and his Zagora Record label – a place where all sorts of criss-crossing styles could work together in a really wonderful way! Some moments ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Daniel Vangarde – The Vaults of Zagora Records Mastermind 1971 to 1984 ... CD 13.99
De-Lite/BMG (UK), Early 70s. New Copy ... $22.99 26.99
A really great collection of work from De-Lite Records – one that goes way way past the bigger hits on the label from Kool & The Gang and the Kay-Gees! Instead, this one really digs deep – and comes up with rare 45s for a host of artists that we didn't even know recorded for De-Lite ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Strut (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $31.99 33.99
John Sinclair's got his name on the cover, but the real genius on the record comes from the artists within – a mix of talents from the Detroit underground of the 60s and 70s, and some important visitors too – all stepping out here in a set of live recordings that are issued for the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Soul Jazz (UK), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $34.99 36.99
An amazing collection of electronic music from the German scene of the 70s – easily one of the most exciting, innovative musical worlds of the past century! There was really something special going on in Germany at the time – a confluence of hippie rockers, serious proggers, urban ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2 – Experimental German Rock & Electronic Musik 1971 to 1983 ... CD 21.99
BBE (UK), Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $39.99 44.99
Incredible rare jazz from the Japanese scene of the 70s – all hand-picked by DJ Muro, one of the coolest talents on the contemporary scene in Tokyo! The set's a bit of a shift from other collections of this nature – as it focuses a bit more on tracks that are funky than those that are ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Tardam/Acid Jazz (UK), 2023. New Copy ... $26.99 29.99
The cover is retro, and the sound within are too – a sweet set of tracks from the Dutch and Italian scenes, all served up in a mix of mod, funk, and soundtrack-styled modes! The groove is every bit as playful and festive as you might expect from the image on the front – almost an ... (Deep Funk, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Cairo/Mississippi, 1960s/Early 70s. New Copy 3LP ... $29.99 34.99
A really hefty overview of vintage soul music – maybe the heftiest so far in this amazing series from Mississippi Records! Like the others, the package is beautiful – a huge booklet of notes and photos, in support of a great array of music that includes both classic and more obscure ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Comes with a huge booklet of notes!)
Kevin Fingier Collective —
El Sonido De Fingier Records ... LP Fingier/Acid Jazz (UK), 2023. New Copy ... $22.99 24.99
A really cool collection of cuts that were originally issued as 7" singles in recent years, but which work perfectly together here as a full length set that introduces the world to the deeply funky talents of Kevin Finigier! Kevin hails from Argentina, but has a deep love of American soul and ... (Deep Funk, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available El Sonido De Fingier Records ... CD 13.99
Ahma/Heavenly Sweetness (France), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $22.99 29.99
A seminal album of sounds from the groundbreaking Ethiopian scene at the start of the 70s – a full length collection of previous 45s from the excellent Ahma Records label – home to revolutionary sounds that continue to influence new generations of listeners! The music here represents ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Ethiopian Soul & Groove – Ethiopian Urban Modern Music Vol 1 (180 gram pressing) ... LP Buda/Heavenly Sweetness (France), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $22.99 29.99
Amazing music from the golden years of Ethiopian Music – a set of tracks that will take you beyond the music of Mulatu, into a wealth of other talents from the scene at the same time! The sound here is incredible – a mix of heavy funk, spacey jazz, and other exotic touches all coming ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Vampi Soul (Spain), 1960s/Early 70s. Near Mint- 2LP ... $24.99
Tremendous work from the Spanish scene of the 60s and early 70s – way more than just a batch of obscure jazz cuts, and instead a true testament to this very vibrant musical community! The package brings together some really special tracks from Spanish labels like Edigsa, Ensayo, Hispavox, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(A great copy!)
Soul Jazz (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $34.99 39.99
Some of the most righteous sounds ever recorded at the legendary Studio One label in Jamaica – 70s music that marks a time when the company was moving into some of the more thoughtful, meaningful lyrics that rose to prominence during the rasta generation! The shift is no surprise, given that ... (Reggae, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Cadillac (UK), 2022. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $36.99 39.99
A really wonderful overview of sounds from the contemporary jazz scene in Finland – put together with a fantastic ear for the heady grooves and really fresh solo modes that have been bristling up on the scene of late – all of which really come together in the impeccable track selection ... (Jazz, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Fresh From Finland – Now's The Time – Best Of Suomi Jazz Vol 4 ... CD 14.99
Soul Patrol (France), Late 60s/Early 70s. Near Mint- ... $23.99
The Soul Power funky 45 powerhouse returns – with a great set of classic tunes selected by DJ Nico, all from rare funky 45 sources, all with that chunky, hunky, funky, deep groove that first put the label on the map as one of the best sources for rare funk material! The title's a bit ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Funky Delicacies, Late 60s/Mid 70s. New Copy ... $18.99 21.99
First New Orleans, then Houston, now Baton Rouge – leave it to the folks at Tuff City to make any southern city funky funky funky! The album actually only features work by 4 artists – but all of them are pretty darn great, the kind of obscure funky acts that first put us in business ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Please note that part of this LP is mastered from vinyl copies of the recordings – and there are one or two places where you can tell that this is the case.)
BGP (UK), Early 70s. New Copy ... $24.99 28.99
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 never issued at the time! Hearing this set is like finding a pile of rare 45s stuffed in the back corner of a long-los ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Favorite (France), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $29.99 34.99
Fantastic jazzy funk from around the globe – a whole host of tracks that draw heavily on the American electric modes of the early 70s, then take them into all sorts of new and creative directions on their own! The biggest change from US to global modes here is the rhythms – as the cuts ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Fusion Global Sounds – 1970 to 1983 ... CD 16.99
Salsoul, Late 70s/1980s. New Copy 2LP ... $25.99 28.99
Grandmaster Flash is best known for his work in the world of hip hop, not the sort of club scene that Salsoul helped feed back in the day – yet this surprisingly great package has Flash adding in some hip hop energy to the catalog of the legendary label – spinning tracks that emphasize ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Amazon, 1950s. Very Good ... $14.99
With selections by The Penguins, Etta James, Rudy Ray Moore, Jesse Belvin, Gene & Eunice, Jimmy Norman, Jennell Hawkins, The Cadets, The Jacks, Teen Queens, and Marvin & Johnny. (Soul, Funky Compilations) LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 60s issue. Cover is bent a bit at the bottom right corner, with some peeling and a small split in the bottom seam.)
Cultures Of Soul, 1970s. New Copy Gatefold ... $22.99 25.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Greg Belson's Divine Funk ... CD 6.99
Funk Embassy (Estonia), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $28.99 34.99
Most folks can't even find Estonia on the map, much less tell you about its music – yet that might change soon, thanks to the legendary quality of the rare gems on this set! As the title implies, there's a great mix here of funky styles – some clubby, some more jazz-based – and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Heavenly Ethiopiques – The Best Of The Ethiopiques Series ... LP Heavenly Sweetness (France), 1960s/1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $26.99 34.99
The definitely got the title right on this one – because the set is filled with some of the most heavenly tracks from the legendary Ethiopiques series – that legendary run of compilations that was the first introduction for most of us to the amazing music of Ethiopia! This package ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Hyperituals Vol 2 – Black Saint ... LP Black Saint/Hyperjazz (Italy), Late 70s/1980s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $38.99 42.99
From the end of the 70s onward, the Italian Black Saint record label offered up some of the most high quality spiritual and avant jazz of the time – really taking over where American record companies had dropped the ball, and allowing a huge wave of new energy from both older musicians and a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Enja/BBE (UK), 1970s/1980s. New Copy 4LP ... $58.99 59.99
A deep dive into the music of Enja Records – a label that really needs no introduction to most longtime fans of jazz, as Enja's been serving up some of the best sounds from the European scene for the past 50 years – as well as providing some really amazing records by American artists ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited 4LP set!)
GAD (Poland), 1960s/1970s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $32.99 36.99
Fantastic funky tunes that you'd never track down on your own – all pulled from a host of rare Eastern European records from the years when the Iron Curtain kept most of this music from getting out to the rest of the world at large! There's plenty of heavy drums and basslines on most tracks ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Interwizje – East European Visions Of Groovy Sound 1962 to 1982 ... CD 19.99(Limited edition of 250!)
From The Basement, Mid/Late 90s. Very Good ... $4.99
A collection of 15 open drum break loops. (Hip Hop, Funky Compilations) LP, Vinyl record album
(Label on Side B has a sticker.)
BBE (UK), 2020. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $39.99 44.99
Jamie 3:26 bills himself as "the next level of house" – and that definitely feels like the case here, as the Chicago DJ serves up very long edits and mixes of a host of great tracks – one club cut from the mid 70s, Chicago house classics from the late 80s, and a few ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Jamie 3:26 Presents A Taste Of Chicago ... CD 9.99
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Jazz A Vienne – Past & Future ... LP Heavenly Sweetness (France), Late 90s/2000s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $28.99 30.99
A wonderfully wide-ranging collection of work brought together in support of a long-running music festival in France – done here as a double-length set that offers up a "Past" disc of material recorded at the festival in previous years – and a "Future" disc that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Jazz A Vienne – Past & Future ... CD 16.99
BBE (UK), 2019. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $39.99 44.99
A really great collection of jazzy groovers – one that effortlessly combines older material and newer recordings, all with a great ear that never tires in its pursuit of the groove! The blend of old and new is a bit like some of the collections we used to love from Gilles Peterson back in ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jazzman (UK), Late 40s/1950s/Early 60s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $29.99 34.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Jukebox Mambo 4 – Afro-Latin Accents In Rhythm & Blues 1946 to 1962 ... CD 14.99(Includes download!)
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Let's Do The Boogaloo ... LP BGP (UK), Late 60s. New Copy 2LP ... $22.99 24.99
A set that really gets at the full spectrum of the boogaloo groove – not just the Spanish Harlem sounds of the Latin Soul generation – but also the deeper roots of the style from across the USA! "Boogaloo" is a term that most folks use to refer to that New York uptown fusion ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Let's Do The Boogaloo ... CD 9.99
BBE (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $39.99 44.98
Brilliant funky instrumentals from the UK Cavendish Sound Library – a company who could sometimes recorded more staid music, although that certainly wasn't the case with the gems on this collection! The music is by a handful of British studio talents of the time – most of whom come ... (Sound Library, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Cavendish/BBE (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $39.99 44.99
Brilliant funky instrumentals from the UK Cavendish Sound Library – a company who could sometimes recorded more staid music, although that certainly wasn't the case with the gems on this collection! The music is by a handful of British studio talents of the time – most of whom come ... (Sound Library, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 26.99
The funky third volume of the Living In The Streets series – and easily the best in this great series – a really hard and heavy batch of rare funk tunes that pushes past the cliches of the title to come up with an all-solid batch of tracks that's sure to please any fan of deep funk. ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Living In The Streets Vol 3 – Busting Out Of The Ghetto ... CD 9.99
BGP (UK), 1960s. New Copy 2LP ... $18.99 22.99
Stormin soul – and a killer set of upbeat 60s numbers! The package was put together for the UK mod scene, but it's a great batch of American tracks from the classic years of soul – not really Northern, not really southern – but kind of a hard-swinging approach to the music that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Mod Jazz ... LP Kent (UK), 1960s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99 29.99
One of our favorite compilations of all time – a smoking batch of soulful jazz from the 60s, with a slight bit of funk and blues thrown in as well! The set's exactly what's promised in the title – jazz cuts, but with an ultra-cool mod vibe – the kind of soulful sounds that played ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Mod Jazz ... CD 9.99
Kent (UK), 1960s. New Copy ... $16.99 24.98
Not "modernists" as in the kind you'd find in the art world – but instead "mods", of the sort that were the biggest proponents of soul music in mid 60s London! The package is a stellar array of rare soul tracks that all fit right in the best mod vibe that bubbled big for ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Buda/Heavenly Sweetness (France), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $22.99 29.99
Mad music that's unlike anything else we can think of – a killer collection of funky grooves from the Ethiopian scene of the 70s – offered up here on a vinyl-only compilation! The set's a great one if you've heard the music of Mulatu, but want to dig a lot deeper – as the cats ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Mr Bongo Record Club – Vol 5 (pink vinyl pressing) ... LP Mr Bongo (UK), 1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $27.99 35.99
The Mr Bongo Record Club just seems to get hipper and hipper as the volumes go on – to a point where this fifth edition in the collection is overflowing with tracks that we might never have heard otherwise! Plus, the scope of sounds here is really great too – a mix of styles from ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Mr Bongo Record Club – Vol 5 ... CD 11.99(Limited edition pink vinyl pressing!)
Fat City (UK), 1999. Near Mint- 2LP ... $14.99 19.99
Great mix of funk and hip hop – with the kind of tasty selection you'd expect from crate-diggers like the folks at Fat City! The overall feel is more hip hop than funk, but the tracks work together very nicely – with a stunning array of heavy downtempo beats, and lots of warm rumbling ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Nippon Girls – Japanese Pop, Beat, & Bossa Nova 1967 to 1969 (coloured vinyl) ... LP Big Beat (UK), Late 60s. New Copy Gatefold ... $22.99 26.99
Groovy, moddish, magnificent and sunny girl pop from The Land Of The Rising Sun – pummeling drums, jumping arrangements and groovy vocals from the mid-to-late 60s Japanese scene! This is fantastic stuff, any kitch or novelty appeal you might be expecting is kind of muted by the exceptional ... (Japanese, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Nippon Girls Vol 2 – Japanese Pop, Beat, & Rock & Roll 1966 to 1970 (colored vinyl) ... LP Big Beat (UK), Late 60s. New Copy Gatefold ... $22.99 26.99
Mad sounds from the late 60s world of Japanese pop – a mindblowing, ear-opening batch of singles we never would have gotten our hands on otherwise! The music here feels like sounds coming out of some backroom jukebox in a Nikkatsu "new action" film – or maybe the kind of ... (Japanese, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Matsuli (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $29.99 36.99
Tremendous sounds from the South African underground of the 70s – most of which never got global exposure at the time, and which were instead created by a small group of artists who found a home in the legendary Pelican nightclub in Soweto! The music is a fantastic fusion of American funk, ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jazz Refreshed (UK), 2022. New Copy ... $24.99 28.99
A brilliant showcase for the best of the London scene in recent years – a special live recording done in Studio Two at Abbey Road – put together by the Jazz Refreshed label, and featuring some of its best artists in a set of exclusive recordings! The work here bristles with the kind of ... (Jazz, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Four Flies (Italy), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $34.99 39.99
A set that's even better than you'd guess from the title – as the music here is from a really nice range of sources, and has a spirit that's very much its own – neither in the range of more familiar Italo Disco, nor some of the chintzier pop tracks of the time! Instead, the project's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Cache Cache (UK), Early 80s. New Copy ... $22.99 26.99
One of the most groove-heavy collections we've ever heard from the team of Andy Votel and Doug Shipton – a set that's got a lot warmer vibe than you might expect from the styles mentioned in the title! Most of the cuts here have a sweet post-disco sort of approach – lean ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Tramp (Germany), 1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $24.99 32.99
A tremendous entry in this great series that seems to go out of its way to prove that you can't judge a book by its cover – as the whole thing has nothing to do with flowers in a field, and instead overflows with rare jazzy cuts from the 70s! There's a very special vibe to the Praise Poems ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Praise Poems 8 – A Journey Into Deep Soulful Jazz & Funk From The 1970s ... CD 14.99(Includes download and oversize insert of notes!)
Tramp (Germany), 1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $24.99 29.99
A completely obscure batch of tunes – so much so that only two of the cuts here have been reissued – and a set that's every bit as wonderful as previous entries in this long-running series! Overall, there's probably a bit more soul than jazz – but every track within is on the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Praise Poems 9 – A Journey Into Deep Soulful Jazz & Funk From The 1970s ... CD 12.99(Features bonus insert of notes – and bonus download too!)
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Prestige Groovy Goodies ... LP Prestige, 1963. Very Good+ ... $14.99
A real classic from the 60s soul jazz years at Prestige Records – an album of work by some of the label's best talents of the late 50s and early 60s, all edited down to shorter 45-type takes! There's a fair number of tracks on each side – but the work is all great enough to warrant the ... (Jazz, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono blue trident label pressing with Van Gelder stamp. Cover has some ring and edge wear, mostly split top seam and spine, some splitting in the bottom seam, and some tape remnants at the top.)
Roundtable (Australia), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $36.99 39.99
A stunning discovery of Australian jazz in the 70s – and a long-overdue look at the deeper currents of that nation's overlooked scene! Aussie jazz is always pretty darn fantastic – inspired by the hippest American and European styles, but often something very much of its own – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2 LPs ... $22.99 26.99
Female funk galore – and one of the greatest all-girl compilations we've ever heard! The set's a brilliant follow-up to the first Funk Soul Sisters set on BGP – but we've gotta say that we like it even better than the first, and really appreciate the wide range of unusual tunes ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Pharaway Sounds (Spain), Early 70s. New Copy ... $25.99 26.99
Spanish sounds with plenty of groove – a killer compilation from a time when older flamenco styles were coming into play with fresher forms of funk and soul – all of which makes for a really amazing sound! All the drama of previous years gets packed into these upbeat, fast-moving tunes ... (Latin, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Wagram (France), 1940s/1950s/1960s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $33.99 34.99
A set that goes much farther back than the others in this series, and which has a much wider range of music, too – not just drumbreaks and basslines, but a mix of many different elements that have been sampled in recent years! Given that the package includes cuts samples by artists who ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Sharayet El Disco – Egyptian Disco & Boogie Cassettes 1982 to 1992 ... LP We Want Sounds (UK), 1980s/Early 90s. New Copy ... $32.99 39.99
That's a pretty cosmic image on the cover, and the vibe of the album follows suit in a very nice way – mixing the best "future" modes of 80s music of the cassette generation with some more traditional funk and soul! The set opens our ears to a world we'd never have heard otherwise ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Atlantic (Japan), Late 60s. Very Good+ ... $14.99
Rare killers from Atlantic Records – obscure deep soul singles from the legendary label – served up here on a hip Japanese collection! Titles include "You Don't Miss Your Water" by Otis Clay, "The Price" by JP Robinson, "You Are Too Much For The Human Heart" ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes insert.)
Strut (UK), Late 70s/1980s/Early 90s. New Copy 2LP ... $27.99 29.99
A great look at one of our favorite record labels of all time – a company that was one of the first we ever worked together with, back when we started Dusty Groove – and whose music has been a huge inspiration to us for decades! Black Fire is a really special record label from the DC ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Soul Love Now – The Black Fire Records Story 1975 to 1993 ... CD 12.99
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Soul Of Spanish Harlem – Beautiful Soul Music From The Heart Of New York's Spanish Harlem ... LP Fania/BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $22.99 26.99
One of the hippest sets we've ever seen on Spanish Harlem – a collection that goes way past the Latin Soul hits, to dig deep in the uptown underground at the end of the 60s! The package is compiled with gems from the Fania catalog, but rally moves past the obvious – going for some of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Spiritmuse, 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $41.99 44.99
A much-needed look at the really magical world of music in France – a scene that's always seemed to exist in its own sort of space, especially during the late 70s/early 80s years when most of these tracks were recorded! The French scene had some famous free jazz at the start of the 70s, but ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Spirit Of France – Obscure, Rare Spiritual Jazz, Deep Folk, & Psych From The French Underground ... CD 13.99
Jazzman (UK), 2020. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99 32.99
A tremendous entry in this wonderful series – a set that proudly proclaims its contents with the "NOW" on the cover! Back when the Spiritual Jazz series first started on the Jazzman label, the music was mostly relegated to material of the John Coltrane generation and the generation ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Spiritual Jazz Vol 13 – Now Part 2 – Modern Sounds For The 21st Century ... CD 11.99(Includes download! Please Note – these copies have a slightly dinged corner from shipping.)
Stax (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99
Pure gold from the second chapter of Stax Records – that wonderful time when the label parted company from Atlantic Records, and started making even more righteous music than before! And although many of these numbers had some sort of chart presence – hence the "gold" in the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Stax Of Funk Vol 2 – More Funky Truth ... LP Stax/BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $22.99 26.99
A mountain of funk from one of the greatest soul labels of all time! Stax is known round the world over for their soulful work – by singers like Otis Redding or Carla Thomas, and instrumental tunes by Booker T & The MGs – but the label was also quite a funky powerhouse – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Studio One/Soul Jazz (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $36.99 38.99
Funky nuggets from one of the greatest reggae labels of all time – a really wonderful collection that gets at some of the more hard-hitting material from Kingston powerhouse Studio One Records! Given the way that Studio One helped bridge the worlds of soul during the years of Jamaican ska ... (Reggae, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Studio One Funk (red CD pressing) ... CD 21.99(Limited edition red vinyl pressing – with download!)
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $36.99 38.99
A seminal look at the sound of harmony soul in Jamaican music – the special way that a label like Studio One could take an American vocal approach, then find new life when pairing the style with the hippest sounds in Kingston! The collection follows the initial rise of group vocals in the ... (Reggae, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Studio One Groups (red CD pressing) ... CD 21.99(Limited edition red vinyl pressing – includes download!)
P-Vine (Japan), Late 60s/1970s. Near Mint- ... $34.99
In the great tradition of the legendary Super Disco Brakes series on Winley, this P Vine comp features 13 rare blues tracks filled with funky grooves! Tracks include "Put Your Lovin' Arms Around Me" by Smokey Wilson, "Detroit Blues" by Willie Williams, "We're Ready" ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $20.99 26.99
One of the best-ever compilations of funky work from BGP Records – and even better than their other Super Breaks sets! This one features some totally rare killers – not only from hard-to-find funky 45s, but also from obscure studio tapes that have never been properly issued! The set's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Numero, 1970s. New Copy ... $22.99 24.99
The super hits of the 70s – but not in the versions you might know – as the folks at Numero have done a superb job of selecting some really unusual cover versions of classics – all with the great ear for the American underground that's always made their records so great! In a way ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Svart (Finland), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy Gatefold ... $29.99 34.99
A collection of cuts that's way hipper than you might expect – partly the hard rock promised in the title, but also served up in all these really weird and wild ways that more than live up to the unusual spirit of the Finnish scene of the 70s! At the time, Finland was a surprising hotbed of ... (Rock, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Superkingi – The Weird World Of Finnish Hard Rock 1969 to 1977 ... CD 16.99
Tele Music/BMG (France), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP ... $37.99 42.99
A second stunning helping of grooves from the overlooked Tele Music sound library of the 70s – home to some of the most fantastic work that was being cut on the French scene at the time – much of it by artists who also had a fair bit of backing in jazz! The grooves here are heavy on ... (Sound Library, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Tele Music/BMG (France), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP ... $34.99 39.99
Great grooves galore – a sweet selection of tracks from the late 60s onwards, none of which were made available to the public at the time! The French Tele Music company was one of those secret sound library labels – recording top shelf tracks during the 70s, but then only passing them ... (Sound Library, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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This Is Flying Dutchman – 1969 to 1975 ... LP Flying Dutchman/BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $24.99 29.99
Funky nuggets galore – and a fair bit of righteous numbers too – all brought together in celebration of one of the hippest record labels of the early 70s! Flying Dutchman was around for just a bit over five years – yet during that time, the label recorded all sorts of really ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available This Is Flying Dutchman – 1969 to 1975 ... CD 12.99
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Tlahoun Gessesse – Ethiopian Urban Modern Music Vol 4 ... LP Buda/Heavenly Sweetness (France), 1970s. New Copy ... $22.99 29.99
A stunning set of vocal recordings by Tlahoun Gessesse – one of the most important singers during the golden age of Ethiopian Music – caught here on a set of sides that sadly saw that period coming to an end! The tracks on the set are mostly from the early 70s, a time that saw great ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Tudo Ben – Jorge Ben Covered ... LP Mr Bongo (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $27.99 32.99
A stunning tribute to the music of Jorge Ben – a host of classic covers from the 60s and 70s, all of which share Jorge's love for an upbeat, soulful groove! The set's exploding with life and energy – that new sort of groove that Ben first unleashed on Brazilian music in the 60s, which ... (Brazil, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Tudo Ben – Jorge Ben Covered ... CD 11.99
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Ultimate Breaks & Beats Vol 11 ... LP Street Beat, 1970s/1980s. Very Good- ... $7.99
Original issue of volume 11 in the now legendary series. With the hard-to-get Honey Drippers "Impeach The President", The Headhunters "God Make Me Funky", Orange Krush "Action", Fausto Papetti "Love Theme" all with edited or extended breaks, and Lucy Hawkins ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing in a plain white sleeve. Labels have name in marker.)
Street Beat, 1970s/1980s. Very Good ... $6.99 9.99
One of the best of the later volumes in this now classic series, one we hardly would've ever imagined would become collectible in it's own right. This volume has the records flying through space on the front and though it has 8 tracks, only Miami's "Chicken Yellow" and Lightnin Rod's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Labels have some marker.)
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Ultimate Breaks & Beats Vol 21 ... LP Street Beat, 1970s/1980s. Very Good+ ... $23.99
Even into its 20s, the Ultimate Breaks series is still going strong – serving up a bunch of must-have funk tracks that not only form the blueprint for hip hop in the 80s, but which also stand nicely on their own! The selection is very hard and chunky on this one – lots of tracks that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(A nice copy!)
United Artists/EMI, Late 50s/1960s. Near Mint- ... $4.99
Includes selections by Eddie Holland, Garnet Mimms, The Exciters, Bill Pinkney & The Originals, The Five Satins, Marv Johnson, The Clovers, The Marcels, and The Falcons. (Soul, Funky Compilations) LP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 80s issue.)
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WaJazz – Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol 1 – Deep, Heavy, & Beautiful Jazz From Japan 1968 to 1984 (180 gram pressing) ... LP 180g (UK), Late 60s/1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $39.99 45.99
An essential collection of work from the Japanese scene of the 70s – as set that really gets at the "something special" that made jazz from this generation so unique! Japanese musicians were early adopters of American modes – and the scene had great bop recordings from the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Now Again, Mid 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $21.99 24.98
The Nigerian scene might be best-remembered as a hotbed of Afro Funk in the 70s – but during the same key stretch, the nation also gave rise to a heady rock underground, too – one that often mix psychedelic inspirations with some of the soul and funk that were coming from the bigger ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Wake Up You Vol 1 – The Rise & Fall Of Nigerian Rock Music 1972 to 1977 (CD with book) ... CD 10.99
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Wamono A to Z Vol 1 – Japanese Jazz Funk & Rare Groove 1968 to 1980 (180 gram pressing) ... LP 180g (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $28.99 34.98
A fantastic dip into the world of Japanese funk during the 70s – a great place to start if you don't want to slap down big money for expensive imports – and a set that's also got a fair bit of obscure numbers in the lineup, even if you have some of the material from this time! The ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Wamono A to Z Vol 2 – Japanese Jazz Funk & Rare Groove 1970 to 1977 (180 gram pressing) ... LP 180g (UK), 1970s. New Copy ... $28.99 34.98
A fantastic document of the lost funk legacy of 70s Japan – music that's often different than the jazz and pop work of the decade that sees greater reissue, and which shows a very strong influence from the American scene! The rhythms here are wonderful – sometimes in the best funky ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Wamono A to Z Vol 3 – Japanese Light Mellow Funk, Disco, & Boogie 1978 to 1988 (180 gram pressing) ... LP 180g (UK), Late 70s/1980s. New Copy ... $28.99 34.99
A really fantastic entry in this really great series – one that shows just how strongly the spirit of invention continued in the world of Japanese music as it moved into the 80s! As with previous volumes, the work here is a unique hybrid of influences from American and Japanese sources ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Naughty Rhythm (Italy), Late 70s. New Copy ... $22.99 26.99
A definite wild safari of grooves – an unusual batch of tracks that mix together 70s disco modes with other global touches – all served up in a mighty groovy style! Electric and acoustic instruments run side by side here – congas next to keyboards, riffing guitars next to chanted ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Harmless (UK), 1970s. Very Good+ 2LP ... $19.99
The depth of Stevie Wonder's music knows no bounds – as you'll hear in this joyous celebration of his compositions of the 60s and 70s! The set's the second in Harmless' great Wonder Of Stevie collection – and like the first, it brings together a wealth of older cover versions of Stevie' ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes inner sleeves.)
Numero, 1970s. Near Mint- ... $29.99
Ah for the day of the hometown radio station – those halcyon 70s years when local rock powerhouses really reigned the airwaves, and could shape the listening tastes of an entire region of listeners! And back in the day, some of the stations were so strong, they acted as key forces in the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black vinyl pressing, includes the printed inner sleeve.)
Black Saint/BBE (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 3LP Gatefold ... $39.99 46.99
A tremendous look at one of the coolest jazz labels of all time – and one that has an especially strong focus on the more spiritual side of its music! The paired Black Saint and Soul Note labels came along from the Italian scene right at a time when so many other American companies were ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
