Sweetly soaring disco from the legendary Celi Bee – easily one of our favorite disco divas of the late 70s! This album's got a slightly lighter feel than some of Celi's other work – a bit less drama at times, but still plenty of full-on clubby rhythms – thanks to arrangements ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Sweetly soaring disco from the legendary Celi Bee – easily one of our favorite disco divas of the late 70s! This album's got a slightly lighter feel than some of Celi's other work – a bit less drama at times, but still plenty of full-on clubby rhythms – thanks to arrangements ... (Soul) read moreCD
(Part of the TK Records – The Miami Sound Original Soul/Funk/Disco Collecion!)
Celi Bee —
Blow My Mind ... CD TK/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1979. New Copy ...
$22.99
Celi Bee picks up a few 80s touches for this album – mixing her usual disco groove with some slight Eruo electro touches – adding in a nice dose of darkness to the set! Celi's still got an undeniably strong talent for a catchy tune – the kind of vibe that first made us fall in ... (Soul) read moreCD
James Brown —
Soul Syndrome ... CD TK/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1980. New Copy ...
$22.99
A rare TK Records effort from James Brown – very much in the best uptempo funk mode of the later Polydor years! The groove here is quite similar to those better-known efforts – grooves that are a bit quicker than a few years before, but still played in a core JB funky style – ... (Soul) read moreCD
(Part of the Miami Sound – Original Soul/Funk/Disco Collection series!)
Stunning Miami grooves from the legendary Jimmy Bo Horne – one of the key figures in the southern club scene of the 70s! Jimmy's got a groove that's very much his own on the set – a snapping, almost clapping sort of rhythm picked up from the George McCrae and KC camps at TK Records ... (Soul) read moreCD
A really unusual album from the TK Records Miami Soul empire – a set that feels like that label's attempt to go head to head with the sound of Sylvia Robinson! Like Sylvia, Regina James is a singer with a very sexy approach to 70s soul – not afraid to let her desire ooze out into the ... (Soul) read moreCD
KC & The Sunshine Band —
Who Do Ya Love ... LP TK, 1978. Very Good+ ...
Just Sold Out!
Classic 70s work from KC & The Sunshine Band – a record that's not as hit-heavy as previous efforts, but still a plenty great set that's filled with catchy dancefloor funk! KC's clearly feeling the heat of the disco fire he helped to ignite a few years before – and there's ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a spot of tape on the spine, masking tape on the top & bottom seams, with index stickers on each side. Label has an index sticker.)
2 excellent club tracks from this Miami soul artist! The best one here is "Get On Down", which features some totally cool bubbly moog sounds, mixed with hard conga beats, in a style that really sounds great! (Soul) 12-inch, Vinyl record
Some of the most wonderfully tripped-out soul of the 70s – recorded by guitarist Willie "Little Beaver" Hale during his glory years in Miami! Beaver's got a great sound on his guitar – schooled in blues, but inflected with loads of sweet 70s electric touches – in a ... (Soul) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
George McCrae —
Diamond Touch ... CD TK/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1976. New Copy ...
Out Of Stock
The Diamond Touch here is from Gregg Diamond – who brings a real Bionic Boogie feel to this album for George McCrae – a sound that shifts slightly from the Miami soul approach of earlier records, moving George up to New York for the session, and coming up with a strong disco groove ... (Soul) read moreCD
(Part of the Miami Sound – Original Soul/Funk/Disco Collection series!)
A great version of "I Get Lifted" – one of the funkiest tunes to ever come out of Miami! George's version begins with some killer plucked bass, riffing around over piano lines hitting with some heavy heavy drums! George's breathy vocals never get in the way of the funk – and ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
(Label has some pen.)
George McCrae —
We Did It ... CD TK/Solid (Japan), 1978. New Copy ...
Out Of Stock
Maybe the most obscure 70s album from George McCrae – but a tight little set that still has the singer at the top of his Miami Soul game! The album features lots of production help from KC – of Sunshine Band fame – and the rhythms are in that skittish Miami mode that worked so ... (Soul) read moreCD
2 excellent mellow soul tracks from Gwen's last album at TK! Both sides have a strong modern soul sound, and show Gwen pushing way past her earlier style, towards the "Funky Sensation" groove that was right around the corner. (Soul) 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a TK sleeve.)
Reid Inc —
Reid Inc ... CD TK/Solid (Japan), 1977. New Copy ...
$13.99
An obscure female soul project from 70s-era TK Records – one that features production by Clarence Reid, hence the group's name! The groove here is very much in the best Miami club mode of the time – upbeat, but still nicely gritty overall – more fast funk in the instrumentation, ... (Soul) read moreCD
JP Robinson —
JP Robinson Story ... CD TK/Ultra Vybe (Japan), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ...
$28.99
Lost southern soul gems from JP Robinson – a Miami singer who was one of the first to record for the TK Records empire at the start of the 70s – and works here in that beautiful blend of deep soul and funk that made the Miami scene such a crucial force after Memphis and Muscle Shoals! ... (Soul) read moreCD
Timmy Thomas —
Touch To Touch ... CD TK/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977. New Copy ...
Out Of Stock
A massive groover from Timmy Thomas – really hitting here on all burners, and moving with a groove that's much fuller than the drum machine fills of his early years! The sound is Miami club at its best – wickedly uptempo rhythms that are played with razor-sharp intensity – still ... (Soul) read moreCD
A landmark album from Timmy Thomas – one that mixes together electronics and soul in this wonderfully unique mellow groove – a style that's hardly ever been matched again, and which may well put this album at the same level as Shuggie Otis' classic Inspiration Information set! Timmy's ... (Soul) read moreCD
One of THE disco hits of the 70s – a set that spawned not only a huge hit single for Anita Ward, but which also firmly pushed the Miami scene over the top! The record's a wonderful mix of modes – served up with stone southern soul production from Frederick Knight, but also given plenty ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
There's nothing too ghetto here – given that the work on the set all comes from the Miami soul powerhouse of TK Records – a company that was always known for a tight, well-crafted groove! And while TK had plenty of chart hits during the disco years, there's a number of cuts here that ... (Funky Compilations) read moreCD
Classic cuts from the TK Records stable of Miami disco from the 70s – all of which are served up here on 7" single mixes, a fair bit of which appear here on CD for the first time ever! TK is maybe best known for it's long-spun club cuts that were a perfect fit for the budding 12" ... (Funky Compilations) read moreCD
The genius sound of the TK Records label, taken to a whole new level – as some of the coolest club classics from that legendary Miami label are served up here in a host of new edits by contemporary talents! The sound is great – all the funk and soul of the originals, but kicked up a ... (Funky Compilations) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great collection of rare 45s from the powerhouse TK Records label and all it's many smaller imprints – Dade, Glades, Alston, and many others – brought here together with a focus on a really special side of the label! TK was one of the first to really promote the 12" single in ... (Soul) read moreCD