Funky Compilations — New Arrivals 
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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People's Potential Family Album ... CD 
Peoples Potential, 1980s. Used ... $14.99
Amazing rare soul from the 80s – most of it so obscure, it hardly got any circulation at the time! The package was put together by Peoples Potential – that ultra-hip label that's dedicated to finding funk so rare, few folks have ever heard it before – including unreleased nuggets ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
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Disco Love 2 – More Rare Disco & Soul Uncovered – Compiled By Al Kent (2CDs) ... CD BBE (UK), Late 70s. Used ... $19.99
Funky disco and rare soul compiled by Al Kent – Disco Love 2 on BBE – once again going a lot deeper into the soulful underground of the late 70s and coming back up with some incredibly fresh rarities! Al Kent hails from Glasgow, but we honestly couldn't tell you where most of the ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
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Blue 'N Groovy Vol 2 – Mostly Modal ... CD Blue Note, 1960s/1997. Used ... $7.99
Another one of those great Blue Note comps put together by UK djs, and a lot more sophisticated (and just plain better!) than any of the comps they put out in the U.S. The focus here is on great modal jazzy groovers, and not organ or guitar breakbeat cuts. The tracks are long, with great solos, ... read more CD
(Cutout mark through tray card spine.)
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Brainfreeze ... CD Brain Freeze/Pirateria Fonografica, 1999. Used ... $12.99
"Hey martial arts fans, are you ready for the biggest karate kung fu blockbuster of them all?" Shadow and Chemist cut one for the purists – two continuous live mixes at just north of 25 minutes a piece, all spun by the maestros from original pressing Funky 45s and sent to DAT ... (Hip Hop, Funky Compilations) read more CD
(Pirateria Fonografica pressing.)
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New York Soul – A Bite Of Soul From The Big Apple ... LP 
Unisex (UK), 2004. Very Good+ 2LP ... $14.99
A great collection that really captures the best side of the New York scene in recent years – the rich tapestry of underground soul music that's been bubbling out from beneath the hip hop and house music scenes! The package has a feel that's as rich and diverse as the 5 Boroughs – a ... (Neo Soul, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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So Blue So Funky – Heroes Of The Hammond Part 2 ... CD Blue Note, 1960s/1970s. Used ... $8.99
11 more groovy organ tracks from the Blue Note catalog, with a few extra rare goodies thrown in from the Pacific Jazz one as well. Some nice rare ones that don't always show up, including "Street Scene" by Larry Young, "Minor Soul" by Johnny Lytle, "Morris The Minor" ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
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Can You Feel The Force – The John Luongo Disco Mixes – The Classic Original 12 Inch Extended Remixes ... CD Groove Line Records (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. Used 2 CDs ... $14.99
Fantastic full length mixes from the legendary John Luongo – one of the first of the 70s underground disco mixers to bring his talents to the mainstream! John has a great ear for the right elements needed to groove up a tune – and has an especially strong love of tight percussion, and ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
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Spiritual Jazz 10 – Modal, Esoteric, & Deep Jazz From Prestige Records ... CD Jazzman (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $14.99
A really loving look at a sometimes-forgotten side of the Prestige Records label – a company that's famous for giving the world plenty of hardbop and soul jazz in the 50s and 60s, but which also helped lay the groundwork for American spiritual jazz to come! Long before Impulse, Strata East, ... read more CD
Also available Spiritual Jazz 10 – Modal, Esoteric, & Deep Jazz From Prestige Records ... LP 24.99
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Psych Funk Sa Re Ga! – Seminar – Aesthetic Expressions Of Psychedelic Funk Music In India 1970 to 1983 ... CD World Psychedelic Classics, 1970s/Early 80s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A funky psychedelic kaliedoscope of grooves from India – killer numbers from the 70s and into the early 80s – Psych Funk Sa-Re-Ga, from the folks who put together the equally heavy Psych-Funk 101 and Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas compilations! Most of cuts here have a raw, fuzzed out ... read more CD
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Psych Funk 101 – A Global Psychedelic Curriculum 1968 to 1975 ... CD World Psychedelic Classics, Late 60s/1970s. Used ... $6.99
A stunner of a collection of psychedelic funk from all over the world – incredible material with the spiraling atmosphere and free spirit of the psychedelic scene – and the furious sense of groove learned from the funk movement! Psych Funk 101 sets out to be a definitive overview, and ... read more CD
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Kenny Dope Presents Randy Muller's Best ... CD Plaza, 1970s/Early 80s. Used ... $8.99
Slamming funky club from the 70s – as Kenny Dope re-presents some of the best tracks ever by Randy Muller – the creative genius behind BT Express, Brass Construction, and Skyy! Back in the day, Randy had a way of laying the horns alongside the bassline that was totally unique – ... read more CD
(Cutout notch through digipack spine.)
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Get Funky – The Best Of CRS Records (plus bonus 7 inch) ... LP Tramp (Germany), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $28.99
Great sounds from the relatively small catalog of CRS Records – a Philly company who only issued a handful of singles over a number of years – but who really managed to come up with gold in the process! CRS has a great way of mixing together deep soul and funk – often from the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(First 300 copies pressed include a bonus 7 inch single!)
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Can You Feel It – Modern Soul, Disco, & Boogie 1976 to 1986 ... LP Tramp (Germany), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $26.99
The cover's a bit creepy, but the set's a great one – way more soulful than the image of a dummy might make you expect! The collection follows strongly in the same territory as the funk titles on the Tramp Records label – and like those, digs deep in the American underground to find a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(With bonus 7 inch!)
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London Is The Place For Me Vols 7 & 8 – Calypso, Palm Wine, Mento, Joropo, Steel, & Stringband/Honest Jons (UK), 1950s. New Copy 2CD ... $24.99
A great double header from Honest Jons – a 2CD set that brings together volumes 7 and 8 of their London Is The Place For Me series! Volume 7 is first – a fascinating look at musical modes in London during the big years of postwar immigration – a time when former residents of the ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more CD
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Son Cubano NYC – Cuban Roots New York Spices 1972 to 1982 ... LP Honest Jons (UK), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99
The rebirth of the Afro-Cuban groove on the New York scene of the 70s – great recordings in the "new traditionalist" sound of the time! After the boom of the Latin Soul sound of the late 60s, and the rise of salsa in the early 70s, there was also a "back to basics" ... (Latin, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Son Cubano NYC – Cuban Roots New York Spices 1972 to 1982 ... LP 19.99
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Esterno Notte Giorno D'Estate – Open Air Grooves, Daytime Breaks, Sunny & Scat Beats From The Italian Untapped Film Music Archives 1969 to 1978 (180 gram pressing – with bonus CD) ... LP Four Flies (Italy), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $32.99
Sunny grooves with a fantastic sound – music that echoes some of our favorite Italian soundtracks of the 60s and 70s – but most of it previously unreleased! The work here is from undertapped sources of the period – not some of the oft-compiled songs from the Italian ... (Soundtracks, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 500 copies – pressed on 180 gram vinyl and with bonus CD!)
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Esterno Notte Vol 2 – More Jazz-Funk, Late Nite Breaks, Cinematic Prog & Psych From The Italian Untapped Film Music Archives 1968 to 1978 (180 gram pressing – with bonus CD) ... LP Four Flies (Italy), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $32.99
Freaky funk from the Italian scene – exactly the kind of grooves that will open your ears if you think that funky sounds can only come from American soul bands or jazz musicians! The music here is filled with heavy drums, tight basslines, and lots of other groovy instrumental touches – ... (Soundtracks, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 500 copies – pressed on 180 gram vinyl and with bonus CD!)
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Christians Catch Hell – TK Gospel Roots ... LP Gospel Roots/Honest Jons (UK), Late 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $26.99
A really really beautiful little compilation – one with a sound that's every bit as powerful as the image on its cover! The music here all comes from the Gospel Roots label of Miami soul powerhouse TK Records – a key force in mainstream soul in the 70s, but also a company who issued ... (Gospel, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Marvellous Boy – Calypso From West Africa ... LP Honest Jons, Late 40s/1950s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
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PsycheFunkaJazzadeliRight Stuff, 1994. Used ... $2.99
Includes tracks from Greg Osby, Tribe Called Quest, Miles Davis, Neneh Cherry, Gang Starr, Stetsasonic, US 3, Dream Warriors, and the Solsonics. CD
(Out of print.)
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Pure Funk ... CD Polygram, 1970s. Used ... $2.99
Tracks by The Commodores, Average White Band, Kool & The Gang, Labelle, Rose Royce, Curtis Mayfield, Ohio Players, Cameo, Gap Band, Chic, LTD and more. (Soul, Funky Compilations) CD
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London Is The Place For Me Vol 2 – Calypso & Kwela, Highlife & Jazz From Young Black London ... LP Honest Jons (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
A wonderful follow up to one of our favorite compilations in recent years! London Is The Place For Me compiles the stylistically varied music coming from the emergent West Indian and African communities of 50s and 60s London – far more than just the topical, and often quite whimsical calypso ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Nu Yorica! – Culture Clash In New York City 1970 to 1977 ... LP Soul Jazz (UK), 1970s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $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 LP, Vinyl record album
(Recent remaster.)
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Rhythms Of Black Peru ... LP Secret Stash, Mid 50s/1960s/1970s. Near Mint- ... $29.99
Rare Afro Peruvian Lando, Festejo and other wonderful, rhythmic and percussion music from Black Peru – on an excellent vinyl only compilation – collected and assembled by fine folks at Secret Stash Records during and after their journey of discovery in Lima! The music is largely ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Hand numbered edition on grey vinyl.)
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Eccentric Soul – The Saru Label ... LP Numero, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
A great look at an obscure indie soul label from the Cleveland scene at the end of the 60s – and a company that's definitely a cut above, given that it released some early O'Jays singles in the years before their crossover fame in the 70s – and members of that group also wrote a fair ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Eccentric Soul – Sitting In The Park (with bonus download) ... LP Numero, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $18.99 21.98
A beautiful tribute to a legendary Chicago soul historian – the late Bob Abrahamian, well-remembered as a completely devoted soul music collector, DJ, and one-man archive who spent the late years of his life trying to uncover lost corners of the Windy City soul scene of the 60s and 70s! Bob's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes bonus download!)
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Peruvian Funk ... LP Secret Stash, 1970s. Near Mint- ... $29.99
Some of the funkiest cuts ever from the legendary Peruvian scene – massive work from that time when the South American moved into some really sweet 70s territory! Back in the day, Peru really had an oddly productive music scene – one that recorded wicked Latin grooves and garage rock ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow vinyl pressing.)
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Son Cubano NYC – Cuban Roots New York Spices 1972 to 1982 ... LP Honest Jons (UK), 1970s/Early 80s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $19.99
The rebirth of the Afro-Cuban groove on the New York scene of the 70s – a dozen recordings in the "new traditionalist" sound of the time! After the boom of the Latin Soul sound of the late 60s, and the rise of salsa in the early 70s, there was also a "back to basics" ... (Latin, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Son Cubano NYC – Cuban Roots New York Spices 1972 to 1982 ... LP 24.99
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Eccentric Soul – The Capsoul Label ... LP Numero, Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $23.99 24.98
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 LP, Vinyl record album
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Best Disco In Town – 38 Classic Disco Hits ... CD Hippo, Late 70s. Used 2 CDs ... Just Sold Out!
Music from Santa Esmeralda, the Ritchie Family, Arpeggio, Kongas, Carol Douglas, George Kranz, Frankie Smith, Eartha Kitt, Earlene Bentley, El Coco, Rice & Beans Orchestra, T Connection & more. CD
(Out of print.)
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Voguing & The House Ballroom Scene Of New York City 1976 to 1996 – Part 2 ... LP Soul Jazz (UK), Late 70s/1980s/Early 90s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99
A musical document of an amazing moment in the New York scene – the late 80s/early 90s wave of vogue balls – which were almost a collision of club culture with high fashion! There was a particularly rich gender-bending element to the vogue scene – and the music that accompanied ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Voguing & The House Ballroom Scene Of New York City 1976 to 1996 – Part 1 ... LP 24.99(Still in the shrink.)
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Voguing & The House Ballroom Scene Of New York City 1976 to 1996 – Part 1 ... LP Soul Jazz (UK), Late 70s/1980s/Early 90s. Near Mint- 2LP ... $24.99
A musical document of an amazing moment in the New York scene – the late 80s/early 90s wave of vogue balls – which were almost a collision of club culture with high fashion! There was a particularly rich gender-bending element to the vogue scene – and the music that accompanied ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Voguing & The House Ballroom Scene Of New York City 1976 to 1996 – Part 2 ... LP 24.99(Still in the shrink.)
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No Room For Squares III – A Blue Note 1500 Series Sampler ... CD Blue Note (Japan), Mid 50s. Used ... $18.99
Japanese-only collection with tracks from Kenny Dorham, Jutta Hipp, Gill Melle, Horace Silver, Herbie Nichols, Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Smith, and Lou Donaldson. CD
(Out of print, includes obi.)
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DJ Andy Smith Presents Reach Up – Disco Wonderland Vol 2 ... CD BBE (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2CD ... $14.99 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
Also available DJ Andy Smith Presents Reach Up – Disco Wonderland Vol 2 (3LP set) ... LP 24.99
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DJ Andy Smith Presents Reach Up – Disco Wonderland Vol 2 (3LP set) ... LP BBE (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 3LP Gatefold ... $24.99 28.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Also available DJ Andy Smith Presents Reach Up – Disco Wonderland Vol 2 ... CD 14.99(Items 1 – 35 of 35)
