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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Sprechen Sie Pop? ... CD 
Bureau B (Germany), Late 60s/Early 70s. Used ... $8.99
German grooves galore – a great little set that falls nicely into In-Kraut territory, but which also features some fresh bits too! The vintage here is mostly late 60s and early 70s – and the tracks are almost all German language numbers with a mod sort of groove – bits of funk at ... read more CD
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We Out Here ... CD Brownswood (UK), 2018. New Copy ... $13.99 14.98
London is exploding again with fantastic music – and this time around, it's the city's jazz underground that comes forward to remind us what a unique musical crossroads the city can be! The work here represents an incredible new scene that's pushing boundaries all over again – not the ... read more CD
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Pop Makossa – The Invasive Dance Beat Of Cameroon 1976 to 1984 ... LP 
Analog Africa (Germany), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
You might know "Soul Makossa" – the worldwide hit by Manu Dibango that was covered by many folks, and sampled heavily in later years too – but this set takes a look at the deeper scene behind that famous groove, through a host of wickedly funky tracks from the late 70s scene ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Pop Makossa – The Invasive Dance Beat Of Cameroon 1976 to 1984 ... CD 18.99
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Space Echo – The Mystery Behind The Cosmic Sound Of Cabo Verde Finally Revealed ... CD Analog Africa (Germany), Late 70s/Early 80s. Used ... $13.99
Extraterrestrial synths and tight, dancefloor-ready grooves from Cabo Verde – compiled here on one the most mindblowing Analog Africa collections in years! The well-detailed, beautiful-illustrated notes (an always welcome feature in Analog Africa set) tells the story of a cargo ship full of ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Also available Space Echo – The Mystery Behind The Cosmic Sound Of Cabo Verde Finally Revealed ... CD 17.99(Includes booklet and slipcase.)
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Aloha Got Soul – Soul, AOR & Disco In Hawai'I 1979 to 1985 ... CD Strut (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $13.99 15.98
Sweet soul from the Hawaii scene of the 70s – a surprisingly strong source of well-crafted, warmly-produced grooves – all with a special sort of sparkle that reminds us a lot of the best Bay Area or LA sounds of the time! There's a sunny vibe to the music that really belies its roots ... read more CD
Also available Aloha Got Soul – Soul, AOR & Disco In Hawai'I 1979 to 1985 (180 gram pressing – with CD) ... LP 28.99
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Next Stop Soweto Vol 4 – Zulu Rock, Afro Disco & Mbaqanga 1975 to 1985 (with bonus CD) ... LP Strut (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $23.99 24.99
Stunning sounds from South Africa – pulled together from a time when the nation's music was really coming into its own – despite the actions of a still-restrictive regime! There's a great mix of styles going on here – some rockish elements, of the Zamrock scene – some more ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes CD format of the album.)
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Only 4 U – The Sound Of Cajmere & Cajual Records 1992 to 2012 ... CD Strut (UK), 1990s/2000s/Early 2010s. Used 2 CDs ... $11.99
Twenty years of music from this cruical Chicago label – one of the few Windy City imprints to continue to fly the flag of house music in the years since the early days of the 80s! When Cajmere first served up "Percolator" back in the early 90s, we were a bit unsure – almost ... read more CD
(Case has some light edgewear.)
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Sofrito – Tropical Discotheque ... LP Strut (UK), Late 70s/1980s/1990s/2000s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $28.99 29.99
The debut compilation from Hugo Mendez and the Sofrito collective on Strut – tropical dancefloor grooves from Africa, the Caribbean and South American – featuring Banda Los Hijos De La Nina Luz, Frente Cumbiero, Fair Nick Stars, Victor Uwaifo, "Dany Play", Quantic Y Su ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Aloha Got Soul – Soul, AOR & Disco In Hawai'I 1979 to 1985 (180 gram pressing – with CD) ... LP Strut (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $28.99 29.99
Sweet soul from the Hawaii scene of the 70s – a surprisingly strong source of well-crafted, warmly-produced grooves – all with a special sort of sparkle that reminds us a lot of the best Bay Area or LA sounds of the time! There's a sunny vibe to the music that really belies its roots ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Aloha Got Soul – Soul, AOR & Disco In Hawai'I 1979 to 1985 ... CD 13.99(Includes bonus CD of the entire album!)
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Next Stop Soweto – Township Sounds From The Golden Age Of Mbaqanga ... LP Strut (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $26.99 27.99
A beautiful set of late 60s to early 70s Soweto township jive sounds – soulful, joyful and amazing numbers mostly only ever available on rare South African 45s – brought to the world at large by our friends at Strut Records! Most numbers are from the early 70s, with a couple from the ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Next Stop Soweto – Township Sounds From The Golden Age Of Mbaqanga ... CD 8.99
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Discotheque Vol 1 – The Soundtrack To The World's Greatest Clubs – The Hacienda ... CD Discotheque (UK), 1980s. Used 2 CDs ... $18.99
An incredible tribute to one of the hippest clubs in the world back in the 80s – Manchester's legendary Hacienda, home to Factory Records, but also a great spot to pick up on some of the most cutting-edge grooves of the time! The Hacienda had a great reputation not only for breaking some of ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
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Kon & Amir – Off Track Vol 2 – Queens ... CD BBE (UK), 1960s/1970s/1980s. Used 2 CDs ... Just Sold Out!
Kon and Amir do it again – and really blow our minds with the depths of their musical knowledge! The collection's the second in a series to focus on music unearthed by the famous New York cratedigging duo – and it's every bit as on track as the first volume in its presentation of rare ... read more CD
(Promotiopnal copy with scaled down artwork.)
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Love Saves the Day – A History Of American Dance Music Culture 1970 to 1979 ... CD Reappearing (UK), 1970s. New Copy 2CD ... $19.99
A great little collection of unusual grooves – put together by author/dancefloor historian Tim Lawrence, and very much in the same spirit as his groundbreaking book of the same title! As with some of Lawrence's best work, the collection goes way past the obvious, and starts the clock at a ... read more CD
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London Is The Place For Me Vol 8 – Lord Kitchener In England 1948 to 1962 ... LP Honest Jons (UK), Late 40s/1950s/Early 60s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $26.99
A huge collection of work from the great Lord Kitchener – maybe one of the most important singers to move the music of the Caribbean to British shores during the postwar years – a time when he was a strong voice to new waves of immigrants arriving in London, and when he was also making ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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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
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Shrine Afrobeat – The Funkiest Music Ever Made ... CD Ocho (UK), 1970s/1980s. Used ... $14.99
Funky African – and dancefloor slammers, all of them! Max Reinhardt and the crew at Shrine compiled this set of 12 tasty groovers – and the set has a real London crossover dancefloor sound, with a mix of tracks along the same theme, but pushing the envelope of styles in the way that's ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more CD
(Out of print. Cover has light wear.)
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Jazz Dance Fusion Vol 2 – Presented By Colin Curtis ... LP Z Records (UK), 2020. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $31.99
Don't think "dance" – think "jazz", but of the sort that's upbeat, groovy, and which might find its way to the dancefloor in a really special sort of club – maybe the old Dingwalls scene of Gilles Peterson in London! These tunes are both contemporary and vintage ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Jazz Dispensary – Moon Rocks – Extraplanetary Funk, Space Disco, & Galactic Boogie (180 gram pressing) (2017 Black Friday Release) ... LP Fantasy, Late 70s. New Copy Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
A cool collection of funky tracks from the Fantasy Records catalog of the 70s – the kind of hip cuts that were often better than mainstream disco – and which sometimes used a bit of jazz in the instrumentation as well! There's a few spacey themes here, but maybe not as much as you'd ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition – on clear vinyl!)
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Hammock House – Africa Caribe – Produced & Mixed by Joe Claussell ... CD Fania, 1960s/1970s/2011. Used 2 CDs ... Just Sold Out!
Classic Latin, in the hands of Joe Claussell – served up here in a mighty mix that's heavy on roots, but also has an ear for the future as well! The building blocks of the set come from the classic catalog of Fania Records – older tracks from the 60s and 70s that are heavy on the rawer ... read more CD
(Out of print. Mark through barcode.)
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Return Of Jazz Club – Dancefloor Classics From The Original Jazz Dance DJ ... CD Prestige/BGP (UK), Late 50s/1960s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Really classic jazz grooves from the vaults of Prestige Records – the kind of cuts that first broke big on the London scene of the 80s, at a time when diggers were setting fire to the rare groove scene too! The cuts here are proof that some of the best work doesn't need to come from ... read more CD
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You Talk To Much – The Ric & Ron Story Vol 1 ... CD Ace (UK), Late 50s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
A key force in the development of New Orleans soul – the homegrown Ric & Ron Records label – home to some of the best early productions from the Crescent City! The roster of talent here is really amazing – a host of artists who'd go onto develop the New Orleans style even ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
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Detroit Funk Vaults – Funk & Soul From Dave Hamilton 1968 to 1979 ... CD BGP (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Funky soul from Detroit – the second foray into the uber-rare and unreleased funk treasures recorded at Dave Hamilton's Motor City studio – and an even deeper look at what's turning out to be one of the greatest long-buried funk catalogs to come to light in recent years! The collection ... read more CD
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Super Funk's Mission Impossible – Hard To Find & Unreleased Funk Masters ... CD BGP (UK), 1970s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Rare funky 45 tracks and previously unreleased masters – the best and deepest compilation yet from the Super Funk series on BGP UK – 70s instrumentals and hard funky soul vocal treasures from around the regional US scenes by SOUL, The Eternal Flames, Linda Lyndall, Sue Ann Jones, David ... read more CD
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Street Sounds From The Bay Area – Music City Funk & Soul Grooves 1971 to 1975 ... CD BGP (UK), Early 70s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Funk, soul and funky soul from the Bay Area – fantastic early-to-mid 70s numbers from the scene sprung from Ray Dobard's Music City Record Shops and label – numbers by Darando, Chucky Thurmon, Houston Outlaws, Kevin Burton, Benida Madison, Dry Ice, Victor Green, Love Uprisers, Soul ... read more CD
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Shattered Dreams – Funky Blues 1967 to 1978 ... CD BGP (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Funky blues treasures from the late 60s & early 70s – a once-scoffed at movement from a period when aging blues stars and purist blues fans alike were hesitant to accept their beloved style modernized in a funky fashion – but the best of it stands up today as some of the coolest and ... read more CD
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Birth Of Soul – Special Chicago Edition ... CD Ace (UK), Early 60s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
A massive tribute to the genius of soul in the Windy City – a wonderful compilation that really gets at the special sound Chicago brought into play during the early years of soul! The set is filled with key cuts from the Chi-town scene of the time – some of them lesser-known that the ... (Soul, Funky Compilations) read more CD
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Super Breaks – Return To The Old School – Classic Breaks & Beats From The Birth Of Hip Hop ... CD BGP (UK), 1970s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
A damn classic entry in the Super Breaks series from BGP – one that's filled with crucial sample cuts from the old school – some really wonderful funky nuggets, brought together here as a great reminder of the tracks that first got us digging back in the day! There's less of the ... read more CD
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Totally Wired & Illicit Grooves – Acid Jazz – The Birth Of A Scene 1987 to 1990 ... CD Acid Jazz/BGP (UK), Late 80s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Tremendous grooves from the earliest (and best) years of the acid jazz scene – all recorded at a time when London was exploding with sounds from the 60s and 70s, and turning out some of the hippest music on the planet! Although the term "acid jazz" was soon mishandled and mis-manage ... (New Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more CD
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Ain't It Funky Now! – Flat Out Funk From The Jazz Brotherhood ... CD BGP (UK), 1960s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Jazzy 45s galore – and a huge dip into the vaults of Prestige Records! This tasty set brings together 18 classics recorded in the heyday of the jazz funk years at Prestige – the late 60s and early 70s, a time when the soul jazz sounds of previous years were being forged into a leaner, ... read more CD
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Sweet Taste Of Sin – Sensual Sampler-Ready Soul For B-Boys, B-Girls, & Soul Heads ... CD BGP (UK), 1970s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Sweet and smooth 70s soul – hand-picked with a freshness that should appeal to folks who found these sounds through the hip hop that these grooves laid the sonic groundwork for. The tracks on here aren't as beat or break-heavy as some of the material on other sample-driven collections – ... read more CD
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Focus On Fusion ... CD BGP (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Excellent electric jazzy material put together with the usual BGP flair! The set's got a blend of Latin rhythms, soulful grooves, and nice mellow funky bits – and it blends together lost classics from the Fantasy Records stable of the mid 70s, home to some of the best west coast funky jazz ... read more CD
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One Love, One Rhythm – The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album ... CD Sony (Brazil), 2014. Used ... $4.99
Features music from Pitbull, Santana & Wyclef, Aloe Blacc, Sergio Mendes, the Isley Brothers, Adelen, Bebel Gilberto and more. CD
(Brazilian pressing in a cool hardbound book that comes with photos and brief bios of all the host cities.)
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Onda Sonora – Red Hot & Lisbon ... CD Red Hot/Movie Play (Portugal), 1999. Used ... $6.99
Music from David Byrne & Caetano Veloso, Ketama & Djavan & Banda Feminina Dida, Bonga & Marisa Monte & Carlinhos Brown, Lura, KD Lang, Madredeus, Smoke City, DJ Spooky & Vinicius Cantuaria, Salvador & more. CD
(Includes a nice 44 page booklet. Out of print – and still sealed.)
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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 ... $19.99 24.99
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
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Instrumental Explosion – Incendiary Funk & R&B Instrumentals 1966-1973 ... LP BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 22.99
Funky funky funky – way more so than you might think from the hokey title! The set's overflowing with rare instrumentals pulled from the indie label and funky 45 underground of the late 60s and early 70s – very much in the spirit of the Super Funk compilations on BGP, but almost harder- ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Super Breaks 3 – Essential Funk, Soul & Jazz Samples and Breakbeats ... LP BGP/Ace (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 22.99
More funky breaks than Evel Knevel after the Snake River Canyon jump! The groove hounds at BGP records were set loose on the Ace catalog – which includes holdings from Atlantic, Stax, Volt, Westbound, and other funky classic labels – and they managed to come up with a killer batch of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Super Breaks 2 – Essential Jazz, Soul and Funk Breakbeats ... LP BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 22.99
Classic breaks – all the way through – the kind of sharp funky nuggets that have had a rich new life, thanks to their use in hip hop and club tracks in recent years! This may not be the most underground stuff in the world to those out there who've been digging through crates for funk ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Mo' Mod Jazz ... CD Kent (UK), Late 60s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
We really love all the different volumes in the Mod Jazz series from Kent Records – they've been instrumental to our musical education over the years – so we're always happy to have "Mo", especially with a collection this great! The material comes from a number of different ... read more CD
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Greg Belson's Divine Disco – American Gospel Disco 1974 to 1984 ... CD Cultures Of Soul, Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $6.99 15.98
Think disco sounds only hit the dancefloors in the 70s? Think again – because this killer collection brings back a whole host of club-sounding gospel tunes from the time – proving once again that soul and gospel records have always gone hand in hand over the years! The vibe isn't ... read more CD
Also available Greg Belson's Divine Disco – American Gospel Disco 1974 to 1984 ... LP 19.99
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Black Man's Cry – The Inspiration Of Fela Kuti (with download) ... LP Now Again, 1970s/1990s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 24.98
Covers and music inspired by the towering figure in Afrofunk – the great Fela Kuti – rare 70s material a few modern cuts recorded in Nigeria, Trinidad, Ghana, Colombia, Germany and America – some previously unreleased, and all wonderful representations of the far-reaching ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Black Man's Cry – The Inspiration Of Fela Kuti (CD & book) ... CD 8.99(Includes download card.)
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Those Shocking Shaking Days – Indonesian Hard Psychedelic Progressive Rock & Funk 1970 to 1978 ... LP Now Again, 1970s. New Copy 3 LPs ... $21.99 23.98
A truly incredible overview of 70s Indonesian funk, rock and psychedelia infused recordings – and it's beautifully put together, to boot – one of the very best compilations yet from Stones Throw's Now Again branch! There's an undercurrent of funk to most of this material, but it's ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Madlib's Medicine Show No 6 – Brain Wreck Show ... CD Madlib Invazion, 2010. New Copy ... $6.99 15.98
A freak funk mix set from the mighty Madlib – No 6 in the Medicine Show series – a global psych mix of messed up prog, mad mod sounds, tropical funk, krautrock, Afro rock, funk & soul from Nigeria to who-knows-where – mixed masterfully and peppered with oddball vocal samples ... (Hip Hop, Funky Compilations) read more CD
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Black Man's Cry – The Inspiration Of Fela Kuti (CD & book) ... CD Now Again, 1970s/1990s. New Copy ... $8.99 19.98
Covers and music inspired by the towering figure in Afrofunk – the great Fela Kuti – rare 70s material a few modern cuts recorded in Nigeria, Trinidad, Ghana, Colombia, Germany and America – some previously unreleased, and all wonderful representations of the far-reaching ... (Global Grooves, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Also available Black Man's Cry – The Inspiration Of Fela Kuti (with download) ... LP 19.99
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Texas Funk – Hard Texas Funk 1968 to 1975 (US version) ... CD Jazzman/Now Again, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $6.99 15.98
This is the kind of funk they've been hiding from you all these years – the real deal, the heavy stuff, the type of work that's made driving around the country looking for rare 45s so worthwhile! This material's the kind that makes a trip like that happen – super-rare funk from Texas, ... read more CD
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Enjoy The Experience – Homemade Records 1958 to 1992 ... CD Sinecure/Now Again, 1960s/1970s/1980s. New Copy 2 CDs ... Just Sold Out!
An incredible companion to the book Enjoy The Experience – and like that volume, a set that's filled with gems from the obscure sides of the American recording industry – vanity and privately pressed records that are plenty darn groovy, and pretty darn funky in all the right spots! The ... read more CD
(A great 2CD package – like a mini-hardcover book like package – with 44 pages of notes and photos!)
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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. New Copy ... $8.99 17.98
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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Cuba – Music & Revolution Vol 1 – Culture Clash In Havana – Experiments In Latin Music 1975 to 1985 ... CD Soul Jazz (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2CD ... $18.99 22.99
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
Also available Cuba – Music & Revolution Vol 1 – Culture Clash In Havana – Experiments In Latin Music 1975 to 1985 (3LP set – with download) ... LP 34.99
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Deutsche Elektronische Musik 4 – Experimental German Rock & Electronic Music 1971 to 1983 ... CD Soul Jazz (UK), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2CD ... $18.99 22.99
A really fantastic compilation – and one that will take your collection of German electronic music far past the familiar territory of Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream! This series has always been great, but it also seems like the longer it goes, the deeper it digs – which is definitely ... read more CD
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Black Riot – Early Jungle, Rave, & Hardcore ... CD Soul Jazz (UK), Mid 90s. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99
Amazing sounds from a time when the London scene really took off – when it left behind some of its slavish love of American sounds in previous decades, and exploded with blinding dancefloor energy of its own! The music here represents a true UK hybrid – crafted after years of American ... read more CD
(Initial copies come with a very cool graphic novel!)
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Space Funk – Afro Futurist Electro Funk In Space 1976 to 1984 ... CD Soul Jazz (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99
Sun Ra was one of the first 20th Century artists to soar off in space, and George Clinton followed his lead with the Mothership in the 70s – and after that time, there was a surprisingly huge legacy of funk and soul artists who also headed for the cosmos – as you'll discover in this ... read more CD
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Soul Of A Nation – Jazz Is The Teacher Funk Is The Preacher – Afro-Centric Jazz, Street Funk, & The Roots Of Rap In The Black Power Era 1969 to 1975 ... CD Soul Jazz (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99
The hippest funky jazz from the start of the 70s – music that takes all the pride, power, triumph, and challenge of the 60s – and focuses into a bold new energy for a young generation! The work here draws equally from jazz and soul, with lots of other global influences coming into play ... read more CD
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Unusual Sounds ... CD Anthology, Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $10.99 11.99
The sounds here aren't that unusual at all – and in fact, they're mostly pretty darn groovy – a superb selection of sound library funk from the glory days of the European scene – collected here together in support of the book of the same name! In case you're new to the scene ... (Sound Library, Funky Compilations) read more CD
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Scenery Of Japanese Jazz 2 ... CD Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $16.99
A fantastic landscape of Japanese jazz – served up here on a host of tracks that are mostly from small overseas labels in the 70s – and which represent the tremendous flowering of Japanese jazz musicians in the decade! The set is especially strong on contributions from pianists – ... read more CD
(Part of the Nippon Jazz Spirits series!)
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Chrome Children (CD & DVD) ... CD Stones Throw, 2006. Used CD & DVD ... $3.99
We weren't certain whether this dope little compilation qualified as a soundtrack or not, but we are certain it might as well be considered THE soundtrack to the first half of the oughties, with the cream of the Stones Throw stable lacing this collabo with the Adult Swim network with pure niceness ... (Hip Hop, Funky Compilations) read more CD
(Out of print.)
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Cuba – Music & Revolution Vol 1 – Culture Clash In Havana – Experiments In Latin Music 1975 to 1985 (3LP set – with download) ... LP Soul Jazz (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 3LP ... $34.99 39.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Cuba – Music & Revolution Vol 1 – Culture Clash In Havana – Experiments In Latin Music 1975 to 1985 ... CD 18.99(Includes download!)
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Mr Bongo Record Club – Vol 4 ... LP Mr Bongo (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $23.99 24.98
Maybe the coolest entry so far in this excellent series – and proof that the Mr Bongo label has gone much farther in recent years than it ever did in the past! Years back, Bongo was known as a hotbed of Latin and Brazilian music – but the sounds here are also rare funk and soul, other ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Mr Bongo Record Club – Vol 4 ... CD 10.99
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Mr Bongo Record Club – Vol 1 ... CD Mr Bongo (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $10.99 11.98
Mr Bongo really goes back to its roots here – and returns to the kind of rare global gems that first made us fall in love with the label in the first place! Over 20 years ago, Mr Bongo were one of the key global forces in opening up people's ears to the sounds of funk and soul from around ... read more CD
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Booty Mix Vol 3 ... CD Intersound, 1998. Used 2CD ... $6.99
Includes tracks by Afro-Rican, MC Shy, And D & The Puppies, Splack Pack, Freak Nasty, DJ Uncle Al, Prince Rahiem, Chris 'The Glove' Taylor, Danny D, Beat Dominator and Summer Junkies – 24 cuts in all. (Hip Hop, Funky Compilations) CD
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Deutsche Elektronische Musik 3 – Experimental German Rock & Electronic Music 1971 to 1981 (3LP set – with bonus download) ... LP Soul Jazz (UK), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 3LP ... $32.99 39.99
A totally great look at the explosion of electronic sounds in German music during the 70s – a set that goes way past more familiar Krautrock territory, to bring together elements from the artier side of the spectrum too, and even run up to some of the first great moments of the German new ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
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Soul Of A Nation – Afro-Centric Visions In The Age Of Black Power – Underground Jazz, Street Funk, & The Roots Of Rap 1968 to 1979 (with bonus download) ... LP Soul Jazz (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
A fantastic look at the righteous current of energy that swept through American music at the end of the 60s – that huge wave of knowledge and political inspiration that still stands as one of our favorite moments in jazz and soul! The Civil Rights generation had gotten some things ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
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Hustle – Reggae Disco – Kingston London New York (expanded 3LP edition – with download) ... LP Soul Jazz (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 3LP ... $32.99 39.98
A fantastic collection that looks at the relationship between American soul and reggae in a very unique way – not the early crossovers of soul and rocksteady in the 60s, but a big wave of disco-inspired sounds in the 70s! The set brings together some great Jamaican and British versions of ... (Reggae, Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download! New expanded edition – with more material than the previous version!)
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Boombox – Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro, & Disco Rap 1979 to 1982 ... LP Soul Jazz (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 3LP ... $34.99 36.99
Great cuts from the old school – pulled together from the earliest days of hip hop – at a time when the boundary lines in the music weren't so fully formed! These days, the difference between hip hop and club cuts is huge – but back in the South Bronx scene at the start, there ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
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New Orleans Funk – The Original Sound Of Funk 1960 to 1975 (3LP set) ... LP Soul Jazz (UK), 1960s/1970s. New Copy 3LP ... $32.99 39.99
One of the best compilations of New Orleans funk we've ever seen! Sure, the reissue market is always filled with stuff from the Crescent City – but so many New Orleans compilations are cheapo knock-offs, designed to cash in on the drunk Jazz & Heritage crowd, or they're simplistic sets ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Motown Remixed – Hot Remixes Of Motown Classics (Australian version) ... CD Motown/Universal (Australia), 2005. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Australian version with different remixes, the Jackson 5's I Want You Back remized by Suffa, Gladys Knight & The Pips' I Heard It Through The Grapevine (The Randy Watson Experience Sympathy), the Temptations Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (DJ Jazzy Jeff And Pete Kuzma Solefumix), Undisputed Truth ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
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Spiritual Jazz Vol 13 – Now Part 2 – Modern Sounds For The 21st Century (with bonus download) ... LP Jazzman (UK), 2020. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
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
(Includes download!)
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Spiritual Jazz Vol 13 – Now Part 1 – Modern Sounds For The 21st Century (with bonus download) ... LP Jazzman (UK), 2020. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
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
(Includes download!)
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