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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Good Good Feeling – The Latin Soul Of Fania Records (4CDs with bonus 7 inch single) ... CD 
Fania/Craft, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 4CD & 7 inch ... $58.99 63.99
A mighty nice little package – one that's overflowing with the special sort of Latin and soul music hybrids that rose up from the Spanish Harlem scene in the late 60s – the kind of cuts that helped establish Fania Records as one of the most important Latin labels around – and one ... (Latin, Funky Compilations) read more CD
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For The Love Of You Vol 2 ... LP 
Athens Of The North (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $28.99 30.99
A sweet selection of lovers rock tracks that take on big soul hits of the 70s – tunes that often have a bubbling bit of reggae in the rhythms, but which always feature a strong soul-based singer right up front! The tunes offer up not just a great example of the way that lovers rock could ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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More Exciting & Dynamic Sounds Of The Hammond B3 Organ ... LP PTR (Germany), 1960s. New Copy ... $19.99
A heady dip into the world of the Hammond B3 organ – that instrument made famous by jazz recordings by Jimmy Smith and Jimmy McGriff, heard here in a much wider variety of settings! Sure, there's plenty of jazz cuts on the set, but there's also some great soul combos too – both of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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For The Love Of You – A Selection Of Soulful Lovers Rock Covers ... LP Athens Of The North (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $28.99 32.99
A really fantastic idea for a compilation – a set that brings together obscure covers of funk and soul tunes – mostly from the late 70s/early 80s generation, and mostly in a laidback, soul-stepping style! If you're a lover of rare groove, you'll recognize plenty of the songs, but not ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Ethereal Magic Vol 2 – Deep Laid Back Soulful Grooves – Compiled By DJ Tony Monson ... CD Expansion (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s/2016. New Copy ... $9.99 19.99
There's an island on the cover, but the music is all-soul, all the way through – a great collection of classic mellow moments from years back, plus a few excellent choices from more recent years as well! Still, the island's a great image for the sound of the set – as the music has this ... read more CD
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Birth Of Funk 1949 to 1962 ... CD Rhythm & Blues (UK), Late 40s/1950s/Early 60s. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99
A set that looks at the early years of funk music – at a time when blues, R&B, and jazz were all bubbling together in the first few years of soul – before heavier sounds of later years came in and almost made funk into a genre of its own! The date range in the title is large, but ... read more CD
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R&B Hipshakers Vol 5 – Rocks In Your Head (with bonus 7 inch single) ... LP Vampi Soul (Spain), 1950s/Early 60s. New Copy 2LP & bonus 7 inch ... $43.99
Killer work from one of our favorite labels of all time – the mighty King Records, home to some of the best R&B material of the 50s, and some of the best cuts of the early soul years! Apart from the label's great fame and big hits, they also recorded countless other singles that barely ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes bonus 45 – with tracks by Kenny Marty and Lulu Reed!)
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Enja Label Collection Vol 1 – Modern Jazz From Munich ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1970s/1980s/1990s. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99
A great tribute to the mighty talents of Enja Records – a German label that really helped build bridges in the 70s – expanding out from its base in Munich to offer a lot of strong opportunities for American players as well! The Enja touch is a really special one – an approach ... (Jazz, Funky Compilations) read more CD
(Part of the Enja 50th Anniversary Campaign!)
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Go Bang – Sleeping Bag 80s Club Classics ... CD Sleeping Bag/Ultra Vybe (Japan), Mid 80s. New Copy 2 CDs ... $29.99
A mighty double-length collection of cuts from the Sleeping Bag label – an important 80s indie that grew up almost completely during the generation of hip hop – which meant that right from the start, the company had a very different approach to soul music and contemporary club! There's ... read more CD
(Part of the Ultimate 80s NYC Streetsounds series!)
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Wah Wah 45s – Underground Hits & Exclusive Bits 4 ... CD Wah Wah (UK), 2009. Used ... $4.99
Wonderful work from the Wah Wah 45s label – an imprint that seems to get better and better all the time! The music here is really top-shelf all the way through – not just collected cuts from the label's other releases, but often tunes that are exclusive to this collection, or appearing ... read more CD
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Eccentric Soul – The Young Disciples ... CD Numero, Late 60s/Early 70s. Used ... $6.99
A treasure trove of soul from the East St Louis scene – all of it recorded under the Young Disciples program – an effort to keep kids off the streets, and one with some very funky results! Although set up as a social program, Young Disciples had some amazing cultural results – a ... read more CD
(Includes slipcase.)
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Boogie Nights – Music From The Original Motion Picture ... CD Capitol, 1997. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Includes tracks by The Emotions, Marvin Gaye, Chakachas, The Commodores, Melanie, War, ELO, Night Ranger, and Walter Egan. CD
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Get Shorty – Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack ... CD Verve, 1995. Used ... $1.99
Tracks by Booker T & The MGs, Us3, Medeski Martin & Wood, Morphine, Greyboy and John Lurie. CD
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We Dig Groovin' – TK 7 Inch Collection ... CD TK/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1970s. Used ... $26.99
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, Funky Compilations) read more CD
Also available We Dig Groovin' – TK 7 Inch Collection ... CD 32.99(Includes obi.)
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Don't Stop – Recording Tap (3LPs – with CD and 11 bonus instrumentals) ... LP Numero, Early 80s. Sealed 3LP & CD ... $34.99
Not much of a cover photo, but one of the most amazing collections so far from the Numero Group – a richly archival project that finally brings to light the lost efforts of the short lived Tap Records label! Tap was the brainchild of Jeremiah Yisrael – an ambitious producer, and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition boxset – in an amazing package! Still sealed with hype sticker, and old price sticker on shrink.)
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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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Nicola Conte Presents Viagem 3 – A Collection Of 60s Brazilian Bossa Nova & Jazz Samba ... CD Far Out (UK), 1960s. Used ... $7.99
A killer collection of rare bossa nova from the 60s – all put together by Nicola Conte, whose work on the Schema label has done a lot to continue the tradition of the classics! Here, though, Nicola's set loose on the RGE label, and other indies from 60s Brazil – super-rare records that ... read more CD
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Boddie Recording Company – Cleveland, Ohio (5LP set) ... LP Boddie/Numero, 1960s/1970s. Sealed 5LP Box Set ... $54.99
One of the coolest sets the Numero Group has ever released – and that's saying a heck of a lot, given their already-mighty catalog! Although the label issued a previous dip into the enigmatic Boddie Recording company of Cleveland, this massive package brings together a whopping 57 tracks ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Boddie Recording Company – Cleveland, Ohio (3CD set) ... CD 26.99(Includes booklets & extras.)
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Funky Funky New Orleans 2B ... LP Funky Delicacies/Tuff City, 1970s. Sealed ... $26.99
Funky Funky New Orleans is back – in this 2-part part 2 series! (Confusing, ain't it?) Like the now-famous first volume, both of these second volumes feature a stunning array of rare funky tunes from the Crescent City – obscure funky 45 numbers that go way way past the hits you might ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Wake Up You Vol 1 – The Rise & Fall Of Nigerian Rock Music 1972 to 1977 (CD with book) ... CD Now Again, Mid 70s. New Copy ... $10.99 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 CD
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Schoolhouse Funk – Stage Bands, Lab Bands, & A Toast To The Boogie! ... CD Cali Tex, 1970s. New Copy ... $8.99 17.98
Pretty darn cool stuff – and some of the rarest funky numbers you'll ever find! This great little set was put together by funky collector Josh Davis – and it's a totally fresh batch of tracks that digs through rare recordings that were cut by obscure groups working in colleges or high ... read more CD
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Spiritual Jazz – Esoteric, Modal, & Deep Jazz From The Underground 1968 to 1977 (with bonus tracks) ... CD Jazzman/Now Again, Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $6.99 15.98
The Jazzman label hits a whole new level of brilliance – as they turn their funk-trained crate digging skills to the world of spiritual jazz! The collection's an amazing batch of ultra-rare tunes – tracks that take inspiration from the John Coltrane/Archie Shepp work on Impulse Records ... read more CD
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Kool Is Back – Imitations, Interpolations, & The Inspiration Of Kool & The Gang ... CD Le Smoke Disque, 1970s. New Copy ... $6.99 15.98
Funky stuff inspired by the deepest, funkiest Kool & The Gang work of the 70s – a set weighed heavily with real obscurities – with furiously grooving jazzy bits, grainy hard soul versions, steel band numbers and more – all massively funky in their unique strains of the sound! ... read more CD
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Jump Back – Imitations, Interpolations, & The Inspiration Of James Brown ... CD Le Smoke Disque, 1970s. New Copy ... $6.99 15.98
A heavily funky and far reaching collection of tunes written by the Godfather – eclectic 60s & 70s material from all over the globe – each with a unique approach, but perfectly connected in their displays of JB's boundless funky spirit! The set includes a few tracks familiar to ... read more CD
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Greg Belson's Divine Funk ... LP 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
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Lamp Records – It Glowed Like The Sun – The Story Of Naptown's Motown 1969 to 1972 ... LP Now Again, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $49.99 55.98
An overdue look at the lost Lamp Records – a crucially important indie soul label on the Indy scene of the late 60s and early 70s – a company that was never as big as Chess or Motown, but did a similar job of documenting its city's musical scene! Indianapolis was always a very diverse ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Hand-numbered limited edition of 1000 – includes download with bonus tracks!)
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Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas – Tropicalista Psychedelic Masterpieces 1967 to 1976 (with download) ... LP World Psychedelic Classics/Tropicalia In Furs, Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $28.99 31.99
A fuzzed out treasure trove of rare Brazilian psychedelia – wild stuff that's in many ways akin to the freewheeling sounds of the Tropicalia movement, but not necessarily taking on the cultural and political weight of that movement – and more about the boundless spirit of psychedelia ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas – Tropicalista Psychedelic Masterpieces 1967 to 1976 ... CD 7.99(Repressed!)
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Psych Funk 101 – A Global Psychedelic Curriculum 1968 to 1975 ... LP World Psychedelic Classics, Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $28.99 32.98
A stunning collection of psychedelic funk from all over the world – incredible material that mixes the free spirit of the psychedelic scene and the furious sense of groove learned from the funk movement! The collection is a bit of a genre-starting compilation – as it brings together ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Psych Funk 101 – A Global Psychedelic Curriculum 1968 to 1975 ... CD 7.99
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Metti Una Bossa A Cena Vol 2 ... CD Schema (Italy), 1960s/1970s. New Copy ... $18.99 24.99
Sublime bossa groovers from Italy! The first volume of this series was one of our favorite compilations that year it was released – and this second volume is equally as great! Schema groover Gerardo Frisina serves up a hand-picked batch of 16 tunes, mostly classic numbers from the late 60s ... read more CD
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Funky Blues 1960s to 1970s – Modern/Modern/Kent/P-Vine (Japan), 1960s/1970s. New Copy ... $18.99
The title gets it right – and the grooves do too – nothing but funky blues from the 60s and 70s, the kind of gritty, hard-edged tunes that are way better than the sort of blues you might be used to hearing at frat boy bars! All of the work here was originally issued on west coast indie ... (Blues, Funky Compilations) read more CD
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Essential 60s Northern Soul – Dancefloor Classics Vol 1 ... CD Deep Beats (UK), Late 60s. Used ... $4.99
Loads of great rare soul cuts – 23 tracks, with work by Billy Harner, Barbara Acklin, The Javells, Stella Starr, Frankie Crocker, Van McCoy, Fred Hughes, Johnny Jones, Gene Chandler, Lou Courtney, Jason Knight, Father's Angels, PP Arnold, and Kenny Bernard! (Soul, Funky Compilations) CD
(Out of print.)
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