The first-ever full length set from Bronx River Parkway – a wonderful blend of Latin and funk styles that follows beautifully from their strong run of funky 45s! The groove here is sort of a deeper, dirtier take on the Fania sound of the 70s – almost a re-imagining of the late 60s Latin Soul vibe, pretending that it still held on strongly through the following decade – and picked up all sort of weird little twists, turns, and unusual instrumental elements! The group's ties to the El Michels Affair show strongly at points – no surprise, as Leon Michels is in both groups, and produced this set – but the sound is nicely different too, with a bit more of an east coast Latin vibe. Wonderful stuff overall – and proof that the right corners of the deep funk underground still know how to keep things fresh! Titles include "Song For Ray", "Agua Con Sal", "La Valla", "El Resbalon", "San Sebastian 152", "Me Toca", "Mi Corazon", "Para Los Rumberos", "Donde", and "Nora Se Ve". CD

Rare soul gems from a legendary Philly family of labels – the Cameo/Parkway imprints, and the related Fairmount as well! Cameo and Parkway were home to plenty of pop hits at the start of the 60s – but they always put their money back into the scene, and were close to the ground digging up the best and brightest new Philly acts – something that maybe made them one of the first and most important to unleash the strong legacy of Philadelphia soul! Given the hits on Cameo, the company always had a great hear for upbeat groovers – which also makes for plenty of Northern Soul magic here – a legacy almost to rival early Motown, collected here in a long-overdue official look at this side of the label. Titles include "Because Of My Heart" by Frankie Beverly & The Butlers, "I Love Him So" by Nikki Blu, "Village Of Tears" by Ben Zane, "Night Owl" by Bobby Paris, "Country Girl" by Vickie Baines, "Envy In My Eyes" by The Orlons, "You Got The Power" by The Four Exceptions, "You Didn't Say A Word" by Yovnne Baker, "Who Do You Think You Are" by Soul City, "The Grass" by Lonnie Youngblood, "Shake & Shingaling (part 1)" by Gene Waiters, "SOS" by Christine Cooper, "Pass Me By" by Hattie Winston, "Picture Me Gone" by Evie Sands, and "Eddie's My Name" by Eddie Holman. LP, Vinyl record album

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Sort of a throwaway album of tracks designed to accompany the throwaway film of the same name – but also a pretty decent compilation of tracks by artists on the Cameo/Parkway label that features a few groovers by some of the label's soul artists. Titles include "The Fly", "Smashed Potates", "Bristol Stomp", "Tiwstin", and "Mashed Potato Time". LP, Vinyl record album

Early Philly soul from The Tymes – with tracks that include "Till The End Of Time", "Come With Me To The Sea", "Sleep Tight My Darling", "Somewhere", "The Lamp Is Low", and "Night". LP, Vinyl record album

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A treasure trove of Soul Fire's funky 45s, both the A-sides and the flips, collected on a single CD! Soul Fire is probably the greatest funk revival label out there, with a history of limited edition 7-inch singles showcasing both under appreciated funky heroes like Lee Fields, the Detroit Sex Machines, and the Herb Johnson Settlement, and newer groups devoted to the classic feel, like Mauri Bailey, WQLJ, the Latin leaning Bronx River Parkway, and the Afro Funky group Massak. There is enough hot, pounding funk pressed into the grooves of those singles to thaw out a frozen Lake Michigan, but most notoriously fall out of print in a matter of months, leaving us dying for a reprise. That's where this collection comes in – 9 funk powerhouses, 18 funky jams – the vinyl may be long gone, but the funk will go on, thanks to the magic of digital audio!!! Includes "Quines Haverlo" and "Chum's Pimpage" by Bronx River Parkway, "Answer Me Softly" by Fabulous Three, "Instrumental #1" and "Nothing Doing But Waiting On Leon" by WQLJ, "Chokin'" and "Rampage" by Whitefield Brothers", "Get It" by Herb Johnson Settlement, "BLA" by Massak, "Stretch" by Detroit Sex Machines, and "Easy Access" by El Michels Affair. A mammoth collection of funk crammed onto one CD, and an essential long player even if you already have the singles! CD

Classic Philly 60s – a selection of tracks from the legendary Cameo/Parkway Record label, one of the most successful indies in the city at the time! Cameo hit big with some pop hits at the time, but it also cut a heck of a lot of great local soul – and gave early exposure to some of the city's best bubbling under talents. Volume 2 contains 27 tracks in all – titles that include "Night Owl" by Bobby Paris, "Cry Me A River" by Jackson Reese, "Country Girl" by Vickie Baines, "Because Of My Heart" by Frankie Beverley, "Good Thing" by The Olympics, "Debbie" by Joe Graves, "Good" by Dee Dee Sharp, "Run Run You Little Fool" by The Bronzettes, "Heartburn" by Johnnie Maestro & The Crests, and "She Kissed Me" by Frankie Beverly. CD

All their classic 60's Philly cuts on one CD, with a track list of 30 cuts that includes "Goodnight, My Love", "So Much In Love", "Moonlight Cocktails", "The Lamp Is Low", "Chances Are", "Let's Make Some Love Tonight", and lots more. All cuts from their Parkway recordings, most of which haven't been reissued before! CD

Classic Philly 60s – a selection of tracks from the legendary Cameo/Parkway Record label, one of the most successful indies in the city at the time! Cameo hit big with some pop hits at the time, but it also cut a heck of a lot of great local soul – and gave early exposure to some of the city's best bubbling under talents. This volume one of the series features 27 rare singles on the label – titles that include "Eddie's My Name" by Eddie Holman, "SOS" by Christine Cooper, "The 81" by Candy & The Kisses, "He's No Ordinary Guy" by Dee Dee Sharp, "Girl From New York City" by The GTOs, "Something New" by Blue Eyed Soul, "The Fife Piper" by The Four Sharps, "Picture Me Gone" by Evie Sands, and "Lookin For A Love" by The Olympics. CD

Classic Philly 60s – a selection of tracks from the legendary Cameo/Parkway Record label, one of the most successful indies in the city at the time! Cameo hit big with some pop hits at the time, but it also cut a heck of a lot of great local soul – and gave early exposure to some of the city's best bubbling under talents. Volume 3 includes 27 tracks in all – with titles that include "I Love Him So" by Nikki Blu, "Envy" by The Orlons, "You Didn't Say A Word" by Yvonne Baker, "Hot Spot" by The Bronzettes, "Turn It On" by Don Covay, "I'm Marchin" by Captain Jesse Fountain, "Can You Dig It" by Bunny Sigler, "You & Your Lies" by The Possessions, "Bread & Water" by Mike Finnegan, and "I Would If I Could" by The Sweet Three. CD

Two different takes on the monster rock craze of the 60s – served up here on a single CD! First up is the original Monster Mash album from Bobby Boris Pickett & The Crypt Kickers – one of the all-time classic Halloween novelty records! You might know the classic title cut – one of those tunes that never gets old, and which really blows away all the countless imitators over the years – but there's lots more here to discover, all in Bobby Pickett's cool mix of monster movie vocals and garagey rock and roll! Production is by the legendary Gary Paxton – who almost gives a Kim Fowley twist to some numbers – and in addition to "Monster Mash", titles include "Graveyard Shift", "Blood Bank Blues", "Monster Motion", "Bella's Bash" or the hair raising "Rabian The Fiendage Idol". Next is John Zacherle's album Monster Mash – a set that features Zacherle's competent cover of the hit – but sparkles even more with a host of original material done for the album – tracks written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell, most of which have a cool rock/horror sort of theme – upbeat "Monster Mash"-styled rhythms, with lots of Dracula-inspired vocals from John – a whole album full of groovy novelty tunes that includes some great take-offs on other hits on the Cameo/Parkway label! Titles include the hit "Dinner With Drac (part 1)", plus "Gravy (With Some Cyanide", "Popeye (The Gravedigger)", "Hurry Bury Baby", "Let's Twist Again (Mummy Time Is Here)", "I'm The Ghoul From Wolverton Mountain", and "Weird Watusi". CD

Well, they certainly got the title right on this one! Dee Dee sings all the hits (or some of them, at least!) in her youthful gutsy soul style. Tracks include "Seven Day Weekend", "Playboy", "Don't You Know", "Calendar Boy", "Wild", and "Good". Production's in the usual stormin' Cameo/Parkway vein! CD

Full funky work from the great Stanley Turrentine – an album that has him blowing beautifully over larger backings arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman! Claus is a bit more fluid here than usual – still using a fairly orchestral approach to the record, but also bringing in some of the bluer modes that had been forged for this sort of a session over at Kudu and CTI – a setting that Turrentine was quite familiar with by this time! As always with a bigger date like this, Stan's got a great way of setting an edge that really cuts through the largeness – a proud, loud, personal voice at the front of the pack – a key illustration of why he was always such an in-demand player for this sort of date. Titles include "Sugar", "Walkin", "Ann Wonderful One", "Stan's Thing", "Hudson Parkway", and "Peace Of Mind". LP, Vinyl record album

A great look at the changing tone on the American scene at the end of the 60s – that moment when Vietnam, social unrest, and many other problems weighed heavily on the country's consciousness – and made their presence manifest in all sorts of pop music as well! We're not talking about the familiar sounds of the Woodstock generation – but instead more mainstream artists who had never touched on politics or social issues before – but suddenly found themselves singing alongside the underground about the bigger problems of the day. This package is a superb look at that moment – put together by the team who've given us the great English Weather and Paris In The Spring collections for Ace – with the same care for choice of tracks, and a wealth of wonderful notes that really get at the nature of these unusual tunes. Titles include "Clean Up Your Own Back Yard" by Elvis Presley, "Wine In The Wind" by Anita Kerr Singers, "Paint Me Black Angels" by Eartha Kitt, "This Crazy World" by Paul Anka, "Questions" by Bobby Darin, "Do You Believe This Town" by Dean Martin, "Cardboard California" by Buddy Greco, "Cherrystones" by Eugene McDaniels, "Save The Children" by Teresa Brewer, "Welfare Hero" by Johnny Tillotson, "What Do We Do With The World" by Bing Crosby, "4th Of July" by The Beach Boys, "Mr Businessman" by Ray Stevens, "Paint America Love" by Lou Christie, "Hitchhiker" by The Four Preps, "Brand New Day" by Della Reese, "Saturday's Father" by The 4 Seasons, and "Southbound Jericho Parkway" by Roy Orbison. CD

A treasure trove of Soul Fire's funky 45s, both the A-sides and the flips, collected on a single CD! Soul Fire is probably the greatest funk revival label out there, with a history of limited edition 7-inch singles showcasing both under appreciated funky heroes like Lee Fields, the Detroit Sex Machines, and the Herb Johnson Settlement, and newer groups devoted to the classic feel, like Mauri Bailey, WQLJ, the Latin leaning Bronx River Parkway, and the Afro Funky group Massak. There is enough hot, pounding funk pressed into the grooves of those singles to thaw out a frozen Lake Michigan, but most notoriously fall out of print in a matter of months, leaving us dying for a reprise. That's where this collection comes in – 9 funk powerhouses, 18 funky jams – the vinyl may be long gone, but the funk will go on, thanks to the magic of digital audio!!! Includes "Quines Haverlo" and "Chum's Pimpage" by Bronx River Parkway, "Answer Me Softly" by Fabulous Three, "Instrumental #1" and "Nothing Doing But Waiting On Leon" by WQLJ, "Chokin'" and "Rampage" by Whitefield Brothers", "Get It" by Herb Johnson Settlement, "BLA" by Massak, "Stretch" by Detroit Sex Machines, and "Easy Access" by El Michels Affair. A mammoth collection of funk crammed onto one CD, and an essential long player even if you already have the singles! CD

Features the Echelons, Lisa and the Lulu's, Parkway, Younger Dayz, the Encounters, and the Eddie Brian Group. CD

Music from the Feathers, Jimmy Beasley, Rudy West & the Five Keys, George Grant & the Castelles, the Five Boroughs, the Blossoms, the Storytellers, the Jaguars, Margo Sylvia & the Tune Weavers, the Echelons, Parkway & more. CD