2 very dreamy tracks by the man who went on to become one of Atlantic's best soul arrangers of the 70's. "Lullaby" has a sweet floating feel, and sounds like it could have been lifted from a hip Italian soundtrack. "Blue Bull" has a funky strings feel, sort of like some of ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
The tenor of the times is in the title of this one – as "Riot" is a darker number than some of Hugh's other hits, but no less funky, with a brace of trumpets blaring over the top, and chunky beats that have that great scatter shot sound of his Uni work! "Mace" is a ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Lost sweet soul from Chi-town! The Young Folk were one of the lesser-known girl groups in the Chicago scene of the 60's – but they sing with these raw harmonies that still manage to hit the usual high range of the Chicago girl singers! Both sides are very nice, with uptempo swing grooves, ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Sweet soul from one of Chicago's sweetest! "Honey Dear" has Jackie singing with a bit of a sad and wispy tone – almost quiet, but also sad and dreamy. "We Can Do It" is the better track, though – and has this introspective approach at the beginning, then builds ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
An excellent group soul track from this male outfit from Chicago! The track's got a sweetly stepping midtempo groove – and there's a lead vocal in the front, and some great harmonies on the chorus. Vocals have a slightly breaking feel that reminds us a bit of The Impressions – ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Johnny Otis produced and penned – which is no surprise, since the gals were part of Johnny's show at the time. The best cut is "Get On Up", a pretty decent funky number that's got a reference to the big Alka Seltzer commercial of the time! (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
Excellent soul from one of the lesser-known groups on the Chicago scene! "I'm A Good Guy" is a rollicking uptempo harmony number, in the best tradition of the group work on the One-Der-Ful labels. "Pretty Baby" is even better – with a stepping style that's nicely similar ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
2 sides of raw bluesy soul from this oft-overlooked Chicago singer. Nice deep sound, in keeping with the usual M-Pac/One-Der-Ful material, and good production by Otis Hayes and Monk Higgins. (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
Some of the deepest soul ever to be cut in Chicago. "That's How It Is" has stunning vocals by Clay, with production that sounds more like it's from Memphis than from the south side. "Show Place" is a pretty good hard uptempo groover, too. (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
Heavy soul from this hip Chicago singer! "You're A Devil" begins with some nice fuzzy guitar – then hard steps into a righteous groove with Pauline and backup singers mixing the sweet with the fierce! "Won't You Come Back Home" is a sweeter tune – a great Chicago ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A completely random assortment of 7" records – some in good shape, some totally beat up! We make these boxes at random, and seal them tightly – and even we don't know what's in them. Keep in mind that this vinyl has been through the regular racks – and the Bargain Basement ... (Bulk Vinyl Records) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
(Given the nature of these bulk vinyl records, they cannot be returned. All sales are final.)
Great later work from The Ideals – cut a few years after their "Gorilla" fame, with some great backings by Monk Higgins! "You Lost" has a romping groove with plenty of Higgins touches – and although the vocals are a bit old-styled, they have plenty of great twists ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Two nice lost soul tracks by this obscure band! "Porcupine" is very different to describe – but basically, it's an instrumental that starts with these Latiny piano riffs, kind of in triplets, and then it leaps into a stop-start guitar groove that's pretty nice. "Rhythm" ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
2 funky killers from Eddie Drennon – and proof that "hustle" didn't always have to mean pop-disco hit! "Let's Do The Latin Hustle" has a nice thumping midtempo groove – tight on the bottom, with floating strings and flute on the top – and a chorus of lovely ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Classic soul club track, with a hard groove that has a Little Beaver guitar feel to it, and Sugar Billy's deep vocals over the top, asking the musical question in the title. Very groovy, and the album's a tough one to find! (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
Classic funky soul from The Meters! "Sophisticated Cissy" was a follow-up to "Cissy Strut", and it's got the same tight grooves as that one – and some great Meters guitar! "Sehorns Farms" is another Meters classic – and the single's the kind of double-head ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A killer from Joe – the incredibly catchy "Skinny Legs & All" – recorded live with some great crowd noises, in a format that allows Joe to do a good bit of rapping at the audience during the tune! "Watch The One" is mellower, and bluesier. (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Red & black label pressing in an Atlantic sleeve.)
Great stuff from one of Chicago's excellent lost groups! This track is a great two-parter, with a deep loping soul sound, and a nice kind of party feel driven by the whole group joining in on vocals from time to time. Syl Johnson produced, too! (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
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