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Funk & Soul: Original LPs

The Word: Funk is the way. Hard, heavy, happening, hip, clean, affordable, real. Working DJs and collectors will find the goods here, plus a smattering of the best related stuff (mod soul/boogaloo, sweet soul, disco, spoken, party rap, funky gospel, funky blues).

See Jazz for jazz funk (funky soul jazz) & funk by jazz players. And Funk 45s below.

Afrique: Soul Makossa; Roulette/Mainstream/Red Lion 394; 1973; sealed (w/Roulette distribution sticker) S $40 -- funk/Afro-Beat/guitar/percussion; classic session (credited as "Chubokos" on a 45) of use to DJs; w/jazz-funk heavyweights Charles Kynard, Paul Humphrey, David T. Walker, Ray Pounds, Chino Valdes, King Errisson..; Soul Makossa, Kissing My Love, Sleepwalk, Let Me Do My Thing, Slow Motion, Hot Mud, House of Rising Funk, Dueling Guitars, Hot Doggin', Get It

Muhammad Ali & his Gang: May the Brush Be With You; Arther Morrison/Cornucopia CP-7000; N/N- S $30 -- spoken/kids/celebrity/funk; rarer sequel to "The Adventures of Ali & his Gang Vs. Mr. Tooth Decay Vol. 1"; w/Ali, Howard Cosell, Frank Sinatra, Richie Havens, Arlo Guthrie, Jimmy Carter, Lily Tomlin, Pat Boone, Billie Jean King, Marlo Thomas, Ossie Davis, Arther Morrison, Sunshine Morrison

Vicki Anderson: Message from a Soul Sister; Famous Flame FF-1028; N/N S $75 (or N-/N- S $60, specify) (or 2nd N/N S $50, specify) -- funk; unknown even to many JB collectors, this is one of the first, funkiest, & best of the singles-comp/reissue LPs produced by James Brown himself!; an obscure beauty long out of print!; chock full of heavy, heavy hits--absolutely essential (even if you've somehow managed to land all the rare singles in top shape); Message from the Soul Sisters (here complete--the single is abridged!), Sound Funky, Super Good, Answer to Mother Popcorn (very slight noise on all pressings--JB probably didn't use the tape on this one), I'm Too Tough for Mr. Big Stuff, Once You Get Started, I'll Work it Out, In the Land of Milk & Honey..

Dan Armstrong/Various: The Sound of Dissent; Mercury SR-61203; cutout E+/N S $40 -- funk/speech; original funky music w/terrific breaks & speech samples!; forget "The Delegates" and other post-Dickie Goodman schlock; forget also the annual news-in-review LPs of just speeches; this is original, together, happening; w/Eartha Kitt, Dr. Spock, George Wallace, Paul Krasner, Stokeley Carmichael, JFK..

The Association/Charles Fox: Goodbye Columbus ST; Warner Bros. 1786; 1969; white-label promo N-/N S $20 -- not funk, of course, but sought by funkhounds for the uptempo, Fatboy Slim-sampled instrumental "Dartmouth? Dartmouth!!" (used in the dance scene in the film), which of course is 1 of the 5 tunes (of 10 total) by the legendary Latin-jazz composer Charles Fox; the movie introduced Ali MacGraw & is pretty weird itself ("Every father's daughter is a virgin")

The Banana Splits: We're the Banana Splits; MCA/Decca DL-75075; 1969; cutout E/N S $100 -- kid funk/funky rock/psyche-soul/commerce/sitar; coveted as the rare, weird TV-show memento it is, but there's also a variety of hip stuff to play; "Doin' the Banana Split" is solid, fun, uptempo funk from Barry White(!)--great for DJs & as insight into Barry's early days; "In New Orleans" has electric sitar; funky rocker "I'm Gonna Find a Cave" has breakbeats (drum-solo intro); you also get the hit "Tra La La Song" & others; please note: shares a couple of the best song titles w/the Hanna-Barbera 45s/EPs but it's a totally different recording!

John Barry: Midnight Cowboy ST; United Artists UAS-5198; 1969; N-/N shrink S $25 -- partly funky classic w/singers Nilsson (Everybody's Talkin'), The Groop (A Famous Myth, Tears & Joys), Elephants Memory (Jungle Gym at the Zoo, Old Man Willow), Leslie Miller (He Quit Me); well worth it for thick vinyl/top shape

Fontella Bass: Free; Jewel/Paula LPS-2213; 1972; N/N- shrink S $30

George Benson with the Harlem Underground Band: Erotic Moods; Paul Winley 131; 1978/1970; N-/N- S $30 (or E/E+ S $25, specify) -- funky soul-jazz guitar/Afro-Beat/funk; essential for the full-length version of Afro-Beat/breakbeat classic "Love Potion-Cheeba-Cheeba" (attributed elsewhere to Mighty Tom Cats); rest great too!; w/heavyweights Ann Winley, Ruben Wilson, Dave Baby Cortez, Willis Jackson..; Erotic Moods, Fed Up, Loose Joints (great!), Overture Erotic, Smokin' Cheeba-Cheeba, Sweet Taste of Love

Eddie Bo: Check Mr. Popeye; Rounder 2077; 1988/1959-62; cutout N-/N S $20 -- New Orleans; funky singles compilation of 14 earlier hits by the hip & fabulous Eddie J. Bocage; if you have the other compilation (w/Hook & Sling & other later cuts), you need this too--it's different material & every bit as terrific

Willie Bobo & the Bo-Gents: Do What You Want to Do; Sussex SXBS-7003; E+/E+ S $100 -- funk/soul-jazz legend (jazz-funk rather than Latin) & a damn hip one at that; chockablock w/useful heavy stuff for DJs (well worth springing for the original's great sound); there's even a recent lost-session LP that gives alternate cuts to this, but this is the real deal; Bobo on timbales & Victor Pantoja on conga; Broasted or Fried, Dindi, Shut Up & Pay Attention, Soul Foo Yong, Come Together, Do What You Want to Do..

John Bread/Richard Eldwyn: Modern Beat, Modern Dances; Patchwork MC-46 (France); E+/N S $25 -- disco/production (library); 10 tunes, some w/Moog & decent bass guitar: Chick Chick, Lazer, Palace, Super Disco, Disco Rhythm, Go to the Music, Rock Music, Let's Go, Disco Together (female vocal), Slow du Petit Matin

Charles Brimmer: Expression of Soul; Chelsea CHL-508; 1975; E+/N S $35 -- soul/funk; prod. Senator Jones; funk DJs appreciate "The Music is Funky (Is It Alright)" but the rest is soul; scarce, especially in such top shape (fine except top seam split)

James Brown: Showtime; Mercury/Smash SRS-67054; 1964; E+/N S $30 -- one of his audience-dubbed-in "live" LPs but better for it--one of his best for the label & tough to find in stereo/top shape; songs are among his lesser-known but worthy, shows the scope of his repertoire at the time; Evil, Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens, Caldonia, Sweet Lorraine, Out of the Blue..

"Soul Brother #1" James Brown: It's a Man's Man's Man's World; King 985; 1966; cutout V+/V+ $15 -- top tracks & crazy packaging (hyperbolic, silver-embossed jacket instructs you to cut out the 8x10 photo) distinguish this fairly scarce early LP

James Brown: I Got You (I Feel Good); Polydor 2489.196; 1983/1966 (faithful French reissue of King 946); N/N $15

James Brown & his Famous Flames: Cold Sweat; King KS-1020; 1967/1964-67; blue-label deep groove bullet-hole cutout E+/N- S $30 -- original pressing, top shape, stereo; his first modern, studio, stereo, new-material King record; tho it's "all new great songs never in an album" 1/2 were recorded in 1964 (1/2 in 1967)

James Brown & the Famous Flames: I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me; King 1030; 1968; 2nd N-/N- shrink S $40 (or 2nd cutout N/N- shrink S $30, specify) -- funk; 1 of his 2 best, hippest, funkiest, & rarest original LPs; LOUD & PROUD, w/great solos & heavy drum breaks galore--YOU NEED THIS!!!; graced by a groovy jacket (natty JB w/3 mod, go-go chicks); don't settle for a current reissue (if there is one) when you can have the real thing in top shape!; I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me Parts 1 & 2, There Was a Time, The Soul of JB, Get It Together Parts 1 & 2, Funky Soul #1..; highest recommendation

James Brown & the Famous Flames: I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me; King 1030; 1968; 1st press/"knife-edge" heavy vinyl V+/V+ S $25 -- funk; press bump/warp in the title cut (brief low noise) but quite good

James Brown: The Payback; Polydor PD-2-3007; 1974/1973; 2-LP gatefold E/E- S $20 -- funk; masterpiece (the whole thing, not just the smash hit); very respectable condition: on Sides 2-4 just a few light marks that are not heard; heavier marks on Side 1 w/some noise heard on the sole throwaway track, "Doing the Best I Can"; a very serviceable original, especially at the price

The James Brown Story--Ain't That a Groove 1966-1969; Polydor 422-821231-1; 1984/1966-9; N/N shrink $20 -- compilation; as w/other top JB comps, some key 2-parters ("Licking Stick, Licking Stick," "Ain't That a Groove," "Give it Up or Turnit a Loose") are stitched together, making these the definitive versions; notes by Cliff White

James Brown: Motherlode; Polydor 422-837126-1; 1988/1969-72 (Mercury issue) E+/N- S $30 -- funk; like "In a Jungle Groove," it's a latterday vaults thing & a killer!; out of print & already a heavy item sought by DJs; only 1 cut was previously issued & this time it's a remix: 9 mins+ of "People Get Up & Drive Your Funky Soul"; There It Is (live), Since You Been Gone (w/Bobby Byrd), Say it Loud (live), Funk Bomb..

Various: The Fabulous James Brown; HRB DD-1004; 2-LP E/E+ S $20 -- funk; every working DJ's friend, a 20-cut compilation w/all the big ones: My Thang, Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Payback, Mother Popcorn, I Got You, Super Bad, Hot Pants, Cold Sweat, Got the Feelin', Night Train, Say it Loud..

Various: James Brown's Funky People; Polygram/People 422-829417-1; 1986/1971-6; E+/N S $40 -- funk; excellent compilation of the heavy, heavy singles on the People label, most of which are very hard to find (and here you get clean stereo & liner notes); this & the 2-LP "Funky People Volume 2" are essential for DJs & JB collectors--a 1-stop shop for classic party records; Hot Pants Road (JBs), Mama Feelgood (Lyn Collins), Givin' Up Food for Funk (JBs), Think (Lyn Collins), Pass the Peas (JBs), Gimme Some More (JBs), Parrty (Maceo & the Macks)..

Brute Force; Atlantic/Embryo SD-522; 1970; die-cut gatefold, white-label promo V+/E+ S $50 -- conga funk; seriously heavy, rare item w/everything great: drum breaks, Afro conga, out horn blasts, groovy vocals on some cuts; Do It Right Now, Some Kind of Approval, The Deacon, Right Direction, Monster, Ye-Le-Wa, Doubt; jacket's right corners are dog-chewed like a rough cutout but it's a major prize just the same

Stokely Carmichael: Free Huey!; Motown/Black Forum B-451-L; 1970; cutout sealed S $30 -- spoken, live; Black Panther Party leaders in one of the several fine records in this great but relatively tiny, rare series

Clarence Carter: Testifyin'; Atlantic SD-8238; 1969; sealed (uncut!) S $25 -- soul; rec. w/the Muscle Shoals folks; we like the Xmas funk of "Back Door Santa"; Bad News, Snatching It Back, Soul Deep, I Smell a Rat, Doin' Our Thing, Instant Reaction, Making Love, The Feeling is Right..

Jimmy Castor: Hey Leroy, Your Mama's Calling You -- see Latin

Change of Pace: Bring My Buddies Back; Stonelady SL-1001; gatefold N-/N- S $135 -- soul; prized rarity from East Orange, NJ; curious, original, Vietnam-era material & artwork; impeccable disc & jacket (except a minor tear in back, for which we've knocked off $15)

Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band: Evolution; Sussex SXBS-7004; V/V S $20 -- guitar funk; his classic, essential particularly for the highly influential, smash-hit, bongo-rock/funk masterpiece "Scorpio" (covered by Johnny Frigo, Kashmere Stage Band, etc.); other tunes such as "Gardens of the Moon" also among his best work

Rev. Carlton Coleman [Rock Gospel Time/The Rock Ministry]; Brunswick BL-754173; 1970; cutout N/N shrink S $250 -- gospel funk/insanity jazz/crazy funk-rock/hip preachin'/drug topics; probably the best thing we've ever offered (even better than Ananda Shankar & his Music); 6 long cuts --Rockgospeltime, Rock Message, Share It, Gift of God, The Shepherd Song, The Dope Song-- which range from killing playing (music directed by Willie Henderson, & it hits all the highs: full-on Leon Thomas-esque spiritual soul jazz, breakbeat funk, etc.) to pure, music-free, echo-y spoken African-American-style preaching; this man has the greatest face (the jacket is mesmerizing!), VOICE, & attitude since Kojak (if Kojak were a lot more than a TV cop); the music & the message are FANTASTIC & entirely useful for today's DJs (dig it ironically or not!)

Alvin Cash & the "Registers": Twine Time; Mar-V-Lus MLP-1827; E-/E- $25 -- soul; a dozen songs w/Cash & Monk Higgins should make for a terrific, very valuable album, but poor sound quality (of the notoriously muddy mix/pressing) hurts it, hence the low price; still, it's prime '60s Alvin Cash!; Barracuda, Shake, Do It One More Time, Bump, Hawk Eye, Twine Awhile, Shake a Tail Feather..

Arthur Conley: Soul Directions; Atlantic/Atco SD-33-243; 1968; purple/tan cutout E/N- S $20 -- soul; Funky Street, Burning Fire, Hear Say, People Sure Act Funny, Otis Sleep On..

Bill Cosby Sings Hooray for the Salvation Army Band! [& Other Grooves]; Warner Bros. WS-1728; cutout V+/N S $30 -- funk/golden throat; prod./arr. Fred Smith w/Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band backing, it's a known sample source, & if that's not enough, the Coz's ad-libbing & original songs provide unique irritainment; seriously, this & his other Salvation Army Band LP (both very scarce) are good & highly desired by rare-groove hounds--unlike his common Silver Throat or comedy LPs, natch; Get Out of My Life Woman, Sunny, Satisfaction, Funky North Philadelphia (to tune of Funky Broadway), Hold On, Road Runner, Stop Look & Listen, Sgt Pepper..; jacket has some ring wear but the hardest thing to get w/this one is a clean disc, which this is

Lou Courtney: Skate Now--Shing-A-Ling; Riverside RM-2000; 1967; gatefold E-/E $60 -- mod soul/boogaloo/psyche-funk; his classic best LP!; A Funk Bros. production; from "Do the Thing" (4 minutes of one of the best floor-packing boogaloos ever) to "Psychedelic Shing-A-Ling" (WILD!!!) to "I've Got Just the Thing (Shing-A-Ling)" to "Skate Now," it's all a solid winner, gloriously produced; 1/2 of the 10 cuts are massive movers; all in heavy, superior mono (much more bass than the stereo)

Betty Davis: They Say I'm Different; Just Sunshine JSS-3500; Unipak gatefold E-/N S $50 (or V/N- S $40, specify) -- funk; best of 3 essential LPs by original Miles Davis gal-pal Super Freak/funk queen; gorgeous jacket & the tunes are even more smokin'; He Was a Big Freak, Don't Call Her No Tramp, Shoo-B-Doop & Cop Him, '70s Blues..

Bob Dorough: Multiplication Rock; Capitol SJA-11174; 1973; black/spectral E-/E- S $35 -- kid funk; the best-known, most-wanted funky kids' LP (at least of the scholastic-television variety) by hep jazz singer-composer Dorough, complete w/funky drums/breakbeats; Three is the Magic Number (sampled by De La Soul for "The Magic Number"), I Got Six..

Dyke & the Blazers: So Sharp!; Ace/Kent KEND-004; 1983; N/N [S] $20 -- UK-import compilation covering highlights from the 2 LPs & singles (12 cuts every DJ needs); mono & stereo depending on original recordings; top sound, thick vinyl, so sharp!

Cleveland Eaton: Instant Hip; Ovation OV-1703; 1976; E/N S $25 -- one of the greatest bass players does some soul jazz (Cleve's Jam) but it's mainly disco & disco-funk, but good & a scarce LP; Funky Funky Music [Sho Nuff Turns Me On], Bo's Blue, Whammy Ommy, Bama Boogie Woogie, Natural Rhythm, The Funky Cello..

William Eaton: Struggle Buggy; TK/Marlin 2211; 1977; sealed cutout S $20 -- w/Ralph MacDonald, Eric Gale, Patti Austin, Barry Rogers, Victor Paz, Tom Scott, Noel Pointer, Jacki Byard..; Struggle Buggy, Friends & Lovers, Just Can't Turn Down, Brand New Lover, Time & Love, Elevator to the Stars, Conjure Woman

The Eliminators: Loving Explosion; Soul Brother SBCS-4; 1999/1972 (REISSUES Brunswick BRC-7-7001; 1974/1972); U.K. import N-/N S $15 -- funk; one-off heavy rarity nicely reissued on thicker vinyl than the $100 original; Give It Up, Rump Bump, Blood Donors Needed (Give All You Can), Get Satisfied Pts. 1 & 2, Loose Hips..

Everyday People; Paramount PAS-6021; 1971; E/E+ S $60 (or cutout E-/E+ S $50, specify) (or cutout E-/E- S $30, specify) -- funk/funky rock; heavy Canadian LP!; famous for the cover of the title Sly Stone hit as well as 10 originals (Nova Scotia Home Blues, I Like What I Like, I Get That Feeling, Girls..), which make it highly desirable for content as well as scarcity (hip & great, tho not to be confused w/the other "Everyday People" LP on Red Coach); has all your vital funk ingredients: clean drum breaks, thumping bass, chicken-scratching guitar, even psyche organ!

Funk, Inc.: Hangin' Out; Fantasy/Prestige PRT-10059; 1973/1972; green (2nd pressing) E/N $45 -- funk/soul jazz; one of the unique funk-jazz/jazz-funk powerhouse group's classic best (their 3rd LP); Smokin' at Tiffany's (killer breaks, incl. the samplers' delight, a clean drum intro), Give Me Your Love (terrific guitar-led cover of the Curtis Mayfield classic), We Can be Friends, Dirty Red (hot, hot track!!!), I Can See Clearly Now, I'll Be Around

Nikki Giovanni & the New York Community Choir under the direction of Benny Diggs: Truth is On Its Way; Right-On RR-05001; sealed S $40 -- black power rap/gospel/poetry; fantastic stuff: Ego Tripping (an ultimate BRAG, in the tradition of the Dirty Dozens), Great Pax Whitey, Second Rapp Poem..

Big Jim "H" & his Men of Rhythm: Hammond Organ Dance Party; Stereo Gold Award MER-344; 1971; U.K. import N-/E+ S $20 -- organ; pop Hammond w/some funky drums here & there; "Blues for the Keyboard" is the best (& reason it's here); great mod dance-scene jacket; My Sweet Lord, La Bamba, House of the Rising Sun, My Way, Ruby Tuesday, Power to the People..

Big Jim "H" & his Men of Rhythm: Dance Party of Hammond Hits; Stereo Gold Award MER-361; 1972; import N/N S $40 (or N-/N S $30, specify) -- organ/"JUNGLE FEVER!"; very rare in the US, it's a Damil USA production under the direction of D.L. Miller (of Alshire fame); pop Hammond w/some funky drums here & there; mostly tunes that were hits in the UK rather than US (Back Off Boogaloo, Son of My Father, Storm in a Teacup, Song Sung Blue..) & you may recognize 1 or 2 of the 3 originals here from other Alshire LPs; but it's essential for & all about JUNGLE FEVER!!!; that's right, one of the only covers of the Chakachas' smash hit (complete w/moans), and what a cover it is!

Chico Hamilton: Chico the Master; Stax/Enterprise ENS-7501; 1973; cutout N-/N S $35 -- conga funk; heavy!; Ghenghis, Stu, Fancy, Conquistadores '74, I Can Hear the Grass Grow, Feels Good..

Isaac Hayes: Truck Turner ST; Stax/Enterprise ENS-2-7507; 1974; 2-LP gatefold; V+/E- S $20 -- funk; 4 sides of Hayes at his best; essential for the killer breakbeat intro to "Breakthrough" (clean drum break); thx to thick vinyl, it plays very well even tho less than pristine; priced to move

Jim Helms: Kung Fu--Music & dialog from the Warner Bros. TV series; Warner Bros. BS-2726; 1973; w/INSERTS!!! N-/N- S $60 -- fu funk/spoken/TV/exotica; w/David Carradine; not "fu funk" per se but essential; all the classic, super-hip dialogue, music, & parables: Caine's Theme, Grasshopper, Dark Angel, A Children's Game, The Search, Sign of the Dragon, On Evil, Power of the Other, The Lotus Pond, One with Nature, The Shaolin Temple..

Monk Higgins: Little Mama; United Artists UA-LA005-F; 1972; E-/E+ S $35 -- funk/soul jazz; w/Joe Sample, Paul Humphrey, Freddy Robinson..; breaks & stone grooves!; Little Mama, Black Fox, Can't Stop..; some water damage on the jacket but it's unobtrusive

Joe Houston: Kicking Back; Big Town BT-1004; 1978; sealed S $40 -- funk/rock; hot rarity sealed & uncut!; the chief funk pick is "Mr. Big 'H'" in pure J.B. style (that's the "back" that's kicking), with its "out" sax on top (Bo Rhambo & Freddy Clark on saxes + 3 others on gtr-bs-drm) but basically a direct lift from James Brown (on a funk-comp too); "Kicking Back Parts 1 & 2" also is great funk, with some trippy guitar; the rest --Hawaiian Disco, T-Bone Disco, Baby What You Want Me to Do, Trippin' In, Why Don't You Rock Me-- are updates of his classic r&b/blues-rock-twist style and would appeal at least to typical Joe Houston fans

Langston Hughes & Margaret Danner: Writers of the Revolution; Motown/Black Forum B-453-L; 1970; cutout N/N shrink S $25 -- spoken

Willie Hutch: Ode to My Lady; Motown M6-838-S1; 1975; cutout E-/N- S $20 -- funk/guitar; w/Dennis Coffey; 5 of 10 cuts are funky & comparable to his other LPs such as Mark of the Beast & the 2 STs; Party Down, Ode to My Lady, Hold On, Love Power, You Gotta Give Love Up..

Dick Hyman (Fantomfingers, Sweet Sweet Soul, Mirrors, Age of Electronicus, etc.) -- see Moog

The J.B.'s: Doing it to Death; People PE-5603; 1973; red label E/V+ shrink S $40 (or purple late-'70s pressing N-/N shrink S $75, specify) -- the red's a great value, plays well (slight wear/noise only); the purple can't be beat except by a first press

Syl Johnson: Total Explosion; London/HI SHL-32096; 1975; sealed cutout S $30 -- prod. by Willie Mitchell, it's one of his very best LPs (& the other good ones are super-rare/pricey); covers "Take Me to the River" to great effect

Syl Johnson: Ms. Fine Brown Frame; Boardwalk/Erect NB-33260-1; 1982; N-/N- S $20 -- disco/funk/blues; sure, it's way past time for him to be good, but...just as a few '80s efforts by James Brown and Joe Bataan are worth having, we really like this one; the title track is great (he even raps a little) & the rest is wonderful for his irrestible singing at least (& there's quite a lot of blues, oddly enough)

Juggy Murray Jones: Rhythm & Blues; Jupiter 1401; 1977; E+/N- S $20 -- disco/funk; legendary producer; Get Yourself Some, Dance Groove, Come On Do It Some More, Get Your Thing Together, People of the World, Just a Little Bit..

Quincy Jones: $ ("Dollar") ST; Warner Bros./Reprise MS-2051; 1972; sealed cutout S $35 -- funk/Moog/sitar; lesser-known funky ST offers funk cut "Money Runner," some Moog & even a little electric sitar; Little Richard, Roberta Flack, and the Don Elliott Voices guest on the vocal tracks (the instrumentals are better)

Kain: The Blue Guerilla; Collectables COL-6501; 1990/1971 (REISSUES Juggernaut JUG ST/LP-8805); cutout E+/N S $20 -- Juggy Murray produces Gylan Kain, one of the Last Poets, in fantastic, legendary, deep, dark, jazz/spoken thing that would please fans of Black Jazz, Strata-East, etc. as well as Last Poet completists

Brown Sugar featuring Clydie King; Chelsea BCL1-0368; 1973/1972; E+/E+ S $30 -- female-led soul-funk-disco from California, unusual; notable cover of Sly's "Dance to the Music" (w/a slight breakbeat); Soul Asylum, Moonlight & Taming You, Didn't I, Real Love, Don't Hold Back..

Herman Kelly & Life: Percussion Explosion; T.K./Alston 4409; 1978; cutout N-/N- shrink S $50 -- funk/disco/percussion; recorded in Brasil & Miami, it's a classic sample, desired mainly for the "Dance to the Drummer's Beat" drum break but good also for "Who's the Funky D.J.?"; rare, top shape!

Kool & the Gang: The Best of Kool & the Gang; De-Lite DE-2009; 1971; E-/E- S $40 -- funk; fantastic comp of their legendary early hits (Gene Redd's masterpieces); even if you have the rare 1st LP (this & "Kool Jazz" give you all but 1 cut from it), the timings here are different (some longer, some shorter), making it just as essential; priced low for some marks which aren't heard except for a little noise just at the start of the 1st cut (The Penguin)--plays terrificly otherwise; Kool It, Kool & the Gang, Raw Hamburger, Funky Man, Give It Up..

Labelle: Moon Shadow; Warner Bros. BS-2618; 1972; w/insert E-/E S $20 -- Patti & the group's "rare groove" LP; "People Say They're Changing" is funky too, but it's famous for the title cover (9:24 version w/bongo break)

Bobby Lester; Columbia CS-9963; N/N shrink cutout S $25 -- funk; Harvey Brooks, Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis, & Jerome Richardson are on it & it's great; not rare, not expensive, just a solid value; a few very strong cuts for DJs

Enoch Light & the Light Brigade: Brass Menagerie 1973; Project 3 PR-5060QD; gatefold N/N- S/Q-quad (4-channel disc) $30 (or N-/N- S $20, specify) -- Moog/funk/conga/mod/sitar/quad; the only good 1 of 3 Brass Menagerie LPs, it's one of the hippest things on the label (despite the lame title); w/Candido on congas; terrific cover of Hot Pants(!), Explorations for Moog (original Moog by Dick Hyman), Theme from Shaft (w/tabla!), I Feel the Earth Move, Season of the Witch ("psychedelic" w/Vinnie Bell on sitar)..

Enoch Light & the Light Brigade: Permissive Polyphonics; Project 3 PR-5048SD/QD; 1970; gatefold N/N- S/Q-quad (4-channel disc) $30 (or N-/E+ S/Q $25, specify) -- mod/Moog/beats/sitar/quad; "escapism through the turned-on sounds of today"; one of the very best, hippest ones; w/Dick Hyman on Moog & Lowrey organ, Vinnie Bell on sitar, Arnie Lawrence; Puppet Man (terrific mod Moog funk!), Mas Que Nada, Pass & I Call You (more Moog, Lowrey, & breakbeats!), Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay, Marakesh Express, Let it Be..

Jon Lucien: Premonition; Columbia PC-34255; 1976; N-/N- shrink S $30

Duke Lumumba: Jungle Funk; Capitol ST-284; cutout V+/E+ S $60 -- soul-jazz horns/Afro-jazz from Ghana; heavy, funky, hip, rare, obscure, terrific!; Jungle Funk, Money No Play, Afrikaloo, Let Me Have Fun, Akagruge, Mafam, Like It Is, Peace Brother, It's My Time, Kusasi Rain

Sabu Martinez [ homepage ]: Afro Temple; Pure R-101; 1993/1973; limited reissue (1000 copies) of Sonet Grammofon AB SPLCD-2885/527-498-2; deep groove w/red insert as in the original N-/N- S $90 -- Afro-funk/conga

Milt Matthews, Inc.: For the People; Catalyst CAS-1111; V+/E+ S $100 -- funky rock rarity w/strong elements of soul/funk, gospel, blues; strong originals --Disaster Area, Can't See Myself Doing You Wrong, Oh Lord, That's What I Feel-- meet extraordinary, well-chosen covers: Runaway People (Dyke & the Blazers!!!), Presence of the Lord (Blind Faith!), The Thrill is Gone, Hard Day's Night

Curtis Mayfield: Back to the World; Buddah/Curtom CRS-8015; 1973; gatefold E/E S $25 -- funk/soul; great!; Future Shock (major hit), Keep on Trippin', Future Song, Can't Say Nothin'..

Curtis Mayfield: Sweet Exorcist; Buddah/Curtom CRS-8601; 1974; gatefold E/E S $25 -- funk/soul; one of his very best; essential for "Ain't Got Time" & "Kung Fu"; title cut & "Power to the People" great too

Curtis Mayfield: Got to Find a Way; Buddah/Curtom CRS-8604; 1974; sealed S $25 -- funk/soul; one of his great ones at a giveaway price for an uncut, unopened, ORIGINAL copy; Ain't No Love Lost (great 1 for DJs that hasn't been overplayed), Mother's Son, Cannot Find a Way, A Prayer, So You Don't Love Me, Love Me (Right in the Pocket)

The Rudy Ray Moore Christmas Album; Kent KST-005; N/E- shrink S $30 (or cutout E+/E- S $25, specify) -- nasty party rap; definitely not "family entertainment" for the holidays; "Merry Christmas, Baby" & More.../"The Night Before Christmas" & More...

The Rudy Ray Moore Album--Return of Dolemite, "Superstar"; Kent KST-010; E-/E+ S $40 -- "Featuring the Grunts & Groans of Love"; w/Lady Reed & others

Rudy Ray Moore as "The Prince": The Sensuous Black Man; Kent KST-013; E-/E- S $40 -- of all the RRM LPs, the hilarious "Sensuous" series (3 LPs) are the very best

The Rudy Ray Moore Album: The Streaker; Kent KST-021; E-/E- S $25

The Rudy Ray Moore Souvenir Album: Sweet Peter Jeeter; Kent KST-023; E/N S $60

The Rudy Ray Moore House Party Album: The Dirty Dozens Vol. 1; Cherry Red CR-5101; E-/E S $40 -- San Francisco label that issued other RRM/Kent material contemporaneously and/or just after (not a modern reissue label)

Rudy Ray Moore's Greatest Hits; Mutt & Jeff/Erotic MJ-5021-ER; 1986; 2-LP E/N S $40 -- terrific compilation prod. by Joey Jefferson; 1/2 from rare LPs we've yet to find (& we have most of them); Pimpin' Rock, Signifying Monkey, Dolemite, Definition of Fart, Childless Couples, I'm Not Like Richard Pryor, Shine, Great Titanic, Rotatus, Petey Wheatstraw, Gettin Married

The Now Generation: Sock it to Me!; Alshire/Somerset SF-30800; V/N- S $30 -- mod soul/boogaloo/organ; killer "northern soul" rarity, well worth it just for Little Joe Curtis' 2 vocal mod-soul tracks (dance floor sure bets); fine moments, even breakbeats among the rest too; water-damaged jacket bottom edge

Melvin Van Peebles: Don't Play Us Cheap ST; Stax STS-2-3006; 1972; 2-LP gatefold w/booklet; cutout N-/N S $25 -- hard-to-find musical ST w/Rhetta Hughes, Esther Rolle, Joshie Jo Armstead & others; Bad Character Bossa Nova, The Washingtons Thing, The Phoney Game, Know Your Business, Quittin Time, Break That Party..

Claus Ogerman (Soul Searchin', Watusi Trumpets, Latin Rock, Saxes Mexicanos) -- see pop

Shuggie Otis: Here Comes Shuggie Otis; Epic BN-26511; REISSUE N/N shrink S $10 -- guitar/funk/blues/breakbeats; his best LP (Inspiration Information is vastly overrated) & most useful for DJs

Johnny Pate: Shaft in Africa ST; ABC ABCX-793; 1973; cutout N-/N S $50 (or E-/E+ S $40, specify) -- funk/conga; "Headman" & "Truck Stop" are monster exotic-breakbeat wonders, but the whole thing is great, one of the very best funky STs ever (as you'd expect with Johnny Pate); MUCH better than anything else about Shaft

Billy Paul: War of the Gods; CBS/Philadelphia International KZ-32409; 1973; gatefold w/insert cutout E+/N S $20 -- vocal; one of his great ones, a bit more conceptual/spiritual (weird, dramatic jacket art) than Going East but just as hip

The Politicians Featuring McKinley Jackson; Buddah/Hot Wax HA-711; 1972; V+/E- S $25 -- funk; great one-off rarity (like a few others on this label & Brunswick) way underpriced mainly for water damage on the bottom of the jacket (image largely intact); Pscha-Soula-Funkadelic, Funky Toes, Free Your Mind, Politicians Theme..

[United States Navy] Port Authority; U.S. Navy 71001; N/N shrink S $150 (or N-/N S $125, specify) (or E-/N- S $100, specify) -- funk/soul/jazz/military; legendary funk obscurity (a couple of other military-recruitment LPs are great, including another by Port Authority, but this is THE BEST); everything's here, from over-the-top blue-eyed soul shouting to electric/fuzz guitar, to mod horns (3 trumpets & Mac Wright on trombone), to deep funk grooves (bass, drums, organ), to pure drum solos & other break beats, changes, etc.; it's like a top production LP!; Get Together, UFO, Sour Grapes, Funkophobia, Mark 1, Hangin', The Letter, [& MONSTER JAZZ-FUNK JAM] Port Authority Bus Blues..

The PR TV Band: Colours--Contemporary Orchestral Funk; Gema/Coloursound CS-45; E+/N S $60 -- disco-funk/production (library); 10 cuts all with a color & "Funk" or "Funky" in the title; sounds like the Crusaders, late-'70s or early '80s, but good ("Funky Black" & "Funky White" are the best cuts); IMPOSSIBLY RARE

Andre Previn/London Symphony/Simon Preston: Rollerball ST; United Artists UA-LA470-G; 1975; cutout N-/N S $25 -- funk/funky Moog; a great, if sick, '70s movie; what makes the ST essential for DJs are the deep bass, deep funk w/Moog cuts "Executive Party" & "Executive Party Dance"; the 6 other tunes are classical (classic horror theme "Toccata in D Minor" is nice to have)

Lloyd Price: To the Roots & Back; GSF S-1003; 1972; sealed $40 -- soul/funk; heavy vinyl; all original & not your old man's Lloyd Price album, it has a couple of very tasty funk treasures amid other updates of his soul hits which also are mainly funky (reminds us a lot of Clarence Reid LPs); Sing a Song, They Get Down (guitar funk w/drum breaks), I Want You to Know, It Ain't Easy (conga funk w/drum breaks), Electric Lover, Lawdy Miss Clawdy, Lady Luck, Stagger Lee, Personality..

Louis Prima w/Sam Butera & the Witnesses: The Prima Generation '72; Brunswick BL-754183; 1972 (national after Prima ST-0072); white-label promo N-/N shrink S $40 -- One of 2 Louis Prima LPs that belong on the funk page (the other just for being on De-Lite); this self-produced, live rarity got picked up by funky Brunswick, where it probably never got past the promo stage; "What You Hear is What You've Got" is the pick--a blistering, psyche-funk guitar instrumental by Ronnie James; other cuts: Sympathy for the Devil, Oh Happy Day, (The New) Sorrento, Lazy River, It's Impossible, Love Story, Cold Cold Heart..

Clarence Reid: Dancin' with Nobody But You Babe; Atlantic/Atco/Alston SD-33-307; 1969; cutout N-/N S $50 -- funk/funky soul/funky-rock; very hip, hit LP by top producer (alter-ego Blowfly) contains many of his best, uptempo hits; get it before it joins most of the rest of its kind as a collectors item; Send Me Back My Money (a terrific song!!!), Nobody But You Babe (another big hit, original version--redone later on the rare Tayster LP), 25 Miles, Tear You a New Heart, Polk Salad Annie..

Clarence Reid: Running Water; Atlantic/Atco/Alston SD-7027; 1973; TEST PRESSING S $30 -- funk/soul; super-rare test pressing for the original release!; generic solid white jacket & label; some audible marks on 1 track ("Ruby," not one of the best anyway), otherwise as new; Living Together is Keeping Us Apart, New York City, If It Was Good Enough for Daddy, Real Woman, Please Accept My Call, The Truth, Ruby, Love Who You Can, Please Stay Home, Like Running Water

Leonard Rosenman: Beneath the Planet of the Apes ST; Amos AAS-8001; cutout N/N shrink S $75 -- spoken/conga/psyche/sci-fin; "March of the Apes" is the standout, but it's also great for the classic dialogue ("The only good human...is a dead human"), hip jacket, & stills; the 1st movie's ST (by Jerry Goldsmith) doesn't compare--THIS is the great one!

Rotary Connection; Cadet Concept LPS-312; E+/E+ S $20 -- psyche-soul/funky rock/sitar; w/Minnie Riperton; Soul Man, Ruby Tuesday, Turn Me On, Lady Jane, Like a Rolling Stone

Rotary Connection: Trip 2; Cadet Concept LPS-317; gatefold E+/E+ S $25

Rotary Connection: Dinner Music; Cadet Concept LPS-328; cutout E/E shrink S $25

The New Rotary Connection: Hey, Love; Cadet Concept LPS-50,006; E/N- S $35

Rotary Connection SPECIAL: all 4 LPs, $100 postpaid US, $110 airmailed

Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not be Televised; Flying Dutchman BDL1-0613; 1974; gatefold E/E S $25 -- terrific compilation of the best from his 3 first LPs (all top classics); very hip & essential

Ananda Shankar -- see exotic-foreign

The Silhouettes: Conversations with the Silhouettes -- see jazz

Nina Simone: High Priestess of Soul; Philips PHS-600-219; E+/N- S $20

Nina Simone: Silk & Soul; RCA Victor LSP-3837; 1967; deep groove N-/N- S $20 -- The Look of Love, Cherish, Turn Me on, Go to Hell..

The Superdudes: Super Bad!; Pickwick SPC-3354; (jacket: "Soul Makossa Played & Sung by the Ghana Soul Explosion!") E/E- S $20 -- funk/Afro-Beat; fair covers of hit tunes but known/desirable more for the jacket (nude w/guns & dynamite); Soul Makossa, Superfly T.N.T., Are You Man Enough? (from "Shaft in Africa"), Lean on Me, Superstition, Back Stabbers, Family Affair, For Once in My Life, Yester-Me Yester-You

Booker T. & the M.G.'s: Melting Pot; Stax STS-2035 (Canadian Polydor pressing); N/N shrink S $20 -- their #1 funk monster: all original & just about all great for DJs; super deal on a top copy!; Melting Pot, Back Home, Chicken Pox, Fuquawi, Kinda Easy Like, Hi Ride, LA JAzz Song, Sunny Monday

Jean-Claude T.: The Bicentennial Poet; CBS/Philadelphia International PZ-34246; 1976; white-label promo E/N S $60 (or same but w/timing strip E/N- S $45, specify) (or same/timing strip E/E- S $30, specify) -- black-power rap/spiritual soul jazz/sex; prod. by Phil Terry; obscure, promo-only Philly wonder; JCT was the 1st poet to appear at the Playboy Club in Beverly Hills & his style is "Black-power rap" (tho more modern & like Gil Scott-Heron rather than Last Poets), i.e., narrated w/bongos plus more-orchestrated pieces; "Nude & Next to Nature Theme" (w/responding female) is the killer sex groove for DJs, & there's plenty more to be excited about

T.V. & the Tribesmen/Huey P. Meaux: Barefootin'; Hanna-Barbera HLP-8507; 1966; E+/E+ $60 -- mod soul/boogaloo from New Orleans/Texas; vocal (and how); Barefootin', Hip-Shaking, Fat Man, Soul Barefootin' (instr.), Get Soul, Trip City USA, Too Many Dogs for Me, Break it Down to Me..

Taj Mahal: Brothers ST; Warner Bros. BS-3024; 1977/1976; E/N- S $25 -- fairly scarce funky ST; oddly enough it features good use of steel drums; the star cut is "Free the Brothers," over 8 mins. of African-esque chant ("Let us free the Brothers") over conga & Brasilian percussion; Funky Butt, Brothers Doin' Time, Night Rider, Malcolm's Song..

Temptations: Temptin' Temptations; Motown/Gordy 914; 1955; deep groove E-/E S $20 -- great 1st press!

Wallace Terry [interviewer]: Guess Who's Coming Home--Black Fighting Men Recorded Live in Vietnam; Motown/Black Forum B-454-L; 1972; gatefold, white-label promo V/E+ S $90 -- black power rap/spoken/interviews; incredible!

Rufus Thomas: Crown Prince of Dance; Stax STS-3008; 1973; cutout E+/N- S $15 -- Funky Robot, Funky Bird, Funkiest Man Alive, Get Up & Do It

Timmy Thomas: Why Can't We Live Together; T.K./Glades 33-6501; 1972; cutout N/N- shrink S $30 -- funk/soul; highly unusual artist & sound, really minimalist in his use of organ & percussion (sounds like a primordial beatbox); truly unique, original (8 of the 10 cuts), & quite apart from run-of-the-mill funk, a good base for further production; "Funky Me" is the DJ pick (here in stereo) but there's more to it than that

Touch: Energizer; Brunswick BL-754212; 1975; white-label promo N/N S $30 -- disco/funk

The True Reflection: Where I'm Coming From; Atlantic/Atco SD-7031; 1973; TEST PRESSING S $200 -- soul/vocal; super-rare (if not unique) test pressing for the original release!; generic jacket & white label; original typed data sheet gives track titles, timings, & session numbers (look them up on other sites); any standard, stock copy of this title in top shape is a heavy rarity, but this is in all likelihood one of a kind!

Ike & Tina Turner: Too Hot to Hold; Pickwick SPC-3284 (older reissue of So Fine; Atlantic/Pompeii SD-6000; 1968); cutout N/N shrink S $30 (or N/N- S $25, specify) -- funk; repackaging (new jacket art/photos, slight change in song order) of their rare & fantastic 1st LP for the label (all terrific; if you haven't heard them, you HAVEN'T heard I&T!!!), w/the Iketts; Too Hot to Hold, Bet'Cha Can't Kiss Me, Shake a Tail Feather, You're So Fine, So Fine, I Better Get Ta Steppin', It Sho Ain't Me, Ain't Nobody's Business..

Ike Turner & the Kings of Rhythm: A Black Man's Soul; Pompeii SD-6003; 1969; E-/N S/ES $50 -- funk; the instrumental seminal funk LP by Turner, nominated for a Grammy & known to beatheads as essential/classic; heavy, great breakbeats, slick black jacket; Thinking Black, Black Beauty, Ghetto Funk, Blacks' Alley, Black Angel, Getting Nasty, Funky Mule, Philly Dog, Scotty Souling, Up Hard, Nuttin' Up, Freedom Sound

Ike & Tina Turner: Get it Together!; Atlantic/Pompeii SD-6006; cutout E/N S $30 -- funk; compilation; if you haven't heard their rare, dynamite, heavy-funk & hard-soul, Pompeii LPs, you HAVEN'T heard I&T!!!; Funky Mule(!!!), Too Hot to Hold, I'm Fed Up, Bet'Cha Can't Kiss Me, Cussin' Cryin' & Carryin' On, Make 'Em Wait..

The Undisputed Truth; Gordy G-955F; 1971; flexi E/E+ S $25 -- funk/funky rock; 1st/rarest by Norman Whitfield's terrific group (consistently one of the heaviest & hippest acts ever on the Motown family); California Soul, Ball of Confusion, Aquarius, Smiling Faces Sometimes, Ain't No Sunshine, Heard it Through the Grapevine, Like a Rolling Stone..

The Upsetters featuring Jimmy Wess: We Remember Otis; ABC ABCS-651; 1969; cutout N-/N S $75 (or promo E/N S $60, specify) -- soul/funk; terrific Baltimore-area obscurity; Wess sings Otis hits really well (& excitingly) but the better attraction is the "Memphis sound"; the instrumentals (esp. Grab This Thing) are solidly in the Booker T. vein, & the vocal cuts are way, way up there (we love the completely soulified version of Don't Be Cruel!)

Junior Walker & the All Stars: Moody Junior; Soul S-733-L; 1971; V+/E+ S $20 -- prod. by Johnny Bristol; known for Groove Thang & Moody Junior (both funky, good for DJs, makes this his most wanted LP); several good ballads, at least, among the rest of it

War: Live; United Artists UA-LA193-J2; 1973; 2-LP gatefold N-/N- S $20 -- Cisco Kid, All Day Music & others; side-long treatments of Slippin' Into Darkness & Get Down

War w/Bobby Womack: The Other Side of War Warms Your Heart; Souffle SO-2017; 2-LP gatefold E+/N- S $40 (or E/E+ S $30, specify) -- funky soul instrumental (light, sunny mood); rare 25-cut back story to the phenomenonal LA artists who made up top funk groups War, Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band, Soul Runners, etc.; Womack's able backing includes Latin percussion; A Cup of Soul, On Fire, Afro-Cuban Opus No. 1, Ripe Bananas, Time is Tight, California Spring..

Wild Tchoupitoulas; Antilles AN-7052; 1976; [later pressing] cutout N/N shrink S $20 -- New Orleans; REALLY THE METERS, it's a funky classic in the style of Wild Magnolias, most famous for "Brother John," one of the standards of New Orleans Meters-y funk; not a recent reissue, top sound/quality, great price

Tommy Wills: [Soulful Moods of] Man with a Horn; Airtown/Terry-Gregory TG-1005; cutout E/N S $20 -- mod/camp pop-soul-jazz sax man, famous for the mod-funk single "Funky Sax" (which is not nearly as rare as the LP); Mercy Mercy Mercy, Girl from Ipanema, Harlem Nocturne, Soul Yackety Sax, Back at the Chicken Shack, Shadow of Your Smile..

Charles Wright: Rhythm & Poetry; Warner Bros. BS-2620; 1972; cutout N/E S $30 (or cutout E-/E- S $20, specify) -- funk; ex-Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band leader, out on his own but strong as ever; the funky hits for DJs are Soul Train (his tribute to the show) & Run Jody Run

Charles Wright: Doing What Comes Naturally; ABC/Dunhill DSD-50162; 1973; 2-LP gatefold w/lyrics insert N-/E+ S $30 -- funk; deluxe, essential stuff by ex-Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band leader

Charles Wright: Ninety Day Cycle People; ABC/Dunhill; 1974; E-/N S $40 -- funk; one of the ex-Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band leader's least-known & latest but best LPs; at least 3 tunes are terrific for DJs but the hands-down, funky essential is "Gimme That Sandwich!"; jacket has slight water damage (priced lower for that)

Malcolm X Speaks Again; Grand LP-100 Vol. 1; 1966; N/E shrink $30 -- spoken/politics; "Exclusive! The only professionally recorded studio works made with Malcolm X....while he lived"; it is one of the scarcest & most interesting of his records; sound can be a bit muddy but it's always understandable & engaging; great photos & liners too; Violence & Non Violence, Human Rights & Civil Rights, Birmingham Sunday School Bombing, The Ballet or the Bullet, Black Nationalism

Various: Black Spirits--Festival of New Black Poets in America; Motown/Black Forum B-456-L; 1972; sealed S $60 -- black-power rap; rare, heavy, hip, live at the Apollo; we are EXTREMELY LUCKY to be able to offer it, particularly this last remaining unopened store stock; The original Last Poets (Kain, Nelson, Luciano) do "And See Her Image in the River" & "Song of Ditta Pt. 2" (if you have all the Last Poets LPs, you know you need this!!!); Baraka/LeRoi Jones introduces & does "A History Poem"; Stanley Crouch does "Pimp's Last Mack: A Death Request"; Amos Moore does "Hip Men"; David Henderson does "Boppin'" much more!!!

Various: Cooley High ST; Motown M7-840R2; 1976; 2-LP gatefold E+/N S $20 -- soul/funk; hip movie & loosely a "blaxploitation" ST but good & a double!; widely desired for the original cuts (known samples) but it's also one of the absolute best Motown comps (a near-perfect one-stop shop for all the best cuts from the beginning)

Various: Mardi Gras in New Orleans; Mardi Gras MG-1001; 1976; reissue (old one) N/N S $25 -- New Orleans/funk; comp; classic, essential for THE baddest funk by Bo Dollis & the Wild Magnolias (studio version of Handa Wanda, Parts 1 & 2 plus 2 others); other artists are Professor Longhair, Stop Inc., The Hawketts, Earl King, Al Johnson; first-rate psychedelic jacket art & notes too!

Various: Rare Funk Vol. 4--Soundtrack Edition; Cobalt COBLP-1007 (UK comp); N-/N- S $40 -- "promotional" comp of 14 great tracks (not all from funky STs); since it was released, many of the original LPs from which these cuts are taken have been reissued, but even if you have most of the originals, it's still worth it for such rarities as the JB's "Blind Man"; these Cobalt things are in high demand

Various: Sing a Song of Soul; [U.K.] Chess CRL-4519; 1966 distributed by Pye; E+/E+ S $35 -- rare UK compilation of 13 classic songs in nice clean sound, plus a groovy jacket of 3 soul beauties; Little Milton/We're Gonna Make It, Fontella Bass/Soul of the Man, Maurice & the Radiants/Voice Your Choice, Jackie Ross/Take Me for a Little While, Johnny Nash/Love Ain't Nothin', Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure/Don't Mess Up a Good Thing, KoKo Taylor/Wang Dang Doodle, Mitty Collier/I Had a Talk with My Man, Bobby Moore/Searchin' for My Love, The Knight Bros./Temptation 'Bout to Get Me, James Phelps/Love is a 5 Letter Word, Etta James/Only Time Will Tell, Billy Stewart/I Do Love You

See Also:

jazz for funky soul jazz (jazz funk)

Latin for Latin soul, -funk, -disco

Wanted LPs (reissues ok):

9th Street Exit: Be Happy; Solid Foundation E-55101; 1974

Blowfly: Funk You!; Weird World WW-2037?; 1982

Edja Kungali: African Rhythm-n-Ology; 1972

Rudy Ray Moore: The Beatnik Scene & Kent #s 11,16,17,18,19,22,24,25 (11-jacket at least; 16-disc at least)

Ray Stephen Oche: Interpretation of the Original Rhythm

Carl LaRue & his Crew: Swinging in Canada; KKC

Exotica-Foreign | Mid-East Afro | Brasil | Calypso | Latin Jazz | Beatnik-Crime-Spy Funk | Moog-Space-Library Pop-Rock-Strange | 45s Truck-C&W | Puppet to order Links below are to the Hyp Records guide to records & artists: Pertinent records listed & rated: See the Soul Patch section for the Funk 45 page as well as many others listing funky 45s (Soul Jazz, Mod Soul, Kid Funk, Fu Funk, New Orleans, Afro-Beat, Funky Gospel, etc.). Only Hip Wax items are for sale! Lynn Collins (J.B.) Gary Atkinson! James Brown! J.B. productions! The Family [Sly Stone]! Lee Fields! Syl Johnson! Bobby Williams! Wilmer & the Dukes

Funk 45s

Please note: shipping/handling for 45s is gratis!

The Word: Of the thousands of great funk 45s (and related mod soul/boogaloo, sweet soul, disco, funky gospel, funky blues), few are easy to find. Here is quite a selection, perfect for starting a collection.

Abaco Dream: Life & Death in G&A/Cat Woman; A&M 1081; N- S? $40 -- funky rock/Moog funk

ADC Band: Long Stroke/That's Life; Atlantic/Cotillion 44243; 1978; N S $20 -- late funk/proto-rap in the P-funk vein, good!

Gary Atkinson: Wanderin' Soul/KB-2; Corillions 110; 1981 N S $150 -- country-funk; only 100 ever pressed & this is the end of them; the most-wanted record (1 of only 2 that are soul/funk) made by outsider-musician Marlin Wallace; hip country (not to mention Satan-mentioning) & funky A-side w/great bass & drums!; it's a pet project of Jello Biafra's that spun, er, into control; get it & the other one (see "Maurice Rock" below) while you can

Banzaii: Chinese Kung Fu/Chinese Kung Fu (Disco Version); Scepter SCE-12407; 1975; N- S $15 -- kung fu funk/disco; a cash-in on the popularity of "Kung Fu Fighting" but w/cheesy synthesizer instead of pathetic lyrics; plenty of chop and grunt sounds, tho!; nice break on the A-side

Barbara & the Uniques: There It Goes Again/What's the Use; Arden 3001; E $20 -- soul; prod. New Chicago Sounds

The Barrons: I'm So Lonely/Some Kind of Fool; Alithia 6049; 1973 (prod. Dollars & Cents); promo N S $25 -- soul/funk; NJ sweet-soul/vocal group; B-side is a little heavier funk, like Dynamics

The Blackbyrds: Do It, Fluid/Summer Love; Fantasy 729; N $10 -- A-side a stone killer, classic party groove ("I like to party...") every DJ needs; the B-side is yet another smash hit that's perfect for summer

Booker T. & the MGs: Chinese Checkers/Plum-Nellie; Atlantic/Stax 137; white label! N- $15 -- pair of first-rate yet lesser-known instrumentals by the masters; B-side especially fierce w/near-fuzz guitar

The Boys in the Band: [How Bout a Little Hand for] The Boys in the Band/Sumpin Heavy; Spring SPR-103; V+ $15 -- funk; B-side a nice, unusual chunky instrumental in the MGs/Soul Runners vein

Brenda & the Tabulations: Why Didn't I Think of That/A Love You Can Depend On; J/G/Top & Bottom 411; white-label promo N $15 -- Philly soul

Tina Britt: Who Was That/I Found a New Love; UA/Veep V-1280; N- $20 -- prod. Juggy Murray!; great soul singer backed w/the Atlantic/Muscle Shoals sound; A-side a funky blues, B-side a soul ballad

Vicki Anderson: I'll Work It Out/Answer to Mother Popcorn (I Got a Mother for You); King SK-6251; 1969; black/orange stereo E+ S $60 -- funk; legendary cut, looks clean but w/a little noise, as all copies seem to have (even the LP comp JB made)

Hank Ballard: Finger Poppin' Time/With Your Sweet Lovin' Self; People PE-606; 1972; purple label! V+ $40 -- very rare, original release!; ultra-funky A-side reissued only on a Polydor 45, also rare; B-side on unreissued, super-rare LP 1052

James Brown & the Famous Flames: Night Train/Why Does Everything Happen To Me; King 5614; 1962 (rec. 1961 & 1957); N $15

James Brown: Out of Sight/Maybe the Last Time; Smash S-1919; 1964; N- $15 -- vocal; his huge hit for this label, not King! (the original LP was withdrawn within days bc of a new version of "I Got You")

James Brown & the Famous Flames: Papa's Got a Brand New Bag Parts 1 & 2; King 5999; 1965; E $15 -- never hurts to have the original funk song on 45, esp. for the lesser-heard but jazzy Part 2

James Brown & the Famous Flames: The Christmas Song Versions 1 & 2; King 6064; 1966 (ballad); N $15

James Brown: I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)/There Was a Time; King 45-6144; 1967; yellow-label promo N- $20 -- awesome!

James Brown: Tit for Tat (Ain't No Taking Back)/Believers Shall Enjoy (Non-Believers Shall Suffer); King 6204; 1968; N- $15

James Brown Plays & Directs: Soul Pride Parts 1 & 2; King 6222; 1969; yellow-label promo E S $25 -- terrific instrumental, scarce single; has the "A James Brown Production--The Sound of Success" logo

James Brown: Let a Man Come in & Do the Popcorn Part 1/Sometime; King 6245; 1970; black/orange N- S $20 -- funk; the A-side is a killer

James Brown: Stone to the Bone Parts 1 & 2; Polydor PD-14210; 1973; E S $10

James Brown: Think ['73]/Something; Polydor PD-14185; 1973; E+ S $15 -- funk; non-LP, heavy funk update of the classic hit!

James Brown: Living in America/Vince Dicola: Farewell; CBS/Scotti Bros.; 1985; picture sleeve E/N S $10 -- from Rocky IV; catchy tune & sleeve image

James Brown w/Bobby Byrd: Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved Parts 1 & 2; King 6347; 1970; N- $25

Bobby Byrd: If You Don't Work You Can't Eat/same; King 6342; 1970; white-label promo w/Byrd's photo N $30 -- funk; monster track; faint pen mark 1 side only

Bobby Byrd: If You Don't Work You Can't Eat/You've Got to Change Your Mind; King 6342; 1970; N- $25 -- funk; monster A-side; B side w/JB

Lyn Collins: Me & My Baby Got a Good Thing Going/I'll Never Let You Break My Heart Again; Polydor 2066.273 (import version of People PE-615; 1972) picture sleeve E/N- S $20 -- A-side listed as "Me & My Baby Got Our Own Thing Going"; get it for the sleeve!

Lyn Collins: Wide Awake in a Dream/same; People PE-641; 1974; white-label promo N- S $20

Lyn Collins & the Famous Flames: Baby Don't Do It/mono; People PE-657; 1975; white-label promo N- S/M $20

Fred Wesley & the J.B.s: Rockin' Funky Watergate Part 1/Rockin' Funky Watergate Parts 1 & 2; People PE-643; 1974; E+ S $20 -- "live"; full-length B-side!

Marva Whitney: You Got to Have a Job (If You Don't Work-You Can't Eat)/I'm Tired, I'm Tired, I'm Tired (Things Better Change Before It's Too Late); King 6218; blue N $40 -- killer live A-side w/JB & the B-side is one of her strongest too