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  • Theatre West – Bow To The People
    Theatre West – Bow To The People
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    Strut presents one of the most in-demand and significant albums from the archives of Jimmy Gray’s Black Fire Records, ‘Bow To The People’ (1976) by theatre collective Theatre West, based […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Ana Mazzotti – Ana Mazzotti
    Ana Mazzotti – Ana Mazzotti
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    In 1974 Ana Mazzotti recorded her first album Ninguem Vai Me Segurar, enlisting the in-demand arrangement talents of Azymuth’s original keyboard maestro Jose Roberto Bertrami who co-wrote several [...]

    GENRE: Latin, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Cymande – Promised Heights
    Cymande – Promised Heights
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    “This year marks the 50th anniversary of Cymande’s ‘Promised Heights,’ a record that closed out a historic three-album run of seminal early 70’s Afro-soul that also included their 1972 [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • The Emotions – Untouched
    The Emotions – Untouched
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    Girl group greatness, courtesy of the Chicago-based Hutchinson Sisters (with Theresa Davis on this record) and co-producers Isaac Hayes, David Porter and Ronnie Williams! Recording at Muscle [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • V/A – Solomon King (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)
    V/A – Solomon King (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)
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    The success of Shaft and Superfly ignited an explosion of films, many produced by small independent studios and filmmakers, whose soundtracks continue to provide rich fodder for turntablists, [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco, Soundtracks / Library Music
  • V/A – Solomon King (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)
    V/A – Solomon King (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)
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    The success of Shaft and Superfly ignited an explosion of films, many produced by small independent studios and filmmakers, whose soundtracks continue to provide rich fodder for turntablists, [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco, Soundtracks / Library Music
  • Blood Orange – Cupid Deluxe
    Blood Orange – Cupid Deluxe
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    Cupid Deluxe is Dev Hynes’ second full-length release under the Blood Orange moniker. It shows a more expansive aural palate than its predecessor while retaining the pop sensibilities that [...]

    GENRE: Hip Hop / Rap / Neo Soul, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • V/A – Eccentric Soul: Twinight’s Lunar Rotation
    V/A – Eccentric Soul: Twinight’s Lunar Rotation
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    “Operated by a pair of cutthroat radio promotion men, Chicago’s Twinight label made its strides via “friendola”—the trading of favors, not dollars, for local radio airplay. Much of the [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • The Lovelites – The Lovelite Years
    The Lovelites – The Lovelite Years
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    “It’s a crying shame that the Lovelites, one of the best female groups of the ’60s and ’70s, never cracked the Top 40. Led by Patti Hamilton’s crystal-clear leads, [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Iris Chacón ‎– Iris Chacón
    Iris Chacón ‎– Iris Chacón
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    Groovy Latin funk from the Puerto Rican icon, Iris Chacón Label: Borinquen – AAD-1315 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: Puerto Rico Released: 1977 VG/VG. Noticeable light marks. Sleeve [...]

    GENRE: Latin, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • V/A – Eccentric Soul: The Outskirts Of Deep City
    V/A – Eccentric Soul: The Outskirts Of Deep City
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    “Left unexplored by Eccentric Soul: The Deep City Label were those narrow roads leading away from the misfits of FAMU’s Marching 100 band, out of Deep City, and into its […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Cool Million Feat. Glenn Jones – Tonight
    Cool Million Feat. Glenn Jones – Tonight
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    “Cool Million by now is a household name, when it comes to the boogie funk style. They are deeply rooted in this musical genre, that we lost by the end […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • The Great White Cane – The Great White Cane
    The Great White Cane – The Great White Cane
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    Rick James soul-rock group from the early 70s. Label: Lion Records Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Die-cut Jacket Country: US Released: 1972 VG/VG Light marks/wear

    GENRE: Rock / Pop, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Booker T. And The M.G.’s ‎– Soul Limbo (“Over Easy”)
    Booker T. And The M.G.’s ‎– Soul Limbo (“Over Easy”)
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    “This 1968 album found the Memphis instrumental group running through the usual batch of then-current soul hit covers (“La La Means I Love You,” “Be Young, Be Foolish, Be [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Curtis Mayfield ‎– Do It All Night
    Curtis Mayfield ‎– Do It All Night
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    Curtis Mayfield’s first true disco album, and still a smoker. Label: Curtom – CUK 5022 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1978 VG+/VG+. Sawcut, sleevewear.

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Marva Whitney – It’s My Thing
    Marva Whitney – It’s My Thing
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    “Among the most revered voices in funk, Marva Whitney holds a special place thanks to her fierce energy and unmistakable style on tracks like the classic “Unwind Yourself,” a [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Dry Bread – Yamar / Words To My Song
    Dry Bread – Yamar / Words To My Song
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    “Steeped in Caribbean flavor and seasoned with a fistful of hand-percussion, “Ya Mar” was initially sidelined from 2009’s Cult Cargo: Grand Bahama Goombay. Phish fans may recognize this [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Captain Sky ‎– Pop Goes The Captain
    Captain Sky ‎– Pop Goes The Captain
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    Captain Sky’s first album, “The Adventures of Captain Sky,” is a cult classic that inspired countless hip-hop artists from the East Coast to the West, but his second album, “Pop […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Daryl Easlea – Everybody Dance: Chic and the Politics of Disco
    Daryl Easlea – Everybody Dance: Chic and the Politics of Disco
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    Few narratives in pop encompass Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, Roxy Music, Madonna, Duran Duran, Diana Ross, Johnny Mathis and Led Zeppelin. This story is one of them. Chic, led by […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • James McBride – Kill ‘Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul
    James McBride – Kill ‘Em and Leave: Searching for James Br…
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    Kill ’Em and Leave is more than a book about James Brown. Brown embodied the contradictions of American life: He was an unsettling symbol of the tensions between North and South, […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Maxx Traxx / Third Rail ‎– Maxx Traxx / Third Rail (Sealed!)
    Maxx Traxx / Third Rail ‎– Maxx Traxx / Third Rail (Sealed!)
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    “There was one irrepressible Chicago club act that refused to be replaced by any DJ’s sound system. Maxx Traxx (and Third Rail before them) were a scene unto themselves in […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Pretty Purdie And The Playboys – Stand By Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get)
    Pretty Purdie And The Playboys – Stand By Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha G…
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    You’ve heard Bernard “Pretty” Purdie drum on more albums than you can count. Besides releasing some 30 albums as a bandleader, and acting as Aretha Franklin’s musical director, Purdie played […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Gloria Barnes – Uptown
    Gloria Barnes – Uptown
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    “Insanely raw soul from 1971! Extremely rare and being reissued for the first time here. Gloria Barnes teams up with The Ohio Players and Lee Moses to create her only […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Dusty Springfield – Longing
    Dusty Springfield – Longing
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    In the early 1970s, Dusty Springfield relocated from her native England to Los Angeles in an effort to pursue new opportunities in her career and signed with ABC/Dunhill Records. Her […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Beckie Bell – In Need Of …
    Beckie Bell – In Need Of …
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    Strut proudly reintroduces a sought after independent disco gem from the Topomic catalogue: Beckie Bell’s ‘In Need Of…’, reissued in full for the first time. Originally released in 1980, In [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Various – Bedford-Stuyvesant Youth In Action Community Corporation Talent Hunt Winners
    Various – Bedford-Stuyvesant Youth In Action Community Corporation Tal…
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    Big Crown Records is proud to present the reissue of one of Brooklyn’s most sought after “holy grail” soul records, YIA Talent Hunt Winners. Youth in Action, Inc. (YIA) was […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • V/A – Blowin’ Through Yokohama!
    V/A – Blowin’ Through Yokohama!
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    Heavy soul and early rock n roll comp, featuring an insane track by The Payments. Label: Atomic Passion – AP 1958 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release Country: US Released:1996 […]

    GENRE: Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • 7th Wonder – Climbing Higher
    7th Wonder – Climbing Higher
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    Disco/funk from Alabama, featuring the heavily sampled track Daisy Lady Label: Parachute Records – RRLP 9014 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1979 VG+/VG. Light marks, some [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • James Brown – Sings Out Of Sight
    James Brown – Sings Out Of Sight
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    “Brown actually recorded this album in 1964, during his brief alliance with Smash; a court injunction from King Records prevented its release at the time, and it wasn’t issued until [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Wilson Pickett – The Wicked Pickett [white label promo]
    Wilson Pickett – The Wicked Pickett [white label promo]
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    “A fabulous album, done when Pickett was in the midst of his best period at Atlantic. It had everything — great songs, wonderful production and arrangements, and a hungry, galvanizing [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Skeme Richards – Jazz All Days
    Skeme Richards – Jazz All Days
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    Limited release directly sourced from the Nostalgia King Himself A true Jazz Funk Mixtape The Jazz All Days cassette released in conjunction with fRUITY Shop in Shanhai. The cassette is […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Tony Talent – Gotta Tell Somebody (About My Baby)
    Tony Talent – Gotta Tell Somebody (About My Baby)
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    Label: Vando – VAN 3001 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single Country: US Released: 1967 Genre: Funk / Soul Style: Soul   Media Condition: G+ Some large marks & scuffs, […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Arthur K. Adams* – I’m Lonely For You
    Arthur K. Adams* – I’m Lonely For You
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    Label: Modern Records (2) – 45xM 1050 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Promo Country: US Released: 1967 Genre: Funk / Soul Style: Soul Media Condition: VG Looks like G+ but […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Rose Hargrove – Once A Day
    Rose Hargrove – Once A Day
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    Label: AFCO Records – AFDJ-523 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single Country: US Released: 1965 Genre: Funk / Soul Style: Rhythm & Blues, Soul Media Condition: VG

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • The Moments – You Really Got Me / Money Money
    The Moments – You Really Got Me / Money Money
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    Label: World Artists (4) – 1032 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Promo Country: US Released: 1964 Genre: Funk / Soul Media Condition: G+ Looks G+ but plays closer to VG

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • The V.I.P.’s – Strange Little Girl / My Girl Cried
    The V.I.P.’s – Strange Little Girl / My Girl Cried
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    Label: Congress – CG-211 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single, Promo Country: US Released: 1964 Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop Style: Soul Media Condition:G+ Solid G+ with surface noise noticeable. [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Ann Fleming – Beside You / You’re Just One Man
    Ann Fleming – Beside You / You’re Just One Man
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    Label: Cookin’ Records (2) – 605 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single Country: US Genre: Funk / Soul Style: Rhythm & Blues Media: G+ Noticeable scuffing and marks, along with […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Patrice Rushen – Prelusion LP
    Patrice Rushen – Prelusion LP
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    Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf Series Reissue of Patrice Rushen’s 1974 Debut Album Prelusion on 180g LP. Available on Vinyl for the First Time Since Its Original Release 50 Years Ago. Mastered [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Howard “Youngblood” Bomar – I Who Have Nothing
    Howard “Youngblood” Bomar – I Who Have Nothing
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    Howard “Youngblood” Bomar’s long overdue debut album finally makes landfall! Howard Bomar was a man who slipped through everybody’s fingers. But his artistry escapes that fate thanks to I, Who [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Melvin Van Peebles – Watermelon Man (Green Watermelon Skin Vinyl
    Melvin Van Peebles – Watermelon Man (Green Watermelon Skin Vinyl
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    In an extraordinary career spanning seven decades, director and “godfather of black cinema” Melvin Van Peebles only made one studio film. 1970’s Watermelon Man shattered [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • East Coast – S/T (Fire Orange With Black Streaks Vinyl)
    East Coast – S/T (Fire Orange With Black Streaks Vinyl)
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    The only conceivable reason this 1973 album isn’t generally recognized as a soul-funk classic is because it came out on Bernard Purdie’s Encounter label, which mustered only five LP [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • George Scott – Find Someone to Love (Green Vinyl)
    George Scott – Find Someone to Love (Green Vinyl)
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    This soul-funk nugget, released in the early ’70s on the uber-collectible Maple label, qualifies as a major find based on George Scott’s Wilson Pickett-meets-James-Brown vocal [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Archie James  Cavanaugh – Black And White Raven (White Raven Vinyl)
    Archie James Cavanaugh – Black And White Raven (White Raven Vin…
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    A masterpiece of the schooner rock variety, Black and White Raven is an album that emerged from Archie James Cavanaugh’s youthful dream of recording his own music while stuck in […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Sylk – S/T
    Sylk – S/T
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    Sylk was a short-lived soul & funk band from the Aiken, South Carolina – Augusta, Georgia border area (better known as the CSRA) who released just one album in 1983. […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Lonnie Holley – MITH
    Lonnie Holley – MITH
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    The expansive American experience Lonnie Holley quilts together across his astounding new album, MITH, is both multitudinous and finely detailed. Holley’s self-taught piano improvisations [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Clarence Reid – On The Job
    Clarence Reid – On The Job
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    Clarence Henry Reid is also known by the stage name and alternate persona Blowfly Reid wrote and produced for artists including Betty Wright Sam & Dave, Gwen McCrae, Jimmy “Bo” [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • V/A – Rip It Up: The Best Of Specialty Records
    V/A – Rip It Up: The Best Of Specialty Records
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    Craft Recordings is pleased to launch its 75th-anniversary celebrations of Specialty Records with a brand-new compilation, Rip It Up: The Best of Specialty Records. Available for pre-order now, [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • King Hannibal (featuring Lee Moses)  – Truth
    King Hannibal (featuring Lee Moses) – Truth
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    James Shaw (aka The Mighty Hannibal aka King Hannibal) was an American R&B, soul and funk singer, songwriter and record producer known for his showmanship and outlandish costumes. Several of [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Bobby Story – The Storyteller
    Bobby Story – The Storyteller
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    Bobby Patterson’s (born 1944) life in music has had many facets. Whether as a DJ in Texas (he had a popular show at the Dallas-based radio station KKDA until 2012), a producer […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • King Bullard Version: Songs Of The BOS Label
    King Bullard Version: Songs Of The BOS Label
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    On Cleveland’s late ‘60s gospel scene, the BOS label was the refined, professional ying to Boddie’s lo-fi yang, galloping to the fore bearing a torch for Curtis Mayfield’s robe-wearing roots. [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco