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  • Curtis Mayfield ‎– Love Is The Place
    Curtis Mayfield ‎– Love Is The Place
    $10.00 | , ,

    Mayfield touches on a myriad of styles on this mid-career highlight Label: The Boardwalk Entertainment Co – NB1 33239 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: US Released: 1981 VG/VG

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Clyde McPhatter – Welcome Home
    Clyde McPhatter – Welcome Home
    $35.00 | , ,

    Book Of Memories & Our Day Will Come are standouts in this wonderful entry-point into McPhatter’s discography. Label: Decca – DL 75231 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: US [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Jimmy Lewis ‎– Totally Involved
    Jimmy Lewis ‎– Totally Involved
    $18.00 | , ,

    “A couple of comeback albums appeared in the ’80s and ’90s, but this was basically Lewis’ only chance to show what he could do at the height of his powers. […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Maurice Long – Sanctified (Promo)
    Maurice Long – Sanctified (Promo)
    $45.00 | , ,

    Sole killer album by belter Maurice Long. Wonderful version of I’ve Been Lovin’ You Too Long on here Label: Paramount Records – PAS-6069 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Margie Joseph – Feeling My Way
    Margie Joseph – Feeling My Way
    $12.00 | , ,

    Johnny Bristol produced this disco/soul stunner. Picture Of A Clown is a particular highlight Label: Atlantic – SD 19182 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • V/A ‎– Eccentric Soul: The Nickel & Penny Labels
    V/A ‎– Eccentric Soul: The Nickel & Penny Labels
    $28.00 | , ,

    Nickel and Penny are twin sides of the same eccentric coin, and in the ’60s and ’70s that coin was being flipped by Chicago’s #1 Dusties DJ Richard Pegue. When […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • V/A ‎– Eccentric Soul: Twinight’s Lunar Rotation
    V/A ‎– Eccentric Soul: Twinight’s Lunar Rotation
    $95.00 | , ,

    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 outfit’s [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • V/A – Eccentric Soul: A Red Black & Green Production
    V/A – Eccentric Soul: A Red Black & Green Production
    $65.00 | , ,

    While not manning knobs and faders for Gil Scott-Heron, Hugh Masekela, Soul Searchers, Van McCoy, and a host of major label also-rans at Edgewood Studios, Washington, D.C.’s most opulent [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Tower Of Power ‎– Bump City
    Tower Of Power ‎– Bump City
    $20.00 | , ,

    “The second Tower of Power LP, Bump City was the first to make any impact. The group went to Memphis, cut their first great single in “You’re Still A Young […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • The Mighty-Might Evangelist Singers – Amaze And Grace (Rare Gospel-Soul from Georgia)
    The Mighty-Might Evangelist Singers – Amaze And Grace (Rare Gospel-Sou…
    $125.00 | , ,

    Killer gospel-soul album that sounds as raw & present as it does soulful Label: ASL (Atlanta Soul Liberation) – ASL-1092 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: US Released: VG+/VG. Sleeve high end […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Sly & The Family Stone – A Whole New Thing (check condition, plays w/noise)
    Sly & The Family Stone – A Whole New Thing (check condition, play…
    $60.00 | , ,

    “Sly & the Family Stone’s debut album is more restrained and not nearly as funky or psychedelic as their subsequent efforts, owing far more to traditional soul arrangements. These [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Theatre West – Bow To The People
    Theatre West – Bow To The People
    $16.00 | ,

    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
  • Cymande – Promised Heights
    Cymande – Promised Heights
    $16.00 | ,

    “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 Temprees – Lovemen
    The Temprees – Lovemen
    $30.00 | ,

    Produced by Josephine “Jo” Bridges and signed to her We Produce imprint, The Temprees were a Memphis soul vocal trio powered by one of the great falsettos in pop music, […]

    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)
    $18.00 | ,

    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)
    $30.00 | ,

    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
  • Iris Chacón ‎– Iris Chacón
    Iris Chacón ‎– Iris Chacón
    $28.00 | , ,

    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
  • Cool Million Feat. Glenn Jones – Tonight
    Cool Million Feat. Glenn Jones – Tonight
    $16.00 | ,

    “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
    $20.00 | , ,

    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
  • Marva Whitney – It’s My Thing
    Marva Whitney – It’s My Thing
    $31.00 | ,

    “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
  • Daryl Easlea – Everybody Dance: Chic and the Politics of Disco
    Daryl Easlea – Everybody Dance: Chic and the Politics of Disco
    $12.00 | , ,

    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…
    $10.00 | , ,

    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
  • Dusty Springfield – Longing
    Dusty Springfield – Longing
    $27.00 | ,

    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 …
    $26.00 | ,

    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
  • V/A – Blowin’ Through Yokohama!
    V/A – Blowin’ Through Yokohama!
    $12.00 | , ,

    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
  • James Brown – Sings Out Of Sight
    James Brown – Sings Out Of Sight
    $18.00 | , ,

    “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]
    $85.00 | , ,

    “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
    $35.00 | ,

    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
  • Arthur K. Adams* – I’m Lonely For You
    Arthur K. Adams* – I’m Lonely For You
    $15.00 | ,

    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
    $30.00 | ,

    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
    $18.00 | ,

    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
    $70.00 | , ,

    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
  • Patrice Rushen – Prelusion LP
    Patrice Rushen – Prelusion LP
    $30.00 |

    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
    $27.00 | ,

    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
    $26.00 | ,

    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)
    $26.00 | ,

    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
  • Archie James Cavanaugh – Black And White Raven (White Raven Vinyl)
    Archie James Cavanaugh – Black And White Raven (White Raven Vin…
    $21.00 | ,

    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
    $22.00 | ,

    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
    $13.00 | ,

    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
    $7.00 | ,

    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
    $12.00 | ,

    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
  • Bobby Story – The Storyteller
    Bobby Story – The Storyteller
    $12.00 | ,

    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
  • Sequoyah Murray – Before You Begin
    Sequoyah Murray – Before You Begin
    $9.00 | ,

    “At just 22 years old, Sequoyah Murray is crafting the kind of concise, singular musical statements that many artists strive for their whole careers. His mutant brand of modern soul […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco