V.A. :: Funky Tales .(1997)

( Southern Fried Funk - 1967 /1976 - Soul - R'n'B )

Although the Nashville-based Excello label is primarily known for its recordings of Louisiana swamp blues with Slim Harpo, Lazy Lester, and Lightnin' Slim, it moved into soul music pretty aggressively in the late '60s and early '70s. This 24-song compilation of tracks that were cut for the label between 1967 and 1976 offers yet more evidence of how many vital, little-known soul sides were issued during the era by small companies. This is the greasy stuff, too, with no relationship to either "sweet soul" or proto-disco. If you like the sound of the James Brown band circa 1969, or the hardest elements of Stax/Volt, and want more of the same by acts that you never heard on the radio, this is a good investment. Aside from Slim Harpo (represented by a funkish number) and Marva Whitney and Maceo Parker (both of whom recorded for Excello after leaving the James Brown road show), few of these names will ring any bells for all but the most seasoned soul collectors. It's mostly quality, gritty fare, including quite a few percolating instrmentals (the underwater Booker T.-like groove on the Solicitors' "Music for the Brothers" is a highlight). For some quality imitation James Brown arrangements, check out the two previously unissued tracks by the mysterious Little Royal. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

1 Little Royal - Little Royal Freeze

2 Marva Whitney - Daddy Don't Know About Sugar Bear

3 Jerry Washington - Baby Don't Do It To Me

4 Maceo & All The King's Men - A Funky Tale To Tell

5 Shirley Brown - I Ain't Gonna Tell (Nobody)

6 Nazty - Maybe Your Baby

7 Slim Harpo - I Got My FInger On Your Trigger

8 Jimmy Brown - Chain Of Fools

9 Exotics - Boogaloo Investigator

10 Solicitors - Music For The Brothers

11 Oliver Sain - Bus Stop

12 Jesse Morrison - Shaky Pudding

13 Dynamic Corvettes - Precious Woman

14 Little Royal - Keep On Loving

15 Freddie North - Love To Hate

16 Bobby Powell - Your Good Good Loving

17 Jean Stanback - Ain't Nothing In The Streets

18 Doris Duke - I'd Do It All Over You

19 Marva Whitney - Do Your Thing

20 Nazty - I Got To Move

21 Ureaus - Let Our Music Make Love To You

22 Oliver Sain - Party Hearty

23 Maceo & All The King's Men - Born To Wander

24 Marva & Ellis - We Need More (But Somebody Gotta Sacrifice)

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Lee Fields & The Expressions - My World. (2009)

( Deep Soul - Funk - 60's and Early 70's Style )

1 Do You Love Me (Like You Say You Do)

2 Love Comes & Goes

3 Honey Dove

4 Money I$ King

5 My World Is Empty

6 Expressions Theme

7 My World

8 Ladies

9 These Moments

10 The Only One Loving You

11 Last Ride

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Manzel - Midnight Theme.( 1975 - 2004)

A very, very obscure instrumental funk group from the mid-'70s, Manzel would find much fame decades later once numerous hip-hop producers sampled the drum intro from "Midnight Theme" and, in turn, sent breakbeat collectors scurrying for copies of the original record. During their heyday, Manzel didn't amount to anything more than a pair of 45 rpm singles for the independent Fraternity Records. It was only later, during the '90s, that the group attained notoriety. The drum intro from "Midnight Theme" -- the A-side of the second of the group's two 45s -- was sampled numerous times, and quite famously at that: most gloriously by Prince Paul (on De La Soul's "Plug Tunin'," from the trio's classic 3 Feet High and Rising album), and later by DJ Muggs (on Cypress Hill's breakthrough single, "How I Could Just Kill a Man") and RZA (on Ghostface Killah's debut single, "Winter Warz"). These are just three instances, though. You can also hear Manzel sampled on recordings by Eric B & Rakim and Ultramagnetic MC's among other, less well-known instances. Such famous and widespread sampling made Manzel so renowned among beat heads that Kenny Dope (of Masters at Work) and the Undercover Brother (born Victor Piagneri) dug up the original recordings, remastered and remixed them, and reissued them via Dopebrother Records in 2004. The Midnight Theme CD reissue was quite a package, including a wealth of previously unreleased material as well as some intriguing liner notes by Shad O'Shea, the president of Fraternity Records, the label that originally released the Manzel 45s that would go on to become some of the most sought-after breakbeat records ever.
The Manzel story began quite unsuspectingly. In 1976 O'Shea built Cincinnati, OH's first state-of-the-art recording studio, Counterpart Creative Studios, and recorded some sessions by Manzel. The instrumental funk group from Lexington, KY, consisted of Manzel Bush (keyboards), John L. Van Dyke (guitar), and Steve Garner (drums). Just before the sessions were totally finished, Lieutenant Bush got called off to military duty in Germany, and O'Shea hired some players from the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra to finish off the sessions. The first of the recordings to see the light of day were "Space Funk" b/w "Jump Street," which O'Shea released on Fraternity in 1977. Two years later, after some further tweaking by Bush, came the "Midnight Theme" b/w "Sugar Dreams" 45, and that was that. Manzel were no more. Bush stayed in the military, raised a family, and left music behind. Twenty-five years later, in 2004, the recordings of Manzel resurfaced with the aid of Kenny Dope and the Undercover Brother. The two wanted to reissue the original, very rare, and quite bootlegged Manzel recordings. However, the Dopebrother guys didn't just reissue the original 45s. They dug up the tapes from the original Manzel sessions at Counterpart Creative, remixed and remastered them, and then released everything on a lavishly detailed CD, Midnight Theme. They also released a "Midnight Theme" b/w "Space Funk" single on 7" vinyl with a picture sleeve reproducing the artwork from a flyer for a Manzel show in the '70s. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide

1. Midnight Theme (Dopebrother 7 Inch Remix)
2. Sugar Dreams (Dopebrother Remix)
3. Evil, Wicked, Mean and Nasty (Dopebrother Remix)
4. Just For You (Dopebrother Remix)
5. Long Way Home (Dopebrother Remix)
6. The Party (Dopebrother Remix)
7. It's Over Now (Dopebrother Remix)
8. Space Funk (Dopebrother 7 Inch Remix)
9. Vera Cruz (Dopebrother Remix)
10. Jump Street
11. Midnight Theme (Dopebrother 12 Inch Remix)
12. Space Funk (Dopebrother 12 Inch Remix)
13. It's Over Now (Masters At Work Remix)

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V.A.: All The Ladies Need Funk - All Girl Funk & Soul Night (2005)

( Underground Soul&Funk - Girl Power )

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1-Super Soul Music - Yvonne Daniels

2-Funky Soul - Drummetts

3-I Got A Good Thing - Susan King

4-Let's Get A Groove On - Ruby Andrews

5-Dirty Old Man - Martha Turner

6-Thank You Baby - Rena Faye

7-Born A Woman - Gloria Taylor

8-Mr. Fix It - Thelma Jone

9-Tough Stuff - Pauline Chivers

10-Mama's Little Baby - Kris Peterson

11-Payback - Miss Soul

12-Never A Dull Moment - Sarah Simpson

13-Green Power - Katie Briggs

14-Cop My Stuff - Kim Tolliver

15-Trying To Keep From Cryin' - Nancy

16-Mighty Good Man - Franceola

17-Dirty Feet - Jenny's Daughters

18-Keep On Doin' It - Jean Wells

19-Know What To Do When - The Genies

20-Queen Bee - Diane Johnson

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24 Carat Black - Gone The Promises Of Yesterday

( 70's - Soul - Funk - Rare Grooves )

An amazing musical discovery -- the lost second album from 24 Carat Black -- recorded right after the band's legendary debut for Stax Records, but unissued for over 30 years! All the righteous styles of the group's famous Ghetto Misfortune's Wealth classic are fully in place here -- and if anything, the record has an even headier feel overall -- really complicated sounds that are often deeply spiritual, but still have that snaking, bassline-driven, slow funk quality that we love in the group! The tunes each feel like mini-symphonies in soul -- and although the themes center more around love than politics, they're done in a way that goes way past any sexy soul cliches of the time. The group is amazingly laidback -- slow-stepping into each tune with a care and confidence that's amazing -- and letting the cuts come into their own organically, but always with a mystical sense of order. Numero have done a wonderful job excavating this work -- remastering the tapes for great sound, and telling the full story of the group and their too-short career. (dustygroove.com)

1 - The Best Of Good Love Gone
2 - I Want To Make Up
3 - I Don't Love You
4 - I'll Never Let You Go
5 - Gone The Promises Of Yesterday
6 - I Begin To Weep

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Playtime - 10 Pure 70's Jazz Funk Tracks

( 70's Jazz Funk - Rare Grooves )

1 Three Days of the Condor - Rhythm Heritage
2 Down Home - Nick Ingman
3 Second Cut - The Trendsetters
4 Saramina - Daniel Janin & Son Orchestre
5 Call to Awareness - Hubert Eaves
6 Too High - Joe Farrell
7 Ocean of His Might - Michael Longo
8 Inside You - Eddie Anderson
9 Peace Maker - Rosko
10 Double Shuffle - Preston James

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George Benson

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( Soul - Funk - Jazz - Psychedelic Soul )

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Harlem Underground Band - Harlem Underground.(1976)

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A1 - Smokin Cheeba Cheeba

A2 - Fed Up (Vocal)

B1 - Finger In It
B2 - Ain't No Sunshine
B3 - Fed Up

http://rapidshare.com/files/232486506/harlem_underground.zip

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George Benson & Harlem Underground Band - Erotic Moods.(1978)

1. Erotic Moods

2. Fed Up

3. Loose Joints

4. Overture Erotic

5. Smokin Cheeba-Cheeba

6. Sweet Taste Of Love

http://rapidshare.com/files/232518084/GEORGE_BENSON_-_Erotic_Moods._1978_.zip

Summer Madness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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kool & The Gang - Light Of Worlds (1974)

A1. STREET CORNER SYMPHONY
A2. FRUITMAN
A3. RHYME TYME PEOPLE
A4. LIGHT OF WORLDS
B1. WHITING H.&G.
B2. YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE
B3. HIGHER PLANE
B4. SUMMER MADNESS
B5. HERE AFTER

http://rapidshare.com/files/209068594/kool___the_gang_-_light_of_worlds__1974_.zip

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Kool & The Gang - Love & Understanding (1976)

1. Love and Understanding (Come Together)
2. Sugar
3. Do It Right Now
4. Cosmic Energy
5. Hollywood Swinging [Live]
6. Summer Madness [Live]
7. Universal Sound [Live]
8. Come Together

http://rapidshare.com/files/209094532/Kool___The_Gang_-_Love___Understanding_1976_.zip

DJ UVE - Sintes, Vocoders y Cajas De Ritmo.(2008)

( Electro Boogie Funk )

SINTES, VOCODERS Y CAJAS DE RITMO.("Synths, Vocoders & Beatboxes") es una colección de cortes mezclados y editados en un homenaje al groove sintético. Recorre tres décadas (1978-2008) de colisión entre el funk y el electro con protagonistas de excepción como el slap bass, los handclaps, los teclados eléctricos, los burbujeos de sintetizador, las voces transformadas y el talento de cientos de artistas condensado en una hora de electro boogie funk.

http://rapidshare.com/files/149062631/Dj_Uve_-_Sintes__vocoders_y_cajas_de_ritmo.zip

Orgone - The Killion Floor.(2007)

( DeepFunk - Soulful Disco Grooves - AfroFunk Vibes )

http://www.myspace.com/orgonemusic

01. Easin (Introlude)

02. Who Knows Who

03. Sophisticated Honky

04. Do Your Thing

05. A WOT

06. It's What You Do

07. I Get Lifted

08. Hambone

09. Dialed Up

10. Justice League

11. Funky Nassau

12. Lone Ranger

13. Prism Break

14. Said And Done

15. Duck And Cover

16. Crabby Ali

17. Easin (Outrolude)
http://rapidshare.com/files/143229428/Orgone_-_The_Killion_Floor.zip

ISAAC HAYES

In Memoriam

( 1942 - 2008 )

Isaac Hayes - Chocolate Chip.(1975)

( Smooth Soul - Sophisticated Funk )

A1/That Loving Feeling (6:36)
A2/Body Language (5:31)
A3/Chocolate Chip (5:30)
B1/Chocolate Chip (Instrumental) (5:32)
B2/I Want To Make Love To You So Bad (4:17)
B3/Come Live With Me (6:35)
B4/I Can't Turn Around (6:32)

http://rapidshare.com/files/137068051/Isaac_Hayes_-_Chocolate_Chip._1975_.zip

Brothers Unlimited - Who's For The Young.(1970)

( Southern Funk - Underground Soul - Psychedelic Vibes )

Álbum de debut de esta banda de Memphis, que fusionaban el Soul y el Funk con los ritmos mas Sicodelicos, hasta hace bien poco era un disco solo al alcance de unos pocos coleccionistas dispuestos a pagar una "pasta" por una copia del disco en eBay y ahora a sido reeditado por el sello Fall Out Records para disfrute de todos!!!!!

01. Who's For The Young?

02. A Change Is Gonna Come

03. Got To Get Over

04. Hey Little Rich Boy

05. Get Away

06. Life, Dreams, Death

07. Spoonful

08. Take Me Back

09. What We Need Is Harmony

http://rapidshare.com/files/122195267/Brothers_Unlimited_-_Who_s_For_The_Young__1970_.zip

Bo Diddley - Where It All Began.(1972)

( 70's Funk - Nasty Blues - Psyche Groove)

01. I've Had It Hard

02. Woman

03. Look At Grandma

04. A Good Thing

05. Bad Trip

06. Hey, Jerome

07. Infatuation

08. Take It All Off

09. Bo Diddley-Itis

http://rapidshare.com/files/105372718/Bo_Diddley_-_Where_it_All_Began__1972_.zip

Ananda Shankar And His Music.(1975)

( Rare Grooves - Funky Sitar - Bollywood Funk - Indian Percussion)

Ananda Shankar músico hindú y sobrino del mítico "Ravi Shankar", también aprendió a tocar el "sitar" y a finales de los 60's viajo a U.S.A, donde grabo su primer álbum en 1970 "Ananda Shankar", una fusión de la música hindú tradicional con el Rock y los Rare Grooves, en el se incluían versiones de The Doors, Rolling Stones, etc,,, fue un disco que tuvo gran aceptación entre el publico y la prensa.

A mediados de los 70's volvió a la India donde siguió experimentando con la fusión de sus raíces hindúes con otros estilos, esta vez con sonidos mas Jazz y Funky Grooves, en 1975 apareció este "Ananda Shankar & His Music" que incluye hits como "Streets Of Calcutta", "Dancing Drums", "The Lonely Rider", "Dawn", y Renunciation" ..... Un clasico del Rare Groove y el Bollywood Funk...

1. Streets Of Calcutta

2. Cyrus

3. The Lonely Rider

4. The River

5. Vidai (Parting)

6. Back Home

7. Dawn

8. Renunciation

9. Dancing Drums

http://rapidshare.com/files/103332744/ananda_shankar_and_his_music.zip

The 8th day - I Gotta Get Home.(1973)

( Rare SoulFunk - Psychedelic Funk - Rare Grooves )

Y en el octavo día dios creo el "Funk" !!!!!!.........

The 8th Day banda de Detroit, salieron de uno de los sellos (Invictus) propiedad de los compositores Holland-Dozier-Holland, creadores de decenas de canciones memorables para la historia de la música negra.

Este es un álbum de Rare Funk con un toque Latino y Psicodélico!!!!!!, en el que incluyen perlas como "Cheeba","Good Book","Heaven Is There To Guide Us".... que suenan a lo que son, una banda de negros&hippies funkateros!!!!!! preparados para sorprenderte¡¡¡¡...

A1- I Gotta Get Home (Can't Let My Baby Get Lonely)

A2- Cheeba

A3- Good Book

A4- Anythang

B1- Rocks In My Head

B2- Faith Is The Answer

B3- Get Your Mind Straight

B4- Heaven Is There To Guide Us

http://rapidshare.com/files/102286937/8th_day_-_i_gotta_get_home_-_1973.zip

V.A. - Vietnam Through The Eyes Of Black America

A Soldier's Sad Story - Vietnam Through The Eyes Of Black America 1966-73

01. The Monitors - Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam)-02. Players - He'll Be Back-03. William Bell - Marching Off to War-04. Eddy "G" Giles & The Jive Five - While I'm Away (Baby Keep the Faith)-05. Big Amos Patton - Going to Vietnam-06. Mike Williams - Lonely Soldier-07. Joe Tex - I Believe I'm Gonna Make It-08. Johnny & Jon - Christmas in Vietnam-09. Jimmy Holiday - I'm Gonna Help Hurry My Brothers Home-10. James Carr - Let's Face Facts-11. Zerben R. Hicks - Lights Out-12. Richard Barbary - When Johnny Comes Marching Home-13. Tiny Watkins - Soldier's Sad Story-14. Emanual Laskey - Letter from Vietnam-15. Gloria Edwards - Something You Couldn't Write About-16. Mel & Tim - Mail Call Time-17. The O'Jays - There's Someone (Waiting Back Home)-18. Freda Payne - Bring the Boys Home-19. Edwin Starr - Stop the War Now-20. The Whispers - P.O.W. - M.I.A.-21. Carla Whitney - War-22. Bill Withers - I Can't Write Left Handed-23. Curtis Mayfield - Back to the World-24. Swamp Dogg - Sam Stone

Does Anybody Know I'm Here? - Vietnam Through the Eyes of Black America 1962-1972

01. Marvin Gaye - Soldier's Plea-02. Brothers of Soul - Wait for Me-03. The Velvelettes - Your Heart Belongs to Me-04. William Bell - Soldier's Goodbye-05. King Solomon - Please Mr. President-06. The Charmels - Please Uncle Sam (Send Back My Man)-07. Archie Bell & the Drells - Soldier's Prayer 1967-08. Tony Mason - Take Good Care-09. James W. Alexander - Keep a Light in the Window Until I Come Home-10. The Impressions - Don't Cry My Love-11. Masters of Soul - Please Wait for Me (My Darling)-12. Thelma Houston - Don't Cry My Soldier Boy-13. The Temptations - War-14. The Sweet Inspirations - Am I Ever Gonna See My Baby Again?-15. Watson & The Sherlocks - Standing on the Corner-16. The Dells - Does Anybody Know I'm Here?-17. Melverine Thomas - Letter from My Son-18. Joe Tex - I Can't See You No More (When Johnny Comes Marching Home)-19. Inez & Charlie Foxx - Medley: Vaya con Dios/Fellow in Vietnam-20. Roy C. - Open Letter to the President-21. Martha Reeves - I Should Be Proud-22. Bill Moss & the Celestials - Welcome the Boys Back Home-23. Funkadelic - March to the Witch's Castle

http://rapidshare.com/files/101013543/A_Soldier_s_Sad_Story_Vietnam_Through_The_Eyes_Of_Black_America_1966-73.zip

http://rapidshare.com/files/101027334/Does_Anybody_Know_I_m_Here_-_Vietnam_Through_the_Eyes_of_Black_America_1962-1972.zip

V.A. - Bosporus Bridges - A Wide Selection Of Turkish Jazz & Funk 1968-1978.

( Turkish Jazz & Funk )

SIDE A:FUNK

1.EMIN FINDIKOGLU/CECEN KIZI

2.MUSTAFA OKZENT VE ORKESTRASI/DOLANA DOLANA

3.ERKUT TACKIN/SEVMEK ISTIYORUM

4.FIKRET KIZILOK/AYBATTI

5.ERKIN KORAY/KARLI DAGLAR

6.AKSU ORKESTRASI/BERMUDA SEYTAN UCGENI

SIDE B:JAZZ

1.FERDI OZBEGEN/KOPRUDEN GECTI GELIN

2.EROL PECKAN/SENLIK

3.OKAY TEMIZ/DENIZALTI RUZGARLARI

4.EROL PECKAN ORKESTRASI/GEL SEVIGILIM

5.DURUL GENCE 10/HIHAL

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http://rapidshare.com/files/100956309/va_-_bosporus_bridges_-_turkish_jazz_funk___68-_78_.zip

The Fabulous Counts - Jan, Jan.(1968)

( Funk - Soul - 45's )

Primer álbum de esta banda de Detroit antes de cambiar de nombre y quedarse solo como "The Counts", un álbum lleno de Funk y Soul sudoroso para las pistas de baile, con el que consiguieron colarse en las listas de exitos con varios singles como : "Jan, Jan" - "The Girl From Kenya" - "Get Down People", o el tremendo temazo "Dirty Red".

Después de grabar este disco y único para el sello Cotillion, ficharian por el sello Westbound y empezarían una nueva etapa.....

--MUY RECOMENDADO--

1- Lunar Funk.

2- It's a man's man's world.

3- Dirty Red.

4- Get Down People.

5- Scrambled Eggs.

6- The Girl From Kenya.

7- The Bite.

8- Jan, Jan

http://rapidshare.com/files/100241688/fabulous_counts_-_jan_jan.zip

The Jujus & Sarah Webster Fabio - Alchemy Of The Blues.(1976)

( Black Poetry - Funk - Soul - Rare Grooves )

1. Hand That Rocks

2. Sweet Songs

3. Juju For Grandma

4. Chromo

5. Still A Red Hot Axe

6. If We Come As Soft As Rain

7. Jujus/Alchemy Of The Blues

8. Jujus/Alchemy Of The Blues (instrumental)

Black Is Beauty, Baby !!!!!!!

http://rapidshare.com/files/98218222/Jujus___Sarah_Webster_Fabio_-_alchemy_of_the_blues.zip

Cane & Able - Cane & Able.(1972)

( Funk - Soul - Psych )

Primer álbum de esta banda francesa de principios de los 70's, un disco para amantes del Funk Sicodelico y los Rare Grooves. El disco incluye 4 temas y 3 versiones(Kool&The Gang y Wilson Pickett).

Killer French Funk+African Influences+ Wah-Wah + Fuzzed Guitars+Deep Soul Vocals= 10

A1-Girl You Move Me (8:30)
A2-Starchild (5:14)
A3-Who's Gonna Take The Weight (5:25)

B1-Don't Knock My Love (7:42)
B2-Green Grass (3:32)
B3-Toe Hold (3:30)
B4-Found A Child (4:28)

http://rapidshare.com/files/96443281/---cane_and_able_---.zip