PEOPLES POTENTIAL UNLIMITED, ALL
4reel
One Life to live
Incredible find again for the blokes of PPU! A record which was originally slated for the FEE records catalog, but never made the cut.. ''One Life To Live''...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 7inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU010 | not available | remind |
Ball Players
Universal Language
Recommended by: Legowelt
Back in the 1980s Lenny Randle and Thad Bosley spent some of their Major League earnings on studio time.. These pro-ballers met in Chicago and started...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 7inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | BP003 ppu | not available | remind |
Bozemann & Roberts
Working Mama
Rare 1984 Boogie funk cleaned from dust by the Peoples Potential Limited folks. Great record!
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 12inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU/ppr1000 | in stock | buy € 10.99 |
California Flight Project
California Flight
Recommended by: Mudd, Legowelt
Two unreleased sides from California Flight Project. The group has been recording since the 70s but never released anything on vinyl until now. TIP! ...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 7inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU018 | in stock | buy € 7.99 |
California Flight Project
Hook With You
CALI~FLIGHT back again with some 80s offerings. George Clinton said it best, Jerry J is the Hook Master! Mastered from a cassette mixdown of the legendary...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 12inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU023 | in stock | buy € 9.99 |
Caprice / T.M.S.
Candy Man / Get The Feelin
Split release between TMS (get the feelin) and Caprice. Official re-release of some obscure disco funk tracks
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 7inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU001 | in stock | buy € 7.49 |
Cardell Funk Machine
Shoot your shot
Two tracks soaking with soul and funk. Recorded in Donald Burnside's studio and still as good as it was back then.
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 7inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU006 | in stock | buy € 7.49 |
Checker Kabb / Satellite Band
By My Side / Rejuvenate The Fonk
Split release between Checker Kabb (Baltimore) and the Satelitte Band from Oklahoma (with Rejuvenate) both delivering some hot synthesizer funk. Very funky...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 7inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU002 | not available | remind |
Crunch
Cruise / Funky Beat
Recommended by: Legowelt
Crunch delivered some incredible uptempo boogie tracks. Just soaking with dirty funk grooves mixed with dirty analogue tape sounds. Phat disco funk tracks...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 7inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU003 | not available | remind |
Dr Otto Gomez
Love Junky
Late 80s Florida funk production by Dr. Otto Gomez. You've already heard other work by Otto as a trumpeter. For several years he was a studio musician...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 7inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU013 | in stock | buy € 6.99 |
Geno Jordan
You're a Peachtree Freak o Peachtree Street
Recommended by: Clone
Great disco boogie tracks on PPU
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 12inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU031 | not available | remind |
George Smallwood
Lady Disco
Recommended by: Serge
Smooth disco soul tracks by George Franklin Smallwood! Great find of the Peoples Potential guys and the DCsoulrecordings!!
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 7inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | GS002 | in stock | buy € 7.99 |
George Smallwood
Lady Disco Demo
Essential and unreleased material from Maryland’s Mr. Mellow, this basement demo was multi- tracked and recorded by Smallwood himself. It also features...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 7inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU020 | in stock | buy € 8.99 |
Glass Pyramid Band
Unreleased Demos
Album by this Oklahoma group with tracks that never got officially released. Recorded in the early 80's and remastered from cassete. Includes the instrumental...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | EP | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU008 | not available | remind |
Henri Rich
Be You
Solid uptempo disco boogie funk of Henri Rich prepared by Dj Cuebism. Great track!!
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 7inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU004 | not available | remind |
Hill & Roshell Anderson
Delicate Rose / Wild Dreams
First in a series of split 12inch singles, PPU-019 features the rare 80s funk recordings of Durham North Carolinas Willie Hill and Milwaukee Wisconsin’s...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 12inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU019 | in stock | buy € 9.99 |
J.P.'s Force
Time To Throw Down
Washington DC's JP force with this 2 80's disco funk burners. Pure boogie madness that gets the party going.
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 7inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU011 | in stock | buy € 7.49 |
Jon Gorr
It's No Lie
Original founding members of New England's premier reggae band, The I-Tones; Jon Gorr (keyboardist), Tony Allen (drummer), and RAM (vocalist) released...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 12inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU032 | in stock | buy € 9.99 |
Kurtis Scott
If You Feel It / Uncrowned Champion
PPU's first book and record highlights the poetry and home recordings of Bronx soul legend Kurtis Scott. Poet, actor, producer, singer, professional boxer,...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 7inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU028 | not available | remind |
Loni Gamble Band
I Like The Way You Do It
Obscure but oh so good disco release that somehow never surfaced untill the sweet PPU label re-released it. Originally released in the 80s on sound modification...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 12inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU021 | not available | remind |
Michael Soward
He's Alive
In 1985 Michael Soward and Shelby Hurns set out to create the new gospel sound with their self-released album entitled ''Real Love''. The LP was a progressive...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 7inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU022 | in stock | buy € 7.49 |
Midnight Express
Danger Zone
Recommended by: Clone
''The best 80s funk group you have never heard of...'' ''Possibly the greatest boogie discovery in the last decade..'' Includes Long Version EDIT by Andrew...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | EP | Peoples Potential Unlimited | TF-693 ppu | in stock | buy € 11.99 |
Minority Band
Tasty Tune - Live
Recommended by: Clone
Incredible disco funk / Boogie tracks. Originals are very difficult to fins (impossible we could say). And the lovely PPU label did treat us with this...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 12inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU007 | not available | remind |
People Potential Unlimited
PPU Video Party dvd Compilation
The PPU VIDEO PARTY is out now! Region Free DVD of which only 300 copies have been made. Features some rare footage such as Mizz Mean live video performance...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| merchandise | DVD | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU200 | in stock | buy € 12.99 |
Pierre & Veronica
Cherri Snow / So In Love
The debut release for RYSQUE Records further extends the PPU family to Sacramento California. This the first of many unreleased cassette tape jams now...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 7inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | Rysque001 | in stock | buy € 8.49 |
Shelve
This World
Mysterious California gospel producer under the name Shelve. It's actually not shelf, it's Shell-Vee, for Shelby! ''This World'' was recorded and mixed...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 7inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU026 | in stock | buy € 7.99 |
Sir Bentley/ Tom Noble
Street Shuffle
Late 70's disco piece by Sir Bentley thats so hot!! comes with a Tom Noble edit. Very good!!
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 7inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU009 | in stock | buy € 7.49 |
Superlife
Go Bananas
Recommended by: klen, Duplex, Clone, Kyle Hall, Clone
Official release in a few weeks Potential Unlimited most anticipated release to date. Originally recorded in Detroit, 1982 by the late Danan Potts a.k.a....
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 2x12inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU033 | in stock | buy € 18.99 |
The Pinch
Shot Out
Recommended by: Beautiful Swimmers
It all started in a local club in Pine Bluff Arkansas where Mojo and Spider played in their first group together Zodiac in the mid 70s. Spider played lead...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 12inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU016 | in stock | buy € 9.99 |
The Solicitors
Joyce
People Potential Unlimited partnered up with Leon Robinson of SAN-TON records to bring you this lost 80s love funk. Maxmillion Dunbar is on the flipside...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 7inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU017 | in stock | buy € 7.49 |
The Sonarphonic
Super Breaker
The Sonarphonic sound was pioneered by James McCauley aka Maggotron/DXJ/Basstech. Originally produced for Bound Sound records in 1984, this is one of...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 7inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU024 | not available | remind |
The X-Man
That Body / Fired Up
The X-Man has been locked away in the Detroit Psychiatric Hospital for the last 30 years. Now he is back to ''eliminate everyone in funk!''
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 12inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU029 | in stock | buy € 11.99 |
Tom Noble
Africa Bump / Party Together
Recommended by: Clone
Supercool edits by Tom Noble... heavy disco funk action... not sure what the originals are... but they did serious good grooving when this was recorded!
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 12inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU1000 | not available | remind |
Tri-Fire Volume One
Unreleased Funk ep
Time for another lo-fi rider. 5 unreleased cassette demos from the founding members of Midnight Express, Robbie M and Terry Patton. This volume includes...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 12inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU012 | in stock | buy € 9.99 |
Tri-Fire Volume two
1983-1986
Recommended by: Beautiful Swimmers
Following the success of the Midnight Express single “Danger Zone”, Robbie M and Terry Patton continued to search for new sounds. Over the next few years...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 12inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU015 | in stock | buy € 8.99 |
Usje Sukatma
waiting for your love
Recommended by: Clone
Usje from Surinam with his first and only record recorded in English and with a vocoder. Great disco funk, and amazing find of the PPU peeps!
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 7inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU027 | in stock | buy € 8.49 |
Various Artists
District Maryland Virginia 1983-1985
Excellent collection of Go-Go tracks! Rare tracks of obscure artists that most likely did only a couple of records on small obcure 45's or compilation...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 12inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | DMV1000 ppu | not available | remind |
Various Artists
Family Album
Recommended by: Clone
Excellent collection of the nice Peoples Potential label located in the home town of GoGo washington DC. Rare and amazing Funk, Disco and Boogie tracks!...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cd | CD | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU014CD | in stock | buy € 17.99 |
Wavelength
Funk dreams
Recommended by: Duplex
This is a joint venture between Peoples Potential unlimited and Glydezone recordings. Direct from Cali... New productions from Wavelength. Electronic soul...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 7inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | GZ001 ppu | not available | remind |
Westwood / Cash
Psycho For Your Love / Work Those Joints
Recommended by: klen
Two killer electo funk tracks from Detroit 1983. Done by Danan Potts who also did the classic 1982 release as Superlife. At that time Danan was hanging...
| Medium | Format | Label | Cat.no. | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinyl | 12inch | Peoples Potential Unlimited | PPU025 | in stock | buy € 9.99 |
- Page









