Funk - All

Thursday Mar 25, 2021

2LP LateNightTales: ALNLP52

Gil Scott-Heron

Pieces Of A Man

A true classic by Gill Scott-Heron. One of his most critically acclaimed albums. Heron's combination of R&B, soul, jazz-funk, and poetry not only infl... more...

LP BGP Records: BGPHIQLP007

Tuesday Mar 23, 2021

Manuel B. Holcolm

I Stayed Away Too Long / Kick Out

While the original record label says the song was written and produced by Diamond Jim & G.Current, Manuel Holcolm says that he had a little more creat... more...

7inch Luv N' Haight: LH7096
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Captain Mosez

Fly Cherry Fly

Re-issued for the very first time. Up until now the Captain Mosez 12'' remained a highly sought after S.A. disco obscurity ( apparently going for the... more...

12inch Afrosynth: AFS046

Sharhabil Ahmed

The King Of Sudanese Jazz

Habibi Funk's 13th outing is a release by Sharhabil Ahmed, the actual King of Sudanese Jazz (he actually won that title in a competition in the early... more...

LP + Download Habibi Funk: HABIBI013

Ahmed Ben Ali

Subhana

Reggae music from Libya, recorded in 2008. Released for the first time officially after collecting millions of plays on YouTube. Ahmed Ben Ali works a... more...

12inch + Download Habibi Funk: HABIBI012

Monday Mar 15, 2021

Brief Encounter

Get a Good Feeling

''As a prelude to the singles LP we drop a 45 reissue of Brief Encounters most popular modern / disco side against possibly their best ballad / deep s... more...

7inch Athens Of The North: ATH092
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Isabrm

If I Had You

Rare boogie joint time, Isabr'm or his real name Isaiah Lanes obscure and expensive. Recorded at Starlight Sound in Richmond, California (The same stu... more...

7inch Athens Of The North: ATH095

Christopher Jay

Be My Lady

''Real heads might be familiar with outsider boogie track - Christopher Jay – 'What Do You Want Me To Do', an excellent hypnotic spin for those in the... more...

7inch Athens Of The North: ATH098

True Image

Keep Me Dancing

''True Image - ''Keep Me Dancing'' was a spin for me back in the day but sold it when I bought my house 10 years ago, thanks to being hooked up with t... more...

7inch Athens Of The North: ATH100
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Thursday Mar 11, 2021

Bassline ft. Lorraine Chambers

You've Gone

In the late ‘80s, a wave of British musicians raised on ‘70s UK pop, Caribbean sound system culture, reggae, lovers rock and Motown/Philly soul music... more...

12inch Isle Of Jura: ISLE011

Monday Mar 8, 2021

Rueben Wilson

The Sweet Life

After a series of sugary soul-jazz dates for Blue Note, Reuben Wilson resurfaced on Groove Merchant with The Sweet Life. The title notwithstanding, th... more...

12inch Groove Merchant: GM511

Jon Lucien

Rashida

1973 album from the late Jazz vocalist. In the past, his smooth baritone voice drew comparisons to greats like Nat King Cole and Lou Rawls, but during... more...

LP RCA: APL1-0161

The Sequence

Funk You Up

First all female Hip Hop group to release on wax, quickly following Rappers Delight as an early commercial Hip Hop contender.

12inch Sugar Hill: Sugarhill975

Asha Puthli

The Devil Is Loose

Amazing 3rd release by Asha Puthli from 1976. Right on the funk with mesmerizing vocal by Asha herself. more...

LP Columbia: CBS81443

Idris Muhammad

Turn This Mutha Out

Idris's fifth and perhaps most popular of his near-20 LP strong solo discography (that's not including the epic array of artists he's worked with from... more...

LP Kudu: KUDU034

Parliament

The Clones Of Dr Funkenstein

The Clones Of Dr. Funkenstein’ is another masterpiece in George Clinton’s canon and traveled deeper into the mythology of Parliament. more...

LP Casablanca: Casa7034LP

Funkadelic

Maggot Brain

Maggot Brain is the third studio album by the American funk band Funkadelic, released by Westbound Records in July 1971. It was produced by band leade... more...

LP Westbound Records: Sew002

Wednesday Mar 3, 2021

LP Text Records: TEXT052

Tuesday Mar 2, 2021

Monday Mar 1, 2021

Club Band

Club Is My Passion

Though Club Band's "Club is My Passion" was written as a radio jingle, it is nonetheless a dancefloor bomb. As was the case in 1987, Best Record Italy... more...

12inch Best Record: BST-X081

Nino Lepore

Chok Musik

Nino Lepore hails from South Italy, and is best known for his self-titled LP from 1986, as well as for his uncredited work on Dancer Record. The 'Chok... more...

12inch Best Record: BST-X080

Thunder

Speed Cross

Released in 1980, "Speed Cross" by Thunder is an adventurous dancefloor epic seeing octave basslines and galloping disco beats supporting galactic pad... more...

12inch Best Record: BST-X079