Soul / Funk
“Genius Black Music™”
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The Intentions - Dig It (Shovel)This is an interesting soul/funk 45 out of Chicago that would appear to date from about 1969/70. Not much is known about the group & I have been told by different people that they were & weren’t the same group that recorded for Blue Light as the Intensions, so that just really confuses […]
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Joe “Youngblood” Cobb - It’s L.B. TimeJoe Cobb was a well known radio DJ on Chicago’s WVON for many years in the 60s & 70s. He cut this 45 for the local Ex-Pect-Mo label in 1972 & it was then picked up nationally by Cutlass out of Nashville who gave the record the much more colorful label & slightly altered […]
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Quincy Conserve - EpitaphIt seems that when you start out collecting records you are magically drawn to find specimens in your preferred genre which were created by local musicians. The problem you often encounter when collecting relatively niche genres is that the local examples you find will usually be pretty sub-standard compared with what you get […]
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‘Thesda - Sourced OutB: Where’d you get this copy?
N: thanks nate! please paypal $600 to ebay@cocaineblurnts.com. make sure to note what you ordered and your mailing address.
B: I wasn’t asking if I could buy it, I was just curious where you got your copy?
N: That’s an odd question but ok.
B: Are you going to answer it?
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Ray Brown & The Whispers - RespectAustralian band The Whispers were probably the best & most successful blue eyed soul group in Australia during their original run of success from 1964-66. The band really loved the burgeoning soul scene coming out of the US at the time & laced their live sets with choice covers. They also had the […]
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The Sinceres - Girl I Love YouPzazz was a small label out of Hollywood that released a real variety of stuff in the few years it was in business. It was the baby of Paul Gayten who was a music industry veteran having been a force in the 1950s New Orleans R&B scene as a musician, bandleader & talent scout. […]
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Big Daddy Crimson - Leave My Woman AloneIf you’ve ever been sitting there watching Sesame Street & thought “damn, wouldn’t it be cool if Cookie Monster fronted a funk band?” Then this is the 45 for you, not only do you get two sides of nice Monk Higgins arrangements, you also get it all topped off with Big Daddy Crimson’s gruff, […]
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Herbie Goins & The Nightimers - No.1 In Your HeartAmerican singer Herbie Goins found himself in London after leaving the US armed forces in 1963. In 1964 he formed a band called the Nightimers & set about bringing soul music to the UK. Herbie’s first documented recordings that I can track were a guest spot as a featured vocalist on Alexis Korner’s […]
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Funky Sounds from Central AfricaI guess this is the kind of record that would scream “grab me” even to the most casual of record browsers so I feel extra lucky it fell into my greedy hands. This is a very rare compilation released in the Netherlands by some forward souls at Philips. The bulk of the 12 tracks, although […]
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Kevin Clark Group - On SaturdayMid-70s jazz/funk out of New Zealand, released on the local Ode label. The Kevin Clark Group were the resident band on local television’s “On Saturday” show & this album showcases some of their varied repertoire for the show. There are a mix of covers & originals on here & it really criss-crosses a number of […]
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Exuma - Penny Sausage 1979 Inagua RecordsAt the end of an Era of Disco and the dawn of the Key-tar comes pure genius from the eccentric Exuma. Backed with over 21 credited musicians, 17 Background singers and 4 recording Engineers Exuma brings you a unique mix of Island, Funk and Folk/Rock. Amongst the musicians credited are Bernard Purdie (Drums) and […]
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Soul Messengers - Sweet Land Of Mine 1976 (Kingdom)From what I have been told the Soul Messengers were a group of Americans that immigrated into their chosen holy land of Israel in the 70’s. This makes sense as the title track is a blatant Neil Diamond rip off but the writing is credited to “The Soul Messengers”. Despite the comical religious reworking of […]
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Joseph - Merry Christmas To YouJoseph and I were first united in July of this year at the Salvation Army. Usually I steer clear of Christmas related titles, especially in the middle of summer, but there was something slightly endearing about the cover and synthesizer was listed on the back so I gave it a go. Ever since I have […]
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Tommy Wills - Funky SaxAirtown seems to be a label whose main focus was to release records by Tommy Wills (that he owned the label probably helped). Sure there are other artists (organist Frank DeVito is one that comes to mind along with some other cool stuff they licensed), but it’s pretty much Tommy Wills 45s that turn up […]
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Ross D. Wyllie - Do The UptightThis 45 isn’t exactly unknown & actually got a fairly wide international release on a bunch of different labels, but it just so great that I believe it needs to be heard by more people. This a great example of how a song can stand out as a jewel or anomaly from the output of […]
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Nature’s Time - The Way I See It - Far OutI am basically posting up this 45 to see if anyone can chime in with more info about it. Apparently it is pretty uncommon & seems for me to be ungoogleable. One thing that really bugs the hell out of me is when I find a record but don’t know the story behind […]
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The Followers - Gospel MeetingNormally I am not a big fan or hunter of gospel records. The gospel field is so incredibly huge & filled with so many records that are so awful that it is pretty tough to know where to start. So I guess I am a dabbler at best when it comes to gospel records. I […]
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Sweet Marie: 1One of those bands that just really, really, really, really, really wanted to sound like Hendrix. Not that that’s a bad thing though, as there are more than a few highly enjoyable tracks on here. Take the grinding, fuzzy “Sweet Pea” for example. On the whole it’s somewhat over-exaggerated and hard to take completely seriously […]
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Loving CupLounge double lp by these hairy people from Michigan. Like most records of this sort there is a fair amount of totally worthless schmaltz, but unlike most, there’s also a few absolutely jaw-dropping tracks. For instance the version of “Feel Like Making Love” is just amazingly sleazy… complete with seductive moaning. I mean just imagine […]
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Rojays: Tommy RanThe rediscovery of the Rojays began modestly 4 years ago when I stumbled upon a well loved copy that was anxiously waiting to be spun at the bottom of an endless sea of Coniff and Como. From the first needle drop of this Lp, I knew that what I was hearing was going to […]