Absolute funk

Absolute Funk vol 1, 1969-73 (body&Soul, Night&Day, 2005)

They certainly got the title right on this one -- as the set's overflowing with killer funk that's absolutely the best of the best! The 20 tracks on the set are all great, all legit, and all presented with a real love for a snapping funky 45 groove -- and from what we can tell, most of them have never been reissued before on CD -- making the set an even bigger treat to our ears. Great all the way through -- with plenty of hard numbers that include "I Kicked The Habit" by Sarah Simpson, "Everything's Gonna Be All Right" by Robert Moore, "You" by Spanky Wilson, "Do It For Me" by General Crook, "Sagittarius (part 1)" by Landlords & Tenants, "Funky Virginia" by Sir Guy & The Rocking Cavaliers, "Daddy Love (parts 1 & 2)" by Gi Gi, "I Got Hurt" by The Phillips Brothers, "You Stay On My Mind" by Lena Mone, "Sleep Walk (parts 1 & 2)" by Joe & The Everyday People, "Don't Knock The Cop" by Soul Patrol, and "Funky Walk" by Watson & The Sherlocks.

TRACKLISTING:

1- SARAH SIMPSON: I Kicked The Habit (Of Loving You) 2:44
Soul-Po-Tion 105 - 1971
2- ROBERT MOORE: Everything's Gonna’ Be All Right 2:38
Saadia 6091 - c. 1972
3- SOUL PATROL: Don’t Knock The Cop 2:27
Zuma 100 - 1971
4- SPANKY WILSON: You 2:15
Mothers & The Snarf Co. 1370 - 1969
5- LANDLORD & TENANTS: Sagittarius - Part 1 2:48
Coach 811 - 1972
6- GENERAL CROOK: Do It For Me 2:59
Down To Earth 74 - 1970
7- WATSON AND THE SHERLOCKS: Funky Walk 2:32
Soulville 1015 - 1969
8- SIR GUY & THE ROCKING CAVALIERS: Funky Virginia 2:32
D.P.G. 1009 - 1969
9- GI GI: Daddy Love - Part 1 2:33
Sweet 001 - 1971
10- GI GI: Daddy Love - Part 2 2:27
Sweet 001 - 1971
11- THE PHILLIPS BROS: I Got Hurt 2:29
Now 5 - 1972
12- THE SOUL MACHINE: Twitchie Feet 2:50
Pzazz 021 - 1969
13- LOYCE COTTON: Try It, You'll Like It 2:11
Aquarius 1003 - c. 1972
14- JOHNNIE MORISETTE WITH JENNELL
HAWKINS SEXETTE: I'm Hungry 3:17
J & J 300 - 1972
15- LENA MONE’: You Stay On My Mind 3:04
Asp 1084 - c. 1973
16- JOE AND EVERYDAY PEOPLE: Sleep Walk - Part 1 3:10
Brooks 101- 1972
17- JOE AND EVERYDAY PEOPLE: Sleep Walk - Part 2 3:12
Brooks 101- 1972
18- BETTY AND ANGEL: Honey Coated Loving 3:13
Every Day 1000 - 1972
19- O.D. WILLIAMS: I'm Moving On Out Of Your Life 2:16
Bar-Bare 1266 - c.1973
20- SOUL PATROL: Peter Pan 2:49
Zuma 100 - 1971



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Absolute Funk Vol.2, 1967-74 (body&Soul, Night&Day, 2005)

Absolute Funk and absolutely funky -- a no-nonsense collection that really lives up to its name! Like the crack first volume, this second collection is filled with the kind of all-great funky 45 material that first got us looking past LPs years ago -- the kind of killer singles that really stood out way back in the day, revered for their hard and soulful grooves, and not just for the high prices they would later fetch on Ebay! This collection really gets to the heart of the funky 45 genius -- and treads ground that may be slightly familiar to the higher echelon of collectors, but which is still pretty great and relatively new to us -- and to the rest of the folks in the world who don't have weeks of free time to spend driving around looking for records! As with the last set, this one's all-legit, all-licensed, and produced with great notes throughout -- and features 20 tracks in all that include "Get Down" by Harvey Scales & The 7 Sounds, "The Tramp (parts 1 & 2)" by The Showmen Inc, "Ride On Iron Horse" by Marlboro Men, "What Would It Be Like (part 1)" by Freddie Wilson, "This Is My Thing" by Tommy Bass, "Sad Chicken" by Leroy & The Drivers, "Rover Or Me" by Good Time Charlie, "I'm The Man" by Chris Jones, "Funky Grandpaw (part 1)" by Incomparable Seven, "Stand Up & Be A Man (parts 1 & 2)" by Sundia, "The Commerce Thang" by Chamber Of Commerce, "Don't Change On Me" by The Zodiacs, and "Let's Do That Thing" by Flip Flop Stevens & The Famous Pop Tops.


TRACKLISTING:

1- Leroy And The Drivers : The Sad Chicken 3:00
Duo 7458 - 1970
2- tommy Bass : (I Can’t Help It, Baby) This Is My Thing 2:59
Soulful 1004 - 1969
3- Freddie Wilson : What Would It Be Like - Part 1 3:19
Soul-Po-Tion 112 - 1972
4- The Marlboro Men : (Ride On) Iron Horse 2:35
Nite Beat 1001 - 1971
5- Sundia : Stand Up And Be A Man - Part 1 3:35
United 0278 - c. 1972
6- Sundia : Stand Up And Be A Man - Part 2 4:05
United 0278 - c. 1972
7- Incomparable Seven : Funky Grand Paw - Part 1 3:22
Top Hit 20001 - 1974
8- Chris Jones : I’m The Man 2:57
Goodie Train 008 - c. 1970
9- Good Time Charlie : Rover Or Me 2:20
Pzazz 029 - 1969
10- Billy Young : Suffering With A Hangover - Part 1 2:25
Joyja 005 - c. 1973
11- Zodiacs : Don’t Change On Me 2:33
C.R.S. 006 - c. 1972
12- Kim Tamango : Not By Bread Alone 2:48
Firebird 1801 - 1969
13- Chamber Of Commerce : The Commerce Thang 2:23
DCA 101 - 1972
14- Big Ella : Too Hot To Hold 2:50
Salem 1009 - 1969
15- Melvin London & The Red Hearts : I Can’t Give Up 2:02
Panther 1001 - c. 1970
16- The Soul Duo : Can’t Nobody Love Me
(Like My Baby Do) 2:31
Shiptown 132 - c. 1969
17- Flip Flop Stevens And The Famous Pop Tops
Orchestra : (Come On) Let’s Do That Thing 3:25
Shiptown 010 - c. 1969
18- The Showmen Inc. : The Tramp - Part 1 2:14
Now 3 - 1972
19- The Showmen Inc. : The Tramp - Part 2 2:36
Now 3 - 1972
20- Harvey Scales & The 7 Sounds : Get Down 2:52
Magic Touch 2007 - 1967




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Absolute Funk Vol 3, 1967-1976 (body&Soul, Night&Day, 2006)

Killer funk all the way through -- presented here with wonderful sound and a set list that includes plenty of unreissued rarities! This volume may well be the best in this already-great series -- as its got a totally hip, totally heavy feel -- one that goes out of its way to dig up funk tracks that are perfectly put together -- and not just tunes that happen to be rare! The vocals on many tracks are as great as the instrumentation -- matching the hard drums, scratching guitar, blasting horns, and rolling bass with singers who easily rival the best deep soul talents from the James Brown universe. And as with other volumes, the package is all legit, and presented with great notes on the material -- further emphasizing the careful production of the Absolute Funk series! Titles include "Cool Dad" by Ross Carnegie, "When You Git Through Wit It Put It Back" by City Council Ltd, "What It Is (parts 1 & 2)" by Apollis, "Changes" by The Visitors, "Super Sweet Girl Of Mine" by 5 Miles Out, "Is It Funky Enough" by Communicators & Black Experiences Band, "Clique" by Con-Funk-Shun, "Upstairs On Boston Road (parts 1 & 2)" by Sammy Gordon & The Hip-Huggers, "My Mind Set Me Free (parts 1 & 2)" by House Guests, "Crossin Over" by Carl Holmes & The Commanders, and "Tear It Up (parts 1 & 2)" by Billy Wade & The 3rd Degrees.

TRACKLISTING:

1. CITY COUNCIL LTD. When you git through wit it put it back
2. COMMUNICATORS & BLACK EXPERIENCES BAND Is it funky enough?
3. 5 MILES OUT Super sweet girl of mine
4. MARY DAVIS Danger! (Playboy at work)
5. ROSS CARNEGIE Cool dad
6. WEE WILLIE & THE WINNERS I don’t know what you gad but I know what you need
7. APOLLIS What it is-Part 1
8. APOLLIS What it is-Part 2
9. THE VISITORS The Changes
10. SAMMY GORDON & THE HIPHUGGERS Upstairs on Boston road- Part 1
11. SAMMY GORDON & THE HIPHUGGERS Upstairs on Boston road- Part 2
12. HOUSE GUESTS My mind set me free- Part 1
13. HOUSE GUESTS My mind set me free- Part 2
14. CITY COUNCIL LTD. You got it all, ain’t no more
15. CON-FUNK-SHUN Clique
16. PAM KELLUM What you see you can’t get
17. JAMES “BIG SAMBO” YOUNG & THE HOUSE WRECKERS Barking up the wrong tree
18. BILLY WADE & THE 3RD DEGREES Tear it up – Part 1
19. BILLY WADE & THE 3RD DEGREES Tear it up – Part 2
20. CARL HOLMES & THE COMMANDERS FEAT.PERVIS HERDER Croosing over

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Absolute Funk Vol 4, 1968 - 1975 (body&Soul, Night&Day, 2007)

About as funky as you can get for CD reissues -- a massive batch of rare 45s, all brought together in a great collection that's supported with wonderful notes in both French and English! The Absolute Funk team have dug deeper than ever this time around -- and have managed to come up with a blistering batch of tunes that represent the cream of the crop of the funky underground at the end of the 60s -- tasty little goodies that strut, vamp, and soar with rough-edged instrumentation and gut-wrenching vocals! There's a real in-your-face quality to the sound here that's amazing -- a boldness that bursts forward from the very first note of the set, and which never lets up throughout. Titles include "Right On" by Barbara & Gwen, "Foot Stomping" by The Organics, "Forget About That Mess (parts 1 & 2)" by The Marvells, "Come On Let's Do The Breakdown" by Family Plan, "You Ain't My Brother" by The Soul Shakers, "Funky Four Corners" by Richard Marks, "Ridin High (parts 1 & 2)" by Bobby Cook Quartette, "You Lost Your Thing" by Hank Johnson, "The Funky Mule (parts 1 & 2)" by Marvin Holmes & The Uptights, "Mister Boogie" by Brother Soul, "Sugar Daddy" by Levert Allison, "Push & Shove" by Willy Willey, "Explain It" by The Tenderonies, "I Get A Groove" by Thomas East & The Fabulous Playboys, and "How Can I Hit The Ball" by Bill Wright

TRACKLISTING

1 THE ORGANICS Foot stumping
2 THE MARVELLS Forget about that mess part.1
3 THE MARVELLS Forget about that mess part.2
4 HANK JOHNSON You lost your thing
5 SMOKEY JOHNSON & COMPANY The funkie moon
6 FAMILY PLANN Come on let’s do the breakdown
7 THE BOBBY COK QUARTETTE Ridin’ high part.1
8 THE BOBBY COK QUARTETTE Ridin’ high part.2
9 RICHARD MARKS Funky four corners
10 SOUL SHAKERS You ain’tmy brother
11 MARVIN HOLMES The funky mule part.1
12 MARVIN HOLMES The funky mule part.2
13 BARBARA & GWEN Right on
14 BILL WRIGHT How can I hit the ball
15 BROTHER SOUL Mister boogie
16 FL AME AND THE SONS OF DARKNESS Solid funk
17 THE TENDERONIES Explain it
18 WILLY WILEY Push and shove
19 LEVERT ALLISON Sugar daddy
20 THOMAS EAST & THE FABULOUS PLAYBOYS I get a groove

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Absolute Funk Vol 5 ,1966 -1974 (body&Soul, Night&Day, 2008)

Killer funk all the way through -- presented here with wonderful sound and a set list that includes plenty of unreissued rarities! This volume may well be the best in this already-great series -- as its got a totally hip, totally heavy feel -- one that goes out of its way to dig up funk tracks that are perfectly put together -- and not just tunes that happen to be rare! The vocals on many tracks are as great as the instrumentation -- matching the hard drums, scratching guitar, blasting horns, and rolling bass with singers who easily rival the best deep soul talents from the James Brown universe. And as with other volumes, the package is all legit, and presented with great notes on the material -- further emphasizing the careful production of the Absolute Funk series! Titles include "Cool Dad" by Ross Carnegie, "When You Git Through Wit It Put It Back" by City Council Ltd, "What It Is (parts 1 & 2)" by Apollis, "Changes" by The Visitors, "Super Sweet Girl Of Mine" by 5 Miles Out, "Is It Funky Enough" by Communicators & Black Experiences Band, "Clique" by Con-Funk-Shun, "Upstairs On Boston Road (parts 1 & 2)" by Sammy Gordon & The Hip-Huggers, "My Mind Set Me Free (parts 1 & 2)" by House Guests, "Crossin Over" by Carl Holmes & The Commanders, and "Tear It Up (parts 1 & 2)" by Billy Wade & The 3rd Degrees

TRACKLISTING :

1 ROAD RUNNERS: Every Man For Himself 1969
2 HARRY DEAL AND THE GALAXIES: Funky, Funky 1970
3 FREDA HARRIS & HIS RHYTHM SECTION: Feeling Funky 1974
4 JOHN EL: Hot Pants U.S.A. 1974
5 LEN WOODS : Do It Funky 1970
6 THE SISTER AND BROTHERS: The Jed Clampett – Part 1 1970
7 THE SISTER AND BROTHERS: The Jed Clampett – Part 2
8 TABBY THOMAS: One Day 1972
9 PRESTON LOVE: Cissy Popcorn 1969
10 BARBARA HALL: Big Man 1969
11 JERRY O: Soul Sister 1969
12 HINDAL BUTTS: In The Pocket 1970
13 AL HUDSON WITH VITAMIN C: I Want You To Know 1973
14 HOTT SNOW: Let Nature Take It's Course 1974
15 THE JAGUARS: Banana Fanna 1968
16 THE VEL-VETTES: Give A Little Bit Of Time 1972
17 EUGENE BLACKNELL & THE NEW BREED: The Trip – Part1 1968
18 EUGENE BLACKNELL & THE NEW BREED: The Trip – Part2
19 BILLY SHA-RAE: Let's Do It Again 1971
20 DELLA REESE: It Was A Very Good Year 1966


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