Rare Funk - 12 LP's [Cobalt Records]

12 volumes total, groovy cover scans included.
This highly respectable selection takes you through to an exploratory journey into the various rare groove worlds.
It has it all: instrumental funk, mod-funk, afro-funk, themes, soul, j-funk, library music, samples, classics... all selected by the man behind the Funky+Groovy guide, a well known rare vinyl digger.
Each volume has a focus, presenting an informed selection of grooves in the genre.

Rare Funk Vol. 1 (Cobalt 1993)

A1 Public Enemy Fight The Power (Power Sax Mix) (3:45)
A2 Disco Dub Band For The Love Of Money (4:00)
A3 Esquires, The Think (3:50)
A4 Jackie Mittoo Stereo Freeze (3:10)
A5 Blue Mitchell The Message (3:20)
A6 Som Três Spooky (2:50)
B1 Mantronix King Of The Beats (5:50)
B2 Sivuka Ain't No Sunshine (4:45)
B3 Love Unlimited Orchestra Strange Games & Things (4:10)
B4 Meters, The Just Kissed My Baby (4:42)

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Rare Funk Vol. 2 (Cobalt 1993)

01 - Melvin Sparks - Whip Whop 04:03
02 - Al Escobar - Tighten Up 02:52
03 - Marvells - Rock Steady 03:06
04 - Jimmy Mcgriff - Superfunk 02:59
05 - Chakachas - Story 02:43
06 - Nairobi Afro Band - Soul Makossa 04:25
07 - Gil Scott Heron - Its Your World 03:59
08 - Calt Tjader - Mamblues 03:08
09 - Prophets of Soul - Aint No Sunshine 03:51
10 - Jbs - Popcorn with Feeling 03:02
11 - Unda Lewis - Sideway Shuffle 03:14
12 - Will Powers - Adventures-in Dub 04:46

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Rare Funk Vol. 3 - Soundtrack Edition (Cobalt 1994)

01 - Johnny Pate - Shaft in Africa 02:35
02 - Grant Green - Final Comedown 03:24
03 - J-J Johnson - Willie Dynamite 03:00
04 - Lalo Schifrin - Dirty Harry 03:26
05 - Wade Marcus - New Era 03:02
06 - Donato - Almas Irmas 01:55
07 - Eric and the Vikings - Get Off the Streets 02:16
08 - Herbie Hancock - Blow Up 01:47
09 - Lafayette Afro-Rock Band - Malick 04:10
10 - Gordon Staples - Strung Out 02:48
11 - Dave Cortez - Tag 02:42
12 - Eugene Mcdaniels - Jagger Dagger 02:56
13 - Stu Gardner - Mouth of the Fish 04:06
14 - Devorzon - Riot 02:52
15 - Don Julian - Savage 01:17

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Rare Funk Vol. 4 - Soundtrack Edition (Cobalt 1994)

01 - Johnny Pate - Shaft in Africa Pt 2 03:04
02 - Ocho - Hot Pants Road 04:38
03 - JBs - Blind Man 02:20
04 - Mike Manieri - Minnesota Thins 02:51
05 - Little Sonny - Memphis B-K 03:36
06 - Ray Charles - Booty Butt 04:12
07 - Lalo Schifrin - Bullitt 02:20
08 - Mandrill - Mandrill 04:26
09 - Horace Ott - Gordon's War 03:08
10 - Henri Mancini - Streets of S.F. 02:52
11 - Mighty Tom Cats - Cheeba Cheeba 04:52
12 - Darrow Fletcher - Now is the Time 02:26
13 - Andre Previn - Rollerball 01:51
14 - Gary Byrd - Every Bro Ain't A Bro 02:28

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Rare Funk Vol. 5 - Afro Funk (Cobalt 1995)

01 - Fela Kuti and Ginger Baker - Ye Ye Smell 06:15
02 - Olatunji - Tenga 03:43
03 - Candido - Who is Gonna Take the Weight 04:29
04 - Prof Longhair - Big Chief 02:13
05 - Mandingo - Black Rite 03:47
06 - Calvin Owens - the Cat 02:20
07 - Sarah Vaughan - Inner City Blues 04:13
08 - P King - Ajo 03:57
09 - JB - Don't Tell it 03:58
10 - Mohawks - Give Me Some Mo 03:11
11 - Equals - Funky Like A Train 04:29
12 - Floyd Morris - Mellow Funk 02:10

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Rare Funk Vol. 6 - Mod Funk Edition (Cobalt 1995)

01 - Dennis Coffey And The Lyman Woodward Trio - Its Your Thing (2:35)
02 - Toussaint McCall - Shimmy (2:30)
03 - John Cameron Quartet - Troublemaker (4:00)
04 - Sam Most - Jungle Fantasy (2:45)
05 - Moon People - Hippy, Skippy Moon Stomp (2:55)
06 - Detroit City Limits - 98% Plus Tax (2:55)
07 - Preston Love - Chili Music (3:35)
08 - Elliot Fisher - For The Love Of Money (5:50)
09 - Stretch - Why Did You Do It? (3:30)
10 - Ellen Mcilwaine - Jimmy Bean (3:00)
11 - Gus Giordano - Do What Ever Sets You Free (4:00)
12 - Robert Lowe - Back To Funk (3:50)
13 - Dynamics, The - Make It Reggae (3:00)

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Rare Funk Vol. 7 - Female Funk (Cobalt 1995)

01 - Jackson Sisters - I Believe in Miracles 04:53
02 - Spanky Wilson - You 02:15
03 - Candi Staton - Best Thing You Ever Had 02:23
04 - Barbara Acklin - I Can't Do My Thing 02:31
05 - Julie Driscoll - Indian Rope Man 03:21
06 - Raelets - Almost Grown 02:13
07 - Marlena Shaw - Liberation Conversation 02:02
08 - Nina Simone - Save Me 03:23
09 - Patti Jo - Ain't No Love Lost 05:56
10 - Sister's Love - Give Me Your Love 04:13
11 - Cheyenne - Come Back to Me 03:00
12 - Carolyn Franklin - Deal with it 03:12
13 - Les Hooper - Lady of the Night 05:48

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Rare Funk Vol. 8 - Psyche (Cobalt 1996)

01 - Claudia Vita - Amame 02:51
02 - Murtaugh - Slinky 03:00
03 - K. Doldinger - Sitar 01:33
04 - Mystic Moods - Cosmic Sea 02:56
05 - Dick Hyman - Give it Up Turn it Loose 03:10
06 - Henri Mancini - Here's Looking 02:50
07 - Johnny Harris - Footprints 02:55
08 - Keef Hartley - Imatations 03:28
09 - Ananda Shankar - Dancing Drums 04:56
10 - Assaigai - Cocoa 04:00
11 - Ben Sidran - I Lead A Life 02:34
12 - Gentle Rain - Jelly 04:28
13 - Sugarloaf - Soulwalk 03:30
14 - Claudia Vita - Dr No's Piano 02:34
15 - Chaka - Africa Symphony 01:45

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Rare Funk Vol. 9 - Junk Funk (Cobalt 1996)

01 - Red Holt - Flo 02:06
02 - Bob Dorough - 3 is the Magic Number 03:10
03 - Eric Burdon-War - Magic Mountain 03:31
04 - Jesse Anderson - Mighty Mighty 02:09
05 - Patti Jo - Hard to Handle 02:29
06 - Sheeba - Jungle Fever 02:33
07 - Soul Brothers - Get on the Goodfoot 03:07
08 - Constelations - Hot Pants Road 04:04
09 - C.K. Mann - Funky Highlife 02:01
10 - Inganda Kenya - Shalode 03:45
11 - Vulcans - Star Trek 03:32
12 - Phil Catherine - Give it Up & Turn it Loose 03:29
13 - Funk Factory - Rien Ne Va Plus 03:44
14 - Dust Bros. - 33 One-Third God 03:50
15 - Dust Bro. - and What You Give 03:40
16 - Cozy Powell - Let There Be Skin 02:19

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Rare Funk Vol. 10 - Mo' Female Funk (Cobalt 1999)

01 - Wally Badarou - Mambo
02 - Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Africa 70 - Upside Down
03 - Vibrettes, The - Humpty Dump
04 - Erma Franklin - Light My Fire
05 - J.B.'s, The - Use Me
06 - Betty Davis - Anti Love Song
07 - Christine McVie - That's Saying A Lot
08 - Jane Birkin - Love For Sale
09 - A Taste Of Honey - Rescue Me
10 - Dawn Penn - No No No
11 - Armando Trovaioli - Sesso Matto
12 - Clarence Wheeler & The Enforcers - Right On

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Rare Funk Vol. 11 - Creole Funk (Cobalt 2000)

01 - Blue Jays - What Do You Want
02 - Cimmerons - Street Walk
03 - Sound Studio Band - Give Me Some
04 - Dave and Ansel Collins - Doing Our Ting
05 - Apostels - Soulful
06 - Boris Gardiner - Ghetto Funk
07 - In Crowd - Mango Walk
08 - Tornadoes - Do Your Thing
09 - Wild Magnolias - Ho No Se
10 - Organization - Smokey Feeling
11 - Lever Brothers - Blackmans Cry
12 - Ray Munnings - Funky Nassau
13 - Naturals - Funky Rasta
14 - Jon Lucien - Ghetto Song

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Rare Funk Vol. 12 - Latin Funk (Cobalt 2000)

01 - St. Vincent Latinaires - Broasted or Fried 04:27
02 - Ray Barretto - Right on 02:35
03 - Hammer - Tuane 02:57
04 - Harvey Averne - Cucaraca Macara 03:19
05 - Jimmy Castor - It's Just Begun 03:02
06 - Los Sobrinos Del Juez - Harina De Maiz 01:59
07 - Apache - Liberte 02:23
08 - Antonio & Jocafi - Sequiser Vallier 02:26
09 - Reality - Acapulco Gold 04:04
10 - Wilson De Neves - Pick Up the Pieces 03:27
11 - Joe Cuba - Latin Hustle 04:03
12 - Los Reyes - Adeo Y 04:18
13 - Walter Branco - Mango Walk 03:16
14 - Jade - Viva Tirado 02:54

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