FUNK

Is that the telephone ringing?... Hello?... Oh snap it’s Charles Bradley! Oooh, and he’s doing his LOVE THING. If Soul is your Goal, you better pick up, because Charles is on your main line, and he definitely can’t hold. He’s in a way on this record, and it’s B-A-D! Phonin’, and Moanin,...

It was the annual Charles Bradley memorial day BBQ throw down, when Charles finally introduced LaRose Jackson to Tommy. "Tommeyy! This is the lady I was telling you about. You gotta hear her sang!" To which LaRose said, "This is the guy you were talking about? He don't look like no funky producer...

Hot on the heels of announcing a singles collection from the North Carolina funk and soul group, P-VINE Records is proud to be repressing Brief Encounter’s debut album Introducing - The Brief Encounter for the first time in eleven years. A much-loved favourite among RARE GROOVE fans, this album...

Record Kicks is proud to present POST MOMENTUM, the new EP by Italian cult combo Calibro 35 to be released on June 11th on digital platforms and on July 9th on limited edition 12" vinyl. The extended-play comes 17 months after the acclaimed previous Calibro 35 album MOMENTUM, which – as the band...

Otis Clay, a revered Deep Soul singer of the 60s alongside James Carr, Percy Sledge, and O.V. Wright, was born in 1942 in Waxhaw, Mississippi. He began singing in church and later joined the legendary gospel quartet, the Sensational Nightingales. Transitioning to secular music in 1962 with...

Another heavyweight release from the vaults of the legendary tax scam label TSG comes this reissue of The Corner Gang’s Stone Out Of Your Mind. Living up to the striking haze of the album’s sleeve, here are nine tracks of energetic pop and sweet soul packed with enough heat to ward off the...

Favorite Recordings proudly present its new series of 7" reissues with the following concept: each side dedicated to one Funky French track coming with its original artwork. You just have to flip it!On the first side, you'll get the amazing track "Funky Biguine" by West Indies band Crystal....

It is with great pride that we celebrate this milestone with you. This, Daptone’s 100th 45rpm release, features an unprecedented collaboration of talent from our legendary roster of artists.The A side, ‘Hey Brother’ is a song written by The FRIGHTNRS and originally performed on their...

The star of Ernesto Djédjé started rising in the late 60s, when he became the guitar player and leader of Ivoiro Star, founded by Amédée Pierre, star of Dopé, the leading musical style at the time. Annoyed by the “congolisation” of the Ivorian music that was taking place within the band,...