Rare Funk On 45
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MartinisHung Over
1965 was the year of "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" and the birth of funk as a genre. So it may be a stretch to call "Hung Over" funk, but it's definitely got the DNA in there... "Hung Over" came out of Memphis in 1965 on BAR Records. The letters of 'BAR' stood for the names of…
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The Maskman & The AgentsStand Up
By the time the 60s came around, Maskman & The Agents had already been plugging away since the 1940s as the Cap-Tans with front man Harmon Bethea. The name change reflected Harmon's new gimmick of wearing a Lone Ranger style mask on stage in a desperate bid to get the attention…
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The Rising SunFunky Yolk
Born 1940, Arnold "Hoss" Albury played keyboards and was an organist for the world-famous 'Marching 100 Band' out of Miami. He was a big figure in Miami's funk scene and was a pioneer of the TK Records sound as exemplified by KC and The Sunshine band later in the 70s. Arnold was…
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John Phillips Soul& Stone Marching BandThat Memphis Thing
Released out of Memphis on the local Pepper label in 1968 "That Memphis Thing" is a great late 60s, 'big band' instrumental. Pepper's owner William Pepper was a big music industry figure in Memphis at the time and was widely respected for having helped bring in an all-Black…
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Henry Love & The No.1 ExplosionFire
Out from the left field agin... a weird, almost dub instrumental version of a 'garage soul' song about the end of the world. A pretty neat example of the symbiotic relationship American funk music had with African music during the early to mid 1970s. This could almost be a Fela…
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Bobby WilliamsFunky Super Fly
In a time long before tribute bands were common, the late, great Bobby Williams was something odd. Hailing from Orlando, Florida, he was not so much a James Brown copyist but a guy who really seemed to think he was James Brown. "Funky Super Fly" was released out of Chicago in…
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Frankie Coe & The Mighty Soul MessengersGet It Jerk
No-one has much to say about this early-era R&B funker apart from what it says on the label. So... read the label - it's all the info I know. Artist: Frankie Coe & The Mighty Soul Messengers A: Get It Jerk B: Got To See My Baby Label: Big City Records Cat#: BC-100 DOWNLOAD
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Magic SamI'll Pay You Back
Samuel "Magic Sam" Gene Maghett (born February 14, 1937, Grenada, Mississippi) was a well-respected blues guitarist who toured extensively and released several acclaimed albums during the 50s and 60s. A lot of blues artists around during the funk years dabbled with the genre…
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Lee MosesTime And Place
Recorded January 1970 and released out of Memphis, this song is so damn great it's almost a spiritual experience. Huge, huge shame though that the recording is full of pops and clicks - even though the vinyl looks brand new and is entirely scratch free. Suspect messed up master,…
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Ernie & The Top Notes, Inc.Dap Walk
Recorded early 1972, New Orleans, 'Dap Walk' is one of the greatest, most sought after funk 45s of the 'never quite made it' category. Says Funky 16 Corners: "If there were ever a feel-good funk song, it’s “Dap Walk” by New Orleans stalwarts Ernie and The Top Notes. A happily…
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The Fabulous CapricesGroovy World
Never been able to work out whether this 1971 recording out of Texas (released on the Camaro label, Memphis) used a producer who was totally high or just a guy who shrugged convention by not really knowing what he was doing. But either way, it's a brilliant, totally left-field…
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Cyril NevilleGossip
Before coming to prominence as a member of brother Art Neville's band The Meters, percussionist and vocalist Cyril Neville cut his debut track for New Orleans label Josie. Not sure why it didn't get big. Maybe the sitar was just too strange for the market at the time? Great,…
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The Soul MachineTwitchie Feet
1968 New Orleans/Meters style funk out of Los Angeles with "Soul/funk journeyman" Leon Hayward. Hayward moved from Houston, TX, to Los Angeles in the early 60s and played in many local R&B bands. He would later achieve success in the mid-70s with songs like "I Want'a Do…
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The Fabulous CountsJan Jan
Hailing from Detroit, The Fabulous Counts released their first single 'Jan Jan' on the local indy Moira label in 1968. The track was produced by former Motown producer Richard "Popcorn" Wylie. Unlike most rare funk obscurities, 'Jan Jan' only narrowly missed charting and The…
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The VibrettesThe Humpty Dump Pt. 1
"The Humpty Dump" is widely miscredited as an Eddie Bo production, rather than a Johnny Otis & Friends project. Sure, it sounds like classic New Orleans funk but it ain't. This much-sampled 1973 'funk bomb' is out of LA (meaning Los Angeles not Louisiana) with the 'Shuggie' on…
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Don PierceSpook-A-Delic
I bought this one years ago without hearing it. But how could you resist buying a single with a label that looks like that and boasts an a-side called "This Funky Thing"? A winner... But despite its promise, I have to say I never cared too much for "This Funky Thing". Instead, I…
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Hot Ice CompanyI Got The Love You Need
A slightly later era funk tune out of New York, this b-side has a really cool Hammond organ section at the start that begs to be sampled and looped. Don't know anything about Hot Ice Company or Lionel Records except it was a Mercury subsidiary so chances are there's quite a few…
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James Lewis FieldsHow Long Shall I Wait
Easily one of the best, this track is like the '57 Chevy of Funk: it's a quintessential classic everyone knows but only a few own. I was lucky to get mine in the early 90s for $6 at Camden Market, London and it was one of the first items in my Funk 45 collection. Don't know…
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Thomas St John & Winston JFunky Woman
The late 60s and early 70s were full of soul bands putting on James Brown impersonations and releasing 45s that mostly disappeared into obscurity. That's not to say some damn fine tunes were not crafted by guys trying to cash in on the Godfather's innovation. Even in Nigeria…
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Samson & Delilah The BOSS SixLiving In A World Of Trouble
Recorded in PA and released on the King James label out of Ohio, this 1974 obscurity is a definite hard-edge funk soul anthem. What we used to call Rare Groove back in the day... sigh. It's featured on the CD comp 'Funky Jams V' (1996) but seems otherwise fairly unknown. Artist:…