kosmo
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70's Funk & Soul
March 09, 2005 at 03:18 PM UTC
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Considering filling some holes in my DJ record bag and was wondering if this was a good place to start for 70s Soul… Also looking for Funk Collection recommendations. On my list for sure is a Sly & The Family anthology.
Can You Dig It? The '70s Soul Experience
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Venerable Bede
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Re: 70's Funk & Soul
March 09, 2005 at 03:27 PM UTC
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
On my list for sure is a Sly & The Family anthology.
word!
HoyaSaxa03
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Re: 70's Funk & Soul
March 09, 2005 at 03:34 PM UTC
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my collection is severely lacking in this area as well, so i'll be interested to see the posts on this
a couple of suggestions that i have and love:
"al green's greatest hits" – great one disc anthology
"otis! the definitive otis redding" – amazing four disc set (not 70s, but essential)
"sly & the family stone greatest hits" – perfect one-disc
and you already have the shuggie otis "inspiration information", that's probably my favorite soul album … ive listened to it a bunch and keep finding more nuggets …
skeeter
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Re: 70's Funk & Soul
March 09, 2005 at 03:35 PM UTC
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Rhett Miller
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Re: 70's Funk & Soul
March 09, 2005 at 03:43 PM UTC
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Get yourself some Sam Cooke.
ggw
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Re: 70's Funk & Soul
March 09, 2005 at 03:47 PM UTC
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Herbie Hancock
Stevie Wonder (Superstitious)
thirsty moore
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Re: 70's Funk & Soul
March 09, 2005 at 04:01 PM UTC
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Herbie Hancock – Fat Albert Rotunda
If only for the song Wiggle-Waggle. Excellent.
Curtis Mayfield – Back to the World
Check out Right on for the Darkness. Probably a hard to find album.
kosmo
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Re: 70's Funk & Soul
March 09, 2005 at 04:02 PM UTC
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got stevie wonder covered, sam cooke died in 1964, and the P-Funk catalog is going to be a tough one to dig into because it's so huge. any good anthologies to start with?
Joymonster
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Re: 70's Funk & Soul
March 09, 2005 at 04:03 PM UTC
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James Brown- "Startime"
James Brown Funky People 1-3
James Brown Original Funky Divas
The J.B's Anthology
The Complete Stax/ Volt Singles 1958-1968
Earth, Wind, & Fire- "Greatest Hits"
Mandrill- "Best of Mandrill"
Curtis Mayfield- "Curtis"
Curtis Mayfield-"Superfly"
Prince- The Hits 1-2 (stay away from the B-Sides)
Parliament- "Tear the Roof Off 74-80"
The Meters- "Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology"
Bar-Kays- "The Best of The Bar-Kays" (Stax Version)
The Isley Brothers- "3+3"
Barry White- "Greatest Hits"
Kool and The Gang- "Best of Kool and The Gang 69-76" (ignore anything they did after 79')
Funkadelic- "One Nation Under A Groove"
Zapp- "All the Greatest Hits"
The Gap Band- "Best of the Gap Band"
If you want the chart hits, get The Funk Box set, but it's missing a lot of key songs.
Guiny
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Re: 70's Funk & Soul
March 09, 2005 at 04:08 PM UTC
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Wild Cherry's greatest hit(s)….LOL
sukihaywood
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Re: 70's Funk & Soul
March 09, 2005 at 04:09 PM UTC
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Mother's Finest - Live
SalParadise
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Re: 70's Funk & Soul
March 09, 2005 at 04:33 PM UTC
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anything by the jimmy castor bunch.
the two recently rereleased james brown collections are great ('in the jungle groove' and 'motherlode').
but yeah, sly & the family stone should be at the top of your list.
ggw
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Re: 70's Funk & Soul
March 09, 2005 at 04:33 PM UTC
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Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch?
Doctor Doom
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Re: 70's Funk & Soul
March 09, 2005 at 04:35 PM UTC
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since this is DC, throw some go-go into the mix. Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers, Rare Essence, Experience Unlimited…
saco
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Re: 70's Funk & Soul
March 09, 2005 at 04:49 PM UTC
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While both Sam Cooke and Otis are kings of Soul - and while we're on that subject get some Solomon Burke - neither lived let alone produced music in the 70's.
Two words Kosmo: Issac Hayes.
Donny Hathaway
Roberta Flack
The Staples Singers
Lou Rawls
Chaka Khan
Bill Withers
kosmo
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Re: 70's Funk & Soul
March 09, 2005 at 04:59 PM UTC
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got some Issac.. the tempatations " Psychedelic Shack" is also on my list…
Venerable Bede
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Re: 70's Funk & Soul
March 09, 2005 at 05:00 PM UTC
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Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
a couple of suggestions that i have and love:
"al green's greatest hits" – great one disc anthology
"sly & the family stone greatest hits" – perfect one-disc
as the great bruce mccullough said: greatest hits albums are for housewives and little girls.
kosmo
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Re: 70's Funk & Soul
March 09, 2005 at 05:04 PM UTC
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and for dj's with limited budgets…
imrotten
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Re: 70's Funk & Soul
March 09, 2005 at 05:05 PM UTC
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I've been listening to some Ohio Players recently!
HoyaSaxa03
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Re: 70's Funk & Soul
March 09, 2005 at 05:22 PM UTC
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Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
a couple of suggestions that i have and love:
"al green's greatest hits" – great one disc anthology
"sly & the family stone greatest hits" – perfect one-disc
as the great bruce mccullough said: greatest hits albums are for housewives and little girls.
i love greatest hits albums of bands i'm not obsessed with … especially bands that did their best work in singles, not albums
while i have most every other beatles album, their "past masters, vol. 2" is my third favorite disc of theirs
