Funk / Soul / Rare Grooves

 
Style: Psychedelic Kraut-Funk

Format: LP
Label: Black Pearl

Year: 2014

Condition: M/M

Superfunky tunes to a film that never made it to the cinema.

Written and arranged by german library god Gerhard Narholz (Sonoton owner) and recorded under different pseudonyms and with different groups. Expect superfunky library crime grooves, wah wah guitars, hamond organ riffs, fat horn stabs and fuzzy guitars and all that elements & ingredients that a gangster movie needs, even if it doesn't make it to the screen!

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Style: Psychedelic Kraut-Funk

Format: LP
Label: Black Pearls

Year: 2014

Condition: M/M 

A killer outstanding East German / DDR / GDR Jazz Funk album of the early 70´s, that is maybe the best in it´s genré. This recording has slept for over 40 years in the shelf and shows the quality and high understanding & standard of jazz in East Germany, especially the East-Berlin Jazz scene.  Gruppe SOK is a secret of itself, cause lots of formerly East-Germans remember about this band because of plenty of concerts & the famous youth-radio-station DT64, but are really sad, that there was never a release in these days. But the "Ministerium für Kultur" / Ministry of Culture determined, that "there is no culutural demand for that kind of music" Well, there is!!

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Style: Sexy Funk

Format: 7"
Label: Hansa

Year: 1971

Condition: NM/VG+  

Jungle Fever still rocks the floor like in 71.

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Style: Kraut-Funk / Funky AOR

Format: LP
Label: TSB (Private)

Year: 1980

Condition: NM/VG

Check this massive under the radar Krautfunk album including a good bunch of top tunes somewhere between Disco, Funk and Westcoast AOR. Funky drums, lovely synths & clavinet plus some surprisingly good vocals - sung in english of course ... these dudes are international, but you probably guessed so from the cover pic already!  Too bad they didn't really make it to the showbiz with this fine album!

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Style: Chilling with Nina

Format: LP
Label: CTI (Ger)

Year: 1978

Condition: VG+/VG+

Serious mellow jams provided by the first lady in Jazz. the title track is such the gem! German copy with different artwork.

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Style: Blue Eyed Soul

Format: 7"
Label: EMI

Year: 1977

Condition: NM/VG

Hard to find 7" of of one of the funkiest blue eyed soul tunes out there.

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Style: Sister Funk

Format: LP
Label: WEA

Year: 1979

Condition: NM/VG+   

On first sight I was first attracted by the cover. When I turned the LP and found that Wolfgang Maus plays the bass on this goody I had to take her home with me. And it was the right decision - Gebrauchtmann is deepest Krautfunk with a badass bassline!!

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Style: Funky Jazz

Format: LP
Label: Pronit

Year: 197?

Condition: NM/VG

Superfunky Jazz & Boogaloo - Mohawks Style!

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Style:  Soul

Format: 7"
Label: Motown

Year: 1976

Condition: VG+/ generic

DATE WITH THE RAIN!

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Style: P-Funk

Format: LP
Label: WB (Ger)

Year: 1976

Condition: NM/VG+  Gatefold

Seminal Funkadelic! Just listen to Comin' Round The Mountain or the live version of Cosmic Slop and you know what's poppin!!

Highest recommendation. Even if you don't intend to buy this please listen to it for your soul's sake :)

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Style: Cosmic Funk

Format: 7"
Label: WB

Year: 1975

Condition: NM/VG+

All time classic cosmic funk tune.

One of the first in the genre!

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Style: Modern Soul

Format: 7"
Label: Metronome

Year: 1978

Condition: VG+/VG- 

It's all about When Can I See You - a wonderful modern soul grover that you wouldn't expect from the Munich Disco Tier. Plays with two or three crackles at the beginning!

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Style: Instrumental Funk

Format: LP
Label: Intercord

Year: 1975

Condition: NM/VG+  

No Andre Heller on this FUNKY album. The music is completely instrumental - arranged and payed by the  Peter Wolf Objective Truth Orchestra. Mr. Wolf rules on various keyboards and yes, discoking Kurt SUPERMAX Hauenstein plays the bass!

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Style: Rock / Jazz / Fusion / JazzFunk

Format: LP
Label: Private

Year: 198x

Condition: NM/NM 

Check this obscure private comp that even made it onto Waxidermy ; ) Freaked out Wolfram Brunke Gary Pacific Fuzz Funk (yes, the sought after Blue Onions) and some funky Jazz  and Kraut Funk tunes here. Extremely hard to find...

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Style: Funky Flamenco

Format: LP
Label: CBS

Year: 1981

Condition: NM/VG+  

I'm a total sucker for funky Flamenco tunes.

Manzanita got it going on....

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Style: Space Age Funk

Format: LP
Label: Activ

Year: 1977

Condition: NM/VG+  

Epic breaks and sleazy Jazz Funk on this infamous release by swiss guitar king Pierre Cavalli.

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Style: Political Kraut Funk

Format: LP
Label: Bluff

Year: 1974

Condition: NM/NM 

If you dig critical left winged lyrics sung over tight and funky music this hard to find gem will please you to the max. Released in 1974 on the enthusiast microlabel Bluff. Featuring Placebo's drummer Garcia Morales, Claudio Szenkar on percussion, cosmic Wolfgang Maus on guitar and german jazz legend Helmut Kandelberger on bass.

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Style: Danish Delights

Format: LP
Label: ELSOUND

Year: 1977

Condition: NM/VG+ little ringwear

Sought after pre Laid Back sleaze funk with prog injections and a whole lot of humor. Including the original printed innersleeve... raer!

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Style: Kraut Funk / Psychedelic Dance

Format: LP
Label: Not On Label / Private

Year: 1976

Condition: NM/VG+

Music for dance exercises. There's quite a few of those dance exercise records out there. Some of them are actually good. This one's actually amazing. Extremely talented hobbyists on the paths of Rischka's Soul. Fuzzy, funky and partly psychedelic. Monstrous!

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Style:  Kraut Funk / Fusion / Boogie Jazz / Rap!

Format: LP
Label: Not On label / Private

Year: 1983

Condition: NM/VG+  

Kraut Funk at it's BEST! Starting off with a superfunky jam session incl. soli for everyone in the band. Kemmler on guitar is blowing them other players to the walls of the studio. He‘s showing some more of his funky guitar skills in the second track called Chris The Fusionist. One thing very remarkable for a private german Fusion LP from 1983: It has RAPS! And they are a lot better than you‘d expect from a german (forget about Falco!). More fusion madness on the B- Side in Rebirth Of The Firebirds and they‘re closing with a mellow track called It Could Be. Smooth... Check the long clip!

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Style: Dexter's Golden Girls

Format: LP
Label: PIR

Year: 1981

Condition: VG+/VG+  

A seminal Dexter Wansel production including the soothing Nights Over Egypt!!

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Style: Chaka!

Format: LP
Label: ABC

Year: 1974

Condition: NM/VG+  

So many beautiful songs on this album. Starting with Once You Get Started ending with Stop On By. Right in between the sentimental jam Packed My Bags that still gives me shivers. If you have kids you will understand... ALl in all their best!!

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Style:  Fusion / Funk

Format: LP
Label: Eye

Year: 1981

Condition: NM/VG tear

So lovely record by the former leader of Massada. Including the funky beauty New Morning as featured in my Myrrh Gold & Incense mix from a few years back.

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Style: KRAUTFUNK

Format: LP

Label:Good Noise

Year: 1980

Condition: NM/VG (repaired tear)

Funkiest KRAUT DISCO on this great and unknown german Funkrock LP released on the small Good Noise Label. Do yourself a favour and ...

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Style: Fräulein Funk

Format: LP
Label: Intercord

Year: 1976

Condition: NM/VG+

Sleazy Jazz Funk, mellow post Passport Fusion plus probably the first sighting of a sexy lady rapping in german... in 1976!! Produced by master Kristian Schultze!

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Style: Nothin But The Truth

Format: LP
Label: Arista

Year: 1975

Condition: NM/VG+

Gil Scott heron and Brian Jackson at their best. Spoken word slow jams meets these lightweight rhythms with heavyweight lyrics. I had the pleasure to meet this great man once and his warm and hopeful dark humour is one of a kind. So is his music!

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Style: Soul On Fire!!

Format: LP
Label: Volt

Year: 1970

Condition: NM/VG+ cutout

Superfunky Soul with that nitty gritty late 60 sound.

Kim is most definitely ON FIRE!

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Style: Cannibal Funk

Format: 7"
Label: Yum Yum

Year: 197?

Condition: NM/VG+  

Slow and creepy funk by that one hit wonder.

Grab your legs and dance ...

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Style: Soulful Disco

Format: LP
Label: Wand

Year: 1975

Condition: NM/VG+  

Mid 70s Soul with a tendency to disco. Partly recorded in Philly.

That's where that LOFTY sound comes from...

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Style: Mellow Heaven

Format: LP
Label: Elektra

Year: 1982

Condition: NM/VG+

A truly wonderful album best known for her biggest hit Forget Me Nots. But this records holds way more than just the hit. Biggie says Unbelievable, Tragedy says Gand Groove, Patrice Rushen sings Remind Me. The infamous feel the Temperature Rising, Patrice Rushen sings Where There Is Love. And it's not just breaks...

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Style:  Royal Funk / Modern Soul

Format: LP
Label: WB (Ger)

Year: 1979

Condition: NM/VG+  incl. printed inner sleeve

Prince's second LP. He's not into Raspberry Berets yet. Simply dropping some sweet and sticky Funk. Produced, Arranged, Composed & Performed by Prince only for YOU!

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Style: Instrumental Funk

Format: LP
Label: RCA (Ger)

Year: 1972

Condition: NM/VG+

From Shaft to the Wichita Lineman the Afro Strut - the Nite Liters got the funk. Deep, down and dirty!

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Style: Platinum Breaks

Format: 7"
Label: CBS

Year: 1979

Condition: NM/VG 

Cheryl's biggest hit, a SOLID floorfiller and one of the most famous breaks ever! German only picture-sleeved single. 

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Style: Funk!

Format: LP
Label: RCA

Year: 1976

Condition: NM/VG+ cutout

Taking a step further into the FUNK direction compared to their first album. Lofty Disco, heavy basslines, synths, rhodes and proper Jazz Funk too. Pluck it!

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Style: Funky Soul

Format: 7"
Label: CBS

Year: 1976

Condition: NM/VG

The best songs from her This Is Niecy album on one 7".

Highly uplifting soul beauties with a very Modern sound.

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Style: Funky Soul

Format: LP
Label: Curtom

Year: 1976

Condition: M/VG+  Sealed, CO

Sweetest Soul and Funk by master Hutson. Standout tracks for me are the slow jams like Let's Be Lonely Together and  Lover's Holiday, but there are tracks for the dancefloor as well...

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Style: FUNK

Format: LP
Label: Pickwick

Year: 1978

Condition: NM/VG+

Foostomping funk from Memphis Tenessee! Gnarling rhodes, a powerful horn section and heavy drums make this (Disco) Funk  a winner on the floor!

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Style: Medieval Funk

Format: LP
Label: Jay Boy

Year: 1969

Condition: VG/VG

When I first discovered this one many years ago it totaly blew my mind! The combination of medieval instruments and psychedelic funk still rules in my book ;) Make sure to listen!!

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Style: Uk Jazz Dance

Format: LP
Label: Muza (PL)

Year: 1971

Condition: NM/VG+  

Salena Jones and the british libray master Mansfield teaming up for some some superfunky jazz session. Here's the polish version of their MomentOf Truth album with a hot psychedelic cover, far more interesting than the boring UK version ;)

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Style: Sexual Revolutions

Format: LP
Label: Libra

Year: 1974

Condition: NM/VG+  

This soundtrack to a sexual education play is pretty funny. I have been searching for that tune in the clip for ages after hearing it in a mix back in the 90s. Sit back and enjoy :)

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Style: Sitar Funk & More

Format: 2LP
Label: UA

Year: 1973

Condition: NM/VG 

"Doldinger" is a seldom seen 2-LP compilation featuring the best tracks from Negresco, Motherhood's I Feel So Free, Blues Happening, The Ambassador and Doldinger's Motherhood same titled from 1970. Yes it has Sitar Beat on it!!

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Style: Jamaican Soul

Format: LP
Label: People

Year: 1974

Condition: NM/VG corner bump

Driving and superfunky Soul tunes along with swet reggae jams.

Doris got it goin on!!

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Style: Memphis Soul Stew

Format: LP
Label: London (Ger)

Year: 1975

Condition: NM/NM 

Delicious slow cooked Memphis Soul. Chef Willie Mitchell practicing his magic on Syl "Is it because I'm black" Johnson's soothing voice. He made Raekwon cry tears of joy ...

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Style: Prime Soul

Format: LP
Label: Blue Thumb

Year: 1977

Condition: NM/NM 

The Pointer Sisters are having a party and Don't it drive you crazy that Premier sampled them for Execution of a chump? Well it's a monster of a track so why shouldn't he?

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Style: Umbrella Soul

Format: LP
Label: London

Year: 1974

Condition: NM/VG+  

Incredible Memphis Soul with a strong voice.

Produced by the legend Willie Mitchell.

Epic title track. German copy.

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Style:  P-Funk

Format: LP
Label: WB (US)

Year: 1978

Condition: VG+/VG+  small cutout

OG copy of this FUNK masterpiece. No matter if you dig Dam-Funk, Dr. Dre or Prince. This is where it's all coming from!

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Style: Kraut Funk

Format: LP
Label: Lotus (Private)

Year: 1982

Condition: NM/VG+  

the self acclaimed king of Atlantis (nut) sings, library disco guru Roland Schneider arranges and members of Sioux and Hired Help Band care for the funk. It all culminates in the boogie-ish groover Wir sitzen all auf dem Pulverfaß (We're all sitting on the tinderbox).

Odd shit!!

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Style: Sweet Souls

Format: LP
Label: Motown

Year: 1977

Condition: NM/VG+  

So so beautiful tunes by Stevie's ex. Gently produced by Leon Ware. It's very hard to pick a fave from this album. Check the clip and you know why...

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Style:  Soul In The Cold

Format: LP
Label: Hot Club

Year: 1985

Condition: VG+/VG+  some hairlines

Hyperrare & and pretty obscure Norwegian Soul album including that massive and creepy Modern Soul Grover Wake Up! Check this out!!

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Style:  Funky Chanson

Format: LP
Label: Le Chant Du Monde

Year: 1984

Condition: NM/VG+  

Wonderful LP produced by Armand Fryman. Take a bit of chanson, a little Synth Pop, a little bit of Tropical Pop and Talila is what you get.

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Style: Working Class Funk

Format: LP
Label: Pläne

Year: 1975

Condition: NM/VG+  including insert

Was Tun Band is a political combo coming from the Ruhrgebiet in Germany. An area that has been domiated by coal mining. Hard labour! "Was Tun" roughly translates "To Do Something / to become active". Even if they don't make you become active in a political sense, they'll make you move your lazy butt for SURE.

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Style: Rare Groove / Jazz Funk

Format: LP
Label: Decca (Ger)

Year: 1970

Condition: NM/VG+

Yes, this is the ONE Hildegard Knef LP. With a different cover. The Limited Club Sonderauflage. Sought after for the one of a kind psychedelic Funk groover Im 80. Stockwerk BUT check Insel Meiner Angst and the psychedelic jam Wieviel Menschen Waren Glücklich, Daß Du Gelebt? as well.

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Style: Kraut Funk

Format: LP
Label: April

Year: 1977

Condition: NM/NM

Like new backstock copy of this sizzling Kraut Funk album. Including the unbelievably funky jam Knast Funk. This may be the funkiest piece of Krautrock ever...

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Style: Kraut-Funk

Format: LP
Label: Fran

Year: 1979

Condition: NM/VG+  

Most definitely one of the spaciest Krautfunk lps out there. Made by members of Kraan and the Release Music Orchestra. All killer!

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Style: P-Funk / Ohio Funk

Format: LP
Label: Westbound

Year: 1975

Condition: NM/NM 

Open Minded and grown up Funk by the Ohio Player's mastermind. Seldom seen without  cutout or heavy ringwear!!

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Style: Kraut-Funk

Format: LP
Label: Cain

Year: 1980

Condition: NM/VG+

one of my favourite Kraut discoveries of the last years! Including the funky guitar track Coffee Cup that gets you STARTED within miliseconds as well as some tight and funky kraut-fusion gems

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Style: Modern Soul

Format: 12"
Label: Hansa

Year: 1981

Condition: NM/VG+  

Forget abou the Soul Stars. This Benatar & Kluger production has the 5:31 minute long version of S.S.O.'s Modern Soul hit Won't You Try!!

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Style: Schlager Funk!

Format: LP
Label: EMI

Year: 1970

Condition: NM/VG+  

Nice shirt, huh? Indeed some funky fuzzed out schlager moves on this album. And then there's this insane (almost) instrumental tune called Come On Babe. UH!

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Style: Mysterious Vibes

Format: LP
Label: Polydor

Year: 1976

Condition: NM/NM 

Phased drums and reversed guitars! Mysterious vibrations coming from the space age. Funky breaks meet orchestral jazz funk meet library style psychedelic cheese. Mysteries of the gods...

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Style: Blue Eyed Soul

Format: LP
Label: EMI

Year: 1977

Condition: VG+/VG-

Killer blue eyed soul! A couple of hits on this mighty fine album with Woman Of Soul being the #1. You might have heard it here.

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Style: Fräulein Funk

Format: 7"
Label: EMI

Year: 1970

Condition: NM/VG+  

Powerful orchestral Funk with excellent vocals by an austrian girl named Marianne.

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Style:  Funk with a f

Format: LP
Label: A&M

Year: 1976

Condition: NM/VG+  

Quincy Jones produced the Brother's first album and he did an amazing job. This album is filled with synthesized Funk jams as well as some irresistible beauties. Some cats had to sample these ;)  Come and join them on the way to the Land Of Ladies

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Style: Fuzzy Funk

Format: LP
Label: Fan

Year: 1969

Condition: VG+/VG+  

Here's one of the rarest and most collectable FAN label LPs. Heinz Kiessling's Travel Guide. Offering a entertaining mix of lively bossa/latin and easy tracks with a slightly jazzy vibe. And of course that awesome soul-jazz groover "Golden State Freeway" which starts with a cool, funky bass & drum part followed by organ, guitar and horns! Let's ride ...

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Style: Jazz Funk

Format: LP
Label: Amiga

Year: 1979

Condition: VG+/VG+

There is some SERIOUS tripped out and synthesized Jazz Funk in this Meeting. Not what you'd expect from a group called Modern Soul Band recordering behind the iton curtain?

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Style: Funk

Format: LP
Label: Dee Lite

Year: 1972

Condition: NM/VG+  

Original copy! Filled with hits like Love The Life You Live, Electric Frog, Soul Vibrations, etc etc. Essential album!!

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Style: Psyche Rock

Format: LP
Label: Philips

Year: 1967

Condition: VG+/VG(+)  

The most popular (!) album by one of the fathers of musique concrète. Jerky electronics meet eclectic rhytms made for Ballet dancing. I just tried dancing to it as a morning exercise and I can tell you it was big fun! (Neighbours forgive me ;) Vinyl shows light marks but plays GREAT , the OG 1967 heavy vinyl is almost indestructible.

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Style:  Funk

Format: LP
Label: Polydor

Year: 1977

Condition: NM/VG+  

Tightest Ohio-Funk produced by a german for the german market. Sounds odd doesn't it? Well I guess it's because the german market wasn't already flooded with excellent Funk productions like this. Hot Ice is basically the same group as funksters Switch aka White Heat (Big Barry White's backing band) and of course they're PROS in the game. FUNKY SHIT!!

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Style: Funky French Pop

Format: 2LP

Label: CBS

Year: 1974

Condition: NM/VG++

Double LP with so many amazing Chedid tracks.

Of course "Hold Up" is among them.

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Style: Folk Funk / Psychedelic Blues

Format: LP
Label: CBS NL

Year: 1971

Condition: VG+/VG seamwear on the back 

Come and get some of this funky psychedelic stuff.

The intense late night hymn I'm Funky is just too good.

And don't forget about your Grandmother!!

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Style: Dutch Funk

Format: LP
Label: CNR

Year: 1981

Condition: NM/VG+

Here's more of the good stuff from funky Renee and her boys.

If you dug her Change The Style you'll love this...

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Style: Flamenco Funk

Format: LP
Label: CBS

Year: 1975

Condition: NM/VG+ woc

Sanlucar from Anadalucia recorded some straight flamenco albums before he found a way of comibing flamenco with funky stuff and jazz elements. Balearic dancefloor feeling guaranteed!

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Style:  Blue Eyed Funky Soul? Dancing on the westcoast?

Format: LP
Label: Private Stock

Year: 1976

Condition: NM/VG+ cutout

Incl. one of my favourite tunes EVER!

Moonlight is MORE than alright ; )

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Style: Soulful Reggae / Trojan

Format: LP
Label: Philips

Year: 1973

Condition: NM/VG+  

Holt got soul. And Holt got a whola lotta versions of classics here. My fave is the mighty reggae version of that certain Girl From Ipanema. Let's pretend it's summer already

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Style: Kraut Funk

Format: 7"
Label: Yum Yum

Year: 1976

Condition: NM/VG+  (stamp on cover)

Great Kraut Funk two-sider recorded a year after their First Message album. The Governor is a strong Funk number with hard hitting horns and Just Another Song To Sing is a  mellow Northern Soul tune with some lovely vocals by Antonia Maass. This one reminds me of the beautiful Skylight album from Australia ...

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Style: Krautrock / Funk

Format: LP
Label: Meistersinger

Year: 1978

Condition: M/M

The Meistersinger mastermind's first solo LP. Sealed Copy!!

Incredibly funky Krautrock. If you dig fat pounding drums ->

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Style: Funky Fusion

Format: LP
Label: Power Exchnage

Year: 1977

Condition: NM/VG+  white label TP

Mike Moran should be famous among library aficionados for his works on Themes International and Bruton. Dude was a busy studio musician (keys & synths) in the UK. Here's his only solo LP holding some incredibly mellow funk pearls... dancefloor-friendly of course!

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Style:  Xian Funk

Format: LP
Label: Newpax

Year: 1977

Condition: NM/VG+  

Astonishing, Outrageous, Amazing, Incredible, Unbelievable..... Now that's hwat he thinks of himself. I wonder if this is considered upright and christian. I think he's right at least when we speak about Niniveh Noose. Massive synthesized Funk. You wouldn't have guessed!!

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