Essential funk singles that are affordable...
DirtyBeatGuy
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Was having this discussion with a friend the other day and was wondering what everyone else thought. We came up with quite a few i.e. Betty Wright etc... - so I figured people here might be able to put me on to some more obscure (to me anyways) funk 45's that you consider essential but affordable.
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Rufus Thomas "Do The Funky Penguin"
Rufus Thomas "The Breakdown"
everthing by James Brown
Cymande "The Message"
gene chandler - in my bodys house (basically the funkiest version of HARD TIMES baby huey/curtis) $10
james brown - there was a time / i cant stand myself ESSENTIAL $10
syl johnson - annie got hot pants power ( PT 2 instrumental is as heavy as any $500 funk 45 )$15
junior and the classics - kill the pain $15
jodi gales - you gotta push $10
al green - i'll be good to you $15
*****If you're cool moving into the $20-40 range
caprells - close your eyes (recent influx of copies have made this once $200 single very affordable)
hot chocolate - good for the gander (very cheap as of late)
camille bob - brother brown
bobby williams - funky superfly
harvey scales - funky yolk ($25 or so)
singin sam and the sparks - daybreak
piney brown - everything but you (also used to be big $$)
hope that helps
eddie bo - hook & sling
...unless its more expensive now?
Also on this tip is Rare Function 'Disco Function' which used to go for over a $100 but is around $30-40 now.
some other affordable jams
marva whitney 'Things have got to get better'
General Crook 'Gimmee Some'
Moon People 'Land of Love'
great thread. I'm all about the working man's digger, and I think there is plenty of underrated singles out thurr.
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the fabulous counts "jan jan"
people's choice "big ladies man"
afrique "soul mokossa"
the chubukos "house of the rising funk"
joe quarterman & free soul "trouble on my mind"
Freda Payne - Unhooked Generation
Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul - So Much Trouble on my Mind (essential!!)
Nite-Liters - Dreams to Remember
Miami - Party Freaks
Parliament - Come in out of the Rain
Idris Muhammad - Could Heaven Ever Be Like This (more disco than funk, but cheap and killer)
DJ Ferrari
K.
As if on cue, I just found an awesome record called "Machine Gun" (cover?), heavy dancefloor action with breakdowns... you'll like it
K.
Commodores?
Man, I'm losing it. I thought you were asking if it was possibly a cover, and I was trying to point out that perhaps it was a cover of the Commodore's "machine gun". Maybe you were asking about an album cover, though. I dunno, like i said, i'm losing it. Too many Leffe's here in London.
This record shouldn't be in this thread though, it's neither essential nor affordable
And that's the bottom line.
I finally found that the other day, took me forever.
I'd add:
Ripple - I Don't Know What It Is But It Sure Is Funky/Willie Pass the Water
Soul Seachers - We The People
Bobby Powell - Peace Begins Within
Alvin Cash - Keep On Dancin'
and hell, I'd even throw in an extra-cheap
Commodores - I Feel Sanctified (sounds sweet on 45)
Jungle Fever- Chakachas
Tropical- African Music Machine
All The Way Down- Etta James
I actually have a handful of stock copies if anyone needs one.
We might as well just say all Ripple and Soul Searchers... beginner staples...
And there's several Syl Johnson's too...
Pretty sure this is a great two-sider, though I can't remember what the flip is...
Also:
Ike & Tina: Bold Soul Sisters (blue thumb) a $2 record that will just tear your speakers apart
If you like funky 70s soul, then find a copy of
Sebastian Williams - Get Your Point Over (Ovide)
brilliant tune that shouln't set you back more than $10.
But if you see it for double, buy it anyway.
'Peace Begins Within' - what a fucking tune.
Who needs rare with tunes like this?
some JB 45s for step 1
+
Meters singles
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Essentials
and it doesn't hurt that most are real cheap.
Engine Engine #9 - Wilson Pickett
You're Losing Me - Ann Sexton
It's the Real Thing - Electric Express
Let Me Get Close To You - Jerry Washington
Party Power - Junior Wells
Mighty Mighty - Baby Huey
Keep It Coming - Denise Lasalle
All tha Dykes
Notations - SuperPeople
Cyril Neville - Gossip
Bar Kays - Humpin
General Crook 45s
Abaco Dream - Life and Death in G & A
early Kool & the Gang singles....
You can find this at an affordable price? This is more like a $40+ single when I've seen it.
thats cheap innit? The NON had copies at 25 a pop a few weeks ago too. very affordable for such a hard tune IMO.
RARE GEMS ODYSSEY
FATBACK BAND
KOOL & THE GANG
RIMSHOTS
AVERAGE WHITE BAND
PM me if you want to get with this.
if you do not have it you need it.
i am not hyping this shit for nothing. it is awesome.