MANDRILL BT'S EXPRESS PLEASURE MARVIN GAYE THE METERS C. MAYFIELD ISAAC HAYES THE JB'S EARTH WIND and FIRE Sir JOE QUARTERMAN (...)
good list... but, NO on marvin gaye and ewf... AWESOME records, would never call any of them Funk LPs...
Just, you wouldn't call the FIRST Earth Wind & Fire LP a funk record? Would you say it's more of an R&B record?
definitely not an R&B record (but i know what you were saying)... okay thats the closest to being a Funk record but would i call it "Funk"... no. its the funkiest Soul album they have so thats how i classify it.
Most of the albums by Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band were uneven, but In The Jungle, Babe and You're So Beautiful.
You really think so?
I think Together is the best start-to-finish listen:
Damn, how could I forget? You're on the money, Faux. Definitely that one, too! Yeah, the Together album is one cold-blooded piece of wax. And most of it was recorded live, too!
I guess I was thinking of Express Yourself (which has some experiments that don't quite come off) and The Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band (the first LP, which has more filler than a ballpark frank).
really, all those beginning diggin records you were on the search for:
ewf ohio players james brown fred wesley marva whitney sly stone
etc
...these are the ones that are "essential" in my opinion. you cant (rather shouldnt) move forward in music without knowing or owning these artists and their music.
maybe they dont have the best Funk LPs but they are the stepping stones one should know before trying to grab the smaller and private pressed records that we all crave for.
really, all those beginning diggin records you were on the search for:
ewf ohio players james brown fred wesley marva whitney sly stone
etc
...these are the ones that are "essential" in my opinion. you cant (rather shouldnt) move forward in music without knowing or owning these artists and their music.
maybe they dont have the best Funk LPs but they are the stepping stones one should know before trying to grab the smaller and private pressed records that we all crave for.
Totally agree. I have a lot of those...except for Marva Whitney.
I also forget Tina Turner, her version of "Funkier than a Mosquito's..." is pretty off the hook.
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there are several european lps that are funky as hell...
dont forget..
It seems like you want lp's with a "funk 45" sound, no?
definitely not an R&B record (but i know what you were saying)... okay thats the closest to being a Funk record but would i call it "Funk"... no. its the funkiest Soul album they have so thats how i classify it.
Damn, how could I forget? You're on the money, Faux. Definitely that one, too! Yeah, the Together album is one cold-blooded piece of wax. And most of it was recorded live, too!
I guess I was thinking of Express Yourself (which has some experiments that don't quite come off) and The Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band (the first LP, which has more filler than a ballpark frank).
Yes, that's it...and with vocals too, if possible.
You could also call this thread "NORTHERN SOUL LP BONERS"..
ewf
ohio players
james brown
fred wesley
marva whitney
sly stone
etc
...these are the ones that are "essential" in my opinion. you cant (rather shouldnt) move forward in music without knowing or owning these artists and their music.
maybe they dont have the best Funk LPs but they are the stepping stones one should know before trying to grab the smaller and private pressed records that we all crave for.
Totally agree. I have a lot of those...except for Marva Whitney.
I also forget Tina Turner, her version of "Funkier than a Mosquito's..." is pretty off the hook.
Mohawks LP
Tony And Reality LP
What?
Com'on Jinx!!
Earth Wind and Fire _ S/T 1970 _ Warner
Marvin Gaye _ Trouble Man _ Motown
If those aren't "Soul classics" (and ESSENTIAL!!), I don't understand.
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Great records definitely. Just looking for something with a harder, funkier sound.
Essential? Probably not, but I love it so.
Oh!
the title is Essential Funk... not Soul.
Ah! ok, you're right, I mean I hear you.
What about the New Birth_ S/T_ 1970...?
Funk, right!?
the 2 Cane & Abel LP's on Epic
All the LP's from Ice/ Lafayette Afro Rock Band
New Birth LPs
8th Day LPs
9th Creation LPs
essential? mmmm... probably not, but Funk... yes. Funk and Soul... but not just Funky Soul. confusing?... ha!
This definitely qualifies. Up there with the greats in my mind.
exactly what is the difference between the soul searchers and the other artists mentioned?
i thought "rare groove" described the actual records, not the music
I hope it qualifies;)
Niceness.
Anyone heard Mark IV S/T (on Mercury)? Mostly, soul...but a few really good uptempo cuts.
this is essential to me
I thought that shit was kinad weak. Like an album full of "Funky Nassau"
I have a few of the followup singles - I got to say, "Funky Nassau" (the song, not the LP) was the best they ever did.