Essential Funk 45's
99Problems
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This little dude needs schooling in the world of funk 45's. If it's not a real burner then forget it. Also, not looking for anything too rare either (unless it's really a monster).
I only have a few suggestions to offer. The Chris Jones "I'm the Man" that everyone has, Johnny Talbot "Pickin' Cotton" and Thomas East "Funky Music" on True Soul.
Thanks Soulstrut..
I only have a few suggestions to offer. The Chris Jones "I'm the Man" that everyone has, Johnny Talbot "Pickin' Cotton" and Thomas East "Funky Music" on True Soul.
Thanks Soulstrut..
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Sounds tough. Thanks Tom!
Jerry Washington "Baby please don't leave me" on excello.
Great record--although I think it may also be an album cut? Have to check when I get home.
also a great one. forgot about it cause i got "baby don't leave me" first. i'd say both are essential.
No, it's ok if it also appeared on the album.
eddie bo "hook and sling"
myra barnes "super good"
hank ballard "how you gonna get respect"
marva whitney - its my thing
a lot of James Brown really, although a lot of them are available on LPs. i think these two are not though:
James Brown "The Drunk" (Bethlehem)
James Brown "Shhhh for a little while" (King)
I reject the idea that "essential" means "unavailable on LP."
The Village Callers "Hector" on Rampart
Lou Courtney - Hey Joyce, Hot Butter'n'All
Chuck Carbo - Can I Be Your Squeeze
Bill Doggett - Honky Tonk Popcorn
Bill Cosby - Hikky Burr
Lavell Hardy - Don't Lose Your Groove
Thanks Larry.
ramsey lewis "do what you wanna"
interpretations "snap out"
You're welcome...but wait...there's more (I'm creeping up on 6000, and feeling ZESTY...
Hank Ballard & The Dapps - How You Gonna Get Respect
Joe Quarterman & Free Soul - I've Got So Much Trouble On My Mind
many Meters 45s
Bobby Patterson - My Thing is Your Thing
many Dyke & The Blazers 45s
Fabulous Counts - Jan Jan, Scrambled Eggs, Pack of Lies
Cyril Neville - Gossip
Haha... I guess not.
I am now officially moving to make it part of the criteria.
On what basis?
To me, "essential 45" means either unavailable on LP or available only on an LP that is such a terd that you wouldn't want to be burdened with the other ~10 tracks.
Bobby Byrd "I Know You Got Soul"
Marva Whitney "Unwind Yourself"
Marva Whitney "It's My Thing"
Vicki Anderson "Message from the Soul Sisters"
Lyn Collins "Think"
JB's "The Grunt"
JB's "Pass the Peas"
Hank Ballard "From the Love Side"
I'd much rather have a 45 of a great lp track. 45s sound better and louder and are lighter and take up less space. Also, lets face it, most funk lps have only 1 or 2 great tracks.
Okay, the sound is a pretty good counter-argument.
Little Royal's definitely got more than one good track on it, though.
I also tend to like the ballad-type cuts that a lot of funk collectors skip past on the LPs...