It’s dusty 45’s galore with almost fifty proto-funk tracks that paved the way for the funk-boom of the early seventies and beyond. Featuring backstreet garage-funk obscurities alongside future stars Sly Stone, Parliament and of course James Brown and his super heavy bands of the mid-sixties.
Sound Obsession: Kirk Degiorgio - The Origins of Funk 1965-1967
Ron Buford: Deep Soul (Pt II) (Camelot)
James Crawford: If You Don’t Work You Can’t Eat (Mercury)
Buddy Corner: Half Way Loving (Early Bird)
Jerry Coombs Band: I’ve Been There (Tri-Spin)
Ruff Francis & The Illusions: Give Me Mercy (Essica)
Barbara Lynn: I’m A Good Woman (Tribe)
Della Reese: It Was A Very Good Year (ABC)
Dyna-Tones: The Skunk (Alto)
George Scott: Nobody Can Save Me (Maple)
James Brown & The Famous Flames: Money Won’t Change You (Pt II) (King)
The Brothers Two: You Got It (Crimson)
Don Gardner: Let’s Party (T.N.T.)
Eddie “Jasper” Daye’s Four Bars: Lean On Me (Dayco)
Guitar Ray: Funky Pete (Hot Line)
Lee Moses: Never In My Life (Dynamo)
The T.M.G.’s: The Hatch (Soul Shake)
The Showmen Inc.: The Tramp (Pt I) (Now)
Tony Bowens & The Soul-Choppers: Boilin’ Water (Tony Bowens)
Tony Clarke: Ghetto Man (Chicory)
Art Butler: Soul Brother (Epic)
Arthur Conley: Stuff You Gotta Watch (Atco)
Bar-Keys: Give Everybody Some (Volt)
Carolyn Sullivan: Dead! (Philips)
Chuck Edwards: Downtown Soulville (Punch)
Curly Moore: Don’t Pity Me (Sansu)
The Dapps ft. Alfred Eillis: Bring Up The Guitar (King)
Dyke & The Blazers: So Sharp (Original Sound)
Eddie Bo & Inez Cheatham: Lover And A Friend (Capitol)
Frank Beverly & The Butlers: Love (Your Pain Goes Deep) (Sassy)
James Brown: Funk Bomb (Instrumental) (King)
Jimmy Hughes: I’m A Man Of Action (Fame)
Jimmy Norman: I’m Leaving (This Old Town) (Mercury)
Harvey Scales & The Seven Sounds: Get Down (Magic Touch)
James Brown & The Famous Flames: There Was A Time (King)
Laura Lee: Wanted. Lover, No Experience Necessary (Chess)
Marva Whitney: Unwind Yourself (King)
Junior & The Classics: Kill The Pain (Magic Touch)
Lonnie Youngblood: Soul Food (That’s What I Like) (Fairmont)
Marvelle & The Blue Match: Soul Fever (Magic Touch)
The Mustangs: How Funky Can You Get (Jetstar)
The Parliaments: All Your Goodies Are Gone (Revilot)
Sly & The Family Stone: Trip To Your Heart (Epic)
Ruby Andrews: Let’s Get A Groove Going On (Part II) (Zodiac)
The Rayons: You Confuse Me Baby (Forte)
Tony Ashley: I’ll Never Be Satisfied (Forte)
Syl Johnson: Different Strokes (Twilight)
James Brown & The Famous Flames: Cold Sweat (King)