500 Awesome Funk and Soul Albums

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46: Instant Funk - s/t (y'all know "I Got My Mind Made Up"? That's on there, but there is also a Star Wars-inspired xylophone-heavy jam called "DARK VADER")

― disco violence (disco violence), Saturday, 15 October 2005 00:35 (eighteen years ago) link

46 1/2: Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime

― disco violence (disco violence), Saturday, 15 October 2005 00:37 (eighteen years ago) link

47: AL GREEN - LET'S STAY TOGETHER

― disco violence (disco violence), Saturday, 15 October 2005 00:38 (eighteen years ago) link

48: The Very Best of the Spinners (the one on Rhino with "It's a Shame" and "Could it Be I'm Falling in Love" and "I'll Be Around" and "The Rubberband Man")

― disco violence (disco violence), Saturday, 15 October 2005 00:42 (eighteen years ago) link

49: Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul

― disco violence (disco violence), Saturday, 15 October 2005 00:45 (eighteen years ago) link

50: Chic - C'est Chic

― disco violence (disco violence), Saturday, 15 October 2005 00:46 (eighteen years ago) link

51: Gloria Gaynor - Never Can Say Goodbye

― disco violence (disco violence), Saturday, 15 October 2005 00:46 (eighteen years ago) link

52: OK just go right ahead and bump JAMES BROWN - STAR TIME to the top of the list, box set or no

― disco violence (disco violence), Saturday, 15 October 2005 00:47 (eighteen years ago) link

Betty Davis - They Say I'm Different

― Minty (Minty), Saturday, 15 October 2005 00:48 (eighteen years ago) link

54: Bohannon - Dance Your Ass Off

― peepee (peepee), Saturday, 15 October 2005 00:48 (eighteen years ago) link

55: Dr. John - In the Right Place
56: Labelle - Nightbirds
57: Booker T. & the MG's - Melting Pot

― disco violence (disco violence), Saturday, 15 October 2005 00:49 (eighteen years ago) link

58:
PARLIAMENT

MOTHERSHIP CONNECTION

― disco violence (disco violence), Saturday, 15 October 2005 00:51 (eighteen years ago) link

Eddie Hazel - Games Dames and Guitar Things

― Minty (Minty), Saturday, 15 October 2005 00:55 (eighteen years ago) link

ten from New Orleans

60. Huey Piano Smith & The Clowns - For Dancin'
61. Alvin Robinson - Something You Got
62. Irma Thomas - Soul Queen of New Orleans
63. Ernie K-Doe - Absolutely The Best
64. Dr. John, The Night Tripper - Gris Gris
65. Professor Longhair - Professor Longhair's Boogie
66. Smiley Lewis - I Hear You knockin'
67. The Oblivians - Play 9 Songs With Mr. Quintron (memphis/n.o)
68. Eddie Bo - Check Mr. Popeye
69. Lee Dorsey - The New Lee Dorsey
70. Betty Harris - In The Saddle (a greatest hits package, but that's ok, right?)

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Saturday, 15 October 2005 01:00 (eighteen years ago) link

ok, i'm gonna have to do this in chunks.

cds by the computer

71 Stark Reality - Now
72 funkadelic - uncle jam wants you
73 parliament - mothership connection
74 parliament - chocolate city
75 marvin gaye - i want you
76 marvin gaye - midnight love
77 marvin gaye - what's going on
78 marvin gaye - let's get it on
79 - mutiny - how's your loose booty
80 rotary connection - songs
81 rotary connection - hey love
82 minnie ripperton - perfect angel
83 plant life - s/t
84 gil scott heron - winter in america
85 terry callier - occasional rain
86 terry callier - i just can't help myself
87 daryl hall & john oates - private eyes
88 eugene mcdaniels - outlaw
89 eugene mcdaniels - headless heroes of the apocalypse
90 al green - livin for you
91 jorge ben - a tabua de esmeralda
92 serge gainsbourg - melody nelson
93 arto lindsay - invoke
94 esg - south bronx story
95 prince - sign o the times
96 congos - heart of the congos
97 nina simone - i put a spell on you
98 nina simone - pastel blues
99 nina simone - high priestess of soul
100 poets of rhythm - discern/define
101 erykah badu - mam's gun

― Mad SETI (jaxon), Saturday, 15 October 2005 01:23 (eighteen years ago) link

102 The Temptations - "Song For You"
103 Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa '70 - "Expensive Shit"
104 Fela Anikulapo Kuti - "No Agreement"
105 Maceo Parker - "Life on Planet Groove"
106 Lyrics Born - "Later That Day"

― Minty (Minty), Saturday, 15 October 2005 01:29 (eighteen years ago) link

cds by the front door

107. peven everett - studio confessions
vikter duplaix - international affairs v01
kelis - wanderland
bilal - 1rst born second
erlend oye - unrest
phoenix - alphabetical
a certain ratio - early (comp)
cherrywine - bright black
john martyn - solid air
116 colin blunstone - one year
117 tony joe white - best of
118. joe south - introspect

― Mad SETI (jaxon), Saturday, 15 October 2005 01:32 (eighteen years ago) link

cds on that other wall

missy elliot - miss e... so addictive
ethiopiques - 1
daktaris - soul explosion
bo diddley - black gladiator
bo diddley - where it all began
bo diddley - big bad bo
o.v. wright - complete hi records: in the studio
parliament - osmium
va - Chains and black Exhaust
whitefield brothers - in the raw
shuggie otis - inspiration information
bobbi humphrey - blacks and blues
d'angelo - voodoo
dwele - subject
slum village - fantastic vol 2
ce-lo green - ... is the soul machine
135. sheila e - in the glamorous life

― Mad SETI (jaxon), Saturday, 15 October 2005 01:41 (eighteen years ago) link

James Brown's Funky People Volumes 1-3
Funkadelic - Cosmic Slop

― joygoat (joygoat), Saturday, 15 October 2005 01:58 (eighteen years ago) link

first handful of funk/soul records

muddy waters - after the rain
muddy waters - electric mud
rotary connection - s/t
kamaal - sampler
rasputins's stash - s/t
edwin birdsong - super natural
funkadelic - free yr mind
funkadelic - one nation
parliament - up for the down stroke
parliament - hardcore jolies
parliament - funkentelechy
parliament - gloryhallastoopid
bootsy - player of the year
bootsy - this boot is made for fonkin
new birth - birth day
bar kays - black rock
temptations - sky's the limit
temptations - all directions
temps - psychedelic shack
temps - 1990
temps - solid rock
temps - masterpiece
undisputed truth - s/t
undisputed truth - higher than high
grodeck whipperjenny - s/t
isley bros - live it up
isley bros - heat is on
165. isley bros - go for your guns

― Mad SETI (jaxon), Saturday, 15 October 2005 02:03 (eighteen years ago) link

joe tex - just you and me

― Sym Sym (sym), Saturday, 15 October 2005 02:09 (eighteen years ago) link

MORE AL GREEN!

Gets Next to You
Is Love
The Hi Singles
Call Me
Full of Fire

― austin, logged out somehow, Saturday, 15 October 2005 02:11 (eighteen years ago) link

Max Merritt & The Meteors - "A Little Easier"

― Minty (Minty), Saturday, 15 October 2005 02:18 (eighteen years ago) link

Sam Dees ' Second To None' In my opinion Sam Dees is one of the more underappreciated soul guys. Perhaps, more for deep soul fans.

― Jacobs (LolVStein), Saturday, 15 October 2005 02:40 (eighteen years ago) link

Is someone going to run up and kick me in the but if I say that soul and funk are more singles genres than album genres? I mean, there are great soul and funk albums, but if you limited yourself to albums you'd be missing out on a significant percentage of great soul and funk.

― Hurting (Hurting), Saturday, 15 October 2005 03:38 (eighteen years ago) link

Actually I was going to ask a related question: are there Earth Wind and Fire albums worth getting, or should I just grab an anthology or two. If the latter, which one(s)? Same question goes for Ohio Players.

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Saturday, 15 October 2005 04:13 (eighteen years ago) link

you need all ohio players albums for the covers alone.

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Saturday, 15 October 2005 04:34 (eighteen years ago) link

Zat right? What songs do they cover?

(wha-whaaaaa)

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Saturday, 15 October 2005 04:37 (eighteen years ago) link

Isaac Hayes-to be continued.

The J.B's-food for thought.

Marva Whitney-it's my thing.

Don Julian-shorty the pimp.

Bobby Womack & J.J Johnson-across 110th street.

24 Carat Black-ghetto : misfortune's wealth.

Prince-purple rain.

D'Angelo-brown sugar.

― Ellis, Saturday, 15 October 2005 07:59 (eighteen years ago) link

Curtis Mayfield-roots.

Lightnin' Rod-hustler's convention.

Isaac Hayes-tough guys.

― Ellis, Saturday, 15 October 2005 08:15 (eighteen years ago) link

Defunkt - Razor's Edge
Thermonuclear Sweat
Fela - everything

― steve ketchup, Saturday, 15 October 2005 15:18 (eighteen years ago) link

Curtis Mayfield: Curtis (the best soul record ever?)
The Meters: Rejuvenation (the best funk band ever?)
Fela Kuti: Afrodisiac (his funkiest set)
Earth Wind & Fire: Live in '75
Marlena Shaw: Out of Different Bags

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Saturday, 15 October 2005 16:39 (eighteen years ago) link

500. Motown's Greatest Hits Vol. 1

LOCK DUMB THREAD

― Confounded (Confounded), Saturday, 15 October 2005 16:50 (eighteen years ago) link

Curtis Mayfield - There's No Place Like America Today
Parliament - Motor Booty Affair

― Patrick South (Patrick South), Saturday, 15 October 2005 17:57 (eighteen years ago) link

six months pass...

Headhunters w/ Herbie Hancock - Thrust
Headhunters w/ Herbie Hancock - Survival Of The Fittest
Groove Collective - Groove Collective
Groove Collective - We The People
Groove Collective - Dance of the Drunken Master
Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay
Iceberg Slim - Reflections
Parliament - The Clones Of Dr. Funkenstein
Sir Joe Quarterman - How High
The Propostions - Funky Desposition
The Meters Anthology - Funkify Your Life
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Live Mardi Gras in Montreux
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band - We Got Robbed (Live In New Orleans)
Milt Jackson - Sunflower
Archie Bell & The Drells - Tighten Up
Medeski, Martin & Wood - Notes From The Underground

― gsbe, Thursday, 20 April 2006 05:10 (seventeen years ago) link

Someone decided to stop counting so here goes

212. Funkadelic " Lets Take It to The Stage"

― Stone (stone), Thursday, 20 April 2006 06:09 (seventeen years ago) link

213. O'Jays "Backstabbers"
214. Bootsy Collins "Aaah..The Name Is Boosty Baby"

― Stone (stone), Thursday, 20 April 2006 06:12 (seventeen years ago) link

one year passes...

http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/%A5Artist%20GIF%20Images/Creative-Source-5.jpg
215. Creative Source - Creative Source

ripping records dad wants on his ipod, came across this. couple of disco stompers, couple of bill withers covers. vocal arrangements are lovely.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NLJEDS93

sound quality kinda meh, most of dad's stuff is pretty beat up and i need to sort the belt out on his turntable. will post a bunch more stuff if it hasn't been discussed to death on here before.

― Crackle Box, Sunday, 27 January 2008 15:21 (sixteen years ago) link

Sam Cooke, Live at the Harlem Square Club 1963

"Ah ONE, ah TWO, ah PUT IT ANYWHERE!"

― Jake Brown, Sunday, 27 January 2008 16:17 (sixteen years ago) link

216 Ann Peebles - i Can't Stand the Rain
217 Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music

(two LPs overshadowed by their title tracks, by singers who tend to be known only for their hit..... both LPs are great - hear Peebles' One Way Street, and Conley's let Nothing Separate Us)

218 - Bobby Bland -2 Steps from the Blues
219 William Bell - Soul of a Bell

― sonofstan, Sunday, 27 January 2008 16:56 (sixteen years ago) link

four years pass...

http://www.noise11.com/news/legendary-funk-diva-marva-whitney-passes-away-20121224

RIP Marva. Wow, what a powerful voice

― curmudgeon, Monday, 24 December 2012 08:01 (eleven years ago) link

She doesn't have her own thread. Just fans of obscure soul and James Brown like Douglas W#lk and others have posted on various threads about her

― curmudgeon, Monday, 24 December 2012 18:21 (eleven years ago) link

three years pass...

Do you want to know what the right order is? Then vote in the

~~~ ILM 1970s SOUL/FUNK/DISCO ALBUMS POLL ~~~

― ArchCarrier, Monday, 10 October 2016 08:08 (seven years ago) link

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