Funk and Soul

6 for '06

2006-12-29T17:15:00.000-08:00

I keep Telling You

I Know You Don't Want Me

I'm Gonna Try

Girl We Can Make It

Some Kind Of Fool

Get Away!!!

Look, And You'll See

The Creators

2006-05-08T12:02:00.000-07:00

Astrology Child
Why, Why, Why

New Improved Funk & Soul

2006-04-14T18:25:00.000-07:00

Well, sort of...

It's just a more organized site with categories and other features which allow more content.

This site will remain up and be mirrored but the better version is here-
http://neapolitanfunk.com/blog

Recent Digs 2

2006-04-12T13:09:00.000-07:00

Still catching up with recent finds:

Lonliness Is Always Around

That's You My Love
The Love Bounce

Red Man's Revenge

And one from Andy Noble

To-Day I Want To Stay Inside

I'll post some more soon...

Recent digs

2006-04-09T22:21:00.000-07:00

There Was

Hey James

Mama-Lolo

Never Walk Out On You

Treat Your Baby Right

You Got Too part 1

And one mystery cut

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Soul picks from Nick Cope

2006-03-17T11:58:00.000-08:00

From Nick:

The Pets -I Say Yeah (Carnival)
George Clinton was involved in making this track. I think he even
played the keyboard solo too.

Oscar Wright -Fell In Love (Hemisphere)
Also came out on another label. I think Hemisphere was the original
release, not sure. The other label was Fairmount.

Soul Circle by Spot & The Blotters was on Equal, a Michigan label. It's the inst flip to Circulating, the same track but with vocals on. It doesn't work well with vocals! The Spot 45 has possibly the maddest studio edit ever...!

Deep Soul 3

2006-02-22T14:54:00.000-08:00

From Andy Don't You Ever Let It End by Harvey Scales & The Seven Sounds. It features Milwaukee native Betty Moorer on background vocals.

I choose Trippin' On You by Shirley Johnson on Diamond Gem.

Deep Soul pt 2

2006-02-22T14:39:00.000-08:00

Andy's choice is Sweet Harmony by The Seven Sounds Unlimited
I like The Greatest Debt To My Mother by Henry Brooks on P&P.Listen closely to the last line during the fade out.

The flipside of Mini Skirts

Deep Soul flips pt. 1

2006-01-30T11:38:00.000-08:00

I'll be posting a few deep soul flips this week.

The first selection from Andy Noble is Just Wait And See by Reggie Saddler Review on Aquarius the "b" side of Raggedy Bag.

My pick is A Woman Only Human by Gloria Williams on Downtown the flip of Sister Funk.

Also go here and here for more deep soul cuts.

Big T. Stigler & The L.D.S. Band

2006-01-24T16:37:00.000-08:00

Cleo

One More From Peter

2006-01-21T11:02:00.000-08:00

World Full Of People

From Peter Beaver

2006-01-20T23:07:00.001-08:00

Look What You Can Get

Sputnik

In The Name Of Love

I Just Want To Be

Skins Funk

2006-01-20T11:08:00.001-08:00

Skins Funk

Urban Crisis (who ive been talking to this week)

2006-01-20T09:38:00.000-08:00

Say hello to Urban Crisis, From Evanston Illinois, They Released one record on "Glades" a Sub of T.K owned by Henry Stone. The Tracks were Sugarman and Spread Love Around, Both nice later 70s Funk Sound

Funk & Soul Lives

2006-01-19T16:58:00.000-08:00

Okay it's been a long time since anything has been posted here, but it's stood up as a nice archive. I've decided to post again.
If you have label scans, mp3s, flyers, pictures of artists etc... that you think would be good for the blog email me by clicking on my name on the right-Brent Goodsell.

Daz' Rene

2006-01-19T16:52:00.000-08:00

Change

Cincinnati Soul

2005-05-05T21:21:00.000-07:00

A new blog from collector Chris Burgan

Cincinnati Soul

Buddy Conner

2005-04-23T16:21:00.000-07:00

Jesse Chairez sent this in

"Not the rarest record but very much under appreciated. I think its
from LA."

Half-Way Loving

The Big Payback

2005-04-22T15:28:00.000-07:00

Theron and Darrell

2005-04-22T13:12:00.000-07:00

A great double sider from Wichita, Kansas

I Was Made To Love Her
It's Your Love

Mod-Art pt 5

2005-04-20T21:57:00.000-07:00

For the sake of completeness, there was also a crappy Lp of jazz standards by The Willie Welch Band on Mod-Art, cat #: M-42283. It sucks.

Geraldo Pino

2005-04-10T19:43:00.000-07:00

Roger & The Gypsies

2005-04-04T20:59:00.000-07:00

"Pass the Hatchet, Pts. 1 & 2" by Roger & The Gypsies on London, albeit an Argentinian (or so I'm asuming, it came from Buenos Aires) pressing. Plays at 33 1/3 rather than 45 rpm. There's a little guy in the lower corner of the other side of the sleeve as well ...

The Soul Hole

2005-03-31T16:06:00.000-08:00

Flavor Dav and Guests every Monday @ The Foundation in Milwaukee, WI

Heavy, Heavy, Heavy

2005-03-30T11:03:00.000-08:00

Darker Shades LTD. Trackin' Down Jody Part 1

Joann Zachery Down To Earth

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. I'll try to catch up this week.

Funkysole

2005-03-20T11:23:00.000-08:00

Here's another funk flyer

L.A.
Every Saturday at Star Shoes bar with Miles, Egon and guests
Contibuted by Jesse Chairez

Doc Oliver

2005-03-19T11:01:00.000-08:00

Doc Oliver Are You Ready-I'm Ready (Sing About Love) Part 2

Anyone know this?

2005-03-18T17:09:00.000-08:00

Picked up a couple of these on the road.

The Get Down

2005-03-11T12:45:00.000-08:00

My monthly in Milwaukee with Tom & Andy Noble.
Anyone else with regular funk/soul spins send me out a flyer. I'd like to compile a list of all the nights within the blog.

Mod-Art pt 4

2005-03-06T19:34:00.000-08:00

Eunice Collins At The Hotel
Thanks to Peter Beaver for the mp3
The label can be seen here

Mod-Art pt. 3

2005-03-01T12:04:00.000-08:00

Dante Carfagna comes through with the Mod-Art Discography, and some interesting information.

Mod-Art
MA-600 Charles McCoy Jr. "Hey Girl/ Pt. 2" 1973
MA-3002 Chuck Sibit "She's Gone/ Pt. 2" 1973
MA-1002 Newsounds "Bet You Never Thought About It/ Just One Time" 1974
MA-300 McKinley Mitchell "She's Married Already/ Party Across the Hall" 1974
MA-501 Confidentials "Does He Really Love You/ Pt. 2"
MA-601 Eunice Collins "At The Hotel/ Pt. 2" 1974
MA-1000 Chosen Few "Cut Me In/ We Are The Chosen Few" 1975
MA-1075 Class-Set "My Style/ Julie" 1975
MA-776 James Mann "What You Got/ I Got To Move" 1976
MA-76 Guitar Red "Share Your Love/ Fantasy" 1976
MA-39 Casey Jones "Bring The Sunshine In/ (Get Up Off Your) Rusty Dusty"
MA-1976 Guitar Red "Disco From A Space Show/ Hard Times"
MA-1977 Michael Quinn "Disco From A Space Show/ I'll Let You Go" 1977
MALP-675 The Class-Set "My Style" LP 1975
MALP-1976 Guitar Red "Hard Times" LP 1976

Ultra-Class
MA-103 Dell Ingrid "Try It You'll Like It Pt.1/ Pt. 2" B-side by Sago & Sibit
MA-104 Classetts "You're Gonna Need Me/ I've Got To Space" 1972
MA-500 Georgianna McCoy & Classetts "I Don't Want Nobody Else/ I've Got To Space" 1973
MA-500 Classetts "I Don't Want Nobody Else/ I've Got To Space" 1973
MA-1111 Classetts "I Don't Want Nobody Else/ The Guys In Love With You" 1974
S-2001 Chuck Sibit "She's Gone/ Hey Girl"
MA-2001 Chuck Sibit "She's Gone/ Hey Girl" 1973
MA-2002 Chuck Sibit "No No Baby/ Out Of The Darkness"

The 45 of "My Style" by the Class-Set is pressed at the wrong speed. The only way to get the true mix of this track is on the LP. The Chosen Few 45 supposedly came out on the band's own Few Inc. label initially, but I have never seen a copy. The McKinley Mitchell 45 also came out on the Bill Collin's Black Beauty imprint. The Newsounds 45 originally came out on the Scorpion label, home of the Answers. The James Mann 45 first came out on the Soundtown label and is infinitely rarer in that form. Guitar Red's 45 version of "Disco From A Space Show" is slightly different than the LP version, and Classetts lead singer Michael Quinn also offers a vocal version of the tune (with a cut from the Class-Set LP on the flip). The Confidentials 45 was originally on the Masterpiece label from Detroit and shows involvement from Jackie Harris of "Work Your Flapper" fame. It comes as an instrumental (with a good mix) under Earthly Upchurch's name. The Casey Jones 45 also came out on the EPI label, credited to Casey Jones and the Firemen. The three versions of "She's Gone" by label owner Chick Sibit all have drastically different mixes. The Georgianna McCoy version of "I've Got To Space" replaces the male lead with Georgianna's female vocal, ditto the flip. I am aware of at least one other 45 on Mod-Art by Leon Farrell (of the Ghetto Sons on King James), but I have no hard details on that.

Dante

Mod-Art pt 2

2005-02-28T00:39:00.000-08:00

The Chosen Few
Guitar Red
The Confidentials
The Class Set

Mod-Art pt. 1

2005-02-25T15:32:00.000-08:00

Milwaukee Soul Labels pt 9

2005-02-25T11:36:00.000-08:00

A Few Scans

2005-02-21T11:02:00.000-08:00

Label Scan of the Day

2005-02-13T14:32:00.000-08:00

Clarence Coulter

2005-02-13T12:31:00.000-08:00

Inspired by Beaver's scan of the incredible Prophet & His Disciples 45, I thought it would be nice to have a few sounds from it's writer, Clarence Coulter - including You Fool Pt1. The other soundclips are another version of You Fool, this time called Pusher by the Final Descions on Bumpshop and Ride On, on Hit Track. I guess Who Do You Think You're Fooling is known to everyone, but we could always wack it up if someone's keen to hear it. Any other Clarence Coulter tracks out there?

It would also be nice to complement this subject with one on Dave Hamilton's work too.

You Fool
Ride On
Pusher

As requested by Dave

2005-02-08T15:58:00.000-08:00

JB's Latin-Spitting Image

Label Scan Of The Day

2005-02-07T19:10:00.000-08:00

Label Scan of the Day

2005-02-04T21:08:00.000-08:00

Milwaukee soul labels pt 8

2005-02-02T18:00:00.000-08:00

Cuca had literally hundreds of releases but only a handful of soul 45's

Gary Browns label

A subsidiary of New World-Only record I know of

Label Scan of the Day

2005-02-01T18:19:00.000-08:00

Staying on the Junkie theme

2005-01-29T18:52:00.000-08:00

Come Down Junkie-Fantastic Cousins

Scans Galore

2005-01-28T17:00:00.000-08:00

Thanks again Beaver

Clair

2005-01-28T16:47:00.000-08:00

As seen here
My Orange Room-Clair

Beaver again pt 2

2005-01-27T15:04:00.000-08:00

She's a Junkie

2005-01-26T13:56:00.000-08:00

(Who's the Blame)-Deep Heat

Beaver again

2005-01-26T11:58:00.000-08:00

Label scan of the day

2005-01-24T16:16:00.000-08:00

Rarity from Racine WI.

Four more from Beaver

2005-01-23T14:30:00.000-08:00

A little off subject-Clair

2005-01-23T13:59:00.000-08:00

The Big Tom 45 from Beaver made me think of this obscurity. Originally found by the Mummy, traded to me, and then sold to Dave Monroe.

Sound clip later

Beaver mania continues

2005-01-22T17:15:00.000-08:00

You Lost Your Thing-Hank Johnson
No Thank You Mr. Pusher-Big Tom
Got To Be a ChanceThe Concepts
LonlinessRay Frazier

More from Beaver

2005-01-22T16:16:00.000-08:00

Modern soul, late sound funk, and black disco

2005-01-21T17:37:00.000-08:00

Peter Beaver sent a sound clip of the Raj 45 seen below, and I realized I needed to do a post of these subgenres of soul. The whole issue of what belongs in which catagory becomes very difficult when dealing with these sounds.
You may have noticed I used the term "black disco" it's the best description I can think of for tracks that are rhythmically similar to disco but have distinct characteristics ie more syncopation, and "funky" changes that differentiate them from traditional disco cuts. Of course as the name implies they are mostly made by black artists.
Modern soul is even harder to define. For me it is a catch all for any track that doesn't fit into the other 2 catagories. I know the traditional definition is based on late 70's Northern Soul spins, but I have to put it into a contemperary context. It's also sometimes used to describe all "later" soul tracks.
Late sound funk is just funk rhythms with the addition of new musical instruments and trends during the 70's, like slap bass, vocoders, and synths. There is also a tendency to "square up" the rhythm on these cuts less Meters, and more Funkadelic. All of these trends in homemade music were highly influenced by popular music. Of course all of the terms are subjective, and I'm sure anyone could further subdivide these catagories.
So after that long winded preface here's some examples.

Something Inside-Raj
Everybody's on a trip -Garden of Eden
Get Up and Dance-Brothers by Choice
Love Crave-Larry Mayfield
Le Beat-Lo End

Label scans from Peter Beaver

2005-01-21T14:40:00.000-08:00

Peter Beaver sent me out a few choice scans. I'll put them up in 2 parts.
Check back for soundclips soon.

A few favorite label graphics

2005-01-19T19:39:00.000-08:00

I'm a sucker for hand drawn labels
The Neapolitan logo was designed by a sign painter in Mumbai

Frankie Seay and the Soul Riders-Black Jack

2005-01-17T15:34:00.000-08:00

Black Jack

Label scan of the day

2005-01-16T11:34:00.000-08:00

Catching up on sound clips

2005-01-14T15:33:00.000-08:00

War No More by Roy Turner on Pro-Gress This is an edit of parts 1 & 2

The Herculoids-This is the label
this is the song-Get Back

And finally, as seen here T.N.T. Powerhouse Basement Jam

Milwaukee Soul Labels pt 7

2005-01-13T15:48:00.000-08:00

CTI-Only known 45 Very rare, Very good

Sweet Thang records- Here's the only 2 known 45's on Sweet Thang both are impossible to find.

Pro-Gress Home of the Chefs 45, This one is even more scarce.

Thanks to Andy Noble for the CTI, Pro-Gress, and C on the funk scans

Harvey Scales pt 2

2005-01-13T14:15:00.000-08:00

Here's an edit of the Yolk/Funky Yolk

and Here's The Sun Won't Come Out

Harvey Scales pt 1

2005-01-11T19:54:00.000-08:00

Milwaukee's Harvey Scales

French Picture Sleeve of Get Down/Love-itis

Great soul cut from Harvey

My favorite Harvey Scales 45

Label Scan of the day

2005-01-11T14:10:00.000-08:00

Another one from Baton Rouge

Label Scan of the Day

2005-01-10T12:29:00.000-08:00

Trouble signing up

2005-01-09T14:29:00.000-08:00

Some people have had a problem creating an account to contribute.

You can sign up for an account at http://www.blogger.com/start
Just skip the "create a blog" steps and you'll have an account. Email me and I'll send you a new invite.
Here's the blogger help page regarding invites
And here's the page regarding log in problems
Also General help is at this link
If all else fails email me at hornband@yahoo.com and I'll create an account for you.

Milwaukee soul labels pt 6

2005-01-08T11:46:00.000-08:00

Rainbow and Sheri's label was designed by Denis Kitchen of Kitchen Sink Press
He also designed the label for Zorokathora

One of four 45's by Sonrize all on different labels.

Milwaukee Soul labels pt 5

2005-01-06T16:48:00.000-08:00

Only 2 45's on this label the same tracks with different band names

Only soul 45 I know of on Teen Town

Curry Johnson's label, home of the Personations Future 45

Demon Funk

2005-01-04T12:53:00.000-08:00

You can run but you can't hide

Label scan of the Day

2005-01-03T00:22:00.000-08:00

Very tough to find 45 from Baton Rouge
I'll post a sound clip tommorow.

Ghengis Pea Scan

2005-01-03T00:11:00.000-08:00

Here's the label

U.S. Warren and The Genghis Pea

2005-01-01T14:17:00.000-08:00

Anybody have any info on U.S. Warren and The Genghis Pea? One of my favorite scores of 2004 is their (?) "Hard Headed Woman" 45 (Chytowns). It's a hell of a track, to the point where somebody called me at work on behalf of some jungle/drum 'n' bass kid the next day after one of the almost too many times I've been spinning it recently to ask what it is. Also, if anyone knows of it, are there any others by them out there? Or anything like it? Thanks ...

Milwaukee Soul Labels pt 4

2004-12-31T14:58:00.000-08:00

3 more

Odessa is one of, if not the first Milwaukee soul label

Brewtown put out a few 45's and at least one lp

As far as I know this is the only 45 on Larry Mayfields label.

Milwaukee Soul Labels pt 3

2004-12-29T23:06:00.000-08:00

Raynard- Mostly a rock label there are handful of soul 45's
including two by The Bennetts, Milwaukees "answer" to the Jackson 5.

Magic touch- The most prolific Milwaukee label. This is one of the toughest to find.

Key- This 45 is also on Century Custom with a different mix.

Milwaukee Soul Labels pt 2

2004-12-29T00:44:00.000-08:00

Here are 3 more Milwaukee labels

Sonic-Every record on this label is associated with Robert Taylor. I'm always finding new tracks on this label.

The only soul track I know of on Dynamic Sound. It starts with one of the craziest breaks you'll ever hear. This label was run by Lenny Lacour who also ran Magic Touch.

Calgar produced a few 45's. This is the most common, a very nice record that is unfortunately mixed terribly.The label was run by Cal Monegar.

Milwaukee Soul Labels pt 1

2004-12-28T18:20:00.000-08:00

Here's the first batch of Milwaukee label scans.

PKC records - Both of Aalon Butler's 45's are on this label

New World- Owned by Marvelle Love of Marvelle and the Blue Mats

Candy-Stix - Only 2 45's came out on Candy-Stix, the Candi-Bars and Noah, both written by David Bursey.

Wine for the Party

2004-12-28T17:59:00.000-08:00

Well, here's the sound clip - Wine for the Party

Label Scan of the day

2004-12-28T00:13:00.000-08:00

Impossibly hard to find 45 from Milwaukee. Sonrize-Wine for the Party
I'll post a sound clip tommorow

Label Scan of the day

2004-12-27T20:53:00.000-08:00

Double Sider

2004-12-24T00:51:00.000-08:00

Diplomats on 3rd World, funk on one side, deep soul on the other. Not an uncommon arrangement, but in this case both sides are actually good. The original value for this record comes from Deep Soul collectors for
Sure as the Stars Shine.
The B side is now being discovered by funk DJ's. And I can tell you, this mp3 does no justice to how great this track sounds loud. She's the One

Deep Soul

2004-12-23T19:08:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite deep soul tracks Ronnie West Lil' Woman
lil Woman

Label Scan of the day

2004-12-23T18:44:00.000-08:00

The semi-unknown

2004-12-21T23:57:00.000-08:00

Nathan Bartell-Top Going Down Bottom Going Up on Soul-Po-Tion is an amazing record. But, considering there only 3 known copies(supposedly) you don't get to hear it much. Especially the "b" side Jody and John

Label scan of the day

2004-12-21T12:17:00.000-08:00

Comments now working

2004-12-20T13:15:00.000-08:00

Now anyone, not just members, can write comments.

The Unknown Pt 2

2004-12-20T12:28:00.000-08:00

Late sound Gospel funk The Masonic Wonders-I call Him

Masonic Wonders

Pressed on the New World subsidiary More Love almost every copy warped in the trunk of a band members car. Thanks to Andy and Tom Noble for the sound clip.

Label scan of the day

2004-12-20T11:40:00.000-08:00

Soulexplosion

2004-12-18T14:01:00.000-08:00

Soulpusher's site is filled with sound clips, label scans, and flyers for his Berlin night. Check out the top 5 and listen to Nelson Sanders, one of my current favorite 45's.

Japanese funk book

2004-12-18T11:10:00.000-08:00

So does anyone have this yet?

Label scan of the day

2004-12-18T09:01:00.000-08:00

Image stolen from

http://www.ohiosoulrecordings.com/

Go Go dancing soul video

2004-12-17T21:29:00.000-08:00

A must see

$1 Flea Funk Forty Five Find

2004-12-17T18:10:00.000-08:00

A couple of years ago my friend was offered 200 UKP for this one. I found a somewhat scratchy copy at the flea this past weekend for a buck. Decent enough song, but it's a textbook example of the kind of funk 45s that non-enthusiasts love to hate: sloppy performance, lo-fi production, piss-poor pressing, ultra-rare, and very expensive. I'm pleased as punch to have acquired it so cheaply but I'll enjoy (and play out) far more the mint copy of The Coasters ON BROADWAY LP that I got the same day for a bargain of $12.

The Unknown pt 1

2004-12-17T17:38:00.001-08:00

How about a song I know you've never heard. Mystery Wisconsin band recorded around 1974.

Come on with your come on

I changed the server hosting this mp3 so if the link didn't work before try again

Label scan of the day

2004-12-17T15:29:00.000-08:00