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More musical goodness from CurtisMayfield. Do Do Wap Is Strong in here has the unmistakable Mayfield quality from start to finish. Released in 1977 on Curtom as a 7″ (edit) & from the Long Player Short Eyes.

 

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30 minute mini-mix of funk & disco recorded as part of the love unlimited appearing on the six million steps weekly radio show.

Guest mixes from JJ of Six Million Steps & Steve ‘Keep it Wheel’ Ellis to be added to the mixes section in the not too distant…

 

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Here with their second entry to the Love Unlimited we have the Fatback Band with “Keep On Steppin” originally released as a 7″ single on Event Records.

You Gotta Keep On Steppin’ Brother Man, You Gotta Keep On Steppin’ Brother. Tight basslines, drums & horns, fatback funk at it’s finest.

 

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Bobby Byrd sadly passed away yesterday, 12th September 2007. He is well known for his long standing relationship with the Godfather Mr. James Brown. Bobby actually discovered James.

His most famous solo outing was “I know you got soul” (1971) a track sampled by Eric B & Rakim, Public Enemy, LL (Ladies Love) Cool J, Tribe Called Quest & Ice Cube and many, many more.

RIP

 

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As any crate digging vinyl junkie knows sometimes you have to take a few risks or go out of your way to find those much needed original 12″ & 7″ inch fixes.

Now Frank Conakry goes further than most in his pursuit of african funk rarities check out http://voodoofunk.blogspot.com/ to find out about his adventures. We doff our caps for your dedication to the cause of crate digging.

music blog love from all at the love unlimited…

 

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From Atlanta Brick scored a big hit with this funky little number “dazz” released in 1976, a real fusion of funk, disco & jazz.

Large elements were sampled by hip-house hero Doug Lazy on the brilliant “lets go to work” from his 1990 LP “doug lazy gettin’ crazy”

Jazz, Dazz, Disco Jazz…

 

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Here we have a performance of the philly classic backstabbers, if you get chance check out Tailgate by 21st Creation on motown records for a killer piece of heavy disco that deals with the same subject matter.

Bow wow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay - Atomic Dog released in 1982 was number 1 in the US R&B charts but never managed to enter the Top 100 of the Pop Chart.

With a killer bassline Atomic Dog is one of P-Funk’s most heavily sampled songs, appearing in more than 50 songs.

Make my funk the p-funk.

 

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Formed in the late sixties and hailing from San Francisco the group Tower of Power have served up some real funk sizzlers during their lenghty career.

Originally penned by the Commodores here is their very tight (check out the horns) cover version of the popular funk tune Brick House.

 

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Let the rhythm free your body and your mind

 

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