Masters At Work 0001 (on their own infamous boundary breakin' label) is the last of today's heat fest as my studio is hitting 45C and i gotta go cool down.
Dancehall 12" on Tech-niques that has a much sampled intro most recently swiped by Madlib. It features the same rhythm as Sister Nancy's classic - "Bam Bam" and is a little tougher but equally as good. Recorded 1993
Time to change the vibes again by throwing some ska into the melting pot. I have searched and searched to find info on this record for many years and I still have nothing. What i do know is that there is a version of Prince Buster's Al Capone on this 4 track ep that blows away the original (in my humble opinion) and that foster grant was (and might still be) a sunglasses designer. There is another great ska track on this called Pheonix City by Rockers Express and 2 dodgy rock tracks. The strangest part though is that there are 6 interludes in-between the grooves, all identical and quite frankly the worst thing I have ever heard on wax. Recorded 1980
Pretty rare Go Go funk 12" from Chuck Brown who is said to be one of the innovators of that sound. Hailing from Washington DC, he also cut the well loved and played "Bustin Loose" sampled by Nelly for Hot In Here. The Soul Searchers are also known for some great funk LP's on Sussex in the 70's with "Ashley's Roachclip" being sampled by everybody and "Think" by the likes of The Herbalizer and DJ Day. 
This is really well known in 80's boogie funk circles and has a great groove that has been sampled in house music. Really works as a warm up track and head nodder. Plus the cover cracks me up. So here it is... Recorded 1984
Ok enough of the 45's for a while. Here is an 80's boogie track that I know nothing about, apart from it's on Hot Shot Records and it's in my collection. Enjoy the clip. Recorded 1984
This 45 is produced by Roy Ayres who is totally responsible for getting me hooked on rare groove. I saw him play live a couple of years back and the energy he put into the performance blew me away. A real legend and vibes master. Recorded 1973
Another one of my favourite play out funk tracks that has gained some serious cue burn along the way. I really love the gruffness of Vernon's vocals and the heavy drums that are really up in the mix. Recorded 1970
Once again it's the combination of all instruments that makes this track superb from start to finish. Heavy spacey beats n effects, cool vocals, fuzzed guitars and lovely bass. Check it out...... Recorded 1975
Interesting label that puts out all manner of good deep music from disco to hip hop. This one however is a mix of both. Extremely lo-fi sounding but that is the appeal on this killer groove. Hard to track this one down now, but if you see one, grab it quick. Recorded 2008
1619 Bad Ass Band says it all really. This 7" is a favourite of mine to play out. It's uplifting, powerful and has a serious pulsing bass section in the middle to boot. It is b/w a track called World which is also great and both tracks were later released on Chess.
Reggae instrumental on Brad's records that I purchased on ebay. I had no idea if the record was any good but I bought it anyway as the title is my wife's name, and just like her it's beautiful. Awwww!
This is the only Koko Taylor record in my collection and so I know nothing about her, except that it's a great little track with exceptional lyrics.
I have been a huge fan of Clarence Reid for some time now and he always seems to amaze me with his skills as a writer, producer or his smutty alias Blowfly. This time he has teamed up with Gwen McCrae to produce a stunning string laden soul masterpiece that has a similar feel to Across 110th St. Recorded 1974
