The Moments - Come In Girl (1976)

A mid 70s crossover set from the smooth Moments -- one that still holds onto some of the elements of P-Funk in the early 70s, yet one that also starts to showcase more of the tighter soul grooves! The blend is a great one, and makes the track one of The Moments most outrageous records -- almost putting the track in the territory of work by Sir Nose or the mighty Meters.

Leon Haywood - Don't Push It Don't Force It (1980)

One of Mr. Haywood's best later numbers -- a bumping big roller skate groove with some tasty bass at the bottom! The tune snaps along in really catchy way -- sliding with Leon's smooth vocals nicely nestled in the track. A real gem.

Rod - Shake It Up (Do The Boogaloo) 1980

A very great club groover from Rod! One of the greatest tracks ever from this legendary Prelude Label-- a sweetly tippling bit of boogie-disco that really soars........

George Duke - Dukey Stick (1980)

This record is a direct follow up to Reach for It. "Dukey Stick,' is funk/jazz at it's best.

Osiris - War On The Bullshit (1981)

Osiris (the band), were build in 1977 by Osiris Marsh on lead vocals, Tyrone "Ty" Brunson (bass) [left in 1980], Maceo Bond (keyboards), Tony Jones (bass), Kenny Jones (drums), Jimmy "Sha-Sha" Stapleton (percussion), Ron Holloway (sax) and Brent Mingle (guitar). Together, they produced the most unalloyed, dirty and downright nasty Funk imaginable. "Osiris The Band" was unleashed in 1981 and "War On The Bullshit" is the much sought after funk track from this album.Osiris is still making music to this day.

O' Bryan- Breakin Together (1983)

Soul Train impresario Don Cornelius, helped O'Bryan to land a deal with Capitol Records. During the '80s, he cut four albums and nine singles that made the R&B charts. In 2007, he returned with the ballad-heavy CD F1RST.

Sunfire - Young Free And Single (1982)

A lost bit of modern soul from Warner Brothers' great early 80s run in the soul business -- tight, grooving, and without cliche -- a really well-done debut that was no doubt a needless victim of the shifting sands of the record business at the time! Reggie Lucas produced, and the record's got the smooth sound and sophisticated groove that shows all the hallmarks of his best modes of the period.

Odyssey - Inside Out (1982)

A high quality tune. That track is a mellow boogie-sound that has some nice spacey funk moments.

Sharon Brown - I Specialise In Love (1982)

check her interview here

David Joseph - You Can't Hide (Your Love From Me) (1983)

A gritty, groovy tune from David Joseph -- 'You Can't Hide (Your Love From Me)' is a timeless funky boogie jam that feels like a lost, late 70s Detroit indie soul single on the vocal tip -- but done over a minimalist funk beat that feels like something....

Tramaine - In The Morning Time (1986)

Tramaine Hawkins is both famous and infamous for her mainstream success as a gospel artist. In the mid-80's Hawkins signed with A&M Records and released a pair of dance-oriented contemporary gospel albums. Her 1986 A&M debut The Search Is Over yielded dance chart singles such as "Child Of The King," "In The Morning Time," and the monster club hit "Fall Down (Spirit of Love)". The latter topped the Billboard Dance Charts to A&M's delight. Check her page here

Con Funk Shun - Too Tight (1980)

Funky genius from Con Funk Shun -- working here under the production helm of Skip Scarborough, who seems to give them an even sharper edge than usual! The track's filled with those tightly compressed rhythms that Skip was so great in producing back in the 70s -- grooves that seem to make more out of doing less -- and which have a sense of space and timing that's totally impeccable.

read more about Con Funk Shun and the tragic decease of Louis McCall (murdered at his apartment) here