Lee Fields - Problems (1973)

                                            "Lee Fields initially made his name among die-hard funk fans with a series of hard-hitting singles recorded for various small labels during the '70s. Everything about Fields -- his look, his vocals, the grooves on his records -- was so indebted to James Brown that he earned the nickname "Little J.B." Fields never hit it big, but his rough-and-tumble singles went on to become popular collectors' items. After a lengthy hiatus, Fields returned in the '90s as a soul-blues belter playing to female-heavy audiences on the Southern circuit. Thanks to sample-obsessed hip-hoppers and British rare-groove aficionados, interest in obscure vintage funk reached a peak in the late '90s, and Fields was fortunate enough to have remained active when new recordings in the style became a viable proposition. Energized by his return to raw, heavy, James Brown-style funk, Fields emerged as the leading light of the so-called deep funk movement with a series of recordings that often equaled, and sometimes outdid, his early work."

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Tracklisting

  

1. Lee Fields - problems (3:16)
2. Lee Fields - the right thing (3:34)
3. Lee Fields - rapping with lee (3:56)
4. Lee Fields - bad trip (3:25)
5. Lee Fields - get on the good foot (3:54)
6. Lee Fields - i don't know where i'm going (2:55)
7. Lee Fields - clap your hands (3:01)
8. Lee Fields - honey dove (3:24)
9. Lee Fields - i'm the man (3:07)
10. Lee Fields - you made a new man out of me (3:23)

Lee Fields - Problems

Parliament - First Thangs (1973)

"Inspired by Motown's assembly line of sound, George Clinton gradually put together a collective of over 50 musicians and recorded the ensemble during the '70s both as Parliament and Funkadelic. While Funkadelic pursued band-format psychedelic rock, Parliament engaged in a funk free-for-all, blending influences from the godfathers (James Brown and Sly Stone) with freaky costumes and themes inspired by '60s acid culture and science fiction. From its 1970 inception until Clinton's dissolving of Parliament in 1980, the band hit the R&B Top Ten several times but truly excelled in two other areas: large-selling, effective album statements and the most dazzling, extravagant live show in the business. In an era when Philly soul continued the slick sounds of establishment-approved R&B, Parliament scared off more white listeners than it courted.".

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Tracklisting

1. Parliament - Red Hot Mama (4:29)
2. Parliament - Come in Out of the Rain (2:58)
3. Parliament - Fantasy Is Reality (3:58)
4. Parliament - Breakdown (3:53)
5. Parliament - Loose Booty (10:20)
6. Parliament - Unfinished Instrumental (5:13)
7. Parliament - I Call My Baby Pussycat (4:24)
8. Parliament - Put Love in Your Life (5:07)
9. Parliament - Little Old Country Boy (3:58)
10. Parliament - Moonshine Heather (4:06)
11. Parliament - Oh Lord, Why Lord/Prayer (5:00)
12. Parliament - My Automobile (4:43)
13. Parliament - There Is Nothing Before Me But Thang (3:57)
14. Parliament - Funky Woman (2:56)
15. Parliament - Livin' the Life (5:57)
16. Parliament - Silent Boatmen (5:53)

Parliament - Funky Woman

Mighty Imperials feat. Joseph Henry - Thunder Chicken (2004)

Tracklisting:

1. The Mighty Imperials -  Thunder Chicken (3:46)
2. The Mighty Imperials -  Never Found A Girl feat. Joseph Henry(2:34)
3. The Mighty Imperials -  Jody's Walk(3:33)
4. The Mighty Imperials - Duck Hunt (5:18)
5. The Mighty Imperials - Joseph's Popcorn feat. Joseph Henry (2:30)
6. The Mighty Imperials -  Chico's Barnyard (3:35)
7. The Mighty Imperials -  Kick The Blanket (2:57)
8. The Mighty Imperials -  Funky Belly feat. Joseph Henry (3:28)
9. The Mighty Imperials -  Ride Shank's Mare (3:39)
10. The Mighty Imperials -  Soul Buster pt.1 (5:21)
11. The Mighty Imperials - Cold Sweat (3:08)

The Mighty Imperials -  Thunder Chicken