70's Funk & Soul

[kosmo vinyl]

got some Issac.. the tempatations " Psychedelic Shack" is also on my list...

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
 
 a couple of suggestions that i have and love:
 
 "al green's greatest hits" -- great one disc anthology
 "sly & the family stone greatest hits" -- perfect one-disc
 

as the great bruce mccullough said:  greatest hits albums are for housewives and little girls.

[kosmo vinyl]

and for dj's with limited budgets...

[Dr. Anton Phibes]

I've been listening to some Ohio Players recently!

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
   

Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
 
 a couple of suggestions that i have and love:
 
 "al green's greatest hits" -- great one disc anthology
 "sly & the family stone greatest hits" -- perfect one-disc
 

as the great bruce mccullough said:  greatest hits albums are for housewives and little girls. [/b]

i love greatest hits albums of bands i'm not obsessed with ... especially bands that did their best work in singles, not albums
 
 while i have most every other beatles album, their "past masters, vol. 2" is my third favorite disc of theirs

Theme From S.W.A.T. -Rhythm Heritage
 HikkyBurr(Bill Cosby Show Theme) -Quincy Jones
 The Streetbeater(Sanford & Son theme) -Quincy Jones

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Music in just about every genre was all downhill after the 60's, anyway.
 
 

Originally posted by saco:
  While both Sam Cooke and Otis are kings of Soul  - and while we're on that subject get some Solomon Burke - neither lived let alone produced music in the 70's.  
 
 

[joz]

my mom was really into 70s soul when i was growing up...the stylistics and the chi-lites always remind me of childhood. it's a great genre of music though and i'd probably start a collection with the Didn't it Blow Your Mind! 70s soul series...unlike the set you posted, these discs are sold in individual volumes. i think the tracks selections are better than the set you mentioned tho.

[MAXX44]

I got a great 4 disc set last month called "Funk Box "....great selections, and great packaging...like 55 songs from 50 different artists...lots of variety

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Nobody has listed Ray Charles. Does he not count?

[Sweetjoy]

I have, and love, DJ Spinna's Strange Games & Things 3 CD box set (1 mixed, 2 with the original tracks). It's a great mix of a lot of classic stuff. I picked mine up at Soundgarden in Fells Point years ago, but you can get it on Amazon for sure.  
 
 It's amazing how many things you can pick out that are sampled in the music those darn kids these days are listening to (heh)!

[snailhook]

some good suggestions on this thread. i'll keep it to the '70s. i second:
 
 funkadelic/parliament (everything in the '70s is gold)
 james brown (check out "the payback")
 isaac hayes ("hot buttered soul")
 jimmy castor bunch
 sly & the family stone
 solomon burke
 al green
 herbie hancock/the headhunters
 stevie wonder
 curtis mayfield/the impressions
 the meters
 bil withers
 shuggie otis (essential!)
 
 my additions to the list:
 
 joe tex (atlantic soul)
 graham central station (larry graham of sly's band; this stuff is essential)
 brothers johnson
 baby huey (was one of isaac hayes' back-up singers, put out one AMAZING record in 1970 called "the baby huey story")
 betty davis (ridiculously over-the-top sexy/sultry vocals from mid-'70s diva)
 terry callier
 the o'jays (really, any gamble & huff production)
 osibisa (african soul/funk/tribal drug rock)
 
 if i can think of more, i'll post 'em.

[booradley17]

Looks like some great suggestions so far but I will add a few more
 
 Booker T and the MG's
 Slave
 Rufus
 Isley Brothers
 Tower of Power
 Rick James
 Average White Band
 Con Funk Shun
 War
 Bobby Womack
 Chambers Brothers
 Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes
 Lakeside
 Carla Thomas
 Bar-Kays
 Bootsy Collins

[shoot ur shot]

Diggin for funk & soul breaks is probably the most addicting and time consuming record-related hobby I've ever had. There are three websites I would recommend looking through:
 
  Soulman's World of Beats  Soulman is one of the most world renown beat collectors. His series of beat tapes are among the best I've heard, because no one's really fuckin with this man's crates except for maybe DJ Shadow, Jazzy Jay, Bambaataa or Evil Dee.
 
  TurntableLab  A great mail-order site. You can also hear clips & read reviews of the latest funk/soul reissues.
 
 
 Funk45.com Clips galore!
 
 SalsParadise, good call on jimmy castor bunch. The 45 version of "just begun" is just devastating! "In the Jungle Groove" is the best introduction to James Brown I can think of.

[shoot ur shot]

Oh and Booker T & the MG's - Melting Pot is probably my favorite song ever.