1981 Funk Flac

The infamous Italian sexy-comedy genre now has its own saucy compilation. 21 cuts, including 13 tracks never published before on any format, taken from the finest original soundtracks of the genre. From groovy disco bangers and charming jazz-funk, sleazy-listening and rock blends, to analogue electronic experiments, these iconic sounds embody the essence of the Italian movie industry at the end of the 70s. Pure "aerobic groove" that spells out the melodic action of female starlets like Gloria Guida, Edwige Fenech, Nadia Cassini, Lilli Carati, and all the other heroines in this genre of film whose main task was not only to tease and undress, but to dance on the screen. The infamous Italian sexy-comedy genre now has its own saucy compilation. 21 cuts, including 13 tracks never published before on any format, taken from the finest original soundtracks of the genre. From groovy disco bangers and charming jazz-funk, sleazy-listening and rock blends, to analogue electronic experiments, these iconic sounds embody the essence of the Italian movie industry at the end of the 70s.

Still Loving You and Pains Of Love, the two self-released albums under Bay Area musician Lawrence Ross's Twilight moniker in 1981 and ’86 respectively have enjoyed near mythical “Grail” status among fanatic crate diggers. Considered stone soul/funk classics; copies have treaded for huge sums. Ross recorded and pressed his records on his own Galaxy Productions, and due to lack of funds or distribution let them disappear when pressings sold out. In 2010, Ubiquity’s Luv N’ Haight licensed them for re-release on CD and limited edition vinyl, thus allowing them to evaluated strictly on their musical merits.

With George Clinton, a humorous phrase could be nothing more than playful tomfoolery, or it could be a double entendre with a deep political meaning. The phrase "electric spanking of war babies" falls into the latter category – it referred to what the funk innovator saw as the U.S. government using the media to promote imperialistic wars. To Clinton, the American media functioned as a propaganda machine during wartime. But whether or not one cares to examine its hidden political messages, Electric Spanking is an above-average party album. Spanking falls short of the excellence of One Nation Under a Groove and Uncle Jam Wants You and didn't boast a major hit single, but amusing funk smokers like "Electro-Cuties" and "Funk Gets Stronger" aren't anything to sneeze at, nor is the reggae-influenced "Shockwaves." Spanking turned out to be the last album Clinton would produce under the name Funkadelic - when he hit the charts again in 1983, Mr. P-Funk was billing himself as a "solo artist."

Digitally re-mastered and expanded edition of this 1981 album from the Funk outfit. Woods Empire featured Tommy Woods and his four sisters Linda Renee, Rhonda Maria, Iris Yvonne and Judith Ann. They made this one classic Funk album for Tabu with producer David N. Crawford, LA-s top session musicians and Earth Wind & Fires horn arranger Tom Tom 84.

“Too Cold” Collectors have been searching for the club blazing dance music album since 1981 when Cold Fire burst on the scene and disappeared just as quickly. Coming out of Vallejo, California, the Northern California hometown of Con Funk Shun and rapper E-40, Cold Fire was poised to break into the music scene with just as much of a splash. The band had a reputation as a tireless touring band, and scored a local single “Party Harty / Badder than Bad” that got the group some Bay Area radio play in 1977. Their original sound was more horn and guitar driven, but by 1981 the R&B standards had changed. When promoter Lewis Gray brought Cold Fire to Capitol Records’ Vice President of Artists and Repertoire Dr Cecil Hale, they were still a work in progress.