R&B

Richmond, VA's The Whole Darn Family's debut "Has Arrived" is a classic slab of funky, soulful goodness. Originally released in 1976 and similar to War, the Ohio Players and Brick, "Has Arrived" featured the hit single "Seven Minutes of Funk." That song...

Rhythm Of The City The time was 1988, and urban life in Miami was at it's apex. After having moved from Jamaica to The Magic City in the summer of 1977, Pluto saw the future. Rhythm Of The City fully expresses this forward thrust, where technology,...

Returning after their Last Transmission collaborative album with Melvin Van Peebles, The Heliocentrics finish off their trawl through the vaults of tracks recorded at their old digs - Quatermass Studios - with psychedelic tinged funk and jazz...

'Respect for Memphis Rap & Ambient Music Album 'Mystic High', co-produced by singer CHIYORI and producer YAMAAN. CHIYORI has long been active in the Tokyo hip-hop scene, to date releasing two solo albums and an album with the band Lostrains. She is...

Rescued from a haze of drugs, alcohol and questionable women comes a potent blend of heavy Chicago Funk, Modern Soul & Psychedelia. Influential recordings from the group's sought-after Funk classics have been sampled by Beck, The Chemical Brothers, Jim...

Reprinted the 1987 12-inch board, which is the only release for Noeri Kojima. Includes 4 tracks that include erotic lyrics and a funky mellow boogie sound.1. Cool Fax.(We're Givin' Love a Bad Name.) 2. Movin' on 3. One Track Mind 4. Cool Fax (We're...

Representing Seattle Funk. The Oscillators' debut album is deep, raw and energetic. Led by drummer oLLi kLoMp, the line up features members of the polyrhythmics, Rippin' Chicken, the Pulsations, Lucky Brown, the Trueloves, 45th Street Brass, The S.G.'s,...

Renowned around the world for his iconic sound, disco legend "T-GROOVE" teams up with one of the greatest street drummers of all time, George Kano, to form the foundation of an 18 man jazz-funk-disco experience! Their debut album, Lady Champagne featured...

Renaldo Domino was a soul legend in the 50's in Chicago and signed to Mercury Records when he was 17. He was out playing gigs with The Jackson 5 and Curtis Mayfield and had a minor hit with "Not Too Cool to Cry". He then disappeared from the music scene...

Remastered for full-on soul supremacy, are two monster sounds from The Trinikas. Circa 1969, they were the culmination of the female four piece's short-lived career. Recorded in Missouri and sneaking out on the Pearce label, "Black Is Beautiful" was a...

Released on Stones Throw in 2001 The Live Mix part 2 put the Los Angeles-based live funk band Breakestra on the map. In 2005, their new album Hit the Floor (Ubiquity Records), a new single featuring members of Jurassic 5 and People Under The Stairs, and...

Released in August 1970, as well as detonating hard and reaching #4 in the US R&B charts, 'Stand By Your Man' became a break-through single for Candi Staton, spending 14 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #24. When it came to the follow-up to...