Making a best of Forgotten Funk Cd.

[Super D]

Ok folks, I need your help in making this cd the funkiest ever.
I want people to say Oh! "I forgot about that Jam" now thats funky!

I got a best of P-Funk mix---I need funky but forgotten.

Please give me some ideas that will fill a 60 minute set.


thanx
super d(motordetroit) 8)

[QUINNY]

Eldorados - Loose Booty (think JBs Hot Pants Road type of groove, add dirty acid guitar licks and growling gruff chants 'n' vocals and you have this corker!!). Used to play the hell outta it back in '72.
I'd completely forgotten about this absolute cracker until I heard it again on an ancient radio demo tape of mine, just the other day.

Donald Austin - Crazy Legs (a fun piece of funk that bouces along admirably; has a great conga driven percussion break and rthythm track).

Midnite Movers Unlimited - Follow The Wind (never gets mentioned anywhere and hasn't been on a compilation yet, so far as I know; this was THE BUSINESS back in '72/'73).

O'Jays - Give The People What They Want How many people remember this really solid, funky gem?

If you've never heard Banbarra - Shack Up then it would be an absolute must.

Must be hundreds of others, depending on what sorta vibe you're trying to put together.

[marmite7]

The list is endless no?

Maceo & The Kings Men - Got To Get Cha

O'Jays - For The Love Of Money

Kool & The Gang - N.T (Pt 1 & 2)

King Curtis - Memphis Soul Stew

Skull Snaps - It's A New Day

The Meters - Look Ka Py Py (in fact anything by them) ;)

Bar-Kays - Son Of Shaft

Clarence Wheeler - Right On

Ripple - Dont Know What It Is But It Sure Is Funky

[Super D]

Great! "Quinney" and "marmite7" keep em' com'in?

I didn't realize I was that out of touch with tha' Funk. :-?

keep'em com'in "Funksters"

super d(motordetroit) 8)

[QUINNY]

SuperD:

Here's another one to try:

Gene Dozier & The United Front - Give The Women What They Want....a heavy, slowish funk chugger that was massive with me (my 7" copy is completely knackered). Certainly not remembered by many, but deserves to be IMO.

or,

(said in mischief)
Rhythm Makers - Zone.....anything to get more people into Q's numero uno. THE funkiest bass ever?????

[originalbigm]

Pop It - One Way featuring Al Hudson

FOPP - The Ohio Players

[ol'skinflint]

Kinda hard to think about when I'm in such a disco mood, but here goes: "Cutie Pie" and "Pull, Fancy Dancer, Pull" by One Way are 2 of the stankiest pieces of sythesized funk ever. "Keep it Hot" by Cameo. "Water" and "The Jam" by Graham Central Station. "Chase Me", "So Easy" and "Shake and Dance With Me" from ConFunkShun. "I Heard THAT!" by Quincy Jones. "Reach For It" and "Dukey Stick" by George Duke. "Hot Nights" and "Touch" by A Certain Ratio. "Move Your Boogie Body" and "Too Hot to Stop" from the Bar Kays.

[ol'skinflint]

"Summer Swim" and "If Anybody Gets Funked Up (It's Gonna Be You!)" by George Clinton and the P. Funk All Stars

[Disco Funk]

Originally Posted by Super D

Ok folks, I need your help in making this cd the funkiest ever.
I want people to say Oh! "I forgot about that Jam" now thats funky!

I got a best of P-Funk mix---I need funky but forgotten.

Please give me some ideas that will fill a 60 minute set.
thanx
super d(motordetroit) 8)

Look for any CD with the word 'Breaks' in the title, like the Super Breaks series on BGP/Ace, Block Party Breaks by DJ Pogo, The Breaks from Strut featuring various DJ's old school funk selections. Also the Pulp Fusion series contains a good selection of funk and jazz funk. And Kurtis Blow's History of Rap Vol.1 has some great old school funk and samples. Then of course there are the CDs by James Brown and Kool & The Gang: you can't go wrong there.

Disco Funk

[georgeb]

Hi SUPER D,

One of my favourite funk songs is "God made me funky" by "Headhunters" a killer jazzfunk song(full length album version)Also try for "listen to me" by "Baby Huey Story" from the "living legend" lp on Curtom (1971).The "Mandrilland" lp by Mandrill is full of funky songs.

[Disco Funk]

Originally Posted by georgeb

The "Mandrilland" lp by Mandrill is full of funky songs.

My favorite Mandrill track is 'Fat City Strut' (it's not on that LP you mention). Wickedest wah'd calvinette and electric piano.

Disco Funk

[visuals]

Well, My choice will ultimately depend on what type of vibe you are going for but.....

Early 70's

1. Ebony Rhythm Band - Soul Heart Transplant
2. The Meters - (anything from the Josie catalogue)
3. Ray & His Musical Court - Cookie Crumbs
4. Vern Blair Debate - Super Funk
5. Road Runners - Every Man For Himself
6. Mickey & The Soul Generation - Give Everybody Some
7. Jimmy Castor Bunch - It's Just Begun
8. Magnum - Evolution/Natural Juices
9. Ripple - Willie Pass The Water
10. Midnight Movers Unltd. - Follow The Wind pts 1&2
11. Rasputin's Stash - Your Love Is Certified
12. The Counts - Why not Start All Over Again
13. Nite Liters - Afro Strut
14. Kool & The Gang - N/T/ This Is You,This Is Me
15. Black Heat - Love The Life You Live
16. Mandrill - Fencewalk/Mango Meat
17. Lafayette Afro Rock Band - Heihachi/Darkest Light
18. GI GI - Daddy Love pt2
19. Syl Johnson - Dresses Too Short/Different Strokes
20. Freddie & The Kinfolk - Mashed Potato Popcorn

[grooover]

Hi
Heres a few from my collection that I can remember in my lunch hour.

funk you up - the sequence
try it out - gino soccio
bring your own funk - fantastic four
which way is up - rose royce
dont stop the feeling - roy ayres
hi tension - hi tension
freakin time - asphault jungle
love money - funkmasters
tie me up - mtume
make up your mind - aurra
fast money - roy ayres
everybody get up - uk players
intimate connection - kleeer
you are in my system - the system
me and my baby brother - war
loopzilla - george clinton
we got the funk - positive force
music makes you feel like dancin - brass construction
wikky wacky - fatback band
its serious - cameo
rap payback - james brown
every way but loose - oneness of ju ju

I could go on but people want me back at work

[Super D]

Originally Posted by grooover

Hi
Heres a few from my collection that I can remember in my lunch hour.

funk you up - the sequence
try it out - gino soccio
bring your own funk - fantastic four
which way is up - rose royce
dont stop the feeling - roy ayres
hi tension - hi tension
freakin time - asphault jungle
love money - funkmasters
tie me up - mtume
make up your mind - aurra
fast money - roy ayres
everybody get up - uk players
intimate connection - kleeer
you are in my system - the system
me and my baby brother - war
loopzilla - george clinton
we got the funk - positive force
music makes you feel like dancin - brass construction
wikky wacky - fatback band
its serious - cameo
rap payback - james brown
every way but loose - oneness of ju ju

I could go on but people want me back at work

'grooover', You have GREAT taste in funk...I found all of your choices in one form of media or another... and your selection is ON point.

I especially like the Gino Soccio track, 'try it out'__ I was riding around in my jeep today bumping it as loud as I could stand it all day today!

let me know about some of your other choices in funk.

thanks everyone for the feedback.