What It Is! FUNKY SOUL & RARE GROOVES 25x 7-inch Box Set 80 trax Carry case MINT

Fantastic box set of rare funk and soul on NEW 7-inch pressings — 25 RECORDS in a custom CARRY CASE—  NEVER PLAYED — all singles UNTOUCHED and never removed from sleeves! Box in VERY GOOD condition. Gorgeous collectors' edition released 2006.

Funk emerged in the 1960s, a scorching sound that amped up the legacy of R&B and doo-wop in spirit and sonic intensity, and became the precursor of hip-hop - which in fact revived funk for a new generation via sampling. While major artists topped the charts with funk hits throughout the ’60 s & ’70s, there were, “hundreds of smaller songs,” notes music journalist Oliver Wang in his liners, “for whom ‘airplay’ rarely got better than hissing out of a rusted jukebox...or crackling through the static on AM radio.”

What It Is! celebrates this heady, groove-heavy strain of “gut bucket funk” that remains a major force in American music. A 25 x 7" vinyl compendium that would take incalculable hours to collect in dusty bins at disappearing record shops, this box is culled mostly from the treasure-filled vaults of Atlantic, Atco, Warner Bros. and Josie Records. It’s an unprecedented “shadow history of funk,” pulling together rare sides from well-known artists and definitive funk grooves from lesser-known but supremely gifted masters of the art form alike!

PERFECT for funk collectors or anyone who wants to stock up a vintage jukebox with vintage tunes. Luxury box comes with carrying handle and heavy-duty metal clip too.

Track Listing: A & B sides of the 10 7” vinyl singles.

1A. Jimmy Norman - Gangster Of Love (Part I) 1B. Jimmy Norman - Gangster Of Love (Part II)

2A. The T.S.U. Toronadoes - Getting The Corners 2B. The T.S.U. Toronadoes - What Good Am I?

3A. The Mighty Hannibal - Get In The Groove 3B. The Mighty Hannibal - Somebody In The World For You

4A. Tony Alvon & The Belairs - Boom Boom Boom 4B. Tony Alvon & The Belairs - Sexy Coffee Pot

5A. The Rhine Oaks - Tampin 5B. The Rhine Oaks - Oleancler

6A. The Commodores - Keep On Dancing 6B. The Commodores - Rise Up

7A. Titus Turner - His Funeral, My Trial 7B. Titus Turner - Do You Dig It

8A. Eldridge Holmes - Cheatin' Woman 8B. Eldridge Holmes - Pop, Popcorn Children

9A. Cold Grits- It's Your Thing 9B. Cold Grits- Bring It On Home To Me

10A. Johnny Cameron & The Camerons - I Love You Yes I Do 10B. Johnny Cameron & The Camerons - Funky John

11A. Little Sister - Stanga 11B. Little Sister - Somebody's Watching You

12A. Cyril Neville - Gossip 12B. Cyril Neville - Tell Me What's On Your Mind

13A. Johnny Tolbert & De Thangs- Take It Off (Part I) 13B. Johnny Tolbert & De Thangs- Take It Off (Part II)

14A. Wilson Pickett - Engine Number 9 14B. Wilson Pickett - International Playboy

15A. The Beginning Of The End - Funky Nassau (Part I) 15B. The Beginning Of The End - Funky Nassau (Part II)

16A. The Stovall Sisters - Hang On In There 16B. The Stovall Sisters - Sweepin' Through The City

17A. Baby Huey & The Baby Sitters - Listen To Me 17B. Baby Huey & The Baby Sitters - Hard Times

18A. Willie West - Fairchild 18B. Willie West - I Sleep With The Blues

19A. The Gaturs - Cold Bear 19B. The Gaturs - The Booger Man

20A. Charles Wright - You Gotta Know Whatcha Doin' 20B. Charles Wright - Here Comes The Sun

21A. Little Richard - Mockingbird Sally 21B. Little Richard - Nuki Suki

22A. United 8 - Ain't It Good 22B. United 8 - Getting Uptown (To Get Down)

23A. The Meters - Chug Chug Chug-A-Lug (Push N' Shove) Part I 23B. The Meters - Chug Chug Chug-A-Lug (Push N' Shove) Part II

24A. Freddi / Henchi & The Soul Setters - Funky To The Bone 24B. Freddi / Henchi & The Soul Setters - I Want To Dance, Dance, Dance

25A. Eddie Hazel - California Dreamin' (Vocal) 25B. Eddie Hazel - California Dreamin' (Instrumental)d

Condition: Singles all in MINT CONDITION, never played. Box in MINT CONDITION.

Packaging: Will be bagged and packed tightly to ensure safe delivery. I take secure packaging very seriously and take all possible steps to ensure your purchase arrives as it was sent.