Ray Frazier & The Shades of Madness

Ray Frazier & The Shades of Madness are a Holy Grail California funk band because of “I Who Have Nothing” but if you don’t have a $1000 to spend on a 45 then check out “Gonna Get Your Love” on Chess Records. Equally as funky and perhaps more soulful than it’s more expensive cousin, “Gonna Get Your Love” slowly builds up into a gut wrenching cry for love that makes me wipe the sweat from my brow every time I listen to it. Most copies that I have seen have a mono mix on them but here is the stereo version, which sounds like an all-together different take than the mono version.

Braun SK 6

If you are going to listen to vinyl you might as well do it in style.

Barbara Stant – Baby I Love You

“Baby I Love You” is a record that never fails at Funky Sole. Barbara Stant, originally from Norfolk Virgina, had a total of 6 releases on Ship Town, most of which I have never seen, and this one seems to come up less and less. This particular 45 falls into the $100-200 category and worth every penny in my opinion. If you see it grab because in 5 years I bet this will be a $400 record. Take a listen.

Rob – Make It Fast, Make It Slow :: Soundway Records

Brand new reissue of this impossible to find record. You will definitely be hearing “Loosen up Yourself” at Funky Sole some time soon.

Rob – Make It Fast, Make It Slow :: Soundway Records.

Marley – A Film by Kevin McDonald

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Another wonderful film making its premier at SXSW is “Marley” a documentary by Kevin McDonald. I’ve seen numerous Bob Marley documentaries in my lifetime (some good and some not so good) but the reviews are very positive for this so make sure you look out for it.

Marley from Largetail on Vimeo.

Charles Bradley: Soul of America

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“Charles Bradley: Soul of America” will premier at SXSW and hopefully it will play around town so that the rest of us might be able to see it. Trailer looks amazing!

Welcome to the Funky Sole Blog

This blog is an out growth of the Funky Sole weekly party dedicated to promoting and uncovering rare or new soulful funky music and all that goes along with the life style of vinyl obsession. Look out for regular updates on recent record finds and new music releases we think you will enjoy. There will also be random posts on non music related topics for those who’s good taste goes beyond music.

Lets get this started with a great video of Syl Johnson preforming at Funky Sole a few weeks back. We were truly blessed to have such an incredible soul icon on our stage.

-Jesse c