Digging for Funk - Obscure Grooves from Around the World #38 (Vinyl Community)

[@miguelangeljuarez6196]

Que grandiosos hallazgos, tienes una maravillosa colección, te mando un abrazote desde Zacatecas, México.

[@XjunkieNL]

Hola Miguel! Gracias por pasar y el comentario. Es bueno ver que mis videos también se ven en México. Saludo desde Holanda. Stay funky. /Paul

[@danielrhoden2973]

Thanks again for the funk nuggets. Your reviews help me bring it to newly happening "vinyl night" events in my home town in the Southeastern USA.

[@XjunkieNL]

Hi Daniel. Happy to share the funk :) A Vinyl Night sounds as a great initiative. How are people reacting to these left field funk records? All the best. Cheers. /Paul

[@danielrhoden2973]

@@XjunkieNL Well, because it is an affluent 45-65 year old crowd they love it but have no clue what I'm playing! No matter though. I love having the freedom to go from the Crusaders to Can (moonshake) if I want. As soon as l can get a more liberal crowd I'll be able to drop more of your recommendations. El Chicano, Crusaders and even "Demon Fuzz" by Afreaka already go over very well though!

[@XjunkieNL]

Sounds as a very nice venue. Perfect age group to feed some seventies funk nuggets. Great to have so much freedom, to play what fits the moment best. If it was more close by, I would visit it for sure. Not many places that spin this kind of music. And all on vinyl :) /Paul

[@danielrhoden2973]

@@XjunkieNL Between my last name being more common over there than here, and the fact that we have the same haircut, we might be cousins! 🙂

[@XjunkieNL]

Hahah, if you ever need a stand in DJ let me know ;)

[@TONEScott]

Southside Movement - Seen the record but have never heard it. Mansion is totally new to me. It's sounding really good. Great High Life sound. I agree with everything you said about Willie Hutch.... absolutely and totally underrated artist... not spoken about enough. I've shown a few of his records in the past. Pierre Dutour... amazing. I am going to search for all volumes. Great video Paul - TONE

[@XjunkieNL]

Hey Tone. I think you are fully catched up :) Happy to see I could surprise you with some funky records. Southside Movement is a typical record you see ones, and remember for always. Took me ages to come across a copy. Willie Hutch is in my book the godfather of blaxploitation :) Stay funky. Cheers. /Paul

[@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147]

Free Funk, that was not that bad. I had just recently seen that Foxy Brown album but they wanted too much for it. You really had some incredible funky music Paul, these were top notch. The African album was being reissued you said. I will have to check if it can be found in the US. You are the funkmeister of the VC. Great job, your humble funk brother Steve

[@XjunkieNL]

Hi Steve! Cool to know you got the Africadelic album in the mean time. It's a banger :) In general prices go up, but for some of these blaxploitation albums it's just crazy. Happy to serve you some slices of funk my brother ;) All the best. Cheers. /Paul

[@Ed-Topo-108]

Hi Paul, great Manu Dibango album, Waka Juju & Gone Clear have always been other favourites too for me. Some James Last gems out there! I love his version of Silver Machine by Hawkwind.

[@XjunkieNL]

Hey Ed. The two Manu Dibango albums you mention, I don't know. Something to check out. Thank for the tip. Hahah, I know that version of Silver Machine. The record itself is still missing. Mostly as I'm don't want to pay more than 1 euro for it :) Have a great weekend. Cheers. /Paul

[@Ed-Topo-108]

@@XjunkieNL Waka Juju is total Afrojazz/ Makossa.. a favourite. Gone Clear was recorded in Jamaica with Sly & Robbie featuring Mike Brecker.

[@XjunkieNL]

Today sampled Waka Juju. It's on the want list :) I can see why it is a favorite. Sounded just right.

[@Mountprospect1]

South side is amazing!!! soooo funky. I got real lucky on ebay a couple of years ago and picked up a copy for a few quid. Great video sir👍

[@XjunkieNL]

Hi! The South Side Movement is a classic. I was very happy to find it. Although I paid a little more. Got it from another vinyljunkie. All the best. Stay funky. /Paul

[@franksmusic2880]

Great finds, I just ordered the Manu Dibango album, I also need to look for that Southside Movement album. The Jackie Brown album is so good, I too have that one in my collection.

[@XjunkieNL]

Hi Frank! You are going to enjoy the Manu Dibango record. A crazy funky album. A great addition to the collection. All the best. Stay funky. /Paul

[@franksmusic2880]

@@XjunkieNL Hey Paul, I received the album, the music and presentation is excellent but the mastering is awful. This can not be from the original tapes, the sound is very low, I have other original records by this artist and it's a major difference in sound. It's still a enjoyable record but I would much rather have an original pressing.

[@XjunkieNL]

Sorry to hear that Frank. Is it the latest reissue you got? Can't understand why they do it this way. I read it was remastered. It takes so much away from enjoying the music. Mine is a repress from 1975, and it has sounds fantastic. Now I feel bad showing it, without giving a warning the reissue sounds mediocre. Thanks for letting me know. /Paul

[@franksmusic2880]

@@XjunkieNL No worries, I thought you had the newest reissue on Diggers Factory records from 2021, that’s the one I have. You must have the Fiesta records 1975. I will most likely re-sell mine on Discogs, it’s hard to get this one here in the states, the new reissue I have is also made in France. It’s a shame because the presentation is very nice.

[@XjunkieNL]

I pulled it from the collection to show, and let people know a new reissue was released. As it is a fantastic record especially if you like funk music. Hope you find another copy soon. I know some got the earlier reissue, with the redone cover art. Don't know how that one sounds. /Paul

[@hippydjkit9913]

Super groovy stuff Paul.....the library sounds are far out and far ahead......keep it up......thanks.....

[@XjunkieNL]

Hi! Nice to see you stopping by. Library albums can be hit or miss. This one hit the nail on the head :) Have a funky weekend. Cheers. /Paul

[@thumpfinger]

Fantastic once again

[@XjunkieNL]

Hey Ben! Have a funky weekend :) Cheers. /Paul

[@GialloMusica77]

Willie Hutch Foxy Brown is a funky blaxploitation masterpiece album!!! Great job Paul!

[@XjunkieNL]

Hi! Willie Hutch is many the real godfather of blaxplotation. He has made so many great ones. Foxy Brown is a classic. Ciao and stay funky. /Paul

[@julianagriffin1468]

Great stuff! Also appreciate the sound improvements to your show(louder.clearer and of course funky).

[@XjunkieNL]

Hey Juliana. Thanks for stopping by. Invested a little to improve the sound quality. Nice to hear you noticed. All the best. Stay funky. /Paul

[@FatCityVinyl]

What, James Last again, wasn't it one of your old videos that got me looking for his Voodoo Party album 😂 seems like he put out about 30 LP's in 1969 alone so I guess there are bound to be some funky ones hidden in his catalogue 😉 Never heard of Odean Pope but was listening to some Manu Dibango recently, don't have that one by him...yes for some reason you don't really think of him first when you think about African music...amazing how much funky soul music came out in the 70's, so many groups and albums out there. Same for African music of course. Cheers!

[@XjunkieNL]

Hey Doug! Hahah, yes, James Last again. Have you found a copy of Voodoo Party? I came across two in the cheap bins, thought of you, but they were less than VG. By the way, I did find James Last doing reggea. It was just too cheesy. Manu Dibango should get more crediit. I think he really influenced funk music early seventies. Or at least I read Kool And The Gang tried to copy his music just before they got big. And Kool And The Gang influenced many others :) Have a great Sunday. Cheers. /Paul

[@FatCityVinyl]

@@XjunkieNL I never did find Voodoo Party but I did finally thrift a copy of Well Kept Secret. Not before all funky James Last albums disappeared from the bins for a long time after you showed Voodoo Party though. Typical ;-) Recently picked up the Real Gone Music reissue of Kool And The Gang's debut, very funky indeed...

[@XjunkieNL]

Funny you mention their debut. This is the sound of Kool And The Gang before Soul Makossa. Compare it for example with Jungle Boogie (released right after Soul Makossa, and probably the title is a link also). The music has a different vibe. I like both by the way :)

[@hatripekala4983]

Hello Paul, I would grab that Dutour in a second. Could it perhaps be sorted to a library genre, the second sample just reminded me of that kind of stuff. But as you said, its very inventive being made so early.

[@XjunkieNL]

Hey Petri. I like your thinking :) The library genre is very specific and on the other hand very general. It seems to be a music world that has its own rules. Thanks for watching. Al the best. Stay funky. /Paul

[@bazedjunkiii_tv]

do i spot a most recent WARP records release in the back or am i completely mistaken? just from a technical point of view - the music in the needle drops almost drowns your voice, at least partially. probably you might have to turn the volume on your turntable down a few points to achieve an improved result which leaves enough room for your voice yet still gets the music across properly.

[@XjunkieNL]

Sharp eye. The Nala Sinephro is indeed released on WARP. A surprisingly great album. Thanks for the feedback on the sound. Need to work a bit on the sound balance. In part it has to do with my setup. Left channel is recorded, and the right channel is my feedback. Cheers. Stay funky. /Paul

[@bazedjunkiii_tv]

@@XjunkieNL i recognized that cover as a few of those were coming through the vinyl warehouse a few days prior to your video...

[@XjunkieNL]

@@bazedjunkiii_tv The repress has just become available again. I missed it when it was released during last summer. /Paul

[@nonoiker]

Hey, interesting focus on James Last. I also avoided him through all 70s - 80s.. as a cuckoo doing poor secondary versions of others work. Until someone mentioned his album "Well Kept Secrets" from 1975. Also called "James Last in Los Angeles", produced with some prominent American funk/fusion artists. It isn't a great album for me, but equally good to most similar releases at the time, as this "Hair" also sounds like, perhaps even better. Also I never knew before recently, that he made soundtracks for movies

[@XjunkieNL]

Hey hey. There are some nuggets in the James Last catalogue. Well Kept Secrets is great example. Another one, and maybe the best kept secret, is Voodoo Party. It's from the early seventies, and they must have been smoking funny stuff in the studio. If you don't know it, it's fun to search for it. Overhere it sometimes turns up in the cheap bins. Hahah, and as an artist that is turning out at least 10 albums each year, they can't be gold every time ;) All the best. Cheers. /Paul

[@robwalkerletthemusicplay]

Hi paul as usual a nice batch of funky records and what about those clothes 😎… how easy is it to find funk in the Netherlands or do you buy online ? .. I remember I was in the Netherlands on kings day in 2013 I bought a few records everyone was selling random things on the streets in Amsterdam including records. Cheers paul 👍 🇳🇱

[@XjunkieNL]

Hey Rob. Nice to see you dropping by. Only the seventies can combine those colours and suits. No wonder bell bottom trousers are back :) It is surprising how many funk records are to be found in the wild. Especially as, as far as I know, there wasn't a big funk scene in the seventies. It helps that on record fairs there are often many international sellers. In my home town only children are allowed to sell on Kingsday. So I have to be lucky when some dad's collection is being sold ;) All the best. Cheers. /Paul

[@bobsyouruncle5534]

Great selection again but please, pronounce Manu Dibango correctly. It's Diban-go like in let's go. Not ga or whatever else. Cheers! Keep the good work!

[@XjunkieNL]

Thanks, man! Yeah, I know, for some reason I always pronounce his name the wrong way. My brain is just wired wrong :) Happy holidays! Cheers. /Paul