 | Larry Levan's Paradise Garage by various artists sparkle skyy
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $5.99 Think disco is cheesy? You will realize some is actually an intricate artform after listening to this great mix by the greatest dj ever lived
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 | Larry Levan Live at the Paradise Garage
Buy used from: $34.95 Same as above but actually on elong great mix...will make you dance forever
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 | The Dealer by Chico Hamilton
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $5.99 One of the most overlooked jazz musicians of all time....this is not greatest works, but very good and easy to find...so perfectly laidback yet deep deep deep
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 | Confessions of a Selector by Tim "Love" Lee
Buy used from: $4.99 This guy is a genius.....if you like downtempo grooves and bongo beats reminiscent of 70s porno, without being too cheesy and actually full of real rythm
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 | Voodoo by D'Angelo
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $2.00 Beautiful Soul....Forget what else is out there today calling themselves r&b, this album is king...only those that can stand with or above him are al green and marvin gaye
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 | Discovery by Daft Punk
Buy new: $11.94 / Used from: $6.75 I do not know how they made this album, to even conceive it is mindblowing to me....even if not a fan of electronic music, do not worry, this is class of its own....one of my favorite albums ever
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 | Strange Games and Things by DJ Spinna
Buy used from: $19.99 Outstanding collection of rare hard to find soul and funk/dance classics from 70s, mainly black 70s..bonus mix disc by great dj spinna included
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 | Strange Games, Vol. 3 by Various Artists
Buy used from: $39.96 Continuation from above....this whole label, bbe, always releases nice rare sets, this time bonus mix from dj dope
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 | Disco Forever by Dimitri from Paris
Buy used from: $8.90 If you buy one album on this list,buy now...best real disco songs evr compiled, with real jazz solos all extended original versions, a lot latin dance too; bonus mix from dimitri too
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 | Al Green Is Love by Al Green
Buy used from: $3.00 This is remastered cd of original algreen album from '75; includes more deep love songs that are sometimes achingly sad, like the beautiful favorite of mine: "Wish you were here"
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 | Back to Mine by Groove Armada
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $0.23 Very beautiful mix of carefully selected songs from 70s and 80s. groove armada spin one long mix of rare classics that have since been forgotten by many
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 | Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis
Buy used from: $3.08 Great reissue of rare, forgotten gem...shuggie makes songs as beautiful as a golden sun shining over california coast..honestly, the music really does feel it...also uses early soft drum machines
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 | Larry Levan's Classic West End Records Remixes (Made Famous at the Legendary Paradise Garage)
Buy used from: $63.50 this set is more early 80s groove than late 70s funk/disco, so good so good
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 | The Girl From Ipanema: The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook by Antonio Carlos Jobim
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $4.82 ok so this is not soul but i had to include it....it is so amzing the music makes you want to get away to some place you saw in the movies...bossanova at its best
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 | Every Great Motown Hit of Marvin Gaye by Marvin Gaye
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $7.96 Got to give it up part one may be one of the best dance songs ever made....marvin gaye has really got somethin rare; this cd has nice collection of both 60s and 70s
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 | The Best of Herbie Hancock: The Hits by Herbie Hancock
Buy new: $7.98 / Used from: $0.98 Herbie did some crazy crazy stuff during the 70s that is still amazing and just funked up ater all these years
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 | Martin Denny - Greatest Hits by Martin Denny
Buy used from: $3.21 Authentic lounge music that is not corny but actually very surreal and dreamlike...way ahead of its 60s time...puts you in dreamlike mood
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 | Beretta 70: Roaring Themes From Thrilling Italian Police Films 1971-80 by Various Artists - Soundtracks
Buy used from: $13.82 Great 70s dirty-harry like music, only ITALIAN....not too campy which is hard to find these days
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 | Boogie Nights: Music From The Original Motion Picture
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $0.18 maybe becuz this is one of my fav. movies, but this cd has some of the best 70s songs ever made, like the rare chakacha's hit" jungle fever" and the great funk hit "machine gun" by the commodores
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 | The Good, the Bad & the Ugly by Ocean Eleven
has nothing to do with either movie; great underground old old old skool ska, and i mean old skool, like real jazz not the new or even semi old ska crap
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 | ATLiens by OutKast
Buy new: $8.98 / Used from: $2.99 maybe the best rap album ever made....the music is so mellow and calm that you feel like you are really floating in space...the super fast rhyming, but with soft tone is amazing
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 | Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 by Eagles
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $0.50 let me explain why this is here: i love funk, soul, dance partially for its ability to remind me of 70s golden california and the attitude of that that time...this cd does that too in different style
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 | Off the Wall by Michael Jackson
Buy new: $5.49 / Used from: $2.75 do i have to explain?
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 | Daddy Bug & Friends/Virgo Vibes by Roy Ayers
Buy new: $14.97 / Used from: $5.99 great early ayers, before he became funk in 70s, (which was great too) he was master vibraphonist...great double issue here
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 | The Man Who's Been Everywhere But in Love by Tim "Love" Lee
Buy used from: $38.71 King of downtempo, here he is more loungelike with bongos and early 70s not late 70s
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