Soul and funk on vinyl — 20 records with the groove intact
Soul and funk are among vinyl's most durable music — the rhythm sections were recorded live in the room, and the format carries that warmth better than any stream. The Motown, Stax and Curtom catalogues are perpetually repressed, while sampled originals are hunted by DJs and collectors alike. Twenty records from the gospel roots through Detroit's and Memphis's golden years to the P-funk mothership. Chronological order. The prices are our own, live from Rekord's price comparison.
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Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding · 1965
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3
I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin · 1967
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4
Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone · 1969
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Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes · 1969
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Maggot Brain
Funkadelic · 1971
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What's Going On
Marvin Gaye · 1971
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from €16.08
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There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone · 1971
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Just As I Am
Bill Withers · 1971
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Curtis
Curtis Mayfield · 1970
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Super Fly
Curtis Mayfield · 1972
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Innervisions
Stevie Wonder · 1973
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from £7.99
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13
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye · 1973
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14
Call Me
Al Green · 1973
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15
Mothership Connection
Parliament · 1975
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16
Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder · 1976
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from 99 kr
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17
That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire · 1975
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from 299 kr
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18
C'est Chic
Chic · 1978
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from 99 kr
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19
1999
Prince · 1982
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from 100 kr
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Voodoo
D'Angelo · 2000
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