Essential Funk Discography, A Listening Guide for Funk Lovers
Joe Kataldo
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AVERAGE WHITE BAND

1984 Best of Average White Band - RCA
1997 Pick Up the Pieces & Other Hits - Rhino
1998 The Very Best of Average White Band - Music Club
1998 Classic Cuts - Snapper


B.T. EXPRESS

1974 Do It - Roadshow
1975 Non-Stop - Roadshow
1976 Energy - Columbia
1977 Function at the Junction - Columbia


BAR-KAYS

1967 Soul Finger - Rhino
1976 Too Hot to Stop - Mercury


BRASS CONSTRUCTION

1975 Brass Construction - United Artists
1976 Brass Construction 2 - United Artists


BRICK

2002 The Essentials - Rhino
1995 The Best of Brick - Epic/Bang
2000 Super Hits - Sony


JAMES BROWN
1965 Papa's Got a Brand New Bag - Polygram
1967 Cold Sweat - King


CAMEO

1984 She's Strange - Casablanca
1986 Word Up - Mercury


COMMODORES

1974 Machine Gun - Motown
1975 Caught in the Act - Motown
1975 Movin' On - Motown
1976 Hot on the Tracks - Motown


EARTH WIND AND FIRE

1970 Earth Wind and Fire - Warner Bros.
1971 The Need of Love - Warner Bros.
1972 Last Days and Time - Columbia
1973 Head to the Sky - Columbia


THE GAP BAND

1974 Magician's Holiday - Shelter
1976 The Gap Band (Tattoo) - Tattoo
1979 The Gap Band II - Mercury
1980 The Gap Band Ill - Mercury


ISLEY BROTHERS

1969 The Brothers Isley - T-Neck
1975 The Heat is On - T-Neck


MICHAEL JACKSON

1979 Off the Wall - Epic
1982 Thriller - Epic



PARLIAMENT- FUNKADELICS

1974 Up for the Downstroke - Casablanca
1976 Mothership Connection - Casablanca


PRINCE

1979 Prince - Warner Bros.
1987 Sign o' the Times - Paisley Park


SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE

1969 Stand! - Epic
1973 Fresh - Epic


TOWER OF POWER

1973 Tower of Power - Warner Bros.
1974 Back to Oakland - Warner Bros.


WAR

1971 All Day Music - Rhino
1972 The World is a Ghetto - Rhino


STEVIE WONDER

1972 Music of My Mind - Motown
1973 Innervisions - Motown

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Great , can't wait ! smile.gif

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great Joe.....waiting for it....smile.gif

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Yea awesome! Currently the only one I listen to is Parliemant (spelling?)/Funkadelic, and I would have to say, Funk is awesome! Can't wait for the list.

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Here for you Guys...Happy listening biggrin.gif

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Where's Groover Washington? You've placed Michael Jackson and not Groover? Come on that's unfair! smile.gif

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OMG, now I have lot of homework tongue.gif thanks !!!

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Joe Kataldo
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well I can't include every one...but you can add it and the best album to start

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don't know the best album, but can write some very cool songs:

Groover Washington - Lock It
Groover Washington - Black fr
Groover Washington - Funkfoot
Groover Washington - Mister M
Groover Washington - Juffure

Definitely recommend!

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Come on, no Kool and the Gang?

I'd pick up Kool and the Gang - The Very Best of for tracks like hi de hi, hi de ho; jungle boogie, of course celebration, fresh, get down on it, etc.

Also check out some red hot chili peppers, a lot of their stuff is very funk based.

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Joe Kataldo
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You Are right...that was an important missing I'll update it

Thanks

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George Clinton would be considered pretty FUNKY as well smile.gif

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QUOTE (Siggum @ Mar 8 2008, 12:10 PM) *
George Clinton would be considered pretty FUNKY as well smile.gif



Parliament-Funkadelic is George Clinton wink.gif

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Ahh offcourse, missed that one smile.gif

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QUOTE (Siggum @ Mar 8 2008, 03:27 PM) *
Ahh offcourse, missed that one smile.gif


you 're Welcome wink.gif

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Hey Joe, what about making this a sticky like the other recommendations lists in the bands&artists forum? We're missing a funk one smile.gif And in addition to RHCP and kool and the gang, I'd also like to add Talking Heads smile.gif biggrin.gif I love funk smile.gif

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