About us
FunkMySoul’s only purpose is to spread Soul, Funk and Rhythm & Blues from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, almost exclusively from the original vinyl.
Our Vision
Our vision is to create a collection of the most important artists and albums of these genres, a musical encyclopaedia if you will.
Our Passion
We hope that this passion can unify us all in our utmost respect for the purveyors of the music we love so much. Enjoy it and Bless you all Brothers and Sisters.
LATEST ALBUMS
with reviews
~ The Temptations recorded two albums of Christmas songs for Motown’s Gordy Records: “Christmas Card” in 1970 and “Give Love at Christmas” in 1980. In total 19 tracks were recorded: 10 for the first album and 9 for the...
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Review by RDTEN1 Give it to Motown management to recognize a good marketing opportunity; hence the decision to release of a second collection featuring Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. Of course there was simply no questioning the heat the...
Vibes Of Truth is a masterpiece that covers all the bases: from soul through funk to jazz. It’s been sought-after by collectors for the three club friendly tunes within its grooves: Backed Up Against The Wall, Concrete Jungle and...
The Jackie Wilson style soars into the 70s – in a mode that’s definitely different than Wilson’s Brunswick work of a decade before – but which also show’s a really bold evolution in style! Jackie’s in the higher end...
A masterpiece of smooth jazzy funk – and super-hip session headed up by the young keyboardist Bernard Wright! Wright’s working here with an insider crowd of jazz funk players that includes Bobby Broom, Dave Grusin, Marcus Miller, and Don...
A soaring full length debut from Fred Hughes, a singer who cut some key singles for Brunswick Records in the late 60s, and more than lives up to their strength here on an album! The set’s got some very...
“Raw Silk” is an album for the late nights when you just want to be chilled down with soft but great soul music. This woman has one of the sweetest female voices i know of, and this album was...
LATEST ALBUMS
without reviews
Sugar Billy’s 1974 original recording of “Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin’ on Me)” released in as a single from his 1975 album Super Duper Love. It was made famous when English soul singer Joss Stone covered the song’s part one...
Now, here is a a pretty rare goodie, check prices here, never released on CD. Privately pressed in 1979, written by Johnny Mayes and composed by Dement Ormond Jr, with George Puleo on guitar. An uptempo, modern soul adventure –...
Holidays, foods, celebrations and music are the sights, smells, tastes and sounds of family traditions. For me and my family Christmas has officially arrived with the last belch of the Thanksgiving day meal and the first notes of the...
A Gem. Essential Funk/Soul/Jazz. The original vinyl LPs go for big bucks on Ebay. Black Rhythm Happening (the second Blue Note album by Eddie Gale) was released in 1969 and includes jazz heavy weight Elvin Jones on drums and...
What an extraordinary voice Letta Mbulu has and the two openers (especially “Afro Texas“) are thrilling inviters for a quite unknown album and singer. Everything here smells to early/middle 70’s, the loud brass section, the afro-funk and soulful expression,...
I first heard this album in the fall of 1977. I immediately fell in love with it. The entire album comes highly recommended for some good soulful, listening. Here are my favorite picks and why I have selected them....
Chicago soul singer Ruby Andrews scored her first hit in 1967 with “Casonova (Your Playing Days Are Over)” which rose to #9 on the US R&B charts. In 1970 she released the full length album “Everybody Saw You” which...
Who is Betty Padgett? This is the question record collector and DJ Shane Hunt (aka DJ Sureshot) kept asking himself when he discovered the Betty Padgett self-titled 1975 debut LP while browsing through a dusty back room at a...
