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Sex Machine

The Sex Machine is a 1970 live recording by James Brown featuring performances from Augusta, Georgia. This double album...

1970S Groove James Brown Classic Funk

9.2 Excellent

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Rejuvenation

The Meters’ 1974 album *Rejuvenation* is a cornerstone of New Orleans funk. This record showcases the band's signature i...

Classic 1970S Groove The Meters

9.2 Excellent

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Head Hunters

Head Hunters is a seminal 1973 studio album by Herbie Hancock. This pioneering work established the genre of jazz-funk,...

Classic 1970S Pioneering Herbie Hancock

9.2 Excellent

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Thrust

Thrust is a 1974 studio album by Herbie Hancock and the follow-up to Head Hunters, continuing his exploration of jazz-fu...

Classic 1970S Groove Herbie Hancock

9.1 Excellent

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Live at the Sex Machine

Live at the Sex Machine is a 1971 album by Kool & the Gang, despite its title and presentation not representing a conven...

Live 1970S Groove Jazz Funk

8.8 Great

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Wild and Peaceful

Wild and Peaceful is a 1973 studio album by Kool & the Gang that marked the group's transition from largely instrumental...

1970S Groove Classic Funk Kool And The Gang

8.7 Great

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Struttin'

Struttin' is the third studio album by the Meters, released by Josie Records in 1970. It continues the New Orleans quart...

Instrumental 1970S Groove The Meters

8.7 Great

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Go for Your Guns

Go for Your Guns is a 1977 studio album by the Isley Brothers, released on their T-Neck label. The record moves between...

1970S R&b Groove Funk Soul

8.7 Great

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The Heat Is On

The Heat Is On is a 1975 studio album by the Isley Brothers, released through the group's T-Neck label. Its first side e...

1970S R&b Groove Funk Soul

8.5 Great

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AWB

AWB is the 1974 self-titled second studio album by the Average White Band, a Scottish group working in funk and soul. Pr...

1970S Groove Blue Eyed Soul Classic Funk

8.4 Great

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Everybody Loves the Sunshine

Everybody Loves the Sunshine is a 1976 album credited to Roy Ayers Ubiquity and released by Polydor Records. It blends j...

1970S Groove Jazz Funk Soul Funk

8.4 Great

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Skin Tight

Skin Tight is a 1974 studio album by the Ohio Players and the group's first release for Mercury Records. It includes the...

1970S Groove Classic Funk Hard Funk

8.3 Great

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Lovesexy

Lovesexy is a 1988 studio album by Prince, released after he withdrew the planned Black Album. Its songs combine funk, r...

1980S Spiritual Groove Prince

8.3 Great

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Fire on the Bayou

Fire on the Bayou is the fifth studio album by the Meters, released in 1975. The New Orleans group builds the record aro...

1970S R&b Groove The Meters

8.3 Great

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Back to Oakland

Back to Oakland is a 1974 studio album by Tower of Power, named for the California city where the band developed its sou...

1970S Groove Soul Funk Tower Of Power

8.3 Great

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Man-Child

Man-Child is a 1975 album by pianist and keyboardist Herbie Hancock. It extends the electric jazz-funk direction of Head...

1970S Groove Herbie Hancock Jazz Funk

8.3 Great

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Open Our Eyes

Open Our Eyes is a 1974 studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire and an important early release in the group's development. It...

1970S Spiritual R&b Earth Wind Fire

8.2 Great

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Spirit of the Boogie

Spirit of the Boogie is a 1975 studio album by Kool & the Gang, recorded during the group's predominantly instrumental f...

Dance 1970S Groove Classic Funk

8.1 Great

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All Day Music

All Day Music is the fourth studio album by War, released in 1971, and the band's second album after the departure of si...

1970S War Groove Classic Funk

8.1 Great

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No Stranger to Love

No Stranger to Love is a 1979 studio album by American vibraphonist, composer, and bandleader Roy Ayers, released by Pol...

1970S R&b Groove Jazz Funk

7.0 Good