Arguably the best rhythm section of the past 35 years, Willie Mitchell’s Hi Records house band “The Hi Rhythm Section”, recorded on every legendary recording by the superstar Al Green and was the soundtrack for virtually every soul recording from Ann Peebles to Syl Johnson. Gene Anderson, a stalwart touring and recording artist who now tours with Parliament Funkadelic, was the only Hi artist to leave with original master tape recordings. This is the first time that a previously unreleased body of work from Hi music in its prime has been made available from an outside source. Taken directly from original multi-track masters and formatted for maximum DJ appeal with vocals on the A side and instrumental counterparts on the B side. LP jacket displays previously unreleased period photos of Gene.

Grand Master Caz’s star has shone recently as one of the very greatest MCs of the Old School and arguably of all time. While his achievements as the leader of the legendary Cold Crush Brothers and as the writer of a chunk of the Sugar Hill Gang’s rhymes have assumed the level of folklore, his immediately subsequent recordings for Tuff City have achieved real critical mass with. Describing You Need Stitches as ……(big daddy). Tuff City is proud to have been able to come up with one final albums worth of Mid School material after having scoured the vaults. The album features productions by Charlie Chase, Ced Gee (of the Ultra Magnetic MCs) and Patrick Adams.

Lakim Shabazz had a moment in history as he combined stellar 45 King production, Flava Unit competitive rhyme skills, and Islamic philosophy and fashion. Tuff City delves into its vaults to come up with some rare and unreleased recordings that feature the productions of the 45 King and the Mighty Maestro.

Good things come in three's and Tuff City's Funky Delicacies has set for release three volumes of funk anthologies to follow up its Fistful of Funky Delicacies anthology. A Fecund Fistful, A Furred Fistful and a Fourth Fistful are mixtures of lesser known, rare and unreleased recordings, some taken from original master tapes. As well, each anthology features previously unpublished illustrations created specifically for this series by one of the great cover illustrators of the Parliament Funkadelic camp of artists, Stozo the Clown. (See Parlet and the Horny Horns).

Willie Feaster and The Mighty Magnificents were one of metropolitan New York's premiere working bands during the funky 70s. The pride of Jamaica Queens, they crossed the same paths as Newark's Kool and the Gang and Harlem's Flame 'N' King. While the Magnificents had a hit with "Funky 8 Corners" on All Platinum (the label that preceded Sugar Hill), Feaster recorded a fair amount of material for tiny indies such as L. Brown's and his own Smog City. Though the Mighty Magnificents' repertoire was broad enough to include sweet soul ballads (which will be included on the CD counterpart), this LP concentrates on the danceable soul, boogaloo, and funk that packed New York auditoriums of the five boroughs from the late 60s to the early 70s.

Grammy-Award winning artist Dr. John accompanied by Chris Barber, the kingpin of modern British jazz (Recorded live during a Mardi Gras party in 1983 at London’s posh Marquee club)

Wonderful dixieland set performed at legendary Perseverance Hall, the oldest Masonic temple in Louisiana.

We will pay a fair price for any of the records on this list.  The genres include R&B, soul, blues, jazz, funk and more.  In some cases we would consider buying a good transfer of the record (at a lower price).  If you have any of these recordings on an alternate source (a different 45, an LP, even a CD reissue…) that might work as well.  If it would help to receive this list in a different format or sorted differently we can accommodate you.