Salsoul Presents: Disco Funk Flavas [Import]

Salsoul Presents: Disco Funk Flavas [Import]

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. Getaway [Original 12" Mix] - The Salsoul Orchestra

2. Love Having You Around [Original Radio Edit] - First Choice

3. Party [Original 12" Mix]

4. Sing Sing [Original 12" Mix] - Gaz

5. I Got My Mind Made Up [Original 12" Mix] - Instant Funk

6. Wide World of Sports [Album Version] - Instant Funk

7. First Time Around [Original 12" Mix]

8. All About Paper [Original Bobby "DJ" Guttadaro] - Loleatta Holloway

9. Rapper Dapper Snapper [Original 12" Mix] - Edwin Birdsong

10. Bumble Bee Rap [Original John Morales 12" Mix] - Bumblebee Unlimited

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Make It Last Forever [Original 12" Mix] - Inner Life

2. Boogie's Gonna Get Ya [Original 12" Mix] - Rafael Cameron

3. Call Me [Original 12" Mix]

4. Make Up Your Mind [Original 12" Mix] - Aurra

5. Take Some Time Out for Love [Original 12" Mix] - The Salsoul Orchestra

6. Feelin' Fine [Original 12" Mix]

7. And You Know That [Original 12" Mix]

8. Such a Feeling [Original Shep Pettibone 12" Mix] - Aurra

9. If You're Looking for Fun [Original 12" Mix] - Weeks & Co

10. Do It 'Til Your Satisfied [Original 12" Mix] - Barbara Joyce

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
The double CD is packed with 150 minutes of glorious disco-funk. 23 tracks by such artists as First Choice, Instant Funk, Aurra, Cameron, Salsoul Orchestra, Barbara Joyce, & more. Slipcase. Salsoul. 2004.

Tracks:

You're Just the Right Size [Original Mix] - The Salsoul Orchestra
Dreamin' [Original Norman Harris Mix] - Loleatta Holloway
Ten Percent [Original Tom Moulton Mix] - Double Exposure
My Love Is Free [Original Tom Moulton Mix] - Double Exposure
Love Is You [Original Mix] - Carol Williams
Doctor Love [Original Tom Moulton Mix] - First Choice
Runaway [Original Mix] - Loleatta Holloway, The Salsoul Orchestra
Beat Goes on & On [Jim Burgess 12" Mix]
Just as Long as I Got You [Original Walter Gibbons 12" Mix] - Love Committee

Tracks:

I Got My Mind Made Up [Larry Levan 12" Mix] - Instant Funk
Dancin' & Prancin' [Original Mix] - Candido
Jingo [Original David Rodriguez 12" Mix] - Candido
How High [12" Larry Levan Remix] - The Salsoul Orchestra
Love Sensation [Original Shep Pettibone 12" Mix] - Loleatta Holloway
Ain't No Mountain High Enough [Levan 12" Mix] - Inner Life
I Know You Will [Original Larry Levan 12" Mix] - Leroy Burgess, Logg
Let No Man Put Asunder [Shep Pettibone Mix] - First Choice
Heartbreaker [Original Shep Pettibone 12" Mix] - Leroy Burgess

Album Description

UK two disc collection features 18 twelve-inch mixes from The Salsoul Orchestra, Loleatta Holloway, Double Exposure, Carol Williams, First Choice, Inner Life, & many more. Slipcase. Salsoul. 2004.

Album Details

The Premier Volume of a Double CD Series from the Famed Salsoul Label. "The Salsoul Masters Series" is Absolutely Essential for Salsoul Collectors, DJ.'S And Dance Music Enthusiasts Everywhere. Volume One Reflects the Popularity of the Label's 12" Vinyl Releases and Puts them all Into on Convenient Double CD Package.

Customer Reviews:

Free love and soul! .......2006-11-18

Thought disco music was full of cheese and watered down repetition, this anthology will change your mind. People give props to the Saturday Night Fever sountrack and Chic for creating the best disco music. While their music was successful from a commercial and at times a creative standpoint, it doesn't sum up the whole story of the genre. If the Bee Gees and Chic had the mainstream on lock, Salsoul records is the other side of the coin. Their music ruled the underground disco scene. Even though their songs frequently had the sleek gloss of their commercial counterparts, their music often had a tough edge because the beats thumped extra hard- and the rhythms were deeply ehanced to its maximum volume to put dancers in a trance while they're listening to the songs (listen to Ten Percent and Dancin and Prancin to know what I'm talking about).

The strings and synthesizers are extra loud. Those elements may sound overblowned and bland in the hands of unimaginative musicians, the musicians at Salsoul were innovative enough to give the music that visceral punch that was often missing from the commercial artists.

Unlike New Jack Swing and dance pop of the 80's, this music holds up well and deserve to be any serious music collection.

All In Their Original Full Length Version!!!.......2005-04-15

Every one of these tracks is an absolute gem. All in their original versions!!! And now I've got Volume 2. And who the h*** cares if there's a 2 second delay between 'em. Duh!!!!!

UnMixed Collection = Unhappy Customer.......2004-08-19

Though the tracks on this CD are fine, I was not happy with the product. Each track has a 2-second delay in between... so the music does not seque into each other. Not at all what I was expecting.

Music you should be listening to.......2004-03-28

I absolutely love this collection!!! I was familiar with almost all of the songs included, but I wanted to get a compilation that has all of these in one place. This is an unmixed compilation. There are nine songs on each disc. Almost all of them are full-length. Some are 4 to 5 minutes long. While others are 6 to 10 minutes. Also, there is a good set of liner notes with more info about the songs. In the UK, the label has reissued the 18 songs included in the collection on 12" vinyl. More are on the way.

Many of these songs might be familiar if you are into neo-disco, and house music. I'll mention some of my favorites. Loleatta Holloway's "Dreamin" is here in the Norman Harris/Carl Parulo Mix. Some of you might remember the Satoshi Tomiie remixes that came out of this track. This is quite similar to that one. Carol Williams' "Love Is You", is a perfect piece of classic disco. By the way, this song is the basis for Spiller's international smash "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)". This song should have had more success. The highlight of this collection is Loleatta Holloway's "Love Sensation." This is one of the most successful tracks on the Salsoul label. Loleatta's voice is simply amazing! This song has been the basis of countless club hits. "Good Vibrations" by Marky Mark, "Ride On Time" by Black Box, and 'you Got Me Burning Up" by Cevin Fisher are just some of the songs that have used this monster vocal. Just for this song, the collection is worth it. Also, there is "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Inner Life. This is the same song that Diana Ross did too. This is one of the first versions of the song. This is also the best one.

All in all, this collection is worth every cent. Bring out the polyester clothes, the mirrorball, and those platform shoes! This collection brings the disco era into your home.

It's a must-have for everybody!

Can't wait for volumes 2, 3, and 4!!

Tracks:

We Funk The Best (Original Album Vrsion)
Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle (Original 12" Mix)
I'm Funkin' You Tonight (Original 12" Mix)
Dance Dance Dance (Original 12" Mix)
Bumper To Bumper (Original 12" Mix)
Tale Of Three Cities (Original Album Version)
Shake (Original 12" Mix)
Rio De Janeiro (Original 12" Mix)
Voyage Of No Return (Original Album Version)
Mama Won't Papa Won't (Original 12" Mix)
Showdown (Original 12" Mix)
Big Fat Juicy Fun (Original Album Version)
Today (Original Album Version)
Scream & Shout (Original 12" Mix)
Such A Feeling Pt 2 (Original 12")
Such A Feeling Pt 3 (Original 12")
Boogie's Gonna Get You (Original 12" Mix)
If You're Looking For Fun (Original 12" Dub Mix)
You Can Do It (Original 12" Inst Mix)
Feelin' Fine (Original 12" Mix)
Heartbreaker (Original 12" Mix)
Just Because You'll Be Mine (Original 12" Mix)
She's Wrapped Too Tight (Original 12" Mix)
And You Know That (Original 12" Mix)
Baby Love (Original 12" Inst Mix)

Album Description

Another jam-packed double CD of the rarest of the rare Salsoul Disco-Funk gems. We're talking impossibly rare tracks from Cream De Coco, the Avenue B Boogie Band, Claudja Barry, Loleatta Holloway, Martha High, Ripple, Weeks & Co., Edwin Birdsong, Rafael Cameron, Jimmy Castor, Skyy and more. Salsoul. 2004.

Album Details

Following the Huge Success of the First Volume of this Series, We Continue the Presentation of Some of the Most Funkin' Pumpin' Hard-to-find Salsoul Funk Gems and the Rarest of the Rare Salsoul Funk Mixes. Salsoul Called on the Best Two People for this Particular Job; Jeremy Newall A.k.a. "The King of Salsoul" and Greg Wilson - One of the Pioneers of the UK Club Scene and the Early Electro D.j./Innovator. The Result is Another Jam-packed Double CD of the Rarest of the Rare Salsoul Disco-funk Gems.

Customer Reviews:

Stretched Thin.......2004-12-08

Beware that the track listing is somewhat different from what is on these two discs. After listening to this set, I came away with the sense that with this and with the others in the "My Salsoul" series, the company is digging too deep into the vaults. There are, in my opinion, only enough tracks to fill one-- not two-- CDs. This is the case with the "Divas" set that features many tracks available elsewhere, and with the Walter Gibbons 3-disc set: too much included but not enough quality. Completists may rejoice, but the experience of listening to these discs is compromised by uneven material.

This series also highlights the way that the overactive Salsoul Orchestra players tended to cookie-cut the arrangements from one act to another. It took a strong and involved producer to keep the Orchestra from relying on stock string and horn charts. The liner notes don't inspire confidence-- there is rampant poor grammar and misinformation (example: much is made of Edwin Birdsong's "Button Buster" as a trailblazing electro track because the compiler dates it from 1979, when in fact the song was released in 1982, amidst the synth rage.)

Overall, I wouldn't be able to justify the price of these for US listeners. The meat of the material is too lean. Recommended not for someone who wants to put on the disc and listen all the way through. Better for collectors who are looking to complete their sets.

The track listing of the discs I received:
Disc A
1. We Funk The Best- BHY
2. Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle- Cream De Coco
3. I'm Funkin' You Tonight- Bunny Sigler
4. Dance Dance Dance- Claudja Barry
5. Bumper To Bumper- Avenue B
6. Shake It- Cubby St. Charles
7. Let's Turn It Out- Skyy
8. Voyage Of No Return- Silvetti
9. Mama Won't- Loleatta
10. Showdown- Martha High
11. Into The Milky Way- Jimmy Briscoe
12. Tale of 3 Cities- Salsoul Orch
13. Something's Up- Wayne St John

Disc B
1. Body To Body Boogie- ORS
2. Lectric Love- Destroyers
3. Cosmic Dust- Sharon Bailey
4. Today- Ripple
5. Big Fat Juicy Fun- Hambone
6. She's Wrapped-- Edwin Birdsong
7. You'll Be Mine- Instant Funk
8. Baby Love- Aurra
9. Seconds- Salsoul Orch
10. Dancing Into The Stars- Logg
11. Sadie- Joe Bataan

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Salsoul Presents: Disco Funk Flavas
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Salsoul UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00016UZB2
Release Date: 2004-03-01

Tracks:

Getaway [Original 12" Mix] - The Salsoul Orchestra
Love Having You Around [Original Radio Edit] - First Choice
Party [Original 12" Mix]
Sing Sing [Original 12" Mix] - Gaz
I Got My Mind Made Up [Original 12" Mix] - Instant Funk
Wide World of Sports [Album Version] - Instant Funk
First Time Around [Original 12" Mix] - Skyy
All About Paper [Original Bobby "DJ" Guttadaro] - Loleatta Holloway
Rapper Dapper Snapper [Original 12" Mix] - Edwin Birdsong
Bumble Bee Rap [Original John Morales 12" Mix] - Bumblebee Unlimited
Are You Single [Original 12" Mix] - Aurra
Funtown USA [Original 12" Mix] - Rafael Cameron

Tracks:

Make It Last Forever [Original 12" Mix] - Inner Life
Boogie's Gonna Get Ya' [Original 12" Mix] - Rafael Cameron
Call Me [Original 12" Mix] - Skyy
Make Up Your Mind [Original 12" Mix] - Aurra
Take Some Time Out for Love [Original 12" Mix] - The Salsoul Orchestra
Feelin' Fine [Original 12" Mix]
And You Know That [Original 12" Mix]
Such a Feeling [Original Shep Pettibone 12" Mix] - Aurra
If You're Looking for Fun [Original 12" Mix] - Weeks & Co
Do It 'Til Your Satisfied [Original 12" Mix] - Barbara Joyce
This Time [Original 12" Mix] - Funk Deluxe

Album Description

The double CD is packed with 150 minutes of glorious disco-funk. 23 tracks by such artists as First Choice, Instant Funk, Aurra, Cameron, Salsoul Orchestra, Barbara Joyce, & more. Slipcase. Salsoul. 2004.

Album Details

The Double CD is Packed with 150 Minutes of Glorious Disco-funk, which is Virtually Impossible to Find Anywhere Else These Days. The CD Includes a 20 Page Deluxe Booklet with Many Archive Photos and Information plus In-depth Sleeve Notes Written by Quentin Scott - the Founder of Strut Records.

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SALSOUL GOES BANNANAS!

Salsoul Presents: Latin Funk Flavas
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Salsoul/Suss'd
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009PCE6E
Release Date: 2005-07-04

Tracks:

Samba [Original Album Version] - Anvil Band
Bottle [La Botella][Version] - Joe Bataan
Rio de Janeiro [Original Richie Rivera 12" Version] - Gary Criss
Ritzy Mambo [Original 12" Version] - The Salsoul Orchestra
Latin Strut [Original Album Version] - Joe Bataan
Samba Funk [Original Joe-Louis 12" Mix] - Candido
Aftershower Funk [Original Album Version] - Joe Bataan
Hail to the Teeth [Barria Elect 12" Re-Edit]
Baila, Simon [Original 12" Mix] - Tierra
Anikana-O [Original Album Version] - Kongas
Caravanero [Original Album Version]
Kongas Fun [Original Album Version] - Kongas
Return of the Leroy, Pts. 1 & 2 [Original Larry Levon Album Mix][Mix] - Jimmy Castor

Album Description

The best Latin funk with both album and extended versions from the legendary Salsoul label featuring tracks from Joe Bataan, Tierra, The Kongas, Jimmy Castor, The Anvil Band, Gary Criss, The District Of Columbia, The Chocolates and of course, The Salsoul Orchestra. Sal Soul. 2006

Album Details

The Best Latin Funk with Both Album and Extended Versions from the Legendary Salsoul Label featuring Tracks from Joe Bataan, Tierra, the Kongas, Jimmy Castor, the Anvil Band, Gary Criss, the District of Columbia, the Chocolates and of Course, the Salsoul Orchestra.

Customer Reviews:

SALSOUL GOES BANNANAS!.......2007-02-18

Much like Essential Boogie Flavas, Latin funk flavas is yet another daring attempt to show a different side to Salsoul's massive catalog.
Once again, Suss'd Records come up aces with another strong set of garage raw and intricately composed dance music from the 70's.

This time around, Suss'd has traveled south of the border to uncover some latin and carribean styled grooves that's extremely rare and hard to find. Call me crazy if you will, but having these treasures in your collection is like Scarface havin' a fresh batch of Colombia smack striaght off the boat! These tracks will elevate your body and mind and have you OD'ed by the time the a CD stops!

Things don't kick off with much of a bang. "Samba" is a ok mid tempo instrumental that doesn't do much to raise the temperature. But the heat picks up considerably on "The Bottle"( the usual suspect on a lot of Salsoul compliamations),continues through "Rio De Janiero", and never lets up through the rest of this tropical journey. The album reaches its apex with "Samba Funk". This minimalist salsa smoker is nothing short of hypnotic - thanks to the interplay between the jazzy keyboards and the agressively stuttering backbeat. You also get to hear a couple of predisco tracks with "Aftershower Funk" and "Latin Strut" and hear how the deep basslines and heavy precussive sound of these babies predated the underground disco era by a couple of years.

Even though the album does get repetitive near the end with the three long jungle styled "Anikana-O", "El Caravanero", and "Kongas Fun", they are highly engaging tracks that'll keep the party going at any salsa party.

Overall, I would say that this is a notch more consistent than "Essential Boogie Flavas". The momentum never sags even when they slightly cool things down with "Baila Simon". If you don't believe me when I tell you this album is red hot, believe me when I say that this album is spicy and heavy enough to put a Cuban dish on a Jenny Craig weight loss program!

So cop this album, invite some hot Senioritas over, and get "laced" like a batch of Cuban Cigars.

Oh well, until next time, party hard and keep the funk alive Amigos!

Salsoul Presents: The Definitive 12" Masters, Vol. 1

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Salsoul Presents: The Definitive 12" Masters, Vol. 1
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You're Just the Right Size [Original Mix] - The Salsoul Orchestra
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Love Is You [Original Mix] - Carol Williams
Doctor Love [Original Tom Moulton Mix] - First Choice
Runaway [Original Mix] - Loleatta Holloway, The Salsoul Orchestra
Beat Goes on & On [Jim Burgess 12" Mix]
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Tracks:

I Got My Mind Made Up [Larry Levan 12" Mix] - Instant Funk
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Jingo [Original David Rodriguez 12" Mix] - Candido
How High [12" Larry Levan Remix] - The Salsoul Orchestra
Love Sensation [Original Shep Pettibone 12" Mix] - Loleatta Holloway
Ain't No Mountain High Enough [Levan 12" Mix] - Inner Life
I Know You Will [Original Larry Levan 12" Mix] - Leroy Burgess, Logg
Let No Man Put Asunder [Shep Pettibone Mix] - First Choice
Heartbreaker [Original Shep Pettibone 12" Mix] - Leroy Burgess

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Salsoul Presents: Latin Funk Flavas
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Release Date: 2005-07-12

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Samba [Original Album Version] - Anvil Band
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Ritzy Mambo [Original 12" Version] - The Salsoul Orchestra
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Aftershower Funk [Original Album Version] - Joe Bataan
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Release Date: 2005-05-10

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Getaway [Original 12" Mix] - The Salsoul Orchestra
Love Having You Around [Original Radio Edit] - First Choice
Party [Original 12" Mix]
Sing Sing [Original 12" Mix] - Gaz
I Got My Mind Made Up [Original 12" Mix] - Instant Funk
Wide World of Sports [Album Version] - Instant Funk
First Time Around [Original 12" Mix] - Skyy
All About Paper [Original Bobby "DJ" Guttadaro] - Loleatta Holloway
Rapper Dapper Snapper [Original 12" Mix] - Edwin Birdsong
Bumble Bee Rap [Original John Morales 12" Mix] - Bumblebee Unlimited
Are You Single [Original 12" Mix] - Aurra
Funtown USA [Original 12" Mix] - Rafael Cameron

Tracks:

Make It Last Forever [Original 12" Mix] - Inner Life
Boogie's Gonna Get Ya' [Original 12" Mix] - Rafael Cameron
Call Me [Original 12" Mix] - Skyy
Make Up Your Mind [Original 12" Mix] - Aurra
Take Some Time Out for Love [Original 12" Mix] - The Salsoul Orchestra
Feelin' Fine [Original 12" Mix]
And You Know That [Original 12" Mix]
Such a Feeling [Original Shep Pettibone 12" Mix] - Aurra
If You're Looking for Fun [Original 12" Mix] - Weeks & Co
Do It 'Til Your Satisfied [Original 12" Mix] - Barbara Joyce
This Time [Original 12" Mix] - Funk Deluxe

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