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The Top 25 Soul/Funk/R&B Records From The 70's:
*there are mainstream ''non-get-arounds'' as well as some deep underground, gut-bucket funk*
1. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain...yes it is that good.
2. Demon Fuzz - Afreaka....find this album
3. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly...possibly the best soundtrack ever
4. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Going On...need I say more?
5. James Brown - Payback...The godfathers swan song
6. Gil Scot Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised...often overlooked
7. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions...extremely popular but extremely good
8. Skull Snaps - S/T...an underground funk/soul treat
9. Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul - S/T... true gritty soulful funk
10. Isaac Hayes - To Be Continued...the most solid 70's album Ike put out
11. Parliament - Mothership Connection...laid back, rythmic delight
12. Cymande - S/T...jamica style funk, not for the L7
13. Donny Hathaway - Everything Is Everything....this is the ghetto
14. The Meters - Look-Ka-Py-Py...southern-style new orleans mash up
15. Fatback - Keep On Steppin'....well, keep on steppin
16. Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s - Breakin Bread...go on and get a piece
17. Al Green - I'm Still In Love With You...as you will be with this record
18. Jimmy Castor Bunch - It's Just Begun...a true roots of funk player
19. Port Authority - S/T...truly underground, hard hitting tunes
20. Bobby Byrd - I Need Help...a killer live album from James' friend
21. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On...it is hard to get around this album
22. Mandrill - Composite Truth...progressive, wild funk
23. Bill Withers - Still Bill...true r&b with nice grooves
24. New Birth - Birth Day...a flowing, dynamic funky record
25. Earth,Wind & Fire - S/T...far as raw funk goes, this one is it for E,W,F
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