Swot up on funk: five essential records
Steve Sexton of London vinyl store Sister Ray picks five essential psychedelic funk records, from Funkadelic’s Maggot Brain to The J.B.’s.
Mark Ronson’s album Uptown Special has turned us into a nation of funk lovers. Now’s the time to drop a needle on these five essential psychedelic records, as picked by Steve Sexton from legendary London vinyl store Sister Ray…
Breakwater – Splashdown (1980) “This is a great LP of super-tight grooves and swinging brass. You’ll know Release The Beast, thanks to Daft Punk sampling it on Robot Rock.”
The Invaders – Spacing Out (1970) “Obscure and cult Bermudan funk with killer bass, horny horns and a delicious psychedelic frosting.”
Wild Cherry – Wild Cherry (1976) “What a cover! Play That Funky Music [White Boy] was the hit, but there’s a great version of the Motown classic Nowhere To Run to feast on, too.”
The J.B.’s – Doing It To Death (1973) “James Brown, his backing band’s best line-up, 10-minute funk workouts, Black Power, sax and trombone freakouts.”
Funkadelic – Maggot Brain (1971) “Anything touched by the genius of George Clinton has the funk, but this is my fave. An acid-fried record that’s deeply weird and deeply funky.”
From the April 2015 issue of FHM India.
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