Various – What It Is! Funky Soul And Rare Grooves

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Label:

 Rhino Records (2) – R2 77635

Format:
4 x CD , Compilation, Remastered
Box Set

Country:

 US

Released:

Genre:

 Funk / Soul

Style:

 Funk

Tracklist

1-1 The Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band*– Spreadin' Honey 2:25
1-2 Bar-Kays– Soul Finger 2:21
1-3 Brother Jack McDuff– The Shadow Of Your Smile 3:55
1-4 Jimmy Norman– Gangster Of Love (Parts I & II) 4:10
1-5 Rufus Thomas– The Memphis Train 2:33
1-6 Grassella Oliphant– Get Out Of My Life Woman 2:44
1-7 Eddie Harris– Live Right Now 2:49
1-8 Natural Bridge Bunch– Pig Snoots, Part I 2:36
1-9 The Freedom Sounds*– Soul Sound System
Featuring – Wayne Henderson
5:34
1-10 Clarence Carter– Snatching It Back 2:41
1-11 Artie Christopher– Stoned Soul 1:56
1-12 The T.S.U. Toronadoes– Getting The Corners 2:27
1-13 Tony Alvon & The Belairs– Sexy Coffee Pot 2:28
1-14 Mark Putney– Don't Come Around Here Anymore 2:44
1-15 The Commodores*– Keep On Dancing 2:39
1-16 The Southshore Commission*– Right On Brother Part I 2:40
1-17 Eldridge Holmes– Pop, Popcorn Children 2:53
1-18 Cold Grits– It's Your Thing 2:52
1-19 Soul Angels– It's All In Your Mind 2:49
1-20 Johnny Cameron & The Camerons– Funky John 2:48
1-21 Joyce Jones (2)– Help Me Make Up My Mind 2:45
1-22 Lou Johnson– Rock Me Baby 2:15
1-23 The Noble Knights– Sing A Simple Song 2:57
1-24 Titus Turner– Do You Dig It 2:13
1-25 Phil Moore Jr.*– Funky Canyon 2:38
1-26 The Fabulous Counts– Jan Jan 2:17
1-27 The Rhine Oaks– Tampin 3:02
2-1 Cyril Neville– Gossip 2:38
2-2 The Mighty Hannibal– Somebody In The World For You 2:55
2-3 Little Sister– Stanga 3:42
2-4 Ananda Shankar– Jumpin' Jack Flash 3:40
2-5 Brute Force– The Deacon 4:32
2-6 Don Covay & The Jefferson Lemon Blues Band*– Sookie Sookie 2:44
2-7 Clarence Wheeler & The Enforcers– Right On 4:41
2-8 Curtis Mayfield– (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go 3:28
2-9 Johnny Harris– Stepping Stones 5:24
2-10 6ix– I'm Just Like You 3:08
2-11 The Unemployed– Funky Thing Part I 3:06
2-12 Shirley Scott– Messie Bessie 4:19
2-13 Willie West– Fairchild 3:20
2-14 The Gaturs– Cold Bear 2:55
2-15 Mongo Santamaria– I Can't Get Next To You 2:44
2-16 Lulu– Feelin' Alright 3:02
2-17 Memphis Horns*– Soul Bowl 3:21
2-18 Hammer (4)– Tuane 3:07
2-19 De Thangs– Take It Off Part II 3:17
2-20 Harlem River Drive– Seeds Of Life
Featuring – Jimmy Norman
5:09
2-21 Wilson Pickett– Engine Number 9 2:50
3-1 Baby Huey & The Baby Sitters*– Hard Times 3:21
3-2 Houseguests– What So Never The Dance Pt. 1 & 2 3:59
3-3 Eugene McDaniels– Headless Heroes 3:34
3-4 Wade Marcus– Spinning Wheel 3:58
3-5 Earth, Wind & Fire– Bad Tune 4:42
3-6 Rasputin's Stash– Mr. Cool 3:34
3-7 Junior Mance– Don't Cha Hear My Callin' To Ya 5:09
3-8 The Stovall Sisters– Hang On In There 3:16
3-9 The Beginning Of The End– Funky Nassau (Part II) 2:00
3-10 Mark Holder & The Positives– Whatever's Fair 2:42
3-11 Ed Robinson*– Face It 2:25
3-12 Young-Holt Unlimited*– Wah Wah Man 3:47
3-13 Aretha Franklin– Rock Steady (Alternate Mix) 4:32
3-14 Black Haze Express– Won't Nobody Listen 4:17
3-15 Allen Toussaint– Goin' Down 2:59
3-16 Malo (2)– Suavecito 3:27
3-17 Charles Wright– You Gotta Know Whatcha Doin' 3:58
3-18 Tami Lynn– Mo Jo Hanna 3:26
3-19 King Curtis– Ridin' Thumb 3:10
3-20 Macondo (2)– Almendra 3:46
3-21 Little Richard– Nuki Suki 5:30
4-1 United 8– Getting Uptown (To Get Down) 2:46
4-2 Howard Tate– 8 Days On The Road 2:40
4-3 LaBelle– Moon Shadow 4:25
4-4 Society's Bag– Let It Crawl 2:37
4-5 Black Heat– Wanaoh 3:54
4-6 Clarence Reid– If It Was Good Enough For Daddy 3:05
4-7 Claudia Lennear– Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky 3:46
4-8 The Mystic Moods*– Cosmic Sea 2:37
4-9 Cold Blood– Kissing My Love 6:06
4-10 Seatrain– Flute Thing 3:23
4-11 The Meters– Chug Chug Chug-A-Lug (Push N' Shove) Part II 3:29
4-12 Freddi / Henchi & The Soul Setters*– Funky To The Bone 2:42
4-13 Bobby Byrd– Try It Again 3:36
4-14 Cornell Dupree– Teasin' 3:55
4-15 Dr. John– (Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away 2:44
4-16 Oscar Brown, Jr.*– Chicken Heads 2:40
4-17 Funk Factory– Rien Ne Va Plus 5:18
4-18 Herbie Mann– Cajun Moon 3:08
4-19 Darrow Fletcher– Improve 2:51
4-20 Faze-O– Riding High 5:21
4-21 Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns– Four Play 3:34
4-22 Eddie Hazel– California Dreamin' 4:04

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Rhino Entertainment Company
  • Copyright © – Rhino Entertainment Company
  • Remastered At – DigiPrep
  • Glass Mastered At – Cinram, Olyphant, PA – Z55608
  • Glass Mastered At – Cinram, Olyphant, PA – Z55485
  • Glass Mastered At – Cinram, Olyphant, PA – Z55493
  • Glass Mastered At – Cinram, Olyphant, PA – Z55497
  • Pressed By – Cinram, Olyphant, PA

Credits

  • Art Direction, Design – Masaki Koike
  • Compilation Producer [Boxed Set Produced For Release By] – Matt Abels
  • Liner Notes [Introduction] – Oliver Wang
  • Producer [Associate Producer] – Rick Conrad
  • Producer [Sound Produced By] – Bill Inglot
  • Remastered By – Dan Hersch
  • Research [Discographical Annotation] – Reggie Collins
  • Research [Photo Research] – Steven P. Gorman
  • Supervised By [Editorial Supervision] – Venessa Atkins
  • Supervised By [Package Supervision] – Alice Calamar

Notes

Issued in 7.5" x 7.5" heavy card box containing 4 lighter card-sleeved CDs seated in a
recess plus an 80-page 6.75"x 6.75" booklet with track by track annotation and numerous rare photos.

Disc 1 duration: 76:25
Disc 2 duration: 74:12
Disc 3 duration: 77:42
Disc 4 duration: 78:52

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (String): 081227763527
  • Mastering SID Code (Discs 1-4, variant 1): ifpi L909
  • Mould SID Code (Discs 1-4, variant 1): IFPI 2U7C
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 1, variant 1): 3 R2 77635.3-2.1 01 M1S9 Z55608
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 2, variant 1): 3 R2 77635.3-2.2 01 M1S6 Z55485
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 3, variant 1): 3 R2 77635.3-2.3 01 M1S6 Z55493
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 4, variant 1): 3 R2 77635.3-2.4 02 M1S6 Z55497
  • Mastering SID Code (Discs 1-4, variant 2): ifpi L909
  • Mould SID Code (Discs 1-2, variant 2): IFPI 2U3X
  • Mould SID Code (Disc 3, variant 2): IFPI 2U98
  • Mould SID Code (Disc 4, variant 2): IFPI 2U7M
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 1, variant 2): 3 R2 77635.3-2.1 01 M1S3 Z55608
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 2, variant 2): 3 R2 77635.3-2.2 01 Z55485 M1S1
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 3, variant 2): 3 R2 77635.3-2.3 01 Z55493 M1S1
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 4, variant 2): 3 R2 77635.3-2.4 02 M1S1 Z55497
  • Mastering SID Code (Discs 1-4, variant 3): ifpi L909
  • Mould SID Code (Discs 1-4, variant 3): IFPI 2U8H
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 1, variant 3): 3 R2 77635.3-2.1 01 M1S7 Z55608
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 2, variant 3): 3 R2 77635.3-2.2 01 Z55485 M1S1
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 3, variant 3): 3 R2 77635.3-2.3 01 Z55493 M1S1
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 4, variant 3): 3 R2 77635.3-2.4 02 Z55497 M1S2
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 1, variant 4): 3 R2 77635.3-2.1 01 M1S7 Z55608
  • Mastering SID Code (Disc 1, variant 4, printed twice): ifpi L909
  • Mould SID Code (Disc 1, variant 4): IFPI 2U4F
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 2, variant 4): 3 R2 77635.3-2.2 01 Z55485 M1S4
  • Mastering SID Code (Disc 2, variant 4, printed twice): ifpi L909
  • Mould SID Code (Disc 2, variant 4): IFPI 2U3Q
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 3, variant 4): 3 R2 77635.3-2.3 01 Z55493 M1S2
  • Mastering SID Code (Disc 3, variant 4, printed twice): ifpi L909
  • Mould SID Code (Disc 3, variant 4): IFPI 2U3Q
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 4, variant 4): 3 R2 77635.3-2.4 02 Z55497 M1S2
  • Mastering SID Code (Disc 4, variant 4, printed twice): ifpi L909
  • Mould SID Code (Disc 4 variant 4): IFPI 2U3Q

Other Versions (4)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Recently Edited
What It Is! Funky Soul And Rare Grooves (25×7", 45 RPM, Box Set, Compilation, Limited Edition) Rhino Records (2) R7 74167 US 2006
New Submission
Selections From What It Is! Funky Soul And Rare Grooves (1967-1977) (CDr, Compilation, Promo, Watermarked) Rhino Records (2) PRCD 400157 US 2006
New Submission
What It Is! Funky Soul And Rare Grooves (4×CDr, Compilation, Promo) Rhino Records (2) R2 77635 US 2006
Recently Edited
What It Is! Funky Soul And Rare Grooves (25×7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Multi-Color, Box Set, Compilation, Limited Edition) Rhino Records (2) R7 74167 US 2013

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Reviews

  • davidcorway's avatar
    davidcorway
    Honestly think this is one of the greatest comps ever released.
    • bandjax's avatar
      bandjax
      Real funk n Jazziness.

      Favs are Sexy Coffee Pot, Bad Tune, Riding High
      • theCtotheO's avatar
        theCtotheO
        Edited 8 years ago
        Is there really a Funky Nassau Part III? : )
        Must be a typo, track sounds exactly like Funky Nassau Part II
        • Rikuff's avatar
          Rikuff
          Wonderful album

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