Killer little tune from Eddie Ray, first included on Numero's Prix Label comp. Tons of energy from both Eddie on soulful vox and the band, who rock away with with swaying horns, warm guitar and rattling drums. Also includes the instrumental version,...   click for more

Coming from the archives of the Bronx's Tap label, Fabulous 3 MCs' "Rub A Dub Dub" keeps the quality alive. Even if the 3 (unknown) MCs are your prototypical disco-rappers talkin' bathtubs, A-to-Z&'s and stere-ere-ohs, their enthusiasm meshes well with the beat,...   click for more

Jackie Stoudemire's lone single on NYC's legendary Tap label gets new life thanks to the Numero Disco 12" series. "Invisible Wind" is a choice piece of forgotten string-laden disco-drama, with plenty of bongos and horns thrown in the mix to complement the...   click for more

Jay Mitchell's version of Mustang Sally features some of the juiciest funk and drum breaks around. First you get the original version (go past halfway in and drool over that break!), but the Le Spam's Edit absolutely slays fools! All the "Mustang...   click for more

From the good folks at the Numero Group (responsible for all those Eccentric Soul compilations) comes this 100% heater for your Latin funk set. Lord Rhaburn Combo's incredible cover of Isaac Hayes' "Disco Connection" retains all the disco-funkyness of the original, but...   click for more

Numero brings us two tracks from the Michigan Avenue Sound Orchestra which they missed while compiling their Bandit Label collection. Both parts of "Poon Tang Thump" are pure heat, an inspired funky jam oozing with intense strings, fiery horn solos and a...   click for more

Mr Brown strikes again. I really got no info on this one, but take a chance with me cause this is really good. "T.S.O.B." is on some disco rap shit, with one of those cool, dubbed grooves that sounds like it was...   click for more

From the guys who put out the awesome Lord Rhaburn 12" a couple months back comes a super-sweet slab of boogie-funk. I seriously geek off this kind of stuff when I'm lucky enough to find it. "Man For My Lady" is funky-fresh,...   click for more

A pair of ultra rare never-released sides from the vaults of the Deep City label. (Actually, they came from the garage of the ex-wife of one of the producers...) "Knockin' At The Wrong Door" is a pretty obvious bite of Jackson 5's...   click for more

The Numero Group, the label that brought us lab favorites like Antena and the Eccentric Soul series, returns with this collection of utterly obscure and delicious music from late 60s/early 70s Belize. According to the sleeve, "Belizians call it Boil Up, an...   click for more

This lush package containing the entirety of Ohio's Capsoul label's output is a perfect time capsule of authentic early '70s soul. The label's story is a classic example of dreams and talent meeting the hard realities of life's indifference, and it forms...   click for more

LAB EXCLUSIVO BONUS TRACK: purchase the entire album and receive a free Shoes edit of "Preacher & The Saints." Another insanely obscure genre/scene, another nicely executed collection from the Numero Group. For those who don't know, Numero is the label behind the recent...   click for more