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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 30, 2007
This is great funk that was pressed on funk 45's... in 2001?! Yep. If you like your funk heavy and rough, this has got more grit than 80-grade sandpaper...
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 15, 2002
These tracks are NOT rereleases but infact (mainly) NEW bands recording in a deep funk style, that is to say that they record everything with analogue equipment for a nice authentic (and tough) sound. My pick is Speedometer from the UK. Ouch, those beats rock!!! Now you're interested in this kind of stuff, check out thes record labels, Daptone Records, Stark Reality, Desco (now defunct but still available),Deep Funk (keb Darges label). My tip for new bands to check out are The NewMastersounds, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings,Kokolo, Sharon Jackson and the Soul Destroyers,Charles Bradley,The Poets Of Rythm and Imaginary Visions. Oh and Grazing in the Trash Vol 2 is out as of now, pick it up and play it in the cut!!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 25, 2001
Take note beatheads, diggers, b-boys, wrist mechanics, etc....this is it! General rule of thumb = Soul Fire can do no wrong. If you see it, get it. All Soul Fire 45's are re-issues that are only limited to 1000 copies. I own most of these 45's, but when I saw this collection on vinyl, I had to pick it up. Glad to see (somewhat) that it is on cd as well, because that'll get it in the hands of some more people. In short, this lp just drips with funk. It oozes it. It pours it. You get the vibe. Of particular brilliance are the tracks by Lee Fields, Calypso King, and JD. Literally unbelievable stuff. Definitely get this one. This brings back the whole Brainfreeze tracks that DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist did in the way back. If you're diggin this whole vibe, look for the releases by the Stones Throw label here in S.F. They are repressing some old 45's as well, most noteable being the Highlighter's "Poppin' Popcorn" 45. Also, check out the full length by Calypso King on the Soul Fire label. Other items to look for can be found at the Stones Throw front: the Yesterday's New Quintet release and the "Funky Sixteen Corners" release. And, if you're diggin the 45 vibe, aside from Soul Fire, look for anything put out by the Lenar label. Their release of Bama and the Family's "Don't think...do" is unbelievable. It's backed with a version of James Brown's "Get up in your hot pants" that simply won't quit. Again, don't hesitate on this one, get it. Just like Bama and the Family, "Don't think, do." To almost be blasphemous, it makes Lonnie Linston Smith, Jimmy Smith, JB's, Curtis Mayfield, etc...sound like the Lawerence Welk musicians.
This collection of extremely rare 45s re-released by the Soul Fire label is a must-buy -- beat junkies and those who like their funk rough will go ga-ga. Though every song is a gem, of special interest to loop diggers are the intrumental (and oh-so-samplable) "Just Some More Haaa-Sheesh" and the aptly-titled "Beats 1 thru 11" track from the "Soul Fire Educational" single. The A and B sides to seven singles are included, from the likes of Calypso King & the Soul Investigators, Speedometer, JD & the Evil's Dynamite Band, Lee Field & the Explorers, Third Point, and the Soul Command. You may not have heard of a single one of 'em, but you'll be glad you did. 5K.
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