Bob Marley & The Wailers - The Rasta Groove Anthology , Remixes & Rarities

Bob Marley and the Wailers (previously known as the Wailers and prior to that the Wailing Rudeboys, the Wailing Wailers and the Teenagers) were a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae band. The founding members, in 1963, were Bob Marley (Robert Nesta Marley), Peter Tosh (Winston Hubert McIntosh), and Bunny Wailer (Neville Livingston).

During 1970 and 1971, Wailer, Marley and Tosh worked with renowned reggae producers Leslie Kong and Lee "Scratch" Perry.

Before signing to Island Records in 1972, the band released four albums. Two additional albums were produced before Tosh and Wailer departed from the band in 1974, citing dissatisfaction with their treatment by the label and ideological disagreements. Marley continued with a new lineup, which included the I-Threes, and went on to release seven more albums. Marley died from cancer in 1981, at which point the group disbanded.

The Wailers were a groundbreaking ska and reggae group, noted for songs such as "Simmer Down", "Trenchtown Rock", "Nice Time", "War", "Stir It Up", "Get Up, Stand Up" and "I Shot the Sheriff".

 

Regina Belle - The Belle Anthology

 Regina Belle (born July 17, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter who started her career in the mid-1980s. Known for her singles "Baby Come to Me" (1989) and "Make It Like It Was" (1990), Belle is most notable for three hit duets, all with Peabo Bryson: "Without You", the love theme from the comedy film Leonard Part 6, recorded in 1987; "A Whole New World", the main theme of the Disney's animated feature film Aladdin recorded in 1992, with which Belle and Bryson won a Grammy Award; and "I Just Can't Imagine". The theme song "Far Longer than Forever" from the animated movie The Swan Princess, performed with Jeffrey Osborne, was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1995 for Best Original Song.

The System - History (Box set Deluxe Edition)

 

O'Bryan - Breakin Together (The Anthology)

 

Miki Howard - The Complete Albums Collection

 

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Heaven and Earth (1978) Heaven and Earth (PTG 2012)

 

Soul on The Real Side 18 (2026)

 

GSF Free Soul (2025)

 

Chapter 8 - Collection

1970s-1980s soul group from Detroit, Michigan.

Best known as the band that helped launch the career of Anita Baker.
Released three albums in ten years at three different record labels.
 

Gerald Alston - Collection

Gerald Alston (born November 8, 1951) is an American soul/R&B singer,^[1] and the lead singer of the Manhattans. Between late 1970 and 1988, the group had 25 top 40 R&B and 12 Hot 100 hit singles.^[2][3] Alston was lead singer on their most successful 1976 platinum^[4] song "Kiss and Say Goodbye", which topped the U.S. Pop and R&B charts and was number one in four countries. Alston left the group in 1988 to pursue a solo career and recorded five albums and ten singles, including the hit singles "Take Me Where You Want To", "Slow Motion" and "Getting Back into Love". He also recorded a remake of Atlantic Starr's "Send for Me", most of which was for Motown Records.
 

The Deele - The Studio Anthology & More....

The Deele (pronounced like "deal") is an American band from Cincinnati, Ohio that achieved success in the 1980s with such hit singles as "Body Talk" and "Two Occasions". When the group began recording in the early 1980s, the lineup consisted of Indianapolis native Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds along with Cincinnati musicians Antonio "L.A." Reid, Carlos "Satin" Greene, Darnell "Dee" Bristol, Stanley "Stick" Burke, and Kevin "Kayo" Roberson.^[1] In 2007, Bristol, Greene, Roberson, and Burke reformed the group with several new members.

A March 2016 BET Honors performance, featuring Babyface and Reid reuniting with their former bandmates on stage, led to a more permanent reunion of the classic Deele lineup that has continued to the present.

 

Funk Bombs Collectors 247 (2019)

 

Funk Bombs Collectors 147 - Boogie Boutique (2CD) 2014

 

FBC 344 Back To Vinyl 5 / 2026

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Skool Boyz The Discography

Skool Boyz was a continuation of the group Flavor featuring the same members - Stan Sheppard (lead vocals), Chauncey Matthews (vocals and keyboards), and Fred Brown (vocals and guitar), with Stan's brother William "Billy" Sheppard (vocals and bass guitar) joining the group. Billy and Stan are the sons of R&B legend Bill Bunky Sheppard. After the group disbanded, Billy Sheppard joined the group By All Means. Stan created the group and produced their recordings. Chauncey Matthews and Fred Brown continued to work as session men and backing vocalists after the group Skool Boyz disbanded.
 

Rachel Gonzales - Rachel (1984)

 

Maurice Starr - Spacey Lady 1983

 

Maurice Starr - Flaming Starr 1980

 

Lejenz – Chapter 1 The Beginning... (1987)

 

Shirley Jones (1986) Always In The Mood...Plus (1998)

 

Robert Brookins - Let It Be Me (1988)

 

Paul Laurence - Underexposed 1989

 

Paul Laurence - Haven't You Heard 1985

 

Heaven & Earth 天と地 (1976) I Can't Seem To Forget You どうしても君のことを忘れられない +1 (2006)

Chicago's Heaven and Earth were one of those soul groups that should have been major stars, but due to unfortunate timing, lousy management, a never ending series of personnel issues and other misfortunes, never managed to break through outside of their native Chicago.
Brothers Dwight and James Dukes decided to form a vocal group in 1974 while attending Chicago's South Shore High School. They quickly recruited friends Michael Brown and Keith Stewart. The quartet subsequently caught the attention of sometimes promoter Lil Schneider who brought them to the attention of label owner/producer Clarence Johnson. Together with partner Lucky Cordell, Johnson was suitably impressed, signing the quartet to their new G.E.C. (General Entertainment Corporation) label.
1977 saw the group undergo a nasty personnel shakeup with original lead singer Brown being dumped in favor of former The Soul Majestics lead Dean Williams. The move was instigated by now-manager/producer Johnson and proved extremely unpopular with the Dukes bothers and Stewart. At the same time, using his connections, Johnson arranged for the new line up to sign with Mercury.
Members were : Michael Brown - vocals (tenor) (1974-77) - Dwight Dukes - lead vocals (falsetto) (1974-82) - James Dukes - vocals (bass) (1974-82) - Greg Rose - vocals (baritone) (replaced Dean Williams) (1978-82) - Keith Steward - vocals (tenor and baritoner) (-82) - Dean Williams - lead vocals (baritone) (replaced Michael Brown) (1978)
They released four albums.
 

Joe Simon - Soul for the Dancefloor (The Collection)

 

Joe Tex - The Defintive Collection

 

Joseph Arrington Jr.; August 8, 1935^[1] – August 13, 1982), known professionally as Joe Tex, was an American singer and musician who gained success in the 1960s and 1970s with his brand of Southern soul, which mixed the styles of funk, country, gospel, and rhythm and blues.^[1]

His career started after he was signed to King Records in 1955 following four wins at the Apollo Theater. Between 1955 and 1964, he struggled to find hits, and by the time he finally recorded his first hit, "Hold What You've Got" in 1964, he had recorded 30 previous singles that were deemed failures on the charts.^[1] He went on to have four million-selling hits: "Hold What You've Got" (1965), "Skinny Legs and All" (1967),^[4] "I Gotcha" (1972),^[5] and "Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)" (1977).

Kirk Whalum - The Promise 1989

 

Kirk Whalum - Caché 1993

 

Rufus Thomas - The Final History

Rufus C. Thomas, Jr. (March 26, 1917 – December 15, 2001)^[1][2] was an American rhythm-and-blues, funk, soul and blues singer, songwriter, dancer, DJ and comic entertainer from Memphis, Tennessee. He recorded for several labels, including Chess Records and Sun Records in the 1950s, before becoming established in the 1960s and 1970s at Stax Records. His dance records, including "Walking the Dog" (1963), "Do the Funky Chicken" (1969), and "(Do the) Push and Pull" (1970), were some of his most successful songs. According to the Mississippi Blues Commission, "Rufus Thomas embodied the spirit of Memphis music perhaps more than any other artist, and from the early 1940s until his death . . . occupied many important roles in the local scene."^[3]

He began his career as a tap dancer, vaudeville performer, and master of ceremonies in the 1930s. He later worked as a disc jockey on radio station WDIA in Memphis, both before and after his recordings became successful. He remained active into the 1990s and as a performer and recording artist was often billed as "The World's Oldest Teenager". He was the father of the singers Carla Thomas (with whom he recorded duets) and Vaneese Thomas and the keyboard player Marvell Thomas.

 

Jerry Knight – Perfect Fit (1981)

 

Color Me Badd - The Collection

 

Color Me Badd is an American R&B group formed in 1985 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, by Bryan Abrams, Mark Calderon, Sam Watters and Kevin Thornton. Color Me Badd broke up in 1998 before reuniting in 2010, with various lineups since.

Best known for their singles "I Wanna Sex You Up", "I Adore Mi Amor", "All 4 Love", "Choose", and "The Earth, The Sun", The Rain; the group has sold over 15 million records worldwide,^[1] had two number one hit singles, nine top 40 hits, 12 top 100 hits and three platinum or better albums. They were nominated for two Grammy Awards, won two Soul Train Music Awards and one American Music Award, and were nominated for five others.^[2] Their songs have been featured in films and television programs including New Jack City, Mo' Money, No Strings Attached, and Glee. They made a cameo appearance as themselves on a 1992 episode of Beverly Hills, 90210.

Answered Questions – Happiness Is.... (1990)

 

Amuzement Park Band – All Points Bulletin (1984)

 

Mixed To The Maxxx 2026

 

Step Ahead - Step Ahead (Sbarara) 1988

 

Fusion Funk Foundation - Turn Up The Pitch 2026

 

Fusion Funk Foundation - When You Feel This Funk 2025

 

Fusion Funk Foundation - Take The Funky Beat 2024

 

Fusion Funk Foundation - 2022 A Funk Odissey 2022