VARIOUS – Soul Psychdlique (The Sounds Of Psychedelic Soul And Funk 1967-2024) – 2LP – White Vinyl [NOV 28]

2LP – Limited Edition White Vinyl with 2 tracks exclusive to vinyl format.

Soul Psychdlique, released on Two-Piers, takes you on a journey into the world of Psychedelic Soul & Funk, from its early beginnings in the 1960s and 1970s to the current crop of artists championing the more Psychedelic, Trippy end of the Soul sound today.

Soul Psychdlique brings together legends of the Soul Psych scene, such as Curtis Mayfield, The Chambers Brothers, Marlena Shaw, The Temptations, and the brilliant Sugar Man by Rodriguez. Place alongside Soul Titans like Isaac Hayes, Bobby Womack, Chairman of the Board, Terry Callier all delivering stunning Psychedelic Nuggets for your Listening pleasure. Throw in some covers like Dear Prudence by The Five Stairsteps, Hard to Handle by Patti Drew and California Dreamin Bobby Womack and finish with some brilliant modern-day exponents of the scene like Khruangbin, Gabriels and Michael Kiwanuka. The result is a crazy ride through the world of Psychedelic Soul and Funk. If you aint dancing and smiling by the end – what the hell is wrong with you!

Soul Psychdlique (The Best of Lounge & Exotica 1954-2022) is the fourth instalment in the Psychdlique Compilation series on Two-Piers, following the critically acclaimed Pop Psychdlique (The Best of French Psychedelic Pop 1964-2019), Garage Psychdlique (The Best of Garage Psych and Pzyk Rock 1965-2019) and Lounge Psychdlique (The Best of Lounge & Exotica 1954-2022) and is available on 2LP Coloured Vinyl & CD.

2LP Tracklist:

A1 Chairman of the Board – Life and Death in G&A (Part 2)
A2 Curtis Mayfield – (Don’t Worry) If There is a Hell Below, We’re All Going to Go
A3 The Temptations – Psychedelic Shack
A4 The Chambers Brothers – Time Has Come Today – Single Version
A5 Brutal Force – The Number for Groove

B1 Isaac Hayes Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic **
B2 Bobby Womack – California Dreamin’
B3 The Five Stairsteps – Dear Prudence
B4 Ebony Rhythm Band – Drugs Ain’t Cool
B5 Doris – You Never Come Closer

C1 Terry Callier -You Goin’ Miss Your Candyman
C2 Rodriguez – Sugar Man
C3 Patti Drew – Hard To Handle
C4 Marlena Shaw – Liberation Conversation
C5 El Michels Affair – Murkit Gem
C6 Janko Nilovic – Drug Song

D1 Kylie Auldist – Nothin’ Else to Beat Me **
D2 Khruangbin – Maria Tambin
D3 Christian Madden & The Enemy Chorus – Twice as Thick
D4 Gabriels – Love and Hate in a Different Time
D5 Michael Kiwanuka – Black Man in a White World
D6 MRCY Purple Canyon

** = Exclusive tracks for Vinyl Edition