VARIOUS – Miami Sound 2: More Funk and Soul From Miami, Florida 1967-74 – 2LP – Black Vinyl [SEP 27]

2LP – Black Vinyl.

Soul Jazz Records‘ new Miami Sound 2 is a superlative collection of soul; funk; album and boogie of the 1970s with songs by legendary artists such as Betty Wright; Timmy Thomas; Gwen McRae; Milton Wright; T-Connection and many more; all published in the powerful Miami-based musical empire TK Records; Florida.

Throughout the 1970s; TK Records; founder Henry Stone; he became one of the most important forces of black music; being a successful pioneer in the evolution of musical fashions from the beginnings of funk and soul in the early years to the arrival of disco music in the mid-decade. -70. This album is a roller coaster trip through the soul; funk; disco and boogie; a collection of monstrous themes that fill the dance floor and includes hits sold million such as the classic “Clean Up Woman” by Betty Wright; Timmy Thomas We Live Together; T-Connection’s I-Great Theater, Gwen McCrae and Milton Wright’s “Keep It Up“; plus a series of hard-to-understand songs. Find gems and rarities from artists like Raw Soul Express; Chocolateclay; Beginning of the End; Robert Moore; Clarence Reid; Little Beaver; Paulette Reeves and many more.

Tracklist:

Side A
1. Betty Wright – Clean Up Woman (2.45)
2. Miami – Party Freaks (5.18)
3. Gwen McCrae – All This Love That I’m Giving (3.55)
4. Beginning Of The End – Monkey Tamarind (3.35)
5. Latimore – I Get Lifted (4.43)

Side B
1. Raw Soul Express – Burn The Candle (2.36)
2. Chocolateclay – Free (I’ll Always Be) (4.38)
3. Betty Wright – I Love The Way You Love (3.03)
4. Little Beaver – Concrete Jungle (4.53)
5. Jimmy ‘Bo’ Horne – Clean Up Man (2.34)

Side C
1. Timmy Thomas – Africano (4.33)
2. Charles Allen – Winterman (3.16)
3. T-Connection – Do What Ya Wanna Do (7.03)
4. Robert Moore – Jimmie Bo Charlie (2.14)
5. Milton Wright – Keep It Up (4.11)

Side D
1. Clarence Reid – Ten Tons Of Dynamite (2.33)
2. Timmy Thomas – Why Can’t We Live Together (4.37)
3. Little Beaver – We Three (4.07)
4. Paulette Reaves – Do It Again (5.33)
5. Lynn Williams – Kisses, Kisses, Kisses (2.22)