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- Sly & The Family Stone: There’s a Riot Goin’ On. A definitive protest album and a departure from the psychedelic soul that fueled the band’s rise, There’s A Riot Goin’ On is as much about the struggles Black Americans still faced after the Civil Rights Movement as it is about Sly’s own demons.
- The Isley Brothers: 3+3. By the time 3+3 arrived in 1973, the Isleys had charted over 20 top 100 songs. Their previous release was a greatest hits collection that would mark a successful career for most bands.
- Herbie Hancock: Head Hunters. Herbie Hancock may not be the first name to come to mind when considering funk essentials, but he was a jazz-funk fusion pioneer in the 1970s.
- James Brown: The Payback. By the end of 1970, James Brown had burned through two of the greatest backing bands to ever do it. Though his second band, The J.B.’
- The Payback (1973) – James Brown
- AWB (1974) – Average White Band
- Gratitude – Earth, Wind & Fire
- C’Est Chic (1978) – Chic
- Cheryl Lynn (1978) – Cheryl Lynn – Common
- Hotter Than July (1980) – Stevie Wonder
- Street Songs (1981) – Rick James
- Ice Cream Castle (1984)- The Time
- Voodoo (1999) – D’Angelo
- Mothership Connection (1975) – Parliament Funkadelic
I couldn’t make a funkiest album to own on wax list without setting it off with Mr. Dynamite, the hardest working man in show business…ladies and gentleman the godfather of soul…JAAAAAAAMES BROWN. This album was originally considered as the soundtrack for the blaxploitation film “Hell Up In Harlem” but was dismissed because it was “too black.” If t...
No funk group has defied funk-based stereotypes more than the Average White Band—they’re essentially the “white boys” in “play the funky music white boy.” Funk was and has always been considered “black music.” However, AWB broke boundaries with its Scottish based funk sounds. The album cover is black & white and has very clean minimal artwork which...
This wouldn’t be a complete funk list if it didn’t have Earth, Wind & Fire. Truly one of the most elemental (see what I did there?) groups of the genre, they’ve released countless classics and are known for their smash single “September.” However, before those days there was Gratitude, and for that we are forever thankful. A mostly live album, this...
SAMPLE ALERTIf anyone reading this is a Hip Hop Producer/DJ/ Fan of classic samples, then this album/artist is for you. The amount of songs that sample this album is easily in the thousands. The title track “Chic Cheer” was most notably used in Fatman Scoops hit 90s/Early 2000s single “Be Faithful,” which fully incorporates the groove that is Chic ...
Sometimes considered a one hit wonder, this breakout EP for Cheryl Lynn has not only one of the most recognizable horn lines of all time, but is also certified platinum. From the second you let the needle drop on the record, it’s only a matter of seconds until the trumpet and trombones come blaring in with a riff that you know you’ve heard before—e...
This one was tough, and it’s important to note a bit of bias, because when it comes to Stevie Wonder, any and every record of his is a classic. However, as one can quickly make out from the cover and title, this album is loaded with HEAT. The front cover is an illustration of Stevie Wonder from the neck up looking into the sun with rolling droplets...
If one ever wondered what Rick James is about, they only need look at the cover of “Street Songs.” The front cover shows Rick on the street corner at night in full 80s black leather attire with knee high red boots and a bass guitar hanging round his neck with his chest softly protruding. The back cover shows Rick and two women (presumably prostitut...
Any fans of Jay and Silent Bob or Prince should be familiar with this 80s classic record. The cover is dripping in 80s swag; the outfits, the hair, the poses are all on point. The album transitions from track to track with the music of an ice cream truck, finally finishing with a jamming song that’s sure have a special place in your heart. “The Bir...
If I could only listen to 5 albums for the rest of my life, this album would be in the top 3. The album artwork features shirtless and seemingly ripped D’Angelo staring into the camera. Not only that, but the record discs come in a crisp white coloration (well, at least one pressing did) with special liner notes for each track. The funkiest tracks ...
Not only is this album a milestone in the black Afrofuturism movement, it’s also been sampled on classic G Funk Hip Hop tracks by none other than Dr. Dre (SAMPLE ALERT) and is one pillars of P Funk, which went on to heavily influence rock, jazz and dance music (as was declared when this album entered in the national registry). The front cover featu...
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- James Brown – The Payback. Where to begin with James Brown, one of funk’s foremost founding fathers and greatest exponents? Well, 1973’s The Payback is probably as good a place as any.
- Isaac Hayes – Shaft. In the late 1960s, Stax songwriter, producer, and musician Isaac Hayes launched a career as a solo artist – his second album, Hot Buttered Soul, is rightly lauded as one of the greatest soul albums of all time.
- Funkadelic – Maggot Brain. George Clinton started out singing doo-wop, but by the end of the 1960s he found his groove, thanks to a fusion of soul, psychedelia, and funk.
- Rick James – Street Songs. Having formed a teenage band with Neil Young, Rick James, the nephew of one of the Temptations, eventually shot to fame in the 70s after signing to Motown.
- There It Is – James Brown. No list of this kind would be complete without an entry from the godfather of soul himself, Mr. James Brown. He was more or less the original progenitor of funk music in the late 1960s, and so automatically has dibs on being one of the most influential figures in 20th-century music, hailing from a time when the answer to how much does vinyl cost was considerably different.
- Free Your Mind – Amnesty. Around the same time that the infamous Parliament-Funkadelic was putting what we now know as P Funk on the map and James Brown and others were sowing the seeds for what would later bloom as hip hop, the little-known Amnesty was recording this set of oddities in Indianapolis.
- There’s a Riot Goin’ On – Sly and the Family Stone. Another classic from the true golden age of funk, this will undoubtedly be more of an acquired taste than some others from around the same time.
- On the Corner – Miles Davis. Though this certainly seems to stretch the conception of this list and the idea of funk considerably, I think this masterwork of late-career Davis is absolutely worth considering, for its visionary take on funk, jazz, and electronic music, through the respective lenses of James Brown, Ornette Coleman, and Karlheinz Stockhausen.
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May 16, 2023 · If you’re ready to get down and funk it up, here are 10 classic vinyl albums you’ll want to have close to your turntable. 1. Computer Games – George Clinton. There is no funk without George Clinton and his band, Parliament/Funkadelic.
Prefer the hard-edged and aggressive or the joyous and poignant? We’ve chosen the 11 best funk albums that are a must-have for any iconic record collection.
