As another Scottish summer floods in we decided that it was high time we rolled out something a bit special to lift the spirits.

Nothing does this better than a funk and soul journey through some of our favourite big numbers mixed in with some hidden gems and forgotten classics. Enjoy!

(image from vinylguru.co.uk – get your 45 adapters a-plenty over there!)

Tracklist:

The Chakachas – Jungle Fever
Charles Wright – Express Yourself
Labi Siffre – I Got The
Marlena Shaw – California Soul
Commodores – I’m Ready
Kool & The Gang – Hollywood Swingin’
Sir Joe Quaterman & Free Soul – (I Got) So Much Trouble in My Mind
Bobby Byrd – I Know You Got Soul
Rose Royce – Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Wild Cherry – Play That Funky Music
Ohio Players – Fire
Black Ice – Shakedown
Temptations – Ball of Confusion
Wilson Pickett – Land Of 1000 Dances
Jackson Five – I Want You Back
Sly & The Family Stone – Dance to the Music
Curtis Mayfield – Right On For The Darkness