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Due to a big step up in my job and less time to dedicate to the blog I will only export the SOUNDCLOUD widgets into the blog, without further work.

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Hi Folks, here is an absolute essential piece of 70s music, now in a super cool electro-ish edit by http://soundcloud.com/chris-bithell, who did an amazing reconstruction job based on a plain acapella version !

thanks Chris!

reading on Stevie Nicks, 70s queen : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Nicks

Fleetwood Mac - Dreams (Stevies Black Van -Toast Soundsystem Edit) 1977 

I love to reach my peak too and this track has always helped me to! 


Here is a cool edit by zefsconet for your ears (thanks buddy!)

Sister Sledge - Reach my peak (1980)

BLASTING LOVING and DEEP track, that grew on me like paradise recently... I guess this must be one of Jamiroquai fav. too 

make it a fav. comment and pass the word

Norman Connors - be there in the morning (1979)

The more I know about 70s music, the more I love complex symphonic strings orchestrations... Mozart, Beethoven would have arranged soul or disco if they were alive in the 70s..

Check this gemm: McKinsey Jackson and Paul Riser, possibly 2 of the most prolific composers of the 70s, arranged this monster track by soul artist Angelo Bond, who only did one LP, good from A to Z (so why only one LP?? good must be always rare?)

Anyway, I hope you will enjoy it too!

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Angelo Bond - what's bad about feeling good (1975)

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Super cool jazz funk track as I love them...Stanley Turrentine is not my favorite jazz funk artist, but here he rules...

check the funky cover..

Stanley turrentine - Black Lassie (1975)

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I love to undig forgotten and overlooked gems as you noticed. But what I love more is when someone gives these tracks a second life. I posted a few edits but good ones, like the Tod Terje takes on Crusaders, Chaka Khan but nothing is better when they are edits of track I pesonnally undigged on my blog..

So guess my joy when http://soundcloud.com/libra-music came up to me last week with a splendid edit of a super rare and obscure track I discovered many years ago from Brazilian artist Claudia. The original track is one of my all time favorite from the 70s, great dynamic, orchestration and deep brazilian voice, the perfect funky mix to me. The edit is superbe, putting the right emphasize where it is needed but not too much, keeping the original track feel untouched but also adding some more beat and energy for today's needs.

You can still find the original there: http://soundcloud.com/soundsofthe70sblogspot/claudia-ana-cor-de-cana-sounds-of-the-70s-blogspot, and the short note I then wrote: "My definition of funky brazil : Extract from this great 1976 RCA album by one of the greatest brazilian diva, Claudia, better known for here 1971 lp "Jesus Christo", a track that shows the very funky touch of this fabulous artist who always managed to get surrounded by edgy musicians."

Thanks Libra for your great great job, please keep on tapping into the tracks I posted for more edits !

Claudia - Ana cor de cana 1976 (Libra Discotheque edit)

My last JAZZ FUNK post was a hit... let's make better, this time with a touch of disco in it.

This is just AWESOME.... juge by yourself and comment if you liked

Wah Wah watson - Together (Whatever) 1976

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I love this track, soul with a BIG HEART

Benny Johnson - Baby I Love you (1973)

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Ronnie Foster - Argentina (1979)

ok guys, this week is very cold in Europe, so I thought a special warm up was necessary

FIRST TIME EDIT ON THE NET courtesy of SOUNDSOFTHE70S

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Gloria Gaynor - Lock me up (1980)

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Monster Boogaloo track extract from one the most amazing LP of the decade, by Bobby Valentin 1971 on Fania records. The LP includes 3 huge boogaloo hits side by side, pure joy...

Bobby Valentin - Funky big feet (1971)

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Gladys Knight _ It's the same old song (1979)

Arranged by Gene Page

Super cool instrumental Disco track by this act produced by Michael and Brenda Sutton

Finished touch - Mighty good friends (1979)

Original motown vinyl rip

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Super cool and loving track by the magic couple (in life) Syreeta and G.C. Cameron

the entire lp is nice...

Syreeta & GC Cameron - let's make a deal (1977)

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super cool instrumental funky R&B track by this black and white band... Notice the Crusaders feel in it..

The memphis horns - Keep On Doin' it (1976)

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I discovered this track in the early 90s in London, a golden era in its own when the best DJs were starting to dig hard into the 70s music and revive it

This is a 70s soul jazz / free soul anthem that needs little comment, dated 1969

John Klemmer - Free Soul (1969)

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Initially released by the Yarbirds in 1965, this song was covered in 1978 by Chilly, a German Euro-Disco band.

Among the 00's edits made out of it, I find this one pretty good

Chilly - for your love (1978) - OOFT simple edit

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Splendid recent cover of this JORGE BEN (Brasil all time greatest singer / composer) track

Rosalia de Souza (2009) - Carolina Carol Bela (Jorge ben 1975)