i went out today to pick up what i missed last time. here they are:

1. country funk - s/t - what's not to like about this name? put out by polydor in 1971, my copy is stamped "demonstration not for sale", so i guess that's a promo copy. the record has a regular red polydor label, not white. enough about the jacket, standout tracks are 'poor boy' which grooves throughout, and 'when i'm without you', with a nice and long drum + bass workout. i also like the intro to 'another miss', till the dist. guitars kick in, and after that is standard 60s pop. this album is more country than funk, but its still funky in parts of it. oddly enough, some of the guitar work on 'not this time' and 'want' recalled for me the meat puppets. the only personnel listed on this are verne johnson on 'percussion, vocals sept. 1968 to march 1969; january 1970 to' and joe pfeifer on 'percussion, vocals march 1969 to january 1970'. i'm sure there's a vh1 country special about this somewhere.

2. bobbi humphrey - bobbi humphrey's best - she was a jazz flutist for blue note during the mid 70s when the mizell bros were arranging things, so this has some classic tracks, like 'chicago, damn', 'harlem river drive', and 'san francisco lights', and even a funky 'satin doll'. no 'jasper county man', but what can you do? excellent material that producers are still biting out there. now, if you didn't know her name, this looks like some disco/electrosoul type ish, with the soft focus closeup of the artists face on the cover. if you had read her interview in wax poetics #15, you'd know better.

3. atlantic rhythm and blues - v. 6 1966-1969 - my mom used to have this tape in the car (with the tape artwork obviously ripped from the 8-track, remember when tapes used to be like that?) and so this is nothing but excellent tunes for me. wicked wilson pickett's 'land of a thousand dances', otis and carla's 'tramp', booker t's 'hip hug-her', bar-kays 'soul finger' (which i heard at soul-le-lujah on saturday, nice!), the drells 'tighten up', and brook benton's 'a rainy night in georgia'. classic soul. this is prerequisite material, folks!

update: well damn, o-dub beat me on the 'country funk' record by almost two years. thanks for the hint from gareth.