What it Is! Funky Sould and Rare Grooves (1967-1977)

If you can remember when the acid jazz scene got rolling back in the 90s, you'll recall the mad dash DJs and audiophiles began to really raid the vinyl stacks in record stores all over the place and then suddenly, outside of ordering from catalogues, you'd be hard-pressed to find what became known as rare groove platters in even the best hidden bins of wherever you dug around on the regular...As lovers of music, we all find ourselves going through phases wherein we'll listen to a lot of one genre every chance we get and right about now, I'm riding high atop the crest of an early funk wave that just won't go away...my weapon of choice comes from the vaults of Atlantic, Atco & Warner Bros. Records, hidden between the grooves of What It Is! Funky Soul and Rare Grooves (1967 - 1977)

...in this newer compilation you'll find read the rest here.