Isaac Hayes - how did i miss his music?

I'd recommend these Ike Hayes albums :

'Hot buttered soul'

'To be continued' (this and the above album are probably his best).

'Joy'.

'Black moses'.

'Tough guys' soundtrack.

'Truck turner' soundtrack.

But, yeah, like the other guy said, get some Al Green. 'Let's stay together', 'call me' and 'i'm still in love with you' are the ones to get. Or, if yer feeling cheap, get the 'best of..' which is terrific.

Alright, firsty, you need some Stax. Any of the Stax boxsets, 'otis blue' and 'dock of the bay' by Otis Redding, 'hip hug her' by Booker T & The M.G's, and the 24 Carat Black 'ghetto: misfortune's wealth' are all necessary.

If you want some Marvin Gaye then i'd go for 'let's get it on' and 'troubleman' soundtrack over 'what's going on' any day of the week.

You're obviously gonna need some Funkadelic too, so get 'funkadelic', 'maggot brain' and 'free your mind..' or any other around released on Westbound.

If you like Ike, you'll probably dig Barry White too, so get 'stone gon' and 'can't get enough'.

Some Curtis Mayfield is in order, so get 'curtis', 'superfly' soundtrack and 'roots'.

James Brown and his cronies are essential to yer collection, so get the 'sex machine..live' album, 'food for thought' by The J.B's and the Marva Whitney collection 'it's my thing'. Pick up the 3 James Brown's Funky People compilation's while you're at it.

Gotta have some blaxploitation soundtracks too, i'd go with 'across 110th street' by Bobby Womack & J.J Johnson and 'shorty the pimp' by Don Julian.

After you've purchased these then start searching out : The Meters, Syl Johnson, The Temptations, Bobby Byrd, Maceo Parker, Les Mccann, Eddie Bo...

I'd also recommend in addition to the Curtis Mayfield LPs mentioned above the Short Eyes soundtrack. One that doesn't get mentioned much, but I think it's brilliant.

These compilations are terrific, although it looks as though they're out of print right now:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000008375/qid=1117789253/sr=2-2/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_2/104-6921726-2775121
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000008376/qid=1117789253/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/104-6921726-2775121
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000008377/qid=1117789253/sr=2-3/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_3/104-6921726-2775121

There's a fourth one too, called "Harlem Hustle", but it doesn't seem to be available now.

The 70s Isley Brothers are a good bet too... There's another thread about them.

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