Various - Mocambo Funk Forty Fives

this unique compilation spotlights the best tracks of mocambo records scarce 7" releases that took the deep funk scene by storm in summer 2006. along with the labels own productions (mocambo allstars, the bacao rhythm & steel band and gizelle smith), the first releases sported new recordings by obscure english groups like the delta rhythm section, the sound stylistics and the supreme vinylizor productions team (jay glover, gary crockett & dominic glover) as well as unreleased tracks by such greats as the james taylor quartet and speedometer. not only the fact that all of the recordings were previously unreleased gems, it was also the way the singles were released that made them desirable collectors items in their own right. while it would have been possible to sell a 1000 copies of each, the label decided to stick with the charm of obscure and forgotten funk 45s and not press more than 300 copies of each release. manufactured at a private pressing plant in germany, the records not only delivered the sound of rare funk 45s, but also the look and, of course, the quantity.