With Choice Of Colors, Mighty, Mighty (Spade and Whitey), and the stunning title track, this is essential.
Produced and written entirely by Curtis Mayfield, with superb arrangements by Donny Hathaway and Johnny Pate. Originally out in 1969.

The opener Sweet Juju was a hard-sought West London two-step weapon, back in the day; Nomalizo is tropical funk, somewhere between Maze’s Twilight and Ramsey Lewis’ Brazilica, beloved by the neo-Dingwalls massive.

Numbered, out of one thousand. ‘All-analogue.’

Venturing outside the church-walls in 1973, under the wing of Leroy Hutson and Curtis Mayfield, this is a soul masterpiece, with Cashing In, Wanted Dead Or Alive and the rest.
A must.

A tough, funky, full-throated cross between raw boogie and Modern Soul, out of Jackson, Mississippi.
Ticking high hats school of Earl Young; bonkers bass.
Originally released by Joe Shamwell on his Shakin’ label, this was the Chymes’ first release, just prior to their deal with RCA.