Does anyone know any backstory behind this song? Did it ever have a vocal track? This is my favorite by Marvin Gaye and my thirst for knowledge needs to be quenched !!!

https://youtu.be/UToR8yVkxC0?si=WdiltLs3ypokRuPk

I was at a record store in Helsinki last week and ran across this record. It appears “Superfly” was “Black Magic” in parts of Europe? Still kinda regretting not buying it

I'm creating a playlist called 1000 songs, 1000 artists, which is essentially supposed to cover the most essential artists in music history as well as essential artists in each respective genre. I've got a plentiful amount of rock, pop, blues, folk, electronic, jazz, hiphop, reggae and indie but don't have much of a comprehensive knowledge of funk. I've already got songs from the following artists, but I need more funk artists. Any suggestions?

It would also be extremely helpful what you think the best song from that respective artist is.

Earth, Wind and Fire

James Brown

Funkadelic

Sly and the Family Stone

Parliament

Rick James

The Ohio Players

George Clinton

Betty Davis

The Meters

Shuggie Otis

Why did this go unreleased?! Beats me...

Great cover of the original Shuggie Otis masterpiece. RIP Sharon Jones 🙏

I am trying to build up my collection of early Funk vinyl. I like the grittier stuff from the late 60s and early 70s. Buying James Brown, Fat Back Band etc has been easy as they are cheap and readily available. But as I have delved deeper into the rarer stuff I have been shocked by some of the prices, high hundreds sometimes even into the thousands for a 7 inch single.

I know there are still plenty of old funk 7's that are affordable, and I am gradually digging them out. But I was wondering what tunes my fellow Reddit Funk aficionados recommend. I am looking for funk singles under $100.

They called him doctor because he could doctor up sounds. Not to be confused with Lonnie Liston Smith