Various Artists - Quantic Presents: The World’s Rarest Funk 45s Volume 2

Reviewing Jazzman compilations has become a bit of a futile pursuit, such is the consistency in the outstanding quality of the music and annotation – but RC won’t accept merely a title and the words “out now” as an entry. So, for those not yet plugged into the hotline of excitement, these funk compilations hold some of the most accomplished black music made in America during the funk era, each track cut by an obscure outfit who never got to record an album; whose efforts here were usually the only single they cut. They’re all astounding and hugely collectable pieces – the value of originals on this set must average just shy of