Today's vinyl haul during Record Store Day. Apart from the 45s, the rest are minty sealed freshness that didn't break the bank or put a hole in my wallet. Amra was a longtime want while those Wynd Chymes 45s were a nice surprise. #vinyl

Strange Passion — Desire (1976). One of Canada's most prolific disco producers, Tony Green (Antonio DiVerdis-Mazzone) also wrote, arranged, mixed and on occasion play guitar. The group appears to be a studio assemblage which also recorded another single that year before retiring the name. #vinyl

Crystal Lewis — Frustrated (1987). Contemporary Christian synth-pop album with quite a bit of that boogie flavour was the only record I scored from a quick dip into the local thrift this evening. #vinyl

Hindsight — Lowdown (1987). Kicking myself for not giving this LP a full listen years ago. Former Central Line members Camelle Hinds and Henry Defoe got together and recorded this Brit-funk and soul album. #vinyl

Class Action featuring Chris Wiltshire — Weekend (1983). Posted the 7" single not too long ago, and now have the 12" mixes. Chris Wiltshire is actually disco singer Christine Wiltshire, who was associated with producer Patrick Adams. #vinyl

Image — Holding On (1980). Uptempo New York disco buried in my stacks. #vinyl

Toto — Georgy Porgy (1978). Aside from my spell check correcting "Toto" to "Toronto," I'm looking forward to warmer weather in the city this summer with jams like this if we all survive the next hours, days and weeks. #vinyl

The Nite-Liters — Afro-Strut (1972). Instrumental funk. Raw. Uncut. Heavy. Grooving. Rhythmic. The Nite-Liters recorded five LPs between 1970 and 1973. #vinyl

Notations — Superpeople (1974). Flea market find today, among a bunch of other records I scooped up north of the city. B-side funk, bringing it rough and tough. When the falsetto vocals hit, you can't but think of the influence Curtis Mayfield had on the soul group from Chicago. #vinyl

Cudy And The Bink Band — Home Boy (Home Girls Too) (1983). Never heard nor seen this funk jam until now. From the label best known for releasing Indeep records (Last Night A DJ Saved My Life), not much is known about this band apart from songwriters/producers Clarence Brice and Ronald Bryant. #vinyl

Sun — Dance (Do What You Wanna Do) (1978). I was digging in the crates and bins this week ahead of my birthday (today) and came upon this top notch disco soul gem, which had been on my wants list for who knows how long. Real world moves. #vinyl

Chas Jankel — Glad To Know You (1981). Post-disco dance music that may not be on everyone's radar. A bit of everything on this LP, including electrofunk and synth-pop. #vinyl

Bruni Pagan — Follow Me (1982). Disco boogie heat from the late vocalist, who only released one LP and a bunch of singles during her career. #vinyl

R.J.'s Latest Arrival — Get It Up (1984). Great electrofunk album I recently acquired. The Detroit soul and funk band went heavy on the keyboards and synths during the '80s. Love the rolling synths on this track. Interestingly, there was no bass guitar played on this album. #vinyl

Sue Ann — Don't Throw It All Away (1981). Soul singer Sue Ann Carwell appears to have began her professional career singing backing vocals for the Brecker Brothers in 1980 before releasing her first solo album the following year. #vinyl

Rockie Robbins — Look Before You Leap (1981). Cheap B-side boogie funk heat by the Minneapolis vocalist. #vinyl

Tom Browne — Mr. Business (1983). Bumping some boogie funk to get over the hump. #vinyl

Glen Ricketts — Boobie Ruby (1987). Later remake of the mid-'70s Crack Of Dawn funk single, which he was a member of and who wrote the track. Recorded in the period between boogie and new jack swing. Side B has a radio edit and dance mix. #vinyl

Barbara Carr – I Want Your Body (198?). Went for a quick dig today and found this early '80s boogie jam from the blues and soul singer. Don't sleep on this cheap heat. #vinyl

The Soul Brothers Six — Can You Feel The Vibrations (1976). Band from Rochester, N.Y., recorded some funk and soul singles in Toronto alongside vocalist John Ellison in the mid-'70s. #vinyl

Sapphire — Make Love To The Music (1983). Excellent disco jam on Becket Records, written and produced by Tony Camillo, the man behind mid-'70s disco-funk hit Dynomite. #vinyl

The Ides Of March— Vehicle (1970). Yes, it's March 15. What better day than today to post some horn rock. "I'm the friendly stranger in the black sedan, Won't you hop inside my car? I got pictures, got candy, I'm a lovable man, And I can take you to the nearest star." #vinyl

Jorge Santana — Feeling Good (1979). Nice track that leans into the funk and complete with a disco breakdown, from the second solo album by Carlos Santana's brother. Written by New Orleans music legend Allen Toussaint, who began his career in the late 1950s. #vinyl

Gwen Pressley and Portable Patrol — Running (1984). Longtime want now in my collection. Amazing disco boogie track which also features a longer club mix on the flip. #vinyl

Kishore Kumar & Asha Bhosle — Intaha Ho Gai Intezar Ki (1984). Hindi film soundtrack Sharaabi gives you that uptempo disco with instrumental break beats. Found this LP several months ago among a pile of Indian albums. When you are out digging, records find you. #vinyl

Paris Ford featuring Gina Lewis — Roll A Skate (1979/2026). Unissued funk jam landed this week, recorded during the height of the roller-disco era. Epsilon Records @epsilonrecordco has uncovered a special treat from the New York bass player. #vinyl

94 East featuring Prince — Just Another Sucker (1977/1995). Pressed on wide grooves, this 12" features the full version and radio edit of the Purple One's 1977 recordings with the Minneapolis funk band formed by Pepé Willie. #vinyl

Top Secret — Call Me (1979). One-off disco studio project from Quebec's top musicians and vocalists. Mixes well with George McCrae's Rock Your Baby. #vinyl

Barbara Fowler — Knockin' At My Door (1985). Great uptempo disco from the mid-'80s, co-written and produced by Eric Matthew (Joseph Tucci), one of the two names behind Gary's Gang – the other being Gary Turnier. Fowler was a part of disco band Sparkle and studio group Sinnamon. #vinyl

Butts Band — Get Up, Stand Up (1975). A funkier take of Bob Marley's classic, by two former members of The Doors. #vinyl

Chicago Gangsters — Music For The People - Pt. 1 (1976). Funk 45 taken from the Akron, Ohio, band's second LP, Gangster Love. #vinyl

Sound Troupe — Can You Really See Me (1982). Recent disco pickup that may have been influenced by The Police's Voices Inside My Head. #vinyl

Funkadelic — You'll Like It Too (1981). After a messy split with George Clinton in the late 1970s, original '60s Parliaments members Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon, and Grady Thomas recorded under Funkadelic with no creative association from Dr. Funkenstein himself. #vinyl

Alphonse Mouzon — When We Were Young (1982). Excellent modern soul instrumental with a nice drum intro. It definitely shares similarities with Linda Clifford's Never Gonna Stop. #vinyl

Esther Phillips — Disposable Society (1974). Sharing some jazz funk from the late singer, whose message is still relevant today. #vinyl

June Millington — I'll Keep Holding On (1981). Is it soul? Is it AOR? Yacht rock? The guitarist began her music career with bassist sister Jean in the all-female rock band Fanny. #vinyl

William Bell — Passion (1985). Under the radar boogie, funk and soul album released on the Stax legend's own record company, Wilbe Recording Corporation. I posted a while ago on Instagram — can't remember if I shared it here — his 7" promo containing another boogie jam, That's What You Get. #vinyl

Chatelaine — Turn Up Your Radio (1980). Canadian disco funk released the same year as Peter Kessler's (AKA Pete Warner) 12". This track and whole album was co-arranged and co-produced by disco legend Patrick Adams. #vinyl

Venus Dodson — Where Are We Headed (1979). While the title track Night Rider is considered a classic on the disco dance floor, I'm digging this track co-written by boogie legend Leroy Burgess. Besides producing and arranging the song, Burgess also played keyboards and provided backing vocals. #vinyl

The Tymes — To The Max (Imum) (1976). Longtime soul vocal group incorporated disco into their repertoire by the mid-'70s. There's a nice instrumental break later, with help from bass player Wilbur Bascombe, guitarist Cornell Dupree, drummer Bernard Purdie, and percussionist Ray Barretto. #vinyl

The Billion Dollar Band — Money Don't Grow On Trees (1977). One-album soul and funk band from Miami had their LP released on the T.K. Records subsidiary Good Sounds. Two singles from the album would follow and a subsequent 12" record in the early '80s saw the light of day. #vinyl

Motivation — Crazy Daze (1983). Slowing things down for a moment with this obscure release on De-Lite Records, mainly known for Kool And The Gang, Crown Heights Affair, and The Kay-Gees. #vinyl

People's Choice — Cold Blooded & Down-Right-Funky (1976). The cold temperatures around here are finally easing up for the first time this year. No matter the weather, always stay funky. #vinyl

Kinky Foxx — You Got Me Working (1981/2026). Unissued funk recording sees the light of day 45 years later, courtesy of Super Disco Edits. The band began in the Bahamas before moving to New York City. They spent time in Canada during the '80s honing their live performances on tour. #vinyl

Wildfire — Tend To Your Business (1975). Raw, uncut funk from the Cleveland area, home of singer and guitarist Lou Ragland. #vinyl

The Fifth Dimension — Black Patch (1972). RIP Lamonte McLemore, longtime vocalist and songwriter with the legendary soul group who also took up photography early in his life. Here is one of my favourite songs by the group, originally written and performed by the late Laura Nyro. #vinyl

Slave — Separated (1977). RIP Steve Washington, band leader of Dayton, Ohio funk band Slave. In the early '80s, he left the group and founded Aurra with other members of Slave, influenced by the smoother disco and boogie sounds emerging at the time. #vinyl

Total Contrast — Takes A Little Time (The Bandito Mix) (1985). Boogie find and cheap heat from the thrifts this weekend. Early production work by Scotsman Steve Harvey after recording for London Records a couple years earlier. #vinyl

George Benson and the Harlem Underground Band — Smokin Cheeba-Cheeba (1978). Blues funk from the legendary jazz guitarist, with vocals from Ann Winley, the daughter of label owner Paul Winley. Famous for its drum break as well. #vinyl

Michele Richard — Je Veux T'Aimer (1979). Digging deep for that French Canadian — Quebecois! — cover of Chic's disco hit I Want Your Love. #vinyl