Description
Z Records back with another installment of badass Funk from the Disco era with Supafunkanova Volume 3 which has been selected by prolific DJ, producer, remixer and record collector Woody Bianchi. Woody digs deep into his collection, compiling a high-quality album filled with lesser-known disco, funk and boogie. As the title suggests, Supafunkanova focuses on the funkier end of the 70’s & 80’s, showcasing some of the bumpier grooves recorded in the disco era when even James Brown had to take notice of the Saturday Night Fever inspired disco explosion. It will come as no surprise to hear some particularly hard to find gems have been unearthed here, and ones that aren’t just rare and expensive (if you can even find a copy!) but genuinely merit being re-issued. With expansive sleeve notes by Woody himself to give you an in depth insight to the music, artists and personal discovery of each record.
The label been working on Volume Three for some time now as the first and second installments were released way back in 2007 & 2015 respectively. It takes a while to put these albums together, tracking down the owners of these musical gems, finding the right image for the sleeve but it’s finally come together. Once again ZR give outstanding value with 21 tracks spread across a Double CD and 16 tracks on Double Gatefold Vinyl.
As always with ZR compilations a lot of time and effort has been spent on creating these masters from the original vinyl, cleaning them up, removing all the clicks and pops resulting in the cleanest sounding copy possible.
As with all the past Under The Influence and Supafunkanova series, it would cost you a small fortune to buy the original pressings of each of these records – some of them being so rare that they are not even on YouTube making this another essential compilation that in itself will be worth a wedge in the not too distant future. In fact it’s already been sold for £100 on a certain 2nd hand marketplace !!
Notes: Records are brand new mint condition and factory sealed. The sleeve has been graded as Very Good Plus because the top right hand corner has been dinged and the cover is creased across the corner. Photo supplied on request.
Tracklist
A1 Chosen Few – Dancin’ All Over The World (3:20)
A2 The Freex Machine – Freex Funkatized (7:14)
A3 Nzimande All Stars – Sporo Disco (Woody Bianchi Edit) (7:04)
A4 The Firebolts – Firebolt Hustle (3:14)
B1 Aggression – Tag (Woody Bianchi Edit) (6:08)
B2 The Movers – Onthekele Beer (Jwala) (3:16)
B3 World – You Got The Power (3:52)
B4 Joe & Lee – Black Gold Disco Moving Machine (4:32)
C1 Joe Pugliese – Plie And Isolation (5:24)
C2 The Family Tree – As (4:36)
C3 Pressure Point – Straight To The Point (3:24)
C4 John Blair – Momma Said Shut Up (5:31)
D1 The Headquarters – Sweetie (7:18)
D2 Wylie – Fan-tasy (Woody Bianchi Edit) (5:12)
D3 Cania – Visions (4:11)
D4 Montreal – Night People (2:50)
