After waiting nearly 50 years, this week Christopher Long finally scores a vinyl copy of A Real Mother For Ya, the 1977 funk classic from Johnny “Guitar” Watson. And he got it for FREE!

This week, Christopher Long boogies into a Florida record joint and scoops up a super-slab — a well-loved vinyl copy of Rufusized, the 1974 stinger from Rufus — for just $6.

Following his recent unexpected concert experience, Christopher Long digs out his much-loved All ‘n All LP — the 1977 classic from Earth, Wind & Fire — a slightly abused copy he procured a while back from his GF in a savvy trade-out.

Original Samba Soul 1971-1979 (Strut). Review by Matthew Moyer.

We Started Nothing (Columbia Records). Review by Andrew Coulon.

Colonel Claypool’s Bucket of Bernie Brains at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, CA on September 16, 2002. Concert review by Sir Millard Mulch.

Funk On Fire: The Mercury Anthology (Mercury). Review by Bill Campbell.

In The Raw (Soul Fire). Review by Bill Campbell.

Live And Funky (Instinct). Review by Bill Campbell.

Bring the Funk On Down (Instinct). Review by Bill Campbell.

Überjam (Verve). Review by James Mann.

Ron Fountenberry’s eclectic, hooky pop music more than lives up to his ostentatious-sounding alias. Julio Diaz talks stage names, fashion, and music biz politics with The Incredible Moses Leroy.