Tracklist
| 1 | –Jamo Thomas | Jamo Soul | 2:10 |
| 2 | –Linda Clifford | Don’t Give It Up | 9:11 |
| 3 | –Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm | Thinking Black | 2:39 |
| 4 | –Linda Clifford | Runaway Love | 7:02 |
| 5 | –The Meters | Chicken Strut | 2:43 |
| 6 | –Milton Howard | The Funky Shing-A-Ling | 2:02 |
| 7 | –Jody Gales | You Gotta Push | 2:48 |
| 8 | –Bobby Womack | Everything’s Gonna Be Alright | 7:06 |
| 9 | –Moody Scott | I Don’t Dig No Phony (Part 2) | 3:33 |
| 10 | –Maceo & All The King's Men | Southwick | 3:28 |
| 11 | –The Jones Girls | Will You Be There | 3:20 |
| 12 | CD 3 - Killer Instrumentals | ||
| 13 | –Gil Scott-Heron | The Bottle | 5:13 |
| 14 | –Lightnin' Rod | Sport | 2:36 |
| 15 | –Curley Moore And The Kool Ones | Shelly’s Rubber Band | 2:56 |
| 16 | –The Meters | Cissy Strut | 3:00 |
| 17 | –Mavis Staples | Chocolate City | 5:16 |
| 18 | –African Music Machine | Black Water Gold | 3:02 |
| 19 | –Bobby Franklin's Insanity | Bring It On Down To Me, Pt. 1 | 2:35 |
| 20 | –Ike & Tina Turner | Cussin’, Cryin’ And Carryin’ On | 2:36 |
| 21 | –Liz Lands | One Man’s Poison | 2:50 |
| 22 | –J.J. Johnson | Harlem Clavinette | 2:12 |
| 23 | –Dynamic 7 | Squeeze Me (Parts 1 & 2) | 4:24 |
| 24 | –Charlie Rouse | In A Funky Way | 4:51 |
| 25 | –Gloria Taylor | Grounded | 2:31 |
| 26 | –Jesse Anderson | Mighty, Mighty | 2:18 |
| 27 | –Leroy Hutson | Never Know What You Can Do (Give It A Try) | 3:49 |
| 28 | –Pee Wee Ellis | Moon Walk | 2:45 |
| 29 | CD 2 - Funk Soul Sisters | ||
| 30 | –Larry Ridley | Well You Needn’t | 8:27 |
| 31 | –Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul | (I Got) So Much Trouble In My Mind | 3:12 |
| 32 | –Betty Harris | Ride Your Pony | 3:10 |
| 33 | –The Skullsnaps | It’s A New Day | 3:01 |
| 34 | –The Notations | Superpeople | 3:48 |
| 35 | –Curtis Mayfield | Freddie's Dead | 5:25 |
| 36 | –Jesse Anderson | Readings In Astrology | 2:40 |
| 37 | –Mr Jamo | Shake What You Brought With You (Part 2) | 2:31 |
| 38 | –The Teques | Don’t Push My Love Cup Aside | 2:31 |
| 39 | –Betty Davis | No Good At Falling In Love | 3:44 |
| 40 | –The Jones Girls | If You Don’t Start Nothing | 2:39 |
| 41 | –Funkadelic | One Nation Under A Groove (Instrumental) | 5:47 |
| 42 | –The Ambassadors | Searchin’ (Parts 1 & 2) | 5:29 |
| 43 | –Lee Dorsey | Yes We Can Can | 4:48 |
| 44 | –Bettye LaVette | Do Your Duty | 2:42 |
| 45 | –The Backyard Heavies | Soul Junction | 3:02 |
| 46 | –Denice Chandler | It’s You I Need | 2:36 |
| 47 | –Betty Harris | Trouble With My Lover | 2:40 |
| 48 | –David Batiste & The Gladiators | Funky Soul (Part 1) | 1:57 |
| 49 | –Jean Knight | Jesse Joe | 2:29 |
| 50 | –Betty Everett | I’m Gonna Be Ready | 2:30 |
| 51 | –Linda Clifford | Never Gonna Stop | 4:35 |
| 52 | –Maceo & All The King's Men | Better Half | 4:51 |
| 53 | –The Ripple | Funky Song | 3:03 |
| 54 | –Maceo & All The King's Men | Got To Getcha | 2:48 |
| 55 | –Joe Tex | I Gotcha | 2:14 |
| 56 | –Cymande | The Message | 4:17 |
| 57 | –Betty Harris | There’s A Break In The Road | 2:45 |
| 58 | CD 1 - Superfly Guys | ||
| 59 | –Aaron Neville | Hercules | 4:13 |
| 60 | –June Conquest | All I Need | 2:40 |
| 61 | –African Music Machine | Tropical | 2:20 |
| 62 | –Alvin Cash | Keep On Dancing | 2:40 |
| 63 | –The Backyard Heavies | Expo 83 | 2:43 |
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