(2-LP set) 20 track compilation features rare titles created by R&B band leader Johnny Otis & his very funky friends. Made during Otis' most creative years in the late 1960s, these cuts appeared on Kent, Epic & Johnny's own Hawk Sound & Jazz World labels. Ignored or simply unknown for all these years, these tracks are now highly sought after by today's hottest DJs. Features Shuggie Otis, Preston Love, Barbara Morrison, Debbie Lyndsey, Vera Hamilton, Vibrettes, Slim, Delmar & Carla, Doug Wintz & Willie Jitterbug Webb. (Previously deleted:2/1/03. Original release date:12/7/01)

1. Spells and Incantations - Lyndsey, Debbie
2. But I Ain't No More (GSTSKDTS) - Hamilton, Vera
3. Country Girl - Otis, Johnny Show
4. Watts Breakaway - Otis, Johnny Show
5. Miss Pretty - Otis, Shuggie
6. Humpty Dump - Vibrettes
7. I Don't Understand It - Slim
8. Funky Disco Boogie - Delmar ; Carla
9. Good to the Last Drop - Otis, Johnny
10. Don't It Make You Feel Good - Otis, Johnny Show
11. Strawberry Letter 23 - Otis, Shuggie
12. Cool Ade - Love, Preston
13. Coming at Ya Baby - Otis, Johnny
14. Signifying Monkey - Otis, Johnny Show
15. Whelp - Wintz, Doug
16. Jaws - Otis, Johnny
17. Skunk Booty - Otis, Johnny Show
18. Hey Boy I Want You - Otis, Johnny Show ; Barbara Morrison
19. You Got to Do It Right - Webb, Willie 'Jitterbug'
20. If You'd Be Mine - Otis, Shuggie

Label: Beat Goes Public BGP

Catalog: 144

Genre: Jazz