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Here's a list (not complete obviously) of songs that big wigs in the industry have used, including beats for Nas, Jay-Z, the inspiration behind Dr. Dre, and more.
Just thought someone might get an idea of where to start if they were going out to buy some vinyl. These artists are all great.


Enoch Light - A Little Fugue For You And Me (No Escapin This)
Janko Mlovic - Supra Pop Impressions (Contact)
Julio Gutierrez - Se Acabo (Se Acabo Remix)
Andy Loore - Mixed Drums (It's Da Nuts)
Jacques Loussier - Caseine (Yo Yo Yo)
Bernard Wystraete - Daydream (Mayonnaise)
New Vaudeville - A Nightingale (Turn It Out)
Roger Maxwell - Never On Sunday ( You're A Clown)
Donald Byrd - Wee Tina (Props Over Here)
Glass Prism - Here You Are (Hellraiser)
The Sons - Boomp Boomp Chop (Straight Jacket)
Hugo Montenegro - Again (Rik's Joint)
Blowfly - Sesame Street Theme (Spelling Beatnuts w/ Lil Donny)
Enoch Light - Hijack (Watch out Now)
Afro Lafayette Rock Band - Hihache (Off The Books)
R. Allen - So It Doesn't Whistle (Story 2000)
Melvin Van Peebles - Break That Party (Off The Books)
Buddy Baker - Sign Song (Off The Books)
Bob McGraph - Me (Be Proud)
Los Angelos Negros - Fueron Tres Anos (Do You Believe)
Chrysalis - 30 Poplar (Finger Smoke)
The Electronic Prunes - General Confessional (Niggaz Know)
Henery Mancinn - Theme For Losers (Bout Cash)
Galt MavDermot - Bedroom (Uncivilized)
Dizzy Gillespie - The Matrix (Worlds Famous)
Tomita - Golliwog's Cakewalk (Psycho Dwarf)
The Pazant Brothers - New Orleans (On The 1 And 2)
Booker Irvin - The Confined Few (No Equal)
Dizzy Gillespie - Manteca (Quality And The Bushmen Off The Top)
Chris Hinze - Easy Answering (Story)
Bill Doggett - Honkey Tonk (Are you Ready?)

D. Richmond--Confunktion
Jack Mayborn--Music People
Larry Robins Sport Studio Band--Are You Free
Syrius--Devils Masquerade
Francois de Roubaix--Les Dunes D'Ostende
Sound Studio Orchestra--Southbound
Golden Music Orchestra--African Honeymoon
Hiro Tsunoda--Type A to E
The Spotnicks--Take me to the Mardi Gras
Michel Gonet --Flower Dance
Louis Clark--Brute
Nick Ingman--Overtone
Bruno Nicolai--Allora il Treno
Daniel Vangarde--Yama Yama
Michel Polnareff--Voyages

Under Pressure - Nick Ingman
La Dimo Strzione - Danielle Patucci
Silhouttes - Dick Walter
Compression - Ed Scogillera
Crossing The Border - Jerry Gold Smith
Big Noise From Winnetka - Eric Delaney
Future Past - Absolute Elsewhere
Here We Are - Churchill
Tibetian Serenity - Travis Biggs
Dancer - Spacey
Mao - Joe Ki Peter Tomas Sound Group

Gil Flat - Solitude of the Mountains
The Enticers - Thief
Roger Webb - Like a Friend
Man - Puella Puella
Load Stone - Flower Pot
Music DeWolfe - Flashpoint
Syd Dale - Number One Spy
Vladimir Cosma - Profil Grec 1
Nowy - Escalation
Anthony King - Lost Star
Berry Lipman - Act of Threat
Brian Bennett - Name of the Game
Johnny Pearson - Thunderbird
April Orchestra - Careveli
Joe Pass - A Time for Us

I Love You More and More - Tom Brock)
If - Jackie Moore
Five to One - Doors
Im Not to Blame - Bobby Byrd
Want You Back - J-5
Aint No Love in the Heart - Bobby Bland
Common Man - David Ruffin
ounds Like a Love Song - Bobby Glenn
Free at Last - Al Green
Let Me Go - Latimore
Much too Much - Marcus Miller
Hurry Up This Way Again - The Sylistics
Ecstasy - Ohio Players
Garden Of Peace - Lonnie Smith
Pastures - Ahmad Jamal
7 Minutes of Funk - Whole Darn Family
Crop Dustin - Steve Cropper
Whats Your Name - The Moments
Once In A Lifetime - Talking Heads
Soul Makossa - Manu Dibango
I Got The - Labi Siffre
Fly Girl - B. Boys (skit)
Its The Hardknock Life - Annie (skit)
Night Love - Jeff Lorber
Rockin It - Fearless (Inst. skit)
Weak At The Knees - Steve Arrington

Khousara Ya Gara - Abdel Halim Hafez
Main Theme - Fear Is The Key
Car Of Love - Main Ingredient
Inside You - Eddie Henderson
Celebrate - Commodores
Hey What's That You Say - Bro 2 Bro
You Turn Me On - Labelle
Moon Child - Rick James
Fools Paradise - Melissa Morgan
Computer Love - Zapp
Let Your Hair Down - Yvonne Fair
Fopp - Ohio Players
What I'm Waiting For - O' Jays
I Love You More - Rene & Angela
Hogans Thing - Simon Haseley
Mothers Day - 24 Karat Black
Express - BT Express
Imaginary Playmates - Rene & Angela
On The Hill - Oliver Sain
Come On And Dream - New Birth
Ballad For The Fallen - Isley Brothers
You Belong To The City - Glen Frey
You Gonna Make Me - Jones Girls
Save Their Soles - Bohannon
Hall Of Mirrors - Kraftwerk
Pride And Vanity - Ohio Players
Beggars Song - Wet Willie
Anything - Lonel Bart

Standard Of Living - 'Cut Up Mr. Kool'
Hudson People - 'Trip To Your Mind'
David Bendeth - 'Feel The Real'
Symbol 8 - 'I Thought You Wanted To Dance'
Skip Jackson & Natural Experience - 'Microwave Boogie'
Milton Wright - 'Get No Lovin' Tonight'
Mighty Ryders - 'Evil Vibrations'
James Mason - 'Sweet Power'
Leon Ware - 'California'
Jade - 'Music Slave'
Karin Jones - 'Here I Go Again'
The Chosen Few - 'We Are The Chosen Few'
Ron Holden - 'I Need Ya'
Starfire - 'Make The Most Of It'
Leo Sunshipp - 'Madame Butterfly'
100% Pure Poison - 'Windy C'
Esther Byrde/ Solid Gold Orchestra - 'Touch Me, Tease Me'
Band X - 'Home'

William DeVaughn - Be Thankful for What You've Got
B.T. Express - If it Don't Turn You On
Rufus Thomas - The Breakdown (pt. 1)
Bill Withers - Grandma's Hands
Parliament - My Automobile
Bootsy Collins - I'd Rather Be With You
The Kay Gees - Who's The Man With the Master Plan
Parliament - Starchild (Mothership Connection)
Tom Browne - Funkin for Jamaica
Joe Cocker - Woman to Woman

Leon Haywood- I want'a do something freaky to you
The Meters- Cardova
David McCallum- The Edge
Charles Wright and the watts 103rd st rhythm band- Express yourself
Willie Hutch- Brothers gonna work it out
Curtis Mayfield- Eddie you should know better
Fatback- Backstrokin
George Clinton- Atomic Dog
Bill Withers - Kissing My Love
Rose Royce- Love dont live here anymore

One The Move (feat. Impressions, The)
Turtle Walk (feat. Lou Donaldson)
From This Day On (feat. Eddie Bo)
Instant Groove (feat. King Curtis)
We've Only Just Begun (feat. O'Donnell Levy)
Your The Fool (feat. 3 Degrees, The)
The Rill Thing (feat. Little Richard)
Ghettos Of The Mind (feat. Bama)
Gimmie Some (feat. Freddie McCoy)
Whats Going On (feat. Ohio Players, The)
Bootleggin (feat. Simtec Wylie)
Heighty Ho (feat. Mongo Santamaria)
Our Generation (feat. Ernie Hines)
Chocolate Buttermilk (feat. Kool & The Gang)
Bubble Gum (feat. 9th Creation, The)
Music Talk (feat. Georgie Fame)
Freedom Dance (feat. Eugene McDaniels)
Cameo (feat. Eddy Senay)
Today (feat. Tom Scott)
Where Do I Go (feat. Alyn Ainsworth)
Don't Change Your Love (feat. 5 Stair Steps, The)
Expo 83 (feat. Back Yard Heavies)
Party Time (feat. Gentlemen & Ladies)
Capricorn (feat. Cannonball Adderley)
Aint Got The Love (feat. Ambassadors, The)
Groovy Situation (feat. Mel & Tim)
I Got Soul (feat. Bama)
Soul Girl (feat. Judy Foster)
 

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