Albums for fans of the What It Is (Rhino) boxset to check out...

Obviously, all three Stax/Volt box sets. Surprisingly loaded with killer stuff, despite each of them having nine or ten discs.

- Black Nasty, TALKING TO THE PEOPLE (Detroit rock/funk band ca. 1973)
- Ripple (self-titled, with "I Don't Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky")
- Joe Quarterman & Free Soul (self-titled)

All of the above have been reissued on CD.

And, if you still buy old vinyl, seek out BAIL OUT! FOR FUN and MINDFUL, both by Maxayn, from '74 and '73 respectively.

The Bamboos - Step It Up
Lou Donaldson - Pretty Things
Eddie Bo - The Hook and Sling
Incredible Bongo Band - Bongo Rock
Phil Ranelin - Vibes from the Tribe and
any of the first few Meters albums
Funky 16 Corners
The JBs Anthology
The Daktaris (I forget the album name, maybe s/t?)
Jimmy Smith - Root Down
Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay, Straight Life

The s/t Cymande album!

This is of course assuming you've already got all the '68-'73 James Brown funk stuff...