The Jackson 5 - Diana Ross presents... - 1969
Little Jacko was really a bad ass. That boy could move, and sing his butt off! For a little pint size, he sang with a whole lot of soul. The J5 rule!

Rick James - Street Songs - 1981
Rick James is the man. He put the freak into funk. This is a must have. Give it to me baby!

The James Gang - Best of the James Gang - 1973
I assimilated this album from my uncles collection (like the Journey above), and it's not to shabby. A few songs you will no doubt recognize as classic rock mainstays. What highlights this album is Joe Walsh's funky guitar stylings, that were an influence to many and of interest to me.

Grace Jones - Living My Life - 1982
Grace had a rather interesting career as an artist. She went from disco to "punk" to a truly eclectic, interesting, and sexy vocalist. This album takes a more mellow tone than some other earlier albums, and it's pretty good.

Jaz - Word to the Jaz - 1989
The only thing that separates this kind of mediocrity from the flavor of the day today, is guys like this got handed contracts left and right, but they didn't have a Puffy behind them dumping millions of dollars into their image, plus it was at a time before African Americans were allowed on Mtv.

Journey - Escape - 1981
There's something about Journey's cheeseyness that I enjoy for some reason. Their songs are so easy to make fun of, it's somewhat gratifying. One cool thing about them was their cover art, which was done by S.F. artist Stanely Mouse, who has a cool Egyptian's in space airbrush style.

Journey - Captured - 1981
Wow, are these guys ugly, but in the hey day's of 70's rock, that kind of thing wasn't all that important. This is a double album live recording that comes with a perforated poster, so you can take out the band members you don't like. Great cover, crapy album.