Year/Genre/City: 1982, Funk / R&B, Vallejo, CA
Matrix #: SRM-1-4067
Condition: EX, sounds great; some light background noise on first song; lots of very light marks

Cultural Facts:

Name Bet: Before the fame, they were Project Soul and worked the Bay Area circuit; “Con Funk Shun” was a playful rebrand that doubled as a promise—funk as a crafted construction, not an accident.

Label Gateway: Their big break is tied to Mercury’s late-’70s push for slick funk groups, and they became one of the label’s reliable touring acts—more working-band stamina than overnight miracle.

Community Roots: Vallejo is a deep funk/R&B pipeline town, and the band stayed closely linked to that community identity—local pride that followed them even as they became nationally visible.

2/14/2026 CC