Year/Genre: 1978, Funk/Soul
Matrix #: AA-1049
Condition: VG, some crackles here and there

Cultural Facts:

1. Released in 1978, Street Player arrived at a moment when funk bands were negotiating the pull between dancefloor disco culture and their roots in live, band-driven soul. The album reflects that transition without fully abandoning either world.

2. The title track later became culturally iconic when its horn break was sampled in early hip-hop and house records, illustrating how late-’70s funk quietly laid groundwork for future dance music movements.

3. By this point, Chaka Khan was increasingly viewed as a singular star rather than just a band member, and Street Player documents that shift—capturing the tension between collective identity and emerging solo fame.

Price Suggestions:
NM: $18–22
VG+: $14–17
VG: $9–12
G+: $6–8

1/3/26 CC