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Ujima
Maybe b/w All I Want Is You
NUMERO GROUP - Cat No: ES105lp
- updated:2026-05-26
Three titles making their debut in the NUMERO GROUP Eccentric Soul 45 series, all released at once! NUMERO unearths top-shelf modern soul from Richmond, Virginia soul band Ujima — material that sat in the vaults for 50 years! Limited to 1,000 copies each.
Track List
A small treasure trio.At its center is the first-ever 7” appearance of Sylvester “Syl” Johnson’s vibrant, groove-driven “Tripping on Your Love” and the title track “Foxy Brown,” long considered a funk collector’s grail—never reissued, never compiled, and sitting in that sweet spot between boogie and steppers, the kind of private-press rarity that could only come out of Chicago. Joining Syl is Ujima’s full-bodied soul workout, powered by steady rhythm and rich group harmonies, paired with Spirit of Brotherhood’s gritty, street-level funk cut—recorded to tape, nearly lost to time, and later revived as the standout opener of Side A on Eccentric Disco, a release strong enough to spark seven more genre-focused editions from Numero.Each 45 holds its own, but together they form a memorable trio for anyone seeking these tracks in their best-sounding and most tangible form.

Ujima, a band out of Richmond, Virginia, were active from their early-1970s stint with Epic Records until 1976, when they moved to Atlantic and changed their name to Anglo Saxon Brown. The album they cut in a modern soul vein stayed in the can for 50 years, but NUMERO has now dug up the tapes. Featuring "Maybe" (sample_1), a floor-filler with a stirring chorus, a catchy bassline and a sing-along you can picture in your head, plus "All I Want Is You," a mid-tempo ballad with sweet harmonies and an intro phrase sure to hit the B-boys. First time on 7-inch — don't miss it! (Original Japanese text by AYAM)