Title: Everything is Everything Label: Speakers Corner Frustrating. That’s Donny Hathaway. That this soul man, with a smooth voice, an accomplished interpreter of the protest song, a singer who some believed…
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Title: The Soul of a Bell Label: Speakers Corner Flip over this new reissues and take a quick look at the 11 tracks listed on the rear and you’ll notice that…
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Title: Gonna Make it Alone Label: Atomicat If there is one organisation to take advantage of a fad, fashion or, indeed, controversy then its a record label. They’ve been doing it…
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Title: The CBS Singles Collection 1982-1994 Label: Edsel He offered a combination of soul and pop with an extended talent. Although he sang many covers, he also wrote a fair amount…
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Title: Original Hits and Rarities From the Belgium Popcorn Scene Label: Jasmine Don’t be too perturbed if this one raises an eyebrow of ignorance. I wouldn’t say that this scene –…
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Title: The Rhythm, The Blues, The Hot Guitar Label: Koko Mojo Koko what? Koko Mojo is a ‘division’ of Rockstar Records and Rockstar Records, which was originally founded in 1979, became…
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Title: I’m Funky Now Label: Westbound You might not know Melvin Sparks but does Grant Green tinkle any bells? If you know the soul jazz guitar of Green then Sparks’ style,…
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CD Rock Review Soul/R&B ReviewThe Doobie Brothers: For The Benefit of Mr Kite (and Mr Lion, Mr Elephant…)
Title: Rockin’ Down The Highway Label: Floating World An intriguing one this, because The Doobie Brothers recorded this double CD affair in 1996 as a benefit concert for the Wildlife Conservation…
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Title: The Percy Sledge Way Label: Bear Family A pioneer of country soul but known more for his deep soul vocal delivery, Sledge will be forever known for his big soul…
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Title: 94 East featuring Prince Label: Charly “I grew up on the borderline, I never grew upon one particular culture… Minneapolis is so far behind other major cities in the country,…
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Label: Kent Both of these labels were started by Al Sears, who himself had been a musician for over 30 years, playing sax for a range of outfits across the USA…
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Title: Modern Soul 2 1969-1976 Label: Kent Mainstream was a strange combination of success and failure, a rich source of black music that did very well for itself but a label…
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Title: Kansas City 1953-1962 Sides Label: Soul Jam He’s known for two tracks: Kansas City, the title track of this CD, and Let’s Work Together but he’s more than that, much…
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Title: Rock Label: Bear Family It’s a weird concept, I have to agree. This is, after all, a legendary group responsible for such classics songs such as The Great Pretender, Only…
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Stax Classis Rhino The Rhino record outfit is taking a full year to celebrate the sixtieth birthday of the legendary Stax label, partnering with Concord to release a host of CDs…
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Title: Letter Full of Tears Label: Soul Jam Well, this is a surprise and very welcome it is too: the group’s debut from 1962 on the Fury label packed full of…
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Electronica/Electro Review Soul/R&B Review VinylCOLOURBOX: in conjunction with fine arts photographer, Wolfgang Tillmans
Title: Music of the Band (1982-1987) Label: 4AD If you had a casual relationship with the legendary early days of the 4AD label, you may have missed one of the label’s…
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Title: The Best Of… Label: Ace The group began in 1962 as a quartet with singer, Mary Aiese backed by Regina Gallagher, Anne Fitzgerald and Nanette Licari. But that line-up was…
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Title: Hand Clappin’ Foot Stompin’ Funky-Butt…Live! Label: Demon Blimey. I was exhausted after about 30 seconds. Such was the enthusiasm, the energy, the noise, the drive and animation. And that’s just…
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Title: In Flight Label: Pure Pleasure If I had a soundtrack to my (rather embarrassing) 70s-era disco dancing days, then Mr Benson would feature heavily. Give Me The Night (produced by…
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Title: Route 1 Label: Jasmine This is the first CD in a new series for the record label that, “…charts the evolution of soul music across America through genres like R&B,…
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Title: Out in the Streets Again: The Soul Sounds of Scepter Label: Sundazed Scepter was one of the most important independent, US-based soul labels and run by…a woman! I’m not being…
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Title: Black America Sings Lennon, McCartney & Harrison Label: Ace I normally cringe when a Beatles covers CD is produced. I wonder why these people bother. I say this because most…
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Title: Lost Love: The Singles As & Bs 1947-1962 Label: Jasmine There are 56 tracks packed onto two CDs here from the blues/R&B poet and singing genius. In mastering terms, there have…
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Title: In Person Label: Vinyl Lovers Charles is heard here (mostly but not exclusively) in the Morris Brown College’s Herndon Stadium in Atlanta on 28 May 1959 (but the LP was…
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CD Jazz & Easy Review Rock Review Soul/R&B ReviewSam Butara and the Witnesses: Louis Prima’s wing man
Title: The Wildest Clan plus Apache! Label: Hoodoo Well, isn’t this a delightful little package? I’m a fan of Louis Prima and his then wife, Keely Smith and their accomplished musicianship…
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