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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Title: More Hot 100 Chartbusters of the 70s Label: Ace This is a compilation and, all things being equal, I hate compilations. When I used to write within in the computer…
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Title: Just As Long: The Complete Wand Recordings 1972-74 Label: Kent A vocal group featuring Chuck Jackson, Maurice Jackson, Helen Curry, and Eric Thomas, this soul outfit loved to sing a…
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Title: Cherry Pie: the Original Modern Recordings Label: Ace A strange one because, although Marvin was most definitely Marvin Phillips, there would be a host of people who would fulfil the…
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CD Soul/R&B Review Various ReviewJerry Ross’ Some Kind Magic: Latest Release in the Songwriter Series
Title: The Songs of Jerry Ross Label: Ace His career spanned several decades and he was responsible for some of the most well crafted pop songs of the sixties, there are…
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Title: Close To Me: More Fame Recordings Label: Ace He wasn’t really seen as a performer, as such, more of a songwriter and a producer and a strong influence on the…
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Title: Volume Three: 1971-1981 Label: Back to Black This new seven LP box set, features What’s Going On (1971), Trouble Man (1972), Let’s Get It On (1973), Diana & Marvin…
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Title: Unwind Yourself : The King Recordings 1964-1967 Label: Kent Hank Ballard? Raunchy. The man could paint a pink stain on the cheeks of a blue comic. Maybe that’s why…
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Title: Hey Bartender! His Very Best 1949-1959 Label: Jasmine He was a blues singer (of the ‘jump’ style) but also a pianist and was a significant figure in the history of…
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CD Rock Review Soul/R&B ReviewDoc Bagby and his smooth organ, groove organ: little known but immensely influential and wholly innovative
Title: Smooth Organ, Groove Organ Label: Jasmine Or, indeed ‘Hank’ Bagby. A real studio man who was highly respected as a session artist by both studio owners and other sessions veterans. He…
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Title: …Into A Real Thing…and more Label: Stax Even some soul fans might not be aware of Porter but he was a respected songwriter. In fact he worked with Isaac Hayes…
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Title: More Motown Guys Label: Kent The broad theme of this CD is dance. That is, those Motown outfits who either liked a bit of a boogie, encouraged you to do…