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A damn great bit of 80s soul – the only album ever issued by Smoke City, but a killer set that we've loved for many years – especially given the group's link to the Chicago scene! The set's perfectly put together – head and shoulders above so much other major label soul of the... read more

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The crowning achievement of Spirit – and a record that you probably could have found in any college dorm room in the early 70s! The record's really a cut above for their generation – an expansive effort that hangs together with a bit of a concept, and which interweaves strands of rock,... read more

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Lean, mid 80s pop soul and funk from Tease – funky and nicely thumping work from a group that features singer and songwriter Kipper Jones! Kipper would go on to bigger and brighter prospects as a hit songwriter for other artists, but, both of Tease's self-titled sets in the 80s – this... read more

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An album of his that used to get overlooked, but which has come back into demand after the great track "I Almost Got To Heaven Once" was sampled to great effect by Ice Cube. Also includes the funky "Ain't Gonna Bump No More", which was Joe's attempt to hit the dancefloor, plus... read more

A sweet late 70s set from The Three Degrees – who've moved on over to CBS/Epic after their hot streak at Philly International – with a bit more of an expansive sound than usual! They're still working in a core Philly mode with recording at Sigma Sound and arrangements by Richard Rome... read more

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Excellent work from this sweet modern soul artist – one who never issued a full album on Epic! "I'm Not Ready" soars along right from the start – a brilliant mix of strings and congas setting fire to a really warm groove – which is then topped with these wonderful... read more

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A rare gem from The Vibrations – some obscure Epic Records tracks from the 60s – a time when the group were one of the hippest things going on the Chicago soul scene! There's a great balance between tight harmonies and fiesty rhythms here – a two-sided pleasure pack on 7"... read more

From Red Alert's dancehall/hip hop crossover comp.... read more

Featuring Shyheim aka The Rugged Child. Remixed by Doug E Fresh & Howie Tee.... read more

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Beautiful west coast vocal group soul by The Whispers! Although the material they had recorded for Solar and Epic around the time this compilation of earlier material was issued had earned them bigger fame, we just love this early stuff – and this album's pulls together many our favorites by... read more

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A great groover from the early 90s – crossover party sounds, served up here in lots of mixes!... read more

Odd six track promo sampler from Epic. The best track here is "Rock On" from Funkdoobiest with a good combination of hyped vocals over mellow production. Also includes a short un-named verse from Kool G Rap. Other tracks: Mystidious Misfits "I Be", Vicious feat. Shyheim "... read more

Features work by Lord Creator, Jimmy Cliff, The Techniques, Winston Samuel, and The Charmers.... read more