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A sublime set of soul instrumentals -- very funky work, and sort of a 70s follow-up to the Soulful Strings albums on Cadet Records from the 60s! Maestro Richard Evans is at the top of his game here -- stepping out with that hip Chisoul mode he first forged at Chess, tuned here towards some even ...

After Fred Wesley and Maceo Parker came head to head with James Brown in the mid 70s, they broke off and formed the Horny Horns contingent -- a tight funky backing section that's featured on a number of late 70s funk sessions, and which also recorded some extremely nice numbers on their own! This ...

A great mix of symphonic disco and Latin hustle -- one of the more compelling moments from The Rice & Beans Orchestra, served up with some tight arrangements by Hector Garrido! There's a nice blend of New York and Miami modes going on here -- and the proceedings are largely instrumental, with ...

Celi Bee picks up a few 80s touches for this album -- mixing her usual disco groove with some slight Eruo electro touches -- adding in a nice dose of darkness to the set! Celi's still got an undeniably strong talent for a catchy tune -- the kind of vibe that first made us fall in love with her ...

The second classic album that Fred Wesley cut with the legendary Horny Horns -- an all-star group that he led after parting company with James Brown and closing up the JBs! The group's got Fred upfront, great solos by Maceo Parker, and production by Bootsy and George Clinton -- making for a sound ...

That's "fource", not "force" -- so don't get these guys mixed up with the bigger soul act of the time -- because Full Fource have a groove that's a lot more soulful overall, inflected with some great funky club touches throughout! The combo hails from California, and the style ...

One of the most unique albums to ever come out of the Miami soul scene of the 70s -- a sublime set of work that we'd easily rank right up there with the best material of the time from Donny Hathaway or Stevie Wonder! Milton Wright has a really jazzy groove to his music -- and he mixes his own ...

A seminal collection of work by one of the earliest figures in southern soul of the 60s -- the amazing Arthur Alexander, a key link between 50s R&B and many years of great music to come! The CD features most of Alexander's early 60s recordings for Dot Records, including previously unissued ...

A long-overdue look at the mighty mid 60s work of The Falcons -- a group who are usually only covered during their early doo wop years, but who went onto do some tremendous group soul as well! The work here features many of the group's excellent recordings for the Big Wheel label with vocalist ...

An oft-overlooked funky soul gem from the incredible Roy Ayers -- taking turns with both uptempo material and more smoothed out soul sounds -- all done with Roy's trademark jazzy approach to the dancefloor! No Stranger To Love is a sly, and often funky set that deserves to be mentioned with his ...

Atlantic Starr definitely get straight to the point on this set -- bursting out strongly with an upbeat groove from the very first note -- all produced to perfection by maestro Bobby Eli, in the same manner as some of his other great late 70s work for other artists! The group's a big one, but they' ...

Soaring soul from Stephanie Mills -- one of the lady's all-time hits, and for good reason too! The album really gives Stephanie's great voice a lot of focus -- an upbeat, uptempo groove that sets her firmly on the dancefloor, but always with a touch of class -- and a lot more depth than some of ...

Blam is right -- an all-out batch of funky tracks from The Brothers Johnson -- captured here right in the middle of their classic period with Quincy Jones! The Q's at the helm on production for the set, and the record's a great extension of their earlier efforts with the man -- but a bit more ...

C'mon, you can never have too much Love -- particularly the beautiful, soulful voice of Darlene Love -- and this fantastic compilation from Ace puts together a diverse set of singles from the 60s & 70s, a few rare demos, plus hard to find tunes from earlier and later years! Darlene had an ...

Tight early work from the great Joe Tex -- whose real commercial breakthrough was to come in the southern soul scene of the mid 60s -- but his early roots in jumpin' 50s cuts for the King label are pretty incredible! This set has some tight, mean little tunes that sound just as good to us as the ...

THE lasting classic from Gloria Gaynor -- the record that contains her tremendous hit "I Will Survive", and a great batch of disco grooves overall! The album's got a simple, honest sort of approach, despite its release in an era of overblown dancefloor sets -- and arranger Freddie Perren ...

Very hip work from Booker T & The MGs -- an album that has them standing out under a pier by the ocean on the cover -- clearly a long way from their Memphis roots! The sound here still has a good dose of those roots, though -- but it also shows them picking up some hipper rhythmic touches too - ...

The first album by 80s dancefloor soul diva Jenny Burton -- a gleaming, synthesizer and computer grooves laden effort that may have aged pretty quickly after it's initial release -- but sounds pretty sweet today and stands out for its embrace of both ultra modern electro soul sounds and chart ready ...

Excellent work from Frankie Beverly and Maze! The record is one of the group's best, and has a wonderful mellow groove that's totally on the money on nearly every cut -- a mature, sophisticated approach to soul that really made Maze a standout act at the end of the 70s! There's a slight jazzy ...

A great budget-line collection of work from Maze -- one that features some of the group's best tracks from their classic Capitol Records run! Frankie Beverly's at the top of his game here -- singing in a way that's deeply soulful, but also smooth and mature too -- almost an heir to the Teddy ...

The legendary lost album by Stax/Volt female soul combo the Emotions -- officially issued for the first time ever, with a wealth of bonus material! The Songs Of Innocence & Experience album was slated for release in 1972, and for whatever reason, the album didn't come out -- leaving a number ...

Amazing early work from Loleatta Holloway -- much more deep soul than her later fame in the disco years -- and a really mindblowing set overall! In the years before she became the hot club queen with "Love Sensation" and other 12-inch cuts, Loleatta Holloway laid down some of the most ...

Wonderful southern soul from the great Jimmy Lewis -- one of the best unsung talents of the southern 70s scene, and a figure who's barely been represented properly on records! This excellent set is Kent's follow-up to their earlier Still Wanna Be Black CD on Jimmy -- and like that one, it's ...

Sublime southern soul from one of the greats! James Carr is right up there with the best of the 60s -- Otis Redding, Arthur Conley, Joe Tex, and others -- but he never made it as big as them because of personal troubles and bad planning on the part of his label and management. Fortunately, his ...

What's in the groove is plenty of funk -- served up in an overstuffed package that includes all the tracks from The Counts' 2 albums on Aware, plus a few more bonus numbers! The best work here is from the mighty Love Sign album -- quite possibly the most righteous work ever from The Counts, a move ...

A huge batch of material from female R&B singer Mickey Champion -- possibly best known for her work with Roy Milton, but presented here in a range of other singles as well! Mickey's got a style that's especially nice on the mellower, bluesier tunes here -- tracks sung in a way that's almost a ...

A Shirelles double-header -- and with bonus tracks too! Tonight's The Night is the first album in The Shirelles mighty run for Scepter Records -- and a great set that really set new standards for girl soul in the 60s! Although some of the cuts crossed over bit, the whole album's got a ...

Wonderful work from Harry "Little" Caesar -- a singer who made some great R&B singles for the west coast scene in the 50s, but hardly ever got his due on the other side of the US! Harry's got a nicely rough edge in his vocals -- a style that reminds us a lot of the best male singers ...

Anacostia make the move to Tabu Records for this sweet second set -- and they seem to have picked up more of a groove along the way! The same elements as before are firmly in place here -- production by Charles Kipps, with supervision from Van McCoy -- but the groove is a bit more focused, in ways ...

A disco club classic -- the second album from funky combo Ripple's -- and a record that's completely different than their first one! This set was recorded years after the group's first funky sides, and has Ripple sliding nicely into a disco group -- catching the Hotlanta sound of the south, and ...

The full scope of the mighty songwriting talents of Carole King and Gerry Goffin -- a much-chronicled 60s team who had plenty of troubles of their own, but who brought some really amazing music to the world at the time! The package features songs in a variety of genres -- soul, pop, rock, country, ...

A funky treasure from the 70s -- a record that hardly made waves at the time, but which has lived on strongly for years -- thanks to a great sample history and key interest from generations of groove diggers! Mighty Ryeders have a sound that's clearly influenced by Earth Wind & Fire -- funk ...

A club classic on Salsoul -- with a soaring sound that's still grooving dancefloors today! The record was arranged and conducted by Leroy Burgess -- who also sang lead vocals and wrote all the material -- and it's got a sound that's similar to some of the later uptempo grooves that Burgess was ...

A seminal collection of work from this legendary Philly group -- a set that brings together some of their best singles from the early days -- all in a hip 70s package! Despite mid 70s issue of the album, most of the work here come from the group's late 60s start -- and they represent a new step ...

Lost funky soul from Jersey -- incredible work by Tyrone Ashley & The Funky Music Machine -- a rare batch of gritty harmony soul and some mighty funky numbers! Tyrone, aka Sonny Campbell, and the Machines were contemporaries of the Parliaments and future P-Funkers George Clinton and Bernie ...

A jamming little project from dancefloor maestro Richie Weeks -- early 80s club tracks, done with a sweetly soulful approach! The music's still as heavy on the bass as other Salsoul work from the time, but there's a warmer approach to the vocals overall -- a style that's as concerned with soulful ...

Loleatta Holloway's emerging here as the queen of the disco -- trading the southern soul of her early years for a more full-on club groove! Given the strength of her vocals, the approach works great -- and if anything, the setting really helps Loleatta find an even better space than before -- ...

A great, far-reaching album from Main Ingredient -- a group best known for their early 70s singles, but come up with a wonderfully complex batch of tunes for this album from 1974! The set shows the group taking some cues from some of the hipper contemporaries of the time, and pushing past a stock ...

Sweet modern soul from Larry Graham -- a set that's miles from his earlier work, but in a great way that really shows him stretching out in new directions! In keeping with the times, the grooves here are often heavy on the beats, bass, and keys -- fused together especially nicely on some cuts that ...

A classic set of ballads and mellow soul numbers from Larry Graham -- quite a change from some of his funkier work, and a nice step forward in his growth as a singer! Larry's voice is deep and round on most tunes -- a classic baritone approach that almost goes back to jazz vocalists of the postwar ...

Larry Graham's got his bass fired up from the very first note on this set -- a bumpingly grooving set that continues his great solo soul run in the 80s! Rhythms are a nice update of the older Graham Central Station groove -- a bit more electric than before, especially on percussion -- and Larry ...

A definite victory for Larry Graham -- an album that really put him on top of the early 80s mainstream soul crowd with a great mix of styles! Some of the tunes here are in the bouncy, bubbly mode you might expect from Larry's 70s work -- but they're also tuned a bit more towards an 80s groove -- ...

One of the best solo records from Harvey Mason -- best known as the drummer on some really monster 70s funky fusion sessions (such as Johnny Hammond's Gears album) -- but a surprisingly well-rounded R&B artist overall! As with Norman Connors, another fusion drummer gone soul star, Harvey's ...

Killer funky stoner soul from LA! This album is one of the best by Charles Wright and his legendary funky group -- and it features some straighter soul material, like the big hit "Loveland", or their mellow take on "Light My Fire" -- plus some great heavy funk numbers, like ...

Killer soul instrumentals galore -- two rare albums by Canada's mighty Majestics, back to back on one CD! Instrumental R&B is hard-grooving soul from the group -- who lean more towards the funk side of the spectrum than the R&B one hinted at in the title -- thanks to a tightly-crafted ...

A lesser-known group from the tail end of the early 80s Salsoul years -- and a nice bass-heavy funk ensemble fronted by the team Stephen and Sheila Washington! The vibe here is almost pointing towards the Prince sound of the mid 80s -- as the bass chops around with as much strength as the drums -- ...

Was there ever a better harmony soul group than Blue Magic? Hearing a record like this, it's hard to think so -- and the album's pure east coast magic all the way through! The group still manage to keep the fragile quality that made their first work so great, but they've also got a wonderfully ...

Two albums' worth of soul instrumentals from The Majestics -- easily one of Canada's greatest combos going at the end of the 60s, and a group with a sound to rival the best of Memphis at the time! The Soul King is a very hip tribute to Otis Redding -- one that has The Majestics hitting hard in an ...

One of our favorite-ever albums from Esther Phillips -- an album that really helped her transform her sound for the 70s! The approach here is a lot more jazzy than before -- served up with a good dose of funk, thanks to arrangements from Pee Wee Ellis -- fresh from his work with James Brown, but ...

A sublime second chapter in the career of Memphis soul singer Luther Ingram -- one of the greatest talents of his generation, represented here by some of his best work ever! Ingram first got his start doing rougher, more fragile soul tunes -- but by the time of these 70s recordings, he'd really ...