1001 Soulful gospel vocal groups vol. 3 (The Famous Groove) nicely selected 24 songs from various labels, mainly from '60s, all SOULFUL lead vocals with a little R&B flavor, no super-hard shout of "Jesus Jesus ...", try even if you're "deep" soul or group harmony buffs, no liner notes Meditations/It's wrong to fight,Gospel Classics/More love that's what we need,Gospel Followers/Save me master(Ashford & Simpson's first group),Salem Travellers/Tell it like it is,Tommy Ellison & 5 Singing Stars/Lord I want you to move,Hightower Brothers/Lord I'm running,Supreme Angels/Tomorrow may be too late,etc. (***/*****)

1002 The complete Motown singles vol. 10 : 1970 (HipO Select) now intothe '70s! mixture of some of the more familiar '60s models and the hipper grooves to comein the new decade, still big names in place, usual gorgeous package in very detailed notes, informations and pictures The Originals/The bells,Bobby Taylor/Blackmail,Stevie Wonder/Never had a dream come true,Terry Johnson/What'cha gonna do,Edwin Starr/Time,Jr. Walker & The All Stars/Gotta hold on to this feeling,Martha Reeves & The Vandellas/I should be proud,Stu Gardner/Expressin' my love,Rare Earth/Get ready,Jackson Five/ABC,etc. (*****/*****)

1003 New Orleans funk / New Orleans : the original sound of funk 1960 - 75 (Soul Jazz) 24 more New Orleans funk goodies & rarities, well-chosen compilation with detailed liner notes about them and the musis scene in New Orleans The Explosions/Hip drop,Gentleman June Gardner/It's gonna rain,Chuck Carbo/Can I be your squeeze,Mary Jane Hooper/I've got reasons,The Gaturs/Gator bait,Bo Dollis & The Wild Magnolia Mardi Gras Indian Band/Handa wanda,etc. (***/*****)

1004 Recording Tap (Numero) 12 inch records by Arnie Love or Jackie Soudemire are my longtime favorite records, known as almost-impossible-to-find rarities among the modern soul/'80s soul collectors, now Numero done a great job to salvage such rarities from the vaults of TAP label, detailed notes as always Arnie Love & The Lovettes/Breakout,Jackie Stoudemire/Invisible wind,Missy Dee & The Melody Crew/Missy missy Dee,Annette Denvil/So nice,Fabulous 3 MCs/Rub a dub dub,Magnetism/Breakout,Bonnie Freeman/Does he really mean it,etc. (****/*****)

1005 Maxine Brown / Best of the Wand years (Kent) 28 selections from her glorious Wand days in '64 to '66, includes lots of "originally unreleased", one of the very best female "big city soul", usual fine notes by Ady Croasdell It's fortune,I want a guarantee,Love that man,Am I falling in love,She's got everything,Baby cakes,Why did I choose you,Everybody needs love,Misty morning eyes,Whatever happened to our love,That's all I want from you,Losing my touch,If I had known,etc. (****/*****)

1006 Dave Hamilton's Detroit funk / Rare and unreleased twisted funk 1967-1975 (BGP) nice 20 Detroit funk goodies/rarities produced by Dave Hamilton, 9 previously unrelease songs, all gritty and strong funk with soulful vocals, helpful notes Billy Garner/Brand new girl,James Carpenter/Party time,Johnny Walker/Funky trip,Bobby Dee/Sweet thing,Chico & Buddy/Can you dig it?,The Barrinjo Brothers/Just a mistake,OC Tolbert/Message to mankind,Gip Roberts/Hunchin',etc. (****/*****)

1007 You better believe it vol 2 (Warner Music UK) 23 more "modern soul goodies/rarities" culled from Atlantic, Atco, Cotillion, Reprise,and Warner Brothers labels ('67 - '79), includes 3 previously unrelease songs* and 1 alternate mix ("Signed, Miss Heroin" by Sam Dees), liner notes Al Hudson & The Soul Partners/I'm about loving you,Jackie Moore/Behind closed doors*,Frankie Newsome/We're on our way,Linda Jones/If only,Bettye Swann/I want Sunday back again*,Tony & Tandy/Bitter with the sweet,The Hypnotics/Girl you know that I love you,Betty LaVette/Waiting for tomorrow*,etc. (****/*****)

1008 James Brown / The singles volume six : 1969-1970 (Hip-O Select) what's dynamite soul! the mighty J.B.! hittin' harder than just a few years before ans still keeping things in tighter funk formation, 39 tracks in 2 CDs with usual extensive and detailed liner notes and informations (*****/*****)

1009 Anthony Hamilton / Soulife (Atlantic/Rhino) the official reissue of the "lost" songs from '99 through '01 for the now defunked Soulife label, very small quantity of promotional CD only circulated then, his SOULFUL vocals in "neo-soul" mode, includes duets with Macy Gray or Sunshine Anderson, liner notes I used to love someone,I cry,Clearly,Georgie Parker,Day dreamin',Ball and chain,Ol' keeper,Love and war,Last night,Love is so complicated,Icing on the cake,Exclusively (***/*****)

1010 Respect / Aretha's influences and inspiration (Kent) nteresting compilation with well-written liner notes, comprising originals of songs made famous by Aretha during her first two decades as a singer, many performed by her favorite singers, helped influence and inspire her to become the great as she is Otis Redding/Respect,Thelma Jones/The house that Jack built,Jean Wells/Sit down and cry,Big Maybelle/Pitiful,Little Miss Cornshucks/Try a little tenderness,Mary Wheeler/Prove it,Howard Tate/Eight days on the road,Bobby Womack/That's the way I feel about 'cha,etc. (****/*****)