1041 Ingram / Would you like to fly (Funky Town Groove) reissue of their Mirage album in '83 plus one bonus song, Butch James William and all the Ingram family sing & play the '80s groove with a strong sophistication, no special notes Would you like to fly,D.J.'s delight,Share a dream,No one,Smoothin groovin,We like to do it,Groovin on a groove,Spoken words,Mi sabrina tequana (**/*****)

1042 Rare funky groove 10 / '80s funk music rare tracks (Funky Town Grooves) nicely selected 13 soul'n funk gems from the '80s, all from now-hard-to-find 12 inches, really soulful vocals with infectious rhythms, sadly no notes Trance/Hang on it,Rainie Brown/Night mover,Richard De Jongh/So easy,Bernice Watkins/Let's call it a day,James Duke/Hold on,Mel Carter/Love test,Index/Starlight,Jupitar Band/Sarah love,Creations/Keep dancing,etc. (***/*****)

1043 Magnetic soul volume 5 (Active Force Music) 13 more "modern soul" monsters, selected from various obscure records in '80s, you'll be bankrupted if you want to buy them all at original forms, minimum notes, French release? Lust/I like spending my time with you,James Bootie Tuten/This is a love affair,Touch of Class/Said it before,Innersection/Let me love yah,Target/Give me one more chance,Seven Miles High/She's gone away,Hard Cover/Do you care,etc. (****/*****)

1044 Eleanor Goodman (Boogie Times) collection of 11 songs originally on Trumpet records by this New Jersey female singer, includes some alternate mixes, one song with Terry Tate, stong but charming singer, good for '80s soul mania, no notes Manina my love,Sneak preview,Love thief,I want you,Can't you see what you're doin to me,Don't take my love for granted,You're the one for me,In one moment,I like the way you do to me,Manina my love(Altinto mix),etc. (***/*****)

1045 The Philly sound you never heard volume 1 (Funkadelphia) subtitled as "Songs, productions & arrangements of Morris Bailey", compilation album of the underated Philly producer/singer Morris Bailey's works, includes lots of previously unreleased, dancers & ballads, liner notes with rare pictures and label scans Orientals/Soul ain't you thrilled,Donnie Elbert/Run little girl,Johnny Newbag/Little Samson,Jesse Fountain/When it rains love, it pours love,Bobby Wells/Look for the beauty inside,Don Gardner/Your love is driving me crazy,Lou Jackson/I can't believe you said you love me,Prince Jonny Robinson/Make love to me right now,etc. (****/*****)

1046 The Philly sound you never heard volume 2 (Funkadelphia) the female version of above album, 22 songs produced by the underated Philly stalwart Morris Bailey, includes lots of previously unreleased, northern dancers, girl group sounds and ballads, liner notes with rare pictures and label scans Bette Renee & Thrillettes/Your kinda love,Femm-ells/When the cats away,Little Teena Bronson/Lonely little girl,Claudine Clark/Do you do loving,Jean Wells/Song of the bells,Honey & The Bees/Dynamite exploded,Minx/Come & get my love,Norma & Heartaches/Hot pants,etc. (***/*****)

1047 Hood dreams vol. 7 (FTR) 20 more "romantic'n ballads" from vaious now-hard-to-find 45s from '58 to '74, nicely selected from coast to coast, lots of "love, "tear", "sweet", "sad" or "broken heart", sadly no notes Bobby McClure/Never let you get away,Marvin L. Sims/What can I do,Duke Turner/Give me some sugar baby,Helen Smith/Like a baby,Carl Henderson/Sharing you,Showmen/Let her feel your kiss,Stridells/The power to dream,Pat Johnson/Love brought you here,etc. (***/*****)

1048 Hood dreams vol 8 (FTR) 20 more good emotional soul from various hard-to-find 45s from '55 to '72, the same concept compilation as above but has more feelings of "deep soul", sadly no notes Brenda Southall & The Dallasites/I'm just an average guy,Bobby Wade/Can't you hear me calling,Shirley Combs/Why should we stop now,Blossoms/I ain't got to love nobody else,Five Crowns/Just a part of life,Lost Generation/Sorry I can't help you,Four Dynamics/That's what girls are made for,etc. (***/*****)

1049 Ella Washington / He calls me baby (Soulscape) one of the most beloved female singer in John Richbourg's Sound Stage 7 rosters, full of typical "southern soul" from a whisper to full-blooded gritty roar, 28 songs in all, good notes by John Ridley I can't afford to lose him,Starving for love,You're gonna cry cry cry,Doing the best I can,Sweeter and sweeter,Sit down and cry,It must be love,Too weak to fight,I'm losing the feeling,Deeper,I've got to have you,We paid the price,You got it,etc. (****/*****)

1050 Big John Hamilton / Are you happy with him (Soulscape) the acclaimed "southern soul" singer who was overlooked by the masses for long years! 21 songs produced by Finley Duncan for Playground Productions (except a few), 14 previously unreleased songs, really talented singer, good and helpful notes by John Ridley Show me your love,Are you happy with him,Give me some of yourself,I'll just keeo on loving you,After loving you,Tender side of me,Old man bad luck,On our way home,Soul socking time,Everytime you touch me,Rainy day lover,etc. (*****/*****)