1071 Motown : the complete no. 1's (Motown) incredible 10 CD set featuring every chart-topping singles issued by legendary Motown group labels from The Miracles to Erykah Badu, please watch out the collector's box - mini-replica of Motown's original Detroit base of operations "Hitsville, U.S.A.", 98 page booklet The Miracles/Shop around,The Marvelettes/Please Mr. Postmn,The Temptations/Ain't too proud to beg,Stevie Wonder/Blowin' in the wind,Marvin Gaye/Too busy thinking about my baby,The Jackson 5/Mama's pearl,Diana Ross/Love hangover,Lionel Richie/Truly,etc. (****/*****)

1072 Slow 'n' moody black & bluesy & more (Kent) the definitive "deep soul" collection from USA Kent/Modern label, 26 deep emotional ballads including some previously unissued, originally unissued or remix, informative notes of lots of label scans Z.Z. Hill/Nothing can change the love I have for you,Clay Hammond/You messed up my mind,Arthur & Mary/Let's get together,Little Henry/Come to me,Johnny Copeland/Every dog's got his day,Terry & Tyrants/Weep no more,Joe Haywood/The last one to know,Willie Gauff & The Love Brothers/Farewell,etc (****/*****)

1073 O.V. Wright / The complete recorded works by the boss of southern soul for Backbeatand ABC labels (P-Vine) Japanese P-Vine done a great job again! O.V. Wright was one of the greatest "southern soul" singer ever, this 5 CD box set includes his old Backbeat albums - "8 men and 4 women""Nucleus of soul""A nickle and a nail""Memphis unlimited" - in LP-styled sleeves and one well-thought compilation album from Goldwax, Backbeat (non-album singles), ABC and Hi (non-album single), sadly notes are written by Japanese only That's how strong my love is,There goes my used to be,Fed up with the blues,Treasured monents,Headaches headaches,What about you,What did you tell this girl of mine,same(alt. take),Oh baby mine,Working your game,Missing you,etc. (*****/*****)

1074 The Emperors / Karate (Funkadelphia) 17 "dancable yet heavy'n deep" songs by 3 obscure Philly groups such as Empeors, Soul Exotics and Emperors Soul 69, includes some previously unreleased tracks, informative liner notes, try "Togetherness brings hapiness" first, you'll be amazed how soulful! Karate,My baby like to boogaloo,You got me where you want me,Lookin' for my baby,Searching,I've got to have her,Darlin',Nobody could ever love you,Baby it's true,Here I am again,Sad girl part 1 & 2,etc. (****/*****)

1075 Bobby Freeman / Give my heart a break (Ace) 18 songs on King labels ('60 - '65) from San Francisco's "King of swim", includes 6 previously unreleased songs, full of rockers, rock'n roll, ballads and doowap with his own '60s manner, detailed notes Please stay by me,Good good lovin',What can I do,Shimmy shimmy,Come to me,There's gonna be a change,You don't understand me, Please please please,Be my little chic-a-dee,Turn around,Please give my heart a break,etc. (***/*****)

1076 It's a southern soul thing vol 2 (Black Cats) 20 selection of "deep deep southern soul" culled from various obscure '60s/'70s 7 inch records, every songs here are true gems in its genre, raw gritty and soulful vocals, the man on the cover is none other Senator Jones, some notes for some tracks (CD-R) Ernie Shelby/Carry me,Minnie Epperson/Grab your clothes,Gene Taylor/Don't go away,Lee Bynem/Two warm bodies,Danny White/I'm dedicationg my life,Art Grayson/Be ever mine,Joe Haywood/Say you will,John Roberts/Cold hearted woman,Johnny Bragg/Hurt and lonely,etc. (****/*****)

1077 It's a southern soul thing vol 4 (Black Cats) 21more "deep deep soul" tracks from all corners in USA - Mississippi, Memphis, Florida, California, Texas or Louisiana, all guranteed for their greatness & rarities, more '70s recording than other volumes in this series, some notes for some tracks (CD-R) Larry Marshall/We ought to stay together,Modern Soul Trio/That's where it's at,Don Hollinger/Let him go,Earl Ross/I pity the fool,Zircons/You ain't coming back,Roger Washington/You're gonna want me,Ebony Essence/Unsatisfied man,Bell Brothers/Pity me,etc. (****/*****)

1078 A deep dip into Memphis soul vol 2 / The Royal soul sound (SFTV) 21 deep southern soul recorded at the Royal Studio in Memphis by legendary producer Willie Mitchell, so-called "Hi sound", full of obscure yet great songs with soulful vocals and tight rhythm section, some notes for some tracks (CD-R) Johnny K Wiley/Going back to Memphis,Danny White/You can never keep a good man down,Rayons/Do you love me,Na Allen/I was telling her about you,Melvin Carter/I'll be true to you,Ike & Tina Turner/I'm gonna do all I can,Tony Ashley/I can't put you down,etc. (****/*****)

1079 A deep dip into Georgia soul vol 1 (SFTV) 20 deep deep southern soul selected from Georgia area recordings on various labels, you'll be bankrupted if you collect them all on original form, informative notes about those obscure artists and songs (CD-R) Freeman King/Georgia woman,Bobby Lee Fears/All the way with you,Betty Willis/Ain't gonna do you no good,Prince Eddie/Mr. Nobody is somebody,Sam and Bill/Who will it be,The Bishop/You can't take it with you,Grover Mitchell/Sweeter as the days go by,Frederick Knight/Have a little mercy,etc. (****/*****)

1080 HALO The Band / Treasured soul (K.E.S.) very obscure westcoast band of the late '70s, these 5 songs originally recorded in 1980 at KSR Recording Studio in Hollywood, soulful vocals, especially "Let me do it" is a taylor^made dancers for '80s midtempo lovers, 5 songs only (mini CD) Change,Valley of love,Let me do it,Life,Have you ever felt this feeling (****/*****)