151 Soul vocal group delights / Lover's choices volume nineteen (Soul Time) various styles - modern, deep, southern or northern, but all sounds sweet harmony ballad! Janice/Good two shoes,Emory and The Dynamics/It sure would be nice,Tapestry/Yea yea girl,The Indigos/I love you,S.O.S. Band/Have it your way,etc. (**/*****)

152 Soul vocal group delights / Lover's choices volume twenty (Soul Time) ncredibly the 20th release! what a long series! 20 more obscure group slowies Masters of Soul/Lovely little lassie, The Elements/Got to make it right, Ultimate Truth/Hooked on love,The Young Mods/I can't hurt you back, Inclination/The harder we try,etc. (**/*****)

153 Best of Joe Bataan & his vocal groups / 20 soul harmony gems (Inplant) from his first release for the Fania label, a latin version of "Gypsy woman", he's reputed as one of the best "latin soul" singer, full of sweet'n harmony ballads with sentimental emotion (CD-R) I'll be sweeter tomorrow, Ordinary guy, Sad girl, Under the street lamp, Young gifted and brown, For your love, etc. (**/*****)

154 Ralfi Pagan & friends / "Come back baby" almost the same vein as Joe Bataan, sweet sweet singings with harmony, includes Hector Rivera, Paul Ortiz, Harvey Averne, Joe Cuba, Oliveri etc. (CD-R) Don't stop now/Ralfi Pagan,Accept me/Harvey Averne,Tender love/Paul Ortiz, I could never hurt you girl/Ralfi Pagan,There's no other girl/Oliveri,etc. (**/*****)

155 Little Beaver / The very best of (Stateside) very glad to know that the success of Joss Stone has brought back to spotlight such cult heros of '60s Miami soul scene, my favorite singer, no rarities but ...... Party down part1 & 2,Get into the party life,We three,Money vibrations,Let's stick together, Party times, Joey,etc. (**/*****)

156 Hood dreams vol.2 / Girl of the night (F.T.R.) 19 more "sweet soul ballads or moodful slowies", all culled from obscure late '60s/early '70s 45s Frankie Karl/I'm so glad,Mark Green/I'm so lost,Young Hearts/Oh! I'll never be the same,Flint Emeralds/Is it all a bad dream,Commands/Hey it's love,etc. (**/*****)

157 The Philly Devotions meet The Creations (Wendi) two legendary Philly groups in one album, 12 sides by The Philly Devotions on Bry-Wek, Don De, Columbia & 11 by The Creations on Virtue, Liberty Bell USA, sweet harmony ballads galore! no liner-notes (CD-R) Didn't anyone ever tell you, I'll never color you a rainbow,The price I have to pay, How sweetly simple, Peek a boo, etc. (***/*****)

158 The soul of Wisconsin (Soul Magic) what's fantastic series, hidden treasure box of unknown talents! if radio station like WAWA was your favorite, this is must for you, includes 9 Harvey Scales sides, give label names & numbers on each sides only artists listing : James Hanns & The Soul Entertainers, The Enchanters (TeePee), Clifford Brown, The Inspirations, The Originals (Sara), Harvey & The Seven Sounds, Kane & Abel, Vic Pitts & The Cheaters,etc. (***/*****)

159 The soul of Wisconsin vol.2 (Soul Magic) also well-selected local soul secene album, 25 selections by lesser known singers, includes 6 sides of The esquires on Rocky Ridge, New World, Lasco, Cigar Man etc. only artists listing : The Compliments,Those Good Intentions,Twistin Harvey Scales (Cuca), Gary Brown, Junior & the Classics, The Comic Books (Magic Touch), The Inspirations (Midas),etc (***/*****)

160 Wisconsin soul III (Raynard) limited edition of 200! more obscure yet nice sides from this area only artists listing : The Van-Tels, Chuck Ray, Aalon Butler, The Mob, AlJarreau (Raynard), Jules Blattner, Johnny & the Shy Guys, Road Runners, The Personations,etc. (***/*****)