161 Soul vocal group treasures volume 1 (Wendi) 20 group harmony sides from Australian label, no liner notes (CD-R) The Heartbreakers/I'm falling in love again, Sensations Wild/Love somebody love somebody, The Dontells/I can't wait,Soul Pushers/With a broken heart, Gemini/Leave me alone,etc. (**/*****)

162 Soul vocal group treasures volume 2 (Wendi) 20 more obscure tracks from hard-to-find 7 inch records, no liner notes Free Form Experience/Blowin' my mind, Members of the Staff/Stop the bells, Child of Friendship Train Robbers/Will you answer, The Communicators/One chance, The Ultimates/Girl I've been trying tell you,etc. (**/*****)

163 Soul vocal group treasures volume 3 (Wendi) the latest in this compilation series, more obscure group harmony tracks, some semi-known some never-seen  (CD-R) Rare Function/Baby I'm for real,AMJ/Hey foxy lady,Green Berets/Lord send me somebody, First Family/That's love,Debonaires/Untrue woman, Four Tees/One more chance,etc. (**/*****)

164 The Bobby Sheen story (Wendi) 25 selections by "Bob B. Soxx & The Bluejeans", "The Robins featuring Bobby Sheen", "The Happytones featuring Bobby Sheen" etc., but the highlight for soul music lovers are the last 6 tracks (originaly on Capitol, W.B. & Chelsea labels), really the smooth soul of '70s! (CD-R) It ain't easy being your fool,Love stealing,I may not be what you want,If I ever dreamed I hurt you,Dr.Love,Sweet sweet love,etc. (**/*****)

165 The Futures / The past , present and (Marginal) their most important sides are all together in one CD from their debut "Breaking up" to recent but the rarest "Angel in disguise", try to hear this one of the GREATEST soul group even if this is not a legitimate release (CD-R) Stay with me,Love is here,That's the way of woman in love,In answer to your question,No one could compare,You better be certain,etc. (*** if this is legitimate release, of course *****/*****)

166 The Emotions / Songs of innocence and experience...and then some! (Stax/Ace) everybody's favorite group of '70s! finally "Songs of innocence and experience" album a mere 32 years after it was first scheduled by Stax, includes 6 previously unissued I don't want to be right,What do you do,Swearing out a warrant,You've got me going through a thing,As long as I've got you,Somebody will if you won't (all unissued),etc. (***/*****)

167 Soul haromony classics volume 4 (Eclipse) the latest release from this popular "harmony groups only" series, Australian label, the same label as Wendi? 20 selections (CD-R) Topics/Please take this heart of mine, Ceasars/Desperate for your affection,Emanons/One heart,Mellow Moods/Tell love hello,Capitols/When you're in trouble,etc. (**/*****)

168 Disco Demand's Solid soul sensations / 26 northern soul sounds (CastleMusic) do you still remember legendary '75 Scepter/Wand album by Ian Levine? original 16 tracks plus 10 bonus tracks Sandy Waddy/Everything is everything,Curtis Blandon/In the long run,Anglos/Since you've been goneThe Honey Bees/Let's get back together,Gentleman Four/You can't keep a good man down,etc. (***/*****)

169 Ruby Johnson meets Pearl Reaves (Titanic) 19 pre-Volt sides (on Pledge, V-Tone, Capcity, Neb's) by powerful Ruby Johnson plus 8 tracks by semi-known Pearl, Pearl Reaves (or Reeves) originally from Raleigh, North Carolina, and firstly recorded for Harlem (with the Concords) in '55, lots of deep soul style slowies by them! Stop wasting your tears,Worried mind,I want a real man,Here I go again,Come back to me,I've been hurt(by Ruby),Same old love(by Pearl),etc. (***/*****)

170 The ultimate Staple Singers / A family affair 1955-1984 (Kent) well-chosen 44 tracks in their 30 years recording career, from '50s/'60s sides on United, Vee-Jay, Sharp, Riverside, Vanguard, Epic, of course many Stax goodies plus previously unissued, to sometimes overlooked '70s/'80s recordings on Curtom, W.B., Private I , very detailed liner-notes by Rob Bowman, the definitive story about them!  John Henry,Tryin' time,The only time you ever say you love me,Oh la de da(all unissued or remix),etc (****/*****)