201 Lee Rogers / Sock some love power to me (Soul-Tay-Shus) 28 tracks from Soul, Mah's, D-Town, Wheelsville, Premium Stuff, Diamond Jim & Loadstone labels in release-date order, many duplication with his "Lee Rogers Crayton anthology / Vintage gold, volume 1" on D-Town label, THE MOTOR CITY SOUL! Sad affair, Iwant you to have everything, You're the cream of the crop, Go-go girl, Walk on by, The same things that make you laugh, How are you fixed for love, etc. (****/*****)

202 Archie Bell & the Drells / Tighten up & I can't stop dancing (Warner Music UK) you'll be able to realize again how great this group was, if you listen this 2 CD set, 2 original album + 2 non-album singles + 3 previously unreleases tracks (2 CD set) Dog eat dog, Tighten up(pt.1), Low down, Going out of my head, Who's loving you, A solidier's prayer 1967, Do the choo choo, Love will rain on you, etc. (****/*****)

203 Archier Bell & the Drells / There's gonna be a showdown (Warner Music UK) very good & important reissue set again, original album + 11 non album singles + 4 previously unreleased tracks (2 CD set) Get it from the bottom, I wish, A world without music, Don't let the music slip away, Wrap it up, Deal with him, I just want to fall in love, Love at first sight, etc. (****/*****)

204 Soul function (V2 Music) northern soul compilation CD plus bonus DVD in deluxe box set, feature short film "Function at the Junction", documentary called "Way of the crowd" etc. in DVD, very interesting pictures for northern soul beginners like me The Royal Esquires/Ain't gonna run, Calvin Grayson/You've got to be willing, Tommy Neal/Going to a happening, Judy Street/What, Clay Hunt/Your love's gone bad, etc. (***/*****)

205 The Futures / Castles in the sky (Vivid Sound) reissue of their Buddah album plus 4 non album tracks, believe me that these non-album tracks are one of their BEST! No one could compare, You better be certain, (That's)The way of a woman in love, Grade a woman, (Love lives on a)Windy hill, Super love, I had a dream, etc. (****/*****)

206 The Modulations / It's rough out here (Vivid Sound) their Buddah album plus 2 non-album tracks, one of the best '70s east coast group albums, soulful lead singers with tight harmony in "Philly meets Washington DC" back sounds! Love at last, I'm hopelessly in love, I can't fight your love, Worth your weight in gold, What good am I, Your love has me locked up, etc. (****/*****)

207 Mirage / Princes of love (Vivid Sound) reissue of obscure but very in-demand male trio album on RCA, lots of excellent Philly group ballads by late '70s style, 3 bonus tracks (one non-album tracks plus two sides by Topaz) Just a phone call away, It's all in the way, Tag along, Romeo, (Don't ask me)To stop loving you, I found time for love, Don't burn down the bridge, etc. (****/*****)

208 Rare funk uncovered / Fifteen essential ghetto gems (Goldmine) not only for pure funk collectors but also for "soul" collectors Thomas Bailey & the Flintstones Band/Flintstone shuffle, Dottie Wright/Eclipse of a lover, High Society/You can't hide the real you, Hassan/Ghetto king, Anna Raye/Anna's thing, The Silhouettes/Red snow, etc. (**/*****)

209 Tryin' to make ends meet / Rare vintage Detroit funk (Goldmine) compilation of 16 Detroit funk'n R&B tracks Apaches/Trying to make ends meet, Hank Johnson/You lost your thing, Betty Johnson/Can't help myself, Superlatives/Come on down to ghetto, Dee Edwards/A girl can't go by what she hears, Johnny Goode/Payback, etc. (***/*****)

210 New Orleans' funkiest delicacies (Funky Delicacies) a low-priced compilation of funky funky New Orleans sounds, all are already on many albums of this label, if you don't know what's the funky gumbo music, try this The Barons/Makin' it better, Sam & the Soul Machine/Get down part 1, Chuck Simmons/Doin' the Sissy, The Unemployed/They won't let me, Enticers/Thief, etc. (*/*****)