261 Chris Clark / The Motown collection (Tamla Motown) the complete Motown works by one of the few white singers ever signed to this label, typical Motown sounds & the soul inspired pop songs, 2 albums + non LP singles + 25 previously unreleased tracks!! Don't be too long, One, Can I see you in the morning, How about you, Born to love you baby, Love's gone bad, I want to go back there again, I love you, The beginning of the end, Ask any girl, etc. (***/*****)

262 Detroit floor fillers (Gold Soul) subtitled as "30 northern soul dance floor classics", yes all Detroit soul sounds from Betty Boo to The Professionals Rose Batiste/Hit and run, Stanley Mitchell/Get it baby, J.J.Barnes/Our love (is in the pocket), Steve Mancha/He stole the love that was mine, Melvin Davis/I must love you, Emanuel Lasky/Lucky to be loved by you, Martha Starr/Love is the only situation, etc. (**/*****)

263 The Old Town & Barry soul survey (Kent) as you know, Old Town's most successful singer was Arthur Prysock, but there's too many SOUL goodies in their catalog, 26 well-chosen selections emphasized on "northern soul", include one previously unissued Charlie Thomas Jesse Johnson/Left out, Donald Height/You can't trust your best friend, Lester Young/Let your love shine, The Fiestas/Think smart, Freddie Houston/If I had known, Rosco & Barbara/Could this be love, Jesse Gee/Baby I need you, Billy Profit/Slowly I turn, etc. (***/*****)

264 Southern soul showcase / Cryin' in the street (Kent) the first in-depth look, on UK reissue CD, at the southern soul from Shelby Singleton's SSS International group of labels, 24 quality & typical southern soul tunes & 1 southern downhome blues by Calvin Leavy, knowledgable notes by Joh Ridley Clarence Murray/Poor boy, Double Soul/I can't use you, Sam Dees, Lonely for you baby, Doria Allen/A shell of a woman, Danny White/One way love affaire, Big John Hamilton/I have no one, Oscar Irwin/My pillow stays wet, etc. (****/*****)

265 Betty Lavette / Carol Fran : Bluesoul belles (Stateside) 8 Calla sides ( 2 unissued at that time) by Betty Lavette & 16 Port/Roulette sides (6 unissued) by Carol Fran, both singers in modes that range from deep soul to bluesy ballads and some more upbeat northern styled songs, all quality late '60s female soul! Bettye Lavette/Let me down easy, Stand up like a man, What I don't know, Cry me a river, Carol Fran/Crying in the chapel, A woman without you, A woman in love, I was such a fool, etc. (****/*****)

266 The Futures / Party time men : The Futures on PIR (Edsel) all the tracks from theit two albums on PIR - "Past, present and the futures" & "The greetings of peace" plus rare non LP track "In answer to your question", this means that this CD contains their entire PIR output, extensive liner notes Party time man, Deep inside of me, Come to me, You got it, Someone special, I wanna know:Is it over?, Peace, Why must it end?, Silhouettes, etc. (***/*****)

267 This is Soul 2005 (Soul Brother) compilation of so-called "neo-soul" sounds, these 16 trackas are taken from their mainly self-penned and produced albums most released on their own labels, and also a number of previously unreleasded tracks, all SOUL MUSIC with a capital S! Heston/If, Trace Ellington/Let love in, Antoinique/Fell in love, Swamp 82 feat. Nina Provencal/Falling, Maya Azucena/Like no other, Yewande/Run, Myron/Darkside, Geno Young/Honeydew, etc. (***/*****)

268 Benny Latimore / The early years (Henry Stone Music) 16 early sides by "Let's straighten it out" singer, both sides of  7 Dade singles + ultra rare Blade single (last two track), the very best '70s Miami deep soul! but sadly with minimum liner-notes (CD-R) There she is, Ain't gonna cry no more, Girl I got news for you, The power and the glory, It was so nice while it lasted, Move and groove together, Love don't love me, Life's little ups and downs, It's just a matter of time, I'm just an ordinary man, etc. (****/*****)

269 J.P.Robinson / Classic R&B from the 1960s (Henry Stone Music) the full ALBUM by great J.P. "Poolero" Robinson at long last, all his Alston singles (except Alston 4593) in one album, late '60s/'70s Miami soul at its best! hear this and confirm yourself how fantastic soul singer he was! You got your thing on a string, Keep on holding on, Please accept my call, Doggone it, What can I tell her, Love is not a stranger, Say it, Only be true to me, I've got a long way to go, You can be a lady, Hot love (****/*****)

270 Jimmy Bo Horne (Henry Stone Music) 17 tracks from his early days, culled from his rare singles such as Dig 901, 905, Dade 2025, 2031, Alston 4606, 4612, 4618,  Drive 6235, Alston 3712, 3714, 3729 + 3 "mysterious" tracks, gutsy funky & soulful Miami soul at its finest (CD-R) I can't speak, If we were still together, Clean up man, Rocket in the pocket, Let's do it, Gimme some, Don't worry about it, On the street corner, If you want my love, etc (****/*****)