301 The northern soul scene (Deram) 25 northern soul dancers from UK Decca label, all UK recordings, mainly blue-eyed singers, very smooth & dancable David Essex/So-called loving,Micky Moonshine/Name it you got it,The Fantastics/Ask the lonely,Tom Jones/Stop breaking my heart,Amen Corner/Our love,Stevie Kimble/All the time in the world,The Bats/Listen to my heart,etc. (**/*****)

302 The best of disco strut (DS) "disco" compilation? NO! not just disco music but with SOULFUL vocals! if you're early '80s club/disco gowers this is absolutely "MUST" album, 20 tracks in 2 CD set Rome Jefferies/Good love,Intrigue/I like it,TC Curtis/You should have known better,Brief Encounter/We want to play,Major Harris/Gotta make up your mind,Sins of Satan/Dance and free your mind,Hipnotic/Are you lonely,etc. (***/*****)

303 Four Tops / Lost without you : Motown lost & found (HipO Select) 41 rare tracks salvaged from Motown vaults! all previously unreleased tracks or alternate takes/mixes, I hope that Levi Stubbs will recover from the prostate cancer! Get my hands on some lovin',I can't believe that you're in love with me,Gotta say it gonna tell it like it is,Wonderful baby(2 versions),Baby baby come home,What you gonna do with me baby,Fantasy,It's a lonely world without your love,etc. (****/*****)

304 Music city blues & soul 1960s / The best of Bullet/Sur-Speed records (R.O.A.D.) 20 obscure Nashville blues & soul tracks! of course John Colbert sides are the debut recordings by later J. Blackfoot, compiled by Fred James, well-done Fred!! Larry Birdsong/I'm so glad you're home,John Colbert/Congratulations,John Colbert/Recipe for love(prv. unreleased),Rubin Russell/Just two of a kind,Levert Allison/Sugar daddy,Thomas Henry/Nobody else will do(prv. unreleased),etc. (***/*****)

305 Nashville's got the beat! / 60s soul from Rogana productions (R.O.A.D.) Rogana Production Company was designed to licence Hoss Allen's productions to other labels, yes, these 20 southern deep sides are produced/made by legendary "THE!!! BEAT" fame blue-eyed gentleman, not so much detailed liner-notes Tiny Watkins/Spell bound,Rodge Martin/When she touches me,Earl Gaines/Trust in me,Sam Baker/Do right man,Lucille Mathis/I don't want to gothrough life,Eddie James/All I have to offer you is m,Dee Brown/Heap of people,etc. (***/*****)

306 Don Varner / Finally got over! / Deep soul from the classic era (Shout) one of the very best reissue in 2005! gather his prime time recordings together on one album for the first time, all gutsy, deep & soulful southern soul tracks with some previously unissued More power to ya',Handshakiin',Here comes my tears again,Home for the summer,The sweetest story,One woman man,Power of love,You left the water running,Tear stained face,Meet me in church,Keeo on doing what you're doing,etc. (*****/*****)

307 Does anybody know I'm here /Viernam through the eyes of black America 1962 - 1972 (Kent) follow-up release to "A soldier's sad story" on this great label, compilation of the soul music that documented black America's view of the Vietnam War, interesting & excellent selection! Brothers of Soul/Wait for me,The Charmels/Please Uncle Sam,Tony Mason/Take good care,The Masters of Soul/Please wait for me,Melverine Thomas/A letter from my son,Roy C/Open letter to the president,Bill Moss/Welcome the boys back home,etc. (****/*****)

308 R 'n' B meets northern soul (Goldmine) do you like "It's your voodoo working" by Charles Sheffield? if sdo this is MUST for you, 22 selections of old style R&B with northern stomp beat Willie James/.Where's my money,Fred Bridges/Baby don't you weep,Bill Baker/Another sleepless night,Gene Martin/I got the blues,Pearl Woods/Slippin' sorrow,Joe Simon/Just like yesterday,Buddy Ace/True love money can't buy,etc. (**/*****)

309 "Cheatin' soul and the southern dream of freedom (Trikont) 23 well-chosen "southern soul" tracks, some well known some semi-knoiwn, no super rarities, well-written liner notes (by English & German) about "cheatin'" tragedies Janet & The Jays/Without a reason,Margie Joseph/Never can you be,George Jackson/My desires are getting the best of me,Joe Tex/I wanna be free,Jerry Washington/Right here is where you belong,Jean Stanbac/The next man,Little Archie/I am a carpet,etc. (****/*****)

310 Northern soul classiest rarities 2 (Kent) UK Kent does it again! 24 more northern/rare soul stompers from various labels incoluding some previously unissued, a dancer's delight! The Magicians/Faith and understanding,Ty Karim/You just don't know,Eddie Campbell/Contagious love,The Extremes/How I need your love,Herbert Hunter/Love has taken over me,Bill Bush/I'm waiting,Jackie Washington/Why won't they let me be,etc. (**/*****)