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Rarest of the rare / Soul harmony vol.1 (Fishy) |
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| 24 well-chosen "sweet group ballads with tight
harmonies"! some from early '60s periods (with doowop influence) but mainly from
'70s, you'll surely amaze how great The Masquraders, Pich of Perfection .....
were! |
| The Masqueraders/Let me show the world I love you,Pinch of
Perfection/All that's left is memories,The Four Dudes/My heart is broken,The
Venturas/Calling you baby,The Showstopping Supersonics/What kind of girl,The
Executive Branch/Love made it all,The Intellects/Fell for you,etc. |
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Gangster soul
harmony / Rare sweet soul oldies (Sons of Soul) |
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| compilation of 19 sweet'n harmony slowies. mostly East
L.A.'s Chicano favorites! melodious romantic & sexy ballads
galore!! |
| Bull & The El Capalaras/No sign of sadness,Rock
Candy/I don't think I'll ever love another,Four Below Zero/Tell me
(why?),Barrons/I'm so lonely,Cautions/Poor loser,Servicemen/My
turn,Differences/That was the day,Lintons/Lost love,etc. |
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Nela love jams vol.1
(Nela) |
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| also "sweet slow ballads" compilation, 21 tracks in all, mainly not from
very obscure 7 inch records but from rather popular singers/groups |
| Eddie Howman/Don't stop now,Peaches & Herb/It's true I love you,The Superbs/Million miles to paradise,Brothers of Soul/I guess that don't make me a loser,The Miracles/Fork in the road,The Intruders/This is my love song,The Magic Touch/A woman will do wrong,Mary Wells/He's a lover,etc. |
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San Francisco bay
area soul harmony volume one (Moonshine) |
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| very wellcome & excellent reissue for group
buff! all obscure but quality "harmony-ballads" from Bay Area! does anybody know
the recent whereabouts of Bob Cataneo? really this Bob's world! sadly no liner
notes |
| The Master Plan/Hey girl you're won my
heart,Casual Creschendos/Wish that you were here,Joe Washington & Wash/Look
me in the eye,Veda/You can love again,Emulations/These are the things,Music City
Brothers/Let our love to go on,Star Material/I need you,Dem III/Lonely
guy,etc |
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Jerry Braverman
"Home of the Brave" presents / An tribute to the veterans ( - ) |
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| Jerry's "The Home of the Brave" radio
show can be heard every Saturday night on Music Power 104, WLSW-103.9 FM, his
speciality is obscure R&B from late '50s to the '70s, some doo-wop some
"early soul" & mainly harmony soul ballads from Vietnam war era (CD-R) |
| The Elgins/Uncle Sam's man,The
Magnificent Four/Uncle Sam,The Flamingos/Welcome home,The Brothers of Soul/Wait
for me,The Shondells/Don't cry my soldier boy,Helen Curry/A prayer for my
soldier,Don Hart/Soldier coming home,Chuck Corby/Bring my daddy home,etc. |
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Eddie Kendricks /
Keep on truckin' : The Motown solo albums vol.1 (Hip-O Select) |
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| 33 tracks from his 4 Tamla albums "All by myself ('71)""People...hold on
('72)""Eddie Kendricks ('73)" & "For you ('74)", many pictures/artworks of
the original vinyl albums and the detailed linernotes will surely remind you
how great Eddie was! no rarities |
| Let's go back to the day one,This used
to be the house ofJohnnie Mae,I did it all for you,If you let me,Let me run into
your lonely heart,Only room for two,Darling come back home,Please don't go
away,One tear,etc. |
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The great David Ruffin (Hip-O Select) |
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| 42 racks from his 4 Motown albums "My
whole world ended ('69)""Feelin' good ('69)""David Ruffin ('72)" & "Me 'n
rock 'n roll are here to stay", you'll easily understand how great David Ruffin
was, especialy dynamic & soulful singings on former two albums, no
rarities |
| Pieces of a man,Somebody stole my
dream,I've lost everything I've ever loved,Everlasting love,Loving you,Put a
little love in your heart,I'm so glad I fell for you,Feelingt alright,The rovin'
kind,etc. |
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Shake me, wake me /
A tribute to Holland Dozier Holland (Empire) |
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| 21 selections from legendary (?)
Motorcity recordings, great HDH songs sung by former Motown singers, all
"dancable" '80s recording tracks with "disco" influence |
| The Motorcity All Stars feat. Levi
Stubbs/I can't help myself,Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers/Reach out,The
Contours/This old heart of mine,Betty LaVette/Jimmy Mac,The Satintones/Shake me
wake me,Rose Banks/You keep me hanging on,Barbara Randolph/You can't hurry
love,etc. |
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The return of the
funk soul sisters (BGP) |
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| compilation of rare, slinky and funky
female R&B tracks, 20 tracks mainly from obscure 7 inch records, some first
time on CD, informative linernotes with lots of label scans |
| Honey & Bees/Love addict,Little
Rose Little/Family tree,The Sisters of Righteous/That's how I feel,Harolyn
Montgomery/Gotta get away,Jeanie Dee/Two heads are better than one,TV Mama
Jean/Women's liberation,Betty Moore/It's my thing,Marie Adams/Get on upand do it
baby,etc. |
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Soulful thangs vol2 (Latin Soul) |
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| almost 10 years since the first CD was
released, 21 nicely chosen "sweet" or emotional soul tracks again from obscure 7
inch records, lots of low-rider favorites |
| James Dee/Jealous over love,Apple &
The Oranges/True love will never die,Tailsman/Shady side of town,Duke
Turner/Send me some sugar baby,Main Attraction/Keep on walking,Emulations/Story
of my life,Chicago Gangsters/Break your promise,etc. |
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