361 Northern soul rare gems (TRU-GEMS) well-worth-listening album especialy if you like soulful '70s dancer, 20 tracks from obscure 7 inch tracks, some unreleased till now, mainly '70s but some late '60s northern soul tracks Nathan Williams/Reaching higher.Jones Brothers/Lucky lady,Soul Patrol/Save your love,21st Century/Shadow of a memory(unissued),Themes/Reminds me of you(unissued),Pentagons/Gonna wait for you,Ike & Vines/Hey hey girls,etc. (***/*****)

362 Lyn Collins / The best of : Mama feelgood (Universal) 20 track set of tunes all produced by James Brown, one of the strongest female singer working with JB, 17tracks from her two albums "Think" ('72) & "Check me out if you don't know me by now" ('75) plus "Mama feelgood" from black action movie "Black Caesar), live "Do your thing" & charted "What my baby needs now is a little more lovin' with JB Think (about it),Don't make me over,Wheel of life,I'll never let you break my heart again,Backstabbers,Me and my baby got a good thing goin',Put it on the line,How long can I keep it up,etc. (***/*****)

363 Rare Chicago R&B vol. 1 (Blue Lake) this "R&B" means "old R&B in mid '50s", so possibly this is not for you, 25 "rhythm-and-blues" (in other words "blues-with-rhythm") tracks from Chicago area, try this if you like "jump blues with strong beat" Dr. Jo Jo Adams/I've got a crazy baby,Lou Mac/Move me,Leon D. Tarver/Ooh-wee what's wrong with me?,Rudy Green/It's you I love,Danny Overbea/Stomp and whistle,Eddie Ware/Lima beans,Helen Thompson/Going down to Big Mary's,Mitzi Mars/I'm glad,etc.  (*/*****)

364 The wants list 2 / Another 18 soulful rare grooves (Soul Brother) subtitled as "another 18 soulful rare grooves", all "popular" tracks that were rediscovered in the UK rare groove scene from the mid '80s onward, very good for your "steppin'" party Kellee Patterson/I'm gonna love you just a little bit more,Sly Slick & Wicked/Sho' nuff,Four Flights/All I want is you,Samuel Jonathan Johnson/My music,Michelle Wiley/I feelso athome here,The Vibrations/Shake it up,Cloe Martin/It comes to my attention,etc. (**/*****)

365 For connoisseurs only volume 2 (Ace) diggin' deep into the Kent/Modern L.A. soul catalogue revealed even more collector's gems and several unissued goodies, if you try the first track - Billy Watkins' previously unreleased "Love line" -Jackie Wilson inspired smooth R&B and satisfied, then this album is for you, as-always informative liner notes Jimmy Robins/That someone don't know it,Joe Haywood/Let me whisper in your ear,Arthur K Adams/I need you,Terry & Tyrants/Say it baby,Wayne Boykin/Gray skies,A cappella male group/I need your lovin' so bad(all previously unreleased),etc. (***/*****)

366 Soul culture : 02 / Sunshower (Sony BMG Music) well-thought compilation of 17 mellow rare groove tracks from mid '70s to early '80s, they all have nice grooves and especialy good for your "summer" party Dr.Buzzard's Original Savannah Band/Sunshower,Breakwater/Say you love me girl,Tamiko Jones/Touch me baby,Niteflyte/If you want it,Don Blackman/Heart's desire,Weldon Irvine/I love you,Billy Griffin/Hold me tighter in the rain,etc (***/*****)

367 WDIA/ The history, themusic, the legend (WDIA) tribute album to America's first all black programmed radio station - WDIA, 2 CD set, one CD focus the history of WDIA, 20 snapshots of classic times DJs, another CD has 13 music selections by WDIA favorite singers, some on recent CDs but some others...... The Climates/Rainin' in Memphis,Ben Cauley/Why don't you,Teenie Hodges/Eleven months 29 days,Archie Love/Should've been there for you,Wise Williams/Thank you, Rufus Thomas/Put my money down,Preston Shannon/The clock,etc. (***/*****)

368 The Imperial Wonders / Ice cold energy (DYOB) 10 songs produced by Al Boyd, mainly previously unreleased, very soulful singings with harmony, ultra emotional group ballad "Never go looking for love" (b/w "Everybody can dance") was only released as "Ice Cold Energy" on obscure Cold Fire label Never go looking for love,Lord what is hapenning to the world?, Running,I'm a hostage,Sweet delight,The electric love company,Don't bite the hand,Love me to the music,etc, (***/*****)

369 Across the board vol 2 (Goldmine) 22 "popular" tracks from rare soul scene, mix with crossover, '70s, '80s, old favorites and newies, every modern soul collectors will be mad about now legendary "I feel a song" by Brother Gilmore Rosebuds/Say you'll be mine,Larry Wright/Sweet sweet kisses,J.J.Barnes/Hole in the wall,Flint Emeralds/Just like a baby,Willie Feaster/Voices,Ad-Libs/I don't need no fortune teller,Barbara Stant/My mind holds on to yesterday (**/*****)

370 Old school cruizin' with The Intruders (Thump) not so "special" reissue, the same contents as "On the move" album (on Sony Music Special Products in '98, Collectables label in '03), only 10 tracks, why I pick this album? just because I LOVE THE INTRUDERS! don't forget their own sounds by Sam "Little Sonny" Brown (replaced by Bobby Starr in '70s), Eugene "Bird" Daughtery, Phillip Terry & Robert "Big Sonny" Edwards! Cowboys to girls,A nice girl like you,A love that's real,She's a winner,Gonna be strong,Baseball game,Slow drag,Check yourself,Friends no more,Memories are here to stay (*/*****)