411 Young and company / I like what you're doing to me (That's Right) their only one album ('81) plus 3 bonus tracks, classic disco dance soul, the party anthem Finally got your love,Do you want my love,Strut your stuff,Checking you out,Party jam,Got to be free,Love me all night,Mellow mood,Waiting on your love,etc. (**/*****)

412 Searching for soul (Luv N' Haight) "rare & classic soul, funk and jazz from Michigan 1968 - 1980" is the subtitle of this compilation, nicely-chosen 14 "local" sides from obscure labels, you can easily understand how great & interesting Detroit's music scene was! Tommy McGee/Give & take,Robery Jay/Alcohol,Wendell Harrison/Farewell to the welfare,Lloyd W. Williams/Be mine tonight,Robert Lowe/Back to funk,Dee Edwards/Deal with that,Aged in Harmony/Trust me,etc. (***/*****)

413 Northern soul 70s floorshakers (Union Square Music) "modern end of northern soul" sides culled from all corners of USA, some emphasis on Invictus sound, New Jersy sweets & westcoast smoothers, 20 tracks with nice liner notes Larry Saunders/On the real side,First Class/Filled with desire,Eloise Laws/Love factory,The Silent Majority/Something new about you,The Soul Train Gang/Country girl,Frankie "Loveman" Crocker/Ton of dynamite,Tyrone Edwards/Can't get enough of you,etc. (***/*****)

414 The ultimate northern soul of Philadelphia (Goldmine) all produced by legendary John Madara,. 20 rare "northern soul " gems with Tim Brown's notes & rare photos of The Formations etc. Bunny Sigler/Girl don't make me wait,Sweet Three/Big lovers,Johnny Caswell/You don't love me anymore,Cindy Scott/I love you baby,Len Barry/I'll always need you,Formations/Magic melody,Moods/Rainmaker,etc. (***/*****)

415 Tony Cook & The GA's / Brothers in the groove (Soul Junction) "retro-styled funk" recorded in Augusta with a lean mean sound, "JB funk" meets "southern soul", '80s recordings? anyway what a soulful voice Tony has! minimum information on the jacket, no liner notes Cram(remix),When love ain't there,Funky interlude no.1,Cannon ball,Funky fried chicken,Can't let you use me,This is where it's at,Time out,Other side of the tracks,etc. (***/*****)

416 Soulful thangs vol 3 (Latin Soul) 23 sweet soul/group soul galore! lots of "late-night" ballads with harmonies + a few medium tempos or dancers, well-chosen compilation! absolutely must for any "group" buff Dyson's Faces/Don't worry about the jones,Fourth Creation/Why is there no trace of you,Topics/A choice of a million girls,Family Connection/This time,Soul Superbs/Just ask me,Answers to Love/Try my love,Herman George/What have you got,Montclairs/Hey you! don't fight it!,etc. (****/*****)

417 Chicano soul / San Antonio's westside sound (FTR) 26 "sweet soul Chicano style" sides (from 1963 to 1970) in one album! some sweet, some dreamy, some sentimental, some tear-jerking ! you should try this if you like above "Soulful thangs" series Sounds/You could never be mine,Danny & the Dreamers/Ask the lonely,Royal Jesters/Girl I can't forget,Playboys/Falling in love with you,Little Jr. Jesse & The Teardrops/Giving up on love,Billy Sol/Have you ever told her,Danny & The Tejanos/My love,J. Jay & The Dell-Tones/Too late to forgive,etc. (****/*****)

418 Richard Searling's Music from the soul (Expansion) 17 selections from the playlist of legendary DJ Richard Searling, almost all tracks are for the first-time on CD format, all brilliant killers from the '70s track like Charlie Mitchell to '80s like Chuck Cissel's great "Love is missing from our lives" Mike Jemison/You'll ever get my love,The Intrigues/Fly now pay later,Bobby Boyd/Why are you crying,Crosswind/Fire,Elaine Stepter/Always be a part of you,Harvey Scales/I'll run to your side,Memphis/Inside my love,etc. (*****/*****)

419 A million dollars worth of soul volume 1 (JRT) 26 songs selected from very very hard-to-find soul 45s, 2/3 are "sweet soul" ballads, and the other (9 tracks) "northern soul", include one previously unreleased track by Inspirations (CD-R) Carlton Holland/Monn shot,Shades of Magic/Your love is a tower of power,We 3 Limited/Girl I'll always love you,Love Experience/Waiting for your love,Rockin' Co./You live only once,Curtis Liggins/What it is,Buck & Sixteenth Movement/Trust me this night,etc. (***/*****)

420 Northern soul's modern monsters (Goldmine) compilation of "modern end of northern soul", 20 in-demand tracks from obscure soul 45s, this is for you if you like "It really hurts me girl" by The Carstairs Ujima/I'm not ready,Nicky Newarkers/Woman,Ultimates/Girl I've been trying to tell you,Jackey Beavers/Trying to get back to you girl,Essex IV/My reaction to you,Alfie Davidson/Love is serious business,Roy Dawson/Over the top,etc. (***/*****)