Second Time Around
Vol. 45
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451 Bettye LaVette / Take another little piece of my heart (Varese Sarabande)
13 tracks from her Lelan Rogers (Silver Fox, SSS International) days including previously unreleased, recorded at Sounds of Memphis studio, try her soulful voice even if you already have '91 released UK Charly album "Nearer to you"
At the mercy of a man,Easier to say than do,He made a woman out of me,I'm in love,Hello sunshine(with Hank Ballard),Love made a fool of me,We got to slip around,Piece of my heart,Let's go let's go let's go(With Hank Ballard),etc.
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452 Eccentric soul / The Deep City label (Numero)
Numero done a great job again! document of this obscure Miami label - home to Willie Clarke, Clarence Reid or Betty Wright in the years before Alston and TK records, 17 very rare tracks (deep, Motown, funky etc.) with informative liner notes & rare photos, MUST for any serious soul collectors!
Them Two/Am I a good man,Moovers/Darling I'll go,Helene Smith/Pain in my heart,Johnny K. Killens & The Dynamites/I don't need help,Freda Gray/Stay away from my Johnny,Betty Wright/Paralyzed,Paul Kelly/It's my baby,Frank Williams & The Rocketeers/Good thing,etc.
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453 Irma Thomas / A woman's viewpoint (Kent)
without doubt her 12 minutes long "Medley : Coming from the behind (monologue) - Wish someone would care" is the masterpiece of southern soul, compilation of her '70s recordings from Scepter, Canyon, Roker, Fungus & RCS labels, her best days from my viewpoint
In between tears,She'll never be your wife,These four walls,What's so wrong with you loving me,We won't be in your way anymore,I'm so in love(unissued),Can't get enough,A woman left lonely,Don't blame him for what you didn't do,etc.
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454 Kent's cellar of soul volume 2 (Kent)
compilation of well-known northern soul classics with extensive liner notes by Ady Croasdell, 21 of these 26 tracks were also issued in the UK, experience the atmosphere of radios or clubs at that time when "soul" was happening!
Dee Dee Warwick/We're doing fine,J.J.Jackson/Sho' nuff,Bobby Wells/Let's copp a groove,The Olympics/Mine exclusively,Geno Washington/Water,Roddie Joy/Come back baby,The Holidays/I'll love you forever,Otis Leavill/Keep on loving,etc.
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455 The soul side of the street / Hot Phoenix soul sides from the vaults of Hadley Murrell 1964 - 1972 (Bacchus Archieves)
Hadley Murrell was one of the first black radio personalities, promotor and record producer, 15 northern, funk and soul sides from various obscure labels including many previously unissued, raw frantic yet fully soulful sounds! helpful liner notes
Freddi & Henchi & Soulsetters/Funky to the bone,Ray & The Dew Drops/Soul sides of the street,Eddie & Ernie/Turn here,The Servicemen/Are you angry(demo version),Freddy Love/I'm just a nobody,Bobby Soul/Funky freeze,The New Bloods/Self service,etc.
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456 Ol' Virginia soul / Encore! 1965 - 75 (Arcana International)
25 more soul obscurities from Virginia including 7 previously unissued with 20 page info/photo booklet, excellent document of a soul scene that we know little about!
Rickey and The Impressionables Band/Baco walk,Junius "Bugs" Hughes/I'm just what the doctor ordered,Reginald "C"/Take what you want but leave a little bit,The Magnetics/Let me comfort you,Ida Sands/Start all over again,Calvin Wilson/Changes are coming,Roy Hines/I can't live,James Moore/Can't get enough of your love,etc.
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457 The Gifts meet The Pacesetters (Gift)
15 tracks by The Gifts (on Ballad and Roulette label) and 13 tracks by The Pacesetters (on Gates, Vardan, Philips, Frantic, Boola Boola, Minit and Fantasy label), all in-demand "soul-harmony" sidesI
The Gifts:Girl I love you,Hall of fame,Loving you,Goodbye my love,etc.The Pacesetters:Do this for me,Don't love hurt,Everybody needs somebody,One way to love,I can handle it,I'm gonna make it,etc.
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458 The King Pins meet The Spellbinders (Marginal)
15 "smooth'n harmony" tracks by The Spellbinders (Columbia album + Columbia 43830 + Date 1556) and 14 "southern-gospel tinged group" tracks by The King Pins (almost all their Federal singles + Vee Jay 494), the member of The King Pins were Curtis Kelly, Robert Kelly, Andrew Kelly, Offe Reece & Charles "T.C." Lee...yes! The Kelly Brothers! (CD-R)
The Spellbinders:For you,One of a kind,That's the way you make me feel,Danny boy,Since I don't have you,The King Pins:It won't be this way,The Monkey one more time,Wonderful one,I got the monkeyHow long will it last,etc.
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459 Tokers oldies volume 1 ( - )
14 "sweet soul" tracks from obscure soul 45s (CD-R)
Johnny and The Expressions/Shy girl,The Mighty Marvelous/I'm without a girl,The Contours/That day when she needed me,Archie Bell & The Drells/Love will rain on you,The Yeomans/I'm the guy,The Intrepids/It's just a picture,Frankie & The Soindles/Count to ten, The Larks/Heavenly Father,The Royal Chessman/Begging you,etc.
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460 Tokers oldies volume 3 ( - )
14 more "sweet soul" rarities from old dusty soul 45s (CD-R)
The Fuzz/Ooh baby baby,Lee Williams and The Cymbals/I'll be gone,Mike and The Censations/Victim of circumstance,The Empires/Come home girl,The Four Tempos/Memories,The Elgins/I lost my lovein the big city,The Upfronts/Most of the pretty young girls,The New Yorkers/There's going to be a wedding,Donnie Elbert/Will you ever be mine,etc.
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