481 Boogie Times presents / The great collectors funky music vol 2 (Boogie Times) Boogie Times wizely did it again! 12 selections of in-demand "'80s soul" floor shakers, almost all "local" or "independent" 12 inch releases so now very hard to get on their original forms, THE SOULFUL DANCERS! Lisa Hill/I am on the realside,Raven/So in love,Cookie/Can't judge a book by its cover,Bliss/Stomp,Billy Boomer/I like what she's doin',Jay Player/Love is the answer,David Sea/Night after time,U-Neak/Nothin' to it but to do it,Fat Jack/It's must be magic,etc. (****/*****)

482 Special Delivery (Vivid Sound) reissue of their '78 album on Shield label plus both sides of "Oh let me know" (single version), typical late'70s group album including disco dancers, mellow ballads & thrilling harmony slowies, no Terry Huff in group at this time, Japanese release Your love is my love song,Day dreamer,Do it,You say,This lkind of love,I've got to be free,Oh let me know(album version),Get up-express yourself,Oh let me know pt.1&pt.2(single version) (**/*****)

483 Joe Hinton / Funny (how time slips away) (Shout) well chosen 21 sides from his Backbeat days from '60 to '73, please hear his melodic vocal styling with soaring falsetto and gospel background, too "old" sounds"? no no no!.....you'll understand how he's excellent singer when you listen "If it ain't one thing it's another""Now I'm satisfied" or "Baby, please", helpful linernotes Pledging love,If you love me,Everything,True love,A thousand cups of hapiness,Darling come talk to me,Just a kid named Joe,Be ever wonderful,The whole town's talking,There oughta be a law,I'm waiting,etc. (***/*****)

484 Dave Hamilton's Detroit dancers vol 3 / The soul providers (Kent) incredibly 24 more Detroit rarities including lots of "never-issued-before" tracks from this in-demand series, earthy vocals with tight and upbeat backsounds, nothing more either you're serious collector or just a dancer, as always detailed liner notes by Ady Croasdell, THE FIRST CLASS REISSUE! The Additions/Until the end of time,Little Ann/What should I do,Choco & Buddy/I don't know what you got,O C Tolbert/Along came a woman,The Future Kind/It takes a lot of living,James Lately/Love friends and money,The Barrino Brothers/The bad things,The Tolbert Family Singers/Ride the gospel train,etc. (*****/*****)

485 Big bad bay area vol. 1 (Latin Soul) wow! wow! 21 very rare "soul harmony" tracks from the bay area scene at the end of the '60s or very early '70s, and features a few old radio ID spots! you'll surely feel the real love for such sweet harmony sounds in this nicely packaged/designed album, but sadly no liner notes Jesse James/I need you baby,Fabulous Ballads/God bless our love,Emulations/These are the things,Pacesetters/Don't love hurt,Calif Malibus/I stand alone,San Francisco TKO's/Ooh baby baby,Shirley Combs/Why should we wstop,Page Three/Wait! one minute baby,etc. (****/*****)

486 Lou Pride / The Suemi sessions (Jazzman) this nicely designed packafe features three 7 inch vinyl singles (6 songs) with full notes about Lou's career, the "original" singles on this tiny Texas label are real collector's dream, very-hard-to-get records, soulful singings with heavy funk, upbeat or deep southern touches There's got to be someone for me,We are only foolin' ourselves,It's a man's world,Your loving is fading,I'm com'un home in the morn'un, I'm not thru lov'un you (***/*****)

487 Superbs / Anthology (ITP) compilation of 18 sides (including two previously unreleased, one alternate version, one extended version and one "live" version) selected from Dore vaults, some transitional sounds from doowop to soul, some "sweet soul" harmony ballads Babay baby all the time,Baby's gone away,It's a million miles to paradise,He broke a young girls heart,Your eyes,My love,Little girl,Get ready for love,If you don't know me by now(live),Neither one of us, etc. (***/*****)

488 The complete Motown singles / vol.4 : 1964 (HipO Select) the real documentation of the gloriest year of Motown, the complete run of singles (165 songs in all!) from '64 with lots of rare photos in this beautifully packaged 6 CDs set, well-known goodies & collectable obscurities, anyway don't miss this! this is the ultimate reissue albums ever! Little Stevie Wonder/Castles in the sand,The Serenaders/I'll cry tomorrow,The Hornets/Give me a kiss,The Contours/Can you do it,The Andantes/Nightmare,Carolyn Crawford/I'll come running,Jr.Walker & The All Stars/Satan's blues,The Spinners/Sweet thing,The Headliners/You're bad news,etc. (*****/*****)

489 Soul lounge vol. 2 (Soul Lounge) 42 groovy groovy recent R&B tracks in 3 CDs set with "bargain" price, nicely selected from neo-soul or UK soul scenes, some well-known but also some lesser-known goodies from small independent labels, well-worth trying if you're the biginner to this gene of music Brenda Russell/Make you smile,Avani/Heads up,Rahsaan Patterson/Right away(previously unreleased),Incognito/All I want is You(previously unreleased),Martha Redbone/Atlas,Conya Doss/Just because,Donald McCollum/Lose my kool,Intimate Voices feat. Shaun Escoffery/I'm holding on,Chris Ballin/Cry,etc. (**/*****)

490 Dutch rare groove (Supertracks) compilation of 23 "soul'n funk" sides ('67 - '75) from The Netherlands, plus special remix CD by C-Mon & Kypski, mixture of R&B, funk & jazz with strong American or African influences, over half instrumental numbers, nice booklet with lots of informations, Dutch release\ compilation of 23 "soul'n funk" sides ('67 - '75) from The Netherlands, plus special remix CD by C-Mon & Kypski, mixture of R&B, funk & jazz with strong American or African influences, over half instrumental numbers, nice booklet with lots of informations, Dutch release (**/*****)