571 The Escorts / 3 down 4 to go (P-Vine) their 2nd album (Alithis 9106) plus one bonus track "You've been here since then" (previously on P-Vine PCD 1704), one of the best George Kerr produced soul albums including many super sweet harmony ballads Let's make love (at home sometimes),Disrespect can wreck,Corruption,We've gone too far to end it now,Brother,I only have eyes for you,The shoo nough,La la means I love you,Withijn without,I can't stand to see you cry,etc. (***/*****)

572 Bobby Williams / Anybody can be nobody (P-Vine) his 2nd album (on R&R label, '76) produced by George Kerr, not just JB imitator but more deep, funky & mellow than before, try great remake of "These arms of mine" first, you'll surely want to hear more his soulful songs! Anybody can be a nobody,You need love like I do,Portrait of my stepfather,These arems of mine,Think I'd better rest,I will sing fror you,Drop it on me,Everybody needs love sometime (***/*****)

573 Bobby Williams / Funky super fly (P-Vine) reissue of  first album by this "Washington DC born Florida based singer", sounds real imitator of James Brown, raw and gritty funky songs and deep deep emotional ballads, half are funky "instrumental" tracks Funky superfly (part1),same (part2),Morning of love,Let's jam,Teach me,Soul brother party (part 1),same (part 2),Get into it,Make yourself funky,Fair trade (***/*****)

574 Redd Hott / #1 (P-Vine) the straight reissue of "one of the best '80s soul album", great funkish modern soul with ultra soulful vocals, ex The Highlighters, Rhythm Machine, Manchild (include Baby Face) group, must buy for any '70s/'80s soul music lovers Ecstasy,You for me,Coming out to get you,Love is for keeps,Flashin' at you,Big fat bottom,Remember,We came to funk (***/*****)

575 Beat ballad heaven (Goldmine) subtitled as "the moody side of northern soul", 22 tracks from obscure but in-demand soul 45s, sounds "slower" northern soul Charles Brandon/Without your love,Harry & Keyavas/If there is goodbye,Jerry Jackson/Wide awake in a dream,Victor Knight/Chinatown',J.B.Love/Then only then,TNJ's/She's not ready,Robert Portee/Cassanova,Gene Diamond/I'm only a man,Sylvia Shemwell/He'll come back,etc. (**/*****)

576 The best of northern soul vol 3 (Goldmine) collection of 22 well-konwn northern goodies, soulful vocals with danding beats, ideal for the first step to "northern soul" sounds Shawn Robinson/My dear heart,Soul Twins/Quick change artist,Robby Lawson/Burning sensation,World Column/Sun is the sun,Eula Cooper/Let our love grow higher,Ed Crook/That's alright,Donald Height/Talk of the grapevine,Buddy Smith/When you lose the one you love,etc. (**/*****)

577 Walter Jackson / It's all over (Kent) subtitled as "The Okeh recordings vol 1 with (ten) previously unissued tracks", the first ("It's alll over now" album plus ...) of three planned album that will reissue the complete Columbia, Okeh and Epic recordings, smooth Chicago gentleman soul! helpful notes by Tony Rounce The heartbreak hour(version 1),same(version 2),Anything can happen,Blue rose,It's hard to believe,Starting tomorrow,Don't play with love,Tell the world,You gotta give,It's hard to believe(alt. version),etc. (**/*****)

578 Roy Hamilton / Don't let go (Shout!) you still remember his "You'll never walk alone" with his warm baritonevoice? possibly too "pop" and too "old" sounds ('54 - '62) for you but well selected from his "more R&B inclined"sides from his 48 singles and 9 albums on Epic label, nice liner notes by Clive Richardson with many photos You can have her,Unchained melody,You'll never walk alone,I'm gonna sit right down and cry,Hurt,Forgive this fool,Earthbound,Crazy feelin',Never let me go,On my way back home,I'll take care of you,etc. (**/*****)

579 Solomon Burke / The Chess collection (Universal) 20 songs from his Chess days ('75 - '76), his two albums ("Music to make love by" and "Back to my roots") plus non album singles*, no hard shout but full of smoothly sung midtempo groovers with light "disco" influence I'm leaving on that late late train*,Love's paradise*,Everybody's got to cry sometimes,Let me wrap my arms around you,You and your baby blues,Burning for your love,Precious flowers,Life has it's ups and downs,Over and over,etc. (**/*****)

580 Laura Lee / The Chess collection (Universal) 21 tracks from Laura's best days (in my opinion), her "deep soul" approach was perfectly match for Chess sounds from '68 to '72, if you want to hear/know more about her Chess days, try to find now out-of-print P-Vine's 2 volume LP set, you'll be knocked out by her ultimate deepness! Another man's woman,If ain't what you do,She don't love you,It's all wrong but it's allright,Dirty man,But you know I loved you,That's how it is,It's how you make it good,Are you doing me wrong,etc. (***/*****)