Second Time Around
Vol. 60
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601 Chicano soul / San Antonio's westside sound volume 3 (Mictlan)
subtitled as "sweet soul Chicano style! 1961-1970", yes! 20 more fine examples of such genre culled from very obscure labels, sweet harmony ballads plus sentimental slowies, sadly no liner nortes
Cold Four/Love and care,Little Joe & The Latinaires/Hello stranger,Eptones/A love that's real,Vic Love & The Lovells/Let's make a celebration,Cheaters/Please come home,Jay & The Rockin' Ravens/Gee baby,Commands/Don't be afraid to love me,Ricky Davila & The Laveers/The day I found you,etc.
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602 Soul lounge 3 (Soul Lounge)
40 soulful grooves in 3 CD set! try this if you like UK's Dome or Expansion labels, UK soul and groovy independent R&B, almost all are already on their CDs but a few previously unreleaseds
Full Flava featuring Carleen Anderson/Stories,Steve Harvey Project featuring Donnie/Keep my name out your mouth,Cooly's Hot Box/Are we lovers anymore?,The Sound Principle/Where you lead me,Mr. Timothy featuring Rahsaan Patterson/4 ever,Don E/One more time,etc.
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603 The complete Motown singles vol.5 : 1965 (Hip-O Select)
massive 6 CD collection that looks at the key year of 1965 at Motown records! big hits, B sides, lesser known singers, rare tracks.....all very very MOTOWN, one of the most successful year in the history of Motown
The Downbeats/Do you what I'm talkin' about,Hattie Littles/You got me worried,The Hit Pack/Never say no to your baby,The Freeman Brothers/My baby,The Vows/Buttered popcorn,The Contours/First I look at the purse,Little Lisa/Hang on Bill,The Monitors/Say you,etc.
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604
The Sisters Love / Give me your love (Soul Jazz)
one of the greatest female groups ever featuring Vermettya Boyster's ultra soulful voice and harmonies! their "hard" vocals with funky rhythms will surely satisfy with every deep soul/funky music lovers,16 tracks from Man-Child, A&M, Mowest, UK Motown, any chance of second volume featuring "Are you lonely" or previously unreleased?
Give me your love,My love is yours,Ring once,Mr Fix it,You've got to make your choice,You've got my mind,Now is the time,Forget it I got it,Rise,Blackbird,The bigger you love,etc.
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605 Wilbert Harrison / Let's work together (Jamie)
his '59 chart-topper "Kansas City" fame singer! the original album (on Sue label, '69) plus 3 bonus (alternate take or instrumental) tracks, early R&B with '50s New York downhome blues flavor
Louie Louie,Kansas city,Peepin' and hidin',Tropical shakedown,Blue Monday,Forgive me,Soul rattler,What am I living for,Stagger Lee,Stand by me,etc.
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606 Lee "Shot" Williams / Chicago blues & deep soul legend (The Famous Groove)
26 selections from his '62 debut blues song "I'm trying" to '92 recording southern R&B "On the love flight", almost all his old 7 inch records are on obscure or short-lived labels, so very good chance to hear his music in one album, he's always soulful hard & strong!
I hurt myself,I feel an urge coming on,You are my dream,I found a love,It ain't me,Baby baby,Checking out,You got to try me,It ain't me no more,Are you leaving me,The love you saved,etc.
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607 Eldridge Holmes / Deep southern soul (AIM)
his first "full" album! 18 "deep southern soul" tracks culled from various obscure labels such as Deesu, JetSet, Sansu, Brown Sugar etc., highly rated singer/songwriter from Louisiana/New Orleans area, not detailed but informative liner notes
Where is love,Without a word,Love problem,Love affair,Lovely woman,No substitute,The book,Cheatin' woman,I like what you do,Wait for me baby,etc.
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608 Crescent city soul patrol (Grapevine)
"22 dancefloor sounds from New Orleans" is the subtitle, yes, really good title & subtitle, I'm fully agree with the Garry Cape & Paul Moony's compilation posture, "southern soul with a beat" or "modern soul with southern flavors"
Tavasco/Love is trying to get a hold on me,Percy Stone & The Explosions/Chained,The Pro-Fascination/Try love again,Cynthia Sheeler & Brothers Inc./I never felt like this before,Premium/You know you want to be loved,C.P.Love/Plenty of room for more,The Pilharmonics/I need I need your love,etc.
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609 Kashmere Stage Band / Texas thunder soul 1968-1974 (Now-Again)
Bos city,Thunder soul,Scorpio,Kashmere,Zero point part 1&2 (45 version),Getting it out of my system,Do you dig it man,All praises,Do your thing,etc.
the best "high school" band in soul music world, rare studio recordings (from their five albums) + unreleased "live" tracks from Houston, full of '60s/'70s "instrumental" funk, anyway the incredible release with detailed  notes, 2 volume CD set
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610
Ultimate Twisted Wheel (MC)
I don't know how popular Manchester's "Twisted Wheel"  club was, but I can easily understand that this was the great dance venue, compilation of 26 well-known northern soul classics, no super raities no liner notes (CD-R)
Alexander Patton/Little loving sometimes,Chubby Checker/At the discotheque,Leon Haywood/Baby reconsider,WillieTree/Walkin' up a one way street,Doris Troy/I'll do anything,Jamo Thomas/I spy for the FBI,Paul Kelly/Chills and fever,Alvin Cash/Twine time,etc.
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