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Chicano soul / San Antonio's westside sound
volume 3 (Mictlan) |
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| 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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Soul lounge 3 (Soul Lounge) |
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| 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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The complete Motown singles vol.5 : 1965 (Hip-O
Select) |
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| 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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The Sisters Love / Give me your love (Soul
Jazz)
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| 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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Wilbert Harrison / Let's work together
(Jamie) |
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| 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 |
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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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Lee "Shot" Williams / Chicago blues & deep
soul legend (The Famous Groove) |
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| 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! |
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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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Eldridge Holmes / Deep southern soul
(AIM) |
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| 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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Crescent city soul patrol (Grapevine) |
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| "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" |
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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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Kashmere Stage Band / Texas thunder soul
1968-1974 (Now-Again) |
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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.
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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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Ultimate Twisted Wheel (MC)
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| 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) |
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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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