611 Playlist vol 001 (2 Funky) well compiled collection of 19 current independent R&B tracks, all lesser known but "quality" songs, no junk,try if you like "Soul Clinic" section of this home page, "2 Funky" is very famous British retail CD shop Emelee/Head over heels,Amar Khalil/Solitary,Maskerade/Not without you,Kayte Burgess/Happy,Jeff Hendrick/Old school party,Darien Brockington/Steppin out,Johanna/Long gone,Ahmir/Welcome to the party,etc. (***/*****)

612 The essential northern soul of Chicago (Goldmine) 24 well known (some lesser known) northern soul songs culled from various Chicago labels such as U.S.A., Gamma, Daran, Alteen, Nation, Onederful,Tip Top etc., short liner notes by Tim Brown Billy Clark/Too bad too sa,Lee Shot Williams/Love now pay later,Lee Wilson/A lonely boy,Robert Taylor/Packing up your love,Charles Farren/You got everything,Bobby McNutt/I'm gettin' ready,Roy Wright/You changed my whole life around,etc. (**/*****)

613 The soul of Money records volume 2 (Kent) 24 more goodies or rarities from one of the L.A.'s best independent label groups, many lesser know tracks including 6 previously unreleased tracks, "northern soul" sounds plus group harmony ballads, informative liner note as usual The M-M's & The Peanuts/Can't say no,The Mysteries/Too late now(pre.unreleased),Bobby Angelle/Living a lie,Bettye Swann/The dance is over(prev. unreleased),Bobby Angelle/I'll be a soldier boy(prev. unreleased),Ted Walters/Should I take a chance(prev. unrelease),The Larks/The ducks,Lee Maye/Pounding,etc. (***/*****)

614 Peggy Scott / She's got it all (Shout) her "lost" session with Bob McRee and Cliff Thomas cut in '78 in Jackson, Mississippi, and most unissued till now except 4 tracks (2 each on on UK's Pinnacle German RCA), her gritty soulful and gospel tinged vocals in typical '70s thumping piano/keyboard/bass backing, informative liner notes by Clive Richardson You've got it all,Your loving is tasty,Came down hardon me baby,Make me loose,Let me unite you,Moveover,It was the best,Make it soon,Start my motor,etc. (***/*****)

615 James Brown / The Federal years : 1956-1960 (Hip-O Select) Hip-O id it again! 41 tracks in 2 CDset with session datas just like their Motown singles series, you can hear "early JB sounds" from "Please, please, please" ('56) to "This old heart" ('60) in good sound quality, great transitional days from old R&B to soul music Please please please,Why do you do me,I don't know,I feel that old feeling coming down,No no no no,Hold my baby's hand,I won't plead no more,Chonnie-on-chon,Just won't do right,Let's make it,etc. (****/*****)

616 The great David Ruffin / The Motown solo albums (HipO Select) all the tracks from his three ('75 to '76) solo albums on Motown ("Who I am""Everything's coming up love" and "In my stride") + 13 previously unreleased tracks + Christmas greetings, great Van McCoy sounds with smooth yet fully soulful vocals, limited edition, 2 CD set Let's say godbye tomorrow,Which way to my baby,I know she's not a mannequin,Crime in the street,Show her in another way,That world I lived in,Can't get over losing you,Bring her back,Bad bad weather,Blackmail,One lucky day I found you(all previously unrelease)etc. (****/*****)

617 Eddie Kendricks / The thin man : The Motown solo albums, vol. 2 (HipO Select) all the tracks from his 5 ('74 to '77) solo albums on Tamla ("Boogie down""He's a friend""Slick""The hit man" and "Goin' up in smoke") + 8 previously unreleased tracks, all groovy or mellow produced by Frank Wilson or Philly's Norman Harris, try sweet yet clubby Eddie (before leaving Motown), 55 tracks in 3 CD set, limited edition Let now be now let love be love,I need you more now than ever,That's all behind you,Go on with your bad self,Johnny Faraway,If I can't love you then I can't love me,Nothing is real,I'll be your servant(all previously unreleased)etc. (****/*****)

618 Eccentric soul : Mighty Mike Lenaburg (Numero) Numero now digs the vaults from Arizona's Mike Lenaburg, various type of songs - deep soul, Chicano soul, northern dancer, funk and female R&B ( '67 to '71) from ultra-rare local labels, some unissued till now, all raw gritty and soulful, helpful liner notes   Lon Rogers & the Soul Blenders/Too good to be true,Michael Liggins/Standing on the corner,Sheila Jack/I've got to have you,Ronnie Whitehead/Begging you,Soulsations/Broadway shing-a-ling,Soul Blenders/Blending soul,Small Paul/There's gonna be some crying,Newlyweds/The quarrel,etc. (***/*****)

619 Millie Jackson / Soul circuit retrospectives (DM) one of the most unabashedly sensual singer in the "soul music" world, very soulful singings with risque lyrics and racy delivery, 24 tracks from her last Jive album "Young man, older woman" and all Ichiban albums ('91 - '94), sadly minimum liner notes, 2 CD set Love Quake,Don't walk away,Ledge of my life,Do you really want to go there,I just watched my love burn down,Where are you now,Nothing lost nothing won,I don't want to be your friend,Chocolate brown eyes,Don't give up on me now,You're killing me,etc. (***/*****)

620 Millie Jackson / It hurts so good (Ace) Millie at her prime days, her great '73 album "It hurts so good" (Spring 5706) + one previously unissued stereo mix  + 6 previously unissued bous tracks, one of the most soulful female soul album in '70s which was recorded in Muscle Shoals and New York It hurts so good(alt.mix),Help youself(uneditited),Here comes love(demo),That's my style(dome),Hypocrisy (alt.version),Breakaway(alt.take),Breakaway(prev.unissued stereo mix),I cry,Good to the very last drop,Close my eyes,etc. (****/*****)