661 The Supremes / This is the story (Hip-O Select) 68 songs in 3 CD s set (luxury book-like package)! collection of early '70s recordings that had the trio thriving strongly after the departure of Diana Ross, features all the tracks from albums like "Right on""New ways but love stays""Touch""Floy joy""Produced and arranged  by Jimmy Webb" + 13 previously unreleased + others, hear the nice vocals by Jean Terell please, limited edition Tears left over,Eleanor Rigby,I ain't got the love of the one I love,Can't get you out of my mind,Take a look inside,Still water,Take your dreams back,I don't want to own you,Chained to yesterday,If I were your woman,I ain't that easy to lose,And I thought you loved me,It's too late,(all unissued)etc. (***/*****)

662 The Supremes / Where did our love go (Hip-O Select) very extensive version of this classic early Supremes' album, 12 original mono recodings + 12 original stereo recordings + 18 previously unreleased from the session + 8 "live" recordings in legendary club "The Twenty Grand", really SOLID Motown sounds! 41 songs in 2 CDs, limited edition This is it,I'm the exception to the rule,Everyday I'll love you more than yesterday,Beginning to the ending,Mr.Blues,Come on boy,Bye baby,My imagination,I idolize you,You're gonna come to me,Honey babe,Penny pincher,Let me hear you say,Don't take it away,Just call me,etc. (***/*****)

663 The Supremes / There's a place for us (Hip-O Select) two "lost" albums by Diana Ross & The Supremes, 12 songs scheduled for release on "There's a plce for us" (Motown 628, release cancelled) + 14 songs scheduled for release on the unfinished album "The Supremes and the Motown sound : From Broadway to Hollywood"(Motown 656, release cancelled), more pop and more jazzier Supremes, limited edition Rock-a-bye your baby with a dixie melody,Fancy passes,The boy from Ipanema,Put on a happy face,Our day will come,You're nobody till somebody loves you,Somewhere,Something for my heart,Make someone happy,Little Miss Loser,Sleepwalk,Big city babies don't cry,etc. (**/*****)

664 The Supremes / In Japan (Hip-O Select) one of the nicest Supremes' albums of the 70s, a rare "live" Japanese session that wasn't even issued in the US at the time! more "lively" or "spontaneous" performances than studio recordings? I still remember their pictures on Japanese TV even when I was very young, limited edition Introduction-T.C.B.-Stop! in the name of love,Medley-For once in my life-I'll take you there-Cabaret,Stoned love,Can't take my eyes off you-Quiet nights of quiet stars,New hit medley-Automatically sunshine-Floy joy-Nathan Jones-Up the ladder to the roof,etc. (**/*****)

665 Hitsville West / San Francisco's uptown soul (Kent) well-chosen mid '60s soul goodies & rarities from the vaults of San Francisco's Villa, Early Bird, Galaxy, Soul Clock, Fantasy, Goldenway and Beechwood labels, includes 5 previously unissued Villa recordings, extensive liner notes with rare photos and label scans The Magicians/Faith & understanding,The Casanova II/We got to keep on,Ozz & The Sperlings/Dance,Claude Huey/Why would you blow it*,The Ballads/I can't see your love,The Fuller Brothers/Times a-wasting,The Tandels/Is it love baby*,Harold Andrews/You're a winner,Sisters Three/You can forget it,Lonnie Hewitt/You gotta git,etc. (***/*****)

666 Northern monsters (Kent) subtitled as "24 of the biggest sounds ever on the northern soul scene from yesterday, today and tomorrow", yes I'm fully agree, nice selection, good sound quality & extensive liner notes make this album "different" from many other northern soul compilation album, try if you're new to "northern soul" or old veteran collector The Checkerboard Squares/Double cookin',Morris Chestnut/Too darn soulful,The Wooden Nickels/Nobody but you,Ty Karim/Lighten up baby,Frank Dell/He broke your game wide open,Freddie Chavez/They'll never know why,Tobi Lark/Happiness is here,Herbert Hunter/I was born to love you,The Belles/Don't pretend,etc. (****/*****)

667 Warm and tender love / The sound of earthy soul (P-Vine) well-chosen 22 "deep soul" rarities from Bobby Robinson's various labels, expanded version of legendary P-Vine's same name vinyl album which was released in '86, not for weak-hearted (laugh), sadly liner-notes written in Japanese only, Japanese release Joe Haywood/Let's walk together,Harrison Brothers/Standing on the corner,Ricky Lewis/Cupid,Billy Hambric/Everybody needs love,Willie Hightower/What am I living for,Johnny Jones/I find no fault,Kip Anderson/I will cry,Johnny Copeland/I can tell,Jay Dee Bryant/You're hurting me,Jimmy Armstrong/I'm going to lock my heart,etc. (*****/*****)

668 The Soul Power story (P-Vine) what's groovy southern soul album! 24 rare tracks from Bobby Patterson/Jerry Strickland's Soul Power label (Sherevport's Jewel subsidary), includes almost all Soul Powe's 7 inch records from super George Perkins' southern soul, fresh Aretha follower Tommie Young to funky funky African Music Machine, Japanese liner-notes, Japanese release Shay Holiday/It's not how long you make it,Geroge Perkins/A man in love,When you try touse a good man,Baby you saved me,How sweet it would be,African Music Machine/Making Nassaufruit drink,Never name a baby,Tommy Young/Take time to know him,Hit & run lover,Do you still feel the same way,etc. (****/*****)

669 Eddy Senay / Soul preachin' (Vampi) early '70s guitar funk sounds! 16 tracks from his two Sussex albums - "Hot thang" ('72) and "Step by step" ('73), all instrumental songs featuring Eddy's fuzz-out guitar, tight back sounds with Rudy Robinson on keyboard Just feelin' it,Down home,Hot thang,Zambezi,Jubo,Reverend Lowdown,Ain't no sunshine,Message of love,Saaho east,Delgado,Cameo,Shakedown,Phase 1,Safari,etc. (**/*****)

670 The Poncello records story  - Tennessee R&B (Blue Label) Poncello records was founded by legendary producer/songwriter Ted Jarrett in 1960, 24 obscure tracks by semi-known or totally unknown singers, good mixture of early '60s R&B, southern blues and pop, linernotes by Fred James with a few label scans or pictures Arthur K. Adams/The same thing,Levert Allison/Please send me someone to love,Earl Gaines/Let me down easy,Alpha Zoe/Everybody loves a lover,The Chellows/Be my baby,Herbert Hunter/Happy go lucky,Tim Jarrett/Worry,Ricky Rezell/Little Willie Joe,Gene Allison/We're having a party,etc. (***/*****)