701 The "5" Royals / Catch that teardrops (Ace) written as "rare northern soul and new breed R&B by one of the greatest groups of them all  including the complete Federal solo sides of group members Lowman El Pauling and Royal Abbit" on the back cover, yes yes yes! you should try even if sounds a little bit "old" to you, 3 previously unreleased tracks, helpful liner notes by Tony Rounce Show me,Not going to cry,Catch that teardrop,What's in the heart,Take me with you baby, Please please please,If you don't need me,She did me wrong,Much in need,I'm a cool teenager,Now baby don't do it,Rain drops keep a fallin',Come on let's have a good time,etc. (****/*****)

702 Washington lost soul / Carl "Maxx" Kidd singles collection vol. 1 (Stride) "Maxx" Kidd is the key person among Washington D.C.'s soul scene for many years,  compilation of 15 his works in late '60s to early '70s, funky, early go-go, northern and harmony soul songs with detailed notes The Acoustics/I'm gonna stay in a hurry(unreleased),Four Miles High/Stay that you need me,Face Value/Don't go and leave me blue,The Fawns/Randy,The Stridells/Come on fall on line,Elvans Road/Summer free to all,Young Senators/Jungle,Light Years/Bounce and freak with me(unreleased),etc. (**/*****)

703 Leroy Burgess / Throwback : harlem 79 - 83 (Soul Brother) one of the unsung heroes of '80s dance/soul music scene, song-writer, producer and singer who strated with the group Black Ivory in the eraly '70s, this is the compilation album of previously unreleased materials from very late '70s to mid '80s, really soulful and dancable! Midnight in the streets,Scandal,Keepin' on,Hold up,It's so easy,In the moment,Fly girl,Moment of my life,All into u,Under da radar,You are my number one,Hello it's me (****/*****)

704 Super cool California soul 2 (Luv N' Haight) 16 more "raw and rare" westcoast funk'n soul tracks culled from obscure tiny labels, you'll be amazed how rich the California's underground "soul" scene was, mixture of modern soul, rare grooves and funky funk.  extensive liner-note as always Buddy Conner/Hlf-way loving,Pat Hunt/Supercool,Mokie JJ & ROB/Beverly,Carmelita/Isn't it lonely,Sy Hightower/I know you're leaving me,Spanky Wilson/Fancy,Johnny Morisette/I'm hungry,Darondo/Such a night,Gow Down Experience/Compared to what,etc. (****/*****)

705 Soul desirables (Expansion) 15 "desirable" R&B tracks adequately selected by Geoffrey Bingham, includes rare mixes, remixes and previously unreleased songs, what's groovy sounds! what's nice selection of songs!   Luther Vandross/Bad company,Sara Devine/Dance,Lathun feat. India Arie/When love came in,Ronee Martin/It's good to be loved,K. Fox/For goodness sake,Donnie/Cloud 9,Mica Paris/Sixth street,JackHerrera/For you,etc. (****/*****)

706 The Sunday soul selection (Soul Brother) Shaun Robbins and Bob Smith have presented the Soul Brother Records sponsored "Sunday soul selection" on Solar Radio in UK, theu specialize in quality soul from the late '60s through to the early '80s with an emphasis on real voice, real instruments and loads of strings, all uplifting and soulful gems from various sources Pulse/Sunshine,Leon Thomas/Love each other,Grace Jones/Sorry,Carolyn Crawford/A nice feeling,Ralph Graham/Ain't no need,The Dynamics/We found love,Mary Mundy/You put a hurting on me,Mac Davis/I'm just in love,The Dramatics/No rebate on love,etc. (****/*****)

707 The Ashford & Simpson songbook (Expansion) tribute album to Nick & Valerie with all original and quality recordings from '60s to '90s, really well-chosen by Expansion team with notes by David Nathan, you'll realize how great songs they made in their long career Collins & Collins/Top of the stairs,Chaka Khan/Clouds,The Main Ingredient/Have you ever tried it,Stephanie Mills/Keep away girls,Teddy Pendergrass/Is it still good to ya,Dynamic Superiors/Hit and run lovers,Diana Ross/The boss(extended club mix),Marlena Shaw/California soul,etc. (****/*****)

708 Eccentric soul : The Prix label (Numero) great compilation of unearthed soul and funk from the early '70s central Ohio scene, 19 ultra rare tracks from the Prix label including  8 previously unreleased tracks, some northern some deep some funk, extensive liner notes with lots of rare photos as always, Numero really done a incredible job again! Eddie Ray/Wait a minute,Gene king/Mitchell Mitchell,Joe King/Speak on top,Royal Esquires/Ain't gonna run,Chip Willis & Double Exposure/I'm gonna gitcha,Marion Black/Dome on and gittit,Harmonic Sounds Band/unknown,Penny & The Quarters/You and me,etc. (*****/*****)

709 Rarest of the rare soul harmony vol. 4 (Fishy) 25 more songs from this in-demand "harmony soul" reissue series, some a bit "old" style - still has flavors of doo-wap - but others from mid to late '60s, you should have this if your keywords are "harmony", "group" or "'60s" The Nephews/This is the night,The Turks/You turn me on,The Positive Gospel singers/When will it end,The Additions/Under the moon,Passion/The spell is gone,San Francisco TKO's/Ohh baby baby,Blue Magic/Can I say I love you,Soul Sound Unlimited/Lost in a dream,Tomorrow's Men/It's real,The 4th Kingdom/Gotta get to you,etc. (***/*****)

710 Good God! (Guerrilla Reissues) subtitled as "heavy funk covers of James Brown from all over the world 1968 - 1974", some from hard-to-find singles some from ultra rare albums, anyway all strictly "JB sounds"! minimum liner notes El Klan/Cold sweat,Dillard Crume & The Soul Rockers/Mother popcorn,The Dave Pike Set/I got the feelin',Lil' Tiger/Do it,The Philosophers/Mama's orgy,East of Underground/Popcorn,Six Pack/There was a time,Willie Dickson & The Playboys/Lickin' stick,etc. (**/*****)