941 Curtom funk / Classic grooves from Curtom records (Charly) nicely chosen 20 tracks from Curtis Mayfield's Curtom label, not pure funk compilation but mixture of well-known funk classics, groovy funk'n soul and in-demand '70s soul biggies, helpful liner notes The Five Stairsteps & Cubie/Don't change your love,Baby Huey & The Baby Sitters/Mighty mighty children,Moses Dillard & Tex-Town Display/I've got to find a way,Jesse Anderson/I got a problem,Leroy Hutson/Sofunkstication,Donny Hathaway & June Conquest/I thank you,The Triplett Twins/Get it,etc. (****/*****)

942 Doris Duke / Woman (Shout) straight reissue of her classic album on UK's Contempo label (which was owned by "Blues & Soul" magazine editor John Abbey) in 1974, one of the better UK recording soul album, please hear her real soulfulness, informative notes by David Nathan Woman of the ghetto,Hey lady,Love is here and now you're gone,Pick up the pieces,Please come back,Grasshopper,To Chicago with love,A little bit of your love,Full time woman (***/*****)

943 Floyd Lawson and The Hearts of Stone / Coming out (Afro-Kats) still remember their early '70s album on V.I.P. (of Motown) label? this is their previously unreleased album in '76, more funky and strong sounds tha before, some harmony group ballds also, helpful notes Theme from SWAT,What's come over me?,K-Gee,Sunshine,That's the way I like it,Oil in the ground,Love won't let me wait,Rated X,Air I breathe,Only takes a minute (****/*****)

944 The Bert Berns story / Twist and shout volume 1 1950-1964 (Ace) 26 well-known, semi-known and lesser-known songs produced by this legendary New York producer, soulful "big-city soul" goodies, very detailed liner notes with lots of label scans or rare photos Austin Taylor/Pusg push,Russell Byrd/You'd better come home,Little Jimmy Dee/I should have listened,Gil Hamilton/Tell her,Ben E. King/Gypsy,Betty Harris/I'll be a liar,The Mustangs/Baby let metake you home,Lulu/Here comes the night,etc. (****/*****)

945 Northern soul playlist 2007 (Playlist) "northern soul" compilation album, no super rarties nor new discoveries but full of revised oldies or know records that had never made it big before, minimum notes only (CD-R) T.J.Williams/Baby I need you,D.J.Genesis/Tribute to Betty Wright,Bits N Pieces/Keep runnig away,Uniques/Not too long ago,Jo Jama/My life,Archie Bell/Where will you go when the part's over,Oscar Perry/I got what you need,Betty Brooks/Funky funky,Johnnie Taylor/Blues in the night,etc. (***/*****)

946 Girls of Golden World (Soul World) 28 songs by female singers on Detroit's Golden World label, this label then ran for barely three years but within that timeframe the ladiescertainly made their mark, minimum notes Adorables/Ooh boy!,Tamiko Jones/I'm spellbound,Pat Lewis/Can't shake it loose,Theresa Lindsey/I'll bet you,Juanita Williams/You knew what you were gettin',Barbara Mercer/Can't stop loving you baby,Rose Batiste/Sweetheart darling,Debonaires/Eenie meenie gypsaleenie,etc. (***/*****)

947 Guys of Golden World (Soul World) men's version of above album, 25 Detroit goodies from this legendary label, many already well-known northern soul but happy to hear them in one album, minimum notes The Parliaments/Heart trouble,The Sunliners/All alone,Sam Bowie & The Blue Feelings/The time we had together,The Dramatics/Bingo!,Ronnie Savoy/Loving you,Gino Parks/My sophisticated lady,The Manhattans/Just a little loving,Carl Carlton/Nothin' no sweeter than love,etc. (***/*****)

948 Forgive this foolish man / Deep soul brothers 1964-1972 (Demon) one of the best deeeeeeeeeep southern soul compilation album, wisely chosen 26 deep soul masterpieces from legendary Willie Mitchell's Hi label, extensive & informative notes by John Ridley Otis Clay/That's how it is,Don Bryant/I'll go crazy,Norm West/Hey little girl,Phillip Mitchell/Turning over the ground,Willie Walker/Love makes the world go round,Lyndon/The very first time,Bobo Mr. Soul/Hitch-hike to heartbreak road,George Jackson/I'm gonna wait,etc. (*****/*****)

949 Clydie King / The Imperial & Minit years (Stateside) 22 songs from her Imperial and Minit days including 8 previously unreleased ('68), ex The Raelets singer, mixture of California pop'n soul and New York deep soul, 2 songs with Jimmy Holidays, helpful notes The thrill is gone,If you were my man,Good kind of hurt,I'm glad I'm a woman,If you love me like you say,Ode to Billie Joe,Something to remember you by,The way I love my man,When in Rome,You can't make me love you,etc. (***/*****)

950 In the naked city (Kent) interesting compilation album, the theme is the big city or urban life of the 1960's, lots of "uptown soul" goodies & rarities from various labels, nice notes by Mick Patrick and Tony Rounce Chuck Jackson/Big New York,The Cookies/On Broadway,Marva Josie/I love New York,Arthur Alexander/Concrete jungle,Jackie Wilkson/No pity,Little Eva/Uptown,Jan Bradley/Nights in New York city,The Drifters/Up in the strrrets of Harlem,Aretha Franklin/Spanish Harlem,etc. (***/*****)