9910 The Facts of Life / Just the facts (Southbound) subtitled as "the complete Kayvette recordings 1975-1978", 23 tracks from their two albums and singles on Kayvette label, ULTRA soulful female/male singers with help of Millie Jackson, informative notes by Tony Rounce, 2 CD set Sometimes,Caught in the act,Bitter woman,Uphill peace of mind,If you can give you can get,L-O-V-E,Did he make love to you?,We can't hide it anymore,It's only a matter of time,This ain't no time to sleep apart,Dr. Feelgood,Did he make love to you pts1 & 2, etc, (****/*****)

9920 Masterpieces of modern soul volume 2 (Kent) 24 well-chosen "modern soul goodies/rarities" includes 5 previously unissued, mainly from '70s, full of crossover, two-step and shufflers, you'll be bankrupted if you want to collect them on original form Grover Mitchell/What hurts,Johnny Watson/It's better to cry,Ty Karim/Lightin' up,The Pretenders/A broken heart cries,Betty Fikes/The fool who used to live here,Laura Lee/Your song,Mayberry Movement/I can see him loving you,The Radiations/That's theway our love is,etc. (****/*****)

9930 The Ovations featuring Louis Williams / Hooked on a feeling/ Having a party (Kent) one of my best favorite singer! reissue of their two albums on Sounds of Memphis ('72) and MGM ('73) label, full of Sam Cookish Louis' soulful vocals with full southern flavor, 29 songs, helpful linernotes Hooked on a feeling,I can't be satisfied,One in a million,So nice to be loved by you,Touching me,Having a party,Your love is like a song to me,You send me,Don't look back,I can't believe it's over,A change is gonnna come,etc. (****/*****)

9940 Miami funk vol. 3 (Henry Stone Music) 13 in-demand funk goodies from Henry Stone's Miami labels, some well known some lesser known tracks, short notes (CD-R) All The People/Cramp your style,Clarence Reid/Masterpiece,Leno Phillips/I like my birdie,Milton Wright/Keep it up,Vanessa Kendrick/90% of me is you,Wizdom/Love was really meant for me,Chocolateclay/My uncle funky,etc. (***/*****)

9950 Miami funk vol. 4 (Henry Stone Music) 14 more funk'n soul goodies from Henry Stone's various labels in Miami, more "soul" or "R&B" than previous albums in this series, some rare tracks, short notes (CD-R) The Believers/Mr. Hot Pants,Charles Johnson/Baby I cried cried cried,Clarence Reid/Till I get my share,George & Gwen McCrae/The rub,Jerry Washington/Don't waste my time,Arnold Albury & The Casuals/Funky yolk,Gwen McCrae/You are the sunshine of my life,etc. (***/*****)

9960 The best of Jimmy Hughes (Fame) the Fame sounds! 18 tracks produced by Rick Hall at legendary Fame recording studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, full of deep early soul ballads and pounding northern dancers with great backing musicians, short but interesting notes by Rick himself High heel sneakers,I want justice,I worship the ground,A shot of rhythm and blues,Steal away,I'm the loving physician,I'm qualified,Neighbor neighbor,Why not tonight,Try me,Don't lose your good thing,Too much,My loving time,etc. (****/*****)

9970 West coast deep soul giants (Li-Jan Music) 11 songs by Sonny Green and 10 songs by Jimmy Lewis, both still underated deep deep soul singer from westcoast, deep earthy and gutsy soul galore, sadly no liner notes (CD-R) Sonny Green;It's a game,People talking about me,Don't make a good boy go bad,The power of love,Jody's on the run,You better take time,Jimmy Lewis:Becvause I love you,One love,Don't leave me darling,Two women,Where is my baby,etc. (****/*****)

9980 The complete Ty Karim / Los Angels' soul goddess (Kent) relatively unknown but what's fascinating female singer! 23 songs including 10 previously unissued from Car-A-Mel, Romark, Roach, Sheridan House labels, all quality soul from northern classics, blues to modern soul dancer, detailed notes with lots of label scans or pictures Lighten up baby,Help me get that feeling back again,I ain't lying,Take it easy baby,Don't make me do wrong,Keep on doin' whatcha' doin',Natural do(Wer your natural baby),After your love has gone,If I can't stop you,It takes money,etc. (****/*****)

9990 Rare Boston soul volume 1 (Dynamic) very interesting album, 20 "soul group goodies/rarities" from Boston area, well-selected, full of sweet'n romantic slowies, emotional ballads and '70s dancers, no notes but "must" for any　serious soul collectors Endeavors/Shattered dreams,Indigos/Magic,Turnpikes/Nothing but promised,Exoptics/My life's desire pt1 & 2,,Ambitions/When the fuel runs out,Billy Thopson/Kiss tomorrow goodbye,Frank Lynch/Young girl,Hypnotics/Music to make love to,Sinclarys/You came along,etc. (****/*****)

1000 Hood dreams vol. 7 (FTR) compilation of 20 obscure "sweet'n harmony" ballads from various labels, mainly from '60s, some doo-wappish, try if you love sentimental or romantic group or group-style slowies, no liner notes Bobby McClure/Never let you set away,Marvin L. Sims/What can I do,Duke Turner/Give me some sugar baby,Chekkers/Only one,Carl Henderson/Sharing you, Voices/Forever is a long time,Persians/Don't let me down,Pat Johnson/Love brought you here,Willie and Anthony/One hand,etc. (***/*****)