07 Oct 2019
Laura Lee – 1972 – Love More Than Pride
After Etta James’ highly successful trip down South, Chess Records decided to send another one of its finest female soul vocalists to Muscle Shoals. Laura Lee possessed some huge pipes, perfectly suited for the raw soul & roll that was dominating the scene in the...
23 Apr 2008
Laura Lee – 1971 – Women’s Love Rights
Another rare lost gem. Her voice is raspy & soulful, and she can get a song across. Listen to such singles as: Women’s Love Rights, Since I Fell For You, Love & Liberty Tracks 1. Women’s Love Rights 2. Wedlock Is a Padlock 3. I...
13 Feb 2020
The Glass House – 1972 – Thanks I Needed That
The sublime second album from The Glass House, even rarer than the group’s first, and an overlooked gem in the Holland-Dozier-Holland treasure box of the early 70s! There’s a sweetness here that you don’t always find on other H-D-H projects – a touch of harmony...
24 Jan 2020
Honey Cone – 1970 – Take Me With You
1970 debut album from the all female vocal trio, best known for their Billboard number 1 smash hit Want Ads. Honey Cone were the first signing to Hot Wax Records, created after the prolific Holland Dozier Holland team left Motown records. Features the first single While You’re...
19 Feb 2019
Honey Cone – 1971 – Sweet Replies
The second album by Honey Cone and the one that really broke them out of the box! The record’s got a groove that gets going right from the start, a sense of upbeat, soulful energy that really shows why the Honey Cone approach was so...
26 Jul 2017
Various Artists Can You Dig It? The ’70s Soul Experience (CD 1,2,3)
Like other super-ambitious genre overviews on Rhino, this six-CD box set is documenting a style so large and diverse that the track selection is not going to completely satisfy everybody, even with 136 songs. There are many good things to say about this release, though....
24 Apr 2017
Holland Dozier Holland – The Complete 45s Collection: Invictus/Hot Wax/Music Merchant 1969-1977
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in 100 Proof Aged In Soul, Freda Payne, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Honey Cone, The Chairmen Of The Board
The legacy of Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland is filled with some of the most popular songs ever written: “Stop! In the Name of Love”, “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)”, “Baby, I Need Your Loving”, “You Can’t Hurry Love”,...
15 Jan 2010
Satisfaction Unlimited – 1972 – Think Of The Children
This is one of the rarer releases on the Hot Wax label helmed by Brian and Eddie Holland and Lamont Dozier. Satisfaction Unlimited‘s solitary album is yet another signature in the book of lost opportunities. But if I could only be remembered for one LP,...
06 Aug 2008
Jackie Moore – 1973 – Sweet Charlie Babe
A classic set of 70s crossover deep soul recorded in the mode of similar work by Betty Wright or Laura Lee, and done with a similar mix of raw southern vocals and tighter production! About half the work was handled by the team of Dave...
11 May 2008
The Chairmen Of The Board – 1970 – The Chairmen Of The Board
One of the most accomplished soul acts to emerge from Detroit in the early ‘70s, Chairmen Of The Board helped to put Invictus Records on the map with a series of pop and funky R&B hits on both sides of the Atlantic. Suprisingly good rockin’...
24 Apr 2008
V.A. – Soul Diva Sessions
Classic 60’s & 70’s Ladies Soul with attitude Comprising 30 tracks spread across 2 CDs, “Soul Diva Sessions” features an imaginative blend of familiar and obscure female voices. From soul music’s Premier League you’ll discover cuts by legendary figures like Aretha, Nina Simone, a...
23 Apr 2008
Tommie Young – 1973 – Do You Still Feel The Same Way
Another lost gem of 70’s soul. If you found Soul Children great, this one will blow your mind! Excellent work from this oft-overlooked southern soul singer! Tommie’s got deep deep style that’ll knock you flat if you dig southern soul or hard soul, especially the...
