20 Jul 2020
The Spinners – 1970 – 2nd Time Around

This 1970 release from The Spinners was their last for Motown after a five year absence from the charts. Originally released on the Motown imprint V.I.P (largely a sub label to the more commercially popular Motown imprint’s Tamla and Gordy) among the original 12 tracks...
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12 Sep 2021
Spinners ‎- 1974 – Mighty Love

1974’s Mighty Love album again shows the Spinners on right track with Thom Bell, Linda Creed and Bruce Hawes along with the smooth harmony, and Bobbie Smith and Philippe Soul Wynne’s leads. The sound is very well polished. “Ain’t No Price On Happiness” is a...
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06 Dec 2023
Phyllis Hyman – 1983 – Goddess Of Love

When Phyllis Hyman signed with Buddah Records, each party had the mutual understanding—and goal—to work together in getting her music into the marketplace. Phyllis Hyman (1977) got the ball rolling and though its commercial receipts were limited, her eponymous debut established Hyman as a promising...
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27 Nov 2023
Revelation – 1975 – Revelation

Great stuff from Revelation, one of those “second generation” east coast harmony groups of the 70s, who emerged after the big early 70s wave of hit harmonists, with a style that was equally polished, and perhaps more sophisticated, if less chart-wise than their earlier brethren....
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06 Sep 2023
Al Johnson – 1980 – Back For More

Solid 80’s two step effort brought to us by the smooth vocal cords of Mr Johnson. This is a Norman Conners production and bears the hallmarks of his work from this era. While there is a good deal of overproduction in soul from this time...
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12 Jul 2023
Impact – 1976 – Impact

Plenty of Impact from this great Philly group – a soaring quartet who harmonize with some great Bobby Eli arrangements – at a level that shines as strongly as the best 70s work by Blue Magic or The Spinners! Impact never broke the big time...
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09 Feb 2022
Philippé Wynne – 1977 – Starting All Over

Detroit vocalist Philippe Wynne began as a gospel singer before attaining superstardom as the lead vocalist for the Spinners in the early ’70s. His silky, yet poignant and extremely soulful leads made the Spinners as exciting and consistently successful as any ensemble during the decade. Wynne had previously sung with Bootsy Collins’ group the...
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