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 Apr 2017
The Variations Featuring Samaki Bennett – 1975 – A Woman’s Blues
A Tribute to Lee Variety – Samaki Bennett and Amour Label By Mike Callahan, Patrice Eyries, David Edwards and Randy Watts Amour was an Oakland-based label that was owned and run by Lee Variety. Before he moved to Oakland in the early 1970s, Variety had grown up...
30 Nov 2016
Jackie Wilson – 1973 – Beautiful Day
The Jackie Wilson style soars into the 70s – in a mode that’s definitely different than Wilson’s Brunswick work of a decade before – but which also show’s a really bold evolution in style! Jackie’s in the higher end of his range here – and...
28 Jun 2016
Mighty Pope – 1977 – The Mighty Pope
Heavily involved in the soul/funk/reggae scene in Toronto since arriving from Jamaica in 1965, the Mighty Pope (fantastic name) reinvented himself just a little bit to catch onto the disco craze. The album largely manages to avoid the sappy ballad (a cover of Many Rivers...
22 Mar 2016
Adam Wade – 1977 – Adam Wade
American singer, actor and drummer Adam Wade began to pursue a recording career in 1959 while working as a lab assistant with Dr. Jonas Salk on the polio research team. He scored his first major hit with “Ruby” in early 1960, with a vocal style...
05 Feb 2016
The Tempests - 1968 – Would You Believe!
A highly sought-after classic ’60s Soul album. The ten piece band from North Carolina were a massive draw on the live circuit and were major players in expounding the Carolina Beach scene. This, their one and only album, was originally issued in 1968 by Smash...
21 Oct 2015
Jeffree – 1979 – Jeffree
Smooth and sweet soul from Jeffree – an unsung 70s vocalist with a really great approach! Jeffree, aka Jeff Perry, is the brother of Greg Perry – and works in a similar style to his more famous brother – warmly grooving soul with a fluid,...
10 Aug 2015
Creative Source – 1973 – Creative Source
The massive first album from Creative Source – a really unique group who really helped push the ensemble vocal mode forward in the 70s! The mixed male/female lineup recalls similar groups of the late 60s – but Creative Source also have a deeper, hipper style...
03 Aug 2015
The Stairsteps -1970 – Step By Step By Step
Although this set was issued by Buddah in 1970, it’s a great set featuring some of the earliest work that the Five Stairsteps recorded for Curtis Mayfield’s Windy C label during the late 60s, under his production talents as well! We love all of the...
07 May 2015
The Unifics – 1968 – Sittin’ In At The Court Of Love
Rip and research by Mr.Moo The one and only album by The Unifics – and a beautiful precursor to the solid group sounds of the east coast early 70s. The group’s got some wonderful harmonies – still raw, but showing the strength of smooth production...
15 Mar 2015
Dorothy Moore – 1976 – Misty Blue
A pivotal moment in the development of southern soul – as the album was one of the first really big hits to come out of the growing Malaco scene in Jackson, Mississippi. The style of the record is a mix of older female southern soul...
22 Oct 2014
The Politicians Featuring McKinley Jackson 1972
Jackson was a long standing member of Motown’s sessions band, playing trombone on dozens (if not hundreds) of Holland-Dozier-Holland recording sessions for the label. That would certainly explain how Jackson and company ended up releasing one of the first album’s on the trio’s post-Motown Hot...
