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KRIS PETERSON/SOUL RHYTHM BAND
Mama???s Little Baby (Is A Big Girl Now)/Instrumental (Capitol)
Mama???s Little Baby is a grooving Funk number with some powerful female vocals and congas just hovering ... -
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GENE CHANDLER
I Won???t Need You/No Peace No Satisfaction (Checker)
I Won???t Need You is an uplifting Soul number with some female back-ups supporting Chandler???s smooth delivery. No Peace, No ... -
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BUZZIE
Stone Soul Booster (Gordy 70)
Thanks to a recent thread on Soulstrut I found out about Buzzie. I doubt that I would have otherwise, as he was one of the lesser-known acts signed to Motown. This ... -
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MARVELETTES
In Full Bloom (Tamla 69)
In Full Bloom was released right towards the end of the Marvelettes??? career. They had some big and early hits for Motown, but then faded from the charts although ... -
New Record Reviews ThreadStarting a new record reviews thread because I changed by photobucket page and all the old jpegs are now dead. Anyways, have a mix of old and the new…
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CABLES
Baby Why/Be A Man (Studio 1)
Baby Why is a sweet, sweet Rock Steady number showing the heavy influence American Soul acts had on Jamaica. The number features a chugging rhythm and fine singing ... -
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DELFONICS
Alive & Kicking (Philly Groove 74)
By 1974 the Delfonics weren???t kicking out the hits like they were earlier in their career, mostly due to the absence of Thom Bell who played such a ... -
New Record Reviews ThreadStarting a new record reviews thread because I changed by photobucket page and all the old jpegs are now dead. Anyways, have a mix of old and the new…
Just finished up Spring Break so I had a lot of time to listen and review records. Enjoy.
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RANCE ALLEN GROUP
Ain???t No Need Of Crying/If I Could Make The World Better (Truth 74)
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JOHNNY ADAMS
I Wish It Would Rain/You???re A Lady (Atlantic 72)
I bought this 45 because of the cover of I Wish It Would Rain. The tune starts off with an original string arrangement with a female ... -
New Record Reviews ThreadStarting a new record reviews thread because I changed by photobucket page and all the old jpegs are now dead. Anyways, have a mix of old and the new…
IKETTES
Gold & New (United Artists 74)
The Ikettes were actually the second set of female backup singers for Ike & Tina Turner, replacing the Artettes. If nothing else, they had a much better name. Beginning in the early 1960s they had ... -
New Record Reviews ThreadStarting a new record reviews thread because I changed by photobucket page and all the old jpegs are now dead. Anyways, have a mix of old and the new…
IKETTES
Gold & New (United Artists 74)
The Ikettes were actually the second set of female backup singers for Ike & Tina Turner, replacing the Artettes. If nothing else, they had a much better name. Beginning in the early 1960s they had ... -
New Record Reviews ThreadStarting a new record reviews thread because I changed by photobucket page and all the old jpegs are now dead. Anyways, have a mix of old and the new…
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EDDIE KENDRICKS
Girl You Need A Change Of Mind (Part 1 & 2) (Tamla 72)
This single comes from Eddie Kendricks??? excellent album People Hold On. This might be the best song on what is an ... -
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PURPLE IMAGE
(Marching To...) A Different Drummer /Why (De-Lite)
(Marching To???) A Different Drummer and Why are nice catchy tunes with a strong Rock influence to them and strong group vocals. The ... -
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TAMI LYNN
Love Is Here And Now You???re Gone (Cotillion 72)
Love Is Here And Now You???re Gone is divided into two parts. The first side is one long brooding meditation on love that finally takes off ... -
New Record Reviews ThreadStarting a new record reviews thread because I changed by photobucket page and all the old jpegs are now dead. Anyways, have a mix of old and the new…
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TAMI LYNN
Love Is Here And Now You???re Gone (Cotillion 72)
Love Is Here And Now You???re Gone is divided into two parts. The first side is one long brooding meditation on love that finally takes off ... -
New Record Reviews ThreadStarting a new record reviews thread because I changed by photobucket page and all the old jpegs are now dead. Anyways, have a mix of old and the new…
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CALVIN ARNOLD
Funky Way/Snatchin Back (Venture)
Funky Way is a great way to start off a 45 with its guitar led groove and slow and easy vocal delivery. Snatchin Back is more of an upbeat and energetic ... -
New Record Reviews ThreadStarting a new record reviews thread because I changed by photobucket page and all the old jpegs are now dead. Anyways, have a mix of old and the new…
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KEN BOOTHE
(It???s The Way) That Nature Planned It/Sad And Lonely (Trojan 74)
(It???s The Way) That Nature Planned It is a great slice of Soul inspired Reggae with Boothe???s rich and deep vocals ... -
New Record Reviews ThreadStarting a new record reviews thread because I changed by photobucket page and all the old jpegs are now dead. Anyways, have a mix of old and the new…
A nice 4 day weekend gave me plenty of time to listen to and review records this week. Enjoy.
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SANDRA ALEXANDER
Intimate Side Of (Uni)
Sandra Alexander was a Californian piano player and ... -
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CAROLYN FRANKLIN
Chain Reaction (RCA 70)
Carolyn was Aretha???s little sister. On Chain Reaction her producers had her mostly cover Pop hits of the time. Some of those fare better than others such as ... -
New Record Reviews ThreadStarting a new record reviews thread because I changed by photobucket page and all the old jpegs are now dead. Anyways, have a mix of old and the new…
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SCOTTY/BONGO HERMAN
Skank In Bed/African Breakfast (Harry J)
Skank In Bed is a little different than your typical Jamaican DJ track. On most of those they had a DJ talking over the top of a rhythm ... -
New Record Reviews ThreadStarting a new record reviews thread because I changed by photobucket page and all the old jpegs are now dead. Anyways, have a mix of old and the new…
Went on a little vacation to celebrate the end of school and the official start of Summer break so didn't have that much time to review stuff this week. Here's what I did do. Enjoy.
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LOYCE COTTON
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New Record Reviews ThreadStarting a new record reviews thread because I changed by photobucket page and all the old jpegs are now dead. Anyways, have a mix of old and the new…
Summer vacation = lots more time to listen & review records!
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O.V. WRIGHT
Drowning On Dry Land/I???m Gonna Forget About You (Back Beat 72)
This is another strong 45 by O.V. ... -
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ASFHORD & SIMPSON
Gimme Something Real (Warner Brothers 73)
Ashford and Simpson went from hit making song writers, to Ashford???s solo singing career, to finally performing as a duet. Gimme ... -
New Record Reviews ThreadStarting a new record reviews thread because I changed by photobucket page and all the old jpegs are now dead. Anyways, have a mix of old and the new…
Mostly 45 reviewed this week. Enjoy.
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ALVIN & RICKEY
Shortnin Bread/Part II (Stang)
Alvin & Rickey were some kind of child Soul duo. Rickey is the lead and has a really high ... -
New Record Reviews ThreadStarting a new record reviews thread because I changed by photobucket page and all the old jpegs are now dead. Anyways, have a mix of old and the new…
This marks the 6 year anniversary of doing reviews. Back in 2001 Oliver/O-Dub suggested that I write reviews for what was then the Crates e-mail list. Ever since then I've been posting up reviews almost every week. Thanks to Raj for setting up the reviews ... -
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BYRON LEE AND THE DRAGONAIRES
Reggae Round The World (Dragon 73)
Bryon Lee And The Dragonaires were a longstanding Jamaican act led by their Chinese-Jamaican band leader. For most of Reggae Around The ... -
New Record Reviews ThreadStarting a new record reviews thread because I changed by photobucket page and all the old jpegs are now dead. Anyways, have a mix of old and the new…
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AL GREENE
Back Up Train/Don???t Leave Me (Hot Line Music Journal)
Listening to this 45 reminds one of the power of producers over their artists. This was Al Green???s 1st 45 released on the Hot Line ... -
New Record Reviews ThreadStarting a new record reviews thread because I changed by photobucket page and all the old jpegs are now dead. Anyways, have a mix of old and the new…
GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION
Graham Central Station (Warner Brothers 74)
Larry Graham started the Graham Central Station after he was kicked out of the Family Stone. Unfortunately he never achieved the heights he reached working with Sly. There???s ... -
New Record Reviews ThreadStarting a new record reviews thread because I changed by photobucket page and all the old jpegs are now dead. Anyways, have a mix of old and the new…
GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION
Graham Central Station (Warner Brothers 74)
Larry Graham started the Graham Central Station after he was kicked out of the Family Stone. Unfortunately he never achieved the heights he reached working with Sly. There???s ... -
New Record Reviews ThreadStarting a new record reviews thread because I changed by photobucket page and all the old jpegs are now dead. Anyways, have a mix of old and the new…
GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION
Graham Central Station (Warner Brothers 74)
Larry Graham started the Graham Central Station after he was kicked out of the Family Stone. Unfortunately he never achieved the heights he reached working with Sly. There???s ... -
New Record Reviews ThreadStarting a new record reviews thread because I changed by photobucket page and all the old jpegs are now dead. Anyways, have a mix of old and the new…
GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION
Graham Central Station (Warner Brothers 74)
Larry Graham started the Graham Central Station after he was kicked out of the Family Stone. Unfortunately he never achieved the heights he reached working with Sly. There???s ...