Lil Ray Jimenez

Simply a must have for any fan of the East L.A. sound. Highlights include "Leave Her Alone", "There Is Something On Your Mind" and "My Rainbow". Sound quality varies.
5 out of 10.

The Underground Oldies Bible

I was surprised when I picked up this set and went to play it. It is one big mess! I had heard complaints about people not being able to open some of the MP3 files but I did not have any issues.You get a big box with one disc containing all repeats, sound quality is poor, sound leveling was not used. Even though the label and CD were professionally printed, to me the contents appear to have been slapped together by an amateur in a hurry. Below is the track list. No way I can recommend this to anyone even if it had a thousand tracks, save your money.
1 out of 10.

Title	Artist
Those Three Words	Aaron Neville
Somewhere Not Here	Alpha
I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down	Ann Peebles
This Is The Thanks I Get	Barbara Lynn
Troubled Child	Barbara Mason
Midnight And You	Barry White
I'm Still Waiting	Bob Marley
Searching For My Love	Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces
I Want love	Brenton Wood
Where Will I Go	Brief Encounter
I'm A Loser	Brighter Side Of Darkness
I Stand Alone	Calif. Malibus
Man From The Sky	Carlos Wright
Give Me Your Love	Curtis Mayfield
Oh Honey	Delegation
What Can I Do	Derrick Harriot
Your Heart Belongs To Me	Diana Ross & The Supremes
Peek-A-Boo	Disciples Of Soul
The Answer Came Too Late	Don Julian & The Larks
Tell Me So	Donnie Elbert
This Can't Be True	Eddie Holman
Let Try Making Love	Elements Of Love
I'd Rather go Blind	Etta James
Wait Till I Find Her	Fabulous Flirtations
Peaceful Journey	Fat Larry's Band
Image Of A Star	Francisco Aguabella
Bring It Home To Daddy	Fred & The Restless Hearts
Stop Doubting My Love	Freedom Machine
Look The Other Way	Ghost & The Sick Souls
90% Of Me Is You	Gwen McCrae
You Know How To make Me Feel So Good	Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
I Do Love My Lady	Haze
Wonderful To Be Loved	Ice Cold Love
Sheer Magic	Ice Cold Love
Oh Love	Iron Knowledge
She Calls Me Baby	J. Kelly & The Premiers
Doggin' Around	Jackie Wilson
So Long	James Brown
Here I Go Again	Jean Plumm
When I Say Goodbye	Jerry & Wila
No Particular one	Jesse Boone & The Astros
I Can't Speak	Jimmy Bo Horne
The Prayer	Joe Bataan
That's All Over Baby	Jones Brothers
I Gotta Change My Ways	Julius Thomas
Take Care	June Conquest
Cleo's Mood	Junior Walker & The All Stars
Little Girl	Lee Washington
Lost Love	Lee Williams & The Cymbals
If I Love You	Little Anthony & The Imperials
My Little Girl	Little Tony & The Hawks
Since I've Fallen In Love	Lou D. Washington & The Professionals
Very Special Love	Marvin Gaye
All Night Love	Mary Jane Girls
Ever Lovin' Boy	Mary Wells
Lovely Little Lassie	Master of Soul
Oh No, Not My Baby	Maxine Brown
The Town I Live In	McKinley Mitchell
I'M A Lonely Soldier	Mike Williams
All Your Goodies Are Gone	Parliament
18 With A Bullet	Pete Wingfield
You Need A Love	Players & Premiers
Bound	Ponderosa Twins + 1
Come Baby	Ralfi Pagan
Hey Boy	Ruby Andrews
For Your Love	Sam & Bill
Holly	Smokey Robinson
This Must Be Love	Solid Solution
Time After Time	Step By Step
Should I Take You Home	Sunny & The Sunliners
Could It Be I'm Falling In Love	Syl Johnson
Strangers In Dark Corners	Tavares
Come Go With Me	Teddy Pendergrass
My Hero	The Avons
Night Cruizin'	The Bar-Kays
Desperate For Your Affection	The Ceasars
No Friends At All	The Chapells
As Long As I've Got You	The Charmels
He Don't Really Love You	The Delfonics
It's My Time	The Drew Vels
These Are The Things	The Emulations
That's The Way Love Goes	The Ethics
Mountain Of Love	The Five Du-Tones
Danger! She's A Stranger	The Five Stairsteps
Still Water	The Four Tops
Your Search Is Over	The Group From Queens
Big Boy	The Jackson 5
To Love Someone	The Kaldirons
Pretending Dear	The Lovells
Gone! The Promises Of Yesterday	The Mad Lads
Pretty One	The Masters
I've Got To Keep Loving You	The Moments
Hung Up On Your Love	The Montclairs
That's The Kind Of Love	The Mystics
Sipping A Cup Of Coffee	The Ordells
That's All Over	The Pentagons
Girl You Better Hurry	The Perfections
Crying Won't Stop The Hurt	The Si-Berians
I'll Be Alright	The Strangers
All Good Things Must End	The Topics
Most Of The Pretty Young Girls	The Upfronts
Somebody Please	The Vanguards
In Love In Vain	The Voice Masters
I Can't Hurt You Back	The Young Mods
Love, Love, Love	Third Flight
Oh How I Wish She Were Mine	Timothy Wilson
I've Got To Love Somebody	Tommy Tate
Morning Sunrise	Weldon Irvine
Blood Is Thicker Than Water	William De Vaughn
Be Thankful For What You Got	William De Vaughn
L.A. Night	Yasuko Agawa
4 Rap Tracks
1 Reggae track
1 Salsa track

Look Back & Smile

A few rare tracks by the Train Robbers, The Fuller Bros., Lee Williams & The Cymbals and The Soul Sensations. The rest are well know standard slow jams. Very good sound quality.

7 out of 10

Boulevard Nights

Another compilation here with the "Boulevard Nights" title. All repeats but we worn that "Who Has The Last Laugh Now" by Bloodstone is the the re-sung not original version.
5 out of 10

Slow Jamz From Back In Da Day

I had previously posted another compilation with the same name and from the same label. This one has a few different tracks such as "I Destroyed Your Love" by Terry Huff & Special Delivery, "Love Jones" by Brighter Side Of Darkness and "Wish I Could Talk To You" by The Sylvers. This one will make a nice addition to your collection.
8 out of 10

Mind & Matter

Numero Groups keeps amazing me with their work uncovering rare soul harmony jams. "Now That I Don't Have You" is a killer sweet soul jam. Other tracks of interest are "Virgin Lady" and "I Don't Know Why (I Love You Like I Do)". Top notch sound quality and liner notes as always from the Numero Group. A recommended addition to your collection.
7 out of 10

Herb Johnson

Nice work here by the folks at Philly Archives bringing to light this obscure artist. Includes a good batch of liner notes but sound quality does vary. Highlights include "Tell Me So", "Where Are You" and "Guilty".
5 out of 10

Doctor Good Soul

Only a few nice slow jams here. "Give It Up" by Top Shelf, "Stay Together Young Lovers" by Ben Aiken and "He Don't Really Love You" by The Delfonics. The rest were too bluesy or upbeat for my taste.
4 out of 10

Northern Soul Of Revue

I hit and miss on some compilations and this was one of the misses. I was hoping to get a good recording of Lens Woods' "I'm In Love" but that was the track with the poorest sound quality here. Skip this one if you are looking for sweet soul.
1 out of 10

Old Skoolin'

I picked this one some years back hoping the sound quality on "Somebody Please" would have been better that was was out. No such luck. Besides that track and "Me And You" by Brenton Wood nothing else gained much of my attention. You will not miss much passing up on this one and the two good tracks are available in many other compilations.
1 out of 10.

The Music Merchant Story

I hit the skip button more times that I would have hoped for on this compilation. Highlights include "I Don't See You In My Eyes Anymore" by Brotherly Love and the couple of Smith Brother's tracks. Good sound quality and plenty of liner notes.
4 out of 10.

Cruizin' To Motown

Standard, over played tracks make up this two volume compilation. good for the new collectors of those casual oldie fans.
4 out of 10

Slow Grind

A batch of slow jams from the 70's and 80's. Highlights include "Friends By Day (Lovers By Night)" and "I'll Erase Away Your Pain" by The Whatnauts plus standard tracks by The Delfonics, The Stylistics, The Moments, Linda Jones and The Chi-Lites. If you like kiddie soul there is Spoon Bread with their take on "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" and The 21st Century with "Child".
6 out of 10

Deep Soul

A mix of sweet soul and deep soul with many common favorites. Highlights include "Let's Do It Again" by The Staple Singers, "Body And Soul" by The Soul Generation, "Look Over Your Shoulder" by The Escorts, "Check It Out" by Tavares and a few others we all know well. If you are on a budget this collection can be found for bargain prices online. Sound quality is good and includes liner notes to give us a bit of history behind the tunes.
6 out of 10

Solid Soul

Lots of volumes with songs that I skipped through after only a few seconds of play time. Volume 4 by far contains the best selection of slow jams. Highlights include "She Broke His Heart", by The Just Brothers, "Candy" by The Jive Five, "Stay Together Young Lovers" by Ben Aiken, "It Won't Hurt" by The Gentlemen Four, "Can't Get Over Losing You" by Donnie Elbert, "It Hurts So Good" by Katie Love & The Four Shades Of Black, "Ooh I Love You" by The Cashmeres, "If It's For Real" by Porgy & The Monarchs and "Ooh Baby Baby" by The Magnificent Seven. Excellent sound quality just wished there were more sweet soul jams in this set. 

4 out of 10