The Whispers

Here is one of those super soul groups that pumped out hits for decades. Long favorites in the barrios of the west coast, in particular for their early material on the Dore Records label. Highlights include "As I Sit Here", "Never Again", "Storybook Of Love", I Was Born When You Kissed Me", "Great Day", "Singer Of Songs", "What Will I Do", "Needle In A Hay Stack", "The Time Will Come" and "I Only Meant To Wet My Feet". No soul collection is complete without some material by The Whispers.

6 out of 10

The Thompsons

If you dig The Soul Generation then I recommend this pick up. "Seems Like I've Known You", "I'll Always Love You" and "Love In Her Eyes" are my top picks. Solid sound quality.
5 out of 10

Q-Vo Oldies

Killer material when it first came out. Well known soul ballads by The Si-Berians,  The Admirations, The Dontells, The Specials, The Notations and many others. Sound quality varies.
6 out of 10

Philly Soul

Lost and forgotten soul rarities from Philly included in these two follow up volumes. Highlights include "Love Me" by Clarence Williams, "We Know" by The Ballads, "Imitation Of Life" by Music Machine, "Large Gap Between" by New Horizons and "Good Man Go Bad" by Fun & Funk Family. Sound quality varies a bit but material is pretty rare.
6 out of 10

Pittsburgh's Greatest Hits

First volume kicks off the compilation with tracks that were popular in the Pittsburgh area then follow up volumes shift the focus to local area artists. Volume 1 counts with nice ballads by The Vows, The Romancers, The Empires, Jimmie & Wayne, The Royal Jesters and Donald Jenkins . The rest of the volumes have nice ballads by artist such as The Contrails, The Del-Vikings, The Buckeyes, The Chaps, The Stereos, The Electrons, The La-Rells, The El Venos, The Exciting Avantis, The Rhythm Rascals, The Marcels, The Twilighters, The Del Pris, Chuck Corby & The Entrees, George Goodman & His Headliners, The Sharades, The Enchantments, Johnny & Jack, Walt, Percy & The Tracers and Harold & The Casuals. As with other out of print CD's on the Itzy label these are getting a bit expense. Solid sound quality. If you don't mind lots of pop tracks this will be a good addition to your Doo Wop library.
5 out of 10