Thursday, June 30, 2016

*New* This Love Is For Real: The Sweet Soul Of Chicago 1968-1981


Wow, this one is full of sweet soul harmony all the way through! Looking over the track list one would have thought a homeboy out in one of California's L.A. or S.J. barrios put this compilation together. The packaging has its liner notes but besides the label name (Interstate Records) there is no information as to who put this CD out or their location. I will surely be keep an eye out for any other releases from them. The songs are all well known within collector circles. Sound quality is excellent and nearly every songs is a gem. This is also  the newly released LP version and both are hard to come by. Make sure you make this one a part of your soul music collection. A few years ago this would have been a 10 hands down but since nearly all tracks have been used on other compilations (given not always with this sound quality) I have to kick the rating down a couple numbers.
8 out of 10

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