New York Port Authority

"Home On A Rainy Day" is a solid jam well worth the pick up. Only other notable track is "Guess I'm Gonna Cry".
4 out of 10

Carl "Sherlock" Holmes

"Think It Over" made this a must have for me. Hit the skip button through the rest.
3 out of 10

Ginji James

"You Hurt Me For The Last Time" and "Until You Return" are the gems on this release.
5 out of 10

Innervision

The standout here is "I Just Want To Love You". The rest is upbeat. If you are a northern soul fan this might be a treasure for you.
3 out of 10

Brunswick Singles Collection - Soul Groups

A few nice soul jams in this release. Nothing out of the ordinary for the season collector but worth picking up for the excellent sound quality. Highlights include "I'm Gonna Stay" and "Until You Came Along" by The Visitors, "I'll Take You Just As You Come" by The Nialations and "Fall In Love" by The Complaments.
5 out of 10

The Notations

Some years back this CD would have been a dream come true. Now we have pretty much seen all their slow jams on the many rare soul oldies compilations out there. None the less this is a must have for any serious collector. With the exception of the last track the sound quality is solid and you get good liner notes to help us gain a little insight on the group. Highlights include the classic "I'm Still Here", "What More Can I Say", "At The Crossroads", "Leading Lady"..........just go pick up your copy. The Numero Group gives us the real thing here! This is far better than the "Very Best Of"  compilation out there, no comparison on sound quality.
8 out of 10

Switch

"Love Over And Over Again" is my choice for standout here.
3 out of 10

The Persuaders

I reviewed their two disc release some time back but given the poor sound quality in some of that material I have to post and recommend this import over the other. The title track is their strongest ballad by far. Others worth noting are "Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out"), "Let's Get Down Together" and 'Can't Go No Further And Do No Better".
5 out of 10

The Chosen Few

The main jam here is "I Can't Take No Chances". Another decent track worth mentioning is "Something's Bad".
4 out of 10

The Manhattans

I have picked up a few more CD's on the Manhattans since by original post. These guys got down on mellow ballads. Highlights include "The Picture Became Quite Clear", "If My Heart Could Speak", "It's Gonna Take A Lot To Bring Me Back", "It's The Only Way", "One Life To Live", nothing really unknown to the collector.
5 out of 10