Saturday, July 18, 2015

The Soul Of Wisconsin






Highlights include "On A Little Island" by The Enchanters, "Beware Beware" and "Borrow Till Morning", by The Compliments, "I Made A Change" and "I'll Take A Chance On You" by The The Inspirations and "Forever" by The Mar-J's. I have yet to pick up the fourth volume but after volume 3 yielded little to no nice material, I am in no hurry to pick up. Sound quality varies.
3 out of 10

Girls Of Golden World




This was a mistake, all upbeat. 1 out of 10

Dale And Grace




Besides their big hit "I'm Leaving It Up To You" other notable tracks are "Stop And Think It Over", "Our Teenage Love" and "What's Happening To Me". These are ballads that lean more on the pop side rather than R&B. If only soul is your thing skip this one. Sound quality varies.
4 out of 10

Confidential Doo Wop













If you do not mind all the pop and upbeat material this 10 volume compilation brings to light some truly rare Doo Wop ballads. Highlights include "Darling I'll Be True" by The Interludes, "Park Your Love" by The Five Notes, "How Long Will It Last" by The Kingpins, "It's Been So Long" by The Leaping Flames, "This My Love" by the Neptunes, "Five Minutes More" by The Covinas, "Darling Of Mine" by The Downbeats, "What Do I Mean To You", by Rosemary And The Rosebuds, "I'm Going To Cry" by The Corvetts, "Crack Up Laughing" by The O'Jays, "Dear Someone" by The Rock-A-Fellas and "I'm Coming Home" by The De-Lights. Sound quality varies.
4 out of 10

Herb Abramson's Festival Of Groups




Single highlight here, "Dreaming" by The Universals.
1 out of 10

The Vinny Catalano Story






Hit the skip button many times through this compilation to get to the few nice cuts. Highlights are "A Million And One Dreams" by The Bel-Larks, "Gift Of Love" by The Van Dykes and "Your Name And Mine" by The Acorns. Sound quality varies.
3 out of 10

Little Joe Cook




Version #2 of "Please Don't Go" drove this purchase for me. Other notable tracks include "This I Know" and "I'm A Fool".
4 out of 10

Doo Wop Across America, Good News




Early R&B sounds out of New Orleans. For me there were only two tracks worth it here, "So Long, My Darling" and "My Dream My Love" by the Barons. Definitely one for the hardcore early R&B fan.
2 out of 10

The Imaginations Meet The Charades




A few nice Doo Wop ballads in this release. "Hey You" and "Never Let You Go" by The Imaginations along with "Treasure of Love" and "Open Up Your Heart" by The Charades.
4 out of 10

The Skyliners


The classic "Since I Don't Have You" followed by "This I Swear" are the highlights on this release.
3 out of 10