The Detroit Girl Groups

Two killer tracks, "I Cried A Tear Over You" by Ruby And Her Swinging Rocks and "Love Me Now" by The Clevers made this a must have for me. Sound quality varies.

6 out of 10

The Complete Tri-Phi Records Singles

The compilation has some very good material by Detroit area artists that is not readily available or over used on other compilations. Highlights include "She Loves Me" by Harvey And Group (The Spinners), "That's What Girls Are Made For", "Love (I'm So Glad) I Found You" by The Spinners, "Stay With Me" by The Challengers III, "Going Away" by Shorty Long, "Stop What You're Saying" and a beauty in "Do You See My Love For You Growing" by Johnny And Jack. Very good sound quality, recommended.

6 out of 10

The Complete Harvey Records Singles

Highlights on this one include "I Thought", "Been A Long Time" and "My Love" by The Quails and "Will I Do" by Harvey & Ann. Instrumentals by Jr. Walker And The All Stars also make for good listening.

5 out of 10

Super 60s soul

I picked this one up for the Debbie Dean track "A New Girl" and "The Vells "There He Is (At My Door)". The rest is pretty standard Motown, Mary Wells, The Miracles, The Downbeats, etc. Sound quality is good, lots of tracks and available for a low price.

4 out of 10

The Five Dollars

"You Fool" and "That's The Way It Goes" are the two nice tracks featured in this early Detroit R&B release. Unless you dig bluesy, early R&B you can just skip this one.

3 out of 10

The Sophomores Meet The Sultans

First time I listened to "Each Time I Hold You" it sounded nice enough to pick up this CD. Unfortunately the rest of the material is early R&B and I really could not get into it.

1 out of 10

The Sentimentals Meet The Lucky Charms

Early R&B sounds that most will not appreciate. Highlights include "Wedding Bells" and "I'm A Fool Always" by The Sentimentals and "Potential So And So" by The Lucky Charms. Leave this one for the really hardcore doo wop fans.

3 out of 10

Ronnie I's Lost Tapes

All re-sung material of some classic east coast doo wops. The sounds are good but I still prefer the original versions.

3 out of 10

Philly Soul Girls

The title should have read Philly Pop Girls. The music here had a wider target than the soul fans. Nothing really that I can point out as a highlight.

1 out of 10

The Emotions

A couple of OK tracks in "Echo" and "L-O-V-E". Nothing to get the lowrider crowd excited about but might be a different story back east. Sound quality varies.

2 out of 12