Benitez And Nebula

"I'm So Sad" to me was by far the best track on this CD. My ears are tuned for ballads only. "Hey Girl" has a fast start and end but is real sweet in between.
4 out of 10

Harvey Averne

As with the Joe Cuba release you will find a few nice ballads in this package. Highlights include "My Dream", "Come Back Baby", and "Accept Me".
5 out of 10

Joe Cuba

Upbeat English and Spanish tracks with a sprinkle of fine ballads. Highlights include "A Thousand Ways", "I'm Insane", "To Be With You" and "This Is Love".
5 out of 10

60's Gold

A decent release featuring a few nice slow tracks mixed in with the more upbeat tunes. Highlights are "My Dream" by Harvey Averne, "Make It With You" by Ralfi Pagan and "To Be With You" by Jimmy Sabater.
4 out of 10

*** NEW *** Eccentric Soul: The Dynamic Label

Texas soul at its finest! A big thumbs up to the people at the Numero Group for bringing these gems to light. Go out and get yourself a copy, show your support and help keep the Eccentric Soul series going. Killer tracks by The Commands, Doc And Sal and Little Jr. Jesse And The Tear Drops with excellent sound quality and plenty of liner notes with photos. A must for your soul music collection.

10 out of 10.

*** NEW *** Gangsters Dedications Vol. 5

Another outstanding addition to this series. The sound quality is overall well above average for tracks from rare vinyl. Some repeats but with superior sound quality. Many highlights, my top picks are Living Funk "Fools Love", Living Us "Understand", Van Jones "Time Has Made A New Man Of Me", Soul Suspension "What Am I To Do", The Intensions "Baby Baby Release Me" and Shirley Lake "True Love". An absolute must for your collection.
10 out of 10

*** NEW *** Gangster Soul Girlz Harmony Vol. 4

The next installment of Gangster Soul Girlz Harmony is here and it contains some true killer sweet soul cuts. Highlights include The Hollywood Jills "Don't Try To Fake It", The Diamondettes "Don't Be Surprised", Bonnie And Lee "I Need Ya", Gloria Fowler And The Entros "Train Of Love", Judy McDonald And The Mellowettes "Thanks To You" and a few others. A must for the collection! The sound quality varies.
10 out of 10.

*** NEW *** Psycho Soul

 

A good batch of tracks compiled on three CD's and for a decent price. Many of the good tracks are repeats which for me makes it a bit more expensive pick up plus the few tracks I did not recognize turned out to be weak. The track by Band Of Bees sounds great but is far from really being an oldie as it was released in 2005 by this British group.
Nice tracks by Ahead Of Our Time, Charisma, Family Connection, The Three Strangers, Starborn, Top Shelf, The Fillmotions, Smoke Sugar Company, Step By Step, Third Flight and a many others. Sound quality does vary. A recommended addition to your collection.
8 out of 10

Minnie Riperton

"Lonely Girl" recorded as Andrea Davis and "Happy New Love" recorded when she was part of The Gems, to me made this CD worth while. I really did not care much for the rest of the material. I find it hard to talk myself into picking up any other release by Minnie Riperton. Sorry but "Lovin' You" is just annoying to me. Pick this one up, you can find for a good price online.
4 out of 10

Chicago Twin Time

A few nice slow jams included in this collection. They are "Without You" by The Ultimations, "What Is Love" by Josephine Taylor, "Sad Feeling" by Cicero Blake and "Please Change Your Mind" by The Five Du-Tones.
3 out of 10