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| Cover | Artist | Title | Label | Catalog | Year | Cover | LP | Price |
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5th Dimension, The | The Magic Garden | Soul | SCS-92001 | 1968 | VG+ | VG+ | $9.00 |
| A little too MOR for my tastes, but it may be their creative zenith (thanks to Jimmy Webb) and gets lots of attention from psych fans. | ||||||||
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100 Proof Aged In Soul | Somebody's Been Sleeping In My Bed | Hot Wax | HA 704 | 1971 | VG+ | VG+ | $35.00 |
| Simply a lost soul classic ... Post-Motown Holland-Dozier-Holland may never have released anything else this good. | ||||||||
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100 Proof Aged In Soul | Somebody's Been Sleeping In My Bed | Hot Wax | HA 704 | 1971 | NM | NM | $40.00 |
| Second copy - still sealed !!! | ||||||||
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Acklin, Barbara | Someone Else's Arms | Brunswick | BL 754156 | 1970 | G | VG | $10.00 |
| Later and lesser know collection from the late Barbara Acklin. | ||||||||
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Adams, Johnny (RIP) | From the Heart | Rounder | 2044 | 1984 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| His debut for Rounder. Mixed effort which is simply a little too diverse for its own good. | ||||||||
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Afrique | Soul Makossa | Mainstream | MRL 394 | 1973 | VG+ | VG+ | $100.00 |
| The title track was a massive hit for this New York based studio ensemble. While nothing else on the set is quite as good, the album's still better than 90% of the competition. | ||||||||
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Atkinson, Sweet Pea | Don't Walk Away | Island/Ze | 90007-1 | 1982 | VG+ | VG+ | $7.00 |
| Was (Not Was) had a secret weapon and it was this guy !!! | ||||||||
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Average White Band | Feel the Fret | Atlantic | SD-19207 | 1979 | VG | VG | $4.50 |
| Late inning set that isn't particularly distinguished. (Cut out notch along bottom seam; gatefold sleeve; original inner sleeve.) | ||||||||
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Baby Huey (RIP) | The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend | Curtom | CS-8007 | 1970 | VG | VG | SOLD |
| Sadly he didn't even live long enough to see this album released. Shame, since it's an engaging mix of soul and rock moves. | ||||||||
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Banks, Darrell (RIP) | Here To Stay | Volt | VOS- | 1969 | VG | VG | $120.00 |
| His second and final release ... excellent posthumous release that ranks as an overlooked soul classic. | ||||||||
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Barrino Brothers, The | Livin' High Off the Goodness of Your Love | Invictus | ST-5811 | 1973 | VG+ | VG+ | $140.00 |
| Excellent North Carolina-based quartet on Holland-Dozier-Holland's label. Their niece Fantasia Barrino went on to win the fourth (?) year of American Idol. | ||||||||
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Bell, Archie (and the Drells) | I Could Dance All Night | TSOP | JZ-33844 | 1975 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| Their first album in six years and a nice return to form. | ||||||||
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Black Ivory | Baby, Won't You Change Your Mind | Today | TLP 1008 | 1972 | VG | VG | $35.00 |
| Excellent Harlem-based soul trio. See detailed review for more comments. | ||||||||
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Booker T. & the MGs | In the Christmas Spirit | Stax | 713 | 1966 | VG | VG | SOLD |
| Memphisized set of traditional Christmas music ... (Mono pressing; minor edge wear along bottom seam; DJ stamp on inner label) | ||||||||
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Booker T. & the MGs | Hip Hug-Her | Stax | S 717 | 1967 | VG+ | VG+ | $15.00 |
| Their best album ??? | ||||||||
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Booker T. & the MGs | Hip Hug-Her | Stax | S 717 | 1967 | VG+ | VG+ | $15.00 |
| Second copy ... | ||||||||
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Booker T. & the MGs | Doin' Our Thing | Stax | S 724 | 1968 | VG+ | VG+ | $15.00 |
| Not one of their best efforts. | ||||||||
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Booker T. & the MGs | The Booker T. Set | Stax | STS-2009 | 1969 | VG | VG | $8.00 |
| Memphisized popular pop and soul hits ... | ||||||||
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Booker T. & the MGs | Booker T. & the MGS Greatest Hits | Stax | STS-2033 | 1970 | VG | VG | $6.00 |
| Good place to start if your a modest fan or simply curious to see what all the excitement was about. | ||||||||
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Booker T. & the MGs | Universal Love | Asylum | 7E-1093 | 1977 | VG | VG | $9.00 |
| Al Jackson is gone, but the survivors (with Willie Hall handling drums) acquit themselves with dignity and grace. | ||||||||
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Booker T. & the MGs | Universal Love | Asylum | 7E-1093 | 1977 | VG | VG | $9.00 |
| Second copy ... | ||||||||
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Brother To Brother | In the Bottle | Turbo | TU-7103 | 1974 | VG | VG | $60.00 |
| Excellent obscure mid-1970s St. Louis outfit ... top-10 R&B hit with the title track. | ||||||||
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Brother To Brother | Let Your Mind Be Free | Turbo | TU-7105 | 1975 | VG | VG | $20.00 |
| Not quite as good as the previous set. | ||||||||
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Brown, James | Papa's Got a Brand New Bag | King | 936 | 1965 | VG | VG | $25.00 |
| Well, the title track went # 1 R&B and top-10 pop ... the rest of it is pretty throwaway. | ||||||||
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Brown, James | Cold Sweat | King | 1020 | 1967 | VG+ | VG+ | $30.00 |
| Well, the title track went # 1 R&B and top-10 pop ... it's easily the highpoint on this set. | ||||||||
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Brown, James | ISay iT Lod - I'm Black and I'm Proud | King | 5-1047 | 1969 | VG+ | VG+ | $30.00 |
| Killer title track and a couple of other nice ones ... Original gatefold sleeve. | ||||||||
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Burke, Solomon | We're Almost Home | MGM | SE-4830 | 1972 | NM | NM | $25.00 |
| Criminally overlooked second LP for MGM. You can't even find it listed in most discographies ... | ||||||||
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Cameron, G.C. | You're What's Missing In My Life | Motown | M6-880S1 | 1971 | VG | VG | $20.00 |
| Third solo release from the ex-Spinners lead man ... | ||||||||
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Carter, Clarence | Hooked On Love | Ichiban | ICH-1016 | 1990 | VG+ | VG+ | $9.00 |
| Couple of great numbers on this one ... 'Grandpa Can't Fly His Kite' and 'I Feel It'. | ||||||||
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Cash, Alvin (RIP) | Twine Time | Mar-V-Lus | MLP 1827 | 1966 | VG+ | VG+ | $90.00 |
| Classic slice of Chicago soul (okay Cash was originally from St. Louis). | ||||||||
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Cash, Alvin (RIP) | Twine Time | Mar-V-Lus | MLP 1827 | 1966 | VG+ | VG+ | $90.00 |
| Second copy. | ||||||||
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Chandler, Gene | Get Down | 20th Century Fox | T-576 | 1976 | VG | VG | $8.00 |
| The title track's the best thing here ... | ||||||||
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Choice Four, The | The Choice Four | RCA | APL1-0913 | 1975 | VG | VG | $15.00 |
| Excellent set of classic mid-70s group soul. See my detailed review. | ||||||||
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Clayton, Merry (RIP) | Keep Your Eye On the Sparrow | Ode | 77030 | 1975 | VG | VG | $18.00 |
| Surprisingly taunt LP from a woman who's performed on literally thousands of rock albums over her career. | ||||||||
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Chairmen of the Board | The Chairmen of the Board | Invictus | ST-7300 | 1970 | VG | VG | $30.00 |
| One of the Holland-Dozier-Holland's post-Motown crowning glories ... | ||||||||
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Chairmen of the Board | In Session | Invictus | SKAO-7304 | 1970 | VG | VG | $25.00 |
| Great sophomore release from General Johnson and company ... | ||||||||
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Continental IV, The | Dream World | Jay Walking | JWL 1020 | 1973 | VG+ | VG+ | $40.00 |
| Classic also-rans in the early-1970s soul vocal group competition. Includes all five of their Jay Walking singles. May be a reissue. Anyone know how to tell? | ||||||||
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Courtney, Lou | Skate Now Shing-a-Ling | Riverside | 2000 | 1967 | G+ | VG | $30.00 |
| Excellent and largely forgotten mid-1960s soul. See detailed review. | ||||||||
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Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose | Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose | United Artists | UAS-5568 | 1972 | VG | VG | $9.00 |
| Hit packed debut ... | ||||||||
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Cray, Robert | Bad Influence | Hightone | 8001 | 1983 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| His sophomore release and still one of the best ... | ||||||||
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Creative Source | Creative Source | Sussex | SRX-8027 | 1974 | VG+ | VG+ | $25.00 |
| Excellent mid-1970s L.A. based soul outfit. Includes their hit cover of Bill Withers' 'Who Is He and What Is He To You'. | ||||||||
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Cropper, Steve | With a Little Help from My Friends | Volt | VOS-6006 | 1971 | VG | VG | $15.00 |
| Cropper's solo debut - surprisingly good. | ||||||||
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Davis, Betty | Nasty Girl | Island | ILPS-9329 | 1975 | VG | VG | SOLD |
| Her third and last studio set. | ||||||||
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Davis, Tyrone | Homewrecker | Dakar | DK-76915 | 1975 | VG | VG | $20.00 |
| Classic Davis release ... | ||||||||
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Dorsey, Lee | The New Lee Dorsey | Amy | 8011 | 1965 | VG | VG | $50.00 |
| Classic New Orleans soul. Mono pressing. | ||||||||
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Dorsey, Lee | The New Lee Dorsey | Amy | 8011 | 1965 | VG | VG | $50.00 |
| Second pressing ... | ||||||||
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Dramatics, The | The Dramatic Jackpot | ABC | ABCD-867 | 1975 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| Their second release for ABC is also one of their most consistent efforts. (Original gatefold sleeve.) | ||||||||
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Edwards, Dennis | Don't Look Any Further | Gordy | 6057GL | 1983 | VG | VG | $9.00 |
| Temptation steps out with an okay solo effort. | ||||||||
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Emotions, The | Sunshine | Stax | STX-4100 | 1977 | VG+ | VG+ | $5.50 |
| With Columbia Records raking in the bucks, Stax came out with this posthumous release ... still in shrink wrap (opened). | ||||||||
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Emotions, The | Sincerely | Red Label | RLLP-001 | 1984 | VG | VG | $6.00 |
| Kind of a bland mid-1980s comeback - lots of synthesizers and a little bit shrill for my ears. | ||||||||
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Flames, The | Burning Soul! | Rave | RMG 1232 | 1967 | VG | VG | $150.00 |
| South African soul that is every bit as good as anything in the US catalog ... | ||||||||
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Floyd, Eddie | Knock On Wood | Stax | S-714 | 1967 | VG+ | VG+ | $100.00 |
| One of the best LPs ever released by Stax and a soul classic ... | ||||||||
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Foundations, The | Digging the Foundations | Uni | 73058 | 1968 | VG | VG | $8.00 |
| Their final and least available LP. | ||||||||
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Four Tops, The | Meeting of the Minds | Dunill | DSD-50166 | 1974 | VG | VG | $7.50 |
| One of their better post-Motown releases, though it did little commercially ... | ||||||||
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Franklin, Aretha | I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You | Atlantic | 8193 | 1967 | VG+ | VG+ | $20.00 |
| Mono pressing of this classic !!! | ||||||||
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Franklin, Aretha | Amazing Grace | Atlantic | SD-2-906 | 1972 | VG | VG | $20.00 |
| Classic double album set ... Gatefold sleeve. | ||||||||
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Franklin, Carolyn | Baby Dynamite! | RCA Victor | LPS-4160 | 1969 | VG | VG | $40.00 |
| Wonderful debut from the youngest of the Franklin sisters. | ||||||||
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Franklin, Carolyn | Chain Reaction | RCA Victor | LPS-4317 | 1970 | VG | VG | $25.00 |
| Excellent sophomore effort from Aretha's younger sister. (Minor ring wear; cut lower right corner.) | ||||||||
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Funkadelic | Cosmic Slop | Westbound | WB-2022 | 1973 | VG+ | VG+ | $30.00 |
| Killer album; the title track may be the hardest rocker they ever recorded ... | ||||||||
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Funkadelic | Cosmic Slop | Westbound | WB-2022 | 1973 | VG+ | VG+ | $30.00 |
| Second copy ... | ||||||||
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Funkadelic | Let's Take It To the Stage | Westbound | W-215 | 1974 | VG | VG | $25.00 |
| Killer live set - read the detailed description for more info. | ||||||||
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Funkadelic | Tales of Kidd Funkadelic | Westbound | W-227 | 1976 | VG | VG | $20.00 |
| Their last release for Westbound is largely outtakes and previously unreleased material ... | ||||||||
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Fuzz, The | The Fuzz | Calla | SC-2001 | 1971 | VG+ | VG+ | $125.00 |
| Excellent Washington, D.C. based soul trio (still in shrink wrap). One of my favorites recent finds. | ||||||||
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Gaye, Marvin | How Sweet It Is To be Loved By You | Tamla | TM-258 | 1965 | VG | VG | $40.00 |
| Nice compilation of earlier singles and some new stuff. | ||||||||
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Gaye, Marvin and Kim Weston | Take Two | Tamla | T 270 | 1966 | VG | VG | $40.00 |
| Interesting, if erratic collaboration - see detailed review. | ||||||||
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Gaye, Marvin | In the Groove | Tamla | TS 285 | 1968 | VG | VG | $40.00 |
| Fantastic, if overlooked LP.. | ||||||||
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Gaye, Marvin (and Tammi Terrell) | Easy | Tamla | TS-294 | 1969 | VG | VG | $20.00 |
| The third collaboration, though it may have been Gaye and Valerie Simpson ... | ||||||||
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Gaye, Marvin and Diana Ross | Diana & Marvin | Motown | N6-803 S1 | 1973 | VG | VG | $15.00 |
| It actually grows on you and is a pretty good collaboration. See detailed review. | ||||||||
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Gaye, Marvin | Soundtrack "Trouble Man" | Tamla | T322L | 1973 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| Worth the cost for the title track ... | ||||||||
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Gaye, Marvin | Marvin Gaye's Greatest Hits | Tamla | T6-346S1 | 1976 | VG | VG | $8.00 |
| Abbreviated best of set ... | ||||||||
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Gaye, Marvin | Marvin Gaye Live! | Tamla | T6-366S1 | 1974 | VG | VG | $8.00 |
| See detailed review ... | ||||||||
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Gaye, Marvin | I Want You | Tamla | T342S1 | 1976 | VG+ | VG+ | $15.00 |
| The title track's a classic, rest not as impressive. | ||||||||
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Gaye, Marvin | Live at the London Palladium | Tamla | T7-352R2 | 1977 | VG | VG | $15.00 |
| One of Motown's best concert sets ... | ||||||||
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Gaye, Marvin | Here My Dear | Tamla | T7-352R2 | 1978 | VG | VG | $15.00 |
| The ultimate 'screw you' witch LP ... | ||||||||
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Glass Family, The | Crazy! | JDC | 10688 | 1978 | NM | NM | $20.00 |
| To be honest, this disco album is so bad that it's actually kind of attractive ... pressed on clear red vinyl. | ||||||||
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Globetrotters, The | The Globetrotters | Kirshner | KS-108 | 1970 | VG | VG | $100.00 |
| Super cool slice of bubble-soul ... One of the harder Kirshner label products to score. | ||||||||
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Gray, Dobie | Loving Arms | MCA | MCA-371 | 1973 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| Not his creative zenith, but not bad either. | ||||||||
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Greaves, R.B. | R.B. Greaves | ATCO | SD 33-311 | 1969 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| Excellent, if overlooked debut for the 'Take a Letter Maria' guy ... | ||||||||
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Greaves, R.B. | R.B. Greaves | Bareback | BB 3333 | 1977 | VG+ | NM | $10.00 |
| Excellent and hard to find sophomore release. | ||||||||
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Green, Al | Al Green Gets Next To You | Hi | SHL 32062 | 1970 | VG | VG | $20.00 |
| Simply awesome. | ||||||||
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Green, Al | Green Is Blues | Hi | SHL 32055 | 1973 | VG | VG | $15.00 |
| Reissue of the 1969 Hi debut. | ||||||||
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Green, Al | I'm Still In Love With You | Hi | SHL 32092 | 1974 | VG | VG | $15.00 |
| Perhaps his last classic mid-1970s LPs. See detailed review. | ||||||||
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Green, Al | Livin' For You | Hi | SHL 32082 | 1973 | VG | VG | $20.00 |
| Perhaps his last classic mid-1970s LPs. See detailed review. | ||||||||
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Green, Al | Al Green Explores Your Mind | Hi | SHL 32077 | 1974 | VG | VG | SOLD |
| One of his top three LPs ! | ||||||||
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Green, Al | Greatest Hits | Hi | SHL 32092 | 1975 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| Simply one of soul's best 'greatest hits' releases. | ||||||||
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Green, Al | Al Green Is Love | Hi | SHL 32092 | 1975 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| Perhaps his last classic mid-1970s LPs. See detailed review. | ||||||||
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Green, Al | Truth N' Time | Hi | HLP 6009 | 1979 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| His last secular LP for some 20 years and it's great ! | ||||||||
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Green, Al | Greatest Hits Volume II | Hi | SHL-32106 | 1977 | VG+ | VG+ | $8.00 |
| Another must own set of hits. | ||||||||
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Green, Al | Tokyo ... Live | Motown | 5302ML2 | 1981 | VG | VG | $15.00 |
| Double LP concert set. | ||||||||
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Hathaway, Donny | Extensions of a Man | ATCO | SD 7029 | 1973 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| His final studio set. See detailed review. | ||||||||
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Heaven and Earth | Heaven and Earth | Mercury | SRM-1-3722 | 1978 | VG | VG | $50.00 |
| The best of their five studio sets, with Dean Williams replacing original lead singer Michael Brown. | ||||||||
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Hebb, Bobby | Sunny | Philips | PHS 600-212 | 1965 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| Sadly, most folks only know Hebb based on the mournful title track written in memory of his fallen brother. The rest of the LP is just as good. Anyone heard the follow-up? | ||||||||
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Hill, Z.Z. | In Memorium 1935 - 1984 | Malaco | MAL 7426 | 1985 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| Nice late inning career retrospective ... | ||||||||
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Holman, Eddie | I Love You | ABC | ABCS-701 | 1970 | NM | NM | $30.00 |
| Here's a near mint copy of this hard to find soul monster. Still in shrink wrap. Was unopened but I had to check it out and tape it. | ||||||||
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Hutch, Willie (RIP) | The Mark of the Beast | Motown | M6-815 S1 | 1974 | VG | VG | $20.00 |
| He's better known as a writer and producer (5th Dimension, The Jackson Five, Smokey Robinson, etc.), but this set shows he's quiet a talented solo act. | ||||||||
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Hutch, Willie (RIP) | Concert In Blues | Motown | M6-854 S1 | 1976 | VG+ | VG+ | $9.00 |
| He's better known as a writer and producer (5th Dimension, The Jackson Five, Smokey Robinson, etc.), but this set shows he's quiet a talented solo act. | ||||||||
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Impressions, The | Ridin' High | ABC Paramount | ABCS-545 | 1966 | VG | VG | $20.00 |
| Largely overlooked by critics and fans, this is actually one of their stronger sets - no MOR filler unlike many of their earlier releases. | ||||||||
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Impressions, The | We're a Winner | ABC Paramount | ABCS-635 | 1968 | VG+ | VG+ | $25.00 |
| Well the title track was a killer effort ... | ||||||||
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Impressions, The | It's About Time | Cotillion | SD-9912 | 1976 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| One of their better late career releases ... Nate Evans on lead vocals. | ||||||||
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Jackson, Chuck (and Maxine Brown) | Saying Something | Wand | WDM-669 | 1966 | VG+ | VG+ | $40.00 |
| The title track was an R&B hit, but the whole LP is worth hearing. | ||||||||
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Jackson Deon | Love Makes the World Go Round | Carla | 33-188 | 1966 | VG | VG | $60.00 |
| Forgotten soulster ... the title track is alone worth the admission price ... mono pressing to boot! | ||||||||
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James, Jesse | Jesse James | 20th Century Fox | S3197 | 1968 | NM | NM | $60.00 |
| Excellent little known soulster. See detailed review. | ||||||||
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Isley Brothers, The | This Old Heart of Mine | Tamla | 269 | 1966 | VG+ | VG+ | $50.00 |
| Their sole Motown LP; mono pressing. | ||||||||
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Isley Brothers, The | Givin' It Back | T-Neck | TNS 3008 | 1971 | VG | VG+ | $20.00 |
| Interesting change in musical direction for these long time soulsters ... They'd clearly been listing to lots of CSN&Y. | ||||||||
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Isley Brothers, The | Between the Sheets | T-Neck | 38647-1 | 1983 | VG | VG | $6.00 |
| Two hits and lots of filler ... | ||||||||
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Isley Jasper Isley | Different Drummer | CBS Associated | AL 40409 | 1987 | VG | VG | $9.00 |
| Their final collaboration isn't perfect, but certainly has some nice moments on it. Ernie Isley remains a criminally overlooked rock guitarist. Anyone have a copy of his solo release on vinyl? | ||||||||
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Jackson, Millie | Still Caught Up | Spring | SPR-6708 | 1975 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| Perhaps her last really good release | ||||||||
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Jackson, Millie | Get It Out 'Cha System | Spring | SP-1-6718 | 1978 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| See detailed review. | ||||||||
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Jackson, Millie | Hard Times | Spring | SP-1-6737 | 1980 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| Not her best; not her worst. | ||||||||
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Jimmy James & the Vagabonds (RIP) | The New Religion | ATCO | 33-222 | 1967 | VG+ | VG+ | $80.00 |
| Surprisingly good Jamaican/UK soul outfit. The Hit 'Come Softy To Me' is actually one of the weaker songs on the set ... | ||||||||
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Joseph, Margie | Sweet Surrender | Atlantic | SD-7277 | 1974 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| Here second release for Atlantic ... includes her hit cover of Wings' 'My Love'. | ||||||||
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Kelly, Paul | Hooked Hogtied & Collared | Warner Brothers | BS-2812 | 1974 | VG+ | VG+ | $15.00 |
| Probably worth the price of admission just for the then-scandalous cover art ... | ||||||||
| Kennedy, Harrison | Hypnotic Music | Invictus | ST-9806 | 1972 | VG+ | VG+ | $30.00 |
| Nice solo debut by former Soul Children and Chairmen of the Board vocalist ... | ||||||||
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King, Albert | King Albert | Tomato | TOM-6002 | 1977 | VG | VG | $15.00 |
| Hardly the man's creative zenith ... | ||||||||
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King, Freddie | Texas Cannonball | Shelter | SW-8913 | 1972 | VG | VG | SOLD |
| Surprisingly rock oriented effort by this journeyman blues guitarist. | ||||||||
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Lance, Major | Now Arriving | Soul | S7-751R1 | 1978 | NM | NM | $10.00 |
| Lance's late-1970s comeback LP. (Still in shrink wrap - was opened to play once and tape.) | ||||||||
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Larks, The | The Jerk | Money | LP1102 | 1965 | VG | VG | $50.00 |
| Surprisingly likeable LP even though it's clearly a throwaway set to support the title track hit. | ||||||||
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LaSalle, Denise | On the Loose | Westbound | WB2016 | 1973 | VG | VG | $15.00 |
| Overlooked early-1970s soul classic - worth the admission price just to hear 'A Man Size Job'. | ||||||||
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LaSalle, Denise | Right Time Right Place | Malaco | 7417 | 1984 | VG | VG | $9.00 |
| Wonderful collection of old school soul, LaSalle's growling voice simply sounded great on lyin' and cheatin' tales of woe such as 'Treat Your Man Like a Baby' and 'Good Man Gone Bad'. | ||||||||
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Lee, Laura | The Best of Laura Lee | Hot Wax | HA-715 | 1972 | VG+ | VG+ | $20.00 |
| Covers most of her commercial hits ... | ||||||||
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Love Unlimited | In Heat | 20th Century Fox | T-443 | 1974 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| Their strongest studio set and three radio hits to boot. | ||||||||
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Mad Lads, The | A New Beginning | Volt | VOS-6020 | 1973 | VG | VG | $25.00 |
| One of Stax/Volt's last classic LPs. It didn't sell squat, but is simply a great slice of mid-1970s soul. (Original inner sleeve, small cut out hole in label) | ||||||||
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Mahal, Taj | The Real Thing | Columbia | C 30619 / G 30620 | 1972 | VG | VG | $20.00 |
| Double album live set ... complete with Tuba solos ... | ||||||||
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Mandrill | Beast from the East | United Artists | UA-LA-577-G | 1975 | VG | VG | $12.00 |
| To be perfectly honest, not their most impressive outing. | ||||||||
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Mar-Keys, The | Back To Back | Stax | 720 | 1967 | VG | VG | $25.00 |
| Excellent in-concert set from the Mar-Keys and Booker T. and the MG's. | ||||||||
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Martha and the Vandellas | Dance Party | Gordy | S-915 | 1964 | VG | VG | $25.00 |
| One of the first true Motown classics !!! Stereo pressing. | ||||||||
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Masqueraders, The | Everybody Wanna Live On | ABC/HBS | ABCD-421 | 1975 | VG+ | VG+ | $20.00 |
| Fantastic LP debut from a group that had recorded and toured for some 12 years prior to being signed to Isaac Hayes Hot Buttered Soul label. Was sealed; opened to tape; still in shrink wrap; cut lower left corner. | ||||||||
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Matthews, Milt | Milt Matthews | H&L | H&L 68028 | 1978 | VG | VG | $20.00 |
| Decent solo effort. See detailed review for more info. | ||||||||
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Mayfield, Curtis (RIP) | Curtis In Chicago Recorded Live! | Curtom | CRS-8108 | 1973 | VG | VG | $25.00 |
| Nice if too brief live set with some of the old Impressions along for the ride. | ||||||||
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Mayfield, Curtis (RIP) | Got To Find a Way | Curtom | CRS-8604 | 1974 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| Coming after 'Superfly" this one simply got lost ... too bad since it's a killer LP. | ||||||||
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McClure, Bobby | The Cherry Album | SDEG | SDC-4008 | 1989 | NM | NM | $20.00 |
| Produced and largely written by Swamp Dogg, this is a classic set of old school soul from the late McClure. | ||||||||
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Mel and Tim | Good Guys Only Win In the Movies | Bamboo | BMS 8001 | 1969 | VG | VG | $70.00 |
| Yes, the hit 'Backfield In Motion' is here, as is a first rate collection of late-1960s soul. Great LP ! | ||||||||
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Mel and Tim | Starting All Over Again | Stax | STS-3007 | 1972 | NM | NM | $20.00 |
| Classic, if overlooked early-1970s soul set. (Was sealed; opened to tape. Still in shrink wrap; small cut out notch in spine.) | ||||||||
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Mel and Tim | Mel and Tim | Stax | STS-5501 | 1973 | VG | VG | SOLD |
| Their final LP for Stax (their final studio set - period). | ||||||||
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Memphis Horns, The | Get Up and Dance | RCA Victor | APL1-2198 | 1977 | VG+ | VG+ | $15.00 |
| Perhaps not there most consistent effort, but it has a couple of hits and D.J. Rogers kicks the crap out of 'Love Is Happiness'. | ||||||||
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Mighty Clouds of Joy | Truth Is the Power | Myrrh | MSB-6681 | 1977 | VG | VG | $7.00 |
| Decent introduction to their stab at commercialism | ||||||||
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Mighty Clouds of Joy | Live and Direct | ABC | AB 1038 | 1977 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| Half live and half studio set. | ||||||||
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Moments, The | With the Movements | Stang | ST-1030 | 1977 | VG | VG | $9.00 |
| See the detailed review. | ||||||||
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New Direction, The | The New Direction | Neptune | NPLS-200 | 1970 | VG | VG | $80.00 |
| First release on Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's Neptune imprint. | ||||||||
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New Direction, The | The New Direction | Neptune | NPLS-200 | 1970 | VG | VG | $80.00 |
| Second copy. | ||||||||
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North, Freddie | The Magnetic North | A-bet | 403 | 1968 | VG | VG | $50.00 |
| Some very nice moments from a guy who may have been better known as a Nashville dj. | ||||||||
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O'Jays, The | The O'Jays | Bell | 6082 | 1975 | VG | VG | $20.00 |
| Nice compilation of their 1967-69 Bell singles. Surprisingly hard to find. | ||||||||
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Originals, The | Baby, I'm For Real | Soul | SS716 | 1969 | VG | VG | $15.00 |
| Showcasing the late Freddie Gorman, classic, if largely unknown Motown group ... | ||||||||
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Parker, Robert (RIP) | Barefootin' | Nola | LP 1001 | 1965 | VG | VG | $75.00 |
| Killer New Orleans rocker ... on a par with the city's best. | ||||||||
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Payne, Freda | Contact | Invictus | SMAS | 1972 | VG | VG | $25.00 |
| This one's worth owning just for the best anti-war song ever written - 'Bring the Boys Back Home'. | ||||||||
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Persuaders, The | Thin Line Between Love and Hate | Win or Lose | SD 33-387 | 1972 | VG | VG | $25.00 |
| If there's such a thing as a lost "classic" soul album, then this is a prime candidate for the title. The stunning title track with Douglas Scott's anguished vocal is enough to warrant the investment ... | ||||||||
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Persuasions, The | We Still Ain't Got No Band | MCA | MCA-326 | 1973 | VG | VG | $25.00 |
| For some reason this is one is exceptionally hard to find. It apparently hasn't yet made it to CD either. Minor ring and edge wear. | ||||||||
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Persuasions, The | We Still Ain't Got No Band | MCA | MCA-326 | 1973 | VG | VG | $25.00 |
| Second copy. | ||||||||
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Pickett, Wilson (RIP) | The Wicked Pickett | Atlantic | 8138 | 1966 | VG | VG | $35.00 |
| One of the top 5 all time classic soul albums ... Pickett's seldom been as on fire as this one. Mono copy to boot !!! | ||||||||
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Porter, David | Victim of the Joke! - An Opera | Enterprise | ENS-1019 | 1971 | VG+ | VG+ | SOLD |
| I think Porter's released four studio sets over the years ... We have 'em all and this is the rarest and best of the lot. Original pressing with the die cut cover. Good luck finding a copy as nice as this one. | ||||||||
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Porter, David | Sweat & Love | Enterprise | ENS-1026 | 1973 | VG | VG | $20.00 |
| To my ears, the most routine of his solo efforts. | ||||||||
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Price, Billy and the Keystone Rhythm Band | They Found Me Guilty | Green Dolphin | GD- | 1982 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| Excellent Pittsburgh-based soul and blues cover band. Still in shrink wrap; cut corner. | ||||||||
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Ray, Don | The Garden of Love | Polydor | PD-1-6150 | 1978 | VG | VG | $9.00 |
| Ray's best known for his work with disco kingpin Alec Costandinos. His solo debut's not half bad. | ||||||||
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Redding, Otis (RIP) | The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads | Volt | 411 | 1965 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| Second LP and a classic ... | ||||||||
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Redding, Otis (RIP) | The Dock of the Bay | Volt | S-149 | 1968 | VG | VG | $9.00 |
| Classic posthumous release ... | ||||||||
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Ryder, Mitch | Detroit-Memphis Experiment | Dot | DLP-25693 | 1969 | VG | VG | $30.00 |
| Even though it's billed as a Mitch Ryder LP, for all intents and purposes this is a collaboration with guitarist/producer Steve Cropper. It may sound like an odd paring, but the results are wonderful. Another personal favorite ! | ||||||||
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Sam & Dave | Back At 'Cha! | United Artists | UALA-524-G | 1975 | NM | NM | SOLD |
| Great comeback LP - worth owning just for the blazing cover of Allen Toussaint's "Blinded By Love". Still in shrink wrap. | ||||||||
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Satterfield, Esther | The Need To Be | A&M | SP-3411 | 1976 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| I knew I'd heard this voice before, but it wasn't until I started to research the LP that I knew where. She does have one of those special voices, though it's a shame she's applied it to what is fairly MOR material ... | ||||||||
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Scott, Peggy (and Jo Jo Benson) | Soulshake | SSS International | SSS #1 | 1968 | NM | NM | $25.00 |
| Surprisingly impressive and enjoyable collection from second tier soulsters. (Played once after opening shrink wrap.) | ||||||||
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins | What That Is! | Philips | PHS 600-319 | 1969 | VG | VG | $40.00 |
| Suitably weird comeback from the man ... | ||||||||
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Simon, Joe | The Sounds of Simon | Spring | SPR-4701 | 1971 | VG | VG | $15.00 |
| Solid mid-career set/ | ||||||||
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Simone, Nina | Black Gold | RCA Victor | LSP-4248 | 1969 | VG | VG | SOLD |
| Live set with the original version of 'To Be Young, Gifted and Black' | ||||||||
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Simpson, Valerie | Keep It Comin' | Tamla | T6 35151 | 1977 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| Nice reissue of material from her earlier albums. | ||||||||
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Sledge, Percy | Warm and Tender Soul | Atlantic | 8132 | 1966 | VG | VG | $20.00 |
| His classic, if overlooked sophomore release in rare mono ... | ||||||||
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Sledge, Percy | Percy Sledge's Greatest Hits | Atlantic | SD--8210 | 1968 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| Nice place to start if you're curious to know what else he did beyond 'When a Man Loves a Woman'. | ||||||||
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Sledge, Percy | I'll Be Your Everything | Capricorn | CP-0147 | 1974 | VG | VG | $15.00 |
| Nice return to his Muscle Shoals roots. | ||||||||
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Smith Connection, The | Under My Wings | Music Merchant | MM 105 | 1972 | VG | VG | $80.00 |
| Excellent, if little know Holland-Dozier-Holland associated group. | ||||||||
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Soccio, Gino | Closer | Atlantic | SD-16042 | 1981 | VG | VG | SOLD |
| Canadian disco ... | ||||||||
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South Shore Commission | South Shore Commission | Wand | WDS-6100 | 1975 | VG | VG | $25.00 |
| Decent Chicago soul/disco that sounds like a Philadelphia International release thanks to producer Bunny Sigler. | ||||||||
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Special Delivery | Special Delivery | Shield | #80000 | 1977 | VG | VG | $40.00 |
| Essentially the second generation band (no Terry Huff involvement this time around). Nice mix of smooth soul ballads and a couple of up tempo dance tracks. | ||||||||
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Springfield, Dusty | A Brand New Me | Atlantic | SD 8249 | 1971 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| Not quite up there with "Dusty In Memphis", but darn close !!! | ||||||||
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Staple Singers, The | Be What You Are | Stax | STS-3015 | 1973 | VG | VG | $10.00 |
| Often overlooked collection that's actually every bit as good as their earlier releases. | ||||||||
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Staples, The | Pass It On | Warner Brothers | BS-2945 | 1976 | VG | VG | $9.00 |
| Another outing with Curtis Mayfield at the production helm. | ||||||||
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Staples, The | Family Tree | Warner Brothers | BS-3064 | 1977 | VG | VG | $9.00 |
| Another outing with Curtis Mayfield at the production helm. | ||||||||
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Staples, The | Unlock Your Mind | Warner Brothers | BSK-3192 | 1978 | VG | VG | $9.00 |
| Another outing with Curtis Mayfield at the production helm. | ||||||||
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Staples, The | Turning Point | Private I | BZ-39460 | 1984 | VG- | VG | $7.00 |
| Their best release of the 1980s - worth owning just for 'This Is Our Night' and 'Slippery People'. Minor damage to the back panel. | ||||||||
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Staples, Mavis | Only for the Lonely | Volt | VOS-6010 | 1970 | VG | VG | $25.00 |
| Her second and perhaps best solo venture. Minor edge and ring wear; white label promo copy. | ||||||||
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Staples, Mavis | Oh What a Feeling | Warner Brothers | BSK-3319 | 1979 | VG | VG | $9.00 |
| Not her best solo effort ... | ||||||||
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Staples, Mavis | Time Waits for No One | Paisley Park | 25798-1 | 1989 | VG | VG | $9.00 |
| Interesting if not entirely successful collaboration with Prince. | ||||||||
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Staples, Pops (RIP) | Pops Staples | A&M | 718380-1 | 1987 | VG+ | VG+ | $9.00 |
| Ill advised effort to update the man and turn him into a happenin' funkmeister. | ||||||||
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Starr, Edwin (RIP) | Free To Be Me | Granite | GS-1005 | 1975 | VG | VG | $25.00 |
| Starr's post-Motown debut's quite good. | ||||||||
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Starr, Edwin and Blinky (RIP) | Just We Two | Gordy | GS945 | 1969 | VG+ | VG+ | $20.00 |
| They don't look particularly comfortable or happy on the cover and it transfers to the album's performances ... | ||||||||
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Staton, Candi | Stand By Your Man | Fame | ST-4202 | 1970 | VG | VG | $35.00 |
| Her sophomore release for Fame - the track listing includes five singles. | ||||||||
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Stylistics, The | Round 2 | AVCO | AV-11006 | 1972 | VG | VG | $8.00 |
| Classic soul - it just doesn't get much better than this. | ||||||||
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Stylistics, The | Thanks You Baby | AVCO | AV-69008 | 1975 | VG | VG | $5.00 |
| Not one of their finest moments, though you do get to hear Herb Murrell handle a lead vocal. | ||||||||
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Stylistics, The | Hurry Up This Way Again | TSOP | JZ-36470 | 1980 | VG+ | VG+ | $10.00 |
| Surprisingly nice debut for Philadelphia International. | ||||||||
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Supremes, The | Touch | Motown | MS-737 | 1971 | VG+ | VG+ | $5.00 |
| The third and least impressive collaboration with producer/arranger/writer Frank Wilson ... | ||||||||
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Supremes, The | The Supremes | Motown | M6-828S1 | 1975 | VG+ | VG+ | $5.00 |
| Mary Wilson's in charge for this late inning line up ... couple of decent dance numbers and one throwback to prime Motown form - 'Give Out, But Don't Give In'. | ||||||||
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Swamp Dogg | Total Destruction To Your Mind | Canyon | LP-7706 | 1970 | VG | VG | SOLD |
| His 1970 debut album is unlike anything else being released in the soul community at that time. | ||||||||
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Swamp Dogg | Rat On! | Elektra | EKS-74089 | 1971 | VG | VG | $25.00 |
| Ever eclectic offering (see detailed review). | ||||||||
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Swamp Dogg | Swamp Dogg's Greatest Hits? | Stone Dogg | 3002 | 1976 | VG | VG | $30.00 |
| No, not a true hits package, rather all new studio material. | ||||||||
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Swamp Dogg | Cuffed Collared and Tied | Cream | CR-9009 | 1972 | VG | VG | $20.00 |
| His third label and his third LP ... see detailed review. | ||||||||
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Swamp Dogg | Finally Caught Up with Myself | Musicor | MUS-2504 | 1977 | VG | VG | $25.00 |
| Typical Dogg effort with more than its share of classic moves. | ||||||||
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Swamp Dogg | I'm Not Selling Out, I'm Buying In | Takoma | TAK 7099 | 1981 | VG+ | VG+ | $25.00 |
| His first album in 4 years proves a nifty comeback - worth the admission price for the duet with Esther Phillips on 'The Love We Got Ain't Worth Two Flies'. | ||||||||
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Swamp Dogg | I Called for a Rope and They threw Me a Rock | SDGE | SDE-4003 | 1989 | NM | NM | $25.00 |
| Just read the detailed review ... | ||||||||
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Swiss Movement, The | It's Time for the Swiss Movement | RCA Victor | APL1-0212 | 1973 | VG | VG | $40.00 |
| Wonderful set of Motown-ish old school soul. That may have something to do with the fact two of The Temptations were involved in producing the material. | ||||||||
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Szabo, Gabor (RIP) | Macho | Salvation | SAL 704 S1 | 1975 | VG | VG | $20.00 |
| Okay, it's jazz-rock from a guy born and raised in Hungary. 1.) I don't have a jazz-rock category. 2.) There are a bunch of funk players on the LP. 3.) It's pretty damn good. | ||||||||
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Tams, The | Time for the Tams | ABC | ABCD-596 | 1967 | VG | VG | $9.00 |
| Their third LP ... | ||||||||
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Tate, Howard | Howard Tate | Atlantic | SD-8303 | 1972 | VG | VG | $85.00 |
| His one and only LP for Atlantic ... | ||||||||
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Taylor, Debbie | Comin' Down On Your | Today | TLP 1007 | 1972 | VG+ | VG+ | $50.00 |
| Great and little known singer from Norfolk, Virginia. | ||||||||
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Taylor, Bobby (and the Vancouvers) | Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers | Gordy | 930 | 1969 | VG | VG | SOLD |
| Classic set of Motown soul that's largely unknown to folks ... | ||||||||
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Terrell, Jean | I Had To Fall In Love | A&M | SP-4676 | 1978 | VG | VG | $20.00 |
| How could this ex-Supreme solo effort have missed ??? | ||||||||
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Tex, Joe | Hold On! It's Joe Tex | Checker | 2993 | 1965 | VG | VG | $50.00 |
| Nice compilation of his Checker singles. See detailed review; mono pressing. | ||||||||
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Tex, Joe | Live and Lively | Dial | SD 8156 | 1968 | VG+ | VG+ | $40.00 |
| Yeah it was marketed as a live set, but sounds like a studio job with poor audience sounds added in post-production. | ||||||||
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Tex, Joe | Spills the Beans | Dial | DL-6004 | 1972 | VG | VG | $15.00 |
| Much better than the critics would have you believe and includes four Tex singles. | ||||||||
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Thomas, Carla | The Queen Alone | Stax | S-718 | 1969 | VG | VG | $20.00 |
| Probably her most consistent release. (Name 'Kate' is printed on front cover; minor ring and edge wear; minor 3 inch split along top seam.) | ||||||||
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Thomas, Carla | Love Means ... | Stax | STS-2044 | 1970 | VG+ | VG+ | $9.00 |
| Nice, pop-oriented collection from the Queen of Stax. (Includes the original lyric insert.) | ||||||||
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Touch of Class | I'm In Heaven | Midland International | BXL1-1821 | 1976 | VG | VG | $20.00 |
| This Philly-based quartet may not be the most original outfit you've ever heard, but they've got at least one lost classic on this LP. Anyone know why this is so popular in Japan? | ||||||||
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Toussaint, Allen | Southern Nights | Reprise | MS-2186 | 1975 | VG | VG | $20.00 |
| Bet most of you didn't even know that Toussaint wrote the title track ... Great album that's actually as trippy as it is soul-ish. | ||||||||
| Turner, Ike and Tine | The World of Ike and Tina Turner | United Artists | UALA064-G2 | 1973 | VG | VG | SOLD | |
| Surprisingly good double live LP. | ||||||||
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Undisputed Truth | Higher Than High | Gordy | G6-972S1 | 1975 | VG | VG | $9.00 |
| Goodbye old Undistributed Truth, hello new line up ... | ||||||||
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Unifics, The | Sittin' In At the Court of Love | Kapp | KS-3582 | 1967 | VG | VG | $20.00 |
| One of Washington, D.C.'s best soul groups - see detailed review. | ||||||||
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Upp | This Way Upp | Epic | PE 34177 | 1977 | VG | VG | $15.00 |
| Decent UK white-guy funk. | ||||||||
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Van Dykes, The | Tellin' It Like It Is | Bell | 6004 | 1966 | VG | VG | $100.00 |
| Excellent Fort Worth, Texas-based soul group with a real Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions fixation. (Mono pressing). | ||||||||
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Van Peebles, Melvin | What the ... You Mean I Can't Sing | Atlantic | SD 7295 | 1973 | VG | VG | $35.00 |
| Pretty wild set by the famed movie director/actor. See the detailed review. | ||||||||
| various artists | Ocean Drive Volume III | Warner Brothers | OP-2526 | 1981 | VG | VG | $10.00 | |
| Double album compilation of beach music - see detailed review for track listing. | ||||||||
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various artists | The Living Word, Wattstax, Vol. 2 | Stax | STS-2-3018 | 1973 | VG | VG | $20.00 |
| Forgotten second set from the famous L.A. concert. | ||||||||
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Vibrations, The | Shout! | Okeh | OKM-12111 | 1965 | VG | VG | $40.00 |
| Yeah, it looks like a live set, but it isn't. Instead it serves to pull together most of the group's Okeh-era 45s. Most are surprisingly accomplished soul - the big exception being the lame MOR ballad (and hit) 'Misty'. | ||||||||
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Weston, Kim | For the First Time | MGM | SE 4277 | 1967 | VG | VG | $15.00 |
| Her first post-Motown release - a little too MOR for my tastes. | ||||||||
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Wilson, Al | Looking for the Dolphins | Soul City | SCS 92006 | 1969 | VG | VG | $8.00 |
| Wilson's debut LP - a little too MOR for my tastes, though some folks like 'The Snake'. | ||||||||
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Winstons, The | Color Him Father | Metromedia | MD 1010 | 1969 | VG | VG | $75.00 |
| Worth the admission price just for the title track. | ||||||||
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Wonder,Stevie | Songs In the Key Of Life | Tamla | T13-34062 | 1976 | VG+ | VG+ | $20.00 |
| Classic album and perhaps Wonder's creative zenith ! This one's in great shape and includes the multi-page insert and the bonus EP. Hard to believe it came out nearly 30 years ago. | ||||||||
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Wright, Betty | Travlin' In the Wright Circle | Alston | ALS-4410 | 1979 | NM | NM | $8.00 |
| Not her crowning artistic achievement, but has a couple of redeeming numbers (''), | ||||||||
