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Fontella Bass - Rescued: The Best Of Fontella Bass (1992)

Posted By: Mocha
Fontella Bass - Rescued: The Best Of Fontella Bass (1992)

Fontella Bass - Rescued: The Best Of Fontella Bass (1992)
Label: MCA Records | mp3 / FLAC (tracks+.cue,log,scans) | Time: 46:50 | 122,5 / 317,2 Mb
Genre: R&B, Chicago Soul, Pop

Fontella Marie Bass (July 3, 1940 – December 26, 2012) was an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter best known for her number-one R&B hit "Rescue Me" in 1965. She has been nominated for a Grammy Award twice.

Donny Hathaway - Everything Is Everything (1970) [2013, Japan]

Posted By: BlondStyle
Donny Hathaway - Everything Is Everything (1970) [2013, Japan]

Donny Hathaway - Everything Is Everything (1970) [2013, Japan]
R&B, Soul, Chicago Soul | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (TIF) | 45:13 | 324,14 Mb
Label: ATCO/Rhino/Warner Music Japan (Japan) | Cat.# WPCR-27608 | Released: 2013-03-20 (1970-07-01)

"Everything Is Everything" is the 1st studio album by American soul artist Donny Hathaway, which was released on July 1, 1970 on the Atlantic Records' subsidiary, Atco. The album was Hathaway's first release after being signed to Atlantic in 1969. Hathaway had already built a reputation early in his life, first as a gospel singer as a child under the name Donny Pitts. Raised in St. Louis, with religious influences, his grandmother Martha Crumwell was herself an accomplished gospel singer and guitarist. After dropping out of Howard University in 1967, Hathaway moved to Chicago, his birthplace, and started working on music for Curtis Mayfield's Curtom Records label where he was a songwriter, producer, arranger, composer, conductor and session player.

Gene Chandler - The Duke Of Earl (1962) Japanese Mini LP, Reissue 2006

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Gene Chandler - The Duke Of Earl (1962) Japanese Mini LP, Reissue 2006

Gene Chandler - The Duke Of Earl (1962) Japanese Mini LP, Reissue 2006
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 262 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 100 Mb | Scans included
Early R&B, Chicago Soul, Pop-Soul, Doo Wop | Label: P-Vine | # PCD 4315 | Time: 00:42:31

This is an odd album, mostly owing to the widely differing sounds represented on it. Though often credited exclusively to Gene Chandler, about half of it is comprised of Chandler's work with the Dukays, the group of which he was a part until the release of "Duke of Earl" (which was a Dukays recording released as a Chandler solo single). The Dukays material is fine if relatively undistinguished late-'50s R&B harmony vocal material, mostly consisting of pleasant romantic ballads. Chandler's work, by contrast, casts him in a mode very similar to Ben E. King's immediate post-Drifters recordings (he even does "Stand by Me" here). There's a considerable chasm between the doo wop and the solo sides, and some listeners might even get dizzy after a few switches back and forth. And the album is dominated by the later tracks, circa 1965, most notably "Turn on Your Love Light," where Chandler moves into the upbeat soul sound that would carry him from the mid-'60s all the way through into the 1970s (and a professional rendezvous with Curtis Mayfield). The sound is excellent, and if you can take the switches in style and mood, this is a fun album. [The original 12-song album has been reissued on CD in Japan under the same title and with the same cover art, with audiophile sound and five bonus cuts drawn from deeper in the Vee-Jay library.]

The Impressions - This Is My Country (1968) & The Young Mods' Forgotten Story (1969) [1996, Remastered Reissue]

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The Impressions - This Is My Country (1968) & The Young Mods' Forgotten Story (1969) [1996, Remastered Reissue]

The Impressions - This Is My Country (1968) & The Young Mods' Forgotten Story (1969) [1996, Remastered]
R&B, Soul, Chicago Soul | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 55:13 | 362,27 Mb
Label: Sequel Records (UK) | Cat.# NEM CD 782 | Released: 1996-04-24 (1968/1969)

Two fine late-'60s albums, combined onto one CD, including some hits and a wealth of good, overlooked Mayfield compositions that touched on sensitive racial issues as well as romance. Offering excellent value, the CD is a recommended alternative to tracking down the hard-to-find original vinyl editions.

The Impressions - Preacher Man (1973) & Finally Got Myself Together (1974) [2008, Reissue]

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The Impressions - Preacher Man (1973) & Finally Got Myself Together (1974) [2008, Reissue]

The Impressions - Preacher Man (1973) & Finally Got Myself Together (1974) [2008, Reissue]
R&B, Soul/Funk, Chicago Soul | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 01:03:02 | 582,99 Mb
Label: American Beat Records (US) | Cat.# 24822 | Released: 2008-03-11 (1973/1974)

American Beat Records combines the Impressions' 1973 "Preacher Man" (#204 US Pop; #31 US R&B) and "Finally Got Myself Together" (#176 US Pop; #16 US R&B) the following year - on one CD providing for an interesting contrast in production styles. "Preacher Man", the more adventurous (lyrically) of the two, is message laden. And with the exception of Gene Chandler and James Thompson's musing "Color Us All Grey (I'm Lost)," Richard Tufo's productions rule. Ed Townsend produced "Finally Got Myself Together", a solid soul harmony album featuring "(I'm a Changed Man) Finally Got Myself Together," "If It's In You to Do Wrong" and "We Go Back a Ways," a smooth red-light ballad. The Impressions, who sought an identity from the time Curtis Mayfield departed until they disbanded, is comprised of Reggie Torian, Ralph Johnson, Fred Cash and Sam Gooden on these tracks.

Leroy Hutson - Closer To The Source (1978) [1997, Digitally Remastered]

Posted By: BlondStyle
Leroy Hutson - Closer To The Source (1978) [1997, Digitally Remastered]

Leroy Hutson - Closer To The Source (1978) [1997, Digitally Remastered]
R&B, Soul, Chicago Soul, Quiet Storm | EAC Rip | FLAC, Tracks+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 37:44 | 228,14 Mb
Label: Charly Records (EU) | Cat.# CPCD 8310 | Released: 1997-11-10 (1978)

"Closer to the Source" is the 6th solo album by Leroy Hutson. It was released in February 1978 on Curtom Records.

Barbara Acklin - The Complete Barbara Acklin on Brunswick Records [2CD] (2004)

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Barbara Acklin - The Complete Barbara Acklin on Brunswick Records [2CD] (2004)

Barbara Acklin - The Complete Barbara Acklin on Brunswick Records [2CD] (2004)
R&B, Soul, Northern Soul, Pop-Soul | EAC Rip | FLAC, Tracks+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 02:18:39 | 882,95 Mb
Label: Edsel Records (UK) | Cat.# MEDCD 744 | Released: 2004-05-25 (1968-1973)

Favoring a supple, sophisticated approach quite distinct from the grittier sound of her Chicago rivals, soul diva Barbara Acklin cut some of the finest records to come out of the Windy City in the late '60s, most notably "Love Makes a Woman" and "Am I the Same Girl." She also cut her fair share of overbaked dross, which renders The Complete Barbara Acklin on Brunswick Records such a generous but frustrating listen. Assembling all five of the LPs Acklin cut for Brunswick between 1968 and 1973 - an output totaling 45 songs - the set offers the kind of all-inclusive, respectful treatment rarely afforded to artists of Acklin's limited commercial stature, but given the abundance of inferior material, listeners without completist impulses will be far better served by more focused best-of collections.

Donny Hathaway - Live (1972) [2013, Japan]

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Donny Hathaway - Live (1972) [2013, Japan]

Donny Hathaway - Live (1972) [2013, Japan]
R&B, Soul, Chicago Soul, Live | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (TIF) | 52:38 | 380,04 Mb
Label: ATCO/Rhino/Warner Music Japan Inc. (Japan) | Cat.# WPCR-27657 | Released: 2013-04-24 (1972)

"Live" is a 1972 live album by American soul artist Donny Hathaway. It was recorded at two concerts: side one at The Troubadour in Hollywood, and side two at The Bitter End in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. The album features some traditional soul anthems, such as Marvin Gaye's 1971 hit "What's Going On", but also Carole King's pop standard "You've Got a Friend". There are two notable solos on the album, one on the track "The Ghetto" by Hathaway on electric piano and another by Willie Weeks on bass on the track "Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything)", taken from the performances recorded at The Troubadour and at The Bitter End accordingly.

Curtis Mayfield - Curtis (1970) [2000, Remastered with 9 Bonus Tracks]

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Curtis Mayfield - Curtis (1970) [2000, Remastered with 9 Bonus Tracks]

Curtis Mayfield - Curtis (1970) [2000, Remastered with 9 Bonus Tracks]
R&B, Soul/Funk, Chicago Soul | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 01:17:53 | 518,72 Mb
Label: Curtom/Rhino Records (USA) | Cat.# R2 79932 | Released: 2000-04-15 (1970)

"Curtis" is the debut album by American soul musician Curtis Mayfield, released in September 1970. Produced by Mayfield, it was released on his own label Curtom Records. The musical styles of Curtis moved further away from the pop-soul sounds of Mayfield's previous group The Impressions and featured more of a funk and psychedelic-influenced sound. The album's subject matter incorporates political and social concerns of the time. "Curtis" sold well at the time charting at #1 on the Billboard Black albums (for five nonconsecutive weeks) and #19 on the Billboard Pop albums charts. Only the single "(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go" charted in the United States; however, an edited version of "Move On Up" would spend 10 weeks in the top 50 of the UK Singles Chart.