WEEK 9 – COMPTONS SOUL

Quality rather than quantity sums up this week. Compton’s soul is a good album of new soul tunes with real instruments featuring Diviniti, Jaidene Veda, Ladybird  and Kafele on vocals, and is one of the best new albums so far this year.

Harold Melvin, Thelma Jones and Willie Hobbs provide the soul reissues.

We have also acquired a few Original copies of Sam Dees modern soul classic ‘Fragile Handle With Care’ 7”, these are unplayed Jamaican copies and sound really fresh.

Have a good soulful and jazzy weekend

best regards
laurence

ALBUM OF THE WEEK - week ending 10th March2012

COMPTON - COMPTON'S SOUL - CD - PENG - NEW - £13.99
Compton Soul is a nice quality new soul album featuring real instruments and four vocalists, [produced by The Rurals Andy Compton. Detroit’s Diviniti adds her charm to the mid tempo ‘And it Rains’. Canadian Jaidene Veda ‘Bluenotes’  and ‘Imagined’ which  features some nice sax from Charlie Hearnshaw’ have more of kick to them,  and the mid tempo floater ‘Believing’ is very good. Kafele hits the note with the groove driven ‘Somebody Elses Dream’ and Ladybird sings on the funkier riff laden ‘No Limits
read full review and hear clips for - COMPTON - COMPTON'S SOUL - CD

OLD 45 OF THE WEEK

SAM DEES - FRAGILE HANDLE WITH CARE/SAVE THE LOVE AT ANY COST - 7" - ATLANTIC (JAMAICA) - M - £40 Timeless modern soul and a heavy, loud Jamacian issue 45 - not on his LP and half the preice you'd expect to pay for a US issue. Proper press not a bad sounding rip off. Check the clip by going to the product page - click the image or click here to hear SAM DEES - FRAGILE HANDLE WITH CARE/SAVE THE LOVE AT ANY COST - 7"
NEW, RECOMMENDED AND HOT SELLERS w/e 10th March 2012
ROSE ROYCE - WISHING ON A STAR - THE LOVE SONGS - RHINO - CD - NEW - £9.99 HAROLD MELVIN - TALK IT UP - EXPANDED - BIG BREAK - CD - NEW - £12.99 THELMA JONES - THELMA JONES - BIG BREAK - CD - NEW - £12.99 COMPTON - COMPTON'S SOUL - PENG - CD - NEW - £13.99
WILLIE HOBBS - A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS - SOULSCAPE - CD - NEW - £14.99 VARIOUS ARTISTS - LISTEN WHITEY - SOUNDS OF BLACK POWER 1967-1974 - LIGHT IN THE ATTIC - CD - NEW - £14.99 LEE FIELDS - FAITHFUL MAN( MID MARCH) - TRUTH AND SOUL - LP - NEW - £17.99

PRE-ORDER FOR LATER IN MARCH

 LEE FIELDS - FAITHFUL MAN (FROM MID MARCH) - TRUTH AND SOUL - CD - NEW - £12.99 PRE-ORDER FOR LATER IN MARCH
PETER WHITE - HERE WE GO (FROM MID MARCH) - HEADS UP - CD - NEW - £14.99 PRE-ORDER FOR LATER IN MARCH CHRIS STANDRING - ELECTRIC WONDERLAND (FROM MID MARCH) - ULTIMATE VIBE - CD - NEW - £15.99 PRE-ORDER FOR LATER IN MARCH PAUL BROWN - THE FUNKY JOINT (FROM MID MAR) - WOODWARD AVENUE - CD - NEW - £15.99 PRE-ORDER FOR LATER IN MARCH
NEW, RECOMMENDED AND HOT SELLERS w/e 2nd March 2012
VARIOUS ARTISTS - TOKYO CROSSOVER NIGHT - VILLAGE AGAIN (JAP) - CD - NEW - £29.99 AUDREY WHEELER - LET IT BE ME - FUNKY TOWN GROOVES - CD - NEW - £14.99 GARY BARTZ - BARTZ - FTG - CD - NEW - £13.99 RENA SCOTT - COME ON INSIDE - FTG - CD - NEW - £13.99
BILL DOGGETT - HONKY TONK POPCORN - BGP - CD - NEW - £14.99 VARIOUS ARTISTS - MEMPHIS BOYS - STORY OF AMERICAN STUDIO - ACE - CD - NEW - £14.99 VARIOUS ARTISTS - MUSIQ4THE SOUL VOLUME ONE - CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL COMPILATION - MUSIQ4THESOUL - CD - NEW - £12.99 ROSE ROYCE - STRONGER THAN EVER (EXPANDED) - BIG BREAK - CD - NEW - £12.99
DENIECE WILLIAMS - THIS IS NIECY (EXPANDED) - BIG BREAK - CD - NEW - £12.99 BOB JAMES AND EARL KLUGH - COOL - WARNER - CD - NEW - £9.99 JOYCE - RIO - FAR OUT - CD - NEW - £13.99 CARMEN LUNDY - GOOD MORING KISS - JUSTIN TIME - CD - NEW - £14.99
B T EXPRESS - KEEP IT UP - FTG - CD - NEW - £13.99 INCOGNITO - SURREAL (FROM LATE MARCH) - DOME - CD - NEW - £12.99 PRE-ORDER ORTHEIA BARNES/DAVE HAMILTON ORCHESTRA - NEVER NEVER LEAVE ME/WHAT SHOULD I DO - KENT SELECT - 7" - - £10 LOU JOHNSON - THE PANIC IS ON/YOU BETTER LET HIM GO - KENT SELECT - 7" - - £10
DARROW FLETCHER - NO LIMIT/WHAT GOOD AM I WITHOUT YOU - KENT SELECT - 7" - - £10 DARONDO - DIDN'T I/SAVING MY LOVE - KENT SELECT - 7" - - £10 EDDIE WHITHEAD/MARY SAXTON - JUST YOUR FOOL/LOSING CONTROL - KENT - 7" - - £8 DAVE HAMILTON/BARRINO BROTHERS - PISCES PACE/THE BAD THINGS (YOU SAID TO ME) - KENT - 7" - - £8
JACKIE DAY - NAUGHTY BOY/GET TO STEPPIN - KENT - 7" - - £8 PAT HUNT/MAMIE PERRY - I AIN'T TALKIN'/MY BABY WAITED TOO LONG - KENT SELECT - 7" - - £10
BILL WITHERS ON TV TONIGHT (UK)


Don’t miss the Documentary and live performance from Bill Withers on BBC4 tonight at 9pm

- INFO HERE

Check our range of Bill Withers CD’s in stock - click titles to view

BILL WITHERS - + JUSTMENTS - REEL MUSIC - CD - NEW - £15.99 BILL WITHERS - GREATEST HITS - COLUMBIA - CD - NEW - £6.99 BILL WITHERS - LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL - COLUMBIA - CD - NEW - £9.99 BILL WITHERS - MAKING MUSIC - REEL MUSIC - CD - NEW - £15.99
BILL WITHERS - MENAGERIE - COLUMBIA - CD - NEW - £6.99 BILL WITHERS - STILL BILL - COLUMBIA - CD - NEW - £9.99 BILL WITHERS - LOVELY DAY - VERY BEST OF - SONY - CD - NEW - £6.99  
WILSON PICKETT ON THE RADIO ON MONDAY (UK)


Also don’t miss the programme on radio 2 on Monday 12 march  9pm covering the career of Wilson Pickett

- INFO HERE

WILSON PICKETT - DEFINITIVE SOUL COLLECTION - ATLANTIC (2CD) - CD - NEW - £14.99 WILSON PICKETT - ORIGINAL ALBUM SERIES - WARNER (5CD) - CD - NEW - £17.99 WILSON PICKETT - SOUND OF WILSON PICKETT - COLLECTABLES - CD - NEW - £13.99

 

LAST WEEK'S TOP ALBUMS

VARIOUS ARTISTS - TOKYO CROSSOVER NIGHT - CD - VILLAGE AGAIN (JAP) - NEW - £29.99
Compiled by Kyoto Jazz Massive’s Shuya Okino, ‘Tokyo Crossover Night’ reflects diverse musical selection from soulful House, Disco to Jazz.  On the soulful House check Okino’s ‘Still In Love’ mixed by Ezel Quisqueya Soul.  Brisa’s ‘Sentimental Man’ and ISoul8’s ‘Waves Of Love’ feature Paul Randolph.  On the jazzier side try the bass heavy ‘Daytona’ by Yosuke Tominaga’ and of the five exclusive tracks/mixes Sleepwalker’s ‘Thank You’ featuring Navasha Daya, Kyoto Jazz Massive ft Bembe Segue ‘Mystery of Ages’ and Black Edition’s ‘Re’.  Top compilation.
read full review and hear clips for - VARIOUS ARTISTS - TOKYO CROSSOVER NIGHT - CD

VARIOUS ARTISTS - MUSIQ4THE SOUL VOLUME ONE - CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL COMPILATION - CD - MUSIQ4THESOUL - NEW - £12.99 Strong Contemporary Gospel compilation featuring 12 current tracks, which have Soul/R&B feel to them. Terry Newsome has a deep soulful voice and ‘Soul Music’ certainly has plenty of Soul. Joel O’Neil Alastair Brown ‘Wait on The Lord’, V9 Collective ‘Mind Games’ the R&B/Soul Doobie Powell ‘Love You Forever’ and slightly slower Blessing Okorji’ Whole World in His Hands’ are also strong. But check the beautiful ballads Vonnie Blackshear ‘Total Praise’ and Chris Bolton ‘Believe’ which have a lasting quality.
read full review and hear clips for - VARIOUS ARTISTS - MUSIQ4THE SOUL VOLUME ONE - CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL COMPILATION - CD
TOP BAKERS DOZEN SOUL

Jonathan Winstead –Jonathan Winstead
Anthony Hamilton – Back To Love
Betty Wright –Betty Wright The Movie
Gina Carey – love Letters
Alicia Myers – Peace Of Mind
L J Reynolds - Get To this
Josh Milan – Honeycomb music
Revelations ft Tre Williams – Concrete blues
Fred Hammond –God Love Romance
Brian Courtney Wilson – So Proud
New Soul Generation – Rhythmic Journey
Celestial – Celestial
LeNora Jaye –My Story
TOP TEN JAZZ

Gregory Porter – Be Good
Robert Glasper –Black Radio
Carmen Lundy –Changes
Khari Cabral Simmons – Clementine Sun
Deep Jazz – The Meeting
Kirk Whalum – Midnight Rendezvous
Richard Elliot – In The Zone
Dave Mc Murray – I Know About Love
John Carey – Smooth Soulful and Funky
Gregory Porter - Water