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I had this added to my library but hadnāt listened yet. Thanks for the reminder 
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I was lucky enough to see this young lady at Bluesfest earlier this year. Still sounding as soulful as ever.
Iām not sure if it gets much better. Eargasms.
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Discovered this lovely talent after I heard her on a lovely soulful house classic.
Maxine Hardcastle on the soulful vocals too.
Hey @dabassgoesboomboom! Very cool thread 
Iām a pretty big collector of Soul and R&B ā about 3300 R&B albums in my Roon collection, and another ~3000+ LPs and 45s jammed into my apartment with me and my incredibly forgiving wife 
So, I could probably spend all day posting in this threadā¦ but Iām going to try and pop in with some recommendations on a semi-regular basis ā hopefully I can can help keep this going!
Iāll probably post some more current R&B next time, but Iām going to start with a few tracks from one of my favorite soul sounds of all time ā Willie Mitchellās work in and around Hi Records in Memphis!
The entire āI Canāt Stand The Rainā album is worth your time. Roughly the same period, band, and producer as Al Greenās best, but Ann is nearly his equal. Some of my favorite soul recordings of all time.
Not an easy one to find (before TIDAL at least), this is a beautiful track responding to Arethaās Donāt Play That Song. Itās on this compilation which was also the first appearance of Letās Live For Ourselves, which was previously un-issued.
Another reasonably-obscure favorite of mine is O.V. Wright. I think this actually came out on Back Beat, but itās Willie Mitchell so Iām including it. Some of my other favorites from him are Eight Men, Four Women, Ace Of Spades (despite the lyrics) and Youāre Gonna Make Me Cry, all of which are on the great āSoul Of O.V. Wrightā compilation.
Iām including Syl Johnson here because he recorded for Hi, although I have to say his material for the label pales in comparison to his earlier work on Twinight, which didnāt involve Willie Mitchell.
Regardless, the āIs It Because Iām Blackā album has some incredible moments, especially the title song and Concrete Reservation. For the more complete career retrospective, I recommend the sprawling āComplete Mythologyā from the good folks at Numero.
Precious little information about this one out there, but you can probably find it on Youtube or something ā such a great track.
A solid-looking overview of the label is here too. Ok, Iām doneā¦ until next time!
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Oh my days, too much ear candy for one post mike 
I joke of course. As the great Luther said (RIP 
), never too much.
I try to keep the mix as eclectic as possible, to show the diverse range of music 
with extra soul. The range from others that have dropped in has been truely sublime.
Thanks for dropping in and sharing and I canāt wait to start digging through these recommendations of yours.
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Great new album. I didnāt see the UK garage vibe coming with this last track on the album - loved it.
Canāt wait to hear the album.
Hope it will be as good as this one
And to end the crop of resent music is this one with the title song standing out
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Now time to go back in time and discover the songs in Mikeās posting. Thanks to all contributing
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If youāre into this kind of stuff, Iāll give you two āboogieā favorites, one old and one new
Disco haters turn back ā youāve been warned! 
Funky stuff from 50 Cent producer Jake One!
I added Daley and Kim Tibbs albums ā will report back @dabassgoesboomboom @Joachim_Fishman ā thanks guys!
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Currently jamming D Train. Nice! Oh yeh I have Tuxedo in my library.
Mayer Hawthorne is a talented cat too ! Pharrell on the drums and keys - I could pick that in a blind test/listen
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Yup, and he really knows his stuff. He released a compilation of great Detroit soul and Motown called Soul With A Hole ā hard to track down but has some great tracks if Iām remembering correctly.
Also, somewhere in this apartment I have one of these
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Check this out. I nearly fell off my chair when I heard it was Bobby Caldwell on here. And then I did fall off my chair when I found out Bobby had an entire new album.
That was the same reaction as when I first saw who was singing "What you wonāt do for loveā back in high school (after hearing Tupacās sample). Heās too cool.
Talking about Pharrellās longevity and ability to stay current and very relevant, hereās some trivia not many know. On this classic, itās Skateboard P with the S-DOUBLE-U-V at the start ! Back in '92 !! 25 years later heās still making great music.
Itās a little sad that I get so excited by this stuff. I love boring my friends with these little facts haha.
I need to stop here for today otherwise Iāll go on and on lol.
Until next time, keep on vibin
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