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'It Hurts So Good' New Lp From Soul4Real

'It Hurts So Good' New Lp From Soul4Real magazine cover

'It Hurts So Good' Soul4Real Album

After 31 singles released itยดs so exciting to announce the first ever album on Soul4Real, a compilation including ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜… ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜€ by James and Bobby Purify, Esther Phillips, Walter Jackson, Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight & The Pips and Marvin Gaye.

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It doesnโ€™t always hurt to hurtโ€ฆ

Soul 4 Realโ€™s first venture into the albums market is as compellingly essential as the labelโ€™s impressive singles catalogue. Its 11 tracks explore every lonely street and losers avenue that soul music has walked down since the early 60s, tempering essays of heartbreak and love lost with the occasional glimpse of positivity and happiness. โ€œIt Hurts So Goodโ€ is very much in the tradition of those great 60s soul compilations where diverse strands of black American music sat side by side with each other, and still formed a satisfying listening experience despite their apparent disparity because, in the final analysis, the music mattered most.

Just as it does here, in fact.

This album showcases just under a dozen goodies by some very big names in soul. It may well be that one or two of the tracks might be less than familiar to you, but you will know the artists โ€“ and you will know, too, that they will never let you down. Originally unissued tracks by James & Bobby Purify and Walter Jackson blend seamlessly with early essentials from Aretha Franklin, Willie Hutch and the Main Ingredient (as the Insiders). Soul 4 Real has delved into the deeper parts of discographies of legendary artists like Marvin Gaye, Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight & The Pips and Esther Phillips to bring you songs and performances that are every bit as unforgettable as those that forged their reputations. And if you remain unmoved after experiencing the stellar offerings from the Soul Children and Lou Courtney, it may well be that you didnโ€™t have a soul to begin with.

In the song that gives this collection its title, the great Prince Phillip Mitchell wrote โ€œit ainโ€™t no good unless it hurts a little bitโ€. Itโ€™s true, and the โ€˜Hurtโ€™ here really IS โ€˜So Goodโ€™โ€ฆand then someโ€ฆ ย 

โ€ฆSoul 4 Real โ€“ for real.

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TONY ROUNCE

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Compiled by Andy "Tats" Taylor and Alex Subinas. Liner notes by Tony Rounce. Label design by Jordi Durรณ. Remastering by Jorge Muรฑoz Cobo (Circo Perrotti).

๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜-๐—ข๐—ฅ๐——๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ 9๐˜๐—ต ๐——๐—˜๐—–๐—˜๐— ๐—•๐—˜๐—ฅ

24 euros + postage as it follows:

6,90 euros UK & Europe

2,70 euros Spain

10,55 euros USA & rest of the world

(please contact for multiple copies)

๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฌ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ & ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜†:

soul4realrecordlabel@gmail.com

Check previous releases: www.soul4real.es

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Chalky

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Fantastic LP. ย Have played some of the tracks out and included some in last couple of podcasts I've done. ย Really well thought out compilation by Alex and Tats. ย AND 24 euros....some labels are charging that for a 45. ย A must have IMO.

Jamesh

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Looks great, I'll be ordering,ย  thanks for the heads up

Soulfusion

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Sounds like a fantastic release. My order has been placed...

Ladymidnight

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Glad to hear, Alex. Another excellent release, looking forward to receiving mine.

/Carl

Soulfusion

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Arrived last week Alex. Wonderful early Xmas present to myself.

Thanks for all the great music in 2022 and I am already looking forward to more of the same in 2023.

Chalky

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Fantastic and rightly so, brilliant comp.

If you are still looking for a copy seek out the dealers, Fish, Creative Soul etc.ย 

Johndelve

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My copy has now arrived. A marvellous LP, well done again Alex.




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