The All-Time Top 20 Soul Lp's On The Rare Soul Scene

[dthedrug]

HI ALL What in your opinion, would be included in the best SOUL LP's to make a all-time TOP 20 CHART?

I WOULD PUT JACKIE LEE "the DUCH" LONDON LP, In the top 5,

Only rule is no CD COMPILATIONS or POST 1982 STUFF of VA??

DAVE

[Pete S]

Richard Searling did a fantastic compilation of UA/Liberty/Minit material for EMI back in 1980, Sold On Soul, this is a really fantastic LP and introduced a lot of people to things like The Drifter.

[Roger Williams]

Jackie Wilson 'Beautiful Day' 1973 Brunswick LP and Lou Courtney 'I'm In Need Of Love' 1974 Epic LP would be my first submissions, not a substandard track on either of them.

Roger

[Chalky]

Garland Green "Jealous Kinda Fella"

[Guest jerrio]

The Hesitations - Soul Superman,every track a winner. Wrighty. Agree with Roger Jackie Wilson Beautiful Day is a class lp. Wrighty.

Edited August 20, 2012 by jerrio

[Philippe]

Sandra Wright "Wounded Woman" (I'll come back with more)

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[Tricky]

Debbie Taylor - Comin,Down on You - Today

JJ Barnes - Born Again - Perception

Marvellettes - Sophisticated Soul - Tamla

Exciters - Caviar and Chitlins - RCA

That will do for starters.

[John Reed]

Sandra Wright "Wounded Woman" (I'll come back with more)

I would agree with you on that, but personally I don't think it should be included as it's a retrospective compilation of recordings rather than a released LP (in the same as Otis Clay's The Only Way Is Up).

I recently pulled some LP's from storage to record before going on holiday and found this one to be cracked, I was so gutted.

Edited August 20, 2012 by John Reed

[Jaco]

Sam Dees - "The show must go on"

Lamont Dozier - "Black Bach"

Soul Children - "Friction"

Soul Children - "Genesis"

Millie Jackson - "Caught up"

Millie Jackson - "Still caught up"

Just off the top of my head - ought to make any top 20.

[Guest Adrian]

The Impressions - Times Have Changed

[Donkit]

The Magic Of The Spellbinders

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[Donkit]

The Tempests - Would You Believe

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[TOAD]

deon jackson love makes the world go round atco lp is my recomendation

[Soul-slider]

The Metros - Sweetest One (RCA)

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[Soul-slider]

Freddy Butler - With A Dab Of Soul (Kapp)

[Soul-slider]

The O'Jays - Soul Sounds (Imperial)

[Ged Parker]

Rare Stamps - Obviously I think

[Soul-slider]

Darrell Banks - Is Here (Atco)

[John Reed]

Rare Stamps - Obviously I think

Which one: JJ Barnes/Steve Mancha, Eddie Floyd, Johnnie Taylor or all three? I think they're all great.

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[Mike Lofthouse]

As well as Sam Dees, Freddie Butler and a few others already mentioned

What's going On - Marvin Gaye

Hypnotized - Linda Jones

His California Album - Bobby Bland

Roots - Curtis Mayfield

Facts Of Life - Bobby Womack.....

Mike

[The Tempest]

[Billy Freemantle]

Richard Searling did a fantastic compilation of UA/Liberty/Minit material for EMI back in 1980, Sold On Soul, this is a really fantastic LP and introduced a lot of people to things like The Drifter.

That was one of the albums that I listened to when I 'returned' to Northern. A really well- rounded album. I used to listen to it late at night through headhones and dream of drugs when the Mrs was snoring.

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[Ged Parker]

Which one: JJ Barnes/Steve Mancha, Eddie Floyd, Johnnie Taylor or all three? I think they're all great.

The Barnes / Mancha one for me. Not sure either of the other two would be in a top 20.

[dthedrug]

Richard Searling did a fantastic compilation of UA/Liberty/Minit material for EMI back in 1980, Sold On Soul, this is a really fantastic LP and introduced a lot of people to things like The Drifter.

HI ALL There are so many great VA LP's MOTOWN CHARTBUSTERS 3 being one of the very best, however to pick a compilation as good as this, Well in my opinion it's a must for inclusion into the top 20? early days though,

RARE STAMPS is in, there are some great LP's listed so far, but are good for certain trax, I think they don't come close to for example MARVIN GAYES "WHATS GOING ON" if we need a bench mark, the TEMPEST LP is sure bet as is the HESITATIONS,

But as I say early days to pick 20, to conclude I come across a copy of the UA LP with Pete Smiths name & address on it, I am sure I gave it back to him? DAVE

[De-to]

len barry,its that time of the year lp on uk brunswick,featuring,"ill always need you" played at the casino by richard searling..

[Mike Lofthouse]

two more from me .....

Here Is Barbara Lynn

There Is' - The Dells

[Philippe]

I would agree with you on that, but personally I don't think it should be included as it's a retrospective compilation of recordings rather than a released LP (in the same as Otis Clay's The Only Way Is Up)

O.K. John I can see your point. So a "real one",then :

Shirley Brown (Arista)

[Mike Lofthouse]

O.K. John I can see your point. So a "real one",then :

Shirley Brown (Arista)

nice - 'Woman to Woman' on Stax too

[Mike Lofthouse]

Freddie Hughes - 'Send My Baby Back' on Wand

[Mike Lofthouse]

and not forgetting - James Carr 'You Got My Mind Messed Up' on Stateside/Goldwax

[Kev Cane]

All the ones Lofty has mentioned plus

Jimmy Lewis-Totally Involved

Hesitations-Born Free

Dells-Sweet as funk can be

Originals-Portrait

Originals-California Sunset

New Sounds

Greg Perry-One For The Road

Bobby Womack-Communication

For now, more later

Kev

[Mike Lofthouse]

All the ones Lofty has mentioned plus

Jimmy Lewis-Totally Involved

Hesitations-Born Free

Dells-Sweet as funk can be

Originals-Portrait

Originals-California Sunset

New Sounds

Greg Perry-One For The Road

Bobby Womack-Communication

For now, more later

Kev

Was going to mention the Hesitations but I knew you would Kev!

[MrsWoodsrules]

My fav LPs from top of my head..

Major Lance Greatest Hits.

Glady Knight Pipe Dreams.

Fillet of Soul Stax VA (including Showdown Rance Allen)

From The Vaults Motown VA.

Moving on in time & more generic soul.

Grover Washington Jr Wine light (Be Mine Tonight standout track).

George Benson In Flight (World Is A Ghetto is just sublime all 10 minutes or so)

Anita Baker Rapture.

Aid.

[Mike Lofthouse]

and two great ones on Aware - 'John Edwards' and 'Cry to Me' Loleatta Holloway

[Ted Massey]

All the ones Lofty has mentioned plus

Jimmy Lewis-Totally Involved

Hesitations-Born Free

Dells-Sweet as funk can be

Originals-Portrait

Originals-California Sunset

New Sounds

Greg Perry-One For The Road

Bobby Womack-Communication

For now, more later

Kev

isnt it Greg Jackson one for the road ?

[Kev Cane]

isnt it Greg Jackson one for the road ?

No Ted, Greg Perry-One For The Road-Casablanca, fantastic set, play it at least once a week

Kev

[Ted Massey]

No Ted, Greg Perry-One For The Road-Casablanca, fantastic set, play it at least once a week

Kev

try the greg jackson if you dont know it fantastic sax break

[Kev Cane]

try the greg jackson if you dont know it fantastic sax break

Will check it out, don,t know it

[Ted Massey]

mid tempo send me your email addy

[Russ Vickers]

Rhetta Hughes - Re Light My Fire - Tetragrammaton Records

Mike Terry & Jo Armstead involvement & a wonderful LP that at least 3 NS Monsters have been culled.

Best Russ

[Russ Vickers]

Archie Bell & the Drells - Tighten Up - Atlantic

[Sean Hampsey]

Must have finished at least 3 Just Soul's off with Gregg Jackson Kev. As Ted says, incredible tune!

Some nice LP's listed lads. Nice to see Soul lovers active on this thread with a bunch of solidly soulful suggestions.

Sean

[Philippe]

and two great ones on Aware - 'John Edwards' and 'Cry to Me' Loleatta Holloway

Great LP's ! Two more :

[Sunnysoul]

I would agree with you on that, but personally I don't think it should be included as it's a retrospective compilation of recordings rather than a released LP (in the same as Otis Clay's The Only Way Is Up).

I recently pulled some LP's from storage to record before going on holiday and found this one to be cracked, I was so gutted.

John,

Surely Otis Clay's "The Only Way Is Up" LP was released, promoted and marketed in the early 80's in the US & Japan as a new, contemporary release even though certain tracks had previously been released on other labels several years earlier ... while the Sandra Wright LP was very obviously a compilation originating in the UK on Demon Records of previously released and newly discovered material , and it was clearly marketed as such , wasn't it ?

Not that any of that matters as far as the musical quality is concerned ... they are both great LPs of course !!!

In fact, and I've said it before on here several times, the only way to play out Otis Clay's "The Only Way Is Up" is off the said original LP because the sound quality is so unbelievably good, loud and clear, and it doesn't have the nasty hiss and jump at the start which most the 45's seem to have. And YES... it is absolutely OK to play the original LP ahead of the original 45 ... even at an OVO event !!!

[Johnlloyd]

Can I add both the Doris Duke lps, mine are on Mojo, bought following the recommendation of Dave Godin in B & S.

As an eighteen year old deep soul was a previously unheard of genre, and these blew my head off. I then avidly bought anything with Swamp Dogg's involvement in - never disappointed.

John

[Harry Crosby]

Rare Stamps - Obviously I think

Agreed, and double agreed

[Mike Lofthouse]

One I have forgot...'I'm in Love' - Wilson Pickett - Atlantic. The 'Wicked' one and Bobby Womack at their best

[Philippe]

Two classics :

[John Reed]

Surely Otis Clay's "The Only Way Is Up" LP was released, promoted and marketed in the early 80's in the US & Japan as a new, contemporary release even though certain tracks had previously been released on other labels several years earlier ...

I don't remember it being marketed as contemporary a release at the time (1985). The Japan Victor release also came out in 1982 which was three years before the US pressing on Blues R&B and out of the 10 tracks only three were contemporary although they may have been recorded earlier. I also got "Soul Man Live In Japan" on Rooster Blues at the same time, which too was a US/Canadian release of a Japanese release of a couple years earlier.

In fact, and I've said it before on here several times, the only way to play out Otis Clay's "The Only Way Is Up" is off the said original LP because the sound quality is so unbelievably good, loud and clear, and it doesn't have the nasty hiss and jump at the start which most the 45's seem to have. And YES... it is absolutely OK to play the original LP ahead of the original 45 ... even at an OVO event !!!

Stone him, Stone him, Stone him........ :lol:

Some of my favourite LP's not already mentioned are and IMO not one dodgy track on any.

Swamp Dogg - Total Destruction of Your mind - Canyon

Don Covay - Super Dude I - Mercury

Luther Ingram - Do You Love Somebody - KoKo

Ann Peebles - I Cant Stand The Rain - Hi

Paul Kelly - Don't Burn Me - WB

Modulations - It's Rough Out Here - Buddah

Jimmy Hughes - Something Special - Volt

Mavis Staples - Only For The Lonely - Volt

Darrel Banks - Here To Stay - Volt

Eddie hinton - Very Extremely Dangerous - Capricorn

Otis Clay - Trying To Live My Life Without You - Hi

Don Bryant - Precious Soul - Hi (Thie best set of covers I've ever heard)

Impressions - Young mods Forgotten Story - Curtom

Impressions - This is My Country - Curtom

Leroy Hutson - Love Oh Love - Curtom

Natural Four - Heaven Right Here On Earth - Curtom

Natural Four - Natural Four - Curtom

O'Jays - Ship Ahoy - PIR

The list goes on........

[Roger Williams]

Natural Four - Heaven Right Here On Earth - Curtom

Natural Four - Natural Four - Curtom

Was just listening to the Soul Brother 2-on-1 CD of these on the way to work this morning as it happens. Class LPs.