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Good choices, Greg.. I would agree that the quality of new releases in last couple of years or so has been very high. My favourite new LPs from last year were : Gloria Scott - So wonderful.
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This is a list of my favourites from 2022: 1. The Star of A Story (feat. Lisa Fischer) [Extended Version] – Louie Vega 2. Where Would I Be Without You? – Kim Tibbs 3. Now's The Time For Us –
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as already said before, the self-titled Thee Sacred Souls is marvelous. Some of the tracks had been released on 45 before. But my album-only top tip is "love comes easy". Fantastic. another 2022
2022 was a difficult year but in my opinion it was a great year for new soul and related genres. I bought more new releases than in the past twenty years so, as no-one else appears to have done so, I thought I would nominate a few tunes. Just the five so as not to hog the thread. Three British based records and two from the USA including one from an old timer.
Carmy Love - Thinking About It (Big AC records 7 '') . The former New Street Adventure backing vocalist stepped out front in 2021 and this fab 45 was one of the results. She has a a great voice. Prelude to an album?
Phono 48 - So Pure - (Big AC records 12 '' ) - Possibly a one-off by a group of young London musicians that included Nick Corbin and Laville on vocals this outstanding piece of music was a regular on my turntable. My daughter saw them at the 100 Club in Oxford Street and sent me a sample. Wish I had been there.
Jalen N'Gonda - What a Difference She Made - (Daptone 7") - The Liverpool based American came to my attention a few years ago. This seven inch from the Daptone organisation is beautifully produced with that distinctive Daptone drumbeat. Flip over for more laid back vibes with 'Just Like You Used To'
Thee Sacred Souls - Weak For Your Love from Thee Sacred souls (Daptone-Penrose Cd) - It's almost invidious to select one track from the twelve on this Chicano soul album from Thee Sacred Souls. This one got a 45 release as did 'Can I call You Rose?' . Dreamy, ethereal stuff. I loved the album.
Johnny Rawls - Straight From The Bottle from Going Back To Mississippi (Third Street Cigar Cd) - All the best new releases come from the young blades these days (as it should be) but the veteran Johnny Rawls bucked the trend in 2022. He produced at the age of seventy a memorably good southern blues soul album. There's not a duff track with the ballad 'If You Ever Get Lonely' and this swampy, bluesy outing about a down home dive of a place my personal favourites.
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