Masterpieces Of Modern Soul / Various by VARIOUS ARTISTS [VINYL]

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Tracks:
It's the Same Old Story - Act I
Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right - the Mayberry Movement
Shake Off That Dream - Eddie Billups & the C.C.C.S
Just a Little Ugly - Gail Anderson
I Don't Play Games - Nightchill
Do You Really Love Me (Edit) - Darondo
If That Don't Turn You on - Millie Jackson
If There Were No You - Natural Resources
Go Away - the Hesitations
Momma Had a Baby - Street People
Never Felt This Way Before (Edit) - the New Experience
Gotta Be Loved Part 2 - Herman Davis
Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right
Shake Off That Dream
Just a Little Ugly
I Don't Play Games
Do You Really Love Me (Edit)
If That Don't Turn You On
If There Were No You
Go Away
Momma Had a Baby
Never Felt This Way Before (Edit)
Gotta Be Loved Part 2

Performer Notes:

Performers include: Millie Jackson, Ted Taylor, Denise LaSalle, Mary Love Comer.
Outsiders of the U.K. soul collecting scene might expect a CD with a title as generic as Masterpieces of Modern Soul to have songs by the likes of the Temptations or Al Green, or maybe Anita Baker and the like if it's much more "modern." But no, we're talking the cliquish British soul fiend culture here, where modern soul, according to the liner notes, is evidently a quite distinct animal from Northern soul. Modern soul, y'see, focuses on the smoother sounds of '70s soul, as opposed to Northern soul, which favors the more dance-oriented soul tunes of the '60s. It's all a bit befuddlingly hair-splitting for more general (or all American) listeners, who like soul music depending on how they like it, not what decade it's from. If you like '70s soul enough to pick up collections of obscurities from the genre, though, you could do worse than this two-dozen-strong anthology of tracks. Some of these singers were marginally popular, like Millie Jackson, Ted Taylor, Vernon Garrett, Denise LaSalle, Ronnie Walker, and Garland Green, but the majority of them aren't going to be known to any listeners except the most dedicated specialists. The tone is more pleasantly grooving than compulsively memorable, to be honest. But most of these are decent enough slices of '70s soul, often strongly reflecting trendy early-'70s sweet soul sounds from Philadelphia, though a few tracks postdate the mid-'70s, with one hailing from as late as 2002. There are some nice cuts that move away from that vibe, though, like Debra Johnson's previously unissued "To Get Love You've Got to Bring Love," which recalls Betty Everett's Vee Jay sides, though perhaps with more contemporary production; Sam Nesbit's gritty "Chase Those Clouds Away," which takes some cues from Young-Holt Unlimited's "Soulful Strut"; and Idris Muhammad's "I'm a Believer," which with its strong jazz-gospel flavor is the most distinctive track on the disc. ~ Richie Unterberger

Format: Vinyl (1 Disc); Stereo

Country: USA

Release Date: 5 February, 2016

Label: Kent

Dimensions: 30.5 x 32 x 2.5 centimeters (0.32 kg)