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I've always found it impossible to choose a favourite soul record (or even a top ten) that doesn't change on a daily basis.

But what about a favourite album? is chosing a standout album any easier?

So what's your favourite that fits the following..

Consistent over all the tracks, a standout is a bonus not a necessity

Format immaterial, viny or CD

From any soul genre

From any era

Rarity irrelevent

Kev

And before anybody asks, no you cant have a 'Best of....' compilation
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Sam Dees-The Show Must Go On-Atlantic 1975 :thumbsup:

Dave f................

marvin gaye - what's goin' on followed very closely by the two millie jackson l.p.s - caught up and still caught up, not a bit northern type but woof! bark donkey, ooooooozing the soul :thumbsup:

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"The Temptin' Temptations" - the album that the phrase 'all killer, no filler" may have been invented for!

TONE :thumbsup:

"The Temptin' Temptations" - the album that the phrase 'all killer, no filler" may have been invented for!

TONE :unsure:

Esther Phillips " From A Whisper To A Scream " ..... superb . :thumbsup:

Malc Burton

Album,What is soul;B E King

CD trakc,C Glover;little girl.

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Floorshakers - Kent LP

Not an album fan then Pete?

Ooops forgot to post mine

Bobby Womack - The Poet

No fillers, contains 'So Many Sides Of You' and came out at just the right time.

Kev

natural four/good vibes/abc all round good lp something for everyone.

Not an album fan then Pete?

Well it says 'soul' album and I haven't got a favourite soul artist or soul album so I went for a compilation.

Friction - The Soul Children (Stax)

Not a bad track on it.

If you're tempted to buy it don't buy the UK pressing as it's sonically far inferior to the US one.

Extension of a man - Donny Hathaway - Atco.

very closely followed by,

California Sunset - The Originals - Tamla Motown.

What's going on - Marvin Gaye - Tamla Motown.

Sam Dees - The show must go on - Atlantic.

Regards

Alan

Chapter 8 - This Love's For real-Beverly Glenn

Produced by the genius Micheal J Powell
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Nice call Petebanger!!!

I always thought Beverly Glen LPs were the buisness!!!

Remember talking to Terry Jones once, in the Spread Eagle Shoredich circa Christmas 87, and saying "Don't forget Terry Beverly Glenn comes but once a year"!

Cheers Paco

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Nice call Petebanger!!!

I always thought Beverly Glen LPs were the buisness!!!

Remember talking to Terry Jones once, in the Spread Eagle Shoredich circa Christmas 87, and saying "Don't forget Terry Beverly Glenn comes but once a year"!

Cheers Paco

Beverly Glen churned out some great stuff-

Anita Baker-The Songstress another of my fave albums

Johnnie Taylor

Bobby Womack

Wasn't there something dodgy about the owner of Beverly Glen??

A gangster or something like that?

Cheers

Pete

Well today my favourite is

LAURA NYRO - ELI AND THE THIRTEENTH CONFESSION

wonderful soulful album - but not soul as such

Wasn't there something dodgy about the owner of Beverly Glen??

A gangster or something like that

Beverly Glen was owned by Otis Smith (no, not that one!)

Anita Baker famously credited one of her songs on the ''Rapture" LP to her memories of him, it was called "Watch Your Step"

Cheers Paul

if it has to be soul ....alice clark on mainstream

if not ..beach boys "pet sounds"

A real grueller this one, I'm afraid...

Fighting it out for the Guys....

Lou Courtney "I'm In Need Of Love"

Bobby Womack "Lookin For A Love Again"

And a Catfight for the ladies.......

Sandra Wright "Wounded Woman"

Millie Jackson "Caught Up" Vols 1 & 2

They've been fighting it out for years, in my head, and I still can't decide on a clear winner!

Worse still, there are dozens of other strong contenders.

:thumbsup:

Sean Hampsey

I've always found it impossible to choose a favourite soul record (or even a top ten) that doesn't change on a daily basis.

But what about a favourite album? is chosing a standout album any easier?

So what's your favourite that fits the following..

Consistent over all the tracks, a standout is a bonus not a necessity

Format immaterial, viny or CD

From any soul genre

From any era

Rarity irrelevent

Kev

And before anybody asks, no you cant have a 'Best of....' compilation
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Hello Kev , Marvin Gaye " Whats going on" followed by his " Let's get it on " set .After that Sam Dees classic Atlantic album , and Luther " This close to you " .One recent purchase that I love , is Clyde McPhatter " Songs of the big city " - Mercury LP , early Soul but brilliant in my opinion .Best Wishes ,Eddie

Friction - The Soul Children (Stax)

Not a bad track on it.

If you're tempted to buy it don't buy the UK pressing as it's sonically far inferior to the US one.

Great album , I have one for sale on UK Stax ,and it's NM and fine

My fav's at the moment are --

60's soul - Going Back to Detroit - The platters

70's soul - The Spice of Life - Jerry Butler (Stop Stepping on My Dream , wow)

60's - Motown - Stevie Wonder - Uptight

70's - Motown - Willie Hutch - Fully Exposed

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Hesitations - Soul Superman (Kapp)

Freddy Butler - With A Dab Of Soul (Kapp)

Temptations - With A Lot O'Soul (Gordy)

Leon Haywood - It's Got To Be Mellow (Decca)

Leon Haywood - The Mellow Mellow (Galaxy)........

Best soul albums: Can't decide between Temptin' Temptations & Four Tops - Second Album.

Best record regardless of genre: John Lennons Plastic Ono Band.

Makes me cry everytime I hear it.

SORRY! This is Bjorn78 on Soulofs computer!

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Fave Soul album: Stevie Wonder - Innervisions

Fave non soul album: David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust

Simon

oooh, too many - Sam Dee's 'Show' has already been mentioned but another LP that I play pretty regularly, so it must be classed as one of my faves is The Impression's 'Young Mods Forgotten Story' :lol:

HESITATIONS-BORN FREE-KAPP,LOVE ALL JOHNNY TAYLOR ALBUMS PREFER HIS MALACO STUFF,AND OF COURSE YOU CANT BEAT THE POET 1/2.

BAZ A.

can't believe no ones mentioned Garland Green's Jealous Kinda Fella - Uni, not a duffer on it, superb :lol:

Monitors - Greetings always been a fave and for white boys singing soul Righteous Brothers Souled Out ain't bad :yes:Up To You just superb :yes:

the question did not say soul so it has to be Fleetwood Mac Rumours every track brilliant
in that case The mighty fall"grotesque" :lol:

the question did not say soul so it has to be Fleetwood Mac Rumours every track brilliant

The question did say soul but I'm glad you posted this up Ted, it's made my day thinking of you, headphones on, pretending to be Stevie Nicks :lol:

the question did not say soul so it has to be Fleetwood Mac Rumours every track brilliant

Ooooh Stevie Nicks circa Rumours....Now that's a completely different thread :lol:

Kev

Soul(ish)

Miracles-'cookin' with the miracles'

Pete Terrace - 'King of the Boogaloo'

other

Alice cooper -welcome to my nightmate

Love these three but otherwise I'm a 45's person through & through

Alice cooper -welcome to my nightmate

Classic album Linda :lol:

I collected AC albums from 'pretties for you' 'easy action' 'love it to death' & 'killer' all the way up until the dross that came after 'special forces' in the late eighties

p.s - still got my NME flexi disc of 'slick black limousine' somewhere......... choon :yes:

soul wise....for me would have to be.......

'What's going on'

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Otis Redding - Otis blue some really emotional ballads on this album :thumbsup:

Friction - The Soul Children (Stax)

Not a bad track on it.

If you're tempted to buy it don't buy the UK pressing as it's sonically far inferior to the US one.

Lurve The Soul Children. Did they ever make a bad record!?

My faves would include

Marvellettes Sophisticated Soul

James Brown Apollo vol 2

Edwin's Soul Master

and almost any early Impressions album

Colin

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Sorry, dodgy editing! Post moved.........below.

J.

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Millie Jackson - Caught Up (followed closely by Still Caught Up)

Miracles - City of Angels

Ohio Players - Fire

Poppies - Lullaby of Love (yes really, but probably for sentimental reasons!)

Dryzabone - Conspiracy

And as already mentioned, Bobby Womack - The Poet (and Poet 2), Otis Redding - Otis Blue.

Tough one and ever changing!

J.

Extension of a man - Donny Hathaway - Atco.

very closely followed by,

California Sunset - The Originals - Tamla Motown.

What's going on - Marvin Gaye - Tamla Motown.

Sam Dees - The show must go on - Atlantic.

Regards

Alan

Alan :thumbsup::thumbsup::P . No point in posting mine as you have done it !

Whats Going On, got to be the greatest, so soulful, political,angry,beautiful,timeless...

Tashan-On The Horizon. always think of it as a 'Whats Going On' for late 80's/ early 90's.

Too many to mention, but a few i like are Les McCann "Plays the Hits" on Limelight, Odyysey 5 "First Time Around" on BRC, Ripple Blast Singers "Funny Girl ala Soul" on Power, Chris Bartley "The Sweetest Thing This Side Of Heaven" on Vando and lastly Terry Callier "I Just Can't Help Myself" on Cadet.

Brett

can't believe no ones mentioned Garland Green's Jealous Kinda Fella - Uni, not a duffer on it, superb :thumbsup:

Monitors - Greetings always been a fave and for white boys singing soul Righteous Brothers Souled Out ain't bad :thumbsup:Up To You just superb :P

OR Walter Jackson/Lou Johnson ATB Stevie

I've always found it impossible to choose a favourite soul record (or even a top ten) that doesn't change on a daily basis.

But what about a favourite album? is chosing a standout album any easier?

So what's your favourite that fits the following..

Consistent over all the tracks, a standout is a bonus not a necessity

Format immaterial, viny or CD

From any soul genre

From any era

Rarity irrelevent

Kev

And before anybody asks, no you cant have a 'Best of....' compilation
:thumbsup:

THE LOVELITES

CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY

MARVIN AND TAMMI YOURE ALL I NEED

MARK W

I will be different and add my fave 3 from the 90s

Solo

Adrianna Evans

By All Means

regards Steve w

Couldn't name just one but the following are all fantastic

Friction, Soul Children

Sam Dees, Show Must go On

Notations, Notations

David Sea (forget the title, on Magic City I think)

Marvin Gaye, What's going on

Keep me happy on a desert island for a while that lot, particularly with a few of Pete S's Kent albums as well!

Mark

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