Not sure if done before ?  We all have our top 50 singles  mine change every week!

what about your 20 top Lps   

I'm a loser Doris Duke 

Caught up Millie Jackson 

Still caught up Millie Jackson 

Bobby Womack Home is where the heart is 

Sexy Soul Roy C 

Dramatic experience The Dramatics 

Super Taylor Johnnie Taylor 

Gag a maggot Swamp Dogg 

Searchin for the dolphins Al Wilson 

Wounded Woman Sandra Wright 

Intimate Storm Shirley Brown 

All by myself Regina Bell 

Finer things in life Chuck Stanley 

3 + 3 Isley Brothers 

The Poet Bobby Womack

Strong Persuader Robert Cray 

Rough out here Modulations 

Love wars Womack and Womack 

I'm gonna miss you Artistics 

Jealous kinda fella Garland Green 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 22, 20232 yr by Shinehead

Apologies just two from me today.

Played Chris Bartley’s - ‘The sweetest thing this side of heaven’ yesterday for first time in years. Forgotten how good all the tracks are.

Think the recent Soul4Real debut album is well worth another plug too!

 

"Here is Barbara Lynn" L.P. on Oval. Just great track after track!👍

"Get On Up And Get Away" L.P. The Esquires on Bunky. Same again, one great track after another🌟

Lots of Motown TML  LP's

Lou Courtney’s Epic release arguably one of the greatest Lps ever

Some great albums- I'd add,

Esther Phillips first 4 on Kudu

Esther, Good Black Is Hard To Crack

Irma Thomas, In Between Tears

Otis Redding, Otis Blue

Sam Dees, The Show Must Go On

Doris Duke, A legend In Her Own Time

Loleata Holloway, Cry To Me

Bobby Bland, The California Album

Esquires, Get Up & Get Away

Aretha, Almighty Fire

LeRoy Hutson, Hutson

Curtis Mayfield, Curtis

Frankie Beverley & Maze, Maze

Gil Scott Heron, Pieces Of A Man

Jackie Wilson, Higher & Higher

Tommie Young, Do You Still Feel The Same Way

Jimmy Lewis, Totally Involved

Laura Lee, The Two Sides Of

Avoiding compilations, but what about, JJ Barnes/Steve Mancha, Rare Stamps

 

So much stunning soul music out there!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slightly biased as it’s my username ! However it’s well up there as an Lp 

Black Bach - Lamont Dozier

Alice Clack - Alice Clark

 I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You - Aretha Franklin 

 The Show Must Go On - Sam Dees

Pass The Peas - The JB's

Ship ahoy - The O'Jays

Harvest for the world - The Isley Brothers

In Tune - Willie Hutch 

What's going on - Marvin Gaye

I Hear A Symphony - Supremes

Can't believe nobody's mentioned this one yet ... 

One from me……Timothy Wilson 

Skull Snaps and Baby Huey. Also The Heptones On Top if I can

Bobby Taylor - Taylor Made Soul

Both Darrell Banks

Soul Children  Friction  Stax

 

Williams and Watson - Two For The Price Of One

Betty Everett - There'll Come A Time

Edited January 22, 20232 yr by Woodbutcher

9 hours ago, Woodbutcher said:

Williams and Watson - Two For The Price Of One

Great Lp...different takes to some of the 45 releases too

James Conwell on Guiness superb LP

How about these...................

The Players - He'll be back (incl non 45 "why do I love you")
Barbara Lewis - Baby I'm yours (incl non 45 "stop that girl")
Rhetta Hughes - Relight my fire (incl great version of "light my fire")
Dana Valery  - Not the flower, but the root (incl "you babe")
Clyde McPhatter - Welcome home (incl "Mr. Heartache")
Maxine Brown - Out of sight ( some great trax; but take a re listen to "seems you've forsaken my love")
(brings a tear to your eye - well it does to mine)

Cheers................       Tom.

Great response to topic

No Freddy Butler !  Great LP  a few others of my favs

Eleanor Mills 

All the Lamont Dozier LPs

100% proof poison 

Anthony White 

Early Motown LPs  Supremes , four tops , Temps,   Spinners Jnr Walker

Theres some great LPs out there and sometimes not expensive

 

 

 

Can't see Glora Scott above, so that one.  Here is a big list of Lp's I pulled out that I don't think have been mentioned, sorry if they have already...

Soul Inc - Live at the Cellar / Ember Different version than the Ember 45 on What Goes Up Must Come Down, same as Yellow Emblem 45, the studio version is on the other Emblem design..

Phil Spector Lp - inc Darlene Love - 'A Long Way to be Happy'
Pic & Bill - Soul of a Man / Belter (LP Only 'Baby Come Back')
Harvey Avenue Band - Viva Soul / atlantic
All of Bobby Blands LP's inc the Action one 'Piece of Gold'
JJ barnes - Born Again / Perception (lots of LP only tracks)
Hesitations - Born fee / Kapp (Includes LP only 'Don't Go')
Jimmy Witherspoon - Spoon in London / Prestige (Inc Lover set me free, and LP only Man Dont Cry)
Garland green - Love is what we came here for (Inc  'Quit Running the Streets' Lp only again? ) RCA
George Scott - Find someone tyo Love / All Platinum / very very rare on origional
Starfire - Get Off with This / Dynamic Artists
Ronni McNeir - 'Ronni McNeir ' RCA Super Super hard on 1st Issue
Al Johnson - Back for More / CBS (Back for more also done by Leo Sunship and Marlena Shaw) but has other great tracks on there, quality Lp...
Band of Thieves - 'Band of Thieves' / Ovation includes 'My Story' also Sweet Lady,  In the City,  I'm in Love, I Need You,  City Slickers, Call Me,A New Day, BLOODY Good LP!  
West Wing - 'West Wing' 20th Century / LP only ' I'm Gonna love You Just a little Bit More Baby' plus loads more
Gene & Jerry - One on One / Mercury (Inc 'Be Yourself' LP only again)
Carol Anderson - Aint Giving Up / Coup (Inc LP Only 'I Found love' & Sad Girl)
Odyssey - 'Odyssey' / MoEst (Inc LP Only tracks, cant remember which but all brill)
Don Thomas - Your The One (all Lp Only) Myrrrr
The Round Robin Monopoly / Truth (Inc 'People Do Change' LP only I think??)
Arnold McCuller - A part of Me Thats You / AVI inc 'Freeway to Monterey' very hard on 7 inch that one, ex Stafford spin I was told.
Leo Sunshipp - We Need Each Other / Lyon's records ALL of EM!
Black Nasty - Talking to the people (Inc LP Only I Have no Choice)
Gavin Christopher - RSO includes 'We'll Always be together' again I think LP only, but might not be, anybody?
Rainbow Brown - 'Rainbow Brown'  inc 'It Ain't No Big Thing'  dont know is the LP only?

 

Can I add Brian Auger & Julie Tippetts 'Street Noise' and 'Encore' two LP's ten years apart, 69/78 but two of my very favorite LP's...  on Encore they do a version of the Animals 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood' which is sublime... !!

Mal

 

Edited January 23, 20232 yr by Mal C

   something for all Northern , Modern & Crossover 

I'd have this in my 20...

The Ultimates, You're My Lady

2 hours ago, Mal C said:

Band of Thieves - 'Band of Thieves' / Ovation includes 'My Story' also Sweet Lady,  In the City,  I'm in Love, I 

Rainbow Brown - 'Rainbow Brown'  inc 'It Ain't No Big Thing'  dont know is the LP only?

Nice to see someone else rate the Band of Thieves LP and giving it a shout.

Rainbow Brown did get a single release, but its hard and been on my radar for a while, but it just doesn't turn up.

Edited January 23, 20232 yr by John Reed

4 hours ago, Kenb said:

I'd have this in my 20...

The Ultimates, You're My Lady

Sounds great, I have to admit I've always found 'Girl I've Been Trying To Tell You' just a tad too sweet for my ears, but I like the other tracks on this Lp...  'Yeah Yeah Yeah' sounds like  a crap title, but it’s a great song...  I see 'Have You Ever' which is class.....as listed for this LP, but it seems to not be on certain label releases??  Graham International, Tsg records and a P-Vine reissue... 

is this a gospel Lp?

 

* The Enchanted Five – Have You Ever (That's What It Means), its a comp with the same title, not the Ultimates as Ive said above

Edited January 23, 20232 yr by Mal C

9 hours ago, Phil Shields said:

James Conwell on Guiness superb LP

or Globe (Japanese).  The Globe release is the only release JC made any money from.

Ike and Tina - River Deep Mountain High.  Some great Northern on the Lp, some Lp only or some foreign EP.

Good topic! Here is my attempt at a top 20. These are what I consider truly solid albums, not just one or two killer tracks.

GSH - Pieces of a man

Three Pieces - Vibes of truth

Ultimates - You’re my lady

Sam Dees - The show must go on

Lovelites - With love from

Family Circle - S/T

O’Jays - Back stabbers

Lou Courtney - I’m in need of love

Curtis Mayfield - Superfly

Impressions - The young mods’ forgotten story

Leroy Hutson - Hutson

Ann Peebles - I can’t stand the rain

Sandra Wright - Wounded woman

Teddy Pendergrass - S/T

Garland Green - Jealous kind of fella

Marvin Gaye - Let’s get it on

Joe Bataan - Singin’ some soul

Bobby Thurston - Sweetest piece of the pie

Ann Sexton - The beginning

Darrell Banks - Darrell Banks is here

9 hours ago, Mal C said:

Can't see Glora Scott above, so that one.  Here is a big list of Lp's I pulled out that I don't think have been mentioned, sorry if they have already...

Soul Inc - Live at the Cellar / Ember Different version than the Ember 45 on What Goes Up Must Come Down, same as Yellow Emblem 45, the studio version is on the other Emblem design..

Phil Spector Lp - inc Darlene Love - 'A Long Way to be Happy'
Pic & Bill - Soul of a Man / Belter (LP Only 'Baby Come Back')
Harvey Avenue Band - Viva Soul / atlantic
All of Bobby Blands LP's inc the Action one 'Piece of Gold'
JJ barnes - Born Again / Perception (lots of LP only tracks)
Hesitations - Born fee / Kapp (Includes LP only 'Don't Go')
Jimmy Witherspoon - Spoon in London / Prestige (Inc Lover set me free, and LP only Man Dont Cry)
Garland green - Love is what we came here for (Inc  'Quit Running the Streets' Lp only again? ) RCA
George Scott - Find someone tyo Love / All Platinum / very very rare on origional
Starfire - Get Off with This / Dynamic Artists
Ronni McNeir - 'Ronni McNeir ' RCA Super Super hard on 1st Issue
Al Johnson - Back for More / CBS (Back for more also done by Leo Sunship and Marlena Shaw) but has other great tracks on there, quality Lp...
Band of Thieves - 'Band of Thieves' / Ovation includes 'My Story' also Sweet Lady,  In the City,  I'm in Love, I Need You,  City Slickers, Call Me,A New Day, BLOODY Good LP!  
West Wing - 'West Wing' 20th Century / LP only ' I'm Gonna love You Just a little Bit More Baby' plus loads more
Gene & Jerry - One on One / Mercury (Inc 'Be Yourself' LP only again)
Carol Anderson - Aint Giving Up / Coup (Inc LP Only 'I Found love' & Sad Girl)
Odyssey - 'Odyssey' / MoEst (Inc LP Only tracks, cant remember which but all brill)
Don Thomas - Your The One (all Lp Only) Myrrrr
The Round Robin Monopoly / Truth (Inc 'People Do Change' LP only I think??)
Arnold McCuller - A part of Me Thats You / AVI inc 'Freeway to Monterey' very hard on 7 inch that one, ex Stafford spin I was told.
Leo Sunshipp - We Need Each Other / Lyon's records ALL of EM!
Black Nasty - Talking to the people (Inc LP Only I Have no Choice)
Gavin Christopher - RSO includes 'We'll Always be together' again I think LP only, but might not be, anybody?
Rainbow Brown - 'Rainbow Brown'  inc 'It Ain't No Big Thing'  dont know is the LP only?

 

Can I add Brian Auger & Julie Tippetts 'Street Noise' and 'Encore' two LP's ten years apart, 69/78 but two of my very favorite LP's...  on Encore they do a version of the Animals 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood' which is sublime... !!

Mal

 

As you asked, the Gavin Christopher did gain a 45 release, and a nice track. Took me a few years to find that Arnold McCuller on 7'', bit of a cult following as a new release, having said that Robbie Vincent played it on radio 1 when it first came out. 

22 minutes ago, Still Diggin said:

As you asked, the Gavin Christopher did gain a 45 release, and a nice track. Took me a few years to find that Arnold McCuller on 7'', bit of a cult following as a new release, having said that Robbie Vincent played it on radio 1 when it first came out. 

There was a Arnold McCuller for sale on here some years back, was a few hundred quid I think, cheap really.  Obviously I missed it.. I'd love a Gavin Christopher 7", if anybody has one?

14 hours ago, Ladymidnight said:

Good topic! Here is my attempt at a top 20. These are what I consider truly solid albums, not just one or two killer tracks.

GSH - Pieces of a man

Three Pieces - Vibes of truth

Ultimates - You’re my lady

Sam Dees - The show must go on

Lovelites - With love from

Family Circle - S/T

O’Jays - Back stabbers

Lou Courtney - I’m in need of love

Curtis Mayfield - Superfly

Impressions - The young mods’ forgotten story

Leroy Hutson - Hutson

Ann Peebles - I can’t stand the rain

Sandra Wright - Wounded woman

Teddy Pendergrass - S/T

Garland Green - Jealous kind of fella

Marvin Gaye - Let’s get it on

Joe Bataan - Singin’ some soul

Bobby Thurston - Sweetest piece of the pie

Ann Sexton - The beginning

Darrell Banks - Darrell Banks is here

Great selection , and as you stated this topic is about great LP's  what you can play from start to finish with no fillers.

A few recommendations I will try to pick up 👍

Edited January 24, 20232 yr by Shinehead

Just played Super Taylor. What a great LP   Just one moment  gets me emotional 

every time   Not expensive  

Richard 

Some not mentioned, I think.

Soul Children -  Genesis

Randy Brown - Welcome to my room

Randy Brown - Intimately

Anita Baker - The songstress

And plenty of those already listed.

I think none of the following havent been listed yet.

Start with my fav 2 live LPs.

Bill Withers - Live At Carnegie Hall

Maze - Live In New Orleans

Al Green - Gets Next To You

Bobby Womack - Poet 2

Donny Hathaway - Extensions Of A Man

John Edwards - John Edwards

The Jones Girls - The Jones Girls

 

Edited January 25, 20232 yr by Soulman58

Talking of the Jones Girls, Shirley Jones Always in the mood, great album

Not going to list 20 but

J.R. Bailey "Just Me 'n You''

 

Cheers Paul

Eleanore Mills - This Is - Astroscope 

Freddie Hughes - Send My Baby Back - Wand 

The Lovelites - With Love From - Uni 

Johnnie Taylor - Taylored In Silk - Stax 

Lamont Dozier - Love And Beauty - Invictus 

Sandra Phillips - Too Many People In One Bed - Canyon 

Bobby Patterson - It’s Just A Matter Of Time - Paula 

James Carr - You Got My Mind Messed Up - Goldwax 

The Isley Brothers - Soul On The Rocks - Tamla 

Freda Payne - Contact - Invictus 

There’s 10 to be going on with …..

Hi everyone.

I only have eyes for...The Platters - Going back to Detroit

Each track is amazing.

Have a nice Sunday!

 

 

Edited January 29, 20232 yr by Hunter Quint

Here’s 11 more ….

Curtis Mayfield - Roots - Curtom

Luther - This Close To You - Cotillion 
 

Sam Dees - The Show Must Go On - Atlantic 

Jackie Wilson - Whispers - Brunswick 

John Edwards - same - Aware 

Jackie Edwards - Put Your Tears Away - UK Island 

The Intruders - Are Together - Gamble 

Willie Hutch - Season For Love - RCA

Bobby Womack - The Poet 2 - Beverly Glen 

Lamont Dozier - Out Here On My Own - ABC 

The Dramatics - Dramatically Yours - Volt 

A few more from ne

David Peaston - Introducing

Terry Callier - What color is love

Sounds of blackness - Evolution of gospel (I'll never forget thir appearance at Southport)

Hard to put in order and if I had to pick just one for a desert island, it would be The Originals - California Sunset - Perfect Vocals, Motown musicians and Lamont Dozier written and produced, who could ask for more.

Originals - California Sunset

Gloria Barnes - Uptown

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

Garland Green -  Jealous Kinda Fellah

Margie Joseph - Sweet Surrender

Anthony White - Could it be Magic

Sam Dees - The show must go on

Lolleatta Holloway - Cry To Me

Willie Hutch - Season For Love

Lamont Dozier - Bittersweet/Love & beauty/Out here on my own/Peddlin Music

Mystique - Self Titled

Revelation - Self Titled

John Edwards - Self Titled

G.C. Cameron - Love Songs & Other Tragedies

Darrell Banks - Is here

Bobby Womack - Poet, Home is where the heart is, Safety Zone/ Lookin for a love

Chapter Eight - This love's for real

Anita Baker - The Songstress

Johnnie Talylor - Just Ain't Good Enough

Perri - In Flight/Tradewinds

Freda Payne - Payne and Pleasure

Rufus - Rufusized

EWF - Last Days & Time

Plus lots of the others listed above

 

 

Edited February 6, 20232 yr by stateside

I'm not big on LP's. But two top favourites are:

The Fuzz - The Fuzz (Calla)

Satisfaction Unlimited - Think of the Children (Hot Wax)

I would stand behind any of the Ashford & Simpson lps. every one a winner to my ears.

Has anyone yet mentioned Little Bob And the Lollipops  Nobody but You LP on La Louisianne?

Some from me ...

Otis Redding -- Otis Blue

Sam Dees -- The Show Must Go On

Tavares -- Madam Butterfly

Randy Brown -- Welcome To My Room

Doris Duke -- I'm A Loser

Curtis Mayfield -- Curtis

Frankie Beverley & Maze -- Joy & Pain

JJ Barnes/Steve Mancha -- Rare Stamps

The Impressions -- Big Sixteen

The Impressions -- Big Sixteen Vol. 2

The Dells -- There Is

The Emotions -- So I Can Love You

Billy Stewart -- Teaches Old Standards New Tricks

Sam & Dave  --   Double Dynamite

Isley Brothers – This Old Heart Of Mine

Edited March 16, 20232 yr by Roburt

10 is impossible but 20 LPs should be doable, or so I thought... Here are just over 20 that I don't think have been mentioned before, followed by a good few more that already have been mentioned but are also essential so need to be listed again.

Back To Oakland – Tower Of Power

Ask Rufus - Rufus featuring Chaka Khan

Jean Carn s/t

Diamond In The Rough / Is It Because I'm Black / Back For A Taste Of Your Love- Syl Johnson

Super Dude I - Don Covay

I'm Just A Prisoner & Candi (1974) – Candi Staton

Love Sign – The Counts

Rockin' You Eternally – Leon Ware

Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get - The Dramatics

Lady T – Teena Marie

Have You Heard This Story? - Swamp Dogg

Clones of Dr Funkenstein – Parliament

Get It Out'cha System – Millie Jackson

Light Of Worlds – Kool & The Gang

If Loving You is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right – Luther Ingram

The Five Stairsteps - 2nd Resurrection

Is It Still Good To Ya – Ashford & Simpson

You Send Me – Roy Ayers

Innervisions & Talking Book – Stevie Wonder

Dreamer - Bobby Bland

The Pointer Sisters s/t

Barrabas s/t

I Love The Way You Love – Betty Wright

Acoustic Soul – India.Arie

 

The ones that have already been mentioned:

Relight My Fire – Rhetta Hughes

3 + 3 – Isley Brothers

Last Days And Time – Earth, Wind & Fire

Rufusized – Rufus

The Show Must Go On - Sam Dees

What Am I Gonna Do - Gloria Scott

What Color Is Love – Terry Callier

With Love From.. The Lovelites

What's Going On? - Marvin Gaye

Caught Up - Millie Jackson

I Can't Stand The Rain – Ann Peebles

Pieces Of A Man - Gil Scott-Heron

Higher & Higher – Jackie Wilson

The Poet - Bobby Womack

His California Album - Bobby Bland

 

Compilations are usually excluded I know but I just have to mention these:

Motown Chartbusters Vol 6 (the first album I ever bought)

The Best Of Norman Connors And Friends.

 

Of course by the time I have also considered other genres – Rock, Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Reggae, SSW I'd be well over a 100!