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VA - Clowns Exit Laughing - The Jimmy Webb Songbook (2022)  Music

Posted by Rtax at April 22, 2023
VA - Clowns Exit Laughing - The Jimmy Webb Songbook (2022)

VA - Clowns Exit Laughing - The Jimmy Webb Songbook (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 453 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 178 MB
1:15:30 | Pop | Label: Ace

UK collection. Ace's highly regarded and extremely popular Songwriter Series continues apace, with several exciting projects in place for release in the second half of 2022 and beyond. This month we welcome Jimmy Webb onto our expanding list with "Clowns Exit Laughing", a deep dip into this prolific tunesmith's extensive catalogue of the past six decades. After a period of establishing his credentials as a writer with Motown's West Coast office, Jimmy really came into his own in the mid-60s with classic songs like 'By The Time I Get To Phoenix', 'Wichita Lineman' and 'Up, Up And Away'. Everyone wanted to record a Jimmy Webb copyright, and a great many people did as this CD demonstrates. Although Jimmy has never stopped writing, "Clowns Exit Laughing" naturally concentrates on a time when a new Jimmy Webb classic seemed to appear every other week. As is always Ace's policy with the Songwriter Series, each featured artist performs only one song but we are sure that inclusions by the likes of Tony Joe White, Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield and other major names will disappoint nobody. Also included for collectors are several rare, seldom-heard original versions of songs primarily associated with other artists, such as Don Ho's original of 'Galveston' and James Darren's first recording of 'Didn't We'.
VA - Metropolis Stomp Time - Northern Soul From The Big City (2013)

VA - Metropolis Stomp Time - Northern Soul From The Big City (2013)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 414 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 232 MB
1:18:11 | Soul | Label: Harmless

2013 release, an installment in the enormously popular Old School Soul/Dance/R&B series Backbeats. The series was designed to offer some of the best music in the world from some of the greatest independent labels over the last 50 years. We only use the full original 12' or album versions from the original artists, plus, with over 75 minutes of music on each Backbeats album, you can be assured of getting maximum musical value for relatively minimal outlay.

VA - Haynes Ultimate Guide To Northern Soul (2018)  Music

Posted by delpotro at July 8, 2019
VA - Haynes Ultimate Guide To Northern Soul (2018)

VA - Haynes Ultimate Guide To Northern Soul (2018)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | 02:34:24 | 872 Mb
Soul, Funk | Label: Sony Music

Haynes have been creating the ultimate manuals for the last fifty years and believe they know a thing or two about keeping your car running smoothly. Knowing just how important it is to have the best mix of music on the stereo to enhance the performance of your car, Haynes have worked with Sony to create in-car compilations to make driving just that little bit more enjoyable. This 3-CD compilations owns extra class, especially for those who get into this type of music for the first time. It's truly the ultimate guide to Northern Soul music! All 59 tracks are originbal recordings made between 1963-1979.

VA - Haynes Ultimate Guide to Northern Soul (2018)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at May 20, 2018
VA - Haynes Ultimate Guide to Northern Soul (2018)

VA - Haynes Ultimate Guide to Northern Soul (2018)
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 2:35:04 | 353 Mb
Genre: Soul, RnB, Funk / Label: Sony Music UK

Haynes Ultimate Guide to Northern Soul is a decent double-disc set highlighting 59 tracks. Along with the original versions of favorites by Laura Greene, Billy Butler, Larry Williams & Johnny Watson, and Dana Valery are more obscure inclusions by the Don Ray, The Five Stairsteps & Cubie, and Paul Anka.

VA - 100 Hits - The Best Northern Soul Album (5CD, 2018)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at July 19, 2018
VA - 100 Hits - The Best Northern Soul Album (5CD, 2018)

VA - 100 Hits - The Best Northern Soul Album (5CD, 2018)
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 04:22:27 | 593 Mb
Genre: Soul, Funk, Disco, RnB / Label: Demon Music Group Ltd.

100 Hits - The Best Northern Soul Album Contains The Defining Tracks of Northern Soul from artists including Al Wilson, Shirley Ellis, Chairmen of the Board. The M.V.P's, Robert Knight, Just Brothers, Freda Payne, Ike & Tina Turner, Little Richard, Al Green and many more.

VA - 100 Hits - Northern Soul [5CD] (2009)  Music

Posted by Mocha at Nov. 28, 2023
VA - 100 Hits - Northern Soul [5CD] (2009)

VA - 100 Hits - Northern Soul [5CD] (2009)
Label: Demon Music Group Ltd | Flac (image+.cue,log,scans) | Time: 04:12:28 | 1,4 Gb
Genre: Soul, Funk, Disco, Pop, R&B
VA - The Sue Records Story: New York City: The Sound of Soul (1994)

VA - The Sue Records Story: New York City: The Sound of Soul (1994)
Label: EMI | FLAC (tracks + .cue,log) | Time: 4:19:51 | 806,4 Mb
Genre: Soul, R&B, Jazz

"The Sue Records Story: New York City: The Sound of Soul," released in 1994, is a compilation album that highlights the influential music produced by Sue Records, a label known for its impact on the soul and R&B scenes in the 1960s. The album features a variety of artists and tracks that exemplify the rich sound of soul from that era, showcasing hits and lesser-known gems that contributed to the genre's legacy. It captures the vibrant spirit of New York City’s music scene and includes contributions from notable artists, making it a significant collection for fans of classic soul music.
Various Artists - The Sue Records Story: New York City - The Sound of Soul (1957-1966) {4CD Box Set EMI Records rel 1994}

Various Artists - The Sue Records Story: New York City - The Sound of Soul (1957-1966) {4CD Box Set EMI Records rel 1994}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 820 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 540 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 130 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1957-66, 1994 Sue Records / EMI Records | 7243 8 28093 2 6
Rhythm & Blues / Soul / Jazz / Early R&B / Soul Jazz

This four-CD, 100-song set is the best representative body of work ever assembled (or ever likely to be assembled) of the R&B and soul releases from Henry "Juggy Murray" Jones' Sue Records. The range of sounds runs the gamut from ex-Drifter Bobby Hendricks' first hit for the company ("Itchy Twitchy Feeling") in 1959, through the string of hits by Ike & Tina Turner, to the company's last hits some seven years later. Not only is every chart single that the label ever had represented, but so are club hits from the mid-'60s and solo sides by uniquely New York-associated figures. The contents of the box are almost ideal, along with their arrangement – in contrast some other box sets, this one follows strict release order, which is a great way to follow the history of the label (though not ideal for anyone, apart from owners of multi-disc players, who simply wants to hear the label's best-known tracks in one sitting).

Zachary Richard - Gombo (2017)  Music

Posted by Domestos at June 15, 2018
Zachary Richard - Gombo (2017)

Zachary Richard - Gombo (2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 384.96 Mb | 59:32 | Cover
Blues, Louisiana Blues, Cajun, Zydeco | Country: USA | Label: RZ Records - RZ2017-1

Gombo (Gumbo) is the most typical Louisiana dish. Comprised of a host of ingredients and derived from many traditions, gombo is the product of and a symbol for the multi-ethnic culture of Louisiana. Gombo is Zachary Richard's 21st studio album in a career spanning 45 years. The songs run the gamut from the festive Louisiana influenced Zydeco Jump / Dans les grands chemins / Catherine, Catherine / Pop the Gator to the more reflective La ballade de l'exlcu / Au bal du Bataclan. A passionate student of Louisiana history, Zachary's songs are inspired by the often difficult and ever compelling history of the Bayou State : Manchac / Jena Blues. Devoted to the survival of the French language culture of North America, Zachary pays tribute to far flung French communities : La ballade du Irving Whale (Les Îles de la Madeleine) La ballade d'Émile Benoît (Newfoundland) La Saskatchewan (Saskatchewan). There are love songs: Sweet little darling of mine / Somebody calling and a song which examines the nature of romantic love : It might be love. There are two remarkable duets : Catherine, Catherine, written and performed with the remarkable Québec singer Robert Charlebois and the magnificent anthem of hope Fais briller ta lumière, performed with African super-star Angélique Kidjo.

VA - Sunshine Live Vol 63 (2018)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at March 3, 2018
VA - Sunshine Live Vol 63 (2018)

VA - Sunshine Live Vol 63 (2018)
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 3:32:34 | 482 Mb
Genre: Pop, Dance, House / Label: Uptrax Records (Indigo)

The 2nd of march you should bold in the calendar mark, because there will be the new Sunshine Live appear. The popular Sampler from the Sunshine series, enters the 63rd round and offers on a total of three compiled CDs 60 current and partly still unpublished titles. Included are crackers like u.a. J. Balvin & Willy William, Don Diablo, David Guetta, Paul van Dyk or Purple Disco Machine. If you want to know in advance which songs will be on the sampler, you will get the tracklist. We would like to introduce you to them in detail. With a mix of mainstream, underground and relax, the release has just about everything to offer that could interest the electronic listener.