NEW RELEASES - KING FLOYD, JULIE LONDON, THE FOUR MINTS

KING FLOYD – I FEEL LIKE DYANMITE: THE EARLY CHIMNEYVILLE SINGLES AND MORE 1970 TO 1974

A dynamite collection of southern soul singer King Floyd's early-to-mid 70s recordings for Chimneyville – and a badly needed one, too – shining a light on so many funk-steeped southern soul treasures! King Floyd is one of those great musical figures whose name isn't nearly as famous as his most popular song – which in his case, is the all time classic "Groove Me" – but the thing is, most of the contemporaneous cuts are just as amazing as that one! "Groove Me" appears early in this set, and a good deal of the tunes have a similar edge, balancing gritty backdrops with some sweeter moments where strings stand out a bit more. Recorded at Malaco with arrangements by Wardell Quezergue – with "What Our Love Needs", "Groove Me", "Baby Let Me Kiss You", "Let Us Be", "It's Wonderful", "Woman Don't Go Astray", "Here It Is", "Messin' Up My Mind", "Do Your Feeling", "Thank You", "I Feel Like Dynamite", "Handle With Care" and many more. 24 tracks in all! ~ Dusty Groove

JULIE LONDON – SILK AND SATIN: THE RARE SONGBOOK

Rare work from Julie London – a batch of 20 tracks that were originally issued as singles, and never appeared on LP – which makes the package a great complement to Julie's famous run of albums for Liberty Records! The sound here is right up there with more famous music from London – those trademark breathy vocals, set to instrumentation that's often nice and spare – so that her words seem to float effortlessly on air, with a sexy undercurrent that few other singers could ever hope to match! The set's short on notes – we could have used more information on the cuts – but we're more than happy with the music itself – a set of 20 titles that includes "My Love My Love", "It's Easy", "Must Be Catchin", "My Strange Affair", "Man Of The West", "I'll Cry Tomorrow", "Tall Boy", "Voice In The Mirror", and "The Freshman". ~ Dusty Groove

THE FOUR MINTS – GENTLY DOWN YOUR STREAM

An incredible album of harmony soul – easily one of the best you could ever hope to find! The Four Mints were an obscure group, but they sound really wonderful here – just as great as some of the bigger proponents of the genre in the early 70s – with an especially great talent for heartbreaking ballads! The album was the only one ever issued by the tiny Capsoul label – probably best known for their volume in Numero's Eccentric Soul series – and it features all of the group's singles for the label, plus one rare track – all wrapped up in a beautiful little cover. The sound is wonderful – a must-have set for any fan of group soul from the 70s – and titles include "You're My Desire", "In A Rut", "Row My Boat", "Why Did I Go", "Do You Really Love Me", and "Keep On Loving You". Plus, the CD also features 3 bonus tracks – rehearsal takes of "Too Far Gone" and "In A Rut", plus an instrumental of "In A Rut". ~ Dusty Groove