Wednesday, September 03, 2014

NEW RELEASES: THE MOTOWN 7s BOXSET; SUCH - TRIAL AND ERROR; CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD: THE COMPLETE INVICTUS RECORDINGS

THE MOTOWN 7s BOX: RARE AND UNRELEASED VINYL VOLUME 2 (BOXSET)

A real Motown treasure – a very limited box set that features seven 7" singles – each of which features rare or unreleased tracks! Some tunes have never appeared before at all, and others are making a debut on vinyl – great Motown gems that might have been lifted from the vaults for a CD compilation, but never issued as a 45 back in the day. The whole thing's got a nice numbered box around seven sweet slabs of 45 rpm wax – all done up with UK-style Tamla/Motown labels – and the set even includes a download for all the singles! Titles include "Angel Doll" by The Temptations, "He Who Picks A Rose" by Jimmy Ruffin, "We're Gonna Be More Than Friends" by The Spinners, "You Can Do It" by Kim Weston, "I Want My Baby Back" by Stevie Wonder, "Take Him Back If It Makes You Happy" by The Contours, "My Love For You" by Marvin Gaye, "I'm Grateful" by The Four Tops, "Don't Stop Now" by The Originals, "That's A Funny Way" by The Velvelettes, "I Know Better" by Barbara McNair, "Sure Is A Lotta Woman" by The Isley Brothers, "We'll Keep On Rolling" by Brenda Holloway, and "If You Ever Get Your Hands On Love" by Gladys Knight & The Pips. (Numbered, limited edition. Includes download!) ~ Dusty Groove

SUCH - TRIAL AND ERROR

One of the warmest soul debuts we've heard in a long time – a really well-crafted batch of work from the up-and-coming Such – who's also the first indie soul singer we've heard to hail from the Denver scene! The music is definitely contemporary soul, but there's a glistening undercurrent of jazz in the instrumentation – which gives the songs a really wonderful sense of flow as the vocals step back and forth over the gentle grooves! Most numbers are midtempo, but have a funky undercurrent – that pace that initially served Jill Scott the best at her start – although Such definitely has a style all her own. Quite strong, right from the start – and only getting better as the record rolls on – and titles include "Open Book", "Sugar Maple", "Bump This", "You", "Trial & Error", "Wake Up Call", and "Under My Skin". ~ Dusty Groove

CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD: THE COMPLETE INVICTUS RECORDINGS 1969-1978 (9-CD SET)

A wonderful collection of work – one that not only features all the albums by this legendary soul group, but also solo projects by each member, and a host of rare bonus tracks too! The individual albums come in small LP-styled sleeves – and include Give Me Just A Little More Time, In Session, Bittersweet, and Skin I'm In by Chairmen Of The Board – plus Generally Speaking by General Johnson, Hypnotic Music by Harrison Kennedy, and Aries by Danny Woods! Plus, the package features two full CDs of bonus material – with non-album singles, rarities, unusual mixes, alternates, and two completely new Tom Moulton remixes for the set! 97 tracks in all – and new liner notes too. ~ Dusty Groove


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