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I admit I was totally unfamiliar  with Lady Tata.  This album her second on Motown is another great choice of Trakbuv which proves - once more - why I totally trust him posting anything in this blog.

With Motown, Táta released four solo albums on the Tamla label: Full Speed Ahead (1976), Totally Táta (1977), Try My Love (1978), and Givin’ All My Love (1981). These albums feature a diverse range of genres, including classic Motown soul, country or southern soul, disco, jazz, funk, country, Latin, doo-wop, and gospel.

She has had an active career as a back-up singer, working with Stevie Wonder, Andraé Crouch, Lou Rawls,(Duet) Rare Earth,(Duet) Chaka Kahn, Patti LaBelle, Michael Jackson, Ray Charles, and Madonna. She also worked in film, performing the voice of Shug Avery in The Color Purple; she is featured on four songs on the 1986 soundtrack album, one of which, Miss Celie’s Blues (Sister), was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Song category.

Thanks Trak for one of the most colourful and playful voices ever heard…. you were absolutely right!

This is a fine @320 vinyl rip of the original Motown LP including covers.

Tracks
A1  Mr. Troublemaker 3.43
A2  Blame It on the Sun 4.26
A3  Come in Heaven Earth Is Calling 9.03
A4  Deep Inside 4.53
B1  Jesus Take Me Higher 5.10
B2  Love Comes from the Most Unexpected Places 3.27
B3  It’s Too Late 3.32
B4  You’ll Never Rock Alone 3.20
B5  Ever So Lovingly 5.34

Review by Trakbuv

In honour of Nikos and his wonderful tribute to all things Tamla and Motown, I have resurrected one of my personal forgotten glories from its illustrious catalogue.  Tata Vega – a name that rolls off the tongue like Teena Marie or Chaka Khan, but never becoming as household as those luminaries - yet certainly a force to be reckoned alongside them.  Christened Carmen Rosa Vega in Queens, Long Island back in 1951, it was dear old dad who gave her the nickname of Tata in remembrance of her first uttered words.  Dad also had the knack of uprooting her every now and then due to his commitment to the US Air Force, before finally touching down in Miami when she was in her teens.  At seventeen (nice title for a song methinks), she travelled to LA in hope of fame and, after struggling as a street musician for a year, finally hit paydirt as part of the Broadway musical ‘Hair’ (1969-70), alongside Dobie Gray.  Dobie then left to form a band, Pollution, and invited Tata to join the entourage.  They released a couple of very busy, unfocussed LPs that employed much of the theatrical styling that was ‘Hair’.  Neither LP really showed Tata (or Dobie) in their best light.  She then joined Earthquire, releasing an LP in 1973 that reminds me a little of the rawness of Rufus’s debut.  Tata was definitely finding her comfort zone vocally, if still a little unrestrained.

Her debut ‘Full Speed Ahead’ (1976) finally offered an uncluttered environment to really allow Tata’s now fully developed larynx to excel.  The material however was lacklustre, with only a few cuts being memorable, including the gorgeous ‘Just when things are getting good’.   However Motown persevered, and her follow-up set was the perfect meat to really capture her awesome piquant flavour.  Side One is one of my favourite faces of any LP.  It really puts Tata firmly in the spotlight with material that summons her huge variety of vocal techniques and phrasings that still beggar belief.  ‘Mr. Troublemaker’ unleashes her extraordinary audacity and assured playfulness over a fabulous funky backdrop, this has to be played over and over again to appreciate just how much LIFE is crammed into it.  Unbelievable.  This very cleverly leads directly into Stevie’s ‘Blame it on the sun’.  I know that many may disagree (Nikos included), but I believe this is far superior to the original, with Tata giving a much more dramatic, pathos-riddled performance.  I can’t think of another instance where I can say that about a Stevie song, can you ?  And just when you think I cannot get more enthused about Tata, we have the third track, ‘Come in Heaven’.  This is the first song I ever heard her sing – and still ranks among the finest songs ever sung.  Tata really shames every singer with something from a place that defies earthly ability.  Astounding, inspired and captivating, Al Johnson’s vocal incursions just adding to the splendour - the first half boasts a yearning plea that MAKES the Lord cry tears.  Then mid-way, she makes the Lord boogie with all his heavenly might – displaying that dynamite dynamism she catapults so freely from within her petite frame.  Staggering ingenuity.  And finally to round off a perfect 22 minutes, we have the gorgeous, heartwrenching ‘Deep inside’.  Utterly spellbinding.

Poor old Side Two – always destined to be the poor relative.  Fortunately, there is still plenty for me get excited about in my search for more superlatives !  It begins with ‘Jesus takes me higher’, the weakest track for me.  However, the reggae-influenced ‘Love comes from the most unexpected places’ is a lovely change of pace, and the break where she coos ‘I really love you’ is an excerpt that I used to play repeatedly in my teens – it really is that good.  Then it’s good ol’ honky-tonk funk in the form of ‘Too late’, a nice tuneful groove with a hint of disco in the string arrangement.  Next up is a very capable version of Brian & Brenda Russell’s ‘You’ll never rock alone’, a upbeat felicitous affair.  We exit in very mournful mood with ‘Ever so lovingly’ – caked in tragedy and pain.  The trouble is that the lyrics speak of the glory of love, which seems so at odds with the music.  An anomaly that I still struggle with, but as a record – achingly beautiful.

One of the greatest failures of Motown - how this lady did not attain superstardom ranks with how Stevie’s ‘I just called to say I love you’ became such a hit as two of the greatest mysteries of the music industry.  Let’s hear some heartfelt commendations of how she reaches ‘deep inside’ you with that charismatic rack of chords.  To paraphrase Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson – “we want to Tata you” !!

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Buy the import CD (P-Vine, Japan) through Amazon or CD Universe. Buy the vinyl at a decent price on Ebay or Records Connection.

While downloading enjoy Tata singing “Mr. Troublemaker”!!

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The only album we’ve ever seen from the Swiss Movement, but a great group soul effort that’s a real 70s standout on RCA! The quartet get some really top-shelf help from David Van DePitte on arrangements — and he brings in almost a Van McCoy sort of spirit to the set — that great maestro update of east coast group soul sounds, taking them past the rougher edges of the indie scene, but always without dampening their soul! The group have New Orleans roots, and ended up in Detroit - but to our ears, this set sparkles with the best east coast material of the time - particularly that of groups coming from New York.

This is a fine @320 vinyl rip of the original RCA records LP including covers.

Tracks
A1.Take A Chance On A Sure Thing 3.17
A2. Take Me Back Again 2.52
A3. Bring Back Your Love 2.47
A4. If You Need Me 2.49
A5. Come Around Here 2.43
A6. Keep On Loving You 3.26
B1.This Moment(I Just Wanted Last Forever) 3.30
B2. If You Need Somebody To Love 3.14
B3. Come On Sunday 4.38
B4. The Grass Is Greener 3.15
B5. Take Some Time 3.57

Review by Groovy Emmanuel

It’s New Orleans brothers and sisters, the great New Orleans legacy in rhythm and blues! Not maybe the great New Orleans funk legacy at first sight, but a vibrant, swinging vocal group singing their very hearts out!

Leave the funk roots out of this, but alas that’s not true no matter how hard you try to do this, because The Swiss Movement were actually the singing group of another great funk band of New Orleans, the Louisiana Purchase…

Yes, it’s an everlasting story about the New Orleans music community of the seventies, a very tight unit that is vast enough to explore to its entity.

But let’s focus on the awesome 1973 album of The Swiss Movement for the time being. It was released under RCA by the title “It’s Time For The Swiss Movement”, and the members were Ronald “Green Apples” Williams, Herbert “Super Chicken” Clifton, Johnny Hodges, and Arthur Booker.

It all started in uptown New Orleans, in one of the original members of Louisiana Purchase living room. Uptown New Orleans was and still is a neighborhood filled with great music, let us remember the Neville family, the Modeliste family, the Meters, the Lasties … just to name a few.

They played the local clubs with great success and in 1970 they left the warmth south and moved to the cold north in Detroit, where they began touring with The Temptations for about 4 years, and thus they developed a beautiful bond with the Tempt’s own Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin. In fact, Otis and Melvin were so impressed with the talents of The Swiss Movement’s vocalists, that they signed them to their D.O. Productions group, helping them secure the contract with RCA Victor. Here they recorded four singles between 1971 and 1973 and this wonderful album that compiles all the eight sides of the singles! Their 1973 album is packed with wonderful and original material that ranges from great ballads to some special midtempo songs, under the strong and tremendously soulful arrangements of David Van De Pitte. What more to expect!

I can continue like this for hours, but listen for yourselves brothers, it’s a magnificent journey wandering through the tracks of this album. Let us all just show our deepest love to Ronald “Green Apples” Williams, Herbert “Super Chicken” Clifton, Johnny Hodges, Arthur Booker and their families, and give them our biggest thanks for their wonderful and eternal music. I hear that most of them have moved after Katrina, and some are still living in New Orleans playing the music they love. Music is the one that is keeping us together, and always remember that the grass is surely greener whenever you feel the music…

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There’s a Japanese Import Compact Disc from $79.99, Part of the “Soul Hidden Gems” Series released by BMG Japan here.

Dusty Groove also has a CD copy for $26.99. Finally get your hands on the precious vinyl from Groove Collector or ebay.

Enjoy one of my favorite tracks of the last few months. The killer “The Grass Is Greener” which i almost daily listen since i ripped Groovy Emmanuel’s vinyl.

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If you like smooth vocals, soul with a touch of jazz, and great musicianship then you should dig this immediately! This is one of those rare overlooked gems that you must have if you’re a fan of 70’s soul/funk/jazz. There is no weak song at all, I just love it.

There’s plenty of inspiring music here-my favorites are Pasado, Come and Go With Me & Elusive Lady  along with the killer instrumental tunes. Nice horns, nice keys great chops!

Horribly Underrated Band!

This is a @320 vinyl rip of the original CBS Records LP including covers.

Tracks
A1 Come Go With Me (4:22)
A2 Pasado (5:42)
A3 One Day At A Time (5:44)
A4  Doin’ The Do (2:58)
B1 In The Pocket (3:51)
B2 Nothing Is Stronger (4:00)
B3 Elusive Lady (6:58)
B4 Wizzard Wuzzit (2:35)

Review by Trakbuv

OK.  I’m hauling my entire record collection and prize stereo abroad.  Unfortunately, the plane hits some minor difficulties – resulting in myself being the only survivor on a raft made out of my crates.  I ‘shipwreck’ on an island and am greeted by a group of blood-hungry cannibals.  They offer me 100 of their finest women and as much food as I can ever want in exchange for my entire record collection.  Alternatively, they will leave me with only my favourite 100 LPs and my life.  The choice at first seems easy, but picking my favourite 100 LPs proves more difficult !  However, the analogy does throw up one LP that I would not ordinarily have considered so important – The Pockets debut, “Come Go With Us”.

The predominantly Baltimore-based octet consisted of Al McKinney (keyboards), Jacob Sheffer (guitar), George Cray (drums), Gary Grainger (bass), Charles Williams (horns), Irving Madison (sax) and Kevin Barnes (trombone).  Having played local gigs with a repertoire of top 40 tunes, they entered Sheffield Studios, Baltimore in 1975, and exited with 200 demo cassettes containing four original songs.  Armed with their new babies, they failed to excite anyone in New York.  However, fate would smile kindly following a chance meeting between Al McKinney and Baltimore Colts baseball team member, John Mackey.  Having passed the tape on, Mr Mackey just happened to live next to one Verdine White of Earth, Wind & Fire.  A meeting was arranged, leaving Verdine White and Co. suitably impressed.  However, Verdine had an ace up his sleeve that was to become the eighth member of the group, and their lead vocalist, Larry Jacobs from San Francisco.  Recording the album took about week, but Verdine spent a while sprucing up the product to impress the powers that be at CBS.  Meanwhile, The Pockets ‘waited and waited’ while continuing to perform for their daily bread.

Well, the wait was more than worth it.  The album is a real thoroughbred of the finest sounds our music has to offer.  Plainly put, there is a scintillating mix of breezy funk, big ballads and jazz-funk, all perfectly captured in a spiralling groove.  And why not lead off with the killer cut ?  What a joy ‘Come go with me’ is – a laugh-out-loud crescendo of happiness – and a track that hasn’t dated whatsoever.  Simply glorious.  Then we have, for me, the single mistake on the LP.  While their version of ‘Pasado’ is respectful, this should never have been considered for more than one microsecond.  The Stairsteps version is GOD.  If you haven’t heard the original from one of the best soul LPs of all-time, may I suggest you skip here for some immediate therapy.  Back on track, Trak, this is a Pockets review, remember.  Co-producers Verdine White and Robert Wright now lend the writing skills that gave the title track such an edge to a lovely climactic ballad.  ‘One day at a time’ is a wonderfully developed song that is a tribute to both their writing and production talents. The first set is stupendously wrapped up with the frantic brassy instrumental ‘Doin’ the do’ – a scorcher from the pen of Mr Grainger.  Another track released as a single, ‘In the Pocket’ is more of a funky chant than a traditional funk number, but still has much excitement to recommend.   The next track(Nothing Is Stronger) is something that LTD made a speciality out of their non-single material – a melodic, skip-along shuffler that is a real treat.  Then we’re onto the second big ballad (Elusive Lady) of the LP, this time written from within the ranks of the band.  McKinney and Barnes do themselves proud with a charming song, beautifully sung with a tremendous change of pace mid-way that really shows off the eclectic elegance of the outfit – a long-time favourite with this scribe.  Finishing off with another instrumental, ‘Wizzard Wuzzit’ is a startlingly good, brisk closer, written once again by Gary Grainger.  Superb.

What makes this such a hard LP to part with ?  I guess it has an innocent effervescence of a band that has had the cork finally removed by two producers who knew exactly how to trap that youthful zest.  I love the charm, the range of sounds and the sincerity of this record – I really hope you approve.

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The back cover of the vinyl LP was used as the cover art of 1996 compilation “Golden Classics” in CD (see here). All 8 songs are included in this CD as the first 8 hits (out of 19)! Don’t miss it when you see one! You can easily buy the vinyl here. Finally, listen up “Come Go With Me”.

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To mark our first Anniversary, we pay tribute to the label that, probably above all others, was crucial in putting black music and black superstars on the world stage - forever.  So, the idea is to reproduce a recent survey of The 100 Greatest Tracks on Motown as voted by various artists and presented by Mojo Magazine on February 2009 issue, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Motown(see here).  Our intention is to provide a musical catalogue in batches of 20 every other day spread over the coming weeks, and working up to that all-important number 1.

There will be memories, there will cries of disbelief, there will be omissions from your knowledge base, there will be more cries of disbelief - but we sincerely hope this exercise will entertain, educate, anger and amuse you with some of the finest music ever to grace the human ear.

THE 100 GREATEST MOTOWN TRACKS:

Honouring Motown’s golden birthday celebrations in style, MOJO chronicles the Detroit hit factory’s remarkable history with a rundown of their 100 greatest tracks chosen by the likes of Iggy Pop, Mavis Staples, Mark E Smith, Kim Weston, MC5, Mary Wilson (The Supremes), Gnarls Barkley, The Clash, Martha Reeves, Paul Weller, Lamont Dozier, Brian & Eddie Holland, Smokey Robinson and many more, but above all Berry Gordy Jr.

Here is the whole Motown Story including, the Beginning, The Motown Sound, The Subsidiary Labels, The Artists, the List of Motown No. 1 singles in the United States and many more.

Mojo, also presented the Top ten Motown albums here and finally check Motown’s greatest clips here.

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Finally here’s the Top 20

01. Martha And The Vandellas - 1964 - Dancing In The Street
02. Marvin Gaye - 1971 - What’s Going On
03. Four Tops - 1966 - Reach Out I’ll Be There
04. The Temptations - 1972 - Papa Was A Rolling Stone
05. Stevie Wonder - 1972 -  Superstition
06.  Barrett Strong - 1959 -  Money (That’s What I Want)
07. The Miracles - 1965 - The Tracks Of My Tears
08. Marvin  Gaye - 1968 - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
09. Jimmy Ruffin - 1966 - What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted
10. The Supremes - 1965 - Stop! In The Name Of Love

11. Edwin Starr - 1970 - War
12. Brenda Holloway - 1964 - Every Little Bit Hurts
13. The Marvelettes - 1967 - The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game
14. The Supremes - 1966 - You Keep Me Hanging On
15. The Contours - 1962 - Do You Love Me
16. The Temptations - 1964 - My Girl
17. The Miracles - 1960 - Shop Around
18. The Temptations - 1966 - Ain’t Too Proud To Beg
19. Four Tops - 1967 - Bernadette
20. The Temptations - 1967 -  I Wish It Would Rain

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Here’s the 4th batch of tracks : 21 to 40

21. Smokey Robinson and The Miracles  - 1962 - You Really Got A Hold On Me
22. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - 1967 - Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
23. The Jackson 5 - 1969 -  I Want You Back
24. Stevie Wonder - 1973 - Living For The City
25. The Temptations - 1969 - I Can’t Get Next To You
26. Gladys Knight and The Pips - 1969 - Didn’t You Know You’d Have To Cry Sometime
27. The Supremes - 1967 -  You Can’t Hurry Love
28. The Four Tops - 1966 -  Standing In The Shadows Of Love
29. Marvin Gaye - 1971 - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
30. Marvelettes - 1961 - Please Mr. Postman

31. Stevie Wonder - 1967 - I Was Made to Love Her
32. Marvin Gaye - 1973 -  Let’s Get It On
33. The Temptations - 1971 - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
34. Eddie Holland - 1963 - Leaving Here
35. The Isley Brothers - 1966 - This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)
36. Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston - 1966 - It Takes Two
37. Stevie Wonder - 1965 - Uptight (Everything’s Alright)
38. The Miracles - 1965 - Ooh Baby Baby
39. Martha And The Vandellas - 1963 - (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
40. Marvin Gaye  - 1971 - Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)

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Here’s the 3nd batch of tracks : 41 to 60

41. Martha & The Vandellas  - 1963 - Come And Get These Memories
42. The Temptations - 1968 - Cloud Nine
43. The Four Tops - 1964 - Baby I Need Your Loving
44. Stevie Wonder - 1970 - Signed, Sealed, delivered, I’m yours
45. The Temptations - 1970 -  Ball of Confusion
46. Marvin Gaye - 1964 - Baby Don’t You Do It
47. The Four Tops - 1965 -  I Can’t Help My Self
48. Mary Wells - 1964 - My Guy
49. The Jackson 5 - 1970 -  ABC
50. Martha  & The Vandellas - 1965 - Nowhere To Run

51. Jr. Walker and The All Stars - 1966 - (I’m A) Road Runner
52. The Supremes - 1964 - Baby Love
53. The Miracles - 1965 -  (Come Round Here) I’m The One You Need
54. David Ruffin - 1969 - My Whole World Ended
55. The Temptations - 1964 - The Way You Do the Things You Do
56. Stevie Wonder - 1973 - Higher Ground
57. Smokie Robinson & The Miracles - 1967 - I Second That Emotion
58. Rick James - 1981 - Superfreak
59. The Miracles - 1965 - Going To A Go-Go
60. Diana Ross - 1973 - Touch Me In The Morning

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Here is the 2nd batch of tracks : 61 to 80

61. The Supremes - 1970 - Stoned Love
62.  Stevie Wonder - 1977 -  Sir Duke
63. Marvin Gaye - 1976 -  I Want You
64. Diana Ross - 1976 -  Love Hangover
65. Marvin Gaye - 1962 - Hitch Hike
66. David Ruffin - 1975 - Walk Away From Love
67. Smokey Robinson and The Miracles - 1967 -  Tears Of A Clown
68. The Marvelettes - 1964 - Too Many Fish In The Sea
69. The Jackson 5 - 1970 - 2-4-6-8
70. Stevie Wonder - 1970 -  You Are The Sunshine Of My Life

71. The Velvelettes -1964 - He Was Really Sayin’ Somethin’
72. The Temptations - 1972 - Take A Look Around
73. Marvin gaye - 1972 -  Trouble Man
74. Stevie Wonder - 1973 - Too High
75. Edwin Starr - 1969 - Twenty-Five Miles
76. The Undisputed Truth - 1971 - Smiling Faces Sometimes
77. Gladys Knight & The Pips - 1969 -  Friendship Train
78. The Spinners - 1970 - It’s A Shame
79. The Monitors -  1966 - Number One In Your Heart
80. Little Stevie Wonder - 1963 - Fingertips Pts. 1 & 2

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Enjoy, the 1st batch of tracks: 81 to 100.

81. The Velvelettes - 1964 -  Needle In A Haystack
82. Marvin Gaye - 1964 - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
83. Mable John - 1961 - Actions Speak Louder Than Words
84. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - 1968 - I’ll Never Stop Loving You Baby
85. Chris Clark - 1967 - I Want To Go Back There Again
86. Jr. Walker & The All Stars - 1965 - Shotgun
87. Marv Johnson - 1959 - Come To Me
88. Franki Valli & The Four Seasons - 1972 - The Night
89. The Elgins - 1966 - Heaven Must Have Sent You
90. Marvin Gaye - 1969 - Gonna Give Her All The Love I’ve got

91.  Kim Weston - 1966 - Helpless
92. Eddie kendricks - 1973 - Keep On Truckin’ (part 1)
93. Diana Ross - 1980 -  Upside Down
94. Stevie Wonder - 1981 - Happy Birthday
95. R Dean Taylor - 1967 - There’s A Ghost In My House
96. Frank Wilson - 1965 - Do I Love You
97. Thelma Houston - 1976 -  Don’t Leave Me this way
98. Singin’ Sammy Ward - 1960 - who’s the fool
99. Lionel Richie - 1983 - All Night Long (All Night)
100. Rockwell & Michael Jackson - 1984 - Somebody’s Watching Me

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We encourage you to provide comments of what Motown means to you – your favourite artists, what you think of Berry Gordy, what songs are especially important to you, the artists that lost out, or whether the whole Motown machine is an over-hyped balloon.  And our favourite story will get an exclusive ride back in time to meet all the stars in their hey day courtesy of my Time Machine that should be ready in a fortnight.  Now where did I put that elastic band ?

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Can you believe it – it’s been a whole year since Funk my Soul upped shop and moved its crates to its present digs.  And what a year it has been.  Never mind world events, the music blogsphere has had its own rough ride, courting controversy with both the powers that be and its own users.  Here at the lofty towers of Funk My Soul, we have always tried to pay respect to the artists and music in the best way we know how – by taking the time and care they deserve with each and every post.  We also hope that this respect is passed onto our readers in the belief that they will be enlightened and entertained.  After all, what is the core foundation of sharing but mutual respect.

We have tried to provide a broad spectrum of Soul and Funk from the 60s, 70s, and occasionally the 80s.  We have hand-picked the selections to include not just the occasional millionaires-only acquisition, but also important LPs that are not prohibitively expensive in the hope that we may guide and enthuse our readers to build a soul LP library of their own.  There is nothing like the thrill of finding a gem hidden among 100s of throwaway LPs, the joy of the gleam of clean vinyl, or the smell of a musty cover, my friends !  All those wasted hours suddenly justified, like watching your team finally win their first game.

We would like to whole-heartedly thank all those who have unselfishly provided excellent, extremely valuable contributions to these pages - and we would like to encourage anyone who believes they have something important to donate to this wonderful encyclopaedia to contact us.

It is extremely rewarding for us to learn from you guys out there !

At that point I would especially like to thank Sotiris - the administrator - without whose contribution Funk my Soul wouldn’t exist. He is responsible for designing the site in WordPress and the one who made my ideas a reality.

Moreover, there are two important people, who I owe too much since they stood by my side the whole year round. We all met through the site and became fellow - travellers as well as close friends : Groovy Emmanuel - my Greek crazy groovy man - and Trakbuv - the South African/British magic reviewer.

Not to forget the other contributors : Mr.Moo, MrsMerising, Raphy, Dr.Soul and Ricardo.

Guys, I am deeply obliged to you.

Most of all dear readers, this blog would serve no purpose without you.  We salute you all and will continue to try and maintain the pedigree of music we hope you have come to expect.

To mark our Anniversary, a surprise post is coming next : The 100 greatest tracks on Motown as voted by various artists and presented by Mojo Magazine on February 2009 issue, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Motown.

2nd year begins with great interest and a lot of important albums to come.

Be around, enjoy and bless you all brothers and sisters!

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