die amerikanische gospel/soul-formation the pilgrim jubilee singers aka the pilgrim jubilees unterzeichneten 1962 bei abc / peacock records einen vertrag und veröffentlichten in der folge viele singles und mehrere alben. nun erscheint crying wont help von 1975 erstmalig auf cd. die ist kein gospel-album für deine großmutter, sondern ein muss für alle funk- und soul-fans da draußen!

the sweet and soulful harmonies of the whatnauts spanned a 15-year career in which they recorded three albums and numerous singles, ranging from timeless ballads to temptations-esque politically-charged funk to dancefloor boogie. the music of the baltimorebased group, which featured the angelic falsetto lead of billy herndon, gained relevance for a younger generation via samples taken by the likes of de la soul, a tribe called quest and kanye west. this 2-lp set is a career compendium of their best slow jams, funk grooves and 12-inch club tracks, including multiple unreleased and rare sides.

black ivory was the pride of harlem and new yorks answer to the philly-fine delfonics but with infinitely more teen sex appeal. this silky-smooth 70s harmony trio featured the fabulous falsetto lead of leroy burgess (nephew of philly soul legend, thom bell) and charted four top-40 r&b singles and two top-30 lps under the guiding hand of their manager and today records driving force, patrick adams. songs like, you and i, time is love and dont turn around (which they performed live on soul train) are acknowledged sweet soul classics. and as the decade progressed and tastes changed, they successfully conquered the disco dancefloors with fave-raves like, mainline and walking downtown (saturday night) for buddah records which were liberally sampled by the hip-hop generation a true testament to the staying power of their incessantly soulful sound.

“nassau funk” vereint die wichtigsten tracks der von den bahamas stammenden band the beginning of the end. die compilation enthält ihren klassiker “funky nassau” sowie “when she made me promise”, welches als intro zu pete rock & cl smooths “they reminisce over you” gesampelt wurde.

sweet soul und funky grooves von baltimores frankie & the spindles aus den jahren 1968-1977 mit produktionen von george kerr und bunny sigler, die ursprünglich nur als heutzutage schwer zu findende 7” singles veröffentlicht wurden, erscheinen nun erstmalig auf lp.