The Best Soul Christmas Albums to Own on Vinyl
The best soul Christmas albums, ranked: Stax, Atco, Motown, James Brown and Daptone records worth [...]
Nov
Luther (1976): Luther Vandross Before Never Too Much
Before “Never Too Much”, before the solo albums and the duets, Luther Vandross fronted a [...]
Oct
The S.O.S. Band, In One Go!: Jam and Lewis, Tabu and “Just Be Good to Me”
Some records you buy for the music and some you buy because you already know [...]
Oct
Still Bill Album Review: Bill Withers at His Peak
Our Still Bill album review: how Bill Withers and the Watts 103rd Street players made [...]
Oct
I Can’t Stand the Rain Album Review: Ann Peebles at Her Best
Our I Can't Stand the Rain album review: Ann Peebles, Willie Mitchell and the Hi [...]
Oct
The Best Curtis Mayfield Albums, Ranked
The best Curtis Mayfield albums ranked, from Curtis and Super Fly to the overlooked There's [...]
Oct
James Carr — You Got My Mind Messed Up: The Deep Soul Album
A retrospective review of the 1967 Goldwax album widely held to be the greatest deep [...]
Sep
Otis Redding — Otis Blue: The Album That Made the Soul LP
Recorded in about 22 hours in July 1965, Otis Blue is routinely called the definitive [...]
Sep