All their fab late 60s recordings for Bert Berns and his Bang and Shout labels, and then RCA — classic girl group and soul both, with some dancers and northern anthems, lit upfront by the great belter Brenda Reid.

Fresh and new, but rough, layered and head-nodding like classic UK street soul, this is the fifth and for us the best-yet installment in Londoner EYE’s excellent, under-the-radar series.
Slinkily slippery and hard-to-pin-down as usual, but rooted in funk and soul connoisseurship.
Two-sided this time — boozier, dizzier and more spaced-out on the flip, smudged with echo and effects, and scraps of horns and singing.
Beautifully hand-decorated sleeves as per.

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“I’ve always loved those Motown duets with Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell and wanted to create a modern version of that… playing with the way those duets have this quite clear notion of romance, love and relationships…We’re subverting that a little to explore normativity in relationships. Musically, we’ve tried to put all of the beauty, excitement, and tension of modern day love into this song.”

The 1979 key-work of this eight-piece from Washington DC: high steppin’ rhythms, tight, funky arrangements, and gorgeous gospel-influenced vocal harmonies.
Produced by Wayne Henderson, with Bobby Lyle and Side Effect in the house.
Featuring the almighty two-step classic Hollywood Dreaming.

Deep soul from the Minaret label, out of Florida, with an early Candi Staton, and the great Doris Allen.

1983 boogie from Detroit, Michigan. A poster insert features the musings of composer and producer Tony Green. Numbered edition of 500.