In this Rare Cut we take a look back at Dionne Warwick's under-appreciated Got A Date album, featuring songs, production and vocals from Luther Vandross.
How ...
Did The Supremes end when Diana Ross left? Are their post-Diana recordings any good? Does anyone care? These are important questions, ones we hope to address in...
Hidden away on The Manhattans's 1986 album Back to Basics is a rather excellent version of Bobby Womack's 'Mr DJ'. In this rare cut article we take a look back ...
We revisit a real gem of a ballad from Booker T's 2013 album Sound The Alarm that features the incredible vocal talent of a daughter of a very special soul man....
In this 'Rare Cut' we celebrate one of the finest groove tracks around: Val Young's brilliant 'If You Should Ever Be Lonely'.
Once again we've dug up a prett...
In the years prior to becoming the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin struggled to make a hit record. That doesn’t mean she didn’t make great records, as this Rare ...
In this ‘Rare Cut’ we take a look back at one of the forgotten bands of funk, the incomparable Fatback Band, and revisit a particularly groovy number from 1979....
We continue our series of rarities from The Temptations with a fine ballad from with a little cameo from Stevie Wonder.
The late eighties was a challenging ...
We continue our series of Rare Cuts from the Temptin’ Temptations with their fabulous take on the romantic standard Time After Time from their excellent For Lov...
What happens when you mix one of the greatest voices of the twentieth century with a song written by one of the great writers of all time? The answer: pretty cl...
