Product Review

This CD is one of the final five volumes in the eagerly anticipated finale to Bear Family's Sweet Soul Music series, which followed their award-winning Blowin' The Fuse R&B series. Taken together, these classic series tell the story of R&B-Soul-Funk from 1945-1975, year-by-year, song-by-song. These are the records that made a difference. A HUGE difference!

This is the sound that still influences today's R&B and Soul and Rap, plus musicians like Amy Winehouse and Janelle Monae and revivalists like James Hunter, who weren't even born when these records came out! These last five volumes, covering the years 1971-1975, compile all the greatest and most influential soul-funk hits of the early 1970s, including some surprisingly hard-to-find selections! Every CD is over 80 minutes long, and every song is the original version, painstakingly remastered for finest sound. To top it off, each volume contains a massive, beautifully illustrated booklet with detailed notes, incredible vintage photos, and ephemera. You won't find better looking nor better sounding soul collections than these!