Soul Shots Vol. 5 (La-La Means I Love You - Soul Ballads)

This is my last volume of this series (I know Rhino did at least 21) and it is a winner. I would guess that most of you would have most, if not all, of these tracks already, but for those who don't, these are all essential.

Soul Shots- Vol. 4 "Tell Mama" (Screamin' Soul Sisters)

There was a question about the ladies in this set?

"One of the best volumes of the series, assembling some of soul's most emotional and expressive female performers. Running from Motown imitations to novelties to pop-soul to raw deep soul to blues-soul, it has outstanding cuts by Etta James, Koko Taylor, Maxine Brown, Fontella Bass, Barbara George, Gloria Jones, and Shirley Ellis. Lorraine Ellison, Linda Jones, and Patti Drew are names only known to serious soul fans, but their tracks are just as fine as the ones by more famous names, and the two selections by Aretha Franklin are among her more obscure ("Lee Cross," from her Columbia era, and the 1968 B-side "You Send Me")." AMG

Soul Shots 3 - "Soul Twist" Instrumentals

Well, I thought I remembered that this one focused on women, but clearly I was wrong. This one provides a nice selection of instrumentals for your Jukebox.

No big surprises here, but if you don't already have them,you should.

Soul Shots Volume 2

Allright, I'm going to try this again, Volume One did not exactly incite a torrent of love. If you are, like Chubbs and more than a few others I'd guess, keeping a digital jukebox, well this series is for you. Classic Soul, not always the version of the song you know, and many artists you are not likely to collect individually. Frankly, a perfect recipe for a collection actually useful to an already rabid Soul fan.

Soul Shots: Volume 1, Dance Party

I know that not everyone is a huge fan of the compilations, but I would like to point out once again that most of the material presented here was released as singles and in a time where the Song rather than the Album was king. Those of you who have been stacking the compilations like Blowing The Fuse and Stompin' in your digital jukeboxes will be thrilled to add these wonderfully made Rhino sets from 1989 to that mix.

Thanks to that Uncle who shares my affliction I have the first 5 LPs for y'all; there are at least 21 volumes as far as I can tell. Some things here are well known old friends, some things are likely completely new to you, others still will be familiar but not in the version heard here. Each volume that I have heard is exceptionally well chosen and sequenced and of course the Rhino engineers did a lovely job on the sound.

btw Stompin' fans need not worry yet on that front, I still have 2 of those left and there are many more out there.