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The Darjeeling Limited
Music plays a huge part in director Wes Anderson's meticulously crafted world. For this movie set in India, he's come up with a typically wi... (Click the album for more)
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Inglourious Basterds
Original soundtrack for Quentin Tarantino's 2009 film "Inglorious Bastards." Featuring music from David Bowie, Ennio Morricone, Lalo Schifr... (Click the album for more)
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Eccentric Soul: The Nickle And Penny Labels
Chicago’s Richard Pegue was one of the most intriguing figures to come out of the Chicago soul scene in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Raised ... (Click the album for more)
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Harder Shade of Black
Totally re-mastered, with added bonus tracks, new artwork and graphics the album comes, once again, in the sleeve that was first used on the... (Click the album for more)
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Eccentric Soul: The Deep City Label
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From the first moments of a falling-down-the-stairs bassline and a gritty guitar from the opening track, the self-doubting dirge "Am I A Good Man?", it's clear the latest compilation in the Numero Group's Eccentric Soul series is yet another gem unearthed. Operating as a kind of mini-Motown with a stable of house musicians and composers, Miami's Deep City Records delivered a modest catalog in the mid-60s. What's clear from the energy of these recordings is that while Deep City may not have had A-listers like Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, or Martha Reeves, there was no shortage of commitment when it came time to deliver a scorching soul workout.

Minus the subtlety of Otis Redding's version, standout vocalist Helene Smith delivers a sincere and emotional "Pain In My Heart." A young Betty Wright, who would score Top 10 R&B hits in the 70s, previews her later success on "Paralyzed." Witty lyrical variations on everyday soul themes also abound, as in Smith's holiday-themed "Willing And Able" which proclaims "I don't want diamonds for Christmas, and I don't want Santa hangin' 'round, unless he's going to bring me you" and Paul Kelly's "The Upset," which treats competition for a lover's affections like Cassius Clay treated Sonny Liston. A real knockout. --Ben Heege, Amazon

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