[b-sides]

does "prince - sign 'o the times" count as r&b?

 

[Lisa]

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Originally Posted by blessingx A few musts: An Al Green collection (there's a few) Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (yes it's usually classified as R&B) James Brown - Live At The Apollo Marvin Gaye - What's Going On / Let's Get It On And it's more Blues/R&B, but I can't recommend the recent Bettye Lavette - I've Got My Own Hell To Raise enough.

Seconded.

For soundquality alone I can recommend her previous album "A woman Like Me". It's one of the best recordings in my collecting.

 

[arcer63]

Has anyone heard any high quality Temptations recordings? I just pulled out one of my dad's Temptations CDs and was supremely disappointed in the audio quality. (I hadn't heard the CD since I have become interested in high-end audio) It was actually quite painful with er-4s's.

 

[priest]

Al Green - Call Me
Prince - Dirty Mind
The Spinners - A One of a Kind Love Affair

 

[leveller1642]

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Originally Posted by allenf /img/forum/go_quote.gif ...and The Chi-Lites, The Tymes, Earth Wind & Fire, War.

X2 for War. but it is more soul/funk

I can confirm that War does sound really good on a decent stereo. The bass is only a little fat. The sound is spacious and dynamic and not compressed like. I really really like "The World is a Ghetto" "All Day Music" and "Why can't We be Friends". but they are the only ones I've heard.

Rhino has just released a box set of 8 albums.

 

[Happy Camper]

Dusty is classified as pop and white soul on Wiki but I'd give her dues as a R & B artist. She worked hard to bring Motown to British audiences. "The Look of Love" and "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" was a standard of the times. "The Windmills of your Mind", "Wishin and Hopin" and "Angel of the Morning" are a couple more of my favs.

Good call on "Dusty in Memphis" as it is well recorded.

 

[priest]

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Originally Posted by b-sides /img/forum/go_quote.gif does "prince - sign 'o the times" count as r&b?

Hell yes. It epitomizes it, in my usage.

 

[JadeEast]

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[jonnyhambone]

I'm a big fan of some of the 70's gospel soul stuff.
A few that seem to have great SQ to me are:

Best of the Rance Allen Group (Truth Records)
Staple Singers - Let's Do It Again (Curtis Mayfield wrote and produced, Staple Singers played the music, on Curtom Records, 1975)
I like the SQ of most of the Stax albums I have.
James Brown's Live at the Apollo sounds pretty great for what it was (1963).

...this is all on vinyl for me so I don't know how the cds are.

 

[Hettlerr]

My favorite R&B groups from the early 90's are Jodeci (Forever My Lady) and Shai (If I Ever Fall In Love) a lot of good memories for me and my wife when we listen to them.

 

[Uncle Erik]

I'm still stuck at the office (

) and don't have my collection handy, but be sure to check out the two Sam Cooke SACDs, as well as the new Marvin Gaye SACD. I can't think of the titles right now, but a quick search will pull them up at The Super Audio CD | SA-CD | SACD Reference. I think all of them are hybrids, too.

 

[falis]

Magic Sam "West Side Soul". Check what allmusic.com has to say about it.
allmusic ((( West Side Soul > Overview )))
- Ed

 

[tru blu]

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Originally Posted by leveller1642 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I can confirm that War does sound really good on a decent stereo. The bass is only a little fat. The sound is spacious and dynamic and not compressed like. I really really like "The World is a Ghetto" "All Day Music" and "Why can't We be Friends". but they are the only ones I've heard. Rhino has just released a box set of 8 albums.

Did they do that again? I think I have the same set from the early '90s. All Day Music sounds particularly good.

If you want fairly recent R&B, try House Of Music by Toni Tony Toné or one of Raphael Saadiq's recent records. Also, you might try Anthony Hamilton.

 

[falis]

I haven't listened on phones yet, but Lewis Taylor's "Stoned Part 1" sounds really good on the speakers. He's a modern soul master.

- Ed