Various Artists - Soul For Dancers 2 - Out On The Floor Firecrackers (2 x CD) (2016) Fantastic Voyage - Rare Soul/R&B (FLAC)

As promised here,s Vol 2 with more of the same goodies.Fantastic Voyage's vol 1 release of Soul For Dancers proved so successful that they didn't have to think twice when it came to releasing this volume. It turns out there were plenty more classic sides in the vaults, drawing on that rich seam of early soul and rhythm & blues, of the sort that would have packed the dancefloors on the sixties club scene, or has been embraced by subsequent generations of club soul die hards. This latest selection forays into the unique New Orleans sound (including a storming sequence of Chris Kenner, Jessie Hill and Lee Dorsey), samples Memphis imprints Satellite and Stax (including a brace of Mar-Keys instrumentals), and stays in the groove for Oscar Brown Jr's vocal take on Nat Adderley's Work Song. Elsewhere the 60 track 2 x CD set makes space for early Tamla sides by The Marvelettes and Marvin Gaye, and tips its hat to big guns such as Bobby Bland, The 5 Royales, Solomon Burke, James Brown and Jackie Wilson.  The female vocalists are well represented here also, with Ann Cole leading the charge with four tracks, a hat trick from Lula Reed, two each from Etta James, Mitty Collier and Marie Knight, plus contributions from Tiny Topsy, Della Reese and Barbara George, as well as Tina Turner in the company of her old man,the weird one ike and Ruth Brown, both solo and in duet with the peerless Clyde McPhatter. The first volume of Soul For Dancers went down well with the musical press & prompted Shindig magazine to observe "you can almost breathe that rarefied mod club atmosphere" , and the set attaines 4 star reviews from Echoes, Soul & Jazz & Funk, and Record Collector magazines, the latter remarking "no let-up in quality...you can,t sit down". Well here is another collection that weaves its magic whether you dance or just listen!

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