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• The 100 Greatest Disco Songs of All Time (9CD) (2019)

• Amazulu - Amazulu (2021, 35th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) (3CD) (1986)

• Sunny - Doctor's Orders (2019, 45th Anniversary Expanded Edition) (1974)

• Sunny - The Best of the Woman In Me (2019, 40th Anniversary Expanded Edition) (1979)

• Neneh Cherry - Greatest (Deluxe Edition) (2CD) (2020)

• Club Ska '67 (2020 Digital Remaster) (1967)

• Club Ska '67 - Vol. Two (2020 Digital Remaster) (1967)

• Intensified! Original Ska 1962-66 (2020 Digital Remaster) (1979)

• More Intensified! Original Ska 1963-67 - Vol. 2 (2020 Digital Remaster) (1980)

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• The 100 Greatest Disco Songs of All Time (9CD) (2019)

Compiled after exhaustive and extensive research, including the songs which feature most on the many, many lists of the best and greatest disco tracks online:

https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_disco-songs.html

https://www.soultracks.com/best-disco

I've used all the original mixes here from the 70s and early 80s, 7" and 12" versions, no later remixes you often see appear on many CD compilations - basically the best and original versions of each song,

at the highest and best sounding quality recent remasters released to date.

Most official disco compilations out there contain many of the classics, but also feature a lot of junk too. Like my previous '100 greatest' collections, my goal was to include the very, very best of the genre,

the cream of the crop, and to add a number of tracks you never see on compilations due to licensing issues, etc.

Almost 11 hours of dancefloor classics!

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• Amazulu - Amazulu (2021, 35th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) (3CD) (1986)

I spent months and months tracking down and purchasing many original 7" and 12" vinyl releases from around the world in order to put this collection together.

The original CD has been out of print for over 30 years, and reaches high prices on Discogs, eBay and the like. Many have been crying out for Cherry Pop to reissue it

with all the bonus tracks you will see included here, but unfortunately multiple requests have fallen on deaf ears. I'm not sure if it's a rights/royalties issue, or the fact that

they just can't track down all the original master tapes of the stand alone singles and 12" remixes.

Astonishingly, 36 bonus tracks have never been released on CD. I've now added these to the original album, spread across a 3 disc set.

To my knowledge every officially released version of each song based around the first album is included here.

Disc 1 includes the complete 1986 album ripped from my official original 1980s US Mango CD release.

Added to Disc 1 are a number of bonus 7" singles and B-sides.

Disc 2 features all 12" extended remixes.

Disc 3 features a 1984 concert Moonlight Romance: Live from the Camden Palace, London, November 23, 1984 ripped from the official VHS release.

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• Sunny - Doctor's Orders (2019, 45th Anniversary Expanded Edition) (1974)

• Sunny - The Best of the Woman In Me (2019, 40th Anniversary Expanded Edition) (1979)

I've put together expanded editions of both Sunny albums, adding bonus 7" singles and B-sides. Not one track from these original albums apart from 

'Doctor's Orders' her 1974 7" UK single and her 1979 UK single 'We Got Love' has ever been officially released on CD.

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• Neneh Cherry - Greatest (Deluxe Edition) (2CD) (2020)

I thought it was about time I compiled a Neneh Cherry best of collection.

The fact that a 'greatest hits' compilation of her work has never been officially released is quite surprising.

I made a point of adding versions, tracks and mixes many have been complaining and moaning are missing on the recent 'Raw Like Sushi' 30th anniversary 3CD box set:

https://www.superdeluxeedition.com/video/sdetv-neneh-cherry-raw-like-sushi-three-cd-30th-anniversary-set-unboxed/

Some tracks were incredibly hard to find and or / have never been officially released on CD.

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• Club Ska '67 (2020 Digital Remaster) (1967)

• Club Ska '67 - Vol. Two (2020 Digital Remaster) (1967)

• Intensified! Original Ska 1962-66 (2020 Digital Remaster) (1979)

• More Intensified! Original Ska 1963-67 - Vol. 2 (2020 Digital Remaster) (1980)

I was able to completely recompile Club Ska '67 from various high quality CD sources, I have in my library.

Also, I compiled Club Ska '67 Vol. Two, Intensified! Original Ska 1962-66, and More Intensified! Original Ska 1963-67 - Vol. 2, again from CD sources.

I think when these original CDs were released around 1989/1990 Island/Mango didn't have access to the original master tapes and most tracks were ripped from vinyl or poor quality

third or fourth generation sources.

Over the past 30 years or so, many original master tapes have been discovered and meticulously remastered by the likes of Trojan, Treasure Isle, Universal, etc. for use on many of their reggae/ska compilations. 

It's from these that I pulled the very latest, highest quality sounding remasters to recompile these four classic compilations.

 

MR XXX PRESENTS ... The Northern Soul Top 100 Bubbling Under (21st Anniversary, 2021 Remastered Edition) (4CD) (2000)

The Northern Soul Top 100 Bubbling Under (21st Anniversary, 2021 Remastered Edition) (4CD) (2000)

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MR XXX PRESENTS ... • The Northern Soul Top 500 (21st Anniversary, 2021 Remastered Edition) (17CD) (2000)

• The Northern Soul Top 500 (21st Anniversary,

 2021 Remastered Edition) (17CD) (2000)

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Kev Roberts initially published his best selling book of the Top 500 Northern Soul 

songs and their lasting impact and rarity values, 21 years ago in 2000.

An mp3 compilation of all the songs has been posted online for a number of years, but the quality of a tremendous amount of the tracks is absolutely horrendous.

Many are cut off at the beginning or the end, or even cut off halfway through the song, recorded at the wrongs speeds, later re-recorded versions, 

or just terrible low quality distorted vinyl rips at very low bit rates 56 bumped up to 320, with misspelt artists and titles.

I decided to tackle this compilation and rebuild it completely from scratch using the very best and highest quality digital remasters available, and represent what this collection truly deserves.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars/pounds worth in this collection, with just ONE record alone valued at over $100,000!!!

https://www.goldminemag.com/news/rare-frank-wilson-45-could-fetch-100000-2

It took a lot of time to correct and replace all 500 tracks, (about 21 days work), but so worth it in the end, as this is one hell of an AMAZING collection of Northern Soul!

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The included tracks are ...

 001 Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)

002 Out on the Floor

003 You Didn't Say a Word

004 The Snake

005 Long After Tonight Is All Over

006 Seven Day Lover

007 You Don't Love Me

008 Looking for You

009 If That's What You Wanted

010 Seven Days Too Long

011 Right Track

012 Stick by Me, Baby

013 I Really Love You

014 Time Will Pass You By

015 Landslide

016 Too Late

017 You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies

018 Walking Up a One Way Street

019 If You Ever Walked Out of My Life

020 There's a Ghost In My House

021 Here I Go Again

022 Hit and Run

023 What

024 Tainted Love (Original 1965 7_ Single Version)

025 Girl Across the Street

026 You're Gonna Love My Baby

027 You've Been Away

028 She'll Come Running Back

029 Double Cookin'

030 It Really Hurts Me Girl

031 If You Ask Me (Because I Love You)

032 Unsatisfied

033 Our Love Is in the Pocket

034 Come on Train

035 Turnin' My Heartbeat Up

036 You're Gonna Make Me Love You

037 I Got to Find Me Somebody

038 I'm Gonna Love You a Long Time

039 Better Use Your Head

040 Dance, Dance, Dance

041 Dearly Beloved

042 Crackin' Up Over You

043 My Sugar Baby

044 Cashing In

045 That's My Girl

046 Lend a Hand

047 Just Loving You

048 'Cause You're Mine

049 A Little Bit Hurt

050 What Kind of Lady

051 A Lil' Lovin' Sometimes

052 You Just Don't Know (What You Did to Me)

053 Just Like the Weather

054 Night Owl

055 Bari Track

056 I'll Always Need You

057 She's Wanted (In Three States)

058 I Travel Alone

059 They'll Never Know Why

060 I Still Love You

061 I'm on My Way

062 Baby Hit and Run

063 Open the Door to Your Heart

064 I'll Always Love You

065 Soul Self Satisfaction

066 You Don't Want Me No More

067 Love, Love, Love

068 Blowing My Mind to Pieces

069 You Got to Pay Your Dues

070 Skiing in the Snow

071 She Blew a Good Thing

072 In Orbit

073 Stranger in My Arms

074 Nothing Can Compare to You

075 I Need You

076 Hey Girl Don't Bother Me

077 I'm Com'un Home in the Morn'un

078 I Can't Help Loving You

079 I'm Not Strong Enough

080 I Got the Fever

081 Crazy Baby

082 Heartaches Away My Boy

083 You've Been Cheatin'

084 Get Out (And Let Me Cry)

085 Run for Cover

086 Girls Are Out to Get You

087 I Never Knew

088 Save My Love For a Rainy Day

089 Send Him Back

090 Gonna Be a Big Thing

091 If I Could Only Be Sure

092 The Next in Line

093 Time Marches On

094 I Walked Away

095 I Can't Make It Anymore

096 You're Ready Now

097 Thumb a Ride

098 Gotta Have Your Love

099 Man Without a Woman

100 My Man, a Sweet Man

101 I'll Never Fall in Love Again

102 There's a Pain in My Heart

103 I Feel So Bad

104 Festival Time

105 Help Me (Get Myself Back Together Again)

106 Come Go with Me

107 You Should O' Held On

108 That's No Way to Treat a Girl

109 Agent Double O Soul

110 Sweeter Than the Day Before

111 Dust My Broom

112 Real Humdinger

113 You've Got Your Mind on Other Things

114 The Key to My Happiness

115 Let Me Make You Happy

116 That Beatin' Rhythm

117 Let Her Go

118 Can't Get Over These Memories

119 The Champion, Pt. 1

120 I Still Love You

121 Reaching for the Best

122 Bok to Bach

123 What Good Am I (Without You)

124 Queen of Fools

125 You Turned My Bitter Into Sweet

126 That's Why I Love You

127 (I Love Her So Much) It Hurts Me

128 Get It Baby

129 Too Darn Soulful

130 Tightrope

131 They're Talking About Me

132 What Shall I Do (with Spoken Intro)

133 This Beautiful Day

134 The Flasher

135 Like Adam and Eve

136 Somebody (Somewhere Needs You)

137 Love Factory

138 One Wonderful Moment

139 I Need My Baby

140 Ever Again

141 Lover

142 Mr. Creator

143 There's Nothing Else to Say

144 Nothing Can Help You Now

145 There Was a Time

146 Cool Off

147 A Man Like Me

148 Determination

149 Help Me

150 Little Queenie

151 Superlove

152 You Don't Love Me Anymore

153 That's Not Love

154 Countdown Here I Come

155 Wade in the Water

156 Don't Take It Out on This World

157 Shake a Tail Feather

158 Competition Ain't Nothin'

159 Yes, I Love You Baby

160 Baby Don't You Weep

161 Call Me Tomorrow

162 Crying Over You

163 Time's a Wasting

164 Can It Be Me

165 Wanting You

166 Don't You Care Anymore

167 Blowin' Up My Mind

168 I'll Do Anything

169 a) Exus Trek

169 b) If It's All the Same to You Babe

170 What's Wrong with Me Baby

171 The End of Our Love

172 Please Let Me In

173 Change Your Ways

174 Take Away the Pain Stain

175 Baby Reconsider

176 Quick Change Artist

177 Keep On Keeping On

178 Temptation Is Calling My Name

179 (It's Against) The Laws of Love

180 Move On Up (Original 1971 7_ Single Version)

181 The Night

182 Janice (Don't Be So Blind to Love) (Original 1980 7_ Single Version)

183 Sister Lee

184 Slippin' Around with You

185 a) Sitting In My Class

185 b) Isn't She a Pretty Girl

186 Please Operator

187 Don't Bring Me Down

188 Surprise Party for Baby

189 I Really Love You (Original 1965 7_ Single Version)

190 To Win Your Heart

191 A Little Piece of Leather

192 6 by 6

193 Psychedelic Soul, Pt. 1

194 What Love Brings

195 Think It's Over (Reconsider) (Original 1966 7_ Single Version)

196 The Beautiful Night

197 Under My Thumb

198 I Can See Him Loving You

199 You Don't Mean It

200 Cry Your Eyes Out

201 Manifesto

202 Angel Baby (Don't You Ever Leave Me)

203 I'll Hold You

204 My Dear Heart

205 Inky Winky Wang Dang Doo

206 You Hit Me (Right Where It Hurt Me)

207 Sweet Darlin'

208 I Wanna Know

209 The Bottle

210 Let Our Love Grow Higher

211 Just a Little Misunderstanding

212 Interplay

213 Silent Treatment

214 The Boogaloo Party

215 I'd Think It Over Twice

216 Let's Wade in the Water

217 Just Ask Me

218 Tears (Nothing But Tears)

219 The Magic Touch

220 Just Another Heartache

221 I'm Standing

222 Lady In Green

223 Show Stopper

224 The Joker

225 I'm So Happy

226 Paris Blues

227 Stubborn Heart

228 Compared to What

229 What Happened to Yesterday

230 I'm Not Built That Way

231 What Can I Do

232 When You're Lonesome (Come on Home)

233 Prove Yourself a Lady

234 I Can't Get Enough

235 I've Got Something Good

236 Something New to Do

237 More Today Than Yesterday

238 I'll Be Loving You

239 Suspicion

240 Don't Depend on Me

241 Stronger Than Her Love

242 I Thought You Were Mine

243 Try a Little Harder

244 Under Your Powerful Love

245 I'm Your Pimp

246 Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man

247 Serving a Sentence of Life

248 Honest to Goodness

249 This Thing Called Love

250 I Just Kept on Dancing

251 Slow Fizz

252 Look At Me Now

253 (Pick Me Up) Put Me In Your Pocket

254 Our Love Is Getting Stronger

255 Down In the Dumps

256 Love Is a Serious Business

257 All of a Sudden

258 I Feel an Urge Coming On

259 I Got the Power

260 I Can't Do it

261 Say It Isn't So

262 Running for My Life

263 Being Without You

264 Let's Talk It Over

265 Somethin's Bad

266 We Were Made for Each Other

267 That's What I Want to Know

268 Love's the Only Answer

269 Don't Be Sore at Me

270 Now You've Got the Upper Hand

271 The Larue

272 Burning Sensation

273 At the Top of the Stairs

274 Panic

275 I Wanna Give You Tomorrow

276 Baby Mine

277 Breakout

278 Last Minute Miracle

279 My Heart Cries for You

280 I Need Love

281 Love You Baby

282 Rat Race

283 Because of My Heart

284 I'm So Glad

285 Darkest Days

286 Stop and You Will Become Aware

287 Stop and Take a Look at Yourself

288 Wee Oo I'll Let It Be You Babe

289 A Little Togetherness

290 Breakaway, Pt. 1

291 Your Love Makes Me Lonely

292 Loving Good Feeling

293 Bring Your Love Back to Me

294 She's Putting You On

295 Walk On Into My Heart

296 My Little Girl

297 We Go Together

298 Satisfied

299 Can't We Talk It Over

300 Hung Up On Your Love

301 Up and Over

302 What Should I Do

303 I've Had It

304 Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie

305 You Won't Say Nothing

306 Nine Times Out of Ten

307 Easy Baby

308 I'll Be There

309 When You Call Me Baby

310 Hide Nor Hair

311 You've Got to Pay the Price

312 Call Me

313 Purple Haze

314 So Is the Sun

315 Meet Me Halfway

316 I Need a Helping Hand

317 Watch Out Girl

318 Love You Just Can't Walk Away

319 Shing-a-Ling

320 I Can Take Care of Myself

321 Baby Boy

322 Gee Baby (I Love You)

323 I'm Where It's At

324 No One Else Can Take Your Place

325 The Right Direction

326 You Can't Mean It

327 R&B Time, Pt. 1

328 Walk Like a Man

329 I'm In a World of Trouble

330 I Need You Like a Baby

331 I'm Gonna Miss You

332 Please Stay

333 I Need Your Love

334 Gonna Fix You Good (Every Time You're Bad)

335 Nothing Worse Than Being Alone

336 Keep On Loving Me

337 Job Opening, Pt. 1

338 I Hurt On the Other Side

339 These Chains of Love (Are Breaking Me Down)

340 Tear Stained Face

341 Breakaway

342 Love Is a Good Foundation

343 Walkin' the Duck

344 What Can I Do

345 Ho Happy Day

346 I Cried My Life Away

347 Chills and Fever

348 I'm Spellbound

349 I'm a Peace Loving Man

350 I Remember the Feeling

351 I'll Never Forget You

352 That's the Way He Is

353 Washed Ashore (On a Lonely Island in the Sea)

354 Sidra's Theme

355 Run Baby Run

356 Oh Lord, What's Happened to Your People

357 Soul Symphony

358 Mister Bang Bang Man

359 Of Hopes and Dreams and Tombstones

360 From the Teacher to the Preacher

361 I'm Coming to Your Rescue

362 I Lost a True Love

363 Anything I Can Do

364 Sliced Tomatoes

365 Per-So-Nal-Ly

366 You Can Split

367 Philly Dog Around the World

368 The Drifter

369 Moody Woman

370 Black Power

371 I'm Satisfied with You

372 Hot Line

373 Not a Chance In a Million

374 I Watched You Slowly Slip Away

375 A House for Sale

376 Six O'Clock

377 Where I'm Not Wanted

378 Do the Temptation Walk

379 No One to Love

380 Getting Mighty Crowded

381 The Touch of Venus

382 Our Love Will Grow

383 Living a Lie

384 Happy

385 Ten Miles High

386 Hooked By Love

387 Don't It Make You Feel Funky

388 It Ain't Necessary

389 Tune Up

390 Green Door

391 Sweetest Girl in the World

392 I Can't Change

393 Do You Love Me Baby

394 Eternally

395 Country Girl

396 Too Many People

397 Talkin' 'Bout Poor Folks Thinkin' 'Bout My Folks

398 I Dig Your Act

399 You're on Top Girl

400 Walk With a Winner

401 Savin' My Lovin' for You

402 Livin' in Love

403 Hey Sah-Lo-Ney

404 Just Walk in My Shoes

405 I'll Never Stop Loving You

406 I Have Faith in You

407 The Fat Man

408 This Gets to Me

409 Condition Red

410 It's Torture

411 Keep on Talking

412 Ready, Willing and Able

413 A Mighty Good Way

414 Potion of Love

415 Sad Girl

416 Sexy Lady

417 Ain't Nothing You Can Do

418 What More Do You Want

419 Find a Quiet Place

420 Every Beat of My Heart

421 The Way You Been Acting Lately

422 Strange Neighborhood

423 I'm Steppin' Out of the Picture

424 Goodbye (Nothing to Say)

425 He's All I Got

426 On a Magic Carpet Ride

427 Bettin' on Love

428 A Good Thing Going

429 I Love You, Baby

430 Mr. Big Shot

431 Stop Over Looking Me

432 Can't Be Still

433 Guess Who Loves You

434 Love and Desire

435 I Can't Get a Hold of Myself

436 I Don't Want To Discuss It

437 Loving You Takes All of My Time

438 This Love Starved Heart of Mine (It's Killing Me)

439 One Way Out

440 Ain't That Right

441 Dr. Love

442 My Heart's Symphony

443 Keeps on Burning

444 Another Day

445 Hand It Over

446 My Baby's Coming Back to Me

447 Keep on Running Away

448 I'll Forgive and Forget

449 I Just Can't Live My Life (Without You Babe)

450 We Got Togetherness

451 a) The Duck

451 b) Love Runs Out

452 You've Been Gone Too Long

453 Helpless

454 Say Something Nice to Me

455 Cheatin' Kind

456 You Sexy Sugar Plum (But I Like It)

457 The Zoo (The Human Zoo)

458 Nobody But Me

459 My World Is on Fire

460 These Things Will Keep Me Loving You

461 (At The) Discotheque

462 Not My Girl

463 Let's Spend Some Time Together

464 Tell Me It's Just a Rumor Baby

465 One In a Million

466 I Got a Feeling

467 Picture Me Gone

468 Everything's Gonna Be Alright

469 Soul Time

470 Rosemary What Happened

471 Show Me

472 Let the Good Times Roll & (Feel So Good)

473 Put Your Arms Around Me

474 Not Me Baby

475 I'll Keep On Holding On

476 I Am Nothing

477 Prepared to Love You

478 Breakaway

479 My Weakness Is You

480 I'm Gonna Change

481 What Would I Do

482 I Don't Want to Talk About It

483 Tears of Joy

484 To the Ends of the Earth

485 I'm Gone

486 Since I Found My Baby

487 Make Me Yours

488 Strange Change

489 Believe It or Not

490 Here She Comes

491 Shoes

492 This Won't Change

493 a) My Heart's Not In It Any More

493 b) You've Been Leading Me On

494 Can't Lose My Head

495 Sweet Thing

496 I'm So Glad

497 I'm Gonna Run Away from You

498 You've Come a Long Way Baby

499 Baby Do the Philly Dog

500 You Got Me Where You Want Me

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MR XXX Presents Dooley Silverspoon ........ Under the Influence of S.O.N.N.Y. (Sound of New New York) (2021 Expanded Edition) (1975)

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A little known and quite rare soul / early disco 1975 album from Dooley Silverspoon:

https://www.discogs.com/Dooley-Silverspoon-Dooley-Silverspoon/release/1921011

His only album release, never released on CD, I've expanded the original 7 track album to 16 tracks adding bonus 7" and 12" singles,

all released between 1972 and 1978:

https://www.discogs.com/artist/413618-Dooley-Silverspoon

https://www.45cat.com/artist/dooley-silverspoon/uk

b. Dooley Silverspoon, 31st October 1946, Lancaster, South Carolina, U.S.A.

Dooley Silverspoon was born in Lancaster, South Carolina on Halloween 1946, one of four children.

He started his professional career at the age of 6 in gospel music taking inspiration from such artistes as The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, the Gospelaires and Clarence Fountain.

By the time he was 13 he came to New York on tour which then became his home.

In 1972 Dooley made his first record for the Philly based R&B label North Bay Records.

At that time he was in fact known as Little Dooley.

The single was called '(It's Got to Be) Now or Never' and was produced by Bobby Martin.

In 1975, Dooley met up with his manager, writer and producer, Sonny Casella and they released the single, 'Bump Me Baby'.

In Dooley's own words, 'It made a little noise, opened the door. You really need that.'

He had a few hits in the UK, namely 'Bump Me Baby', 'Let Me Be the No.1 (Love of Your Life)', which were featured on a couple of K-Tel albums, and 'Game Players', which became something of a Northern Soul favourite.

Amongst some of Dooley's favourite artists are Aretha Franklin, the Rolling Stones, The Jackson 5, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, The Temptations, James Brown and Marvin Gaye.

Download the album from the link below:

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MORE FROM MR XXX

 

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Blockbusters - 

The Very Best of Chinn & Chapman - A 50th Anniversary Celebration 1971-2021 (2CD) (2021)

Hello - Complete Singles Collection (2CD) (2021)

I Love the Reggay! Early Reggae Sounds from Randy's Records 1969-1970 (2CD) (2021)

Ram Jam - Ram Jam (1977, Reissue) (2021)

Soul Power '68 (2021 Expanded Edition) (2CD) (2021)

Squeeze - Remasters (3CD) (2021)

The KLF - Solid State Logik 1 (2021)

The KLF - Solid State Logik 2 (2021)

NOW series from MR XXX .... updating 1st April 2021 ..

SOME UPLOADING NOW 

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NOW INCLUDES 1 to 8 plus others ..

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Sending everyone my NOW 1-8 again to add to the archives, which are 100% identical to the original 1980s releases.

Like volumes 1-7, this latest re-release of volume 8 features incorrect versions of a number of songs, 

mainly using much longer album versions rather than the 7” single mixes 

which were originally used on the albums in the 80s,

plus on a number of the reissues quite a few tracks have been omitted due to current licensing restrictions.

There has been a massive outcry from fans and collectors about the abysmal lack of attention to detail on these re-releases. 

You just have to read all the comments on Super Deluxe Edition and Discogs.  

Anyway, here's my fully corrected set in the link....

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Now That's What I Call Music! - Volume 1 (2018 Remaster) (2CD) (1983)

Now That's What I Call Music! - Volume 2 (2019 Remaster) (2CD) (1984)

Now That's What I Call Music! - Volume 3 (2019 Remaster) (2CD) (1984)

Now That's What I Call Music! - Volume 4 (2019 Remaster) (2CD) (1984)

Now That's What I Call Music! - Volume 5 (2020 Remaster) (2CD) (1985)

Now That's What I Call Music! - Volume 6 (2020 Remaster) (2CD) (1985)

Now That's What I Call Music! - Volume 7 (2020 Remaster) (2CD) (1986)

Now That's What I Call Music! - Volume 8 (2021 Remaster) (2CD) (1986)

Sending you my original NOW CD editions from the 80s, 

that all go for a pretty penny now, especially NOW 4, which currently goes for around £500 - £600!

The first official UK NOW CDs ever released:

1, 2 and 3 were not originally released on CD.

Now That's What I Call Music - Volume 4 (Original UK Single CD Edition) (1984)

5, 6 and 7 were not originally released on CD.

Now That's What I Call Music - Volume 8 (Original UK Single CD Edition) (1986)

Now That's What I Call Music - Volume 9 (Original UK Single CD Edition) (1987)

Now That's What I Call Music - Volume 10 (Original UK Double CD Edition) (2CD) (1987)

(The very first 2CD edition which matched the vinyl and cassette editions. 

From this point on, every NOW was released as a 2CD edition).

Plus these too:

Now That's What I Call Music '86 (Original UK Single CD Edition) (1986)

Now That's What I Call Music - Smash Hits (2019 Expanded Edition) (2CD) (1987) 

(I added Michael Jackson's 'One Day In Your Life' which was on the vinyl edition,

but strangely omitted from the CD edition. 

Also includes a very rare version of Adam and the Ants 'Antmusic' (full version with cold ending, previously unreleased) only ever released on this album, and nowhere else since).

Plus I've added my 2021 remasters of the NOW 8 & 9 2CD editions which will hopefully be better sounding with 100% accurate versions, unlike the 'official' releases of NOW 1-7 which

have been a diabolical mess:

Now That's What I Call Music - Volume 8 (2021 Remaster) (2CD) (1986)

Now That's What I Call Music - Volume 9 (2021 Remaster) (2CD) (1987)

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# MR XXX 2021, Greatest Female Solo Singles

ALL WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THIS LINK 

HERE THEY ARE !!!!!

http://www.filefactory.com/folder/52d0d04ff993708b

I d ecided to revisit my 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs: 1955-1970 collection and improve upon it with a few better sounding remasters, plus while I was at it, expand it to 125 tracks from the previous 100:

     The 125 Greatest Girl Group Songs: 1954-1970 (Super Deluxe Edition) (5CD) (2020)

I also decided to revisit my 110 Greatest Female Solo Singles 1957-1972 collection.

I've since been able to track down some better sounding remasters for a few of the tracks, plus since I was working on it,

I decided to expand it by 5 years from 1954-1974 making a nice round 20 year span and adding 15 tracks from the previous 110 to 125 now making it a 5CD set:

The 125 Greatest Female Solo Singles: 1954-1974 (Super Deluxe Edition) (5CD) (2020)

All 100% original recordings, plus many tracks you just never see on compilations due to licensing, music rights restrictions, etc.

A lot of 60s girls in these collections - much better than the recent NOW one.

Revised cover art too for both collections.

Thought I'd share them with you.

          MR XXX

 

FROM MR XXX ...................

Whilst I have effectively “retired” from maintaining this blog,

I shall be adding some new stuff shortly ..

These are not my work, 

but the work of Mr XXX who must take all the credit ..

Hopefully start posting them SOON along with Mr XXXs comments and explanations ..

( been a bit under the weather here so delayed a bit)

All done with his permission but he wishes to remain anonymous ..

ALL WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THIS LINK ..... 

HERE THEY ARE !!!!!

http://www.filefactory.com/folder/52d0d04ff993708b

FANTASTIC 2020 expanded edition of the original 1964 UK album which introduced Motown to the UK market.

Plus a few more Motown hard to find rarities:

Martha Reeves & the Vandellas - Gold (2CD) (2006)

Mary Wells - The Ultimate Collection (1998)

Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - Going to a Go-Go (1964) Away We a Go-Go (1965) (2002)

The 'Sound' of the R&B Hits (2020 Expanded Edition) (1964)

The Marvelettes - Forever - The Complete Motown Albums - Volume 1 (3CD) (2009)

The Marvelettes - Forever More - The Complete Motown Albums - Volume 2 (4CD) (2011)

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Widely regarded by many to be the very best K-tel album releases of the 70s, these much sought after albums have never been 

released on CD.

I decided to take up the challenge and compile these fantastic compilations from scratch using the very latest, highest quality digitally remastered CD sources.

Many tracks, still to this day are very rare and hard to find, so it was fun to research and track them down and add to the many familiar chart hits of the time. 

All tracks are the original 7" single releases, and not cut short and edited as on the original albums in order to squeeze on so many tracks per side.

Super Bad includes both the original 1973 US release and the 1974 UK release as a special 2-disc set. Dramatically different tracklistings by country,

in fact only ONE track (Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together) features on both compilations! I've added five bonus tracks from the Canadian edition to the US edition.

Super Bad Is Back was only released in the US and Canada. I've added six bonus tracks from the Canadian edition to the US edition.

Souled Out follow up compilations were only released in the UK and the Netherlands. I've added two bonus tracks from the Netherlands edition to the UK album.

Souled Out was released in the US, but with different cover artwork and different tracklistings:

Variant from other '11' pressing, found here > Various - Souled Out: track A2 is different. This version inserts Get Dancin' by Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes as A2 and deletes A7 from other version (Party Down by Talking Beaver). 

The artist listings on the front covers denote this as well. The labels vary subtly, too, with fonts and placement of the '11.' I've included both tracks from the two variants.

Soul Motion was only released in the UK.

Soul City was only released in the UK.

I also added these as a bonus:

• Black Explosion - 24 Original Hits - 24 Original Artists (Ronco ‎BPR 2008 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1974)

All the original unedited 7" single mixes, including a few hard to find tracks. Fully remastered.

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Black-Explosion/release/546822

• Black Music - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Artists (Arcade ‎ADE P15 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1974)

All the original unedited 7" single mixes, including a few hard to find tracks. Fully remastered.

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Black-Music/release/1894898

• Black Soul Music - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Stars (Capri KCL 101 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1975)

All the original unedited 7" single mixes, including a few hard to find tracks. Fully remastered.

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Black-Soul-Music/release/6589028

Here are a few original US TV commercials:

Super Bad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b0rgmOMdys

Super Bad is Back:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llPoZAhsUfo

Souled Out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdBjgvFic0E&feature=emb_logo

Hope you enjoy these much requested and often discussed great funk/soul/disco compilations:

Super Bad - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Stars (K-Tel NU 427 US, NE 499 UK) (2CD) (2021 Remaster) (1973/1974)

https://www.discogs.com/master/view/407010

Super Bad Is Back - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Stars (K-Tel NU 430 US) (2021 Remaster) (1973)

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Super-Bad-Is-Back/master/362111

Souled Out - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Stars (K-Tel NU 9010 US) (2021 Remaster) (1975)

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Souled-Out/release/14704279

Souled Out - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Stars (K-Tel NE 508 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1975)

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Souled-Out/release/13279302

Soul Motion - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Stars (K-Tel NE 930 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1976)

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Soul-Motion/release/811938

Soul City - 20 Original Soul Hits (K-Tel NE 1003 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1977)

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Soul-City/master/1402843

These truly are great compilations, packed with smash hits and many hard to find gems.

Soul fans have been crying out for these to be released on CD or as a digital download for years, so here they all are (150 classic tracks) courtesy of yours truly!

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IN THE SAME FOLDER AS THE LINK GIVEN AT THE START OF THIS POST 

HERE THEY ARE !!!!!

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 Hi Les,

I'm sending you 11 more K-Tel, Ronco, Arcade, etc. 70s compilation albums 

which have never been officially released on CD to date.

The reason I decided to rebuild the Super Bad albums and others from scratch using the latest digital remasters (rather than ripping from the original vinyl), is that all of these 70s compilation albums

from K-Tel, Ronco, Arcade, Adam VIII Ltd., etc. were very badly mastered with poor sound quality with many tracks being severely edited in order to squeeze on as many tracks per side as possible.

I've made absolutely sure through extensive research to use all the original complete 7" 45 single versions (which were originally used on the albums, but cut short),

from my own extensive CD collection and digital downloads, to make these compilations the very best sounding they can be.

What makes these albums most interesting for me is that each one contains, even to this day, 

a few extremely rare, obscure and hard to find tracks.

Feel free to share these with anyone you think might be interested.

Hope you find lots to enjoy.

MR XXX

20 Power Hits - Original Songs - Original Stars (K-Tel TE 297 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1973)

20 Star Tracks - Original Stars! - Original Hits! (Ronco ?PP 2001 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1972)

24 Reggae Greats - Original Songs - Original Stars (K-Tel NE 501 UK) (2021 Expanded Edition) (1974)

Believe In Music - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Stars (K-Tel TE 294 UK) (2021 Expanded Edition) (1972)

Dynamite - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Stars (K-Tel TE 298 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1974)

Listen to the Music - 20 Smash Hits - Original Stars - Original Hits (Arcade ?ADE P11 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1974)

Rocket - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Artists (Arcade ?ADE P17 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1976)

Soul Train - Hall of Fame - 22 Original Hits - 22 Original Artists (Adam VIII Ltd. AVIII 8004 US) (2021 Remaster) (1973)

Soul Train - Hits That Made It Happen - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Artists (Adam VIII Ltd. AVIII 8005 US) (2021 Remaster) (1973)

Soul Train - Super Tracks - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Artists (Adam VIII Ltd. A8R-8012 US) (2021 Remaster) (1974)

Sounds Spectacular - 20 World Wide Hits Produced by Phil Spector - 20 Original Hits by the Original Stars (K-Tel NE 502 UK) (2021 Expanded Edition) (1974)

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