Marvin Gaye: ‘You’re The Man’ reviewed
❉ Gaye’s “Lost” album would have been the perfect ‘part two’ to What’s Going On, writes Paul Abbott.
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‘The Bar-Kays: The Definitive Collection’ reviewed
❉ Paul Abbott reviews a triple-decker slab of Funk from Cherry Red’s Robinsongs label.
Mtume – ‘Prime Time: The Epic Anthology’ reviewed
❉ Miles away from Miles, the pioneering funk/R&B band Mtume.
Matata: ‘Wanna Do My Thing – The Complete President Recordings’ reviewed
❉ Afro-funk pioneers’ complete President recordings, collected for the first time!
The Manhattans: ‘I Kinda Miss You – The Anthology’ reviewed
❉ A comprehensive history of one of the finest purveyors of broken-hearted soul.
Graham Central Station – ‘Three Original Classic Funk Albums’ reviewed
❉ A thumping treat for fans of funk, picking up where Sly and the Family Stone left off.
Leonard Cohen: Archive interview – ‘Cohen’s New Skin’ (1975)
❉ A vintage Melody Maker interview, as Cohen emerged from a “washed up, confused, directionless time”.
David Bowie’s ‘The Gouster’… or, How John wouldn’t stop dancing
✻ We look at David Bowie’s recently unearthed, ‘lost’ soul album ‘The Gouster’ , which evolved into ‘Young Americans’.