 | Lay It Down by Al Green
Buy new: £10.78 / Used from: £7.74 Al Green comes back with a classic with retro sounding production from Messers Poyser & Questlove.
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 | Tales from the Beach by Incognito
Buy new: £10.78 / Used from: £9.25 Bluey with yet another consistently good album & probably their best.
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 | The Way I See It by Raphael Saadiq
Buy new: £5.78 / Used from: £8.39 A superb 60's sounding album with Mr Saadiq going the shole nine yards with orginal instruments & studio equipment.
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 | Soul Ecstasy by Various Artists
Buy new: £4.98 Ralph Tee & Expansion with the best compilation of the year with no fillers & superb modern soul all the way.
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 | Soul Togetherness 2008 by Various Artists
Buy new: £9.78 / Used from: £19.22 Every year Expansion deliver with their Togetherness sets, a superb mix of new & old soul.
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 | Going Out Tonight by Cool Million
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £9.98 Expansion yet again with this 80's sounding collection out of Europe with many great guest vocalists.
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 | Gotta Soul by Cynthia Jones
Buy new: £18.09 / Used from: £10.39 Lyrically on the gospel tip + vocally on the Badu tip = fantastic album.
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 | The Divorce by Dagha
Buy new: £11.69 Hip Hop album of year from an independent source, a funny & clever concept album.
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 | Village Soul Vol.2 by Various Artists
Buy new: £10.98 The third Expansion compilation in the top ten & a superb collection of soul released at the beginning of the year from Terry Jones.
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 | You'll Never Know by Little Anthony & the Imperials
Buy new: £15.19 / Used from: £5.00 A great new soul album covering mant styles from a group that has been around for over 40 years.
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 | Presents the Sunburst Band: Moving with the Shakers by Joey Negro
Buy new: £8.98 Dave Lee in his Joey Negro guise delivers an accessible dancefloor album for the masses.
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 | Then What Happened? by J-Live
Buy new: £3.47 / Used from: £8.20 The prolific independent wordsmith released yet another classic hip hop album this time on Bbe.
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 | Keepin It Real by Jeff Floyd
Buy new: £18.09 A superb southern style deep soul album from this great vocalist.
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 | The American Boogie Down by Jerome Derradji
Buy new: £11.98 / Used from: £4.80 Bbe with great value collection of rare boogie, soul & disco.
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 | Morning Star by Lina
Possibly her best album with a less is more sounding production & good songs.
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 | Let the Love by Bennson
Buy new: £21.68 / Used from: £9.45 A retro sounding album this time from down under, many great soungs.
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 | The Renaissance by Q-Tip (Explicit Lyrics)
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.74 After 10 years of waiting, shelved albums & bootlegs Tribes main man is finally bakc & doesn't disappoint.
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 | Love & Life by Eric Benet
Buy new: £10.48 / Used from: £8.39 Back o track with a very solid album after his very public seperation from Ms Berry.
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 | Off Track, Vol. 2: Queens by Kon & Amir
Buy new: £28.09 / Used from: £19.32 Volume 2 of rare boogie & disco from Bbe yet again.
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 | Background Noise by Soul Vigilantes
Buy new: £12.69 / Used from: £4.00 Very unusual soul album but anything with Xantone Blacq's name attached means quality.
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 | Black Rose by Hil St. Soul
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £12.86 The smooth voiced & consistent Hilary with yet another solid album flying the UK flag.
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 | The Makings of a Man by Jaheim
Buy new: £10.48 / Used from: £7.89 A great start to the year from the soulfully voiced Jahiem but how about a truly great album that the voice deserves?
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 | Sketches of a Man by Dwele
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £7.99 Highly anticipated & just a little disappointing but still a good album from a guy with so much talent.
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 | Still by Conya Doss
Buy new: £10.78 Another good album from Ms Doss but possibly a disappointing year from Dome.
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 | Bossa Nova Is Not A Crime by The Ju Ju Orchestra
Buy new: £14.19 / Used from: £11.87 Not a great yeat for Jazz albums but this levely set just sneaks into my 25 due to several fantastic albums not available on this site.
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