Posted June 25, 200916 yr I've been looking at this thread, and no way can I come to any kind of decision. The Who for instance, Tommy, Quadrophenia, Who's Next, A Quick One, The Who Sell Out, even Meaty, Beaty Big & Bouncy - possibly the best Greatest Hits type album of all time. So I'm going to come up with a list of early '70s classic soul albums, one album per artist. Now this is good stuff. In no particular order: 1. Al Green: Al Green Gets Next To You (original UK album release) 2. Bill Withers: Just as I am 3. Billy Paul: 360 Degrees of Billy Paul 4. Donny Hathaway: Everything is Everything 5. Temptations: Sky's The Limit 6. Stevie Wonder: Music Of My Mind 7, Sly & The Family Stone: There's a Riot Going On 8. Isaac Hayes: Black Moses 9. Don Covay: Super Dude 10. Chi-Lites: A Lonely Man 11. James Brown: Soul Brother Number 1 (yes it's a compilation but it was the first JB album I ever bought) 12. Bobby Womack: Understanding 13. Curtis Mayfield: Superfly 14. Marvin Gaye: What's Going On 15. Bar-Kays: Black Rock 16. David Ruffin: My Whole World Ended 17, Joe Simon: Drowning In The Sea of Love 18. The Dramatics: What You See is What You Get 19. War: The World Is a Ghetto 20. Jean Knight: Mister Big Stuff 21. Staple Singers: Be Altitude: Respect Yourself Ok, I'll stop now or I'll be here all night!
June 26, 200916 yr OK Lofty 1. Songs in the Key of Life by, Stevie Wonder [not really early 70's though] 2. That's the Way of the World by Earth Wind & Fire 3. Spinners by The Spinners 4. I've Got So Much to Give by Barry White 5. Get on the Good Foot by James Brown
June 27, 200916 yr Nice selection, Lofty, there's quite a few on there that I would have included in my own list. I've been giving this a bit of thought, and finally came up with the following (one album per artist and in no particular order): - 01 - Curtis Mayfield - Roots 02 - Al Green - Let's Stay Together 03 - Sly & The Family Stone - Fresh 04 - Millie Jackson - Caught Up 05 - James Brown - The Payback 06 - Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On 07 - Temptations - Masterpiece 08 - Isaac Hayes - Joy 09 - Ohio Players - Skin Tight 10 - Rufus - Rags To Rufus 11 - Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain 12 - Funkadelic - Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow 13 - Parliament- Up For The Down Stroke 14 - Isley Brothers - 3 + 3 15 - Undisputed Truth - Face To Face With The Truth 16 - Aretha Franklin - Spirit In The Dark 17 - Gladys Knight & The Pips - I Feel A Song 18 - Stevie Wonder - Innervisions 19 - Johnny Bristol - Hang On In There Baby 20 - Diana Ross - Diana Ross 21 - Syreeta - Stevie Wonder Presents... 22 - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway 23 - O'Jays - Backstabbers (ode to Everton) 24 - Supremes - Floy Joy 25 - Barry White - Can't Get Enough
July 3, 200916 yr Some greats already mentioned, a few more to consider: Melvin Van Peebles - Sweet Sweetback's Baadassss Song The Impressions - First Impressions Esther Williams - Let Me Show You The Meters - Fire On The Bayou Johnnie Taylor - One Step Beyond J R Bailey - Just Me N You Bill Withers - Live At Carnegie Hall Johnny Guitar Watson - Aint That A Bitch The Brothers Johnson - Right On Time Marvin Gaye - I Want You Booker T & The MG's - Melting Pot Fred Wesley & The JB's - Damn Right I Am Somebody
