After Hours - Northern Soul Masters (From The Vaults Of Atlantic, Atco, Loma, Reprise And Warner Bros. Records - Various Artists

Advantages: good
Disadvantages: too short

...Product details about Funk Drops Vol.1 (Breaks Nuggets & Rarities From The Vaults Of Atlantic Atco Reprise & Warner Bros. 1968-1974) - Various Artists Main Specs > Display all product details Title Funk Drops Vol.1 (Breaks Nuggets & Rarities From The Vaults Of Atlantic Atco Reprise & Warner Bros. 1968-1974) Performer Various Artists Genre R&B Sub Genre Funk Release Date 03/09/2001 Product details about Funk Drops Vol.1 (Breaks Nuggets & Rarities From The Vaults Of Atlantic Atco Reprise & Warner Bros. 1968-1974) - Various Artists Main Specs > Display all product details Title Funk Drops Vol.1 (Breaks Nuggets & Rarities From The Vaults Of Atlantic Atco Reprise & Warner Bros. 1968-1974) Performer Various Artists Genre R&B Sub Genre Funk Release Date 03/09/2001 Product details about Funk Drops Vol.1 (Breaks Nuggets & Rarities... Read review

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Advantages: Soulful, genuine, funky, rare
Disadvantages: None

...Subtitled “funk classics from sassy soul sisters” this album’s sentiment may have it’s heart in the right place, but it fails to describe the full picture here. These women are sexually, emotionally and vocally aggressive, leaving their men in no doubt as to who wears the trousers in their respective relationships. Each track here oozes raw sexuality, whether the role of the singer is that of a bored housewife (“Crumbs Off the Table”) or as sexual predator (“Your Thing Ain’t No Good Without My Thing”). The titles alone are sheer class. Culled from the dusty vaults of Warner Bros’ legendary, bottomless soul archives this is an album of twelve virtually unknown tracks from between 1968 and 1974 performed by fourteen virtually unknown artists (honourable exception: Gladys... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: An amazing compilation spanning several years and styles
Disadvantages: A final fling by Warner Bros to get some $ from Princes back catalogue

...The well publicised break-up between Warner Bros and Prince (then known as the Artist Formerly Known As Price) coloured my intial perceptions of this album. I've collected over the year most of the 'official' works of the man and his various bands both on vinyl and now CD without worrying too much about the commerciality - both of the production or the environment. When he split from WB in such a public way, and they suddenly released The Vault I hesitated. Although I still value the ethical path I took, I wish I'd got the album as soon as it was available. I realised the other day that it's the only album that has sat in the 10 stacker for just over a year now. The material covers a range of styles as broad as the triple Hits album shows but in some ways feels a lot more personal. It's not a greatest hits colelction, it... Read review

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