Invictus Chartbusters (The Hits Of Invictus, Hot Wax And Music Merchant) - Various Artists

Advantages: Rare recordings, variety of songs, professional act
Disadvantages: Naff cover, silly album sleeve notes

...I love music & I have a large collection built up through the years. As a teenager there was so much music available, but on my limited funds I had to be selective & was limited to buying albums rather than singles & albums. As singles were released to promote albums, I would wait until a particular album was released, rather than but a single only to find it was duplicated on the album later on. If a particular single was released that I liked but the album didn't appeal to me I would just record the single from the radio to my cassette recorder instead. Ah, those were the days! There were companies such as K-Tel & Arcade who would release albums with current hits recorded by the original artists that would be good value for money but you often got half the albums full of dross & about 8-10 singles that were appealing. However... Read review

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Advantages: Every tracks a winner!
Disadvantages: Not enough recordings included

...is The Detroit Spinners, It's A Shame whilst The Jackson 5's I'll Be There falls a little on the schamltzy side though is still unforgetably beautiful whilst Jimmy Ruffin's mid tempo classic, I'll Say Forever My Love closes the album on a high. All of these Motown classics have an undeniable timeless quality to them and shouldn't be ignored as milestones in musical history. From Diana Ross to Marvin Gaye, to The Four Tops and The The Temptations, these are all quite clearly the definitive soul singers that have set standards with todays new generation of R&B artists. And the catchy hooks and striking musical arrangements of The Motown Sound is one that will never be captured again as they remain unique to this golden era. An essential compilation! Ian Phillips... Read review

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Advantages: takes a while to get use to
Disadvantages: takes a while to get use to

...well well well where do i start brought this at car boot sale for 4.00 a few months back Nightmares on wax have been around for a number of years Anybody remember the track Dextrous rave track around 1990 it was a massive underground hit then it hit the charts if my memory serves me right and this guy has gone in a total new direction On first listening, at work , i never really thought much of it thought there was probably only one or two decent tracks. Then i listened to it on a big sound system on thought the first track sounded excellent so i jumped through consecutive tracks an to my amazement it just blew me away (must of been in one of those mellow moods) the album is made up of mainly infectious breakbeats (not heavy like chemical bros or slow like portished) some sublime melodic hip hop (for gods sake his even got... Read review

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