Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol 5 / Various
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15 years on from both Dave Godin's death and his fourth volume of "Deep Soul Treasures", Kent has compiled a further 25 tracks using titles chosen by Dave for future projects in the series. Many are recordings he wanted from day one of the Treasures concept, but licensing quirks made them unavailable until now. The Emotions' 'Somebody New', Helena Ferguson's 'Where Is The Party', George Jackson's 'My Desires Are Getting The Best Of Me' and others are tracks he had wanted to include from the outset. As usual there is an Eddie & Ernie offering and a release associated with Larry Banks and his musical family's work; Larry's nephew has contributed the note. The Banks' track is actually previously unreleased; Kenny Carter's reading of 'I'm Not The One' which he wrote with Larry Banks and recorded first. It was shelved when his LP project fell through and Larry's version was later issued on Kapp and featured on the first "Treasures" CD. Licensing hurdles were cleared with regard to Big Maybelle, an artist Dave always adored and got to meet at the Soul City headquarters. It is also the first time that Esther Phillips, James Carr, Barbara Lynn and Linda Jones feature; all favourites of his. Always a champion of the oddball, he raved about the Soul City's cover of Gladys Knight's 'Who Knows', just as he did with the Zilla Mays and Ronnie Taylor tracks. They did not have extensive recording careers but hit the pinnacle for Dave on these specific offerings. There is a fine balance of male/female and solo/group acts, reflecting Dave's admiration for all styles of soul music. The Chantels' 1958 single 'Every Night' is the earliest recording he ever chose (by some three years), but he heard deep soul in it's impassioned vocal and it also reflects his love of black music from the pre-soul years. The booklet is enhanced by an extensive interview Dave gave to Jon Savage in the 90s; Jon also writes an introduction. Where relevant, Dave's words, mainly from the pages of Blues & Soul magazines of the time, are used in relation to the recording. Guest writers of the calibre and experience of Stuart Cosgrove, Sean Hampsey, David Nathan, Tony Rounce, Richard Searling, Richard Williams and others pen descriptions of the tracks - often with reference to Dave's championing of them. Review: Amazing! - Great CD! Review: yester years - fair
M**A
Amazing!
Great CD!
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yester years
fair
B**L
Good addition to series
Arrived in good time, enjoyed it some good songs would recommend & completed the series so far.
D**T
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素直な気持ちでDave流Deep Soulに触れると新たな世界がみえてくる。
絶滅危惧種（？）日本の”おやぢ・ソウラー”（そんなのいるのか？）にとっての”ディープ・ソウル”と言ったら、＃19のJudy White「Satisfaction Guaranteed」で決まりだろう。69年にアラバマ州はシェフィールドのクインヴィー・スタジオでの吹込み。NYでの吹込みがほとんどのJudy嬢だが、このBuddah79は両面共にクインヴィー吹込み。 このCDは故Dave Godinがチョイスし世に送り出したDave流Deep Soul集で、生前選曲していたものの契約関係などの障害でCD化できなかったものを纏めたいわば完結編に当たるものといえよう。 このCDにも収録されているグラディス・ナイトは彼の大好きなシンガー、またマキシン・ブラウンの「All In My Mind」（3集に収録）が彼の考えるDeep Soulの典型ということからも、日本のファンが考え聞いてきたDeep Soulとは2回りほど大きな円でのくくりとなっている。チャーチーなサウンド、切々と歌う歌手・・・定義は人それぞれで構わないと思う。 それにしても、ガール・グループに括られる（そもそもそういう括り方が聞き方を窮屈にしている一因だが・・）Chantelsがジャケット写真に取り上げられ、「Maybe」タイプの「Every Night (I Pray)」が入っているのには驚かされた。元々、ブロンクスの教会でジュニア・クワイアに属していた彼女たちなので、伴奏はドゥーワップ・スタイルだが、リード・シンガーのArlene Smith（ジャケット真ん中後ろのギターかベースを抱えている一番身長の高い女性）の力強くよく通る歌声は強力だ。 柔軟な捉え方のDave流Deep Soul、これをきっかけに聞きたい曲が出てきたり、新しい発見をすることで、好みの曲の世界が広がることがDaveの望みなんだろうなぁ、と感じた。
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M**N
They have struck new gold treasure!
When Dave Godin died in 2004 it looked like his superb Deep Soul Treasures' series would be buried with him. It has taken 15 years for it to be revived, a respectful distance to resurrect the music championed by a man who is credited with terming both the phrases 'Northern soul' and 'deep soul' as well as helped introduce Motown to Britain. For any of us who found Kent's Back To The River collection a slightly disappointing follow-up to their tremendous Take Me To The River box set this is water from a well we feared had run dry. Kent have mined historic interviews with Godin, re-discovered reviews he wrote in his Blues & Soul magazine half a century ago and talked to his fellow soul fans to produce another 25 lost treasures. Dead! by Caroline Sullivan will stop you in your tracks while Judy White's Satisfaction Guaranteed is just that.
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