Soul on the Real Side #18 (Various Artists) - CD

The Real Side team are back with a stunning new Summer Soul collection of premium mid-tempo Northern and Crossover soulful delights. Many thanks to RICHARD SEARLING for sterling work on volume 17 setting the benchmark for all that follows!VOLUME 18 once again delivers a unique playlist of soulful gems culled from the Charly archives and independent labels. We open in style with Alabama teenager Ronnie McNeir and his debut disc "Isn't She A Pretty Girl", the flip side to his classic oldie "Sitting In My Class". We continue in good company with James "Bull" Parks and his in demand "Bygones" setting the scene for more new-to-CD discoveries spanning cities and decades. Perennial favourites such as Ruby Andrews' "Just Loving You" rub shoulders with largely unknown funky grooves from Southside Movement and Eddie Bo's super-rare "Sun Won't Shine". And we also introduce a young Gwen Guthrie and the roots of Cameo with a 2026 edit of "Keep On Trying". A top-draw collection!Be a part of the Real Side Records Revolution.PEACE, LOVE, SOUL