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The 50 Essential Soul Records

Soul from roughly 1962 to 1979 — Motown, Stax, Hi, Philadelphia International. These records sold in the millions, so scarcity is a poor guide here; ubiquity is the signal, not the noise.

50 tracks

Curtis Mayfield

Pieces Of A Man

Gil Scott-Heron

What's Going On

Hot Buttered Soul

Winter In America

Gil Scott-Heron / Brian Jackson

The Baby Huey Story - The Living Legend

What Color Is Love

I'm Still In Love With You

Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul

Let's Stay Together

Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

Adventures In Paradise

Minnie Riperton

Curtis Mayfield

Killing Me Softly

Come To My Garden

Minnie Riperton

Songs In The Key Of Life

They Say I'm Different

I Can't Stand The Rain

Is It Because I'm Black

Extension Of A Man

Love Is The Message

Nina Simone Sings The Blues

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

The Dock Of The Bay

Wake Up Everybody

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

Music Of My Mind

Curtis Mayfield

It's Your World

Gil Scott-Heron And Brian Jackson

Let's Do It Again (Original Soundtrack)

The Staple Singers

Think (About It)

Coffy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

Let My People Go

Pain In My Heart

Introducing - The Brief Encounter

The Brief Encounter

Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get

Bill Withers Live At Carnegie Hall

Harlem River Drive

Harlem River Drive