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Buck Birdseed
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Khoon Ki Pyasi Dayan (1988)
Nov 2000
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Loads. It's an area I'm exploring myself right now actually...
To begin with, there's the entire Philly Soul sound centred around producers Gamble & Huff- if you've seen Jackie Brown you'll know what I mean. Especially at the very tail-end of the sixties and the first few years of the seventies they produced some absolutely awesome Smooth Soul- check out The Delfonics, The Stylistics, The O'Jays and Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes. Major inspiration for Bowie's bleaker copy.
I've also been meaning to get into the music of Bill Withers- somewhat of a "lost great" of the era. I'm trying to track down his first album, will report back later.
Personally, I'm a great fan of Deep Soul, a genre that slowly faded away as the seventies progressed. There are some gorgeous records in the early parts of that decade though- Al Green especially was the last truly great Southern Soul singer, and of course the Staples Singers were a marvellous gospel-soul act.
So, basically- smooth, highly-produced soul, check out the output of Philly International, raw soul tough luck but Al Green, Aretha Franklin and The Staples Singers continued to produce great roaring stuff into the new decade.
Oh, I almost forgot- Motown did a bunch of cool stuff in the seventies as well. Though severely lacking the talents of the departed HDH and the increasingly reluctant Smokey Robinson, there's a whole bunch of stuff worth checking out. Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" and "Let's Get It On", the Norman Whitfield-produced Temptations albums (especially 1972's "All Directions"), and of course Stevie Wonder though the soul is occasionally somewhat lacking (everything from 1972's "Talking Book" to 1980's "Hotter Than July" is worth getting, especially "Innervisions" from 1973).
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JohnT
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Capitalist
Mar 1999
time: 00:25
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Dude, you come to the right place.
Of course, it depends upon which sort of Soul you like. I prefer the Philly Sound, which can get a bit cheesy at times, but is still full of that funky stuff.
Especially important is the work of Gamble and Huff, of Philadelphia International. Here's some info on them:
http://www.soul-patrol.com/philly/gam_huff.html
http://www.soulofamerica.com/cityfldr/phila2.html
Just Google "Philly Soul" and you'll find tons of info.
Here's some of my Mp3's - Hope you find something you like. Not all are Philly Sound, nor are they all '70s. These are pretty standard songs... if you're looking for more obscure stuff, I'll try to help:
Al Green - Let's Stay Together
Aretha - Spanish Harlem
Barry White - Can't get Enough of your Love, Never Never gonna give you up
Boz Skaggs - Lowdown
Brothers Johnson - Stomp, I'll be good to you, Strawberry Letter 23 (featured in "Jackie Brown").
Chic - Good Times, Le Freak
Chi-Lites - Oh, Girl
Commodores - Brickhouse
Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose - Treat Her Like a Lady
George Clinton and P-funk - Just buy their albums. 
Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes - If You Don't Know Me by Now
Isaac Hayes - Shaft Theme
Jackie Wilson - Higher and Higher
Marvin Gaye - Wow, where do I start? The guy had two careers - one as a pop singer with Tammy Terrell, the second as a politically active singer. It is the second Marvin that I prefer, though his work is ALL good. Some standards include: What's going on?, Mercy Mercy Me, Sexual Healing, Let's Get it On, Ooh, Child (Things Are Gonna Get Easier), Inner City Blues.
Mel and Tim - Backfield in Motion
Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster
O'Jays - BackStabbers, For the Love of the Money (money, money, money, money... MONEY!), Love Train
Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly with His Song
Sly and the Family Stone - Family Affair, War, Dance to the Music, Hot Fun in the Summertime
Spinners - Rubberband Man, Games People Play
Stevie Wonder - Pastime Paradise (the exact same song as Gangster Paradise, btw), Living For the City, Superstition, Sir Duke, Fingertips 1&2.
The Impressions - People Get Ready
The Main Ingredient - Everybody Plays the Fool
The Stylistics - I'm Stone in Love with You.
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Guynemer
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Many is the morn that I mourn for soul and funk. The 70s are a sadly underappreciated decade for music... one bad apple (disco) ruined it for the whole bunch.
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17-01-2003 04:15
listen to a lot of soft electronic music, pop music, etc. The last months I've been listening a lot to Curtis Mayfield and David Bowie's "Young Americans". So much i actually got a taste for that 70's soul sound. 
Anyone out there knows of any more good 70's soul music worth listening to? 
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