Smoke and Mold

90 minutes of Windy City soul & blues power.  That’s the Chicago way.

Soul on stream— original Checker Records compilation circa 1966 expanded with 17 bonus tracks, available for download and stream

Soul on stream— Garland Green’s 1969 Uni Records album Jealous Kind of Fella, debuts for download and stream.

Soul on stream—the Chicago soul man’s late-’60s / early-’70s sides for the Uni and Revue imprints.

Soul on steam—Nolan Porter’s 1972 Nolan album available for download and stream. (Courtesy ABC Records.)

Soul on Stream: Betty Everett’s There’ll Come A Time, her lone album for Uni Records in 1969, now available with bonus tracks for download and stream.  Contains the #2 R&B hit title track, “I Can’t Say No To You” (#29), “Unlucky Girl” (#46), the stormin’ “It’s Been A Long Time” (written by Gamble & Huff and arranged by Donny Hathaway — #17) plus dance floor destroyer “Better Tomorrow Than Today.” A stunner.

We’re A Winner (1968) https://open.spotify.com/album/2FTYJvYCCgIaFlqsm2Iyh1 https://itun.es/us/KYtQib

https://open.spotify.com/album/0L1jTkX24GS4gHP4Silxr8 https://itun.es/us/9xtQib

https://itun.es/us/RiAxib https://itun.es/us/7Oyxib https://itun.es/us/hPTyib

Soul on Stream... A Cellarful of Motown! hits stream and digital outlets.  Gladys Knight & The Pips’ “If You Ever Get Your Hands On Love” and J.J. Barnes’ “(Tell Me) Ain’t It The Truth” (on the Martha Reeves & The Vandellas’ “Show Me The Way” rhythm track) are worth the price of admission.

Bobby Bland “These Hands (Small but Mighty),” Duke Records (1965)