In 1997, Dave Godin launched his first Deep Soul Treasures CD. Of the genre he had so masterfully identified, Godin noted, 'It is certainly the music of the outsider,' before adding that this glorious music he had so skilfully hewn from the rich musical landscape of black America, was, 'a form of therapy by which we are brought face to face, with the worst thing we think could happen to us but by experiencing it through the artistic metaphor, we learn the lesson.' Is it any wonder then that in an over-burgeoning compilation market, the Deep Soul anthologies remain the most eagerly awaited of them all? This anticipation should surprise no one. Godin's CD's have not only brought to light dozens of hidden artists, but his selections have been masterful, presenting a music that will never ever pale in time's shadow.

Paolo Hewitt Reviews of Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 4 “The whole series is incredible.

Why Dave Godin didn’t receive a knighthood after instigating this run of classics is one of life’s great mysteries. Pentax Optio S12 Software Download. ” Fred Dellar “The original Soul evangelist. Dave Godin is a limey R&B archivist you can trust” Peter Shapiro, “The Rough Guide:100 Essential Soul CDs” “In the emotional wasteland in which Deep Soul travels, Godin seems to recognise and revere the divinity that resides there.

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A divinity through which the wrecked spirit can find renewal and transformation. Emotionally this CD could take you to hell, but sometimes that’s the only way to get to heaven.” James Cullinan “Had the revolution been televised and won, one result would have been that this new volume and the previous three would have been prescribed on the National Health Service to every household in the country” Chris Hill (DJ and Entrepreneur) “Remember, nobody ever made a rare soul record on purpose.” Nick Brown (Promoter, Scenesville Club Nights) “.the best Deep Soul music counts as a pinnacle of western civilisation.” Andy Kemp (Echoes) “Dave Godin’s fabulous series. Spine-tingling performances. Deeply felt, at times downright harrowing.” Charles Spencer (The Spectator).

Is a big name, perhaps the biggest in British soul scholarship. He was a writer and critic in Blues & Soul magazine in the 1960s and 1970s, and an all-around promoter and collector who was instrumental in getting much American soul released in the U.K. This is his personal selection, accompanied by almost 10,000 words in liner notes, of 25 of his favorite 'Deep Soul' tracks (a term that, according to his notes, he coined himself) from the 1960s and early 1970s. There are no songs by,, or the like here, so presumably the cuts were also chosen with an eye toward how undeservedly unknown they are., represented by the original 1964 mono single version of 'Anyone Who Know What Love Is (Will Understand),' is the sole name likely to be familiar to non-fanatics.

The main qualification for inclusion is the intensity of the vocal performances, and on that grounds this disc certainly delivers; the life-dependent emotion puts this, in some senses, closer to gospel than pop. As far as this anthology representing the alpha and omega of the best rare 'deep soul,' it's been a little overhyped.

It's certainly leagues above the average soul rarity compilation (including many done by the same Kent label), in part because it licenses from so many sources, rather than just one or two labels as such collections are apt to do. It also doesn't focus exclusively on soloists, adding group vocal performances with more of a pop and doo-wop influence here and there. The songs and singers, though, aren't as striking as they are on the records made by the best soul stars. Is it the best compilation of rare deep soul, then? Well, it's up there, although some of the tunes are more generic than Godin seems willing to admit, and the slow-to-midtempo churchy arrangements can get a bit stifling all at once. As for songs that should definitely be better known, 's almost apocalyptically operatic 'Showdown,' actually written for (and turned down by) as a possible follow-up to 'Go Now,' is certainly a lost classic.

Hicks' 'Lights Out' features a taut drama that crosses from the simply intense to the haunting. 's 'Songs to Sing' has a specific social consciousness missing from most of the tracks here; it is comparable to the material put on his early-1970s albums, which is no surprise as produced Mr.

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