The first two volumes of This Is Northern Soul are great stuff and cover a very wide range of northern Motown from obscurity to really well known.
This Is Northern Soul Volume 1
This Is Northern Soul Volume 2
The Talcum Soul series are fantastic and I certainly rate the first three volumes of it.
Talcum Soul Vol.1
Talcum Soul Vol.2
Talcum Soul Vol.3
For Chicago soul, obviously an Okeh compilation is a good idea (the two volumes of Okeh - A Northern Soul Obsession would be the way to go)
Okeh - A Northern Soul Obsession Vol.1
Okeh - A Northern Soul Obsession Vol.2
A good Chess one around at the moment is Chess Club Rhythm & Soul
Chess Club Rhythm & Soul
Soul Jazz can do no wrong in my eyes and their most recent soul compilation Chicago Soul - Electric Blues, Funk and Soul: The New Sound of Chicago is on my deck as I write this.
Chicago Soul - Electric Blues, Funk and Soul: The New Sound of Chicago
Another Soul Jazz album that I would recommend is Saturday Night Fish Fry - New Orleans Funk Vol 2. This album is a perennial favourite of mine and any resemblance between the cover art and our posters is purely coincidental.
Saturday Night Fish Fry - New Orleans Funk Vol 2
If you like to hear the ladies get funky then the I’m A Good Woman series is worth checking out. For my money volume two is the one to get but they are all very good.
I’m A Good Woman Vol.1
I’m A Good Woman Vol.2
I’m A Good Woman Vol.3
For Latin boogaloo I would recommend Brown Sugar: Latin Breakbeats Basslines and Boogaloo Vol.3 and Bigbadboogaloo. Both albums are an excellent introduction to Latino soul and funk and are crammed with great tracks.
Brown Sugar: Latin Breakbeats Basslines and Boogaloo Vol.3
Bigbadboogaloo
Back to northern soul there's a mid-price compilation called Cooler Shakers - horrible name but very good comp.
Cooler Shakers - 30 Northern Soul Floorstompers
Let us know what you think of them.
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