This week’s A Downtown Affair starts off with a handful of soul records including “Put It In Real Good” off the Wee reissue from Numero’s *Asterisk label. Altogether there’s a good mix of new songs and classics that I dusted off for the occasion. Enjoy.

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Wee “Put It In Real Good” (*) LP
Barrett Strong “Is It True” (Capitol) LP
Steve Parks “Everything’s Gonna Be OK” (Solid Smoke) LP
Cymande “Brothers On The Slide” (Janus) LP
William DeVaughn “Be Thankful For What You Got” (TEC) LP
Rain Bows Valley “Do It For The Children” (Half Moon) 12″
Gene Van Buren “I Give Good Love” (Motown) LP
Dayton “We Can’t Miss” (Liberty) LP
- “He’s Gonna Get You” (True Is Light) 12″
Roger “Do It” (Wb) 12″
Captain Sky “Station Brake (Innermission)” (WMOT) 12″
Wickett “Can’t Get Enough Of You” (Mr. T) 12″
Radiance feat. Prize “This Is A Party” (Ware) 12″

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Magnetism “Breakout” (Numero) LP
Mtume “Give It On Up (If You Want To)” (Epic) 12″
Candy Bowman “I Wanna Feel Your Love” (RCA) 12″
Rainbow Team “Bite the Apple” (Full Time) 12″
Infinity “Check Me Out” (Rota) 12″
Freida Norwood “Your Love (Is Getting Better All The Time)” (Tra-San) 12″
Dinosaur “Kiss Me Again” (Sire) 12″
Barrett Strong “Love Is You” (Coup) LP
Arnie Love & the Lovettes “Stop And Make Up Your Mind” (Numero) LP
Family of Eve “Please Be Truthful” (Full Sail) 12″
Front Row “Wanting You” (TBC) 12″
Foreal People “Love Begins With You” (Tropique) 12″
Lamont Dozier “Going Back To My Roots” (Dance Classics) 12″
Eighties Ladies “Turned On To You” (Unomelodic) 12″

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