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Originally Posted by wilky61
If negative rep were still around, this is the kind of post to which I'd award it.
(I guess you can call me a purist. A 22-year-old soul and blues purist, haha.)
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Yes and No. Surely the whole thing was a joke and Belushi and Aykroyd are not singers, although they were enthusiastic. But the arrangements and backup band was really terrific - mostly members of Booker T and the MGs, including the great Steve Cropper.
Other recommendations are (and I assume we're talking about CDs here, not vinyl):
Otis Redding: the Definitive Otis Redding (box)
Aretha Franklin: Queen of Soul (box)
James Brown: the 40th Anniversary Collection (2 CD) (There's probably a new 50th anniversary collection out by now.)
Solomon Burke: The Very Best (Rhino)
Ray Charles: just about anything, but his deal with Atlantic/Rhino looks like it has terminated and everything seems to be moving to Concord records. Concord released a 21 track "Genius" CD last year that looks pretty good, although it's mainly his ABC Records material - the Country & Western stuff.
Amazon still has copies of Pure Genius: Complete Atlantic Recordings 52-59, for $100, which is a great deal (8 CDs in packaging that looks like an old record player). They only have 3 left and I bet when they're gone, that's it.
They also have the Atlantic/Rhino 50th Ray Charles anniversary box (5 CDs) from 3rd parties.
If you want Ray's soul records, make sure you're not buying his jazz collections.
Marvin Gaye: almost anything.
Curtis Mayfield: the Rhino box
Percy Mayfield: Percy was actually the writer of many of Ray Charles' songs. Some of his stuff sounds just like Ray. There was a Rhino handmade collection called Percy Mayfield: His Tangerine and Atlantic Sides, but I bet you can find the same material on other collections.
Righteous Brothers (blue-eyed soul). Just make sure it has "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" on it.
Percy Sledge
Joss Stone: The Soul Sessions (modern soul produced by Betty Everett from an 18 year old, white, british girl. Amazing. I don't know why Stone didn't become a bigger star. This girl can sing!)
Someone mentioned the complete Atlantic Soul (8CD) collection, which is great, but there's also three separate similar boxes from Stax records. But unless you're a completist and want every single A-side ever released, I'd stick with the 2CD compilation (of the first Stax box) or there's also a Stax 50th Anniversary 2CD set.
If you can find them, there's also: Beg, Scream & Shout!: The Big Ol' Box Of 60's Soul and The R&B Box: 30 Years Of Rhythm & Blues . Both are out of print.