Philly Groove - Early Singles - Volume 2

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Total Tracks: 22   Total Length: 77:37

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Not bad, but I'm convinced there is better!

evancaverninha

I downloaded this upon falling in love with the sweet, Philly sound that can be found on every track here. Unfortunately, you'd probably be better off just digging deeper on the albums of more well known Philly artists like First Choice, Labelle, and the Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes. Most of these tracks come off as bad pop flops, and don't have a lot of staying power. Give it a try though, there are some good tunes in here, but overall not as good as I had expected. Maybe it will grow on me! I love the early 70's Philly sound, and I know there are more, Grade A rare tracks around...the search continues!

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