 | Too Much Woman by Brigette McWilliams
Buy used from: $1.96 Note: her mother used to sing in the band Rufus before Chaka's arrival. This sophomore effort shows how record labels like Virgin just don't give a rat's *** about promoting REAL talent anymore!
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 | Black Music by Chocolate Genius
Buy used from: $0.49 |
 | Godmusic by Chocolate Genius
Buy used from: $0.73 |
 | Black Yankee Rock by Chocolate Genius Inc
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $3.74 Given name is Marc Anthony Thompson (think Love's Arthur Lee with a healthy dose of Tom Waits). Overlooked since the mid-'80s, it's high time this wildly eccentric yet seriously talented artist got his due.
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 | Moon in Scorpio by Family Stand
Buy used from: $0.13 Note: Plantation Radio summed up EVERYTHING that's wrong with today's music. Simply amazing.
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 | Connected by Family Stand
Buy used from: $0.01 |
 | Super Sol Nova by The Family Stand
Buy new: $19.49 / Used from: $11.02 Sadly, this group never broke through (indeed OUR loss). 'Moon in Scorpio' should've put them over the top for its seminal work. Just another "friendly" reminder that not all good music can easily be found on TV or radio these days...
>;-)
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 | Positivity by Incognito
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $2.51 |
 | Beneath the Surface by Incognito
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $1.22 |
 | Adventures in Black Sunshine by Incognito
Buy new: $11.94 / Used from: $3.50 |
 | Eleven by Incognito
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $3.88 |
 | Tales from the Beach by Incognito
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $7.95 This UK-based groove collective (the brainchild of songwriter/musician/producer/bandleader Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick) has churned out some of the finest contemporary soul music within the past two decades. These albums currently represent the very best of its lengthy back catalog.
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 | Angie by Angela Bofill
Buy used from: $9.38 |
 | Angel of the Night by Angela Bofill
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $5.17 These two albums in particular established Bofill as a rising star of the late '70s soul scene. It's unfortunate that her following work slowly undermined what could've been a VERY promising career.
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 | The Way I Feel by Remy Shand
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $0.78 I honestly don't think most people realize how polished a talent Shand truly is. His debut only offered a glimpse of what he's capable of...
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 | Everything Is Everything by Donny Hathaway
Buy new: $13.96 / Used from: $5.89 |
 | Donny Hathaway by Donny Hathaway
Buy new: $13.96 / Used from: $6.66 |
 | Live by Donny Hathaway
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $8.51 |
 | Extension of a Man by Donny Hathaway
Buy new: $13.96 / Used from: $6.50 If there's ONE artist out there who defines the terms "overlooked" & "underrated", then Hathaway easily takes the cake. More than just Roberta Flack's duet partner, THESE ALBUMS BARE THE PROOF!!!
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 | Night Beat by Sam Cooke
Buy used from: $9.25 Does anybody out there actually have this previously lost masterpiece in their collection, yet? There was a lot more to the man himself than mere crossover appeal and this album verified it.
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 | Occasional Rain by Terry Callier
Buy used from: $7.49 |
 | What Color Is Love by Terry Callier
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $7.37 |
 | Timepeace by Terry Callier
Buy used from: $1.86 |
 | Speak Your Peace by Terry Callier
Buy new: $23.99 / Used from: $6.69 |
 | Lookin' Out by Terry Callier
Buy used from: $11.68 Callier DEFINITELY belongs on this list! The so-called "Neo-Soul" movement would never have occurred if not for largely unknown artists like him laying the groundwork 30+ years ago.
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 | Salt by Lizz Wright
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $2.79 |
 | Dreaming Wide Awake by Lizz Wright
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $4.66 |
 | The Orchard by Lizz Wright
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $2.60 HOPEFULLY, Verve will give her top priority on their current roster so she won't end up slipping through the cracks like her recent predecessors did. I, for one, have had enough already.
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 | Come Walk With Me by Oleta Adams
Buy used from: $23.99 This gospel-driven effort still remains the one that best showcases Adams as a truly multi-talented artist. She obviously doesn't receive enough credit for that distinction alone.
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 | Dusty in Memphis by Dusty Springfield
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $3.88 The epitome of "Blue-Eyed Soul". Unfortunately, she never received her due until after her death. This classic '60s album shows why she'll never EVER be forgotten!
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 | The Very Best of Mother's Finest: Not Yer Mother's Funk by Mother's Finest
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $8.14 |
 | Mother's Finest by Mother's Finest
Buy new: $23.98 / Used from: $27.45 |
 | Another Mother Further by Mother's Finest
Buy used from: $3.55 |
 | Iron Age by Mother's Finest
Buy used from: $24.74 |
| Black Radio Won't Play This Record by Mother's Finest
Buy used from: $7.61 Ike & Tina meet Led Zeppelin head-on! This band was AT LEAST a decade ahead of the game when they came on the scene back in the mid-'70s with their hybrid funk/rock/soul mix. Note: Joyce "Baby Jean" Kennedy should've been a household name by now!
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 | Straight from the Heart by Patrice Rushen
Buy new: $13.96 / Used from: $6.53 Patrice can do it all: sing, write, play, arrange, and produce. Blame Michael's 'Thriller' album for causing people to quickly dismiss her after releasing this creative gem that same year ('82).
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 | Come to My Garden by Minnie Riperton
Buy used from: $28.87 Note: One of the most beautiful albums ever recorded (and probably Riperton's finest hour). Props to unheralded producer Charles Stepney for allowing her immense vocal talents to take flight here.
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 | Perfect Angel/Adventures in Paradise by Minnie Riperton
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $5.86 |
 | Stay in Love/Minnie by Minnie Riperton
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $9.45 |
 | Love Lives Forever by Minnie Riperton
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $9.98 More than just a five-octave vocal sensation, Minnie revealed herself to be a complete artist with her own dynamic musical pallete to draw from. Still yet ANOTHER direct link to today's "neo-soul" community.
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