Stream US Vinyl & CDs

Review: American group The Creators are long time soul maestros who have had some of their best bits reissued by gold standard diggers Athens of the North and now it is Stream who offer up this new-old 45rpm. It features the heart rending and swopping soul sounds of 'I Can't Believe It's True (Where Did Our Love Go)' with its lavish instrumentals and slow, persuasive rhythms really leaving their. On the flip, you'll get treated to a mono version of 'I Can't Believe It's True (Where Did Our Love Go)' which is more raw.

Review: African American funk and soul group The Lowdown Band was made up of musicians from both the East and West coasts of the US. They rose to prominence in the 1980s across California and took inspiration from the proceeding decade's funk and soul. Their basslines were always groovy and their drums tight with plenty of catchy melodies and soaring horns. 'Music Is The Answer' was their biggest hit and it came in 1982 with the soulful vocals of lead singer Raul Gallegos. It claimed tot he top 20 of the US charts at the time and is a gorgeous cut to this day. Here it is reissued with another of their big ones, 'Somebody.'

Review: The Vee Gees began as 'The African Americans', but their name was later changed to 'The Versatile Gents' aka. The Vee Gees following a spate of creative differences over their original name. 'Talkin' was born from the breaksy sweet soul sound of the early '70s, which touched on the wall of emotive sound that pigeonholed the sound of rare groove. The song is devotional and improvisatory, spiffingly showing off Robert Evans' pitch-perfect dialogue with the thing upstairs.