New soul compilation from the Numero Group (Cult Cargo, Antena), who are quickly becoming the stateside equivalent to Soul Jazz. Another super-thorough investigation of lost music here, this time delving into possibly the most influential of all the 60s Miami soul labels, Deep City. The label's sound not only changed the Metro-Dade area, but set the tone for disco powerhouse TK's impressive run in the 70s. The singles on Willie Clark and Johnny Pearsall's Lloyd and Deep City label's are Florida's rarest of the rare, and Numero has collected the best of their four year run here. Includes Betty Wright and Paul Kelly's first sides, the can't-miss-but-did diva Helene Smith, obscure work by Frank Williams & the Rocketeers, as well as a previously unreleased acetate by the Moovers. 17 tracks in the usual impeccable packaging.

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