Numero Group continues growing its low-priced vinyl collection named ‘Numero Junior’ with the two first albums of Syl Johnson, at $15 each, without fancy extras such as extensive liner notes or bonus tracks, but with 150-gram vinyl, original covers and professional remastering.

Here are the details:

Dresses Too Short

Tracklisting: Dresses Too Short/I Can Take Care Of Business/Different Strokes/Soul Drippin’/Fox Hunting On The Weekend/Ode To Soul Man/Come On Sock It To Me/I’ll Take Those Skinny Legs/Try Me #2/Same Kind Of Thing/I’ve Got The Real Thing/Sorry ‘Bout Dat!

Is It Because I’m Black?

Tracklisting: It Is Because I’m Black?/Come Together/Together, Forever/Concrete Reservation/Black Balloons/Walk A Mile In My Shoes/I’m Talkin’ Bout Freedom/Right On

Ace Records just announced the release of a new Millie Jackson compilation on their Kent subsidiary.

Scheduled for late March 2013, fans can already preorder their copy on the Ace website here.

This compilation features 20 songs from the 70′s:

• 01 There You Are
• 02 A Love Of Your Own
• 03 I Can’t Say Goodbye
• 04 From Her Arms To Mine
• 05 (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want To Be Right
• 06 Solitary Love Affair
• 07 Special Occasion
• 08 It Hurts So Good
• 09 Good To The Very Last Drop
• 10 I’ll Be Rolling (With The Punches)
• 11 I’m Tired Of Hiding
• 12 I’m Through Trying To Prove My Love To You
• 13 How Do You Feel The Morning After
• 14 Angel In Your Arms
• 15 I Just Can’t Stand It
• 16 It’s Gonna Take Some Time This Time
• 17 Loving Arms
• 18 Making The Best Of A Bad Situation
• 19 I Still Love You (You Still Love Me)
• 20 A Child Of God (It’s Hard To Believe)

Let’s mention that she received two Grammy nominations for the ballad ‘(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right‘

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