VA [2022] - SmoothGrooves Rolitas Vol​.​2 [Smooth Grooves] (Full Album)

I know many appreciated the post of the Lowriders vinyl compilation "Lowriders Sweet Soul Harmony From The Golden Era" from Kent this week and in true London bus fashion here's another from Smooth Grooves in the form of "Smooth Grooves Rolitas Vol.2" with some really obscure sweet soul tracks, as well as a few known ones, on it. I must admit  there are only a few I have previously heard.

It's available only on Bandcamp along with Volume 1 (released Jun 2016) and includes 21 tracks for $20 which probably wouldn't even pay from one of them on original vinyl as the first track alone has sold for £740 on Discogs, with Ernest Bolden also now fetching four figures!  

In fact, intrigued, I researched them all and only a few of the tracks could be bought for $20 on vinyl i.e. Magic Touch  "Step Into My World" and / or "A Woman Will Do Wrong" / "Dear Mother" or (barely) Fugi "I'd Rather Be A Blind Man" (which was posted a few months back). Some tracks may have featured previously on compilations, but not many, so without shelling out an estimated £4,500 for these on original vinyl, this is probably the only way of acquiring many of these tracks.

Some of the highlights, and possibly better know tracks, include, James Conwell "I'm So Glad", North, South, East & West's 1974 version of Little Jimmy Gandy / Lovelites "I'm Not Like The Others", Friday Saturday & Sunday "There Must Be Something", Otisettes "Sitting Alone In My Lonely Room" and Mike James Kirkland "Play It Down". These five tracks alone would set you back about a grand on vinyl!

Thanks to GT for tipping me off on this one (and regularly many others) who modestly doesn't want a mention but gets it all the same.

Details

Rating:	8.8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Sweet Soul / Lowriders / Reissue
Format:	Album / Compilation
Media:	Digital
Label:	Smooth Grooves
Cat No:	None
Date:	18/01/2022
Value:	$20