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Stack o’ Fantastic
Some soulful sides to get us through winter’s last throes …

Shuggie Otis — Not Available from Inspiration Information (1974)
Afghan Whigs — Going to Town from Black Love (1996)
Sly & the Family Stone — In Time from The Essential Sly & the Family Stone (2002)
Chris Robinson & the New Earth Mud — 40 Days from This Magnificent Distance (2004)
Rance Allen Group — Lying on the Truth from Wattstax: Music From the Wattstax Festival and Film (2007)
The Chi-Lites — (For God’s Sake) Give More Power to the People from (For God’s Sake) Give More Power to the People (1971)
Joyce Harris — No Way Out from The Domino Records Story (1998)
James Brown — Funky President (People It’s Bad) from Make It Funky: The Big Payback, 1971-1975 (1996)
Albert King — That’s What the Blues Is All About from The Very Best of Albert King (1999)
Teddy Pendergrass — You Can’t Hide From Yourself from Teddy Pendergrass (1977)
Otis Clay — Trying to Live My Life Without You from Trying to Live My Life Without You (1972)
Billy Paul — Let ‘Em In from Me and Mrs. Jones: The Best of Billy Paul (1999)
Al Green — I Can’t Stop from I Can’t Stop (2003)
Barbara Acklin — I Did It from The Brunswick Years, Volume One (1995)
Irma Thomas — Ruler of My Heart from Sweet Soul Queen of New Orleans: The Irma Thomas Collection (1996)
The Radiants — Voice Your Choice from Chess Soul: A Decade of Chicago’s Finest (1997)
Michelle Phillips — Victim of Romance from Victim of Romance & Rarities (2007)
The Clash — Rudie Can’t Fail from London Calling (1979)
Etta James & Harvey Fuqua — Spoonful from At Last (1999)
King Curtis — Them Changes from Live at Fillmore West (1971)

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