VA - Mainstream Modern Soul 2 1969-1976 (2017) Lossless

The Mainstream family of labels was a major source of black music through the early/mid-70s. Owner Bob Shad was primarily a jazz producer but had enough nous and appreciation of soul music to go with current trends. His in-house arrangers included veteran hit-maker Bert DeCoteaux, fellow jazzer Wade Marcus and the up-and-coming Patrick Adams. Adams' production on Chapter Three's 'I'll Never Be The Same' is soul with an early disco beat; Chocolate Syrup's uptempo 'You've Got A Lot To Give' is of a similar ilk. Mainstream had several great harmony vocal groups - Special Delivery, the Steptones and Eleventh Commandment all contribute excellent examples of the genre.