Exciters - Soul Motion: The Complete Bang, Shout and RCA Recordings 1966-1969Three gals and a guy from New York, The Exciters were one of the most fabulously soulful acts to emerge from the 1960s girl group explosion, thanks in part to Brenda Reid, their lulu of a lead vocalist. The group's early 60s recordings have been reissued in recent times. This collection spotlights their subsequent more uptown sides for the Bang, Shout and RCA labels.

Rich Hutchins

First compiled by writer and Saint Etienne member Bob Stanley 15 years ago

Instrumentation is a tight

After forays to Spain and France

without forgetting the tradition

' SHARP/SHOCK are exactly what you would expect from musicians who were born and bred on THE JAM

Barun Pal Kumar/ Enayet Hossain - Strings Of The Soul: Vol

but he still has a knack for uncovering ugly truths

1 hits "Daddy"

1 captures 11 of these compositions

as the world burns

isn't welcomed by all