So I received the 4 Colemine records a little over a week ago.
Finally had a chance to play through all of them and as expected, they are superb.
Here's a little blurb on each.
Harlem Gospel Travelers : I enjoyed this a lot more than I though I would. Very funky gospel. This is exactly why I buy Colemine releases blindly now...
Neil Francis "Changes" : Lives up to the hype from everyone on this thread. Rock & soul perfection. Will stay on rotation for a long time.
Sure Fire Soul Ensemble "Build Bridges" : I've always been a fan of El Michels, The Explorers and similar instrumental soul-funk bands on Desco, Daptone, Soul Fire, Truth & Soul and Big Crown. Been coming back to this a lot over the last week. I'm a sucker for that opening Roy Ayers cover from "Coffy".
GA-20 "Lonely Soul" : I'm sticking to my impression that this is in the vein of the first Black Keys LP and their low-fi blues rock. A little more blues than rock compared to "The Big Come Up", though, to be sure. This is meant to be a compliment. Will need to spend a little more time with this LP but I very much enjoyed my play-through.