The Moments

The Moments’ On Top is a perfect example of symphonic soul. Amongst true heads, this is considered the most valuable of all their albums; an original copy of this LP, if you can find one, starts at around $75. Alongside contemporaneous acts from the early 70s - The Chi-lites, The Stylistics, The Delfonics, The Futures, Blue Magic and The Main Ingredient - The Moments exuded all that was compelling about deep, harmony-drenched, string-laden soul. The standout here is undoubtedly ''To You With Love'', a floating, tender ballad sung by Harry Ray that features the group’s patented handclap-tambourine combo, sweetly repetitive strings, serene guitar and gentle piano. It was famously sampled by J Dilla for “Last Donut Of The Night” - the gut-wrenching finale to his seminal Donuts.

• 1 All I Have
• 2 I Can't Help It
• 3 To You With Love
• 4 That's How It Feels
• 5 Lucky Me
• 6 I Lost One Bird In The Hand (While Reaching For Two In The Bush)
• 7 Sweeter As The Day Goes By
• 8 The Ice Is Melting
• 9 Candy Shack