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Soul Diggin': Soul Music Gems From Vinyl Diggers

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Soul Diggin': Soul Music Gems From Vinyl Diggers is a various artists compilation released on vinyl by Wagram Music in 2023, carrying the catalog number 3419776. The release falls under the Funk / Soul and Soul genres and spreads thirteen tracks across two sides of a single record.

Side A opens with "I Cry," the longest track on the compilation at four minutes and twelve seconds, and moves through five additional selections including "How Can You Say It," "Ridin' High," "Casanova 70," "Tobacco Road," and "A Fool Can't See The Light." At five minutes and thirteen seconds, "Casanova 70" stands as the longest individual track across the full record. The remaining cuts on the side range from two minutes and thirty-six seconds to two minutes and fifty-one seconds, giving Side A a mix of longer and more compact entries.

Side B carries seven tracks, beginning with "(I Can) Deal With That" and continuing through "Here I Go Again," "Tammie," "Misdemeanor," "Sounds Ridiculous," "Away With You," and closing on "I Love The Way You Love." Track lengths on Side B are generally brief, with the majority running under three minutes and forty seconds, though none dip below two minutes and twenty-six seconds.

The compilation's title positions it explicitly within the vocabulary of record collecting culture, framing its contents as discoveries oriented toward dedicated searchers of soul music on vinyl. Wagram Music, a French independent label with an extensive catalog of licensed reissues and compilations, serves as the releasing entity. No individual artist credits, liner notes content, or additional production details are available for review in this draft.