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Lee Fields and the late Charles Bradley (among many other honourable mentions) set retro-tinted standards modern soul-cats should be lauding, yet somehow seem content to let slip under their radar. Truthfully speaking it's a good thing, with Fields, Bradley, Ben Pirani et al, allowed to call their analogue shots on their own terms. 'Special Night' does not fall short on its own standards, Fields' raspy throat and power-packed lungs working the title cut into a contemporary soul classic, and pushing 'Make the World' into contention as the best psychedelic soul cut from 1971 that never was.