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With \u003cstrong\u003eMFSB\u003c\/strong\u003e, he added his distinctive touch to dozens of favourites from \u003cem\u003eThe O’Jays\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHarold Melvin and The Blue Notes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBilly Paul\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Three Degrees\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis definitive box also contains the \u003cstrong\u003eSalsoul Orchestra\u003c\/strong\u003e’s collaborative albums recorded with \u003cstrong\u003eCharo\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eCarol Williams\u003c\/strong\u003e, rare tracks from \u003cem\u003eThe Salsoul Strings\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eSaturday Night Fever\u003c\/em\u003e tribute album ‘Saturday Night Dance Party’, and a plethora of remixes from the 1970s through the present day from such illustrious remixers as \u003cstrong\u003eTom Moulton\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eShep Pettibone\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eWalter Gibbons\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMike Maurro\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDr. Packer\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eLuca Moplen\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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