NEWSLETTER #144
Rhythm & Blues,
Soul & Doo-Wop
Al Sears & His Orchestra ->
Bobby Womack
AL SEARS & HIS
ORCHESTRA |
Ocium 030 |
The Big Raw Tone |
● CD $14.98 |
23 tracks, 64 mins, recommended
Similar to the now deleted
Bear Family CD. A major tenor sax player of both the big band and 50's rock
'n roll eras, Sears began his professional career in the late 20's, while
still in his teens. During the 30's and 40's, he lent his blues-based style
of play to various jazz ensembles including Chick Webb's orchestra, Andy
Kirk and his Cloud of Joy, and, after W.W. II, Duke Ellington's orchestra.
In the 50's he was both a session musician and a leader of his own recording
aggregations for Coral, RCA, and Herald. The 23 tracks on this disc,
recorded between 1945 and 1953, are about evenly split between those tracks
which still have a big band jazz feel and those which lean toward rhythm &
blues, with fine performances throughout. Several of the cuts feature
vocals. Highlights include Brown Boy, the forerunner of the Jive
Bombers later hit retitled Bad Boy, Mag's Alley, Fo-Yah,
Groove Station, and the rockin' Huffin' And Puffin'. This also
includes Johnny Hodges 1951 hit Castle Rock with Sears taking the
lead. Excellent sound and 16 page booklet has informative notes and full
discographical info. (DH/FS)
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ROSCOE SHELTON |
Blue Label 95812 |
Save Me |
● CD $16.98 |
12 tracks, 45 min., recommended
Shelton recorded gospel for
Nashboro as a member of The Skylarks in 1956-57, and by 1958 followed friend
Sam Cooke into the secular marketplace , recording, unlike Cooke, for the
Excello label, which released an LP on him--now an extremely rare slice of
vinyl, but easily obtained on CD. By 1964 he had a #25 hit on "John R" Richbourg's Sims label with Strain On My Heart (Sims 217). He
switched to another Richbourg label for his next hit Easy Going Fellow
(Sound Stage 7 2555) and released an LP on that label (Music In His Soul:
Soul In His Music), which collected his two hits and added 10 tracks. Save
Me is sort of a companion piece to the SPV Earl Gaines CD, in that this one
also features outtakes and out-of-print selections from Shelton's post-1995
career (he died in 2002) mostly from the Excello Legends sessions and the
Appaloosa label and demos. In fact, the Shelton-penned Someday Things Are
Gonna Change, which features a duet with Gaines, is the sme recording as
the one on Gaines' album. (JC)
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PERCY SLEDGE |
DBK Works 532 |
The Percy Sledge Way/ Take Time To Know Her |
● CD $15.98 |
Two classic Atlantic albums from 1967 and 1968 with The
Dark End Of The Street/ I had A Talk With My Woman/ Tell It Like It is/
Drown In My own Tears/ You Don't Miss Your Water/ Take Time To Know Her/
Come Softly To Me/ Out Of Left Field/ It's All Wrong But It's Alright/ I
Love Everything About You, etc.
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HOWARD TATE |
Solid Ground 1001 |
A Portrait Of Howard |
● CD $16.98 |
18 tracks, 72 min., recommended
A solid effort despite and
not because of the "concept" of telling Tate's life story in songs--often
other people's. Covering four Randy Newman songs isn't much of stretch for
Mr. Tate, but he covers Nick Lowe (Homewrecker) with outstanding
results. And his take on Lou Reed's How Do You Think It Feels not
only stands up all by itself, but features Reed himself on guitar.
Similarly, the cover of Carla Bley's The Lord Is Listenin' To Ya,
Hallelujah features Bley on piano (and Steve Swallow on bass). Again and
again Tate proves himself bigger than the material, bending it, if gently,
to his will. Only on the Bacharach/ David schlock fiasco Close To You
(yes, The Carpenters hit) does one suspect he's met his match, at least on
part of the song. But that's no slight and may even be a compliment. The man
still has a powerful voice and he's not afraid to use it. No apologies
necessary. (JC)
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ALLEN TOUSSAINT |
Water 176 |
Life, Love And Faith |
● CD $15.98 |
12 tracks, 39 min., recommended
On the expensive heels of
Rhino Handmade's already out of print 2CD collection of Toussaint's Warner
Bros. sides (three LPs between 1972-78), comes the straight album reissues
from Water (manufactured by Rhino!), of which, "Life, Love And Death" is
easily the best. It features a dozen Toussaint originals (including
Fingers And Toes/ Soul Sister/ Goin' Down/ I've Got To Convince Myself),
and all the first drawer New Orleans session men anyone could ask for,
including George Porter, Jr. on bass and Joseph Modeliste on drums--The
Meters rhythm section. Add to that the guitar of Leo Nocentelli and baritone
sax of Red Tyler, among others. In fact, the weakest link in the soul chain
is Toussaint's own vocals, which occasionally go farther than wisdom would
send them. Still, always worth hearing (again) from the most influential
soul producer the Big Easy has seen in at least 40 years. (JC)
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Ace CDCHD 1140 |
Even More Mellow Cats 'n' Kittens |
● CD $18.98 |
24 tracks, 67 mins, highly recommended
Another fine
collection of West Coast jump blues, R&B and jiving jazz recorded for the
Modern group of labels between 1945 and 1951 including 14 unissued songs or
alternate takes. Includes sides by Herb Fisher & His Trio, Clarence
Williams, The Three Bits Of Rhythm (three jazzy jive sides including the
great, previously unissued, Put A Nickel In The Slot featuring a roll
call of some of the hottest cats and kittens on the music scene), Jim Wynn &
His Orchestra, Happy Johnson Sextette (the fine instrumental B Splat
with hot guitar from "Tiny" Webb), Butch Stone & His Orchestra (four songs
including an answer song to Fats Waller with his My Feet's Too Big),
Helen Humes, Johnny Otis & His Orch., Howard McGhee & His Sextette (with
fine vocal by Pearl Traylor), Felix Gross & His Orch. and more. Excellent
sound and illustrated booklet with enthusiastic notes by Tony Rounce. (FS)
HADDA BROOKS & HER TRIO: Bully Wully Boogie/ HERB FISHER &
HIS TRIO: Ride, Ride, Ride/ FELIX GROSS & HIS ORCHESTRA: Full House/ HELEN
HUMES: Living My Life My Way/ The Laziest Gal In Town/ HAPPY JOHNSON
SEXTETTE: B Splat/ THE SAUNDERS KING ORCHESTRA: Pitch A Boogie/ HOWARD
MCGHEE & HIS SEXTETTE (VOCAL BY PEARL TR: Gee I'm Lonesome/ HOWARD MCGHEE &
HIS SEXTETTE (VOCAL BY ESTELLE: Play Fair/ JOHNNY OTIS & HIS ORCHESTRA
(VOCAL BY LITTLE ES: Mean Ole Gal/ JOHNNY OTIS & HIS ORCHESTRA FEATURING
PETE "GUI: Thursday Night Blues/ WILL ROWLAND & HIS ORCHESTRA: Huggin' The
Pillow/ SCAT MAN: Keep It Hot/ BUTCH STONE & HIS ORCHESTRA: A Good Man Is
Hard To Find/ Baby Face/ Little Girl/ My Feet's Too Big/ THE THREE BITS OF
RHYTHM: Drop A Nickel In The Slot/ Gruen Special/ The Signifying Monkey/ AL
CAKE WICHARD & HIS SEXTETTE (VOCAL BY JIMMY W: Pinocchio Blues/ CLARENCE
WILLIAMS: Baby Take Me Home With You/ My Baby Don't Understand/ JIM WYNN &
HIS ORCHESTRA: Stop - Skip Four Beats!
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Ace CDCHD 1142 |
Hollywood Rock 'n' Roll Record Hop |
● CD $18.98 |
26 tracks, 70 mins, highly recommended
Following up the
"Rock 'n' Roll Dance Party" compilation (Ace 1119 - $16.98), Ace Records
continues to scratch the underbelly of Los Angeles in the 1950's. This is a
re-issue combining two versions of this hard to find compilation with lots
of bonus tracks. Originally released in the late 50s on Modern & Crown (the
budget line for Modern Records), the record was released twice, with a
different version on each to maximize album sales. This compilation rounds
up all seventeen of those tracks from both versions, plus nine more pulled
from the vaults including four that are unique to this release. All tracks
are taken from original master tapes, or in the case of Jesse Belvin's
classic Goodnight My Love, Pleasant Dreams, the version here is off
of master tapes, but a different take than has ever been released. A lot of
the artists from the first comp re-appear on this one as well. You get
healthy portions of The Cadets - including their version of the Jayhawks
Stranded in The Jungle- and their alter egos the The Jacks, as well as
Young Jessie, Etta James, BB King, Johnny Guitar Watson, Joe Houston, Joe
Turner, Shirley Gunter, Dolly Cooper, The Rams and Marvin & Johnny. For the
bonus tracks you get the ultra rare rocker by BB King Bim Bam from
1957, the odd, but effective Ewing Sisters rendition of My Babe, the
oh-so-charming Mercy Dee letting loose on Romp and Stomp Blues (Take
6) and a few more nuggets of R&B gold, all done in the high quality that we
expect from Ace. (JM)
JESSE BELVIN: Goodnight My Love, Pleasant Dreams/ HADDA
BROOKS: Old Man River/ THE CADETS: I Want You/ Rollin' Stone/ Stranded In
The Jungle/ True Love/ THE CLIQUES: The Girl In My Dreams/ DOLLY COOPER:
Teenage Prayer/ MAXWELL DAVIS & HIS MOD CATS: Everybody's Rockin'/ THE EWING
SISTERS: My Babe/ SHIRLEY GUNTER & THE QUEENS: Oop Shoop/ DONNA HIGHTOWER:
Dog Gone It/ JOE HOUSTON: Blow Joe Blow/ THE JACKS: Why Don't You Write Me/
ETTA JAMES: Crazy Feeling/ Good Rockin' Daddy/ B.B. KING: Bim Bam/ Jump With
You Baby/ MARVIN & JOHNNY: Tick Tock/ MERCY DEE: Romp and Stomp Blues/ THE
RAMS: Rock Bottom/ ZOLA TAYLOR: Oh My Dear/ THE TEEN QUEENS: Rock Everybody/
JOE TURNER & PETE JOHNSON: Kansas City Blues/ JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON: Hot
Little Mama/ YOUNG JESSIE & THE CADETS: Mary Lou
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AVI 5015 |
Soul Of The 60s, Vol. 1 - Calla Records |
● CD $15.98 |
24 tracks, 67 min., recommended
We've turned up a few copies
of this long out of print set. New York's Calla Records was an important
black-owned '60s soul label. Possessed of an eclectic ear, the label's
owner, Nate McCalla, didn't mind signing talent of differing styles, as this
disc begins to demonstrate. The Orlons' Spinnin' Top and J. J.
Jackson's classic But It's All Right represent Calla's ability to
turn out quality hits, but some of the less well-known tracks are at least
as pleasing. Count all of Jean Wells' efforts as required soul listening, as
well as Betty LaVette's Let Me Down Easy and Only Your Love Can
Save Me Now. Fans take note that the Little Jerry Williams, who has 2
cuts here, later transformed into soul iconoclast Swamp Dogg. Other artists
include Mary Wheeler, Ernie & Jean Terrell, The Sand Pebbles, Roscoe Gordon,
Tony Fox, J. R. Bailey, and Billy Mitchell. (JC)
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Bloodthirsty 4572 |
Gangster Of Love - Killer Doo Wops, Vol. 1 |
● CD $17.98 |
First in a new series of reissues of rare doo-wop and early
soul which, judging by the packaging and song selection,
are geared to the Latino market. This one has 20 tracks from the 50s and
early 60s - about 50% seems to be new to CD - includes sides by Bobby
Marchan, Goldentones, Legends, Rochell & Candles (the gorgeous A Long
Time Ago), Spinners (one of earliest sides from 1962 by
this long lived soul vocal group), The Vows, Gene
& Billy and more. Second volume in this series is on the Zodiac label!
TONY ALLEN & THE CUPIDS: Lilly May/ THE BIG FIVE: Blue
Eyes/ THE DELTAS: Let Me Share Your Dreams/ THE DOWNBEATS: You Did Me Wrong/
THE DU MAURIERS: Baby I Love You/ THE EASTMAN: Lover Come Home/ THE FIVE
BLACKS: Forever In Love/ GENE & BILLY: Zerlene/ THE GOLDENTONES: Ocean Of
Tears/ THE HEARTS: Dissapointed Bride/ JACKIE KARR: Jacky, Sonny, Bobby,
Billy/ THE LA RELLS: I Guess I'll Never Stop Loving You/ THE LEGENDS: The
Legend Of Love/ BOBBY MARCHAN: What Can I Do/ THE ORIENTALS: Please Come
Back Home/ THE RAMBLERS: Vaudunt--un-va-da Song/ ROCHELL & THE CANDLES: A
Long Time Ago/ THE ROCKETONES: Deel/ THE SPINNERS: She Loves Me So/ THE
VOWS: I Wanna Chance
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Zodiac 5352 |
Gangster Of Love - Killer Doo Wops, Vol. 2 |
● CD $17.98 |
First and third volume in this series is on Bloodthirsty
label! 22 more fine doo-wop and early soul tracks though most of these have
been out on CD before. Includes sides by Marv Johnson,
The Counts, Flames, Delights, Roy &
Gloria,Ann Fleming & Group, etc.
LARRY BIRDSONG: Now That We're Together/ THE BOBBETTES:
You Are My Sweetheart/ THE BUCKEYES: Dottie Baby/ THE COOKIES: In Paradise/
THE COUNTS: Waiting 'round For You/ THE CRICKETS: Your Love/ THE DE-VAURS:
Baby Doll/ THE DELIGHTS: Mary Don't You Weep/ THE FLAMES: Love Or A Game/
ANN FLEMING & GROUP: Beside You/ ROSCO GORDON: Let's Get High/ MARV JOHNSON:
Once Upon A Time/ THE KAC TIES: Let Your Love Light Shine/ THE OHIO
UNTOUCHABLES: Forgive Me Darling/ THE RHYTHM MASTERS: The Baby We Two/ ROY &
GLORIA: We Fell In Love/ SHIRLEY & LEE: Confessin'/ STICKS & STONES:
Desperately/ NOLAN STRONG & THE DIABLOS: Since You're Gone/ The Wind/ VIN
VINCENTE: I'm In Your Corner/ THE ZEBULONS: Falling Water
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Bloodthirsty 03 |
Gangster Of Love - Killer Doo Wops, Vol. 3 |
● CD $17.98 |
The third volume has 25 tracks - most have been on CD
before.
TONY ALLEN: I Found An Angel/ THE BUCKEYES: Since I Fell
For You/ THE DELICATES: I Want To Get Married/ CARL ELL & BUDDIES: Bobby My
Love/ RAY FOURINA: You Done Me Wrong/ THE GALAHADS: The Answer To Love/ THE
GAY KNIGHTS: The Loudness Of My Heart/ BOBBY HAMILTON: Crazy Eyes For You/
THE LADDERS: Hey Pretty Baby/ TONY LAMAR: Come Out Tonight/ THE MINT JULEPS:
Bells Of Love/ THE NEW YORKERS: Dream A Little Dream/ MARVIN PHILLIPS: Let's
Get Together/ LLOYD PRICE: Ain't It A Shame/ THE SERENADERS: A Sinner In
Love/ THE SHEPPARDS: Loving You/ RUBEN SIGGERS & THE KOOL KATS: Those Love
Me Blues/ THE SOLITARES: Girl Of Mine/ TEDDY & THE CONTINENTALS: Crying Over
You/ TEX & THE CHEX: I Do Love You/ THE TITANS: Arlene/ THE TURBANS: I
Promise You Love/ THE TWILIGHTERS: Little Did I Dream/ THE UNTOUCHABLES:
Standing There/ BABY WASHINGTON: Tears Fall
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Blue Label 95822 |
The Poncello Records Story - Tennessee R&B |
● CD $16.98 |
24 tracks, 63 mins, recommended
Fine collection of blues,
R&B and soul drawn from the Poncello label and its Valdot and Spar
subsidiaries run by legendary Nashville songwriter and entrepreneur Ted
Jarrett in the early and mid 60s. Spar specialized in soundalike recordings
featuring note for note covers of hits and there are a few of these here
including Earl Gaines & Lucille Johns doing a fine copy of Ray Charles's
version of You Are My Sunshine. The other Gaines song here is the
tough blues Please Send Me Someone To Love. Singer/ guitarist Arthur
K. Adams is featured on two songs including the excellent blues The Same
Thing with superb guitar. Gene Allison's brother Levert is featured on
two great songs including an uptempo version of Percy Mayfield's Please
Send Me Someone To Love. Gene himself is featured on
a less than stellar
version of Sam Cooke's We're Having A Party Other artists include
Alpha Zoe, The Chellows, Herbert Hunter, Tim Jarrett, Janis Parks, Ricky
Rezell, Thomas Henry and The Tempo Rhythm. Includes 8 page booklet with
notes by Fred James. (FS)
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Body & Soul 2822 |
Absolute Funk |
● CD $15.98 |
20 tracks, 55 min., highly recommended
Strikes the right
balance between rare/obscure funk 45 rpms (cut between 1968-73) on the one
hand and quality on the other, never giving in to the temptation to include
an incredibly rare (and deservedly so) record just because they can. So
while Peter Pan by Soul Patrol and Everything's Gonna Be All Right
by Robert Moore and Daddy Love by Gi Gi all change hands for
not-so-small fortunes in the world of collector vinyl, they are also
stainless steel funk. Other undeservedly obscure funksters include Johnnie
Morisette with Jennell Hawkins Sexette, Sarah Simpson, Watson And The
Sherlocks, Sir Guy & The Rocking Cavaliers, General Crook, Spanky Wilson, O.
D. Williams, and others. The late James Brown's influence is unsurprisingly
all over these tracks, and more than a few owe thanks to Dyke And The
Blazers--and that's as it should be. (JC)
BETTY AND ANGEL: Honey Coated Loving/ LOYCE COTTON: Try
It, You'll Like It/ GENERAL CROOK: Do It for Me/ GI GI: Daddy Love, Pt. 1/
Daddy Love, Pt. 2/ JOE & EVERYDAY PEOPLE: Sleep Walk-Pt. 1/ Sleep Walk-Pt.
2/ LANDLORD & TENANTS: Sagittarius-Pt. 1/ LENA MONE: You Stay on My Mind/
ROBERT MOORE: Everything's Gonna' Be All Right/ JOHNNIE MORISETTE: I'm
Hungry/ THE PHILLIPS BROS: I Got Hurt/ THE SHERLOCKS: Funky Walk/ SARAH
SIMPSON: I Kicked the Habit (Of Loving You)/ SIR GUY: Funky Virginia/ THE
SOUL MACHINE: Twitchie Feet/ SOUL PATROL: Don't Knock the Cop/ Peter Pan/
O.D. WILLIAMS: I'm Moving on out of Your Life/ SPANKY WILSON: You
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Dynamite DGS 141 |
Dynamite Group Sounds, Vol. 41 |
● CD $17.98 |
Another in this fine series featuring 25 doo-wop obscurities
from the 50s and 60s plus one track (The Angels Listened In by Percy
Sledge & Group) from the 70s. All the tracks have been out before but as
usual with this series the standard is high and a number of the previous
reissues are no longer available.
RUTH BROWN & THE JAMES QUINTET: Have a Good Time/ THE
CATALINAS: Give Me Your Love/ THE CELTICS: Can You Remember/ THE CHERIOS:
Ding Dong Honeymoon/ THE CLIPPERS: I'm For You Baby/ JOHNNY DARLING & GROUP:
I Don't Want To Wind Up in Love/ TONY DEE & THE PAGEANTS: Saturday Romance/
THE ELGINS: Extra! Extra!/ THE ENCHANTERS: Spellbound By the Moon/ THE
EPICS: Wishing You Were Mine/ THE FIVE DELIGHTS: That Love Affair/ THE FIVE
DOLLARS: That's the Way It Goes/ THE HI-LITES: Gloria My Darling/ THE
HOLLYWOOD SAXONS: Diamonds/ THE IVORY TONES: Teen Love/ R. LANHAM & THE
TEMPO-TONES: Wishing All the Time/ THE MORROCCOS: Bang Goes My Heart/ JOE
PERKINS & ROOKIES: A New Feeling/ THE PRELUDES: Don't Fall In Love Too Soon/
THE ROULETTES: Hasten Jason/ THE SERENADERS: I'll Cry Tomorrow/ THE SIERRAS:
Chance Pt. 1/ PERCY SLEDGE & GROUP: The Angels Listened In/ THE TENDER
TONES: Just For a Little While/ THE VISUALS: Please Don't Be Mad at Me/
DINAH WASHINGTON & GROUP: It's Too Soon To Know
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East Coast Music 999 |
East Coast Teen Party, Vol. 9 |
● CD $16.98 |
29 tracks, 67 mins, recommended
Another fine and varied
collection of 50s and early 60s rock 'n' roll, up tempo R&B and doo-wop
mixing familiar and obscure artists and including a fair number of titles
making their first appearance on CD. Includes Ivory Joe Hunter, Dee Clark
(the hot Dance On Little Girl with Little Richard style vocal and
Chuck berry style guitar), "Big Mike" Gordon, The Belmonts (two fine sides),
Chuck Reed (fairly bland teen rock), Wally Cox, Roy Hamilton (a fine cover
of Hank Ballard's Tore Up), Emile Ford & The Checkmates (British
group rock up the standard On A slow Boat To China), The Chips (their
insane though frequently reissued Rubber Biscuit), The Ventures, The
Jodimars, Tommy Love, Little Richard, Otis Banks, Lucky Enois Quintet (great
Louis Jordan style rockin' R&B with two songs including a version of
Crazy Man Crazy) and more. (FS)
HANK BALLARD & THE MIDNIGHTERS: The Twist/ OTIS BANKS:
She's My Baby/ THE BELMONTS: Little Orphan Girl/ Tell Me Why/ THE CHIPS:
Rubber Biscuit/ DEE CLARK: Dance On Little Girl/ WALLY COX: The Heebee
Jeebees/ LUCKY ENOIS QUINTET: Crazy Man Crazy/ Zig Zag Ziggin'/ EMILE FORD &
THE CHECKMATES: On a Slow Boat To China/ JOHN FRED: Lenne/ BOBBY FREEMAN:
Little Girl Don't You Understand/ BIG MIKE GORDON: Careless Lover/ ROSCO
GORDON: Gotta Keep Rolling/ ROY HAMILTON: Tore Up Over You/ IVORY JOE
HUNTER: Did You Mean It/ THE JODIMARS: Story Telling Baby/ LITTLE RICHARD:
Poor Boy Paul/ TOMMY LOVE: Ice Cream, Soda Pop/ WINK MARTINDALE: All Love
Broke Loose/ THE OLYMPICS: Baby It's Hot/ Dance With a Dolly (With a Hole In
Her Stocking)/ CHUCK REED: Let's Put Our Hearts Together/ No School
Tomorrow/ RAY SCOTT & HIS COMBO: We Need Love/ THE TREND-ELS: Don't You Hear
Me Calling Baby/ THE VENTURES: Penetration/ JERRY WALLACE: Good and Bad/
JIMMY WITHERSPOON: Who Baby Who
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Kent CDKEND 268 |
The Soul Of Spring, Vol. 2 |
● CD $18.98 |
The second collection of soul recorded in the 60s and 70s
for the New York based Spring Records and its Event and Posse offshoots.
ACT I: Goodbye Love (we're Through)/ It Takes Both Of Us/
RICHARD BARBARY: When Johnny Comes Marching Home/ CLARE BATHE: Turn Yourself
Around/ VERNON BROWN: I'm A Lover/ THE DETERMINATIONS: One Step At A Time/
THE EQUATIONS: You Make Me Feel Good/ FLOWER SHOPPE: Don't Turn Me On/ RAY
GODFREY: Sherry Washington/ GARLAND GREEN: You And I Go Good Together/
LITTLE EVA HARRIS: Mr Everything/ THE INTERNATIONALS: Dry Bones In The
Valley/ MILLIE JACKSON: You Can't Turn Me Off (in The Middle Of Turning Me
On)/ THE JONESES: Baby (there's Nothing You Can Do)/ DALTRY MARTIN: Stay
With Me/ MAYBERRY MOVEMENT: It's So Good To Know/ EDDIE MCLOYD: Once You
Fall In Love/ PHILLIP MITCHELL: I'll See You In Hell First/ WINFIELD PARKER:
I'm On My Way/ PRINCE HAROLD: Ain't It Amazing/ LEROY RANDOLPH: Good To The
Last Drop/ JOE SIMON: In My Baby's Arms/ JACKIE VERDELL: Walk All Over God's
Heaven/ RONNIE WALKER: Just Can't Say Hello (once You've Said Goodbye)
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Kent CDKEND 270 |
Change Is Gonna Come-The Voice Of Black
Amer. 1964-1973 |
● CD $18.98 |
23 track collection documenting how it felt to to be black
and American in the 1960s using some of the great soul recordings made
between 1964 and 1973. The stirring title song written by Sam Cooke is
performed here by Otis Redding and there are also performances by The Staple
Singers, Homer Banks, Oscar Brown, Jr., Yaphet
Kotto (!), Ray Scott and others.
HOMER BANKS: Ghetto/ JAMES BROWN: I Don't Want Nobody To
Give Me Nothing (open The Door I'll Get It Myself)/ OSCAR JR. BROWN: Forty
Acres And A Mule/ THE CHI-LITES: We Are Neighbours/ JACKIE DAY: Free At
Last/ SWAMP DOGG: I Was Born Blue/ THE DRIFTERS: Only In America/ LOU
GOSSETT & PAUL SINDAB: Blues For Mr Charlie/ DONNY HATHAWAY: Someday We'll
All Be Free/ PATRICE HOLLOWAY: Stay With Your Own Kind/ THE IMPRESSIONS:
We're A Winner/ YAPHET KOTTO: Have You Ever Seen The Blues/ NICKIE LEE: And
Black Is Beautiful/ PARLIAMENT: Oh Lord Why Lord/ GEORGE PERKINS & THE
SILVER STARS: Cryin' In The Streets, Parts 1 & 2/ OTIS REDDING: Change Is
Gonna Come/ J.P. ROBINSON: George Jackson/ RAY SCOTT: Prayer/ GIL
SCOTT-HERON: Revolution Will Not Be Televised/ NINA SIMONE: To Be Young
Gifted And Black/ THE SPINNERS: Message From A Black Man/ THE STAPLE
SINGERS: When Will We Be Paid/ THE TEMPTATIONS: Run Charlie Run
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Kent CDKEND 271 |
Hitsville West - San Francisco's Uptown Soul |
● CD $18.98 |
24 tracks of sophisticated soul from the San Francisco Bay
area - mostly drawn from the Villa label. Includes sides by The Magicians,
The Ballads, Harold Andrews,
The Magicians, The Tandels, The Checkerboard
Squares (the much in demand instrumental Double Cookin') and more.
HAROLD ANDREWS: You're A Winner/ THE BALLADS: I Can't See
Your Love (for Tears In My Eyes)/ THE CASANOVA II: We Got To Keep On/ THE
CHEKERBOARD SQUARES: Double Cookin'/ TRY DODDS: Earthquake/ THE FULLER
BROTHERS: Times A Wastin'/ LONNIE HEWITT: You Gotta Git/ CLAUDE HUEY: Feel
Good All Over/ Why Would You Blow It/ THE MAGICIANS: Is It All Gone?/ Just A
Little Faith And Understanding/ Keep Your Hands Off (my Baby)/ Love Let's
Try It Again/ Trust In Me/ Where Was I/ Why Do I Do These Foolish Things/
Why Must You Cry (i Deeply Love You)/ OZ & THE SPERLINGS: Can You Qualify/
Dance (holes In Your Soul)/ I Can't Jerk/ THE PERFORMERS: I'll Always Love
You/ SISTERS THREE: You Can Forget It/ THE TANDELS: Is It Love Baby/ Why Did
Our Love Go
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Numero 11 |
Eccentric Soul - Mighty Mike Lenaburg |
● CD $19.98 |
17 tracks, 48 min., very highly recommended
his time Numero
focusses its eclectic attention on Mike Lenaburg's various Arizona-based
soul labels operating between 1962-71 (although one cut comes from 1980).
Many of Lenaburg's labels are one-offs and many more of his efforts never
saw wax at all. He did manage to get national releases (on Brent, for
example), but they tended to disappear almost before they emerged. The most
"famous" cut here might be Function Underground by We The People--an
engrossing funk-rock workout. But one of the best kept secrets to discover
here is the trio of tracks by The Soul Blenders (w/ & w/o Lon Rogers). This
CD is full of secret soul wonders, many in the funk arena. Ronnie
Whitehead's Begging You is irresistible, as is the rare female vocal
cut by Shiela Jack I've Got To Have You. In short, this is probably
the best Numero release since No. 1, and that's saying something, since the
label is 11 for 11 in the interesting releases department. Informative
booklet notes, cool photos. (JC)
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RDW 010 |
Rockin 'n' Rare Doo-Wop |
● CD $17.98 |
30 tracks, recommended
Rockin' - yes, rare - not so much. Here we have a fine collection of up
tempo doo-wop numbers. Most have been out on CD before - a number of them
more than once but there are a few that appear to be new to CD and if you
want a collection that rocks from beginning to end this might be your cup of
tea. Includes sides by The Channels, Edsels, Bop-Chords,
Blentones (two tracks
including the bizarre Military Kick), The Equadors, Emblems,
Jimmie Jones & The Savoys, Enchords,
Orients and more. Good sound and four page booklet has a few artist and
label shots. (FS)
THE BLENTONES: Lilly/ Military Kick/ THE BOP-CHORDS: When
I Woke Up This Morning/ THE CHANNELS: Bye Bye Baby/ THE CORDELLS: The Beat
Of My Heart/ THE DEL VIKINGS: Come Along With Me/ What'cha Gotta Loose/ THE
DEL-LARKS: Lady Love/ DINO & THE DIPLOMATS: Hushabye My Love/ THE EBONIERS:
Shut Your Mouth/ THE EDSELS: Rama Lama Ding Dong/ THE ELCHORDS: Gee I'm In
Love/ THE EMBLEMS: Bang Bang "Shoot 'Em Daddy"/ THE ENCHORDS: Zoom, Zoom,
Zoom/ THE EQUADORS: Sputnik Dance/ THE FIVE DISCS: I Remember/ THE FIVE
ROYALS: I Do/ THE HEARTBEATS: Oh Baby Don't/ THE IVY TONES: Oo Wee Baby/
JIMMIE JONES & SAVOYS: Please Say You're Mine/ THE KINGLETS: My Baby Don't
Need Changing/ Pretty Please/ THE KODOKS: Oh Gee, Oh Gosh/ Run Around Baby/
THE L'CAPTANS: Home Work/ LEWIS LYMON & THE TEENCHORDS: I'm Not Too Young To
Fall In Love/ THE MONOTONES: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow/ THE ORIENTS:
Shoudn't I/ THE PEARLS: Ugly Face/ THE VIBRANAIRES: Ooh, I Feel So Good
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Rhino 62923-2 |
You Better Believe It - Rare & Modern Soul
Gems |
● CD $19.98 |
25 tracks, 75 min., essential
Compiled by Manchester DJ
Richard Searling, this is one of the best various artist soul CDs available.
Searling compiles songs recorded between 1967-1978 on the WEA family of
labels, including Atlantic, Cotillion, Atco, Warner Bros., Reprise, Kwanza,
Clintone, and others. Rare soul collectors will thrill to the playlist full
of imposssible-to-find 45s, such as the Duponts Always Be My Baby,
which was only issued as a promo, and The Dynells' Let Me Prove That I
Love You. Rarity aside, the music is unbeatably great. To discover even
one song as good as Vivian Reed's Save Your Love For Me, Aretha
Franklin's Don't Let Me Lose This Dream, The Classic Sullivans'
Paint Yourself In The Corner, Gerald Sims' You'll Never Be Sorry,
Major Lance's Without A Doubt, or Sam Dees Fragile, Handle With
Care would be worth the price of admission, but all 25 tracks are
keepers. Excellent sound, too. Obscure and superb soul--life is good. (JC)
THE ARISTOCRATS: Let‘s Get Together Now/ JEAN BATTLE: I‘ve
Got To Come In/ ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS: When You Left Heartache Began/ THE
CLASSIC SULLIVANS: Paint Yourself In The Corner/ TERRY COLLINS: I L.o.v.e.
Y.o.u./ COOL SOUNDS: Free (i‘m Coming Home)/ SAM DEES: Fragile, Handle With
Care/ THE DUPONTS: Always Be My Baby/ THE DYNELLS: Let Me Prove That I Love
You/ THE ENTICERS: Calling For Your Love/ ARETHA FRANKLIN: Don‘t Let Me Lose
This Dream/ DONNY HATHAWAY: Love, Love, Love (alt Mix)/ THE HYPNOTICS:
Beware Of The Stranger/ BEN E. KING: Smooth Sailing/ MAJOR LANCE: Without A
Doubt/ BARBARA LYNN: Nice And Easy/ PRINCE PHILLIP MITCHELL: One On One/
VIVIAN REED: Save Your Love For Me/ PEGGY SCOTT: Nobody‘s Gonna Get Your
Mama/ BOBBY SHEEN: I May Not Be What You Want/ GERALD SIMS: You‘ll Never Be
Sorry/ BETTYE SWANN: Kiss My Love Goodbye/ TOWER OF POWER: So Very Hard To
Go/ MARY WELLS: If You Can‘t Give Her Love (give Her Up)/ BRENTON WOOD:
Better Believe It
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Rhino (UK) 112 270-2 |
You Better Believe It, Vol. 2 - Rare &
Modern Soul Gems |
● CD $19.98 |
23 tracks, 76 min., very highly recommended
Raiding the
vaults of Atlantic/Warner Bros. (and associated labels) for great and
obscure soul songs cut between 1967-79 must be easier than finding talentless people to audition for reality teevee shows. It is a "target-rich
environment," as they say. No surprise, then, that this collection ranks
with the best. Half the tracks come from obscure talents and the other half
are obscure performances by soul singers most fans are familiar with. So,
while this is not a CD worth a million dollars of rare 45 rpms chosen for
monetary rather than artistic value, it is a various artist soul collection
with few peers. Tracks that make this disc indispensable for the soul fan
include Lorraine Johnson's If You Want Me To Be More Of A Woman (You Got
To Be More Of A Man) and Bettye Swan's wistful gem I Want Sunday Back
Again, both, amazingly, heretofore unreleased. Other previously
unreleased tracks include a version of Betty Lavette's Waiting For
Tomorrow and Jackie Moore's surprisingly good cover of the Charlie Rich
schmaltz hit Behind Closed Doors, produced by Thom Bell. Some songs
appear here on CD for the first time, among them the Prince Phillip Mitchell
cut You're All I Got In This World. Other aural temptations include
Garland Green's little known Plain And Simple Girl, Tony And Tandy's
Bitter With The Sweet, Barbara Lewis' I'm So Thankful, The
Hypnotics Chicago-styled Girl, You Know That I Love You, Frankie
Newsome's We're On Our Way (Pt. 1), Al Hudson & The Soul Partners'
I'm About Loving You, Darrow Fletcher's under rated Rising Cost Of
Love, and the Pointer Sisters outstanding 1971 effort Don't Try To
Take The Fifth, which almost sounds as if the ladies were backed by the
Jackson 5 circa the "I Want You Back" sessions. The booklet notes inform,
despite the many typographical errors. (JC)
JOHNNY BRISTOL: Strangers In The Dark Corners/ SAM DEES:
Signed Miss Heroin/ THE DUPONTS: If You Do Love Me/ DARROW FLETCHER: Rising
Cost Of Love/ GARLAND GREEN: Plain And Simple Girl/ AL HUDSON & SOUL
PARTNERS: I'm About Loving You/ THE HYPNOTICS: Girl You Know That I Love
You/ WALTER JACKSON: Coldest Days Of My Life/ LORRAINE JOHNSON: If You Want
Me To Be More Of A Woman.../ LINDA JONES: If Only (we Had Met Sooner)/
BETTYE LAVETTE: Waiting For Tomorrow/ BARBARA LEWIS: I'm So Thankful/
BARBARA LYNN: You Make Me So Hot/ PRINCE PHILLIP MITCHELL: You're All I Got
In This World/ JACKIE MOORE: Behind Closed Doors/ FRANKIE NEWSOME: We're On
Our Way/ THE OLYMPICS: Girl You're My Kind Of People/ THE POINTER SISTERS:
Don't Try To Take The Fifth/ BETTYE SWANN: I Want Sunday Back Again/ TONY &
TANDY: Bitter With The Sweet/ DEE DEE WARWICK: Only The One You Love/ MARY
WELLS: Cancel My Subscription/ WINDY CITY: Hey It's Over
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Royale 4091 |
Doo-Wop Delights, Vol. #1 |
● CD $17.98 |
25 fine tracks of obscure black doo-wop - about half new to
CD. Includes The Sultans, The Rebels, Scotty Mann & the Masters, Miss Lavell, Elmore
Morris, Bea Booker and others. Sound quality on some
tracks is a bit muffled.
BEA BOOKER: Comfort In My Heart/ BILLY DAVIS & LEGENDS:
Goodbye Jesse/ CHUCK EDWARDS: I'm Wondering/ If You Love Me/ MISS LAVELL:
Tide of Love/ SCOTTY MANN & THE MASTERS: Just A Little Bit of Loving/ The
Mystery Man/ JIMMY MCCRACKLIN: I Need Your Loving/ ELMORE MORRIS: Baby I
Need You/ PAUL PERRYMAN: Paul Loves Betty/ Teenage Romeo/ THE REBELS: Donkey
Step/ Just Give Me Your Hand/ THE SULTANS: Baby Don't Put Me Down/ Boppin
With the Mambo/ Good Thing Baby/ How Deep Is the Ocean/ I Cried My Heart
Out/ If I Could Tell/ What Makes Me Feel This Way/ THE UNIQUES: Mysterious/
Picture of My Baby/ Right Now/ Somewhere
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Royale 4092 |
Doo-Wop Delights, Vol. #2 |
● CD $17.98 |
26 more - about 2/3 new to CD..
BUDDY ACE: Angel Boy/ This Little Love Of Mine/ Won't You
Reconsider/ THE CLEFS: I'll Be Waiting/ Please Don't Leave Me/ THE DAPPERS:
Come Back To Me/ Mambo Oongh/ KENNETH DEAL: Chinatown Rock/ THE DOWNBEATS:
Someday She'll Come Along/ You're So Fine/ THE FOUR DUKES: Crying In the
Chapel/ I Done Done It/ BETTY LAVELL: Yes I've Been Crying/ CHESTER MCDOWALL:
I Wonder Why/ JOHNNY OTIS & PEACOCKS: Young Girl/ JR. RYDER & THE PEACOCKS:
Don't Tell Nobody/ Every Star I See/ Sad Story/ THE SCAMPS: Waterproof/ Yes
My Baby/ TED TAYLOR: Be Ever Wonderful/ Count the Stars/ Hold Me Tight/
SONNY WOODS & THE DOWNBEATS: Let's Go Steady/ So Many Tears
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Royale 4093 |
Doo-Wop Delights, Vol. #3 |
● CD $17.98 |
27 this time - about 2/3 new to CD
AL "TNT" BRAGGS: A Little Bit Closer/ Chase'em Tom Cat/
Listen To Me Baby/ THE CHECKER DOTS: All I Hear/ Alpha Omega/ THE CHEROKEES:
Drip Drip/ Is She Real/ THE EL TORROS: Barbara Jean/ Dance With Me/ Doop
Doop A Walla Walla/ Mama's Cookin/ Two Lips/ What's the Matter/ Yellow Hand/
You Look Good To Me/ You May Say Yes/ THE FIVE JADES: Rock and Roll Molly/
Without Your Love/ ROSCOE GORDON: The Dilly Bop/ You'll Never Know/ LITTLE
BUCK: Let It Be Snow/ JOHN LITTLETON & THE CAPISTRANOS: Now Darling/ Po'
Mary/ JOE MEDWICK: Johnny Brown/ Searching In Vain/ THE VERSATILES: Just
Words/ The White Cliffs of Dover
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Royale 4094 |
Doo-Wop Delights, Vol. #4 |
● CD $17.98 |
30 tracks on this one - a mix of black and white group -
about half new to CD.
JEFF BARRY: Teen Quartet/ THE BLUE CHIPS: Puddles of
Tears/ The Contest/ BARRY DEVORZON: Barbara Jean/ VARETTA DILLARD & THE
COOKIES: Rules of Love/ VARETTA DILLARD & COOKIES: Star of Fortune/ THE
FANTASTICS: Believe In Me/ Millionaire Hobo/ My Girls/ There Goes My Love/
THE GRANDISONS: All Right/ Daddy Roll'Em/ I Love You So/ True Romance/ THE
IDOLS: 30 Days/ The Prowler/ THE IMPACTS: Bobby Sox Squaw/ Canadian Sunset/
Croco Doll/ They Say/ JULIANA: You Can Have Any Boy/ THE JULIANA: You're
Saying Goodnight/ THE MAGNETS: Don't Tarry Little Mary/ When the School Bell
Rings/ THE PLAYGIRLS: Gee But I'm Lonesome/ Sugar Beat/ Sugar Beat/ THE
STUDENT NURSES: Simply/ THE TRADEWINDS: Toni/ Twins
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Royale 4095 |
Doo-Wop Delights, Vol. #5 |
● CD $17.98 |
Another selection of 30 tracks. It includes two sides by the
excellent El Vinos (aka El Venos), two by The Teen Queens, two by the Four
Escorts including a pre-Elvis version of Love Me, half a dozen by the
rather bland Cascades, two by the Lafayettes including their great Life's
Too Short, four by the excellent Nuggets who are actually The Calvanes
and others. About 50% of the tracks are new to CD.
THE CASCADES: A Little Like Lovin/ Awake/ Cinderella/ For
Your Sweet Love/ I Dare You To Try/ Jeannie/ THE EL VINOS: My Heart Beats
Faster/ You Won't Be True/ THE EQUADORS: A Vision/ I'll Be the One/ Sputnik
Dance/ DIAN ERHARDT: I'll Wait/ Mama Worries/ THE ESCORTS: Itchy Coo/ You
Can't Even Be My Friend/ THE FOUR ESCORTS: Loop De Loop Mambo/ Love Me/ THE
GRANDISONS: True Romance/ THE LAFAYETTES: I Still Do/ Life's Too Short/
Nobody But You/ THE NUGGETS: Angel on the Dance Floor/ Before We Say
Goodnight/ Cap Snapper/ Just A Friend/ THE PREMIERS: Run Along Baby/ THE
RHYTHMETTES: Only You/ THE TEEN QUEENS: Dear Tommy/ You Good Boy You Get
Cookie/ JIMMY WITHERSPOON & THE STARLIGHTS: Ain't Nobody Business
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Royale 4096 |
Doo-Wop Delights, Vol. #6 |
● CD $17.98 |
29 tracks - about half new to CD. Includes six tracks by the
awful teen pop group the Deb Tones. Also includes sides by The Concords, Chargers, Kings (probably the
best group here),The Destineers, Barry De Vorzon, Ray Johnson and
others.
THE ANTWINETTES: Johnny/ Kill It/ THE BLUE CHIPS: Adios
Adios/ JOHNNY CAMERON: The Crying I'm Doing Alone/ Why Do Fools Fall In
Love/ THE CHARGERS: Dandilion/ Old Mac Donald/ Who Baby Who/ THE CHARGES:
The Counterfiter/ THE CONCORDS: Again/ The Boy Most Likely/ THE DEB TONES:
Cuddly Baby/ Give It Up/ I'm In Love Again/ Knock Knock Who's There?/ Miss
Lonley Hearts/ Rock A Bye/ THE DESTINEERS: So Young/ Take A Look/ BARRY
DEVORZON: Baby Doll/ RAY JOHNSON: Baby Won't You Please Come Home/ THE
KINGS: Elephant Walk/ Till You/ Your Sweet Love/ THE QUARTER NOTES:
Punkanilla/ THE RHYTHMETTES: Homing Pigeon/ DAVE RICH: I've Thought It Over/
THE SAPPHIRES: Everybody Knows/ THE WAGNON SISTERS: My Desire
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Royale 4097 |
Doo-Wop Delights, Vol. #7 |
● CD $17.98 |
Fine 29 track collection - about half of it new to CD.
Includes The Interludes, Neptunes (their This Is My Love is
early soul), Fanstastics, Wildcats (the fine rocker
Beating On The Rug with tough guitar), Little Caesar, Twintones Quintet, The Interludes and more.
THE BABY DOLLS: Cause I'm In Love/ THE CHARGERS: Here In
My Heart/ KIMBALL COBURN: Kam and Pam/ THE DOODLERS: Don't Shake the Tree/
THE DRIVERS: Blue Moon/ I Get Weak/ THE FANTASTICS: Angie Lee/ Dancing Doll/
Drum Beat/ I Got A Zero/ I Told You Once/ This Is My Wedding Day/ THE
GROOVERS: Going Steady/ THE INTERLUDES: I Shed A Million Tears/ Oo Wee/
LITTLE CAESAR: I'm Reachin/ Who Slammed the Door/ THE NEPTUNES: Curiosity
Killed the Cat/ This My Love/ THE THYTHMETTES: Boom Boom/ THE TWINTONES
QUINTET: Baby Lover/ Dream Face/ Love Nest/ THE TWINTONES: My Dear/ The Flip
Skip/ THE WAGNON SISTERS: Baby Wait For Me/ THE WILDCATS: Beating On the
Rug/ Keep Talking/ JIMMY WITHERSPOON & THE STARLIGHTS: Who Baby Who
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Spectrum 544 426-2 |
Motown Connoisseurs |
● CD $13.98 |
20 track collection of lesser known tracks from Tamla,
Motown and Gordy - some making their first appearance on CD here. Includes booklet with
notes on each track.
CHRIS CLARK: Do I Love You/ THE CONTOURS: It's Growing/
THE DETROIT SPINNERS: Where Is That Girl/ THE FOUR TOPS: Where Did You Go/
MARVIN GAYE: Sunny/ When We're Together/ BRENDA HOLLOWAY: Tell Me Your
Story/ THE ISLEY BROTHERS: My Love Is Your Love (Forever)/ GLADYS KNIGHT &
THE PIPS: Here Are The Pieces Of My Broken Heart/ THE MARVELETTES: Don't
Make Hurting Me A Habit/ BARBARA MCNAIR: Forget You Ever Met Me Baby/ THE
ORIGINALS: Don't Stop Now/ MARTHA REEVES: No One There/ SMOKEY ROBINSON &
THE MIRACLES: Flying High Together/ BOBBY TAYLOR: Don't Be Afraid/ THE
TEMPTATIONS: That'll Be The Day/ TAMMI TERRELL: Lone Lonely Town/ UNDISPUTED
TRUTH: You Got The Love I Need/ JUNIOR WALKER: Ain't That The Truth/ STEVIE
WONDER: Hey Love
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Sundazed 11153 |
A Fine Time! The South Side Of Soul Street |
● CD $16.98 |
18 track collection of Southern soul drawn from the obscure
Minaret label from Florida recorded between 1967 and 1970 including three
previously unissued. It features sides by Genie Brooks, Willie Gable, Johnny
Dynamite, The Double Soul, Candy & Billy (featuring Candi Staton), John
Hamilton & Doris Allen, Willie Cobbs, Gable Reed and Leroy Lloyd & The
Dukes.
DORIS ALLEN: A Shell of a Woman/ Bright Star/ Them
Changes/ GENIE BROOKS: Fine Time/ Helping Hand/ South Side of Soul Street/
CANDY & BILLY: The Judgement/ WILLIE COBBS: Don't Worry About Me/ You Have
Done Me Wrong (previously unreleased)/ DOUBLE SOUL: I Can't Use You/
Unfinished Sympathy (previously unreleased)/ JOHNNY DYNAMITE: Everybody's
Clown/ Money Man (previously unreleased)/ The Night the Angels Cried/ WILLIE
GABLE: Eternally/ LEROY AND THE DUKES: Sewanee Strut/ GABLE REED: Who's Been
Warming My Oven/ DOUBLE SOUL: Blue Diamonds
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Universal 984 616-3 |
100 Soul Classics |
● CD $27.98 |
Four CD set with 100 tracks from the late 50s through mid
70s. Dutch TV package with original recordings by Diana Ross & The Supremes,
Otis Redding, Erma Franklin, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Elgins,
Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes, Ramsey Lewis Trio, Jerry Butler, The
Contours, The Isley Brothers, Jackson 5, The Temptations, The Velvelettes,
Gladys Knight & The Pips, Roy Ayers, The Stylistics, Johnnie Taylor, Martha
Reeves & The Vandellas, Bill Withers, Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions,
Michael Jackson, Shirley Brown, Johnny Bristol, Sammy Davis Jr. (!), Howard
Tate, The Marvelettes, Marvin Gaye, The Originals, Brook Benton, William
Bell & Judy Clay, Eddie Holman, Eddie Kendricks and many more.
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Stateside 584 936-2 |
Lookin' For A Love |
● CD $11.98 |
19 tracks, 73 mins, highly recommended
Great collection of
soul and funk recorded for Minit and Liberty between 1968 and 1976 by this
brilliant singer and songwriter. Includes remakes of two songs he originally
recorded with The Valentinos Looking For A Love and a funk version of
It's All Over Now that bears little resemblance to the original,
I'm A Midnight Mover written for Wilson Pickett (who recorded 17 of
Bobby's songs), the theme song from the superior "blaxploitation" movie
Across 110th Street and other fine songs, often dealing with social
concerns. Great singing, great songs and great arrangements from an
underrated talent. Just listen to what he does to The Mamas & Papas
california Dreaming - he takes it to a whole other place. (FS)
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