Seller soul singles on Brunswick – nearly all of which come from the prime mid-to-late 60s period at the legendary Chicago label – with Jackie Wilson, Billy Butler, Barbara Acklin, Gene Chandler, Erma Franklin, Lavern Baker and many more! There's a tight focus here on mid-to-late 60s Brunswick – all of them great – and many are quite rare. There are some modest or regional hits in the set, but most might have been forgotten if not for the devotion of the Northern Soul scenes to come. It's got a number of uptempo stormers, midtempo groovers and some sweet surprises. Soul galore, indeed! Includes "Soul Galore" by Jackie Wilson, "Have More Time" by Marvin Smith, "Oh Linda" by Leroy Taylor, "I'll Bet You" by Billy Butler, "There Was A Time" by Gene Chandler, "Sweet, Sweet Revenge" by Alvin Valentine, "A Strange Way" by The Loreleis, "Just Ain't No Love" by Barbara Acklin, "I'm The Only One To Do It" by Lavern Baker, "California Montage" by Young-Holt Unlimited and many more. ~ Dusty Groove
A sprawling, double-sized set of Northern Soul singles – compiled by Richard Searling and with a focus on the pivotal mid 60s period – from the vaults of labels/imprints both big and small! It's got great singles issued at the time on Roulette, Capitol, United Artists, Sue, Veep, Minit, Liberty and more – mostly from '65-'68 – with some fairly famous names and comparably forgotten ones. Most of these tunes became rarities quite soon after they appeared – and it's s a massive set, too – with 50 tracks on 2CDs! Includes "Better Use Your Head" by Little Anthony & The Imperials, "Dance Dance Dance" by The Casualeers, "I'll Do Anything" by Doris Troy, "He Always Comes Back To Me" by Clydie King, "Movin' Away" by Kenny Lynch, "The Drifter" by Ray Pollard, "Breakout" by Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, "My Dear Heart" by Shawn Robinson, River Of Tears" by by Barbara Banks, "She Blew A Good Thing" by The Poets, "I'm On My Way" by Dean Parrish and more. ~ Dusty Groove
An inspired set of soulful anthems put together by Harmless UK – one that's not so subtly inspired by the 2012 London Olympic Games – with a pretty deep selection of classic era Northern Soul, uptempo R&B, funk and otherwise driving, dancefloor-ready soul! The heart of the 2CD set is beating with old school sounds, but it's got a handful numbers from the past decade-or-so – and there are no clichéd jock jams to be found! Great stuff by Curtis Mayfield, Archie Bell & The Drells, Roscoe Shelton, Linda Jones, Alice Clark, The Inciters, LTG Exchange, Bettye Swann, Sly & The Family Stone, GQ, Kleeer, Aretha Franklin and more – plus more recent numbers by The Heavy, Des'Ree and others. 42 tracks on 2CDs! "Turnin' My Heartbeat Up" by The MVPs, "You Can't Take It" by Linda Jones, "Ride Your Pony" by Lee Dorsey, "Speed Up" by Betty Moorer, "Walk With A Winner" by Gene McDaniels, "Keep On Trying" by LTG Exchange, "Runnin' Away" by Sly & The Family Stone, "Standing Ovation: by GQ, "Jump To It" by Aretha Franklin, "Step By Step" by Joe Simon, "How You Like Me Now" by The Heavy and more. ~ Dusty Groove
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