[2017-09-29] Chuck Jackson "Big New York Soul: Wand Records 1961-1966" (Kent UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Aug 16, 2017 3:37 pm

Description
We released the best of Chuck Jackson's Wand recordings on "Good Things" (CDKEND 935) in 1990. Since then Kent has issued all of Chuck's eight Wand LPs on four CDs. A review of the tapes from our Wand trawl of the mid-80s, along with recent tape discoveries, means we can issue a final CD of previously unreleased tracks and rarities. Of the eight previously unheard songs debuting here, the highlights are the perky opener 'Things Just Ain't Right', a tremendous cover of the Curtis Mayfield-written 'Need To Belong', originally covered by Jerry Butler and 'Anymore', a duet with Dionne Warwick, a teaming never before heard. We have also included 'Little By Little', a great uptempo dancer only previously released on the 1987 Kent LP "A Powerful Soul" which is long deleted and 'The Silencer', a secret agent-styled film theme tune which was only released on compilation CDs in the 90s. There is also a demo of 'In Between Tears', previously only available on a Kent LP. There are two very good B-sides; 'For All Time' and 'And That's Saying A Lot' which have never before appeared on CD. Some collectors may know 'And That's Saying A Lot' from Christine Perfect's cover on her first solo LP. Additionally 'Big New York' is included as it has only appeared on the "In The Naked City" CD, which is now deleted. Although the rest of Chuck's material was issued on the two-LPs-on-one CD series, this was mainly in stereo and we have obtained mono versions of such great numbers as 'If I Didn't Love You', 'I've Got To Be Strong' and 'This Broken Heart (That You Gave Me)'. 'Another Day' and 'King Of The Mountain' also get the mono treatment, and sit well with a third unissued Bob Crewe and the 4 Seasons-related track 'Through My Tears' and provide an interesting side-story.

Tracklist
1. Things Just Ain't Right
2. Little By Little
3. Hand It Over
4. Big New York
5. King Of The Mountain
6. Another Day
7. Need To Belong
8. For All Time
9. If I Didn't Love You
10. The Same Old Story
11. Why Some People Don't Like Me
12. Whatcha' Gonna Say Tomorrow
13. I've Got To Be Strong
14. The Silencer
15. This Broken Heart That You Gave Me
16. Meet Me Half Way
17. And That's Saying A Lot
18. Through My Tears
19. Look Over Your Shoulder
20. Getting Ready For The Heartbreak
21. In Between Tears
22. All About You
23. Anymore
24. Why

Amazon USA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074JV6YCL/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B074JV6YCL/?tag=imwan-21

[2017-09-29] Chuck Jackson "Big New York Soul: Wand Records 1961-1966" (Kent UK)

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