The Vibrations were one of the first groups to receive significant turntable time in the early days of the Northern Soul scene, with several of their OKeh singles going for as much as £2.00, in the days when most of those who wanted them didn't take home much more than £8.00 per week.
There have been several attempts to chronicle the group's years on the OKeh label, but most have overlooked the tracks that collectors actually want, in favour of the many standards that the group cut during their five-year tenure with OKeh.
This being a Kent release, they have ditched virtually all of the latter and aimed the package directly at those who've been dancing to their great floor-fillers since the 60s.
Included are the A-sides of almost all of the Vibrations' OKeh and Epic 45s, plus as many of the B-sides as they could fit in - and, as a bonus, they also feature five previously unissued up-tempo cuts from the mid 60s, which include songs by soul legends Curtis Mayfield, Eugene Record of the Chi-Lites and Van McCoy.
Here are `Cause You're Mine' (in stereo, and more than half a minute longer than the 45), `Gonna Get Along Without You Now', `End Up Crying', `Soul A Go-Go' and many others, newly remastered from the original tapes and sounding better than ever... 1. `CAUSE YOU'RE MINE (Unedited Stereo Mix)
2. I TOOK AN OVERDOSE
3. REMEMBER THE RAIN
4. LOVE IN THEM THERE HILLS
5. TOGETHER
6. COME TO YOURSELF
7. ALWAYS HAD YOUR WAY
8. YOU BETTER BEWARE
9. SOUL A GO - GO
10. PICK ME (Unedited Stereo Mix)
11. THE SEARCHING IS OVER
12. GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU NOW
13. DON'T LET IT HIDE
14. CANADIAN SUNSET
15. FOLLOW YOUR HEART
16. IF YOU ONLY KNEW
17. KEEP ON KEEPING ON
18. FINDING OUT THE HARD WAY
19. TALKIN' ABOUT LOVE
20. HELLO HAPPINESS
21. END UP CRYING
22. WATUSI TIME
23. AIN'T LOVE THAT WAY
24. SLOOP DANCE
25. I PEEPED YOUR HOLE CARD
26. FORGIVE AND FORGET
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