[2015-03-30] VA "Northern Soul's Classiest Rarities Volume 5" (Kent/Ace UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2015 7:04 pm

Description
Nearly five years has elapsed since our last volume in this popular series and our latest CD reflects the continued success of funk-influenced dancers on the Northern Soul scene. The obscure Atlanta-based Sho Biz label provides 'Lover Man' by the Soul Brothers in that style; this is by far the rarer of their two singles. Mel Davis' 'Just Another Smile' first found favour on the Deep Funk scene but the solid beat enabled it to crossover to forward-thinking Northern venues in the same way that the Webb People's 'I'm Sending Vibrations' has done. That Dave Hamilton track, produced in Detroit, is featured in an extended version with superb multi-track tape audio for the first time. Other tape finds come from Nashville's most important girl group, the Avons, whose original 60s version of Peggy Gaines' 'When The Boy That You Love' is femme soul unsurpassed. The Bay Area's Jeanette Jones had yet another unissued soul stomper in the can at GSR studios and 'Break Someone Else's Heart' will please her followers. J.J. Barnes has devotees stretching back forty years plus and the discovery of a third side, previously unreleased, from his classy Ring 45 will set Detroit collectors' hearts aflutter. Southern fans will be thrilled to hear Clarence Reid's version of Paul Kelly's 'You Don't Know (You Just Don't Know)'. Big Northern hitters include Terri Goodnight's 'They Didn't Know' a super-rare stomper that has evaded most collectors for decades. Mary Saxton's 'Losing Control' also commands top dollar, while classy Chicago numbers by the Steelers and Roy Wright aren't remotely cheap. The relatively common 'Wrong Wrong Wrong' is flavour of the year again and picking up plays all over the scene. The Volumes' 'That Same Old Feeling' is a quality Detroit 45 which could have been designed for this compilation, like the much cheaper but equally wonderful 'Two Loves Have I' by jazz giant Big Joe Turner. There are vocal groups, a hint of modern, a Wheel classic and piles of soul for collectors who appreciate the good stuff.

Tracklist
1. When The Boy That You Love (Is Loving You) - The Avons
2. Hang Around - Marva Holiday
3. That Same Old Feeling - The Volumes
4. Just Beginning To Love You - The Steelers
5. I Can't Get Hold Of Myself - Clifford Curry
6. Losing Control - Mary Saxton
7. They Didn't Know - Terri Goodnight
8. It's All In The Way (You Look At It Baby) - Mousie & The Traps
9. It's Alright To Cry Sometime - J.J. Barnes
10. Lover Man - The Soul Brothers
11. How I Got Over - Darondo Pulliam
12. Hook Line And Sinker - Roy Wright
13. Just Another Smile - Mel Davis
14. I'm Sending Vibrations - The Webb People
15. Butterfly aka I Wish I Knew - The Ballads
16. It Ain't No Achievement - The Millionaires
17. Two Loves Have I - Big Joe Turner
18. Wrong, Wrong, Wrong - Ray & Dave
19. Pins And Needles - Eddy Giles
20. I'm The Reason - Cleo Jackson; Huck & The Soul Patrol
21. If You Don't Know, You Just Don't Know - The Dialtones
22. Do The Popcorn - Little Johnny Hamilton
23. Break Someone Else's Heart - Jeanette Jones
24. This Man Wants You - Jesse Cowan

Amazon USA
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TE3P5HW/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00TE3P5HW/?tag=imwan-21

Linda · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2015 7:11 pm

Previously released in this series:

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Aug 21, 2015 7:31 pm

[2015-03-30] VA "Northern Soul's Classiest Rarities Volume 5" (Kent/Ace UK)

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