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Manhattan Soul
February 28, 2011

Product Description
Kent Records cut its teeth on the great New York labels Scepter, Wand and Musicor. The imprints were much more than the hits of the time, already widely available so we've gone back to the one-offs, the neglected and indeed the newly discovered sides that have turned up in recent times.

Dancers are catered for by classics including Marie Knight's `That's No Way To Treat A Girl' (here in the intriguing long version that Kent first discovered), Betty Moorer's Latin-tinged `Speed Up', Diane Lewis' Detroit opus `Without Your Love' and JB Troy's currently in-demand `Live On'.

There are some choice unissued sides from the unknown Helen Henry, singer/producer Ed Townsend with a beaty proto-soul number and a terrific slab of early funk from the magnificent Jackie Moore. An Ashford, Simpson and Armstead song, `One Time Too Many', is a mouth-watering taster of a forthcoming CD of unissued Shirelles recordings.

The more modern sounds of the labels' influential 70s singles are represented by the southern-sounding Ann Bailey, a Curtis-inspired Patti Jo and the oddly-named, but surprisingly soulful, Buckeye Politicians.

Big city ballads are rightly represented and the notable ones include Winfield Parker's scarce `Will There Ever Be Another Love For Me', George Tindley's beautiful `So Help Me Woman' and a previously unissued version of the popular beat ballad `Millionaire' by the unknown artist Lee Thomas. Finally we're including Johnny Maestro's flip to `Stepping Out Of The Picture', `Afraid Of Love', which is a corking early soul sound deserving of plays.

1. That's No Way To Treat A Girl - Marie Knight
2. I Want A Guarantee - Maxine Brown
3. It's A Dream I've Always Had AKA Hey Girl - Porgy & The Monarchs
4. I Love You 1,000 Times - Platters
5. Take My Love Along With You - The Tabs
6. A Little Bit Of Heartbreak - Helen Henry
7. Stick By Me - Ed Townsend
8. Afraid Of Love - Johnny Maestro & The Crests
9. Live On - J.B. Troy
10. I've Got To Find Someone To Love Me - Jerry Fisher & The Nightbeats
11. Millionaire - Lee Thomas
12. Walking With Pride - Dan & The Clean Cuts
13. Girl I Could Love You More - The Buckeye Politicians
14. Will There Ever Be Another Love For Me - Winfield Parker
15. Ain't No Love Lost - Patti Jo
16. Sweeping Your Dirt Under My Rug - Ann Bailey
17. The Same Change - Jackie Moore
18. Speed Up - Betty Moorer
19. Without Your Love - Diane Lewis
20. One Time Too Many - The Shirelles
21. You Got It Baby - The Toys
22. Blast Off To Love - Jocko Henderson
23. Diamond Ring - The Fabulous Dinos
24. So Help Me Woman - George Tindley

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I realy wish Kent/Ace would do follow-up volume to "New York Soul Serenade" - focusing on Scepter/Wand & Musicor's "Uptown"/"Big City" sound; instead of another "mixed bag" compilation like this.

Or a "Take Me To The River" Volume 2 (southern soul).

Manhattan Soul
Volume 2
July 30, 2012

Product Description
Further quality soul sides from the New York labels that we know and love, Scepter, Wand and Musicor.

Unissued gems come from the great Jimmy Radcliffe with his reading of the big city soul classic `Deep In The Heart Of Harlem'; a previously-unheard vocal version of Benny Gordon and the Soul Brothers' instrumental `Horsin' Around'; and an early soul shouter from the intriguingly named Lois Lane.

Four great sides that Kent first issued on long-deleted vinyl and deserve a CD review are Roscoe Robinson's ballad `Lonely Guy'; Tommy Hunt's `New Neighbourhood'; an alternate version of the Imaginations' `Strange Neighbourhood'; the Catalinas' blue-eyed soul track `Who Knows Better'; and Big Maybelle's powerhouse `How Does It Feel Now'.

Northern Soul rarities are provided by Porgy & The Monarchs, Jerry Tiffle, Irma & The Fascinators, Ed Bruce and Billy T Soul. Crossover gems come from Will Hatcher, Something New and Chris Bartley, while plain old classic mid 60s soul numbers are provided by Freddie Hughes, Joe Perkins, the Masqueraders and Lou Lawton.

1. Who Am I Without You Baby - Willie Hatcher
2. New Neighbourhood - Tommy Hunt
3. The Parade Of Broken Hearts - The Soul Brothers
4. Who Knows Better - The Catalinas
5. It's Gonna Be Alright - Sylvia Jenkins
6. You Babe - Something New
7. You Found My Lonely Heart A Home - Shep Grant
8. Lonesome Guy - Roscoe Robinson
9. That Girl - Porgy & The Monarchs
10. I Just Gotta Have You - Nella Dodds
11. I Don't Want Nobody To Lead Me On - Masqueraders
12. Knick Knack, Patti Whack - Lou Lawton
13. No Jealous Lover Lois Lane
14. Runaway Slave - Joe Perkins
15. Deep In The Heart Of Harlem - Jimmy Radcliffe
16. Hey Whatcha Doin - Jerry Tiffe
17. Lost Love - Irma & The Fascinators
18. Kiss And Make Up -Inspirations
19. I Gotta Keep My Bluff In - Freddie Hughes
20. I'm Gonna Have A Party - Ed Bruce
21. A Man, A Woman - Chris Bartley
22. Call On Billy - Billy T Soul
23. How Do You Feel Now - Big Maybelle
24. Horsin' Around - Benny Gordon/Soul Brothers

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