[2017-05-26] VA "Nothing But A House Party: The Birth Of The Philly Sound 1967-71" (Kent UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Sat May 20, 2017 5:07 pm

Description
For the whole of the 1970s, the Philly Sound was a leading and immediately identifiable component of black American music. A crack team of producers, songwriters and musicians raised worldwide awareness of Philadelphia soul to the level the Motown Sound had enjoyed during the previous decade. Anyone with half an ear for music could spot a Philly soul record by its opening bars, whatever the location of the label on which it appeared.

In the same way the Motown Sound really came together after the company started recording almost exclusively in its own premises, the Philly Sound quickly took shape once Joe Tarsia, the former chief engineer at Cameo-Parkway Studios, opened Sigma Sound in 1968. There had been other notable studios in the city, such as Virtue, where the sound had been coming together under the auspices of those who would later play increasingly significant roles in its creation. It took a short time for the Philly Sound to come together but a lot of great records were cut during its evolution. Spanning the period 1967 to 1971, shortly before the establishment of Philadelphia International Records and the complete realisation of the Philly Sound, this new Kent compilation contains two dozen of the very best examples.

All the artists featured here played an important part in the development of the Philly Sound. While some – Moses Smith, for example – made just a couple of records, others such as George Tindley and Len Barry enjoyed lengthy careers, and non-locals Jerry Butler, Archie Bell, Peaches & Herb and Freddie Scott enjoyed hits with recordings made in other cities. For those who know only the Philly Sound hits of the 70s, this collection will prove to be revelatory. Those who go back a bit further will relish the chance to revisit some of the goodies that drew them to Philly soul in the first place. Many of the tracks have never been on UK CD before and some are reissued here for the first time. And as always, the booklet is stuffed with as many photos and illustrations as we could accommodate.

Tracklist
1. Ain't Nothing But A House Party - The Show Stoppers
2. You've Been Untrue - The Delfonics
3. It's All Over But The Shouting - George Tindley
4. Never Give You Up - Jerry Butler
5. Help Me (Get Over My Used To Be Lover) - Honey & The Bees
6. Christine - Executive Suite
7. Love Is All Right - Cliff Nobles
8. Ain't Got The Love Of One Girl (On My Mind) - The Ambassadors
9. Peace To You Brother - Lou Jackson
10. My Balloon's Going Up - Archie Bell & The Drells
11. That's The Price You Have To Pay - Brenda & The Tabulations
12. Rainmaker - The Moods
13. Keep On Striving - Moses Smith
14. Piper Must Be Paid - Sonny Ross
15. You Better Stop It - Barbara Mason
16. Goin' Home To An Empty House - Sunshine
17. Every Day Is A Holiday - The Intruders
18. (You) Got What I Need - Freddie Scott
19. Girl You're Too Young - Len Barry
20. Your Fool Still Loves You - Oscar Weathers
21. What You Gave Up - The Continental 4
22. Let's Make A Promise - Peaches & Herb
23. I'm On My Way - Winfield Parker
24. Standing In The Darkness - The Ethics

Amazon USA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y5M39TH/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06Y5M39TH/?tag=imwan-21

[2017-05-26] VA "Nothing But A House Party: The Birth Of The Philly Sound 1967-71" (Kent UK)

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