VA - Soul Allnighter 60s Stompers & 70s Dancefloor Classics [2002] (2 x CDs)

NORTHERN SOUL

VA - Soul Allnighter 60s Stompers & 70s Dancefloor Classics [2002] (2 x CDs)

The nice thing about this compilation of Northern Soul and Modern Soul is that it overwhelmingly does not go for the obvious candidates. Yes, there's The Ivories' Please Stay, Jerry Fuller's Double Life, Inspirations' You're Wish Is My Command and Sid Barnes' take on Jerry Cook's I Hurt On The Other Side present but that's just 10% of this good value 40 track compilation. For collectors this is a boon - most of these tracks are deeper catalogue meaning it's a great place to investigate Northern Soul after the usual suspects - although it does feature two tracks from Kev Roberts' Bubbling Under 100 I've not found anywhere else: Just Brothers' Carlena and First Choice's This Is The House (Where Love Died). Northern Soul refuses to die and this 2002 set is built around popular tracks played at The Metropolitan Soul Club, which prides itself on continuing the legacy of both Wigan Casino and Blackpool Mecca - clubs that took quite different directions. The Metropolitan Soul Club is trying to continue those legacies as well as develop its own sound, hence the digging for less familiar tracks. This largely works - the vast majority here are at least very good, many are excellent. If you want to dig further into the genre and are trying to avoid the same tracks repeatedly popping up on easily available compilations this is a fine place to start. (Amazon)

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Track lists

CD01

01 Sammy Ambrose - Welcome To Dreamsville 2:24

02 Debra Anderson - Funny How We've Changed Places 2:25

03 Jive Five - Crying Like A Baby 2:40

04 Marie Knight - You Lie So Well 2:24

05 Melba Moore - Don't Cry Sing Along With The Music 2:11

06 Porgy And The Monarches - That Girl 2:03

07 S.O.U.L. - This Time Around 3:16

08 Billy T. Soul - Call On Billy 2:37

09 Toys - I Got My Heart Set On You 2:32

10 J.B. Troy - Live On 2:01

11 Candy & The Kisses - Out In The Streets Again 2:03

12 Judy Clay - You Busted My Mind 2:09

13 Billy Thompson - Black Eyed Girl 1:55

14 Anglos - Since You've Been Gone 2:18

15 Esquires - You've Got The Power 2:37

16 First Choice - This Is The House Where Love Died 2:58

17 Jack Montgomery - Do You Believe It? 1:58

18 Ultra High Frequency - We're On The Right Track 5:19

19 Mill Evans - I've Got To Have Your Love 1:47

20 Jerry Fuller - Double Life 2:59

CD02

01 Olympics - Same Old Thing 2:15

02 Charlie Whitehead - I Finally Found Myself Something To Sing About 5:26

03 Al Wilson - Touch And Go 3:08

04 Denise Chandler - I'm Walking Away 2:44

05 Just Brothers - Carlena 2:42

06 Curtis Blandon - In The Long Run 2:43

07 Ivories - Please Stay 2:33

08 Betty Moorer - Speed Up 2:34

09 Stemmons Express - Woman, Love, Thief 2:40

10 Daryl Stewart - Name It And Claim It 2:39

11 George Tindley - Pity The Poor Man 5:09

12 Accents - New Girl 2:06

13 Admirations - Don't Leave Me 2:30

14 Inspirations - Your Wish Is My Command 2:13

15 Padded Cell - Mr. Misery 2:21

16 Ringleaders - Baby What Has Happened To Our Love 2:16

17 Arnold Blair - Trying To Get Next To You 2:59

18 Sid Barnes - I Hurt On The Other Side 2:57

19 Cicero Blake - Sad Feeling 2:53

20 Liz Lands - Don't Shut Me Out 2:37

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