VA - Soul Cargo, The Early Years Of Groove & Popcorn [1994 -1997] (10 x CD's)

SOUL CARGO

Previously posted May 11, 2022

VA - Soul Cargo, The Early Years Of Groove & Popcorn [1994 -1997] (10 x CD's)

Popcorn (sometimes Belgian Popcorn or oldies popcorn) is a style of music and dancing first established in Belgium in the 1970's and 1980's. The style includes a wide variety of mostly American and British recordings of R&B and soul made between the late 1950's and mid 1960's, often relatively obscure, and characterized by a slow or medium, rather than fast, tempo. The style has been described by musician and writer Bob Stanley as "possibly the last truly underground music scene in Europe."

This multi-volume Soul Cargo series gives us underground and rare tracks from the seemingly endless vaults of Popcorn and Groove records from the mid 60's in Detroit. With the exception of a handful of tracks most of the cuts will be unfamiliar to all but the most avid soul collector, a situation which speaks volumes about the myopia of oldies radio playlists but says nothing about the consistently high quality of the music here. Many singles deserve consideration as lost classics. The sheer volume of obscure soul singles here is astounding, and better still, is matched by the music's consistency and quality.

Although the complete absence of liner notes prevents Soul Cargo from offering a truly definitive portrait of the era, the series is nevertheless a goldmine for collectors. If you've exhausted the riches Motown and Stax have to offer, rarities like these are the next place to go. (Amazon)

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Vol. 01

01 Leon Haywood Soul Cargo 0:03:30

02 Tommy Neal Going to a Happening 0:02:37

03 Gwen McCrae Lead Me On 0:02:12

04 Bobby Moore Hey Mister Dj 0:02:54

05 Wilmer & the Dukes Give Me One More Chance 0:02:23

06 Rex Garvin Believe it Or Not 0:02:40

07 Clarence Carter Thread the Needle 0:02:44

08 Ikettes (I'm So) Thankful 0:02:48

09 Tams Untie Me 0:02:24

10 Donnie Elbert Do Watcha Wanna 0:02:05

11 Ramsey Lewis Jade East 0:02:56

12 Erroll Garner Affinidad 0:02:55

13 Jamo Thomas I Spy for the Fbi 0:02:37

14 Billy Butler & the Enchanters You Ain't Ready 0:02:32

15 J.J. Jackson But It's Alright 0:02:52

16 Larkin, Billy Hole in the Wall 0:02:38

17 Freddy Robinson Black Fox 0:05:06

18 Five Stairsteps Danger He's a Stranger 0:02:35

19 Slim Harpo Baby Scratch My Back 0:02:59

20 Impressions Minstrel and Queen 0:02:20

Vol. 02

01 Chico & Buddy Can You Dig It? 0:03:04

02 Hank Jacobs So Far Away 0:02:25

03 David Coleman Drown My Heart 0:03:04

04 San Remo Golden Strings Hungry for Love 0:02:56

05 Darrell Banks Open the Door to Your Heart 0:02:38

06 Jackie Ross Jerk and Twine 0:02:36

07 Tony Clarke The Entertainer 0:02:30

08 Johnny Lytle The Loop 0:02:19

09 Roscoe Robinson That's Enough 0:02:56

10 Barbara Acklin Love Makes a Woman 0:03:02

11 James Booker Gonzo 0:02:31

12 Little Hank Mister Bang-Bang Man 0:02:42

13 Jan Bradley Mama Didn't Lie 0:02:08

14 Dave "Baby" Cortez Hot Cakes 0:02:33

15 Lou Rawls Dead End Street 0:04:03

16 Bud Harper Mr Soul 0:02:42

17 Johnny Taylor Blues in the Night 0:03:19

18 Ikettes I'm Blue 0:02:32

19 Robert Parker Caught You in a Lie 0:02:38

20 David Porter Hang on Sloopy (Long Version) 0:11:07

Vol. 03

01 Billy Preston Let Me Know 0:02:08

02 Wilson Pickett Let Me Be Your Boy 0:03:07

03 Sweet Inspirations Sweet Inspirations 0:02:49

04 Frank Frost My Back Scratcher 0:02:38

05 Champs Ali-Baba 0:02:28

06 Garnett Mimms There Goes My Baby 0:02:33

07 Horace Silver Song for My Father 0:07:17

08 Derek Martin Daddy Rollin Stone 0:02:33

09 Freddy King San-Ho-Zay 0:02:39

10 Little Milton Can't Hold Back the Tears 0:02:32

11 El Chicano Viva Tirado 0:04:41

12 Earl Grant Fever 0:03:18

13 Betty Everett Please Love Me 0:02:28

14 Marv Johnson I Miss You Baby 0:02:50

15 Cliff Nobles & Co The Horse 0:02:48

16 Grover Mitchell I Don't Wanna Hear it Baby 0:02:22

17 Fontella Bass Safe and Sound 0:02:49

18 Little Grady Lewis Soul Smokin 0:02:50

19 Alvin Cash Do it One More Time 0:02:36

20 Eddie Harris Foolish 0:07:10

Vol. 04

01 Spooners Crowd Two in the Morning 0:02:31

02 Jano Thomas Must I Holler 0:02:56

03 Billy Larkin Pigmy 0:02:44

04 Donald Austin Pea Shooter 0:02:12

05 Clay Hammond Dance Little Girl 0:01:54

06 Willy Terry Follow the Leader 0:02:58

07 Ray Sharpe Help Me 0:02:34

08 Lee Rogers I Want You to Have Everything 0:02:32

09 Mel Tormé Comin' Home Baby 0:02:51

10 Naturals Lenny Goofed 0:02:21

11 Lionel Torrence Moscow Twist 0:02:21

12 Jewels Opportunity 0:02:28

13 Bob & Earl Harlem Shuffle 0:03:10

14 Henry Mancini Experiment in Terror 0:02:55

15 Hank Jacobs Hanks Groove 0:02:36

16 Spyder Turner Stand By Me 0:02:52

17 Alvin Cash Alvin's Boogalo 0:02:35

18 Bobby Marchan Ain't No Reason for Girls 0:02:46

19 Davy Jones Soul Samba 0:05:41

20 Billy Preston Billy's Bag 0:03:43

Vol. 05

01 Billy Steward No Girl 0:02:42

02 Jimmy Norman This is Beg of You 0:02:25

03 Cash McCall You No Aint to Cool 0:02:34

04 Johnny Nash Falling Inand Out of Love 0:03:06

05 Monk Higgins Creatrix Did It 0:02:52

06 Peets Stuk on You 0:02:14

07 Johnny C. Boogaloo on Broadway 0:02:40

08 Jimmy Radcliff Long After Tonight 0:02:31

09 Harvey Scales Love it Is 0:02:54

10 One G. & Three Poquito Soul 0:02:58

11 Bobby Bland Doing the Mules 0:02:31

12 Barbara Lynn Im a Good Woman 0:02:28

13 Nicky Lee The Ten Commandments of Man 0:03:02

14 Dobby Gray The in Crowd 0:02:51

15 Kenny Burrell Chitlin Con Carne 0:05:37

16 Bo Diddley Ooh Baby 0:06:39

17 J. G. Watson One Kiss 0:02:27

18 Braceros Spanish Moss 0:02:34

19 Brother Jack McDuff Cant Get Satisfed 0:05:28

20 Dynatones Bottom End 0:02:55

21 Impressions Womans Got Soul 0:02:27

22 Donald Byrd Cantaloup Island 0:04:46

Vol. 06

01 Googie Rene Bossa Baby 0:02:56

02 Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band Caesar's Palace 0:02:40

03 Otis Leavill When the Music Grooves 0:02:19

04 Billy Larkin Ain't That a Groove 0:02:41

05 Syl Johnson Different Strokes 0:02:15

06 Soul Runners Spreadin' Honey 0:02:15

07 Lee Dorsey Ride Your Pony 0:02:55

08 Lionel Torrence Moscow Twist 0:02:26

09 Brenton Wood The Oogum-Boogum Song 0:02:28

10 Johnny Hartman Besame Mucho 0:03:02

11 Jerry-O Funky Boogaloo 0:02:47

12 Jackie Harris No King of Man 0:02:05

13 Z.Z. Hill Everybody Has to Cry 0:02:42

14 Mickey & the Soul Generation Chocolate 0:02:27

15 Carl Carlton Bad for Each Other 0:02:19

16 Brian Auger Bumpin on Sunset 0:04:48

17 Chell-Mars Roamin Heart 0:02:04

18 Jesse James Singers Income Tax Evasion 0:02:33

19 Lee Andrews & the Hearts Operator 0:02:15

20 Lonnie Smith Sideman 0:04:53

Vol. 07

01 Ray Barretto Soul Drummers 0:03:02

02 Brown Brothers of Soul Cholo 0:02:59

03 Romeos Mucho Soul 0:01:58

04 Soul Machine Twitchie Feet 0:02:49

05 Henry Cane Dead End Street 0:01:51

06 T.V. Slim Love Bounce 0:02:31

07 Fury's Zing Went the Strings of My Heart 0:02:06

08 Xavier Cugat The Joker 0:02:16

09 Nolan Porter If I Could Only Be Sure 0:03:29

10 Poncho Sanchez Night Walk 0:04:40

11 Micki Lynn I've Got the Blues 0:02:48

12 Dee Felice Trio There Was a Time 0:02:53

13 Jackie Edwards I Don't Know 0:03:17

14 Helene Smith You Got to Do Your Share 0:02:31

15 Johnny Taylor Keep on Lovin You 0:02:47

16 Valentinos Baby, Lots of Luck 0:02:47

17 Ernie K-Doe I Love You the Best 0:01:59

18 Dyke & the Blazers The Wobble 0:02:42

19 Charlie Russo Goofin 0:02:19

20 Johnny Moore Sold on You 0:02:05

21 Sam & Dave I Got a Thing Goin' On 0:02:45

22 Barbara & Brenda That's When You Got Soul 0:02:20

23 Ty Hunter Lonely Baby 0:02:50

24 Carla Thomas All I Want for X-Mas is You 0:02:44

25 Donny Hathaway The Ghetto 0:06:47

Vol. 08

01 Billy Larkin It Doesn't Matter Anymore 0:02:36

02 Cash Alvin Twine Time 0:02:26

03 Claus Ogerman Cuchy Frito Man 0:02:57

04 Roger Hatcher Sweetest Girl in the World 0:02:16

05 Helen Smith Sure Thing 0:02:06

06 Les McCann El-Soul-O 0:03:20

07 Young-Holt Unlimited Baby Your Light is Out 0:03:29

08 Party Brothers Nassau Daddy 0:02:22

09 Radiants Voice Your Choice 0:02:31

10 Gil Scott-Heron The Bottle 0:05:26

11 Ruby & the Party Gang Hey Ruby 0:03:07

12 Festivals Music 0:02:09

13 Companions Help a Lonely Guy 0:02:17

14 Roy Handy Baby That's a Groove 0:02:24

15 Googie Rene Keep the Soul Baby 0:02:49

16 Capitols Hello Stranger 0:02:28

17 Barbara McNair He's a King 0:02:31

18 Lucky Clark Let Me Be the Fool 0:02:45

19 Jan Bradley Behind the Curtains 0:01:57

20 Coley Arnez Fever 0:02:54

21 Teacho & the Students Chills and Fever 0:01:54

22 Jimmy Ricks Daddy Rollin' Stone 0:02:25

23 Lowell Fulsom Funky Broadway 0:03:01

24 George Freeman Doqn and Out 0:02:24

25 Al Apollo I'm Walkin 0:02:17

26 Gay Meadows & the Yobyalps Only One 0:02:13

Vol. 09

01 Mac McRebennack Sahara 0:02:17

02 Jimmy Burns Give Her to Me 0:02:47

03 Bettye Swann Make Me Yours 0:03:11

04 Alvin Cash Boston Monkey 0:02:26

05 Geno Washington Michael 0:02:33

06 Four Gents Soul Sister 0:02:48

07 Ricardo King Won't You Come on Home? 0:02:24

08 Willie Weems & the Outlaws Greens 0:02:18

09 Chuck Johnson Here We Go Around 0:02:18

10 Freddy Butler I'm Not Afraid 0:03:07

11 Tom & Jerrio Come on and Love Me 0:02:28

12 Bobby Bland I Ain't Myself Anymore 0:02:33

13 Clarence Carter Slip Away 0:02:33

14 Brenton Wood Gimme Little Sign 0:02:22

15 Z.Z. Hill You Must Cheat and Lie 0:02:33

16 Peermonts Making Out 0:02:34

17 Bobby Womack Tried and Convicted 0:02:45

18 Wilson Pickett My Heart Belongs to You 0:02:21

19 Juggy Soul at Sunrise 0:02:52

20 Poets So Young and Innocent 0:02:03

21 Charles Berry Neighbour-Neighbour 0:02:49

22 Mike Hanks The Hawk 0:03:01

23 Helene Smith You Got to Be Man 0:02:45

24 Gay Meadows & the Yobyalps Only One 0:02:19

25 Marketts Balboa Blues 0:02:37

26 Prince Buster Dance Cleopatra 0:03:31

27 Ty Hunter Bad Loser 0:02:49

28 Pressure Drop Big Noise 0:05:45

Vol. 10

01 Chatays Move It 0:02:18

02 Leon Haywood Cornbread and Butter 0:02:23

03 Leon Haywood It's Got to Be Mellow 0:02:20

04 Ernie K-Doe Hey Hey Hey 0:02:33

05 Timmy Shaw I'm a Lonely Guy 0:02:31

06 Dynatones Fife Piper 0:02:59

07 Jimmy Hughes Time Will Bring You Back 0:02:06

08 Roland Alphonso Ska Ba 0:02:53

09 Prince Buster Ten Commandments 0:03:31

10 Donald Byrd You've Been Talking 'bout Me Baby 0:02:31

11 Key Winding & Orchestra Get Lost 0:02:37

12 Marvin Jenkins I've Got the Blues (Pt 1 & 2) 0:04:22

13 Martin Denny Martinique 0:02:44

14 Wilson Pickett I'll Never Be the Same 0:02:29

15 Curtis Knight Voodoo Woman 0:02:15

16 Etta James Street of Tears 0:02:14

17 Johnny Copeland I've Been True 0:02:48

18 Uptowners You're a Habit 0:02:23

19 Johnny Otis The Hash 0:02:26

20 Willie Tee Teasin' You 0:02:38

21 Jimmy McCain 728 Texas 0:02:53

22 Valli Boys Nighthawk 0:02:37

23 Jimmy Jones A Wonderous Place 0:02:05

24 Wilson Pickett Baby Don't Weep 0:02:18

25 Gene Chandler Stand By Me 0:02:21

26 Diane Maxwell Love Charms 0:02:55

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VA - Popcorn Story Vol. 2 (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3

POPCORN

VA - Popcorn Story Vol. 2 (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3

Popcorn (sometimes Belgian popcorn or oldies popcorn) is a style of music and dancing first established in Belgium in the 1970's and 1980's. The style includes a wide variety of mostly American and British recordings of pop-soul music made between the late 1950's and mid 1960's, often relatively obscure, and characterized by a slow or medium, rather than fast, tempo. The style has been described by musician and writer Bob Stanley as "possibly the last truly underground music scene in Europe."  According to Stanley, "the purity of Belgian Popcorn is its very impurity. R&B, Broadway numbers, tangos, Phil Spector-esque girl groups and loungey instrumentals, they are all constituent parts of a rare, and still largely undiscovered scene." By the 1990' s, the Popcorn dance scene retained a core of aficionados even outside Belgium, having a level of recognition in venues and specialist clubs in Britain, Germany, and the US, with at least 30 compilations of American R&B and pop music in the Belgian Popcorn style being re-issued in Europe. (Wikipedia)

The name popcorn comes from Dancing The Popcorn in Vrasene, near St. Niklaas in Belgium. Other famous clubs in the early days were De Viertap, The Golden Gate, The Groove, The Versailles etc. Today there is a revival of the genre mainly in Belgium where the weekly parties attract the original scene with a new generation of Popcorn music lovers. Also in France, Holland and mostly in England Popcorn as a genre is becoming more and more popular but it remains a true Belgian phenomenon. Although the music differs from Northern Soul in tempo and style, the collectors of both genres have similar taste in certain styles of music. This style includes a pretty eclectic and wide range of American R&B and pop songs mostly recorded in the 1950's and mid-1960's in a slow or medium tempo and often in a minor key.

This is part 2 of a 2-volume series of Popcorn gems. Volume 2 has 63 tracks and will delight all fans of popcorn music.  Enjoy.

Volume 1 can be found here:

Butterboy: VA - Popcorn Story Vol. 1 (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3 (butterboycompilations.blogspot.com)

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Track lists

CD1

64 Ramsey Lewis Trio Wade Into The Water 3:48

65 Jerry Jackson Always 2:50

66 Brook Benton Kiddio 2:36

67 Billy Stewart Summertime 2:40

68 Tony Michaels Picture Me And You 2:25

69 Jay Miller Can't You Tell Him No 2:07

70 Roosevelt Jones I Say! That's Allright 2:09

71 Dee Clark Nobody But You 2:25

72 Joe Melson Hey, Mister Cupid 2:21

73 Simone Dina Now I Lay Me Down To Weep 2:16

74 Varetta Dillard Darling Listen To The Words Of This Song 2:53

75 Justin Jones Dance By Yourself 2:36

76 Jimmy 'soul' Clarke (I'll Be Your Champion) I'll Be Your Winner 3:03

77 Nolan Chance If He Makes You 2:13

78 Malcolm Dodds Laugh My Heart 2:25

79 Chuck Wright Love I Won't Be Your Fool Anymore 2:58

80 Johnnie Taylor Blues In The Night 3:11

81 Johnny Tillotson Earth Angel 2:57

82 Dean Barlow Third Window From The Right 2:33

83 Jackie Lynton High In The Misty Sky 2:05

84 Barbara Mercer Nobody Loves Me Like You 2:33

CD2

85 Juanita Williams You Knew What You Was Gettin' 2:28

86 Al Mccarther His True Love For You 2:38

87 Jerry Butler Find Another Girl 2:47

88 Ronnie Mitchell You Don't Care (If I Cry) 2:28

89 Peggy Lee Sweetheart 2:23

90 Chubby Checker You Better Believe It Baby 2:10

91 Johhny Guitar Watson Wait A Minute 2:08

92 Jerry, Mel & Jack Fight For Her 2:41

93 Phil Colbert Who's Got The Action 2:32

94 Mary Wells You Beat Me To The Punch 2:43

95 Blackwell, Otis Kiss Away 1:51

96 Ronnie Gallant In The Night 2:03

97 Luther Ingram If It's All The Same To You Babe 2:52

98 Untouchables Raisin' Sugar Cane 2:12

99 Charlie Rich Turn Around And Face Me 2:19

100 Randy Lee Young Days 2:13

101 Hilliard Jones Prison Of Love 2:18

102 Little Jimmy Ray You Need To Fall In Love 2:30

103 Marva Josie Later For You Baby 2:21

104 Chuck Collins Your Heart Wasn't In It 2:29

105 Della Reese Blow Out The Sun 2:20

CD3

106 Kurt Harris Emperor Of My Baby's Heart 2:41

107 Linda Willoby Big Boy You're Through 2:16

108 Jay Holman Sounds, Sights And Feelings 2:57

109 Walter Jackson This World Of Mine 2:15

110 Peggy March (little) Only You Could Do That To My Heart 2:08

111 Herb Hardesty Perdido Street 2:31

112 Adam Wade Rain From The Skies 2:57

113 Nick Charles The Right Girl 2:32

114 Jackie Riggs His Gold Will Melt 2:30

115 Jane Morgen Maybe 2:05

116 Betty Everett Someday Soon 2:02

117 Robert Knight Dance Only With Me 2:27

118 Dorsey Burnette Feminine Touch 2:30

119 Bluesbusters You're The One 2:27

120 Tony Brent Ten Lonely Weekends 2:19

121 Ronny Douglas You'll Come Back 2:35

122 Kenny Lynch You Can Never Stop Me Loving You 2:46

123 Alvin Cash & The Crawlers Twine Time 2:20

124 Jimmy Beaumont There's No Other Love 2:10

125 Billy Butler You Ain't Ready 2:24

126 Hank Levine & Orchestra Image (Part 1) 2:24

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VA - Popcorn Story Vol. 1 (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3

POPCORN

VA - Popcorn Story Vol. 1 (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3

Popcorn (sometimes Belgian popcorn or oldies popcorn) is a style of music and dancing first established in Belgium in the 1970's and 1980's. The style includes a wide variety of mostly American and British recordings of pop-soul music made between the late 1950's and mid 1960's, often relatively obscure, and characterized by a slow or medium, rather than fast, tempo. The style has been described by musician and writer Bob Stanley as "possibly the last truly underground music scene in Europe."  According to Stanley, "the purity of Belgian Popcorn is its very impurity. R&B, Broadway numbers, tangos, Phil Spector-esque girl groups and loungey instrumentals, they are all constituent parts of a rare, and still largely undiscovered scene." By the 1990' s, the Popcorn dance scene retained a core of aficionados even outside Belgium, having a level of recognition in venues and specialist clubs in Britain, Germany, and the US, with at least 30 compilations of American R&B and pop music in the Belgian Popcorn style being re-issued in Europe. (Wikipedia)

The name popcorn comes from Dancing The Popcorn in Vrasene, near St. Niklaas in Belgium. Other famous clubs in the early days were De Viertap, The Golden Gate, The Groove, The Versailles etc. Today there is a revival of the genre mainly in Belgium where the weekly parties attract the original scene with a new generation of Popcorn music lovers. Also in France, Holland and mostly in England Popcorn as a genre is becoming more and more popular but it remains a true Belgian phenomenon. Although the music differs from Northern Soul in tempo and style, the collectors of both genres have similar taste in certain styles of music. This style includes a pretty eclectic and wide range of American R&B and pop songs mostly recorded in the 1950's and mid-1960's in a slow or medium tempo and often in a minor key.

This set is part of a 2 Volume series of Popcorn gems.  Part 1 is Volume 1 with 60 tracks that will delight all fans of popcorn music. Part 2 next week. Enjoy.

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Track lists

CD1

01 Billy Butler & The Enchanters Lady Love 2:27

02 Jamo Thomas Arrest Me 2:40

03 Mel Tormé Comin' Home Baby 2:42

04 Earl Grant Fever 3:10

05 Mamie Perry With Gus Jenkins Orchestra I'm Hurted 2:37

06 B.jenkins & The Jades You Mean Everything To Me 2:34

07 Ben E. King The Hermit Of Misty Mountain 2:24

08 Gerald Sims & The Daylighters Cool Breeze 2:01

09 Ernie K. Doe Mother In Law 2:33

10 Major Lance Crying In The Rain 2:22

11 Varetta Dillard Mercy, Mr. Percy 2:49

12 Tony Hester Down In The Dumps 2:13

13 Sam Fletcher Think It Over 2:34

14 Tony Michaels I Love The Life I Live 2:59

15 Determinations Sweet Night Dew 3:58

16 Sonny Knight If You Want This Love 1:57

17 Freddy Jaye Thinking Of You 2:31

18 Mitty Collier Pain 2:22

19 Jackie Weaver The Tingle 1:57

20 Baby Washington Leave Me Alone 2:17

21 Wade Flemons Welcome Stranger 2:36

CD2

22 Marvin Gaye Once Upon A Time 2:25

23 Carl Dobkins, Jr. Genie 2:22

24 Rev. Columbus Mann Let The Sun Shine In Your Window 2:42

25 Merlina Masson Please Stay Away 2:17

26 Dick Baker Heartless Lover 1:58

27 Gene Chandler Everybody Let's Dance 2:17

28 Les Brown Jr. The Loco-Motion 2:40

29 Major Lance Rhythm 2:21

30 Willy Williams High In The Misty Sky 2:17

31 Chuck Como I Followed A Dream 2:15

32 Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm She Made My Blood Run Cold 2:19

33 Sammy Hawkins Standing On The Sidelines 2:12

34 Jerry Cole Land Of Dreams 2:08

35 Labrenda Ben & The Beljeans The Chaperone 2:52

36 Martha & The Vandellas There He Is (At My Door) 2:29

37 Tabs Two Stupid Feet 2:31

38 Helen Shapiro Queen For Tonight 2:08

39 Fontella Bass Rescue Me 2:53

40 El Chicano Viva Tirado 4:40

41 Titus Turner Bla Bla Bla Cha Cha 2:15

42 Ronnie Hawkins Hey Babalu 2:46

CD3

43 Leon Haywood Soul Cargo 3:27

44 Mark Wynter Exclusively Yours 1:56

45 Paula Watson Love Me Forever 2:40

46 Jimmy Breedlove I Can't Help Loving You 2:57

47 Peter Wynne I'm A Fool To Want You 2:44

48 Charles Sheffield It's Your Voodoo Working 1:48

49 Matadors Listen 2:02

50 Dolly Lyon Palm Of Your Hand 2:36

51 Morton Downey Jr. Rags To Riches 2:00

52 Louis Neefs - Sixteen Tons Sixteen Tons 2:45

53 Al Alberts Before Tomorrow Is Yesterday 2:28

54 Tommy Neal Going To A Happening 2:32

55 Jay Abbott La Tanya 2:25

56 Jeff Lane Carmelita 2:24

57 Ed Townsend Stay With Me 2:25

58 Chuck Reid That Lucky Old Sun 2:24

59 Anna King The Big Change 2:50

60 Jamie Coe Cleopatra 2:50

61 Gene Mcdaniels A Hundred Pounds Of Clay 2:19

62 Mark Dinning The Lovin' Touch 2:13

63 Richard 'popcorn' Wylie; The Soul Messengers Turn On The Heat 2:27

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VA - 100 Popcorn Classics [2009] (5 x CD's)

POPCORN

VA - 100 Popcorn Classics [2009] (5 x CD's)

Popcorn (sometimes Belgian popcorn or oldies popcorn) is a style of music and dancing first established in Belgium in the 1970's and 1980's. The style includes a wide variety of mostly American and British recordings of pop-soul music made between the late 1950's and mid 1960's, often relatively obscure, and characterized by a slow or medium, rather than fast, tempo. The style has been described by musician and writer Bob Stanley as "possibly the last truly underground music scene in Europe."

According to Stanley, "the purity of Belgian Popcorn is its very impurity. R&B, Broadway numbers, tangos, Phil Spector-esque girl groups and loungey instrumentals, they are all constituent parts of a rare, and still largely undiscovered scene." By the 1990's, the Popcorn dance scene retained a core of aficionados even outside Belgium, having a level of recognition in venues and specialist clubs in Britain, Germany, and the US, with at least 30 compilations of American R&B and pop music in the Belgian Popcorn style being re-issued in Europe. 

The Popcorn music scene first developed from dances held at the Groove discotheque in Ostend, where mid-tempo soul and ska music played by DJ Freddy Cousaert became popular in the late 1960's. Cousaert was later responsible for Marvin Gaye's move to Belgium in the early 1980's.  In September 1969, a café, De Oude Hoeve, opened in a converted farm barn at Vrasene near Antwerp, and began holding dance competitions on Sunday afternoons. Soon up to 3,000 people began attending each week, dancing in a "slow swing" style to soul and funk records. The café was renamed the Popcorn – after the James Brown hit "The Popcorn"—and DJ Gilbert Govaert began playing more early soul and other records from the 1960's to suit the dance style. According to Stanley: "The beat was slow and slightly rickety, martial drums rolled under melancholy minor chords—the Marvelettes' 'Please Mr Postman' (1961) would have been typical."  Following the Popcorn club's popularity, other clubs sprang up playing music in a similar style. These included the Festival in Antwerp, the Gatsby in Vliermaal, and the Versailles, beside the beach at Ostend. As well as Cousaert and Govaert, other leading DJs included Jeff Callebaut, Gerry Franken, and Georges Toniotti. Radio stations were set up to play the music, and rare music on obscure labels became especially prized. The scene in Belgium, in many ways, paralleled the Northern soul scene in Britain, but with a slower swing style of music favoured, rather than the fast dance styles characteristic of Northern soul. In some cases, DJs slowed down records, by pitch control and by playing 45 rpm discs at 33 rpm, to achieve the desired tempo and rhythm. The range of the music also broadened, to include some British and Italian pop music from the early 1960's, and eventually local bands were formed to emulate the style. (Wikipedia)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Edwin Starr Stop Her On The Sight (S.O.S.) 2:18

02 Gene Chandler Everybody Let's Dance 2:17

03 Martha Reeves And The Vandellas Jimmy Mack 2:51

04 Supremes Baby Love 2:35

05 Cliff Richard Angel 2:17

06 Sam Cooke Everybody Loves The Cha Cha Cha 2:41

07 Paul Anka Dance On Little Girl 2:18

08 Helen Shapiro Look Who It Is 2:13

09 Chubby Checker You Better Believe It Baby 2:10

10 Gene Mcdaniels Hundred Pounds Of Clay 2:19

11 Steve Lawrence Only Love Me 2:42

12 Trini Lopez Corazon De Melon 4:06

13 Chris Montez The More I See You 2:39

14 Georgia Gibbs Keep In Touch 2:04

15 Major Lance Crying In The Rain 2:22

16 Betty Everett You're No Good 2:15

17 Dave 'baby' Cortez Summertime Cha Cha 1:54

18 Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces Mr. Dj 2:50

19 Walter Jackson Then Only Then 2:21

20 Jo Ann Campbell A Kookie Little Paradise 2:24

CD2

01 Peggy March I Will Follow Him 2:25

02 Yvonne Carroll Please Don't Go 2:06

03 Mitty Collier Pain 2:22

04 Titus Turner Bla Bla Bla Cha Cha 2:15

05 Nolan Chance If He Makes You 2:13

06 Millie My Boy Lollipop 2:03

07 Lesley Gore It's My Party 2:13

08 Petula Clark Baby Lover 2:25

09 Emile Ford & The Checkmates Question 2:25

10 Ricky Nelson The Very Thought Of You 1:54

11 Champs Ali Baba 2:26

12 Marketts Bella Dalena 2:12

13 San Remo Golden Strings Hungry For Love 2:55

14 Ramsey Lewis China Gate 2:34

15 El Chicano Viva Tirado 4:40

16 Jimmy Hughes My Loving Time 1:48

17 Mary Wells You Beat Me To The Punch 2:43

18 Debbie Dovale Hey Hey Lover 2:05

19 Lucky Clark Let Me Be The Fool 2:41

20 Little Willie John Fever 2:40

CD3

01 Sam Cooke Chain Gang 2:33

02 Cliff Richard Just Another Guy 2:06

03 Clovers Love Potion No. 9 1:54

04 Gene Mcdaniels Tower Of Strenght 2:18

05 Terry Stafford I'll Touch A Star 2:21

06 Major Lance Rhythm 2:20

07 Impressions Twist And Limbo 2:29

08 Terry Allen In The First Place 2:12

09 Chris Montez There Will Never Be Another You 2:51

10 Dee Clark Nobody But You 2:25

11 Babs Tino Forgive Me 2:11

12 Earl Grant Fever 3:10

13 Jerry Jackson Always 2:48

14 Clyde Mcphatter China Town 2:18

15 Burt Blanca Tout En Fumee 2:13

16 Gene Chandler A Song Called Soul 2:37

17 Walter Jackson This World Of Mine 2:15

18 Four Tops I Can't Help Myself (Suger Pie, Honey Bunch) 2:40

19 Supremes Come See About Me 2:40

20 Martha Reeves And The Vandellas Dancing In The Street 2:36

CD4

01 Betty Everett The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) 2:11

02 Dorothy Berry You Better Watch Out 2:03

03 Ricky Nelson For Your Sweet Love 2:15

04 Gene Mcdaniels It's A Lonely Town 2:35

05 Labrenda Ben & The Beljeans The Chaperone 2:52

06 Clyde Mcphatter Ta Ta 2:12

07 Billy Butler You Ain't Ready 2:24

08 Temptations Ain't Too Proud To Beg 2:31

09 Supremes Honey Babe 2:30

10 Gale Garnett I'll Cry Alone 2:07

11 Mary Wells My Guy 2:48

12 Edward Holland, Jr. Jamie 2:21

13 Gene Chandler Pretty Little Girl 2:06

14 Jimmy Beaumont There's No Other Love 2:10

15 Billy Stewart Summertime 2:40

16 Earl Grant Stand By Me 2:08

17 Brenda Holloway Operator 3:15

18 Jimmy Hughes Lovely Ladies 2:20

19 Mcguire Sisters Banana Split 2:20

20 Fontella Bass Rescue Me 2:53

CD5

01 Jimmy Frey Yet I Know 2:30

02 Shake Spears Summertime 2:19

03 Plato Copycat 2:32

04 Little Hank & The Rhythm Kings Mr. Bang Bang Man 2:37

05 Tommy Neal Going To A Happening 2:32

06 Herb Hardesty Just A Little Bit Of Everything 2:43

07 Turbo Jets Far East Cha Cha Cha 2:34

08 Johnnie Taylor Blues In The Night 3:10

09 Skatalites Freedom Sounds 3:49

10 Clyde Otis Jungle Drums 1:56

11 Michel Legrand Di-Gue-Ding-Ding 2:45

12 Ramsey Lewis Trio Wade In The Water 3:47

13 Marvin Jenkins I've Got The Blues 2:04

14 Chris Montez Because Of You 2:25

15 San Remo Golden Strings I'm Satisfied 2:07

16 Sammy Davis Jr. That Old Black Magic 2:53

17 Temptations The Way You Do The Things You Do 2:39

18 Major Lance It's The Beat 2:28

19 Platters My Heart Belongs To Daddy 2:03

20 Dean Barlow Third Window From The Right 2:28

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VA - Soul Cargo, The Early Years Of Groove & Popcorn [1994 -1997] (10 x CD's)

SOUL CARGO

VA - Soul Cargo, The Early Years Of Groove & Popcorn [1994 -1997] (10 x CD's)

Popcorn (sometimes Belgian Popcorn or oldies popcorn) is a style of music and dancing first established in Belgium in the 1970's and 1980's. The style includes a wide variety of mostly American and British recordings of R&B and soul made between the late 1950's and mid 1960's, often relatively obscure, and characterised by a slow or medium, rather than fast, tempo. The style has been described by musician and writer Bob Stanley as "possibly the last truly underground music scene in Europe"

This multi-volume Soul Cargo series gives us underground and rare tracks from the seemingly endless vaults of Popcorn and Groove records from the mid 60's in Detroit. With the exception of a handful of tracks most of the cuts will be unfamilar to all but the most avid soul collector, a situation which speaks volumes about the myopia of oldies radio playlists but says nothing about the consistently high quality of the music here. Many singles deserve consideration as lost classics. The sheer volume of obscure soul singles here is astounding, and better still, is matched by the music's consistency and quality.

Although the complete absence of liner notes prevents Soul Cargo from offering a truly definitive portrait of the era, the series is nevertheless a goldmine for collectors. If you've exhausted the riches Motown and Stax have to offer, rarities like these are the next place to go. (Amazon)

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Track lists

Vol. 01

01 Leon Haywood Soul Cargo 0:03:30

02 Tommy Neal Going to a Happening 0:02:37

03 Gwen McCrae Lead Me On 0:02:12

04 Bobby Moore Hey Mister Dj 0:02:54

05 Wilmer & the Dukes Give Me One More Chance 0:02:23

06 Rex Garvin Believe it Or Not 0:02:40

07 Clarence Carter Thread the Needle 0:02:44

08 Ikettes (I'm So) Thankful 0:02:48

09 Tams Untie Me 0:02:24

10 Donnie Elbert Do Watcha Wanna 0:02:05

11 Ramsey Lewis Jade East 0:02:56

12 Erroll Garner Affinidad 0:02:55

13 Jamo Thomas I Spy for the Fbi 0:02:37

14 Billy Butler & the Enchanters You Ain't Ready 0:02:32

15 J.J. Jackson But It's Alright 0:02:52

16 Larkin, Billy Hole in the Wall 0:02:38

17 Freddy Robinson Black Fox 0:05:06

18 Five Stairsteps Danger He's a Stranger 0:02:35

19 Slim Harpo Baby Scratch My Back 0:02:59

20 Impressions Minstrel and Queen 0:02:20

Vol. 02

01 Chico & Buddy Can You Dig It? 0:03:04

02 Hank Jacobs So Far Away 0:02:25

03 David Coleman Drown My Heart 0:03:04

04 San Remo Golden Strings Hungry for Love 0:02:56

05 Darrell Banks Open the Door to Your Heart 0:02:38

06 Jackie Ross Jerk and Twine 0:02:36

07 Tony Clarke The Entertainer 0:02:30

08 Johnny Lytle The Loop 0:02:19

09 Roscoe Robinson That's Enough 0:02:56

10 Barbara Acklin Love Makes a Woman 0:03:02

11 James Booker Gonzo 0:02:31

12 Little Hank Mister Bang-Bang Man 0:02:42

13 Jan Bradley Mama Didn't Lie 0:02:08

14 Dave "Baby" Cortez Hot Cakes 0:02:33

15 Lou Rawls Dead End Street 0:04:03

16 Bud Harper Mr Soul 0:02:42

17 Johnny Taylor Blues in the Night 0:03:19

18 Ikettes I'm Blue 0:02:32

19 Robert Parker Caught You in a Lie 0:02:38

20 David Porter Hang on Sloopy (Long Version) 0:11:07

Vol. 03

01 Billy Preston Let Me Know 0:02:08

02 Wilson Pickett Let Me Be Your Boy 0:03:07

03 Sweet Inspirations Sweet Inspirations 0:02:49

04 Frank Frost My Back Scratcher 0:02:38

05 Champs Ali-Baba 0:02:28

06 Garnett Mimms There Goes My Baby 0:02:33

07 Horace Silver Song for My Father 0:07:17

08 Derek Martin Daddy Rollin Stone 0:02:33

09 Freddy King San-Ho-Zay 0:02:39

10 Little Milton Can't Hold Back the Tears 0:02:32

11 El Chicano Viva Tirado 0:04:41

12 Earl Grant Fever 0:03:18

13 Betty Everett Please Love Me 0:02:28

14 Marv Johnson I Miss You Baby 0:02:50

15 Cliff Nobles & Co The Horse 0:02:48

16 Grover Mitchell I Don't Wanna Hear it Baby 0:02:22

17 Fontella Bass Safe and Sound 0:02:49

18 Little Grady Lewis Soul Smokin 0:02:50

19 Alvin Cash Do it One More Time 0:02:36

20 Eddie Harris Foolish 0:07:10

Vol. 04

01 Spooners Crowd Two in the Morning 0:02:31

02 Jano Thomas Must I Holler 0:02:56

03 Billy Larkin Pigmy 0:02:44

04 Donald Austin Pea Shooter 0:02:12

05 Clay Hammond Dance Little Girl 0:01:54

06 Willy Terry Follow the Leader 0:02:58

07 Ray Sharpe Help Me 0:02:34

08 Lee Rogers I Want You to Have Everything 0:02:32

09 Mel Tormé Comin' Home Baby 0:02:51

10 Naturals Lenny Goofed 0:02:21

11 Lionel Torrence Moscow Twist 0:02:21

12 Jewels Opportunity 0:02:28

13 Bob & Earl Harlem Shuffle 0:03:10

14 Henry Mancini Experiment in Terror 0:02:55

15 Hank Jacobs Hanks Groove 0:02:36

16 Spyder Turner Stand By Me 0:02:52

17 Alvin Cash Alvin's Boogalo 0:02:35

18 Bobby Marchan Ain't No Reason for Girls 0:02:46

19 Davy Jones Soul Samba 0:05:41

20 Billy Preston Billy's Bag 0:03:43

Vol. 05

01 Billy Steward No Girl 0:02:42

02 Jimmy Norman This is Beg of You 0:02:25

03 Cash McCall You No Aint to Cool 0:02:34

04 Johnny Nash Falling Inand Out of Love 0:03:06

05 Monk Higgins Creatrix Did It 0:02:52

06 Peets Stuk on You 0:02:14

07 Johnny C. Boogaloo on Broadway 0:02:40

08 Jimmy Radcliff Long After Tonight 0:02:31

09 Harvey Scales Love it Is 0:02:54

10 One G. & Three Poquito Soul 0:02:58

11 Bobby Bland Doing the Mules 0:02:31

12 Barbara Lynn Im a Good Woman 0:02:28

13 Nicky Lee The Ten Commandments of Man 0:03:02

14 Dobby Gray The in Crowd 0:02:51

15 Kenny Burrell Chitlin Con Carne 0:05:37

16 Bo Diddley Ooh Baby 0:06:39

17 J. G. Watson One Kiss 0:02:27

18 Braceros Spanish Moss 0:02:34

19 Brother Jack McDuff Cant Get Satisfed 0:05:28

20 Dynatones Bottom End 0:02:55

21 Impressions Womans Got Soul 0:02:27

22 Donald Byrd Cantaloup Island 0:04:46

Vol. 06

01 Googie Rene Bossa Baby 0:02:56

02 Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band Caesar's Palace 0:02:40

03 Otis Leavill When the Music Grooves 0:02:19

04 Billy Larkin Ain't That a Groove 0:02:41

05 Syl Johnson Different Strokes 0:02:15

06 Soul Runners Spreadin' Honey 0:02:15

07 Lee Dorsey Ride Your Pony 0:02:55

08 Lionel Torrence Moscow Twist 0:02:26

09 Brenton Wood The Oogum-Boogum Song 0:02:28

10 Johnny Hartman Besame Mucho 0:03:02

11 Jerry-O Funky Boogaloo 0:02:47

12 Jackie Harris No King of Man 0:02:05

13 Z.Z. Hill Everybody Has to Cry 0:02:42

14 Mickey & the Soul Generation Chocolate 0:02:27

15 Carl Carlton Bad for Each Other 0:02:19

16 Brian Auger Bumpin on Sunset 0:04:48

17 Chell-Mars Roamin Heart 0:02:04

18 Jesse James Singers Income Tax Evasion 0:02:33

19 Lee Andrews & the Hearts Operator 0:02:15

20 Lonnie Smith Sideman 0:04:53

Vol. 07

01 Ray Barretto Soul Drummers 0:03:02

02 Brown Brothers of Soul Cholo 0:02:59

03 Romeos Mucho Soul 0:01:58

04 Soul Machine Twitchie Feet 0:02:49

05 Henry Cane Dead End Street 0:01:51

06 T.V. Slim Love Bounce 0:02:31

07 Fury's Zing Went the Strings of My Heart 0:02:06

08 Xavier Cugat The Joker 0:02:16

09 Nolan Porter If I Could Only Be Sure 0:03:29

10 Poncho Sanchez Night Walk 0:04:40

11 Micki Lynn I've Got the Blues 0:02:48

12 Dee Felice Trio There Was a Time 0:02:53

13 Jackie Edwards I Don't Know 0:03:17

14 Helene Smith You Got to Do Your Share 0:02:31

15 Johnny Taylor Keep on Lovin You 0:02:47

16 Valentinos Baby, Lots of Luck 0:02:47

17 Ernie K-Doe I Love You the Best 0:01:59

18 Dyke & the Blazers The Wobble 0:02:42

19 Charlie Russo Goofin 0:02:19

20 Johnny Moore Sold on You 0:02:05

21 Sam & Dave I Got a Thing Goin' On 0:02:45

22 Barbara & Brenda That's When You Got Soul 0:02:20

23 Ty Hunter Lonely Baby 0:02:50

24 Carla Thomas All I Want for X-Mas is You 0:02:44

25 Donny Hathaway The Ghetto 0:06:47

Vol. 08

01 Billy Larkin It Doesn't Matter Anymore 0:02:36

02 Cash Alvin Twine Time 0:02:26

03 Claus Ogerman Cuchy Frito Man 0:02:57

04 Roger Hatcher Sweetest Girl in the World 0:02:16

05 Helen Smith Sure Thing 0:02:06

06 Les McCann El-Soul-O 0:03:20

07 Young-Holt Unlimited Baby Your Light is Out 0:03:29

08 Party Brothers Nassau Daddy 0:02:22

09 Radiants Voice Your Choice 0:02:31

10 Gil Scott-Heron The Bottle 0:05:26

11 Ruby & the Party Gang Hey Ruby 0:03:07

12 Festivals Music 0:02:09

13 Companions Help a Lonely Guy 0:02:17

14 Roy Handy Baby That's a Groove 0:02:24

15 Googie Rene Keep the Soul Baby 0:02:49

16 Capitols Hello Stranger 0:02:28

17 Barbara McNair He's a King 0:02:31

18 Lucky Clark Let Me Be the Fool 0:02:45

19 Jan Bradley Behind the Curtains 0:01:57

20 Coley Arnez Fever 0:02:54

21 Teacho & the Students Chills and Fever 0:01:54

22 Jimmy Ricks Daddy Rollin' Stone 0:02:25

23 Lowell Fulsom Funky Broadway 0:03:01

24 George Freeman Doqn and Out 0:02:24

25 Al Apollo I'm Walkin 0:02:17

26 Gay Meadows & the Yobyalps Only One 0:02:13

Vol. 09

01 Mac McRebennack Sahara 0:02:17

02 Jimmy Burns Give Her to Me 0:02:47

03 Bettye Swann Make Me Yours 0:03:11

04 Alvin Cash Boston Monkey 0:02:26

05 Geno Washington Michael 0:02:33

06 Four Gents Soul Sister 0:02:48

07 Ricardo King Won't You Come on Home? 0:02:24

08 Willie Weems & the Outlaws Greens 0:02:18

09 Chuck Johnson Here We Go Around 0:02:18

10 Freddy Butler I'm Not Afraid 0:03:07

11 Tom & Jerrio Come on and Love Me 0:02:28

12 Bobby Bland I Ain't Myself Anymore 0:02:33

13 Clarence Carter Slip Away 0:02:33

14 Brenton Wood Gimme Little Sign 0:02:22

15 Z.Z. Hill You Must Cheat and Lie 0:02:33

16 Peermonts Making Out 0:02:34

17 Bobby Womack Tried and Convicted 0:02:45

18 Wilson Pickett My Heart Belongs to You 0:02:21

19 Juggy Soul at Sunrise 0:02:52

20 Poets So Young and Innocent 0:02:03

21 Charles Berry Neighbour-Neighbour 0:02:49

22 Mike Hanks The Hawk 0:03:01

23 Helene Smith You Got to Be Man 0:02:45

24 Gay Meadows & the Yobyalps Only One 0:02:19

25 Marketts Balboa Blues 0:02:37

26 Prince Buster Dance Cleopatra 0:03:31

27 Ty Hunter Bad Loser 0:02:49

28 Pressure Drop Big Noise 0:05:45

Vol. 10

01 Chatays Move It 0:02:18

02 Leon Haywood Cornbread and Butter 0:02:23

03 Leon Haywood It's Got to Be Mellow 0:02:20

04 Ernie K-Doe Hey Hey Hey 0:02:33

05 Timmy Shaw I'm a Lonely Guy 0:02:31

06 Dynatones Fife Piper 0:02:59

07 Jimmy Hughes Time Will Bring You Back 0:02:06

08 Roland Alphonso Ska Ba 0:02:53

09 Prince Buster Ten Commandments 0:03:31

10 Donald Byrd You've Been Talking 'bout Me Baby 0:02:31

11 Key Winding & Orchestra Get Lost 0:02:37

12 Marvin Jenkins I've Got the Blues (Pt 1 & 2) 0:04:22

13 Martin Denny Martinique 0:02:44

14 Wilson Pickett I'll Never Be the Same 0:02:29

15 Curtis Knight Voodoo Woman 0:02:15

16 Etta James Street of Tears 0:02:14

17 Johnny Copeland I've Been True 0:02:48

18 Uptowners You're a Habit 0:02:23

19 Johnny Otis The Hash 0:02:26

20 Willie Tee Teasin' You 0:02:38

21 Jimmy McCain 728 Texas 0:02:53

22 Valli Boys Nighthawk 0:02:37

23 Jimmy Jones A Wonderous Place 0:02:05

24 Wilson Pickett Baby Don't Weep 0:02:18

25 Gene Chandler Stand By Me 0:02:21

26 Diane Maxwell Love Charms 0:02:55

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