Modernity

? 40 years of soul and blues mining has given Kent access to some killer previously locked-away tunes for this third volume in our mod series. A hitherto unheard 1964-vintage Ike & Tina track is big news: the duo?s performance on ?Walk Home With Me? features a somewhat square-sounding male chorus which only adds to the charm of this excellent Buck Ram-produced number. The vocal pairing of Aaron Collins? two sisters, the Teen Queens, was a brief music sensation with ?Eddie My Love? in the 50s but, unknown until last year, the three siblings got together and cut four tracks for Modern in 1966, including the gritty mover ?Ooh Baby?. ? Birdlegs & Pauline encapsulated the mystery of collecting soul records in the 60s and 70s. Their ?Spring? was an obscure-as-hell mod classic on the iconic UK Sue label, issued in 1966 on a Guy Stevens whim three years after its US release. What a bizarre name it was for a singing act; they sounded more like a music hall novelty turn. The song hit but the duo split up and there was not even a follow-up. An album?s worth of tracks was recorded, though, and has recently come to light, from which ?Just Can?t Help Myself? was probably even better suited for the UK?s mod market, if only they had known. ? Laidback soul from New Orleans and its environs is prominent. Willie Tee gives us ?Who Knows?, a 1963 recording that lay dormant until its release on Ace in 1994. Eddie Bo cut his R&B gem ?I Found A Little Girl? that same year. Eddie Shuler?s

Tracks

1~1~Just Can't Help Myself - Birdlegs & Pauline
1~2~Deuces Wild - Gary & Gary
1~3~Drop That Gun - Teddy Reynolds
1~4~I Found A Little Girl - Eddie Bo
1~5~Go Away With Me - Hollis Dixon & The Keynotes
1~6~Sundown - Merced Blue Notes
1~7~Is It Because You Love Me - Sticks Herman
1~8~Walk Home With Me - Ike & Tina Turner
1~9~Ooh Baby - The Teen Queens
1~10~See See Rider - Byrdie Green
1~11~Earthquake - The Fashionettes
1~12~The Bounce - Jackie Lee
1~13~You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Ike Porter & The Fabulation
1~14~The Hawg Part 2 - Eddie Kirk
1~15~Monkey Walk Part 1 - The Kingsmen
1~16~Oh) Lady Be Good - Charles Hodges
1~17~Lonely Am I - Chuck Jackson
1~18~Who Knows - Willie Tee
1~19~Bossa Blue Port - The Birds Of Paradise
1~20~Soul Grabber - Willis Jackson
1~21~The Warm Up - Clifton White & His Royal Knights
1~22~That's All I Want - King Karl
1~23~Air Travel - Ray & Bob
1~24~Looking Through My Spyglass - Rockin' Sidney

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Various Artists
Release Date: 30 April 2021
Genre: Soul
Label: KENT
Distributor: Rocket Group