Northern Souls Classiest Rarities Vol 7

? This latest episode of the high-quality end of the Northern Soul world is as varied as the scene has become, featuring manic funk, Detroit grooves, doo wop-inspired ballads, neo-Motown and pure soul stompers. ? Los Angeles features strongly throughout. As a taster of the pleasures to come over the next couple of years, the opening tracks by ex-Motowners Carolyn Crawford and Kim Weston, along with the Joe Buckner & Major IV number, are from Mickey Stevenson?s late 60s Los Angeles operation; and the Lovers? acetate-only ?She?s Supreme? and John Wesley & the Four Tees? stomping version of the Williams & Watson LP track ?Love Is Such A Funny Thing? were recorded under the aegis of the city?s great arranger Arthur Wright. ? Researching the tape vaults during lockdown has proved fruitful. The first version of Claude Huey?s ?Why Would You Blow It? by the unknown Isaiah Smith was discovered among the Galaxy tapes, as was the Brothers Of Soul?s ?I Need Your Love? ? any previously unheard track by this redoubtable outfit is big soul news. I had originally thought that Buck Ram?s group Two Cats & A Mouse would be 50s-sounding, like most of his acts, but ?Love In My Heart? proved to be a classy cover of the Oracles? 1967 rarity on OM. ? From Milwaukee, the Badger State, we have two little-known 1963 recordings from the Cuca label. ?You Don?t Care? by the Esquires (aka Betty Moorer?s brothers? group the Ambassadors) first appeared on 'Badger A-Go-Go', a compilation alb

Tracks

1~1~Ready Or Not Here Comes Love - Carolyn Crawford
1~2~It Takes A Lotta Teardrops - Kim Weston
1~3~The Intruder - Melvin Hicks And The Versatiles
1~4~She's Supreme - The Lovers
1~5~Why Would You Blow It - Isaiah Smith
1~6~It's Not The End - Rocky Gil
1~7~It's Midnight - Harvey & Seven Sounds
1~8~You Said - Little Nicky Soul
1~9~You Don't Care - The Esquires
1~10~I Need Your Love - Brothers Of Soul
1~11~I Wish I Knew - Joe Buckner & Major Iv
1~12~I'll Fly To Your Open Arms - Slick & The Family Brick
1~13~I Need A True Love - Ray Gant & Arabian Knights
1~14~Don't It Make You Feel Funky - Joe Hicks
1~15~Love Is Such A Funny Thing - John Wesley & The Four Tees
1~16~Soul Kind Of Love - The Hesitations
1~17~Crazy Things - Joe Douglas
1~18~Love In My Heart - Two Cats & A Mouse
1~19~Farewell Goodbye My Love (Edit) - The Performers
1~20~Girl, Come On Home - Major Lance
1~21~I've Got To Come In - Jean Battle
1~22~So Glad - The Lyrics
1~23~The Right To Cry - The Perfections
1~24~Under The Street Lamp - The Exits

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Various Artists
Release Date: 26 February 2021
Genre: Soul
Label: KENT
Distributor: Rocket Group