Birth Of Soul - Los Angeles Special

' Ace has very strong links with Los Angeles labels - from our original licensors Modern to 50s labels such as Combo, Flash and Flip and 60s soul imprints Mirwood and Money were also acquired; as were Dore and Era, who had notable soul singles in their broad canons. ' The latter two labels provide a variety of tracks on this early 60s compilation and the recent licensing of George Semper's music provides the Mandarins' big city soul collectors' item 'That Other Guy', as well as a previously unissued vocal group version of his popular song 'You Better Watch Out Girl' by the Imperialites. Gary Paxton's large and mixed stash of tapes included a goldmine of black music gems from soul's first stirrings. Another brilliant white songwriter-producer who loved black music was George Motola and his recordings of the Vows, Chesterfields and Sylvester Stewart are highlights. ' H.B. Barnum has always been a major player in the city, his Little Star label was prolific in this period and we have included a duet of his two biggest solo stars Dorothy Berry & Jimmy Norman. Other great LA names such as Arthur Wright, Bobby Day, Hal Davis and Ed Cobb are also involved. Kent Harris' in-demand Phillips Sisters 45 'Let Me Be Your Little Dog' features as does another R&B gem - Hank Graham's first production 'Sneaking And Cheating' by Esko Wallace. ' The world-renowned Spector sound is represented by the great Darlene Love, whose Jack Nitzsche-arranged and produced demo is up there

Tracks

1~1~But What About My Broken Heart - Don Wyatt
1~2~Trouble - The Chesterfields
1~3~Everybody's Got A Lover But Me - Richard Berry
1~4~You Better Watch Out Girl - The Imperialites
1~5~How About Me - Billy Watkins
1~6~With These Hands - The Wonders
1~7~I Had A Dream - The Composers
1~8~I Want A Boyfriend (Girlfriend) - The Soul-Mates (Feat. Brenda Holloway)
1~9~Lose My Cool - Ike & Tina Turner
1~10~Let Me Be Your Little Dog - The Phillips Sisters
1~11~Whirlwind - The Rev-Lons
1~12~Let Him Walk Away - Darlene Love
1~13~Have You Heard - The Vows
1~14~Help Me - The Classicals & The Rockets Band
1~15~Young Lover - Wilks & Wilkerson
1~16~Let's Go Home - Vic Granton
1~17~Mama Told Me - Ray & Bob
1~18~That Other Guy - The Mandarins Featuring Jimmy Hayes
1~19~Help Me With My Broken Heart - Sylvester Stewart
1~20~The Things That You Used To Do - Ike Turner & Dee Dee Johnson
1~21~Sneaking And Cheating - Esko Wallace
1~22~I'm With You All The Way - Dorothy Berry & Jimmy Norman
1~23~My Pillow - The Numbers
1~24~Don't Leave Me Baby - Joe Lover & The Gaylads

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Various Artists
Release Date: 29 January 2021
Genre: Soul
Label: KENT
Distributor: Rocket Group