Northern Soul's Classiest Rarities Volume 6 Various Artists (Northern Souls Classiest Rarities)

£12.56

Genre:
Northern Soul
Label:
Kent
Format:
CD
Catalogue Id:
CDKEND 471

High-quality dance records from across the Northern Soul spectrum – floor-fillers, chin-strokers, the esoteric and the sometimes obvious.

It’s nearly three years since the last volume of this respected series. The eye-opener on this new collection will be the previously unissued version of ‘I Only Cry Once A Day Now’, a superb Gene Page arrangement treasured by the Puffs on Doré but performed here by the mighty Fidels. Fellow Los Angeles vocal group the Hyperions contribute the catchy and exciting ‘Why You Wanna Treat Me The Way You Do’, and the Lon-Genes’ rare single ‘Dream Girl’ gives further kudos to that city’s soul reputation. Difosco (aka Dee Ervin) recorded the ebullient ‘Sunshine Love’ for another Los Angeles imprint, Earthquake, and its standing among collector’s continues to grow, while we finally put out the correct brass-filled version of Peggy Woods’ great mid-80s discovery ‘Love Is Gonna Get You’ for the first time on CD.

Much-travelled soul ambassador Sidney Barnes has licensed us his super-rare production of ‘I Wanted To Tell You’ by Little Nicky Soul and later under-the-radar creations on Andre Scott and Jean Carter. He has also added substantially to the booklet notes in an illuminating and entertaining manner. Sid’s Detroit production partner, soon-to-be superstar George Clinton, offers up ‘You Won’t Say Nothing’ by Tamala Lewis, one of the earliest works from hisNew Jerseydays. That disc eventually became a Northern Soul classic, as did Jackie Day’s ‘Naughty Boy’, Johnnie Taylor’s ‘Friday Night’ and Betty Turner’s ‘The Winds Kept Laughing’. An even more established gem is given an interesting twist in a newly acquired early version of Maxine Brown’s ‘One In A Million’; the subtle differences make it an aural thrill.

The Just Productions tapes have turned up an earlier version of Jack Ashford’s ‘I’ll Fly To Your Open Arms’, called simply ‘I Can Fly’, by great vocal group the Magnificents. The Detroit Emeralds’ LP-only ‘Long Live The King’ is finding favour with soul fans recently and sounds vibrant here. More Detroit quality comes via a recent tape discovery from O.C. Tolbert, whose distinctive vocals give Dave Hamilton’s ‘(Marriage Is Only) A State Of Mind’ a soulful twist. There are two majestic big beat ballads from the vaults of Los Angeles arranger Jack Nitzsche: Nooney Rickett’s unissued ‘Sad Tomorrows’ and Daniel A Stone’s terrific take on ‘Young Boy Blues’. Jock Mitchell’s moody and mysterious ‘Nomad Woman’ fits snugly between the pair. Two excellent early soul rarities come from Chicago soul stalwarts the Vows and the Kittens, while it’s over to Memphis for a pretty Carla Thomas recording (unreleased until 1992) called ‘Little Boy’, the perfect ender to this collection of treasures.

ADY CROASDELL

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Side 1

  • 01 Preview Love Is Gonna Get You - Peggy Woods

  • 02 Preview You Won't Say Nothing - Tamala Lewis

  • 03 Preview I Only Cry Once A Day Now - The Fidels

  • 04 Preview Friday Night - Johnnie Taylor

  • 05 Preview I Got To Tell Somebody - Betty Everett

  • 06 Preview I Can Fly - The Magnificents

  • 07 Preview Why You Wanna Treat Me The Way You Do (aka Why You Wanna Treat Me Like You Do) - The Hyperions

  • 08 Preview Sunshine Love - Difosco

  • 09 Preview I Wanted To Tell You - Little Nicky Soul

  • 10 Preview Young Boy Blues - Daniel A Stone

  • 11 Preview Nomad Woman - Jock Mitchell with The Fabulous Agents

  • 12 Preview Sad Tomorrows - Nooney Rickett

  • 13 Preview Wait A Minute (You're Getting Careless With My Heart) - The Kittens

  • 14 Preview One In A Million (Alt take) - Maxine Brown

  • 15 Preview Naughty Boy - Jackie Day

  • 16 Preview The Winds Kept Laughing - Betty Turner & The Chevelles

  • 17 Preview Lost In A City - The Vows

  • 18 Preview Poor - Unfortunate - Me (I Ain't Got Nobody) - J.J. Barnes

  • 19 Preview Cry In The Arms Of Another Love - Andre Scott with Jessie, Otis & Shotgun

  • 20 Preview Long Live The King - Detroit Emeralds

  • 21 Preview Love Hangover - Jean Carter

  • 22 Preview (Marriage Is Only) A State Of Mind - O.C. Tolbert

  • 23 Preview Dream Girl - The Lon-Genes

  • 24 Preview Little Boy - Carla Thomas

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"For dancers who enjoy varied Northern soul tempii.  Must hears include Johnnie Taylor’s Friday Night on Southern Stax 1970 and big-voiced Difosco (aka Dee Irvin/Big Dee Irwin) on Sunshine Love."

Mojo

"A great 24-tracker; highpoints are many, including the previously unissued I Only Cry Once A Day Now by The Fidels, a heart palpitating melodrama of huge proportion; an alternate take of Maxine Brown’s One In A Million; and the cracking Love Is Gonna Get You (Brass Version) by Peggy Woods." ★★★★

Record Collector

"In the crowded marketplace of northern soul compilations, the release of a new volume in Kent’s Classiest Rarities series still manages to turn the heartbeat up.  For obsessive connoisseurs and occasional dabblers alike, this is as satisfying a soul collection as you’ll find." ★★★★★

Shindig

“We start off with the No. 1 pick of the CDs submitted for this issue’s selection in regard to the Northern Soul scene.  The eye-opener on this new collection will be the previously unissued version of I Only Cry Once A Day Now, a superb Gene Page arrangement treasured by the Puffs on Dore but performed here by the mighty Fidels.  Two excellent early soul rarities come from Chicago soul stalwarts the Vows and the Kittens, while it’s over to Memphis for a pretty Carla Thomas recording (unreleased until 1992) called Little Boy, the perfect ender to this collection of treasures. A MUST HAVE – OF COURSE!!!”

Soul Up North

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