"It's A Deep Soul Thing" Vol. 2

Here is a semi- or illegal compilation of obscure soul, dating from the early '60s through the mid-'70s…...There are liner notes (written by someone or something called "Musashimaru"), and they discuss with a fan's abandon many of the performers included here. The music itself is ultimately what matters, and these 22 tracks are strictly topnotch. The masters are no big deal in terms of quality, but it seems likely that there are fewer than a couple of handfuls of the original singles on the planet, so what are you going to do? These are definitely mastered from records, not session tapes. This collection is symptomatic of a genre of music that was widely recorded -- like doo wop before it -- and barely documented. While it's true that this is for the most part only a bootleg, it is perhaps the only source for music that deserves to be studied, disseminated, and -- most of all -- played for perpetuity.(Thom Jurek, Allmusic)

trax:
1. (I Want Her) By My Side - The Fuller Brothers 2. I Can't Go On Anymore - Benny Latimore 3. I Can't Take It - Mary Ann Fisher 4. Is It Worth All That I'm Going Through - Calvin Leavy 5. For You - Candi Staton 6. The Thrill Will Still Be New - Howard Peters 7. That's What I'll Do - Derek Martin 8. Where Were You - Kim Tolliver 9. The Crutch - The Tymes 10. The Letter That Broke My Heart - Tony Owens 11. Gone For Good - J. Morgan 12. I'll Be Right Here (When You Return) - Ruby Wilson 13. The Only Time You Say You Love Me - Charles Smith 14. I Don't Want To Have To Wait - Terry Felton 15. Where Is My Baby - Jimmy Lewis 16. Is It Over - Otis Clay 17. Born To Lose - LaVern Baker 18. I'll Put It To You - Robert Collins & The Apaches 19. I've Lost All Communications - The Enchanters 20. I Can't Get Over Losing You - Jean Wells 21. Baby I'm Satisfied - Jackie Lee & Delores Hall 22. Freedom City - Jackie Edwards
…served by Gyro1966...