"Soul For Dancers" (Out On The Floor: Firecrackers That Ignited The Northern Soul Boom 1951-1962)

On Soul For Dancers, journalist (Mojo, Record Collector) and R&B authority Lois Wilson takes a trip back in time to the rare soul scene's roots, to where it all began if you like…...Many of the 61 tracks on this 2CD set filled the floor at Manchester s The Twisted Wheel and London's The Scene Club, both precursors of the Wigan Casino, Blackpool Mecca, The Golden Torch in Stoke et al. The sparks that lit the fuse, these early triumphs would give rise to an era defining scene, one which became a treasured subcultural phenomenon. Some tracks on Soul For Dancers were obscure back in the day but are crowd favourites today, others still remain rare and largely unknown. Some of the artists are famous (James Brown, Etta James, Jackie Wilson, The Isley Brothers, Don Covay, Irma Thomas, and Sam & Dave) although the tracks selected here may be less familiar, while other artists like Bruce Cloud, Eloise Carter, Bunker Hill, Willie Cobbs and Mary Johnson are known only to the soul cognoscenti. Every track's a winner here so put on your dancing shoes and get on that good foot! Lois's previous compilations for Fantastic Voyage include Get On The Right Track, Right On and Ain't Gonna Hush, all popular releases which have elicited enthusiastic reviews.

trax disc 1:
1. Tell The Truth - Ray Charles 2. Respectable - The Isley Brothers 3. A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues - Arthur Alexander 4. See About Me - Don Covay & The Goodtimers 5. Won't Be Long - Aretha Franklin 6. Fortune Teller - Benny Spellman 7. Yield Not To Temptation - Bobby "Blue" Bland 8. My Book - Bruce Cloud 9. And I Do Just What I Want - James Brown 10. Leave My Kitten Alone - Little Willie John 11. Hide And Go Seek, Pt. 1 - Bunker Hill 12. Hide And Go Seek, Pt. 2 - Bunker Hill 13. Every Dog Got His Day - Eddie Bo 14. I Need Your Loving - Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford 15. Say You Love Me - Harold Burrage 16. You Don't Love Me - Willie Cobbs 17. Farther Up The Road - Bobby "Blue" Bland 18. Catch That Teardrop - The "5" Royales 19. The Pick-Up - Etta James 20. Let Love Go By - Baby Washington 21. Am I The Man - Jackie Wilson 22. Baby (You've Got What It Takes) - Dinah Washington & Brook Benton 23. I Love The Way You Love - Marv Johnson 24. Having A Party - Sam Cooke 25. Goin' Home - Mary Johnson 26. No More Pain - Sam & Dave 27. Soul - Teddy Vann 28. You Better Know It - Jackie Wilson 29. Tell Me What You're Gonna Do - James Brown & The Famous Flames 30. Do You Think That's Right - Judy Clay
trax disc 2:
1. Do You Love Me - Little Willie John 2. Mama Get Your Hammer - The Bobby Peterson Quintet 3. All Nite Long, Pt. 1 - Robert Parker 4. All Nite Long, Pt. 2 - Robert Parker 5. Pop-Eye Stroll - The Mar-Keys 6. Don't You Worry - Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford 7. The Headshrinker - Johnnie Mae Matthews 8. Screaming Please - Buddy Ace 9. Hide 'Nor Hair - Ray Charles 10. Chills And Fever - Johnny Love & His Orchestra 11. You Better Come Home - The Isley Brothers 12. You Talk About Love - Barbara George 13. You Should'a Treated Me Right - Ike & Tina Turner 14. My Man Rockhead - Eloise Carter 15. A Good Man - Irma Thomas 16. Soothe Me - The Sims Twins 17. Sixty-Minute Man - The Dominoes 18. Broken Heart - The Fiestas 19. Hard Hearted Woman - Eddie Burns 20. Whip It On Me - Jessie Hill 21. Linda Lou - The Traits 22. Little Baby - Howlin' Wolf 23. I Don't Play - Little Walter 24. I Need Somebody - Little Milton 25. Sticks And Stones - Ray Charles 26. One Man's Woman - Martha Carter 27. Get Back - Jimmy McCracklin 28. Come On Home - Louis (Blues Boy) Jones 29. Playboy - Annie Williams 30. Village Of Love - Nathaniel Mayer & The Fabulous Twilights 31. Let The Good Times Roll - Shirley & Lee
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