"Soul City Los Angeles" 1957-1962 - disc 2

Soul City Los Angeles presents recordings which served to establish the musical direction of LA and neighbouring West Coast conurbations in the late 1950s and early 1960s when R&B was evolving into the style that became known as soul…...Compiled and annotated by soul music authority Clive Richardson, Soul City Los Angeles is the latest in a series that has previously explored the nascent soul scenes in Detroit, New York and Chicago. This instalment presents a selection from key independent labels of the area, including Sam Cooke s SAR and Richard Vaughn s Arvee, as well as choice items from Aladdin, Liberty, Imperial and Ebb, and collectable releases from more obscure imprints. Famous names on CD1 of this 60-track 2CD set include the Olympics, the Valentinos (aka the Womack Brothers) with Lookin For A Love , the Rivingtons with Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow , and Johnnie Morisette with Meet Me At The Twistin Place , while CD2 features Ko Ko Mo hitmakers Gene & Eunice, both sides of a 1962 single on Rush by Don & Dewey, early recordings by future stars Johnnie Taylor and Johnny Guitar Watson, and a young Sly Stone as a member of the Viscaynes. Soul fans of the early 1960s could often figure out the geographic origins of new singles as much by the sound as by any knowledge of sometimes obscure artists and labels, with the output of West Coast studios tending to have a harder sound in comparison with some more sophisticated (for the era) productions from the opposite coast or the regions of the Great Lakes. Here we have music from the formative period of the soul era in Los Angeles. Also available as 2LP vinyl collectors edition, featuring 28 of the most sought-after tracks and colour insert.(The R&B Monthly)

1957-1962 trax - disc 2:
1. Soul Motion - Don & Dewey 2. Stretchin' Out - Don & Dewey 3. A Whole Lotta Woman - Johnnie Taylor 4. Why, Why, Why - Johnnie Taylor 5. Never, Never - Johnnie Taylor 6. Rome (Wasn't Built In A Day) - Johnnie Taylor 7. Looking  - Johnny "Guitar" Watson 8. The Eagle Is Back - Johnny "Guitar" Watson 9. Johnny Guitar - Johnny "Guitar" Watson 10. Cuttin' In - Johnny "Guitar" Watson 11. Sweet Lovin' Mama - Johnny "Guitar" Watson 12. The Angels Gave You To Me - Gene & Eunice 13. I Mean Love - Gene & Eunice 14. I Ain't Guilty - The Crawford Brothers 15. It Feels Good - The Crawford Brothers 16. Just Like That - The Robins 17. Oh No - The Robins 18. Glory Of Love - The Velvetones 19. I Love Her So - The Velvetones 20. I Pity The Fool - Jennell Hawkins 21. Don't Worry Bout Me - Jennell Hawkins 22. Heavenly Angel - The Viscaynes 23. Yellow Moon - The Viscaynes 24. Uncle Sam Needs You - The Viscaynes 25. That's All I Ask - Tommy Knight 26. There's No Pain - Tommy Knight 27. Lucy Lee - Lloyd George 28. Sing Real Loud - Lloyd George 29. She's All Right - Troy Walker 30. I'm Gettin' Hip - Troy Walker
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