"CHICAGO SOUL CELLAR" Rare Soul Uncovered From m-pac! Records

As the compiler of Chicago Soul Cellar, I feel that the buyer should be aware of a few facts about this extraordinary collection…...This compilation is built on the releases from the M-Pac label, a subsidiary of Chicago's One-derful label that existed 1962 to 1968. The music was created in the company's own studio (probably not on the same standard as Universal) and the session musicians came from the city's blues and jazz community. There is only one national hit on the collection, Harold Burrage's "Got To Find A Way," which stands as one of the most powerful hard-driving soul numbers from the mid-1960s. The other Burrage songs are highly appealing as well. The rest of the collection is composed of non-hits, but what a marvelous collection of hard soul it is. Dorothy Prince, with her stunning hard sound, will be a revelation to anyone who picks up this CD. The Ringleaders' two cuts will be loved by fans of that early sweet soul sound, and so on. True soul fans will appreciate the treasures found in this collection. This collection is extremely hard to find in the United States, as the issuing company has gone out of business. (Robert Pruter, AMG)

trax:
1. Got To Find A Way - Harold Burrage 2. Let's Start Over - The Ringleaders 3. If I Could Live My Life - Dorothy Price 4. Let's Start A Thing Now - Willie Parker 5. Seek and You'll Find - Dorothy Price 6. Good To Me - Benny Turner 7. Things Ain't What They Used To Be - Harold Burrage 8. I Made A Mistake - Andrew Tibbs 9. A Long Way Together - Harold Burrage 10. I've Got To Fight It - Willie Parker 11. Baby What Has Happened To Our Love - The Ringleaders 12. You Make Me So Happy - Harold Burrage 13. I Lost A Love - Dorothy Price 14. No Greater Thing (Than Love) - The Twilights 15. Master Key - Harold Burrage 16. Come Back Home - Benny Turner 17. Stone Hearted Woman - Andrew Tibbs 18. You Got Your Finger In My Eye - Willie Parker 19. My Love - The Twilights 20. Why Not Tonight - Dorothy Price 21. Damper Down - Bobby Davis 22. The Whip (Part 1) - Billy "The Kid" Emerson 23. The Whip (Part 2) - Billy "The Kid" Emerson 24. I Stand Alone - Stacy Johnson 25. Don't Hurt The One You Love - Willie Parker 26. Love Me - Benny Turner 27. Give Me Back My Ring - Big Daddy Simpson 28. I'm In Love - Harold Burrage
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