"Soul City Philadelphia" 1961-1962 - disc 1

Soul City Philadelphia presents records which served to establish the musical direction of the city in the late 1950s and early 1960s, at the dawn of the soul era…...Compiled and annotated by soul music authority Clive Richardson, Soul City Philadelphia is the latest in a series that has previously explored the nascent soul scenes in Detroit, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. America’s fourth-largest city proved to be a focal point for money, growing to be a major banking centre on the East Coast, and money also brought music – as cited by Tony Cummings, author of The Sound of Philadelphia, the “Philly sound was made possible due to a web of coincidences which brought the right people to the right place at the right time.” The Philly Sound means different things to different people, depending on their age or musical era of choice. In the early 1960s the sound was likely to be the blasting sax solos and crisp snare-beat which typified the chart hits on Bernie Lowe’s Cameo and Parkway labels, generated by the key A&R duo of Kal Mann and Dave Appell. It is this style that forms the focus of this anthology, with Lowe’s labels being matched for independent success by the likes of V-Tone (run by Venton ‘Buddy’ Caldwell from 2034 Ridge Ave), Chancellor (run by Peter DeAngelis and Bob Marcucci from the Chancellor Room of the Hyatt Hotel), and Heritage (run by Jerry Ross). Also featuring are artists who originated in Philadelphia but who achieved success on labels outside the city, such as the Sensations, Solomon Burke and the Majors. Other famous artists included on this 60-track 2CD selection include Don Covay, Bobby Parker, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, the Orlons, Donnie Elbert, Lee Andrews and Chubby Checker, but as always in this series, there are fascinating recordings by lesser-known acts.

trax disc 1:
1. Watch Your Step - Bobby Parker 2. Steal Your Heart Away - Bobby Parker 3. There's Something On Your Mind Pt. 1 - The Jolly Jax 4. There's Something On Your Mind Pt. 2 - The Jolly Jax 5. Cryin' Over You - The Cruisers 6. Don't Tease Me - The Cruisers 7. If I Had Our Love To Live Over - Big Al Downing 8. Words Of Love - Big Al Downing 9. Ashes - Screamin' Jay Hawkins 10. Nitty Gritty - Screamin' Jay Hawkins 11. Cry Baby Cry - The Sensations & Yvonne Mills 12. That's My Desire - Yvonne Baker & The Sensations 13. Party Across The Hall - Yvonne Baker & The Sensations 14. This Is A Perfect Moment - The Gainors 15. Where I Want To Be - The Gainors 16. Tell Him - The Gainors 17. Darlin' - The Gainors 18. The Popeye Waddle - Don Covay 19. One Little Boy Had Money - Don Covay 20. Holiday Hill - The Orlons 21. Tonight - The Orlons 22. Don't Hang Up - The Orlons 23. The Conservative - The Orlons 24. A Whole Lot O'Lovin' - Ben Higgins 25. Really Paradise - Ben Higgins 26. She Is Mine - The Blue Notes 27. The Letter - The Blue Notes 28. My Hero - The Blue Notes 29. A Good Woman - The Blue Notes 30. Blue Star - The Blue Notes
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