The first volume of "This Is Lowrider Soul", compiled by Sean Hampsey (UK soul aficionado and owner of Diggin' Deep label) and Ruben Molina
(one of the Californian syndicate Southern Soul Spinners), was released back in Jan
2019. The second volume is set for release on 20 Oct 2021 by Kent (£11.50
and free delivery in UK). Both volumes contain 24 tracks, so not even 50p
a track .. you know it makes sense and why not order the first volume at
the same time? There must be thousands of pounds worth of tunes (on
original vinyl) spread over both volumes.
On the new edition all, bar one, have been released in one format or
another over the years, mainly vinyl originally, but many have also seen a
CD issue on various compilations and 19 of the 24 tracks I've managed to
find on Spotify.
The previously unreleased track is from Detroit's Brothers Of Soul (aka
renown songwriters Fred Bridges, Richard Knight and Bobby Eaton) with an unissued side titled "Can't Nobody" recorded in 1969
for Galaxy. Of the remaining four, not available on Spotify, I've provided
links to the tracks on YouTube except for The Magicians from San Francisco
with "Trust In Me" as it hasn't been uploaded and is only available, as far
as I can tell, on a Kent CD compilation, "Hitsville West: San Francisco's Uptown Soul" released in 2007.
There's some killer tunes on this compilation, but my favourite has to be the sublime "Little Girl" by Darrow Fletcher who has featured on this blog several times including his full discography.
Track list
NB those with links are to YouTube clips (3), those without (19)
are in the Spotify playlist above except those marked with # (2) which
are not available on either but 30 second sound samples are available on Kent's
website which I've linked to.
.
01/ The Exceptions - So Much In Love
02/ Lee Williams & The Cymbals - Please Say It Isn't So
03/ The Vanguards - Somebody Please
04/ The Hesitations - Yes I'm Ready
05/ Barbara Mason - You Never Loved Me (At All)
06/ The Ethics - Sad Sad Story
07/ The Sparkels - Try Love (One More Time)
08/ The Manhattans - Follow Your Heart -
09/ The Lovers - Someone
10/ Darrow Fletcher - Little Girl
11/ Dee Torres - I Want You
12/ The Superbs - It Hurts So Much
13/ The Larks - I Want You (Back)
15/ The Hyperions -
Believe In Me
16/ The Persians - Here It Comes
#17/ Brothers Of Soul - Can't Nobody (Previously Unreleased)
18/ The Radiations -
That's The Way Our Love Is
19/ The Mark-Keys - My Sweet Baby
20/ The Perfections -
Don't Take Your Love From Me
21 / Little Ben & The Cheers - (I'm Not Ready To) Settle Down
22/ Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr - You Can't Blame Me
23/ Houston Outlaws - What Am I Going To Do
24/ Soul Sensations - A Man That Is Not Free
| Rating: | 8.4 |
| Genre/Style: | Lowrider/ Sweet Soul Harmony |
| Format: | Album / Compilation |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Kent |
| Cat No: | CDKEND-497 |
| Date: | 20/10/2021 |
| Value: | £11.50 |
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