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Thursday, 20 January 2022

VA [2022] - Lowriders Sweet Soul Harmony From The Golden Era [Kent #522] (Full Album)


Ace/Kent are releasing a vinyl compilation of fourteen lowrider tunes that have been previously released on the two volumes of "This Is Lowrider Soul" titled "Lowriders Sweet Soul Harmony From The Golden Era".

Several tracks were previously unreleased until they appeared on CD and a couple have subsequently been released on vinyl sevens by Sean Hampsey's excellent Diggin' Deep label in the last few years.

If you are not familiar with the term  Lowrider Soul, then I did a quick overview a while ago. A Brief Intro to Lowrider Soul. In short, it's an evolution of doo-wop where the Chicano community of East L.A. cruise around (often on the famed Whittier Boulevard) in vintage cars playing sweet soul harmony style oldies from (mainly) the 60s & 70s and mainly, but not always, by groups (i.e. hence the harmony element).

The album is available to pre-order from Ace/Kent or from other good vinyl outlets such a SimplySoul with a release date given of 25 Feb 2022.


I have managed to find all but two tracks on Spotify in playlist below. The other two have links to YouTube clips (in bold below).

Side 1 
01 - The Exceptions [2019] - So Much In Love [Diggin' Deep #DD010]
02 - Lee Williams & The Cymbals [1968] - Please Say It Isn't So o [Carnival #CAR-537
03 - The Vanguards [1969] - Somebody Please [L & M Prod. #none]
04 - The Manhattans [1965] - Follow Your Heart [Carnival #CAR-512]
05 - The Lovers [1965] - Someone [Gate #501]
06 - The Superbs [1965] - It Hurts So Much [Dore #736]
07 - Little Ben & The Cheers [1967]- (I'm Not Ready To) Settle Down [Penny #101]

Side 2
01 - The Radiations [1967] - That's The Way Our Love Is [Diggin' Deep #DD008]
02 - Reuben Bell with The Casanovas - It's Not That Easy [Murco #1035]
03 - The Esquires [1968] - No Doubt About It [Wand #WND 1193
04 - Bobby Burn [1968] - I'm A Lonely Man [Chant #CH-522]
05 - The Persians [1969] - Here It Comes [GWP #GWP 509]
06 - Melvin Hicks & The Versatiles [2019] - I'm Just Passing Time [Deep Soul #11]
07 - Houston Outlaws [1972] - What Am I Gonna Do [Westbound #W 211]


Details
Rating: 8.7
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Sweet Soul / Lowrider
Format: Album / Compilation
Media: LP
Label: Kent
Cat No: 522
Date: 25/02/2022
Value: £16


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