VA [2022] - Mountain Of Soul Episode 1 [Charly] (Full Album)

Charly Records has just released a ten track compilation of Northern Soul tunes, many well known (i.e. Jimmy Robins, Sandy Wynns, Gene Chandler, The Inspirations, The Georgia Prophets all being NS Top 500 tunes and a version of "Last Minute Miracle" by Ruby Winters recorded by The Shirelles (1967) and by Linda Jones (album only 1967) whilst others relatively obscure and perhaps unreleased.

The compilation title is taken from the opening track by Harrold Burrage which I believe is a previously unreleased song until unearthed on one of the M-Pac Secret Stash compilations. Curiously it sounds the same as the song recorded by Tommy Payton on Staff (Gary, IN) which got aired at Top Of The World Stafford in the 80s, yet the writer's credits are to Ben Brown on that recording and not Maurice Rodgers, but that sort of thing was a regular occurrence.

The other previously unreleased track (until appearing on a self-titled album last year which was posted along with their full Discography) is The Swiss Movement "Trying To Win Your Love" which seems  a little out of place being the only 70s track on the compilation, but what a tune!

The compilation is completed with two relative cheapies (in NS terms at least) by Les Watson And The Panthers "Occasionally I Cry" [1966 Pompeii] and The Kelly Brothers "Love Time" [1965 Sims] which was bootlegged in the mid 70s on the infamous O.O.T.P. (Out Of The Past) label so it must have been in-demand at one time but I don't recall ever hearing it played out but would guess it was a Twisted Wheel type of sound so before my time.

It transpires that these compilations are generated from a new Mixcloud podcast series hosted by renown Northern Soul entrepreneur Kev Roberts who is the author of the Northern Soul Top 500 book, so it's no big surprise that half the compilation is from that! Episode 2 is scheduled for 11 Nov 2022.

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Details

Rating:	8.3
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Northern Soul
Format:	Album / Complation
Media:	Digital
Label:	Charly
Cat No:	None
Date:	28/10/2022
Price:	£7.89

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