Northern Soul, Vol. 2 [Import]

Track Listings

1. Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart - Diana Ross, The Supremes

2. Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) - Frank Wilson

3. Shing-A-Ling - Cooperettes

4. "In" Crowd - Dobie Gray

5. Getting Mighty Crowded - Betty Everett

6. Band of Gold - Freda Payne

7. Seven Days Too Long - Chuck Woods

8. Fortune Teller - Benny Spellman

9. I'm the One to Do It - Jackie Wilson

10. Have More Time - Marvin "Smitty" Smith

11. (Love Is Like A) Heatwave - Martha Reeves, The Vandellas

12. Backfield in Motion - Mel & Tim

13. You've Come a Long Way Baby - Flower Shoppe

14. How to Make a Sad Man Glad - The Capreez

15. Hey Girl

16. Love Makes a Woman - Barbara Acklin

17. Soul Sauce - Timebox

18. Baby Boy - Freddie Hughes

19. (You've Got Me) Dangling on a String - Chairmen of the Board

20. Do Me Right - Denise LaSalle

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Northern Soul, Vol. 2,Various Artists,Crimson Productions,Northern Soul,Pop,Pop-Soul,R&B,Soul,V/a Compilations

Tracks:

I Was Born To Love You - Shirley Walton
Precious, Precious - Isaac Hayes
Send Peace And Harmony Home - Shirley Walton
Soul Limbo - Booker T. & The MGs
I've Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) - Eddie Floyd
It's Been A Long Time Coming - Delaney/Bonnie
What A Man - Linda Lyndell
I Like Everything About You - Jimmy Hughes
Stay Baby Stay - Johnny Daye
Private Number - Judy Clay/William Bell
So Nice - Mad Lads
Long Walk To D.C. - Staple Singers
Give 'Em Love - Soul Children
Funky Mississippi - Rufus Thomas
Lovin' Feeling - Charmels
Where Do I Go - Carla Thomas
Bed Of Roses - Judy Clay
Bring It On Home To Me - Eddie Floyd
It's Unbelievable (How You Control My Soul) - Jeanne And The Darlings
Who's Making Love - Johnnie Taylor
Mighty Cold Winter - Dino And Doc
Hang 'Em High - Booker T. & The MGs
You're Leaving Me - Ollie/Nightingales
Copy Kat - Bar-Kays
I Forgot To Be Your Lover - William Bell
Running Out - Mable John
My Baby Specializes - William Bell/Judy Clay
I'll Understand - Soul Children

Tracks:

The Ghetto - Staple Singers
Blues Power - Albert King
The Echo - Epsilons
Funky Way - Rufus Thomas
Take Care Of Your Homework - Johnnie Taylor
I Like What You're Doing (To Me) - Carla Thomas
I've Got To Have Your Love - Eddie Floyd
Let 'Em Down Baby - Jimmy Hughes
Love Is Here Today And Gone Tomorrow - Mad Lads
It Ain't Long Enough - Judy Clay
Mellow Way You Treat Your Man - Ollie/Nightingales
Private Number - Sonny Stitt
Time Is Tight - Booker T. & The MGs
Double Or Nothing - Mar-Keys
(Sittin' On The) Dock Of The Bay - Staple Singers
So I Can Love You - Emotions
Don't Stop Dancing (To The Music) (Part 1) - Bar-Kays
One More Chance - Margie Joseph
I Wanna Be Good (To You) - Jimmy Dotson
Finger Lickin' Good - Art Jerry Miller
Tighten Up My Thang - Soul Children
My Whole World Is Falling Down - William Bell
Testify (I Wanna) - Johnnie Taylor
Drowning On Dry Land - Albert King
Do The Cissy - Stingers
Don't Tell Your Mama (Where You've Been) - Eddie Floyd

Tracks:

Mrs. Robinson - Booker T. & The MGs
Love's Sweet Sensation - William Bell/Mavis Staples
Just Because Your Love Is Gone - Darrell Banks
Chains Of Love - Jimmy Hughs
Happy - William Bell
The Challenge - Staple Singers
Soul-a-lujah - Johnnie Taylor/Eddie Floyd/William Bell/Pervis Staples/Carla Thomas/Mavis Staples/Cleotha Staples
Never, Never Let You Go - Eddie Floyd/Mavis Staples
Just Keep On Loving Me - Johnnie Taylor/Carla Thomas
I Need You Woman - William Bell/Carla Thomas
I've Got A Feeling - Ollie/Nightingales
It's Time To Pay For The Fun (We've Had) - Jeanne/Darlings
I Could Never Be President - Johnnie Taylor
By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Mad Lads
Long And Lonely World - Colette Kelly
Midnight Cowboy - Bar-Kays
I've Fallen In Love (With You) - Carla Thomas
Slum Baby - Booker T. & The MGs
The Best Part Of A Love Affair - Emotions
By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Isaac Hayes
Walk On By - Isaac Hayes
Tupelo (Part 1) - Pop Staples/Albert King/Steve Cropper
Water - Steve Cropper/Albert King/Pop Staples
The Sweeter He Is (Part 1) - Soul Children
You're Driving Me (To The Arms Of A Stranger) - Mavis Staples

Tracks:

Open Up Your Heart (Let Me In) - Newcomers
Why Is the Wine Sweeter (On The Other Side) - Eddie Floyd
When Will We Be Paid - Staple Singers
Grinder Man - John Lee Hooker
Born Under A Bad Sign - William Bell
What You Gonna Do - Margie Joseph
I'm So Glad - Jimmy Hughes
Beautiful Feelings - Darrell Banks
Your Love Was Strange - Dramatics
Love Bones - Johnnie Taylor
Hard To Say Goodbye - Delaney/Bonnie
Got To Get Rid Of You - J.J. Barnes
Habit Forming Love - Reggie Milner
My Thing Is A Moving Thing - T.S.U. Toronadoes
Stealing Love - Emotions
When Tomorrow Comes - Emotions
Wrapped Up In Love Again - Albert King
Do The Funky Chicken - Rufus Thomas
California Girl - Eddie Floyd
Tribute To A Black Woman (Part 1) - Bernie Hayes
Sang And Dance - Bar-Kays
Hold On, I'm Coming - Soul Children
Love's Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down (Part 1) - Chuck Brooks
Help Me Put Out The Flame (In My Heart) - Ernie Hines
Black Boy - Roebuck 'Pop' Staples

Tracks:

Bracing Myself For The Fall - Ollie/Nightingales
All I Have To Do Is Dream - William Bell/Carla Thomas
Sining About Love - Jeanne/Darlings
Goodies - Chris/Shak
Just The Way You Are Today - Barbara Lewis
The Creeper Returns - Little Sonny
Guide Me Well - Carla Thomas
Give A Damn - Staple Singers
Steal Away - Johnnie Taylor
Your Sweet Lovin' - Margie Joseph
I Forgot To Remember - Jones/Blumeberg
Can't See You When I Want To - David Porter
Never Be True - Carla Thomas
Can't You See What You're Doing To Me - Albert King
Sixty Minute Man (Part 2) - Rufus Thomas
The Preacher And The Bear - Rufus Thomas
Something - Booker T. & The MGs
Seeing Is Believin' - Mad Lads
You're My Only Temptation - Roz Ryan
What I Don't Know Won't Hurt Me - Paul Thompson
Right, TIght And Out Of Sight - Branding Iron
(What's Under) The Natural Do - John Kasandra

Tracks:

My Girl - Eddie Floyd
I Have Learned To Do Without You - Mavis Staples
Play The Music Toronadoes - T.S.U. Toronadoes
Lonely Soldier - William Bell
Heart Association - Emotions
I Stand Accused - Isaac Hayes
Brand New Day - Staple Singers
Sweeter Tomorrow - Margie Joseph
Cool Strut - Bernie Hayes
You Put The Sunshine Back In My World - Newcomers
Montego Bay - Bar-Kays
Got It Together (Parts 1 & 2) - Rudy Robinson/Hungry Five
Wade In The Water - Little Sonny
You're Movin' Much Too Fast - Nightingales
The Best Years Of My Life - Eddie Floyd
I Am Somebody (Part 2) - Johnnie Taylor
I Loved You Like I Love My Very Life - Carla Thomas
Soul Machine - Reggie Milner
(Follow Her) Rules And Regulations - Tempress
(Do The) Push And Pull (Part 1) - Rufus Thomas
Love Changes - Charlene/Soul Serenades
Put Your World In My World (Best Of Two Worlds) - Soul Children
Love Is Plentiful - Staple Singers

Tracks:

Heavy Makes You Happy (Ska-Na-Boom Boom) - Staple Singers
Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas - Staple Singers
Too Many Lovers - Shak
Black Christmas - Emotions
The Mistletoe And Me - Isaac Hayes
Ask The Lonley - Barbara Lewis
Jody's Got Your Girl And Gone - Johnnie Taylor
Finish Me Off - Soul Children
Oh, How It Rained - Eddie Floyd
The Look Of Love - Isaac Hayes
Electrified Love - Ernie Hines
Melting Pot - Booker T. & The MGs
That's The Way I Like It (I Like it That Way) - Barbara Lewis
Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight
You Make Me Want To Love You - Emotions
Stop! In The Name Of Love - Margie Joseph
I Don't Wanna Lose You - Johnnie Taylor
(Girl) I Love You - Temprees
The World Is Round - Rufus Thomas
A Penny For Your Thoughts - William Bell
never Can Say Goodbye - Issac Hayes
I Don't Want To Be Like My Daddy - Nightingales

Tracks:

You've Got To Earn It - Staple Singers
Hold On To It - Limitations
Watcha See Is Watcha Get - Dramatics
Born Too Late - Branding Iron
Just Ain't Strong As I Used To Be (You Done Fed Me Sumpin') - Jimmy Hughes
That Other Woman Got My Man And Gone - Margie Joseph
If You Think It (You May As Well Do It) - Emotions
Shame On The Family Name - Calvin Scott
Blood Is Thicker Than Water - Eddie Floyd
(The Soul Philosopher): Hijackin' Love - Johnnie Taylor
Sweetback's Theme - Melvin Van Peebles
The Breakdown (Part 1) - Rufus Thomas
Pin The Tail On The Donkey - Newcomers
Them Hot Pants - Lee Sain
If That Ain't A Reason (For Your Woman To Leave You) - Little Milton
It's Good To Be Careful (But It's Better To Be Loved) - Shack
Where Would You Be Today - Ilana
Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven - Albert King
Go To Get Away From It All - Soul Children
Love's Creepin Up On Me - United Image
Show Me How - Emotions
If I Give It Up, I Want It Back - David Porter
A Woman Named Trouble - Little Sonny

Tracks:

Losing Boy - Eddie Giles
Respect Yourself - Staple Singers
I'll Kill A Brick (About My Man) - Hot Sauce
You Think You're Hot Stuff - Jean Knight
All For The Love Of A Woman - William Bell
Theme From 'Shaft' - Isaac Hayes
Jamaica, This Morning - MGS
Gone! The Promises Of Yesterday - Mad Lads
Girl, Come On Home - Major Lance
(Let Hurt Put You In The) Loser's Seat - Joni Wilson
My Baby Love - Tempress
How Do You Move A Mountain - Leaders
Black Nasty: Black Nasty Boogie (Part 6) - Black Nasty
Do The Funky Penguin (Part 1) - Rufus Thomas
You've Got A Cushion To Fall On - Carla Thomas
Get Up And Get Down - Dramatics
Son Of Shaft - Bar-Kays
Don't Cha Mess With My Money, My Honey, Or My Woman - L.V. Johnson
I Can Smell That Funky Music - Eric Mercury
A Sadness For Things - Calvin Scott
That's What Love Will Make You Do - Little Milton
Standing In For Jody - Johnnie Taylor

Album Description

The story of the great Memphis soul label, Stax/Volt. This 9-disc box concerns itself with the period between 1968 and 1971 and contains all 216 soul singles issued by Stax/Volt during that time- featured are some of the biggest and best-loved hits of the day, as well as a number of little-known gems by both major and less familiar artists. Artists include Shirley Walton, Booket T. & The MGs, The Soul Children, Sonny Stitt, Darrell Banks, Ollie & The Nightingales, Eddie Floyd, Isaac Hayes , The Staple Singers and many more. The discs are housed in a deluxe oversized box (12 x 12 x 1 1/2). 1993.

Customer Reviews:

Seminal box set for soul & R&B fans.......2004-10-26

It's amazing how many hidden gems are mixed in amongst the more well-known songs in this fantastic 9 disc box set. From Darrell Banks' "Just Because Your Love is Gone" to the Newcomers' "Open Up Your Heart (and Let Me In), this is simply a treasure-trove of soul / r&b delights. If you like Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, the Dramatics, etc, you will love this set....good for dancin', good for romancin'!

Full of Great Stuff.......1999-08-25

Different from the material on the first Stax box - soul music was getting more of a standard rock/dance beat underneath of it, and the music was layed down through multi-tracking rather than through live arrangements. But it's still the voice of soul. There is a wealth of fine music on here. If you choose to buy this, I don't think you'll be sorry. There's a lot of pickings on here. Basically, this is a wonderful archival package.

It is THE collector's box set...amazing! I love it!.......1998-12-21

This box set is something I have coveted ever since we had it at the radio station I used to D.J. a soul show on. It has EVERY single you could want. All of the STAX sound is represented...funky dance numbers, ballads, and grooves that make your butt jump up and shake. It's an amazing resource. The booklet that comes with it is fantastic and super-informative. It's also a great place to look for samples, or find the originals that have been sampled from in a lot of Hip-Hop songs. For instance...Lynda Lyndell singing "What A Man", which was sampled (practically covered) by En Vogue and Salt 'N Peppa a few years ago. The originals are often better than the remakes!! Soul purists who can't get enough, Memphis music lovers, Hip Hop musicians, this is a box set for you...like you wouldn't believe! (And it's only one in a series of three amazing STAX box sets.)

A good complication of Stax soul from the 70es........1998-09-09

If you know the first Stax box and like the music from Jakie Brown movie, you will not regret bying this one. This is a nice complication of old soul musicians wich we dont realy remember in the 90es. Many of the numbers you will recognice, because they have been recorded as cover vertions later on. Therefore it does'nt seem to be old music, but just the original recording of some of the music we hear in the radio.

This is one of the titles you learn to enjoy, the more times you hear it the more you will enjoy it.

Tracks:

I Love Beach Music - The Embers
Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations
Ocean Boulevard - Band Of Oz
Rainy Day Bells - The Globetrotters
Summertime's Calling Me - The Catalinas
With This Ring - The Platters
39-21-46 - The Showmen
Stay - Maurice Williams/Zodiacs
Tams Medley (Includes Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy) - The Tams
Hold Back The Night - The Trammps
We're Gonna Hate Ourselves In The Morning - Clifford Curry
What Kind Of Fool (Do You Think I Am) - Bill Deal & Rhondels
Duke Of Earl - Gene Chandler
Club Savoy - Rockin' Louie/Mamma Jammers
He Will Break Your Heart - Jerry Butler
Hello Stranger - Barbara Lewis
Kidnapper - Jewell & Rubies
Meet Me With Your Black Drawers On - The Professor's Blues Review

Tracks:

Myrtle Beach Days - The Fantastic Shakers
New Old Songs - Jim Quick & The Coastline Band
I've Been Hurt - Bill Deal & The Rhondels
Gonna Move Across The River - Bill Pinkney & The Original Drifters
Drive It Home - The Clovers
Party Time Man - The Part Time Party Time Band
Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) - The Swinging Medallions
Washed Ashore - The Platters
It Will Stand - The Showmen
Lipstick Traces - Benny Spellman
Any Day Now - Chuck Jackson
May I - Maurice Williams/The Zodiacs
I Got The Fever - Billy Scott/Georgia Prophets
Soothe Me - Gary Bass/Ebs All-Star Blues Band
Shoop Shoop (It's In His Kiss) - Betty Everett
Backfield In Motion - Mel & Tim
Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison
Goin' Out Of My Head - Little Anthony/Imperials

Customer Reviews:

Shagging down memory lane.......2001-05-31

This is one of my favorite CDs.(OK, so I'm getting to the age where I'm sentimental.) I loved Beach Music when I was younger, and that hasn't changed. If you ever heard these songs on the Carolina beaches, you can't pass this up. It's worth every penny. If you recognize some of the songs, but never heard of beach music, you've got some catching up to do; but it's never too late! This one is definitely a keeper.

Everyone should own this!.......2000-11-29

This is a great cd. It really covers some of the great beach music that is out there! If you buy any beach music cd, this should be the one! I hope everyone enjoys as much as I have!!

more selections.......2000-05-21

I really do love beach music with Va Bch over the bridge we really get good music! Would love to own this CD but must watch my pennies..If you have this CD please take the time to enter a review, two good reviews and I'm on this like salt and watermelon

Groovin on a summer afternoon........1999-11-18

I bought this for my boyfriend. He is from N. Carolina and was complaining that he could not find this music on CD. He was so happy when he received this! He started doing the shag!

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Pull Some Treasures From The Cellar
A fine collection IF...
GET BACK IN THAT CELLAR!
Must be a big cellar
Another great collection of unreleased Motown gems.

Cellarful of Motown!, Vol. 2
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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A Cellarful of Motown!
Motown Anthology
The Motown Collection
Motown Connoisseurs, Vol. 2
The Motown Anthology

ASIN: B0009A21J4
Release Date: 2005-07-11

Tracks:

All Day All Night - Earl Van Dyke
Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) - Eddie Holland
Everyday I'll Love You More Than Yesterday - Gladys Knight & the Pips
Everytime I See You, I Go Wild! - J.J. Barnes,
My Two Arms - You = Tears - The Elgins
Keep Stepping (Never Look Back) - Carolyn Crawford
Take My Hand - Dalton Boys
Boy from Crosstown - The Marvelettes
I Can't Get Along Without You - The Monitors
I Gave Up Quality for Quantity - Stevie Wonder

Tracks:

Honey Bee (Keep Stinging Me) [Version 1] - Diana Ross & the Supremes
Everybody Needs Somebody (I Need You) - J.J. Barnes
Hoping the Pause Is Helping the Cause - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Baby Baby I'm in Love Again - Debbie Dean
I Can't Go on Sharing Your Love - The Isley Brothers
Breakaway - The Lewis Sisters
It's Only a World Without Your Love - The Four Tops
Midnight Johnny - Connie Haines
Take Him Back If It Makes You Happy - The Contours
Sweet Lovin' - Chris Clark
My Springtime - Terry Johnson
Lone Lonely Town - Martha & the Vandellas
Nothing in This World Like My Baby - The Originals
Words - The Monitors
You've Got to Pay the Price - The Supremes
Where Is the Love - Rita Wright
Rescue Me - Blinky
Those DJ Shows - Patrice Holloway
My Heart - Tammi Terrell
I Hope You Have Better Luck Than I Did - The Marvelettes
Crying Game - Brenda Holloway

Album Details

Nearly Three Years Later Comes the Second Volume of the Series of Motown Rarities. While the Premise of the Original Has Remained Intact - all 42 Songs Are Previously Unreleased, the Horizons have Been Broadened Just a Bit. So You Will Find a Couple of Familiar Songs in a Totally Different Format, a Few Tracks from the Label's Early Years and a Surprising Revisit to an Early 60's Instrumental by a 70's Female Vocalist. What Remains Constant Though is the Quality of These Long-lost Grooves. These Are Not Fillers, Nor Are They Throwaway Songs; Why They were Never Released is a Mystery that Will Probably Always Remain So.

Customer Reviews:

Pull Some Treasures From The Cellar.......2007-06-05

If you are expecting hits on the same level as The Supremes' "Where Did Our Love Go?" stop reading right now, because IMHO, none of these songs are classics.

However, many are so great, you'll be playing them over and over and over again.

In listening to these songs, one can see the legendary Motown Quality control people all seated round the table considering which songs to make hits... or not. These tunes were mostly the "or nots" and listening to this album, one can mostly see why.

Some of these songs are strong songs sung by weak singers.

The Monitor's "Words" comes to mind. The writing in the song and the Motown band are great, but the vocals are a confusing, weak, jumble. A stronger group singing would have passed muster. It's no wonder The Monitors didn't last long with singing like this.

Some songs are cookie cutter Motown: You've heard the same guitar licks, drum beats, and the same lyrics in better Motown songs, and these don't distinguish themselves.

Diana Ross (It says "& The Supremes", but MISS Ross is singin' by herself on this one) struggles to keep up with "Honey Bee (Keep On Stinging Me)," and in too high of a key to boot. You've heard this type of song from her already.

And then, some are just plain stupid.

I cringe every time I hear The Temptations' screechy, cloying "Positively Absolutely Right" and dash to hit the skip button. Ditto for Patrice Holloway's "Those DJ Shows" since The Supremes version is out and out better.

But lest you think I hate everything on this album, there are songs on here that are so enchanting, so groovy, such splendour, that you're going to have these CDs in your player for weeks on end, constantly playing (though you'll dash to skip "Positively Absolutely Right" because it is THAT irritating!)

Songs that are living in my head include:

Tammi Terrell's "My Heart" which is superbly written, features Terrell's unique phrasing and dramatic distinctness of voice, and the unique sound of a mandolin.

The Marveletttes "I Hope You Had Better Luck Than I Did" which is funky and vaguely sarcastic at same time.

Martha & The Vandellas "Lone, Lonely Town" which charges out of the gate with Martha's vocals and the band going full power with a big band sound, as if this were the opening number of a Broadway show.

The Lewis Sisters' "Breakaway" which I disliked on first listen, but grew to love due to the opening hooks and the chorus of "Doo Doo D'DOO, Doo Doo D'DOOOOOO." This one probably didn't get released because you can barely make out the title in the song, they sing it so fast. And "The Singing Schoolteachers'" voices are so wispy you often can't make out what they're saying. But it is still a neat song.

Blinky's cover of the Fontella Bass classic "Rescue Me." What a wowwer! The opening verses with the deep bass and the voices grab you and keep you to about halfway through the song when it all loses steam.

The Contours "Take Him Back If It Makes You Happy" is my single most favourite song in the entire set. It is probably the one song that should have been released because it exemplifies the brilliance of Motown music. This song has groove, and makes you want to sing along and dance at the same time. This one will teach you why you don't clap along to songs and drive a car at the same time...

Be sure to listen to:

J.J Barnes "Every Time I See You, I Go Wild!";
Little Lisa's "Choo Choo Train" which is a sweet confection that sticks on you;
The eternally underrated Elgins "My Two Arms - You = Tears" is smart and features distinct vocals;
Hattie Littles bouncy, bluesy "Love Trouble Heartache & Misery" doesn't sound like a Motown song, but is good nonetheless;
Chris Clark's "Sweet Loving" which makes one wonder why so much of her stuff got shelved;
The Supremes (Post Diana Ross) "You've Got To Pay The Price"
bandmaster Earl Van Dyke's mostly instrumental rocker "All Day All Night."

The two disk set also comes with extensive liner notes explaining why some of the songs didn't get released, or interesting notes about some of the artists. If any of the album producers are out there... WE WANT MORE PICTURES!!! And how fast can you come up with Volume 3?

A fine collection IF..........2006-10-21

...IF you are a really hardcore Motown fan. The tracks are all fine and interesting. But they weren't as pleasing musically and lyrically to my ears as the first volume. And they have nowhere near the appeal of many of the Motown "hits". If you're a completist, this collection is a priceless find. But if you just enjoy grooving on Motown tunes, this may not be the best collection for you.

GET BACK IN THAT CELLAR!.......2006-09-01

I LIKE THIS CD VERY MUCH. I'VE SEEN ANTHOLOGIES ON MANY OF THESE ARTISTS BUT WHAT ABOUT A CD WITH THE RECORDINGS OF CAROLYN CRAWFORD? SHE WAS AND STILL IS A MUCH BETTER SINGER THAN MANY OF THE FEMALE "STARS" AT MOTOWN AND SHE WAS JUST A TEENAGER WHEN SHE WAS WITH THE COMPANY. HER FIRST RELEASE WAS A SONG CALLED "FORGET ABOUT ME" AND IN THE OPINION OF SOME PEOPLE IT'S A MOTOWN CLASSIC. PEOPLE REALLY OUGHT TO HEAR SOME OF THE MUSIC SHE RECORDED AND IT'S ALL VERY GOOD BECAUSE MUCH OF IT WAS "PRODUCED BY SMOKEY". NEED I SAY MORE?

Must be a big cellar.......2006-04-01

When A Cellarful Of Motown appeared in 2002 the general consensus was that it was astonishing that so many tracks of such amazing quality could have remained languishing unheard in an archive, lost and undocumented for so many years. Even the compilers registered their surprise and doubted there would be enough fresh discoveries to warrant a sequel of previously unreleased material.

Motown was on a phenomenal roll throughout the sixties, with the Hitsville studio in Detroit augmented by a second studio in the Davison area, and further recording and talent spotting operations setting up in New York, Chicago and especially in Los Angeles, where the company eventually relocated. Hitsville seemed to operate around the clock, like a factory, with songs being tried out with various groups and singers in a highly competitive and creative ferment, and an extremely discard rate.

A few tracks into Volume 2, three years later, having heard new classic cuts by Earl Van Dyke, Eddie Holland and Gladys Knight, any fears that quality control may have been lowered to fill another double-CD collection were blown away. How could any of these have been deemed unworthy of release at the time?

Sometimes a recording remained in the can because the song was released by another artist (often using the same backing track), but often both song and recording were consigned to oblivion.
Here, for example is The Boy From Crosstown in its original 1965 version by the Marvelettes, featuring Gladys Horton. A re-recording appeared the following year on an obscure compilation called Year By Year, and the song turned up on Gladys Knight and the Pips' 1968 album Feelin' Bluesy, but was never the single it deserved to be despite two other attempts featuring the Velvelettes, also unreleased at the time. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles' Hoping The Pause Is Helping The Cause could only have improved the Special Occasion album had it been included, and there are six other masterful Smokey songs, five of which have not been heard before, one co-written with his wife Claudette, her only known Jobete composer credit.

Chris Clark recently benefitted from a 2CD Anthology with a whole second disc of previously unheard recordings, yet another choice gem not included there, Sweet Lovin', surfaces on this collection. The same could be said of After The Rain by Kim Weston, and the closer Crying Time by Brenda Holloway.

There are new finds by artists legendary for not getting released as they deserved at the time - Carolyn Crawford, Patrice Holloway, Hattie Littles and Debbie Dean are just a few who appear once each here and just whet the appetite for more.

Some go beyond obscure - the Beatle-influenced Dalton Boys song is a B-side that was replaced by a different track at the last moment, and so was unreleased, but here is an alternative version to that. There are too many highlights to cite individually, but it was intriguing to hear a Monitors recording (Words) with a female lead, presumably Sandra Fagin. There are some towering vocals from Martha Reeves and the Vandellas from 1967 and 1969, and a fresh version by Blinky of Rescue Me produced by Raynard Miner, who co-wrote and produced the Fontella Bass smash original, in stereo, as are seven others including a great Marvelettes track that was almost the follow-up to The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game.

I now have every confidence that Volume 3 will contain further revelations.

Another great collection of unreleased Motown gems........2005-12-30

Cellarful of Motown vol.1 and now this Vol.2 contain many stellar performances that were panned by Motown for various reasons thus never released. Cellarful Vol.2 is a European pressing only which may be hard to find in American record shops. Some of this stuff is corny while other stuff is noteworthy. The remastering is 24 bit and there are many selections that are stereo. Some people only like HIT records which renders this collection useless to them. Those folks who like strange Motown tunes and performances will be mostly pleased with the contents of Cellarful of Motown, both volumes.

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the basis of any good soul collection

Birth of Soul, Vol. 2
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Kent Records UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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BIRTH OF SOUL VOL 1,THE (CD)
Birth of Soul, Volume 4
Soul of Money Records Volume 2
Moaning, Groaning, Crying: A Galaxy of Soul & R&B
Invictus Soul Box Set

ASIN: B000008371
Release Date: 1998-01-23

Tracks:

Walk Around Heaven All Day
Heart Full of Love
Man's Temptation
Here's a Heart
There Goes My Baby
Two Lovers Make One Fool
I Never Dreamed
Come Tomorrow
I'll Give My Life
Sad Girl
I'm Counting on You
I Found a Love
What'd I Say
The Wrong Girl
Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette)
Down in the Valley
Always Accused
Call Somebody Please
Lover's Prayer
This Is My Prayer
Time Waits for No One
Cry to Me
Long Haired Daddy
Spring
Standing in the Shadows
Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um
It's No Good for Me
All in My Mind

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1. The Caravans - Walk Around Heaven All Day
2. The Invincibles - Heart Full Of Love
3. Gene Chandler - Man's Temptation
4. The Diplomats - Here's A Heart
5. The Drifters - There Goes My Baby
6. The Serenaders - Two Lovers Make One Fool
7. The Cookies - I Never Dreamed
8. Marie Knight - Come Tomorrow
9. Brenda Holloway - I'll Give My Life
10. Jay Wiggins - Sad Girl
11. The Freeman Brothers - I'm Counting On You
12. The Falcons - I Found A Love
13. Ray Charles - What'd I Say
14. The Showmen - The Wrong Girl
15. Benny Spellman - Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette)
16. Solomon Burke - Down In The Valley
17. Willie Tee - Always Accused
18. The Manhattans - Call Somebody Please
19. The Wallace Brothers - Lover's Prayer
20. Theola Kilgore - This Is My Prayer
21. Eddie & Ernie - Time Waits For No-One
22. Betty Harris - Cry To Me
23. Vernell Hill - Long Haired Daddy
24. Birdlegs & Pauline And Their Versatility Birds - Spring
25. Kenny Gamble - Standing In The Shadows
26. Major Lance - Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um
27. Johnny Nash - It's No Good For Me
28. Maxine Brown - All In My Mind

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

the basis of any good soul collection.......2007-03-15

the 3 volumes in this series constitute as good a cross section of late '50s to mid '60s as it is possible to achieve in the limits of 3 cds. of course there are favorites missing, on the other hand some of the choices are inspired. not a bad track amongst them. get all 3 volumes & stop messing around.

Feeling the Song: Best of Walter Jackson, Vol. 2

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Feeling the Song: Best of Walter Jackson, Vol. 2
Walter Jackson
Manufacturer: Westside UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Best of Walter Jackson: Welcome Home - The Okeh Years
Feelings

ASIN: B00003E435
Release Date: 2001-04-24

Tracks:

Feelings
Easy Evil
Unchained Melody
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Baby I Love Your Way
Too Shy To Say
Words (Are Impossible)
Please Pardon Me (You Remind Me Of A Friend)
Player In The Band
If It's Magic
I Won't Remember Ever Loving You
I've Got It Bad Feeling Good
Sounds like A Love Song
Everything Must Change
I Want To Come Back As A Song
I've Never Been To Me
Send In The Clowns
At Last
Someone Saved My Life Tonight

Album Description

Subtitled 'Brunswick/ Chi-Sound Masters Vol.2', this set features 19 tracks by the smooth soul singer including 'Unchai ned Melody', 'Feelings' & 'I've Never Been to Me'. Standard jewel case.

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Northern Soul: Lost & Found, Vol. 2
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Goldmine
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00002512M
Release Date: 1998-01-01

Tracks:

Don't Turn Away - Tony Diamond
I Cried for You - The Tempests
Somethin' Ain't Right - Ron Alston
Tea House in China Town - Jimmy Hart
Call Me (Anytime You Want Some Lovin') - Lorraine Ellison
Good Luck My Love - Tears
Take It or Leave It - The Satisfactions
How Come - Tony Williams
Family Tree - Jimmy Norman
Reason to Be Lonely - Otis Leavill
I'm a Good Girl - Joyce Kennedy
Let Me Down Slowly - Carl Hall
Bettin' on Love - Len Jewell
Someone to Love Tonight - Ricky Lewis
If It Wasn't for Love - Jimmy Bee
Music - The Festivals
I'll Never Go to a Party Again
Love
Use Your Head - Mary Wells
It's All Over but the Pain
Don't You Know
Nobody Loves Me Like You - The Flamingos
Girls With the Big Black Boots
Restless - Margie Hendrix
My Woman's Good to Me - George Benson

Golden Age Gospel Quartets, Vol. 2 (1954-1963) { Various Artists }

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Awesome

Golden Age Gospel Quartets, Vol. 2 (1954-1963) { Various Artists }
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Specialty
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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There Will Be No Sweeter Sound: Columbia-Okeh Post-War Gospel Story '47-'62

ASIN: B000000QO9
Release Date: 1997-12-24

Tracks:

He'll Make A Way - The Soul Stirrers
Be With Me Jesus - The Soul Stirrers T
Don't Worry About Me - The Chosen Gospel Singers
What A Wonderful Sight - The Chosen Gospel Singers
The Lifeboat is Coming - The Chosen Gospel Singers
Straight Street - The Pilgrim Travelers
After While - The Pilgrim Travelers
Did You Stop To Pray This Morning? - The Pilgrim Travelers
What do You Know (About Jesus)? - The Pilgrim Jubilee Singers
Oh, Lord - The Pilgrim Jubilee Singers
Tell Jesus (What You Want) - The Pilgrim Jubilee Singers T
Yesteryear - The Pilgrim Jubilee Singers
Broken Heart Of Mine - The Original Five Blind Boys Of Alabama
Goodbye Mother - The Original Five Blind Boys Of Alabama
I've Been Born Again - The Original Five Blind Boys Of Alabama
Were You There? - The Soul Stirrers
Sinner Run To Jesus - The Soul Stirrers
Out on A Hill - The Soul Stirrers
I Thank You Jesus - The Gate City singers
Peace In The Valley - The Gate City singers
Friends Talk About Me - The Capital City Stars
Jesus, I Live To Call Your Name - The Capital City Stars
Troubles Of This World - The Clefs Of Calvary
Miracle Temple - The Clefs Of Calvary
Move Upstairs - The Gable Airs
Oh, How I Love Jesus - The Gable Airs
Travelin' Shoes - The Gable Airs

Customer Reviews:

Awesome.......1999-11-19

An astonishing collection of doo wop gospel, maybe (along with volume one) the best compilation of gospel music ever recorded. No fancy organs, guitars or drums, just solid, wailing vocals. These songs will give you goose bumps with the power of their conviction. Just listen to"Don't Worry About Me" for example. Tour de force.

Welcome Home: The Okeh Recordings, Vol. 2

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Welcome Home: The Okeh Recordings, Vol. 2
Walter Jackson
Manufacturer: Kent Records UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Feelings
The Best of Walter Jackson: Welcome Home - The Okeh Years
Finally Got Over: Deep Soul from the Classic Era
The Soul of Spring, Volume 2

ASIN: B000IHYTQG
Release Date: 2006-11-13

Tracks:

My Funny Valentine
Moonlight In Vermont
Let It Be Me
Suddenly I'm All Alone
Imagination
Welcome Home
Moon River
Blowin' In The Wind
The Magic's Gone
Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
Still At The Mercy Of Your Love
Where Have All The Flowers Gone
Deep In The Heart Of Harlem (Bonus Track)
A Cold, Cold Winter (Bonus Track)
I Think It's Going To Rain Today (Bonus Track)
That's When I Come To You (Bonus Track)
Special Love (Bonus Track)
One Heart Lonely (Bonus Track)
The Folks Who Live On The Hill (Bonus Track)

Album Description

Our first volume of the late Walter Jackson's 1960s OKeh, Epic and Columbia recordings has met with unanimous acclaim amongst the soul fraternity. They will be no less pleased with the second volume in the trilogy, which is built around Walter's fabulous "Welcome Home" album and which once again also features many additional bonus tracks to augment the original track listing.

Along with the "Welcome Home" album in its entirety, this volume also features four rare non-album OKeh 45s and - for the delight of Walter obsessives everywhere - three tracks that have never been heard publicly since being committed to tape 39 years ago.

The inevitable wealth of label shots is complemented by a sleeve note that explores Walter's recordings on a session-by-session basis.

For many Walter Jackson is the epitome of mid-60s Chicago soul. His recordings were supervised by the city's greatest producer, Carl Davis, and repertoire was provided by Curtis Mayfield, Van McCoy, Chip Taylor, Randy Newman and Jimmy Radcliffe. With these kind of names on board it's pretty hard to go wrong.

Watch out for Kent's third and final volume in the trilogy, "Speak Her Name" in 2007.

Customer Reviews:

Not Received .......2007-03-26

Although I received confirmation that 2 CD's were sent I have not received them and am unable to resolve this problem through tracking. Iwould appreciate any help with this matter. Maureen Begley

#1 BEST OF ALL!!!.......2007-01-04

This is the one cd that everyone should own.My favorite singer going back to '68. nobody can compare.

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R'n'B Meets Northern Soul, Vol. 2
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Goldmine Soul Supply
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000F5GHTS
Release Date: 2006-03-27

Tracks:

He's The One Who Rings My Bell
Come On Home
Puttin It On Your Mind
Can't Get Enough Of My Baby's Lovin'
Honey Child
Summertime
It's A Man's World
Can't Do Nothin'
Shake It Baby
Don't Let Him In
Litlte By Little
Look Out
That's Fat Jack
Love Must Be Taboo
Love Sick Fool
I Need Your Love Tonight
Do The Walk
Hanky Panky
Long Loving Daddy
I Never Get Enough
I Get The Feelin'
Peepin And Hidin

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captures a bygone era

Ocean Drive, Vol. 2
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Ripete Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Ocean Drive, Vol. 3
Ocean Drive, Vol. 4

ASIN: B00000609P
Release Date: 1994-04-07

Tracks:

With This Ring - The Platters
Green Eyes - The Ravens
Too Much Foolin' Around - The Tams
Far Away Places - The Embers
I'm Gonna Miss You - The Artistics
I Want To Marry You - Little Frankie (Roy C)
I Don't Want To Cry - Chuck Jackson
Untie Me - The Tams
I Love You 1000 Times - The Platters
She Blew A Good Thing - The Poets
Mixed Up Shook Up Girl - Patty & The Emblems
I'm Going But I'll Be Back - Buster Brown
Swing Your Daddy - Jim Gilstrap
Sing A Little Song - Jackie Wilson
Glad I Found You - Debbie Dobbins
What You Do To Me - The Embers
Follow The Leader - Major Lance
Night Owl - The Bad Habits
Hold On - The O'Jays
Talk To Me - Sunny & The Sunglows
Come Go With Me (1972 Version) - The Del-Vikings
Deep Inside Me - The Tams
Oh How Happy - The Shades Of Blue
All These Things - The Uniques

Customer Reviews:

captures a bygone era.......2001-06-18

As a youngster in the back of my Mom and Dad's 1969 Vista Cruise Station Wagon, I remember listening to these tunes all the way from our Winston-Salem, NC home to our rented cottage at Myrtle Beach, SC. It was the mid-seventies, and my Dad was still playing the music that provided the score for his college days - an era that had officially expired a little more than a decade before.

What I have come to learn is that this assortment of R&B tracks is a seminal example of the "Beach Music" tunes that spawned the dance "The Shag" that ruled the NC and SC coasts for the better part of the 1950s and 1960s.

If you have no interest in its links to a sliver of local history, it can easily stand on its own as an R&B compilation. These sunshine-soaked tunes will provide a good accompanyment to any summer barbeque.

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Come, Sing With Us

The Main Ingredient

1. Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart - Diana Ross, The Supremes
2. Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) - Frank Wilson
3. Shing-A-Ling - Cooperettes
4. "In" Crowd - Dobie Gray
5. Getting Mighty Crowded - Betty Everett
6. Band of Gold - Freda Payne
7. Seven Days Too Long - Chuck Woods
8. Fortune Teller - Benny Spellman
9. I'm the One to Do It - Jackie Wilson
10. Have More Time - Marvin "Smitty" Smith
11. (Love Is Like A) Heatwave - Martha Reeves, The Vandellas
12. Backfield in Motion - Mel & Tim
13. You've Come a Long Way Baby - Flower Shoppe
14. How to Make a Sad Man Glad - The Capreez
15. Hey Girl
16. Love Makes a Woman - Barbara Acklin
17. Soul Sauce - Timebox
18. Baby Boy - Freddie Hughes
19. (You've Got Me) Dangling on a String - Chairmen of the Board
20. Do Me Right - Denise LaSalle
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