Various Artists - Eccentric Northern Soul (Various Artists) - VINYL LP

Operating in a basement studio at the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, pipeline man Howard Neal and his appropriately named Shoestring tag was Alton, Illinois' answer to a question no one asked. Pressed in minuscule numbers and barely outside the 62002 zip code, the singles by The James Family, Jimmie Green, Pete & Cheez, and Carletta Sue are prime examples of cosmic midwestern disco in search of a break. This heavy weight 10-song LP is housed in a tip-on sleeve, and includes an essay and imagery that complete the picture of this pure expression of small-town soul. Album Tracks 1. We've Got It Made 2. Let Yourself Go 3. You and Me 4. A Broken Heart Will Mend 5. Disco Fever 6. Dance (Part 1) 7. So Smooth 8. You Keep Holding Back on Love 9. I Need You So 10. You're All the Woman I Need 11. Radio Promo

Vinyl LP pressing. Northern soul is in the news again, as once more this most resilient of dance floor cults is discovered by a new generation. For four decades now Ace Records has been a natural home for the music and using that experience we are bringing you our first ever all classics collection of some of the scene's greatest hits. All on one LP. The recordings featured on this are tried and tested, often in the hot forge of the scene's earliest day, when new discoveries were coming thick and fast, and only the strong survived. These did. So we have 14 tracks which filled floors in Wigan, Blackpool, Cleethorpes, London's 100 Club and many other legendary venues. From West Coast Mirwood and Kent/ Modern tag classics by Jackie Lee, Bobby Garrett, Mary Love and Danny Monday, to the big City Chicago soul of Darrow Fletcher via the super rare recordings by Rita & The Tiaras and Little Ann, which are now accepted standards of the scene. This is an album for the beginner, those who want to know what all the fuss is about, or those older hands who just want to relive some exceptional memories. Album Tracks 1. My Little Girl - Bobby Garrett 2. Baby, Without You - Danny Monday 3. Lighten Up Baby - Ty Karim 4. You Hit Me (Right Where It Hurt Me) -Alice Clark 5. Cigarette Ashes - Jimmy Conwell 6. (Just a Little) Faith and Understanding - the Magicians 7. I Can Feel Your Love - Felice Taylor 8. Gone with the Wind Is My Love - Rita & the Tiaras 9. You Turned My Bitter Into Sweet - Mary Love 10. Would You Believe - Jackie Lee 11. Try My Love - Toni & the Showmen 12. The Same Old Thing - the Olympics 13. What Good Am I Without You - Darrow Fletcher 14. What Should I Do - Little Ann

Lost in the soot and fallout from Youngstown, Ohio's infamous Black Monday steel industry collapse was Tony March's cross-generational Tammy tag. From it's early days as a doo wop powerhouse to their last gasps chasing disco hits, Tammy unintentionally documented Youngstown's small but prolific Black music scene. This single LP surveys the tag's best R&B, soul, funk, and disco, with 13 tracks from Ice Cold Love, Lynn Minor, J.C. & the Soul Angels, The Snapshots, Iron Knowledge, Roy Jefferson, and Steel City Band. Housed in a deluxe tip-on jacket, with a booklet crammed full of notes and ephemera, The Tammy tag continues Numero's 20 year tradition of preserving regional Ohio music. Album Tracks 1. Sheer Magic 2. I Finally Found True Love 3. True Love Is Hard to Find 4. Wonderful to Be Loved 5. Oh Love 6. Should I Believe in You 7. Angel's Theme 8. Nightmare Strut 9. Dance Party 10. Shakin' It Down (Part 1) 11. Give Me a Little Taste (Of Your Love) [Part 2] 12. He's Got to Go (Part 1) 13. Hesitate One Time for Me