SOUL 66 | New 3CD, 91 track box set coming soon from the vaults of Atlantic, Atco, Calla, Loma, Reprise, Roulette, Stax, Volt And Warner Bros
- 91-track box gathering hits and rarities from 1966: the year that soul music broke big.
- Key artists include Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam And Dave, Carla Thomas, Ben E. King, Arthur Conley, Booker T. & The M.G.’s, Darrell Banks, Solomon Burke, Esther Phillips, William Bell, Doris Troy and Mary Wells.
1966 has been heralded as a boom year for rock music, but it was also a peak for soul, the sounds coming out of Memphis, Detroit, New York, Chicago et al exploding into the US charts and influencing pop music in America and beyond. This box tells part of that story with tracks taken from legendary Memphis southern soul label Stax, New York’s Atlantic Records, Warner Brothers’ imprint Loma that became a favourite of the UK northern soul scene and more.
Hits include Wilson Pickett’s ‘Land Of 1,000 Dances’ (US R&B #1, US #6), Sam And Dave’s ‘Hold On I’m Comin’ (US R&B #1, US #21), Eddie Floyd’s ‘Knock On Wood’ (US R&B #1, US #28), Carla Thomas’ ‘B-A-B-Y’ (US R&B #3, US #14), Otis Redding’s ‘Try A Little Tenderness’ (R&B #4, US #25) and Darrell Banks’ ‘Open The Door To Your Heart’ (US R&B #2, US #27).
There’s northern soul floorfillers such as Darrell Banks’ ‘Our Love Is In The Pocket’, The Marvellos’ ‘Something’s Burnin’’, The Blossoms’ ‘That’s When The Tears Start’, Bobby Womack’s ‘Find Me Somebody’, Mary Wells’ Keep Me In Suspense’, Charles Thomas’ ‘The Man With The Golden Touch’, and Bobby McNutt’s ‘I’m Gettin’ Ready’.
This isn’t just about hits, there’s B-sides, obscurities and a couple of Loma tracks that were unissued until the 21st century. The focus may be mainly on the dancefloor but there’s also room for a few deep soul numbers such as Jeff Dale’s sublime ‘A Suffering Pain’.
Notes are by MOJO and Record Collector soul expert Lois Wilson.
Mastering is by Grammy nominated archivist/producer Alec Palao who discovered The Marvellos’ stomping ‘I Need You’ (featured here) when he digitised the Loma tape archive.
Everything on ‘Soul 66’ is licensed from Warner Bros.
DISC ONE 1 Ben E. King – I Can’t Break The News To Myself 2 Esther Phillips – Just Say Goodbye 3 The Apollas – Just Can’t Get Enough Of You 4 The Blossoms – That’s When The Tears Start 5 Little Joe Cook – Don’t You Have Feelings 6 Ray Sharpe – Help Me (Get The Feelin’) Part 1 7 Arthur Conley – Who’s Fooling Who 8 Rufus And Carla Thomas – Never Let You Go 9 Gate Wesley & Band (Vocal Billy Lamont) – Do The Thing 10 Johnnie Taylor – Changes 11 Dick Jenson & The Imports – Back In Circulation 12 Charles Thomas – The Man With The Golden Touch 13 Ruby Johnson – Weak Spot 14 Sam & Dave – Hold On I’m Comin’ 15 The Coasters – Saturday Night Fish Fry 16 Eddie Floyd – Things Get Better (When I’m With You) 17 Derek Martin – Bumper To Bumper 18 Percy Sledge – Love Me Like You Mean It 19 Ruby Johnson – I’ll Run Your Hurt Away 20 Jeff Dale – A Suffering Pain 21 The Invincibles – Can’t Win 22 Paul Days – Wake Me Up Baby 23 The Dolls – The Reason Why 24 Vala Reegan And The Valarons – Fireman 25 The Romeos – Mon Petite Chow 26 Darrell Banks – Open The Door To Your Heart 27 Bobby McNutt – I’m Gettin’ Ready 28 The Four Shells – Hot Dog (My Baby’s Comin’ Home) 29 Otis Redding - Cigarettes and Coffee 30 The Mar-Keys – Plantation Inn 31 Mable John – Your Good Thing (Is About To End) |