This compilation highlights the Soul and Disco club scene from 1974-75 before it was termed disco. It is a strong comp and featuring many uptempo soul classics from the time including the wonderful Blue Magic ‘Welcome To The Club’, Ben E King ‘Supernatural Thing’, Eddie Kendricks ‘Date With The Rain’, Gloria Scott ‘Just As Long as We’re Together’, Sons Of Robin Stone ‘Got To Get You Back’, Ecstasy Passion And Pain ‘Good Things Don’t Last Forever’, Creative Source ‘You Can’t Hide Love’ and Harold Melvin ‘Wake Up Everybody’. Ronnie McNeir underrated ‘Wendy Is Gone’, Margie Joseph excellent ‘I Can’t Move No Mountains’ , Moment Of Truth ‘Helplessly’ and Al Foster ‘Night of The Wolf’ (turns out to be actually by Italian artist Ivano Fossati) are also included along with John Gary Williams modern soul classic ‘The Whole Darn World Is Going Crazy’ , Major Harris ‘Each Morning i Wake Up’ and Jimmy Ruffin ‘Tell me what You Want’. Lesser known gems from The Intrepids, Act one , White Heat Richard Popcorn Wylie and Betty Everett complete this interesting and entertaining compilation.
Track listings:
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01 Helplessly (Album Version) by Moment Of Truth
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02 After You’ve Had Your Fling (Get Down To The Real Thing) by The Intrepids
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03 Welcome To The Club by Blue Magic
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04 I Can’t Move No Mountains by Margie Joseph
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05 Supernatural Thing (Part 1) by Ben E King
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06 Mellow Me by Faith, Hope & Charity
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07 Georgia’s After Hours by Richard Popcorn Wylie
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08 Date With The Rain (Album Version) by Eddie Kendricks
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09 Just As Long As We’re Together (In My Life There Will Never Be Another) by Gloria Scott
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10 Wendy Is Gone by Ronnie McNeir
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11 Got To Get You Back by Sons of Robin Stone
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12 Night Of The Wolf (Tema del Lupo) by Ivano Fossati
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13 Good Things Don’t Last Forever by Ecstay, Passion and Pain
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14 Tell Me What You Want by Jimmy Ruffin
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15 Keep It Up by Betty Everett
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16 Free & Easy by Satyr
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17 Each Morning I Wake Up by The Major Harris Boogie Blues Band
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18 It’s The Same Old Story by Act I
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19 You Can’t Hide Love by Creative Source
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20 The Whole Damned World Is Going Crazy by John Gary Williams
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21 If That’s The Way You Feel (Then Let’s All Fall In Love) by White Heat
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22 Wake Up Everybody by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
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