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Title: Northern Soul Story: Start Of An Era - 50 Original Hits & RaritiesThat Defined The Start Of The Northern Soul Era / Various
Artist: Various Artists
Label: Jasmine Records
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 604988075021
Genre: Soul/R & B
Release Date: 2018-06-29
Number of Discs: 2
Additional Details: UNITED KINGDOM - IMPORT

Here is a selection of rare and collectible, original American recordings that would themselves influence the kind of recordings that would actually define Northern Soul. This collection features recordings made between 1956 and 1962 and represent the various changes that the scene went through over the years as far as the sound and tempo of records that could fill the floors. 50 excellent tracks ranging from H. B. Barnum's "It Hurts Too Much to Cry", to Charles Sheffield's Louisiana jukebox hit "It's Your Voodoo Working" to Ruth Brown's 1956 hit "Sweet Baby of Mine" then to mid-tempo doo wop from The Franciscans' "Walk to the Bottom of the Sea" plus many more superb tracks. Today the scene is just as vibrant as it ever was and collections like this one show how the music that fuelled the scene really started. These are truly the sounds that started an era.

Tracks:
1.1 Johnny West - Tears Baby
1.2 Charles Sheffield - It's Your Voodoo Working
1.3 Etta James - Seven Day Fool
1.4 Joe Tex - I Wanna Be Free
1.5 The Showmen - the Wrong Girl
1.6 Sam Cooke - Sugar Dumpling
1.7 Grover Mitchell - That's a Good Idea
1.8 Pete ; Repeat - But I Still Do
1.9 Tony Clarke - Love Must Be Taboo
1.10 Betty Everett - I've Got a Claim on You
1.11 Billy Hambric - Flaming Mamie
1.12 George Allen - Come on Home
1.13 Paul Walters and the 521 Club Band - I Know What Love Is All About
1.14 Big Boy Myles - She's So Fine
1.15 Johnny Appalachian - Up in Smoke
1.16 The Franciscans - Walk to the Bottom of the Sea
1.17 Lavon Bridges - with a Smile (On My Face)
1.18 The Profiles - Take a Giant Step (Walk on)
1.19 Dale Cunningham - Too Young
1.20 Gladys Knight and the Pips - Stop Running Around
1.21 Lee Rogers - Troubles
1.22 Prince Conley - I'm Going Home
1.23 The O' Jays - Miracles
1.24 Gloria Lynne - You Don't Have to Be a Tower of Strength
1.25 Hugo Montenegro ; His Orchestra - Sherry
2.1 Joe Simon - Troubles W/ Johnny Heartsman's Band
2.2 Othea George - What's the Matter with Me
2.3 J. J. Barnes - Won't You Let Me Know
2.4 Ruth Brown - Sweet Baby of Mine
2.5 The "5" Royales - Catch That Teardrop
2.6 Bob Adams - What a Mess
2.7 Cornell Blakely - You Broke My Heart
2.8 Chico Leverett - Baby (Don't Leave)
2.9 Dean Barlow - Third Window from the Right
2.10 Roy Hamilton - Earthquake
2.11 Sam Butera and the Witnesses - Theme from the Rat Race
2.12 H. B. Barnum - It Hurts Too Much to Cry
2.13 Danny Owens - You're a Little Too Late
2.14 Maxine Brown - Now That You've Gone
2.15 Benny Freeman - Come on and Tell Her
2.16 Ruben Fort - So Good
2.17 Bertha Tillman - Lovin' Time
2.18 Bob Kayli - Tie Me Tight
2.19 Johnny Nash - Ol' Man River
2.20 Jerry Butler - I'm the One
2.21 Gerri Granger - Castle in the Sky
2.22 Jimmy Ruffin - Don't Feel Sorry for Me
2.23 23 Chuck Wright - the Palm of Your Hand
2.24 The Delcos - Arabia
2.25 The Miracles - If Your Mother Only Knew

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