various: double cookin?€™ - classic northern soul instrumentals CD
Label: Ace
Format: CD
Code: CDKEND336

Kent's first ever all-instrumental collection brings together some of the most popular "wordless wonders" to have livened up Northern Soul dance floors in the past 40+ years. From the pioneering Twisted Wheel and Blackpool Mecca/Torch eras, the instrumental has been as integral a part of Northern Soul as has its vocal counterpart. "Double Cookin'" embraces the whole spectrum of the Northern Dance instrumental, from early and seemingly unlikely floor-fillers by the likes of Hugo Montenegro and Bill Black's Combo to more orthodox Northern perennials such as Thumb A Ride', California Montage' and Stirrin' Up Some Soul' - all first massive when instrumentals were at their peak of Northern Soul popularity (1972-75). As well as featuring numerous proven crowd-pleasers, the CD features a handful of instrumental versions of long-time vocal favourites that were created especially for - and are mostly exclusive to - "Double Cookin'". Also included are new stereo versions, taken from original master tapes, of several tracks that were first refashioned as instrumentals in the mid-70s by Simon Soussan and released variously as "Arthur Wright and his Orchestra", "The Fred Smith Orchestra" and so on. The debate as to whether or not an instrumental can have soul has raged on the scene for decades. They are always inspirational: there's no doubt that instro devotees will have a field day with the contents of "Double Cookin'".

01 DOUBLE COOKIN' The Checkerboard Squares 02 MAKE ME YOURS Arthur Wright & His Orchestra 03 FESTIVAL TIME The San Remo Golden Strings 04 LITTLE QUEENIE Bill Black's Combo 05 TRACKS TO YOUR MIND The Sounds Of Lane 06 THE CHAMPION PT 1 Willie Mitchell 07 LAY THIS BURDEN DOWN Arthur Wright & His Orchestra 08 CIGARETTE ASHES Jimmy Conwell 09 SLICED TOMATOES Just Brothers 10 IF I COULD TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME Arthur Wright & His Orchestra 11 THE SPY The Guys From U.N.C.L.E. 12 SHERRY Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra 13 BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE Arthur Wright & His Orchestra 14 GONE WITH THE WIND IS MY LOVE The Doré Strings 15 MARCHING The Camp 16 THUMB A RIDE Earl Wright & His Orchestra 17 DANSE A LA MUSIQUE The French Fries 18 THE SAME OLD THING The Fred Smith Orchestra 19 JERK BABY JERK Smoky & The Fabulous Blades 20 STIRRIN' UP SOME SOUL The Mar-Ketts 21 RIGHT ON Al De Lory & Mandingo 22 HEY AMERICA (SING-ALONG) James Brown 23 A HOUSE FOR SALE The Muscle Shoals Swampers 24 CALIFORNIA MONTAGE Young-Holt Unlimited

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