Sold Date: September 21, 2018
Start Date: August 22, 2018
Final Price: £15.00 (GBP)
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The Big Apple had long been a leading centre of Afro-American music, from the Tin Pan Alley days right through to the fifties and sixties. By 1966, when soul was the dominant musical form, New York was THE recording centre of the US, with more records produced here than anywhere else. And while there aren’t many hits represented here and you may not have heard of half of the singers, these tracks represent the sound of the city rather better than many big label productions. This is the sound of the streets and the clubs. It’s music from way below the radar, bringing together all the branches of the soul tree from funky R & B to sweet group soul, from pounding uptempo dancers to big city cry ballads. These grooves speak to the feet and to the heart – what more could anyone ask for?

1.       Git Ta Steppin   JR. LEWIS                              (Woods/Johnson  Pearltone 8003)

2.       Down                                                     BILLIE DEARBORN  (Bernstein/Brown                         Dynavoice 223)

3.       This I Beg Of You                               JIMMY NORMAN   (Jimmy Norman                             Samar 116)

4.       A Little Bitty Girl (With A Great Big Mountain Of Pride)                                                        GLADYS TYLER               (Tyler                                                                 Decca 31991)

5.       You're A Sweetheart                       BILLY HAMBRIC       (Adamson/McHugh                      Fury 5005)

6.       Baby One More Time                      JIMMY GARLAND   (Ed. Curtis                                         Festival 702)

7.       It's Over Between Us                      LORRAINE RANDOLPH                                                       (Eddie Jones  Gemini Star 30006)

1.       That Lucky Old Sun                           JIMMY RADCLIFFE (Gillespie/Smith                             Shout 202)

2.       I'm Gettin' Ready                              BOBBY MCNUTT     (O'Neal/Higgins/Sayles               Roulette 4678)

3.       I Don't Want To Cry                          PEARLEAN GRAY    (Dixon/Jackson                               Green Sea 104)

4.       Now That You Left Me                    DUFF THURMOND (Camilla                                              New Voice  816)

5.       Crying Won't Help You Now         HARRISON BROTHERS                                                        (Pearl Woods                Pearltone 8007)

6.       Baby Cakes                                          LORETTA WILLIAMS                                                            (Otis Redding Jotis 471)

7.       Only Time Will Tell                            ICEMEN                      (Jimmy Norman                             Samar 117)

8.       Help The Bear                                     TED TAYLOR              (Taylor                                                Atco 6434)