A Northern Soul Obsession
CDKend132
1. Youīre gonna make me love you - Sandi Sheldon
2. Gonna get along without you - The Vibrations
3. Iīm coming to your rescue - The Triumphs
4. I still love you - The Seven Souls
5. Gone but not forgotten - Johnny Robinson
6. This heart of mine - The Artistics
7. A quitter never wins - Larry Williams & Johnny Watson>BR>8. Come back - Ken Williams
9. Wish I had known - Sandra Philips
10. Bring it back home - The Chymes
11. Call me tomorrow - Major Harris
12. You donīt want me no more - Major Lance
13. Whatīs the use of me trying - The Tangeers
14. Iīm so afraid - The Opals
15. My heart is hurtinī - Billy Butler & Chanters
16. The Hurt - Jimmy Church
17. Somebodyīs always trying
18. He who picks roses - The Carstairs
19. I donīt want to discuss it - Little Richard
20. I can do it - The Autographs
21. Take me to paradise - The Cheers
22. So glad your love donīt change - Little Foxes
23. Iīm taking on pain - Tommy Tate
24. Itīs an uphill climb to the bottom - Walter Jackson
A Northern Soul Obsession Volume 2
CDKend 142
1. Ainīt gonna move - Larry Williams & Johnny Watson - LP OKS 14122 (no released on an OKeh 7")
2. End up crying - The Vibrations - OKeh 4-7220
3. I canīt work no longer - Billy Butler & Chanters - OKeh 4-7221
4. Iīll leave ot up to you - The Artistics - OKeh 4-7193
5. Let my heart and soul be free - Tan Geers - OKeh 4-7319
6. Memories - The Triumphs - OKeh 4-7273
7. Your good girls gonna go bad - Cookie Jackson - OKeh 4-7279
8. You ask for one good reason - Larry Williams - OKeh 4-7280
9. Cool Breeze - Gerald Sims - OKeh 4-7183
10. Rhythm - Major Lance - OKeh 4-7203
11. Youīre gonna be sorry - The Opals - OKeh 4-7202
12. Just another dance - Marlina Marrs - OKeh 4-7213
13. After you there can be nothing - Walter Jackson - OKeh 4-7256
14. I canīt make it without you - Malcolm Hayes - OKeh 4-7299
15. South like west (instrumental) - Johnny Watson - OKeh 4-7263
16. Let me show it to you - The Fundamentals - OKeh 4-7301
17. Yesterday is gone - The Vibrations - OKeh 4-7324
18. You canīt take it away - Azie Mortimer - OKeh 4-7336
19. A little bit of something - Little Richard - OKeh 4-7286
20. Second class lover - Jean Dushon - OKeh 4-7151
21. The Train - The Belgianettes - OKeh 4-7172
22. Canīt live without her - Billy Butler & The Chanters - OKeh 4-7201
23. Hello Heartaches - Joyce Davis - OKeh 4-7237
24. Thatīs what mama say - Walter Jackson - OKeh 4-7189
Itīs OKeh up North
Sony SS LP 1
Side A
1. Little Richard - I donīt want to discuss it
2. The Triumphs - Iīm coming to your rescue
3. Major Lance - Donīt fight it - originally not released
4. Billy Butler - Right track
5. Artistics - This heart of mine
6. Major Lance - InvestigateSide B
7. Larry Williams & Johnny Watson - A quitter never wins
8. Carstairs - He who picks roses
9. Major Lance - You donīt want me no more
10. Sandi Sheldon - Youīre gonna make me love you
11. Larry Williams - This old heart (is so lonely)
12. Vibrations - Finding out the hard waySide C
13. Tommy Tate - Iīm taking on pain
14. Major Lance - (Get my Hat) Nothing can stop me - originally not released
15. Larry Williams & Johnny Watson -Too late
16. Walter Jackson - Where have all the flowers gone
17. Vibrations - Gonna get along without you now
18. Seven Souls - I still love youSide D
19. Major Lance - Everybody loves a good time
20. Autographs - I canīt do it
21. Major Harris - Call me tomorrow
22. Major Lance - The Beat
23. Walter Jackson - Itīs an uphill climb to the bottom
24. Major Lance - Ainīt no soul left in these old shoes
The Best of Major Lance
Sony
Disc 1:
1. Delilah
2. Everytime
3. Please, donīt say no more
4. Monkey time
5. Mama didnīt know
6. Keep on loving you
7. Um, um, um, um, um, um
8. Hey little girl
9. Crying in the rain
10. Little young lover
11. Youīll want me back
12. Gonna get married
13. Iīm the one
14. Gotta right to cry
15. Think nothing about it
16. Thatīs what mama say
17. Little miss love
18. Play a song for me
19. It ainīt no use
20. Gotta get away
Disc 2:
1. Ainīt it a shame
2. Sweet music
3. Girls
4. I just canīt help it
5. Rhythm
6. The matador
7. Iīm so lost
8. Sometimes I wonder
9. Come see
10. Get my hat (nothing can stop me)
11. Too hot too hold
12. Everybody loves a good time
13. Dark and lonely
14. Investigate
15. Itīs the beat
16. Ainīt no soul (in these old shoes)
17. Without a doubt
18. Donīt fight it
19. Wait till I get you in my arms
20. You donīt want me no more
Two for the Price of One
Sony
1. Two For The Price Of One
2. Keep On Lovin' You
3. Ask Me
4. Ain't Gonna Move
5. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
6. Too Late
7. Love Is Such A Funny Thing
8. Takin' No Chances
9. I'd Rather Fight Than Switch
10. A Quitter Never Wins
11. Nobody
12. Find Yourself Someone To Love
(Tracks #11 & 12 performed with the Kaleidoscope)
"In the liner notes of "Okeh - A Northern Soul Obsession" (Kent CD132), Ady
Croasdell describes this album as "the nearest thing to a Northern Soul LP
that was ever issued at the time", and he's right. Plenty of up tempo numbers
from the titles track to the famous "A Quitter Never Wins", although the
single version of "A Quitter Never Wins" is a stronger take. Along the way,
though, they try different things, such as the ballad "Ask Me" with it's high
pitched male chorus in the background, and the stunning, laid back delivery of
Cannonball Adderley's "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy". Very cool. The obvious comparison
is Sam & Dave in their vocal presentation, sharing the duties and backing each
other up. But they are much slicker, hipper, and they know it. Confidence, and
sometimes even conceit, are in abundance. The two bonus tracks were cut in
1968 with psychedelic group Kaleidoscope, and they make a nice addition to the
LP. The A side, "Nobody" is a mid- tempo, sitar and tambourine drenched
beauty. The B side is similar to the material on the LP, with female vocals
and strings backing them. A very nice package indeed."
by Dave Richardson, Phildadelphia, PA
