Sounds Of Soul chronicles and playlist (4.4.2014): Wax climax

After all the excitement of the last couple of weeks (interviews with legendary Soul ‘n’ Funk musicians, guest DJs and what have you) it was time for a good old session of Soul on wax and nothing more. So it seemed natural that last week’s radio show featured a broad spectrum of records, everything from Modern Soul and Disco to upfront Northern. That hard to grasp sub-genre of Crossover Soul was represented as well with a record from 1970 I dig very much – the fantastic ” Girl You Turned Your Back On My Love” by Lee Charles on Gene Chandlers Bamboo label. A more recent acquisition served as opener – the underrated “Without Your Love” by the Phenomenons on AVI from 1978. And maybe the climax of last weeks little selection was one of the many classics – Patti Jo’s interpretation of Curtis Mayfield’s masterpiece “Make Me Believe In You” produced by none other than Chicago’s number one musical genius himself. There was much more that deserves to be mentioned here as you can see in the complete playlist below.

Phenomenons/Without Your Love/7″ AVI

Willie Fisher/You Said Call Me/7″ Tigress

Patti Jo/Make Me Believe In You/7″ Wand

Jan Jones/Independent Woman/7″ Day-Wood

Freda Payne/We’ve Gotta Find A Way Back To Love/7″ Invictus

Ace Spectrum/Don’t Send Nobody Else/7″ Atlantic

Millie Jackson/A House For Sale/7″ Spring

Willard King/Lady Be Mine/7″ Capitol

David Ruffin/Rode By The Place/7″ Tamla Motown

Leon Ware/Inside Is Love/LP Inside Is Love/ Fabulous

Eddie Kendricks/Date With The Rain/12″ Motown

McFadden & Whitehead/Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now (Philadelphia Phillies Version)/7″ TSOP

Tamiko Jones /Let It Flow/7″ Atlantis Records

Gayle Adams/Baby I Need Your Loving/7″ Jupiter

Bobby Womack/The Poet (So Many Sides Of You)/LP Motown

Sugar Bear Johnson/When Your Jones Come Down/7″ J-Jaye

Sugar Pie DeSanto/Git Back/7″ Jasman

Jesse Anderson/Let Me Back In/7″ Thomas/Buddah Records

Bobby Long & The Dealers/I Gotta Have Love Too/7″ Old Town

Brothers Of Soul/Come On Back/7″ Boo

Joe King/Speak On Up/7″ Prix records

Lee Charles/Girl You Turned Your Back On My Love/7″ Bamboo

T.S.U Toronados/Nothing Can Stop Me/7″ Ovide

You can listen back to the last four Sounds Of Soul shows at our program page:

https://eastsidefm.org/specialist/soundsofsoul/

Here’s a podcast with my extensive interview with legendary funkster Larry Graham:

https://eastsidefm.org/2014/04/larry-graham-iv/

DJ Burn Hard