In the North of England in the early 1970s, a very strange musical phenomenon evolved. Club-going Mods who loved soul music were either bored with the output of Tamla Motown – or simply hungry for more music in a similar vein. So club DJs went out hunting for a new supply of soul music. They found it in the form of singles released by smaller American record labels, like Ric-Tic, Golden World, Okeh, Mirwood, Shout and dozens more. The movement came to be known as Northern Soul and – though it persists in a nostalgic form today – it had its heyday in the mid to late 1970s. All of that excitement and some of the rarest records can be found on this comprehensive collection.

• - 1 -

  • 1. Out On the Floor ~ Dobie Gray
  • 2. My Heart Belongs To You ~ Wilson Pickett
  • 3. A Shot of Rhythm and Blues ~ Arthur Alexander
  • 4. I'll Kiss Your Teardrops Away ~ the Laddins
  • 5. Well I Told You ~ the Chantels
  • 6. Seven Day Fool ~ Etta James
  • 7. Image Part Ii ~ Hank Levine
  • 8. Baby Cakes ~ Dee Dee Sharp
  • 9. If You Don't Come (You Better Call) ~ Patience Valentine
  • 10. One Day I'll Show You (I Really Love You) ~ the Radiants
  • 11. Hey Hey Baby ~ Otis Redding
  • 12. Little Young Lover ~ the Impressions
  • 13. Don't You Do This To Me ~ Cicero Blake
  • 14. Today's the Day ~ Maureen Gray
  • 15. (I Know) Your Love Has Gone Away ~ the Drapers
  • 16. I'm Telling You ~ Jerry Butler
  • 17. Earthquake ~ Roy Hamilton
  • 18. I Want To Know ~ Sugarpie Desanto
  • 19. Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) ~ Chuck Jackson
  • 20. If Your Mother Only Knew ~ Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
  • 21. I'm the One ~ the Trilons
  • 22. Mojo Hannah ~ Henry Lumpkin
  • 23. The Biggest Fool ~ Emorise Kelley
  • 24. I've Got a Feeling ~ Big Maybelle
  • 25. You Lost Your Good Thing ~ Chyvonne Scott

• - 2 -

  • 1. Crowd ~ Dobie Gray
  • 2. Whose Heart (Are You Gonna Break Now) ~ Don McKenzie
  • 3. Set My Soul On Fire ~ Eddie Floyd
  • 4. Chills and Fever ~ Ronnie Love
  • 5. You Threw a Lucky Punch ~ Gene Chandler
  • 6. Delilah ~ Major Lance
  • 7. Mama Didn't Lie ~ Jan Bradley
  • 8. Am I Falling In Love ~ Maxine Brown
  • 9. Don't Play That Song (You Lied) ~ Ben E. King
  • 10. Way Over There ~ the Marvelettes
  • 11. Your Heart Belongs To Me ~ the Supremes
  • 12. Some of Your Lovin' ~ Johnny Nash
  • 13. Jamie ~ Eddie Holland
  • 14. Wiggle Wobble ~ Les Cooper & the Soul Rockers
  • 15. You'd Better Come Home ~ Russell Byrd
  • 16. Hush Heart ~ Baby Washington
  • 17. I Let Myself Go ~ Geraldine Hunt
  • 18. Something For You Baby ~ Mary B
  • 19. The Work Song ~ Tommy Hunt
  • 20. Miracles ~ the O'Jays
  • 21. Every Day I Have To Cry Some ~ Steve Alaimo
  • 22. Operator ~ Gladys Knight & the Pips
  • 23. Lovin' Time ~ Bertha Tillman
  • 24. The Chaperone ~ Labrenda Ben and the Beljeans
  • 25. Show and Tell ~ Al Wilson

• - 3 -

  • 1. I Wonder (If Your Love Will Ever Belong To Me) ~ the Pentago
  • 2. Respectable ~ the Isley Brothers
  • 3. Stubborn Kind of Fellow ~ Marvin Gaye
  • 4. A Miracle ~ James Ray
  • 5. Sometimes I Wonder ~ the Drifters
  • 6. Someday We'll Be Together ~ Johnny & Jackey
  • 7. Who's Gonna Mention My Name ~ Lonnie Sattin
  • 8. Way Over There ~ Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
  • 9. I Don't Want To Cry ~ Chuck Jackson
  • 10. Any Way You Wanta ~ Harvey Fuqua
  • 11. Misery ~ Barrett Strong
  • 12. It's Mine ~ Tammy Montgomery
  • 13. Trick Bag ~ Earl King
  • 14. Bye Bye Baby ~ Mary Wells
  • 15. Having a Party ~ Sam Cooke
  • 16. A Little Taste of Soul ~ Nat Hendrix Band & Sugarpie Desanto
  • 17. Where is the Boy Tonight ~ the Charmaines
  • 18. She'll Be Gone ~ Betty O'Brian
  • 19. Wee Bit More of Your Lovin' ~ Jewel Akens
  • 20. Unchain My Heart ~ Ray Charles
  • 21. Tower of Strength ~ Gene McDaniels
  • 22. Put a Ring On My Finger ~ Sue Perrin
  • 23. Keep Your Hands Off My Baby ~ Little Eva
  • 24. Take a Giant Step (Walk On) ~ the Profiles
  • 25. Rough Lover ~ Aretha Franklin

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  • 1. Fortune Teller ~ Benny Spellman
  • 2. The Wrong Girl ~ the Showmen
  • 3. Comin' Home Baby ~ Mel Torme
  • 4. Have Love Will Travel ~ Richard Berry
  • 5. Lover Come Back To Me ~ the Cleftones
  • 6. Hold On ~ Dee Clark
  • 7. She's a Troublemaker ~ the Majors
  • 8. The Day Will Come ~ Freddie Gorman
  • 9. Don't Let Her Take My Baby ~ Mitty Collier
  • 10. Hold Back the Tears ~ the Delacardos
  • 11. What's a Matter Baby (is It Hurting You) ~ Timi Yuro
  • 12. Don't Accuse Me ~ the Squires
  • 13. Catch That Teardrop ~ the 5 Royales
  • 14. What Good Am I Without You? ~ Jackie Wilson
  • 15. Give Our Love a Chance ~ Ada Ray
  • 16. What a Difference a Day Made ~ Ben E. King
  • 17. It Keeps Rainin' ~ Fats Domino
  • 18. It's Your Voodoo Working ~ Charles Sheffield
  • 19. Fly By Night ~ Varetta
  • 20. Pretty Baby ~ the Primettes
  • 21. Disillusioned ~ the Tams
  • 22. I Done Got Over It ~ Irma Thomas
  • 23. Mind Over Matter (I'm Gonna Make You Mine) ~ Nolan Strong
  • 24. (There Goes) the Forgotten Man ~ Jimmy Radcliffe
  • 25. I Sold My Heart To the Junkman ~ Patti Labelle & the Bluebel