Name: Memphis 60: Soul, R & B and Pronto Funk From Soul City USA
Brand: Dark Peak Productions
SKU: 161695
Price: 11.86 USD
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Memphis 60

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Album: Memphis 60: Soul, R & B and Pronto Funk From Soul City USA
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Hawg (Pt 1)	More Info...
2)	The Spoiler	More Info...
3)	I Ain't Gonna Cheat On You No More	More Info...
4)	Double Up	More Info...
5)	I Don't Know	More Info...
6)	Let the Best Man Win	More Info...
7)	I'm Going Home	More Info...
8)	You Don't Love Me	More Info...
9)	Tramp	More Info...
10)	Blue Groove	More Info...
11)	Assassination	More Info...
12)	When My Love Comes Down	More Info...
13)	Man Around the House	More Info...
14)	Ticket to Ride	More Info...
15)	Shake Shake Shake	More Info...
16)	Soul City USA	More Info...
17)	She's About a Mover	More Info...
18)	Restless	More Info...
19)	Nothing But the Truth	More Info...
20)	The Side Wind	More Info...

Album: Memphis 60: Soul, R & B and Pronto Funk From Soul City USA
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Hawg (Pt 1)	More Info...
2)	The Spoiler	More Info...
3)	I Ain't Gonna Cheat On You No More	More Info...
4)	Double Up	More Info...
5)	I Don't Know	More Info...
6)	Let the Best Man Win	More Info...
7)	I'm Going Home	More Info...
8)	You Don't Love Me	More Info...
9)	Tramp	More Info...
10)	Blue Groove	More Info...
11)	Assassination	More Info...
12)	When My Love Comes Down	More Info...
13)	Man Around the House	More Info...
14)	Ticket to Ride	More Info...
15)	Shake Shake Shake	More Info...
16)	Soul City USA	More Info...
17)	She's About a Mover	More Info...
18)	Restless	More Info...
19)	Nothing But the Truth	More Info...
20)	The Side Wind	More Info...

Performer Notes

The concept behind this 20-track compilation of Memphis soul, blues, and R&B from the 1960s is simple enough: compile some of the best such material that's both raw and rare, taken from the vaults of a bunch of Memphis labels. That includes not just Stax (which is well represented), but also smaller imprints, including the Goldwax and XL labels, both of which have cults among collectors. Given the quality of music here, this is a pretty good anthology, though not one that's a starter Memphis '60s best-of, due to the absence of big hits or star artists. Spencer Wiggins, Ruby Johnson, the gospel group the Dixie Nightingales, and Isaac Hayes (on the rare 1965 single "Blue Groove" by Sir Isaac & the Doo-Dads) all have some name recognition, but generally it's doubtful even big Memphis '60s soul collectors have much of this. The material tends toward the bluesier end of the Memphis R&B/soul scene, and provides a good cross-section of the style at its swampiest and funkiest. There are some near-gems in Prince Conley's brooding "I'm Going Home"; the Dixie Nightingales' spooky "Assassination," and the Cobras' instrumental "Restless." Also, Junior Kimbrough (who became far more famous about 25 years later) is represented by his rare, and very gutbucket, 1967 cover of Lowell Fulsom's "Tramp." This is recommended to soul fans looking for something different on a well-annotated compilation where rarity and quality aren't mutually exclusive.