Amazing modern Funk/Soul compilation released by Acid Jazz Records. I'd post a link if I could find where to purchase it, vut I've had no luck in finding it yet. Such a great listen, so I highly recomend checking this one out, and then trying to pick up a copy.
Various Artists - Dig The New Breed (Acid Jazz)
Tracklist:
1. Smoove – The Revolution Will Be Televised
2. Twisted Tongue – Got A Really Good Thing
3. Pleasure Beach - Smells Like Teen Spirit
4. The Third Degree - Mercy
5. Andy Lewis & Paul Weller- Are You Trying To Be Lonely
6. Jess Roberts & Smoove – Coming Back
7. Missing- Three Black Bros (PPO - mix)
8. LeLeo - Ella Briga Comigo
9. Grand Union – Jane Jane
10. Jinrai – Someplace Else
11. Andy Lewis – One By One
12. Lord Large - Stuck In A Wind Up
13. Steve Marriott and The Moments -Money Money
14. Andy Lewis – Love Is Alive In My Heart
15. PPO – Itchy Feet
16. Lord Large – Left Right and Centre
This new boxset from Universal compiled by Wigan Casino DJ Russ Winstanley, it's a four-disc set, each with its own theme - Motown Memories, Motown's Hidden Nuggets, Northern Floorshakers and Northern Anthems. For the serious collector, there's probably little new - although some tracks have made it out of the Motown archives for the first time. But for the less obsessive, it promises a mix of dancefloor staples and rare gems from the 60s to the present day - yes, even Frank Popp makes an appearance.
1. The Elgins - Heaven Must Have Sent You 3:08 2. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Just Walk In My Shoes 2:24 3. Marvin Gaye - Little Darling (I Need You) 2:46 4. Chris Clark - I Want To Go Back There Again 2:39 5. The Detroit Spinners - I’ll Always Love You 2:43 6. Four Tops - I’ll Turn To Stone 2:28 7. The Supremes - There’s No Stopping Us Now 2:57 8. The Velvelettes - These Things Will Keep Me Loving You 2:27 9. Kim Weston - Helpless 2:42 10. The Contours - Just A Little Misunderstanding 2:43 11. Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons - The Night 3:21 12. Jr. Walker & The All Stars - I Ain’t Going Nowhere 3:32 13. Earl Van Dyke & The Motown Brass - 6 By 6 2:20 14. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Whole Lot Of Shakin’ In My Heart 15. R. Dean Taylor - There’s A Ghost In My House 2:26 16. The Isley Brothers - Tell Me It’s Just A Rumor Baby 2:56 17. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Nowhere To Run 2:56 18. San Remo Golden Strings - Festival Time 2:31 19. J.J. Barnes - Real Humdinger 2:35 20. Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything’s Alright) 2:53 21. The Velvelettes - He Was Really Sayin’ Somethin’ 2:29 22. The Marvelettes - I’ll Keep Holding On 2:28 23. The Detroit Spinners - What More Could A Boy Ask For 3:12 24. Brenda Holloway When I’m Gone 2:08 25. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - California Soul 2:48
Disc Two: Motown’s Hidden Nuggets
1. The Velvelettes - Ain’t No Place Like Motown 3:19 2. Gladys Knight - You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ 3:26 3. Frankie Valli - Thank You 3:32 4. Tammi Terrell - Tears At The End Of A Love Affair 2:57 5. The Contours - Baby Hit And Run 3:01 6. Four Tops - Have A Little Faith 2:48 7. Reflections - (Just Like) Romeo and Juliet 2:10 8. Kiki Dee - The Day Will Come Between Sunday 9. David Ruffin - You Can Come Right Back To Me 3:04 10. The Sisters Love - I’m Learning To Trust My Man 3:13 11. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Baby (Don’t You Leave Me) 3:08 12. The Isley Brothers - My Love Is Your Love (Forever) 3:09 13. Brenda Holloway - Think It Over 14. The Originals - Suspicion 3:07 15. Marvin Gaye - This Love Starved Heart Of Mine 16. Tammi Terrell - I Gotta Find A Way To Get You Back 2:59 17. Edwin Starr/Blinky - I See A Rainbow 2:29 18. The Isley Brothers - Why When Love Is Gone 2:33 19. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - One Way Out 2:34 20. Frank Wilson - Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) 2:21 21. Debbie Dean - Why Am I Lovin’ You 2:46 22. Edwin Starr - I Have Faith In You 2:18 23. Brenda Holloway - All I Do Is Think About You 2:54 24. Edwin Starr - If My Heart Could Tell The Story 2:27 25. Martha Reeves - No One There 3:30
Disc Three: Northern Floorshakers
1. The Tams - Hey Girl Don’t Bother Me 2:25 2. Holly St James That’s Not Love 2:21 3. Earl Jackson - Soul Self Satisfaction Demo Version 2:24 4. Barbara Randolph - I Got A Feeling 3:03 5. The Dalton Boys - Take My Hand 2:52 6. Jimmy Ruffin - He Who Picks A Rose 2:44 7. Bobby Hebb - Love, Love, Love 2:52 8. Prophets - I Got The Fever 2:54 9. William Bell - Happy 2:31 10. Johnny Taylor - Friday Night 0:00 11. Carolyn Crawford - Keep Stepping (Never Look Back) 2:23 12. The Supremes - Life Beats 3:26 13. Gloria Jones - Tainted Love 2:43 14. Jeanette Harper - (Pick Me Up) Put Me In Your Pocket 0:00 15. Chubby Checker - At The Discotheque 2:28 16. Bunny Sigler - Girl Don’t Make Me Wait 2:24 17. The Dells - Wear It On Our Face 3:20 18. Four Tops - Sweet Was The Love 2:50 19. Tommy Good - I’ve Gotta Get Away 2:41 20. David Ruffin - Walk Away From Love 3:18 (Charles Harrison J. Kipps) Charles Kipps Music Inc. 21. Drizabone - Real Love 3:49 22. Frank Popp Ensemble - Breakaway 3:37 23. Don Covay - It’s Better To Have (And Don’t Need) 3:08 24. Pete Warner - Just Want To Spend My Life With You 2:30 25. The Temptations (with James Jamerson) - You’re My Everything 3:27
Disc Four: Northern Anthems
1. Yvonne Baker - You Didn’t Say A Word 2:39 2. Bobby Paris - Night Owl 2:14 3. Vickie Baines - Country Girl 2:10 4. Chubby Checker - You Just Don’t Know 5. The 3½ - Angel Baby 2:36 6. Evie Sands - Picture Me Gone 3:17 7. Terry Callier - Ordinary Joe 4:13 8. Joy Lovejoy - In Orbit 2:24 9. Patti & The Emblems - I’m Gonna Love You A Long Time 2:16 10. The Lewis Sisters - Breakaway 2:32 11. John E. Paul - I Wanna Know 2:11 12. The Sapphires - Gotta Have Your Love 2:16 13. J.J. Barnes - Every Time I See You, I Go Wild! 2:59 14. The Charades - Key To My Happiness 2:08 15. Spyder Turner - I Can’t Make It Anymore 2:17 16. Edwin Starr - S.O.S. (Stop Her On Sight) 4:09 17. Sammy Davis Jr. - You Can Count On Me 2:11 18. The Funk Brothers - Aint No Mountain (inst) 0:00 19. Jimmy Radcliffe - Long After Tonight Is All Over 2:38 20. Tobi Legend - Time Will Pass You By 3:06 21. Dean Parrish - I’m On My Way 2:43
In the meantime, enjoy this documentary about Wigan Casino done in the late 70s/Early 80s.
Brooklyn Soul/Afro-Funk All-Star's Menahan Street Band will be releasing Make the Road by Walking CD & LP on October 14th on Daptone/Dunham Records. They're most well known for their single Make the Road by Walking which was turned into Jay-Z's Roc Boys.
Don't miss their Record Release Friday, October 17th @ Southpaw in Brooklyn.
