New Arrivals/Restock

Title: Atlanta: Hotbed Of 70s Soul / Various
Artist: Various Artists
Label: Kent Records Uk
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 029667109826
Genre: Soul/R & B
Release Date: 2024-04-05
Number of Discs: 1
Additional Details: UNITED KINGDOM - IMPORT

2024 release. The GRC Records set-up in Atlanta produced a wealth of great soul music. Because of the sudden curtailment of the company, due to owner Michael Thevis' incarceration, so much of it never saw a release. The tapes were preserved though, with many tracks since being issued. This latest batch of tape discoveries is of shockingly high quality. Sam Dees' presence is a major cause of this. Standouts include Miss Louistine's original version of 'Con Me' - surely a contender to be a Deep Soul Treasure, had Dave Godin heard it. Her take on Dees' 'Extra Extra' is possibly the opposite emotion - sheer joy at finding her lover; equally well expressed. 'Paperman' is a classic mid 70s Dees' composition, well sung by Wes Lewis with his group Alpaca Phase III. Dees collaborated with another major GRC talent, Joe Hinton, for the funkier 'Shouldn't I Be Given The Right To Be Wrong'. Hinton co-penned two songs with backing singer Louvain Demps who left her job with Motown's backing girls the Andantes to move to Atlanta with Hinton. Their 'Grant Me One More Day' is a beautiful track and 'Depend On Me' is another worthy find. Dorothy Norwood, King Hannibal, Jean Battle, Dee Ervin and Dee Clark all have excellent and historically interesting tracks and a long-speculated, unknown song's writer is revealed to be... Sam Dees - who else? Several interviews helped fill in the details for the 5,000 + word sleeve notes and some newly found photos also help the package shine.

Tracks:
1.1 Con Me - Miss Louistine
1.2 Paper Man - Alpaca Phase III
1.3 Is There Someone Else - Deep Velvet
1.4 The Souls of Black Folks - Kenneth Wright
1.5 Grant Me One More Day - Joe Hinton
1.6 Keep on Walking - the Steppers
1.7 Time Is Winding Up - Dorothy Norwood
1.8 Love Making - Jean Battle
1.9 Extra-Extra - Miss Louistine
1.10 I'm Tired of Dreaming - Deep Velvet
1.11 Depend on Me - Joe Hinton
1.12 Me and Jen - Kenneth Wright
1.13 What Am I to Do - Joe Graham
1.14 Sure Could Do with Some You - Shirlean Fant
1.15 Someone to Run to - Alpaca Phase III
1.16 Can I Hold You to It? - Lorraine Johnson
1.17 When Will I Stop Loving You - Lorraine Johnson
1.18 I Need Me Some More of You - Dee Ervin
1.19 Shouldn't I Be Given the Right to Be Wrong -
1.20 Joe Hinton
1.21 Fight Fire with Fire - King Hannibal
1.22 Talk's Cheap - the Surprise Sisters
1.23 Loneliness Hurts Just a Little Bit - Joe Graham
1.24 There'll Always Be Forever - Lomita Johnson
1.25 My Peaceful Forest - Dee Clark