V.A. / CAN'T BE SATISFIED: THE XL AND SOUNDS OF MEMPHIS STORY 英KENTから遂にCD化となるXL〜SOUND OF MEMPHIS音源！
V.A. / CAN'T BE SATISFIED: THE XL AND SOUNDS OF MEMPHIS STORY (KENT)
昨年からのサザン〜ディープ・ソウル再発ラッシュから、今年も続くディープ・ファン悶絶のCD化。英GRAPEVINEの新レーベルSOULSCAPEからのBILL BRANDON、そしてTONY BORDERSの単独名義初CD化という2大ディープ巨頭のリリースで盛り上がる中、老舗〜本舗である英KENTも黙ってはおりませんぞ！
先頃リリースされたあのBARBARA BROWNのこちらも単独初CD化で遂に実現したSOUND OF MEMPHIS音源CD化。その瞬間、誰もが考えたはずである。そう、数々のSOUND OF MEMPHIS〜XLレーベル音源のCD化を... そしてその想いにしっかりと応えてくれるのが流石の英KENT！お待たせいたしましたSOUND OF MEMPHIS〜XLレーベル音源集、堂々発売決定です！
収録内容
1. I Can't Be Satisfied - Spencer Wiggins
2. Last Mile Of The Way - The Minits
3. Plaything (Alt version) - Barbara And The Browns
4. Love Just Ain't There - Richard And Walter
5. You Can Lead Your Woman To The Altar - William Bollinger
6. Shower Of Tears - Anne Hodge
7. Take It From Someone Who Knows - The Ovations
8. Thanks To You - Dan Greer
9. Talking About The Love I Have For You - George Jackson
10. Still A Part Of Me - The Minits
11. Hook Line and Sinker - Dan Greer
12. Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Love - Lou Rroberts
13. Pity A Fool - Barbara And The Browns
14. You're Welcome Back - Anne Hodge
15. Tell Him Tonight - Rudolph Taylor
16. Hanging Around Your Doorstep - Billy Cee And Freedom Express
17. Let The Moment Last - Vision
18. Best Thing I Ever Had - Spencer Wiggins
19. Walking The City Streets - George Jackson
20. Don't Break Your Promise - The Ovations
21. I'm Your Woman (You're My Man) - The Sweeteens
22. California Dreaming - The Jacksonians
感激であります。もう言葉も出ないほど嬉しいCD化皿多数。さらに期待させるのは何と言っても未発表！（果たしてあるか!?）前述BARBARA AND THE BROWNS、OVATIONSはもちろん、SPENCER WIGGINS、GEORGE JACKSONさらにDAN GREERまでサザン〜ディープ・ソウル・ファン悶絶必至。9月末、私たちは股、ディープ・ソウルの虜になるのです。
さらに贅沢言って、リクエスト！これ股、期待して止まないSOUNDS OF MEMHPIS関連のCD化続編をぜひ！OVATIONSのアルバムCD化〜廃盤CD高騰真っ只中の「ハヴィング・ア・パーティ」(PCD-1203)の復活含め、英KENTさま、何卒、宜しくお願いします！
祝！編集盤！度 ☆☆☆☆☆ | サザン〜ディープ度 ☆☆☆☆☆ | シングル・オンリー度 ☆☆☆☆☆ | 続編も大いに期待！度 ☆☆☆☆☆
In 1965 in Memphis something musical was stirring, the biggest hit from the city that year was not made by Otis or the wicked Pickett but by Sam the Sham for a label run by an ex-Sun Records songwriter and a liquor distributor. 'Wooly Bully' went on to sell 10 million copies worldwide, and set the XL label up for a ten-year exploration of the music of the era. Records were issued on both the XL and Sounds Of Memphis imprints, much of it being up-tempo soul, recorded at a state-of-the-art studio also created by the company. This is the first compilation to take a definitive look at this superb output, following our breathtaking release of Barbara Brown's recordings for the label earlier this year - described by Mojo's Lois Wilson as "truly essential".
Here we feature Barbara Brown's soul classic 'Pity A Fool' and an unreleased alternate of 'Plaything' which sees the backing track stripped back to allow Barbara's voice to shine through. The CD also sees the first reissue of the amazing Spencer Wiggins single 'I Can't Be Satisfied' rated by many to be one of the finest examples of southern soul ever. If you like your soul raw we have plenty more in this vein from Billy Cee (a rare locally releases 45), Richard and Walter, Rudolph Taylor and Willie Bollinger. Througout, the excellent productions of Stan Kesler, Charles Chalmers and Dan Greer reach a level of intoxicating intensity.
For those looking for rare dance-floor records, we have plenty. Lou Roberts' 'Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Love' was big record at the Blackpool Mecca, while the obscure Ann Hodge 'Your Welcome Back' was also a big Northern record several years later. We also bring an unreleased Hodge record 'Shower Of Tears' which we believe may have beat ballad potential. The Minits' (a three piece girl group) 'Still A Part Of Me' has been selling regularly for three figures in the last year and is another one of Dan Greer's excellent early 70s productions. We have added a couple of Greer solo efforts as well as a couple by the legendary George Jackson, including the previously unreleased 'Walking The City Streets'
The package benefits from the extensive Sounds Of Memphis photo archive and from a sleeve note that includes interviews with the usually reclusive Stan Kessler, label co-owner Gene Luchessi and Charles Chalmers.