20 Cool Tracks (Soul, Garage, Mod, Psyche)

[jazzy_dave]

1. Tangerine Peel - Solid Gold Mountain -
A club night is nothing without it's punters. Tangerine . A groovy number kicks the proceedings off, the opening notes sounding like we were going to get an alternate take of 'Champ' before moving onto wild guitars and well placed horns.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=254lPiw1Tpo

2. Driftin' Five - Hard Headed Baby - Think a harder and gruffer ' I Haven't Got the Nerve'..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD-_dK5nW1M
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3.The Hunters - The Hun Russian Spy and I.
Forget back drops and spins. This absolute belter of a Dutch garage track is a favourite of mine I and should have everyone doing the Kazachok from Glasgow to St. Petersburg and back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOUt6m1iox4

4. The New York Rock Ensemble - Running Down The Highway' 
Funky psych n' that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHAkyjY7g7A


5. The Shotgun Express - Curtains
UK Mod Hammond instrumental from a group with some sort of Rod Stewart connection. Sounds like Young Holt Trio or is that Young Holt Unlimited with the slightly off key groove of Spooner's Crowd.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH48aAut6Z0


6. The John Bull Breed - Can't chance a Breakup.
Keeping the UK mod theme going here. Has the soulful elements of St Louis Union/Spencer Davis and a band I will be checking out a bit more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RvWdFtAfmw


7. Luther Ingram - Oh Baby Don't You Weep
A welcome return to blues based soul although this is more R&B than Northern. New Great tune, whatever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ocb1SVo8V1Y

8. Judy Clay - Do You Think it's Right -
Waaaah Waaaah goes the sound of the mouthy as the R&B stomper with hints of Big Mama Thornton get the foot a' tappin'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOoPRh8VDkg

9. Tobi Lark - Sweep it Out In the Shed -
Great vocals and harmonies here in this soulful R&B number.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO3dPu4mKq8


10. Lee Fields - Take Me Back
And certainly it does...soul tracks like this remind me of what it was that first hooked me Northern Soul all those years ago and eventually led me down the vinyl obsessive road.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTKA_UO50LM


11. The Terrible Frankie Nieves - True Love -
Nothing terrible about ths record.. The backing track is a Latin version of 'Am I the Same Girl/Soulful Strut' but with a completely different melody. Great stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3hQ6-_aetk

12. Willie Tee - First Taste of Hurt
Another great choice and a fin e piece of soul music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjJ5syON0T8

13. Marcela Griffiths - Feel Like Jumping / 14. Laurel Aitken - Reggae 69 - A couple of reggae reggae saucers here which only emphasize the eclectic feel of the music i spin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjHvLwee-CQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEJMzs8iSbY


15. Ray Frazier - I Who Have Nothing
Nowt this really is infectious and makes me want to do one of those funky things with my shoulders that make my head look like it's on rollers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3zavYivxwM

16. Elaine Armstrong - Sad but true
More funky town here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6i4uBfqk5M

17. Dana Gillespie - You Just Gotta Know My Mind
One of the best girl group sounding tracks ever? I would have been disappointed if I had went onto popsike and saw this never went for big money
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8mkMuMMDQQ


18. Jenny Rock - Mal -
French Language version of Hush. One of the best versions of this track I have heard, has an extra psychedelic edge and a few phased ooooooooows that has Billy Joe Royal quaking in his boots.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo2To3GNupY


19. The Dirty Filthy Mud - The Forest of Black
Nothing to see here. Please move on. Honestly walk away. You really don't want to come into this forest. Trust me. You will get lost in this forest. Wait...come back...noooooooooo!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFAyydSXskE


20. Jon Lucien - Search for the Inner Self
After all that forest i shall end with this. Jon Lucien's smooth voice guided us to find our Inner selves which apart from those nuggets of vinyl, is the one thing that each and every one of us is looking for. A really nice track to finish what has been a great CD compilation..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD5E3rsx_bI