VARIOUS – Goldwax Records: Memphis Soul Rarities 1964-1969 – 7 x 7” – Vinyl Box Set [DEC 13]

7 x 7” – Limited Edition Vinyl Box Set.

The renowned Memphis 60s soul label Goldwax was a medium-sized operation with just short of a hundredreleases. Though it ran a tight ship, inevitably some of their recordings fell by the wayside.

The label is revered by fans of the classic age of soul music around the world. In the late 70s the Japanese VividSound label contacted Goldwax owner, Quinton Claunch and accessed his tapes. They found a dozen excellent,previously unheard, tracks and issued them, along with Goldwax favourites on a short series of LPs in 1977. In 2000
Ace Records purchased the label from Claunch and his partners gaining full ownership of the tapes, which lead tomore musical discoveries.

Our releases on Ace and Kent over the past twenty plus years have seen most of these recordings featured, primarilyon CD – the medium of the early years of the 21st century. More recently the renewed demand for vinyl has led tonew 12 compilations and to augment those we have come up with a neat, boxed collection of seven singles that willappeal to the soul collectors who live for this format.

Of the 14 tracks, only three have been singles before – the sublime harmony vocals of the Vel-Tones and the Lyricswith their mid-60s Goldwax releases and Barbara Perrys R&B explosion A Man Is A Mean Thing first released onKent but now long gone and craved for.

Tracklist:

1A. Your Love Made A U-turn James Carr
1B. Whos Been Warming My Oven? James Carr

2A. I Miss You – The Ovations Feat. Louis Williams
2B. What Did I Do Wrong The Ovations Feat. Louis Williams

3A. To Me Its Storming George & Greer
3B. Let The Best Man Win George Jackson

4A. Welcome Home Baby Barbara Perry
4B. A Man Is A Mean Thing Barbara Perry

5A. A Lucky Loser Willie Walker
5B. You Gotta Have Soul Lee shot Williams

6A. So Hard To Get Along The Lyrics With The Top Notes
6B. I Do The Vel Tones

7A. If You Love Her Phillip & The Faithfuls
7B. Its Really Alright Unknown Artist