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Product details

  • Audio CD (9 April 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Soul Jazz
  • ASIN: B00005AKO8
  • Other Editions: Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 79,270 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. I Likes To Do It - People's Choice
2. Horse - Nobles, Cliff
3. Waiting In The Rain - Fantastic Johnny C
4. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Brothers Of Hope
5. California Soul - Brenda & The Tabulations
6. Great Big Liar - Siegler, Bunny
7. Let Me Do My Thing - People's Choice
8. Take It Easy Soul Brother - Corner Boys
9. Hey Boy - Brenda & The Tabulations
10. Your Love Has Got Me Chained And Bound - Brockington, Alfreda
11. O Wow - Panic Buttons
12. Lost The Will To Live - Ellison, Willie
13. Waiting For The Rain - Philly Sound
14. Nickol Nickol - Brothers Of Hope
15. Cause That's The Way I Know - People's Choice
16. You Gotta Come A Little Closer - Soul Brothers Six
17. United - Music Makers (2)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The history lesson you can party off all summer, 13 Jun 2001
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After the peerless "Studio One Rockers" and "New Orleans Funk" collections, the Soul Jazz team have mined yet another seam of lost classics (and samplers' gold) in "Philadelphia Roots". This album digs beneath the slick, string-drenched sound of the better known Philly Soul hits to unearth the real sound of Philadelphia as it progressed through dirty Stax-style funk and Northern Soul to the flyaway strings and four to the floor pulse of early Disco.

There are a huge variety of styles here, but in such a natural mix (perhaps because the same small circle of musicians played on all these tracks) that you'll be too busy dancing to notice. We're treated to the funkier dancefloor numbers from house bands such as Cliff Nobles & Co ("The Horse") and rareties from little known groups such as Panic Buttons' choppy funk up, "Oh Wow". Other highlights include Soul Brothers Six's smooth soul undercut with raw JBs funk, Alfreda Brockington belting out an uplifting "Chained & Bound", and two versions of the proto-Disco "Waiting For The Rain".

This collection of funky nuggets is the history lesson you can party off all summer.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great way into philadelphia, 10 May 2001
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Whether soul amateur or soul connoisseur, this is a great starting place to listen to a superb compilation of the ultimate philadelphia sound. With some great girlie screamers such as 'Great Big Liar' and 'Your love has got me chained and bound', this is a surefire way of getting people up and grooving.

A definate essential for any 70's soul/funk set, with some wicked instrumentals for depth too.

With true blue lyrics ('Waiting for the rain', 'Lost the will to live'), sung soulfully to the most uplifting tunes, this is an ultimate winner and then some.

Get back to your soul sisterhood roots and give us some more!

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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic way into philadelphia, 11 May 2001
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This review is from: Philadelphia Roots [VINYL] (Vinyl)
Whether soul amateur or soul connoisseur, this is a great starting place to listen to a superb compilation of the ultimate philadelphia sound. With some great girlie screamers such as 'Great Big Liar' and 'Your love has got me chained and bound', this is a surefire way of getting people up and grooving.

A definate essential for any 70's soul/funk set, with some wicked instrumentals for depth too.

With true blue lyrics ('Waiting for the rain', 'Lost the will to live'), sung soulfully to the most uplifting tunes, this is an ultimate winner and then some.

Get back to your soul sisterhood roots and give us some more!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Another Soul Jazz classic
The Soul Jazz label just gets better & better. This a fine collection of hidden gems from another era and as with previous releases on Soul Jazz plenty of info & really... Read more
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