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Another Soul Kitchen release now, the first of the Soultown series and another very good set of sounds with many never on CD before. Enjoy these and keep the emails coming if you want to join us when we go private in January
As part of the Northern Soul series I once compiled a few CD's from various record companies such as R.C.A. This is a mixture of old classics with a few of the tracks that were not released until the late nineties thrown in.
01 Reach Out For Me Roy Hamilton
02 What Can I Do
03 (Putting My Heart Under (Lock And Key) Sharon Scott
04 Take Me Away Carolyn Cooke
05 What’s That On Your Finger Kenny Carter
06 It Hurts Too Much To Cry H.B.Barnum
07 Hold To My Baby The Cavaliers
08 I Can’t Change
09 Since I Found My Baby The Metros
10 Blowing Up My Mind The Exiters
11 What’s That On Your Finger Willie Kendrick
12 I Need Your Love The Dynamics
13 Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid Ketty Lester
14 Honest Too Goodness Herb Ward
15 I’ve Got To Know Right Now Rose Valentine
16 Born A Loser Don Ray
17 Moonlight, Music and You Laura Greene
18 I’ve Got To Get Myself Together Kenny Carter
19 It’s Better Sharon Scott
20 Mend The Pieces Of My Broken Heart
21 Having Fun The Bobbettes
22 Cracking Up Over You Roy Hamilton
23 Ooh It Hurts Me The Cavaliers
24 Change Your Ways Willie Kendrick
25 It Doesn’t Take Much Spencer Wiggins
26 I Can’t Hold On
27 Happy Go Lucky Me The Bobbettes
28 I’ve Got Find Her Kenny Carter
29 Chain Reaction The Celestrials
30 I’ll Always Need You Dean Courtney
31 You’ve Got Your Mind On Other Things Beverly Ann
32 Let The Music Play Roy Hamilton
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Well what can I say about Okeh records that has not already been said, not a lot really. Based in Chicago, that is where most of the recordings were made, but not all. Okeh was formed in the thirties as a black music subsidary of Columbia. By the sixties they were churning out uptempo sounds that were perfect for the UK Northern Soul scene. In the mid seventies this was the label to collect. Lots of scans with this post. Part 1 Part 2
01. Come Back Ken Williams
02. Gonna Get Along Without You Now The Vibrations
03. I'm Coming To Your Rescue The Triumphs
04. I Still Love You The Seven Souls
05. Gone But Not Forgotten Johnny Robinson
06. This Heart Of Mine The Artistics
07. Your Gonna Make Me Love You Sandi Sheldon
08. A Quitter Never Wins Wiliams and Watson
09. A Little Bit Of Something Little Richard
10. Let My Heart And Soul Be Free The Tan-Geers
11. You Don't Want Me No More Major Lance
12. What's The Use Of Me Trying The Tan-Geers
13. I'm So Afraid The Opals
14. My heart Is Hurtin' Billy Butler
15. I Dont Want To Discuss It Little Richard
16. I Can Do It The Autographs
17. So Glad Your Love Don't Change The Little Foxes
18. I'll Leave It Up To You The Artistics
19. Don't Fight It Major Lance
20. The Right Track Billy Butler
21. It's An Uphill Climb To The Bottom Walter Jackson
22. Investigate Major Lance
23. This Old Heart Of Mine Johnny Watson
24. Finding Out The Hard Way The Vibrations
25. Taking On Pain Tommy Tate
26. Nothing Can Stop Me Major Lance
27. Too Late Williams and Watson
28.Everybody Loves A Good Time Major Lance
29. Call Me Tommorow Major Harris
30. Ain't No Soul Major Lance
31. You Can't Take It Away Azie Mortimer
32. After You Walter Jackson
1st January 2008, lets start the year how we mean to go on!This set originally came out in the UK as a single CD featuring a set of unreleased alternate versions. Then it came out in the US as a double CD using all the tracks from the UK release. As a set of Motown covers goes it's brilliant and features a number of original versions such as What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted by The Isley Brothers and the original version of I Heard It Through The Grapevine by the Miracles (this is a different version to the one on Special Occasion).
This ones for my mate Mike, enjoy this one bud,
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I think it's about time we had a bit of Jackie Wilson so keeping in the Northern vein how about Uptown and Upnorth a collection of Jackie's tracks that have been popular on the UK Northern Soul scene over the years. Hard to pick a fave track here but I do like Haunted House and Sweetest Feeling is an all time fave of mine. Sheer class
I've always been very fond of this CD as it is the first one I ever got. If I remember rightly it is not what I originally ordered, but this turned up and yes it is a great CD. I think this was the first release from Soul Supply, who released The Northern Soul Story Lps in the 80's, and then went on to form Goldmine. A fine collection of Detroit Soul,
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Some rare Detroit Soul now from Lou Beatty's LaBeat label. Some of the rarest and most indemand Northern Soul singles are on LaBeat, such as Lestor Tipton and Al Williams along with classics from The Masqueraders and the fantastic Baby Don't You Weep by Edward Hamilton & the Arabians (although I don't think this actually came out on LaBeat). Now the quality of all these tracks is not perfect but it is as fine a set of Detroit Soul you will find.
Patti Austin was only 15 when she first recorded for Coral back in 1965. Patti has always been popular on the Northern Soul scene with classics such as Take Away The Pain Stain - Take Your Time and my favourite track by her You're Too Much A Part Of Me, (check out Music To My Heart on the ABC post). This CD came out in France in 1999 and is now very sought after. Interestingly an EP was issued in France in 1966. When I can get to a scanner I'll post the back cover.
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The French EP
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now Jane has sent in the Complete Motown Singles volume 8 1968 - thanks for those Jane
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- If You Ever Get Your Hands On Love Glady’s Knight & the Pips
- Since You’ve Been Gone The Four Tops
- Baby I’m Glad Marvin Gaye
- How Can I Brenda Holloway
- Don’t Let Me Down Kim Weston
- I Like Everything About You Kim Weston
- On The Avenue Jimmy Ruffin
- Poor Little Rich Girl The Marvelettes
- Baby Hit And Run The Contours
- It’s Easy To Fall in Love Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
- Save My Love For A Rainy Day Marv Johnson
- A Definite Change In You The Temptations
- Since You Came Along Carolyn Crawford
- My Sugar Baby Frank Wilson
- Ain’t It The Truth J.J. Barnes
- Tell Me It’s Just A Rumour (inst) Earl Van Dyke & the Soul Brothers
- Lucky Lucky Me Jimmy Ruffin
- Long Gone Lover The Velvelettes
- The Touch Of Venus Patrice Holloway
- Trapped In A Love Affair Brenda Holloway
- I Know How To Love Her Jimmy Ruffin
- Sugars Never Been As Sweet As You The Marvelettes
- I Wish I Liked You Marvin Gaye
- Slow Down Tammi Terrell
- Are You Sure Love Is The Name Of This Game Stevie Wonder
- Why When The Love Is Gone The Originals
- My World Is Crumbling Brenda Holloway
28. Ain’t
Just Had to pop this one onto the blogg a great album by a great group The Contours first album for motown on The Gordy Label this vinyl copy has 2 tracks not found on the marginal CD compilation track list is1. Do You Love Me
2. Shake Sherrie
3. You Better Get In Line
4. The Stretch
5. It Must Be Love
6. Whole Lotta Woman
7. Claudia (not on CD issue)
8. So Grateful
9. The Old Miner (not on CD issue)
10. Funny
11. Move Mr Man
Hope you all enjoy this one i know i did when the vinyl album landed on my door mat.
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Here's another great Album this time By David Ruffin & Eddie Kendricks some great tunes on this album fave track for me One More For The Lonely Hearts Club superb stuff from 2 great lead singers and a great collabaration so here it is for you to choose your favorite track. 
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I've not posted any Northern Soul for a while so how about these two beauties featurng tracks from ABC records. Lots of classics on here starting with Earl Jackson and Soul Self Satisfaction, what a track. Every time I hear "Oooh Oooh Pap Papa Pada, Oooh Oooh Pap Papa Pada, I Need Some Soul Self Satisfaction Nana Baby, Oh Yeah " it sends a shiver down my spine, even when I'm singing it! This is the epitome of Northern Soul, it has everything going for it.
Backed up with The Sheppards, The Trends, The Marvellows, Patti Austin etc that is why this Cd is one of my favourites and gets a weekly play at least. A few ABC classics are missing from these sets but I might just do a volume 3.
If you don't know what I'm talking about, turn the volume up, close your eyes and imagine it's 1976 again. It's stomping time.................
This is a selection of live tracks from Ike and Tina's shows recorded during 1964-65 while they were signed to Loma/Warner Bros. I don't think these are actual live concerts, although most of the tracks are actually live recordings. Most of these were used on the Warner Bros Live shows Lp's in the sixties but some of the tracks from those albums are missing from this set. Somebody Needs You has clapping etc dubbed on the original single.
Pretty good though, well what do you expect from a Geezer like Ike!
R.I.P. Brother,
01 Finger Poppin'
02 Down in the Valley
03 Good Times
04 You Are My Sunshine
05 Having A Good Time
06 Twist and Shout
07 Something's Got a Hold on Me
08 I Know
09 Tight Pants
10 My Man, He's A Lovin' Man
11 I Can't Stop Loving You
12 To Tell The Truth
01 Shake a Tail Feather
02 You Must Believe Me
03 Ooh Poo Pah Doo
04 Early in the Morning
05 All I Could Do Was Cry
06 Somebody (Somewhere) Needs You
07 Keep on Pushin'
08 It's All Over
09 You're No Good
10 A Fool for You
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I thought as a contrast to the great Eddie Kendricks first non Motown solo albums i wouldpost up one of his buddy David Ruffin's solo albums so here it is his first non motown solo
album from 1979 SO SOON WE CHANGE check it out a great album.
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I just had to do another post so heres Eddies second non motown solo album from 1979
something more hope you all enjoy this one
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Yeah, yeah, I know the Supremes' set is a bit cheesy, but the Temps is the real deal. In any case, they were readers' requests, so what's a soul head gonna do? Get all hard core and refuse to post anything but O.V Wright B-sides and Linda Jones unreleased demos?
What's that? Complaining I ain't posted a cover for the Supremes? What do you expect - I don't want to create the wrong impression here. Give a guy a break .....
Temptations Live (Gordy 921)
Supremes Live at the Talk of the Town - side 1 side 2
The third and last of the Stax -Volt singles collections and this time it's on Mediafile, (well most of it, the rest just would not work!) so come on lets have some comments!
Disc 1 Part 1 Part 2Disc 2
Disc 3 Part 1 Part 2
Disc 4 Part 1 Part 2
Disc 5 Part 1 Part 2
Disc 6 Part 1 Part 2
Disc 7
Disc 8 Part 1 Part 2
Disc 9 Part 1 Part 2
Disc 10
Covers
Now some of my Mediafire uploads have disappeared so a few of these are from Rapidshare,
All the hits and misses from 1967, what more can you ask for, well perhaps Volume 8 - 1968. That one came out last week. If anyone is wanting to buy it Virgin is selling it for £45, what a bargain, as usual it's full of great photo's and info, buy a copy now, it's a limited edition.
Shorty Long Chantilly Lace - missing from Disc 33Disc 33
Disc 34
Disc 35
Disc 36
Disc 37 part 1 part 2
Covers
1) Beechwood 45789
2) Strange I Know
3) Someday Someway
4) Locking Up My Heart
5) Twistin Postman
6) Tossin And Turnin
7) So Long Baby
8) Please Mr Postman Playboy
An early Live set from Motown and I think one of the best, released in 1963 it features their early recordings (well it would!) .The Marvelettes have always been my favourite Motown group, it's just a shame they did not release any later live sets, or is there something hidden in the vaults? - I wish
This one is for our pal over in Fullundie - enjoy this one Bud
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| 1. You Knocked My Heart Out of Line |
| 2. It Don't Hurt Me Like It Used To |
| 3. In Control |
| 4. Got to Leave This Woman |
| 5. Let's Get Closer |
| 6. I Found a Love |
| 7. Now That You Cheated |
| 8. Love's Easy to Fall Into |
| 9. Everything's Out in the Open |
| 10. That's the Way It Is Part 1 Part 2 |
Third outing for Malaco and a bit too smooth for my tastes in some cases. Sorry for the odd click on this vinyl rip. You can't win is not included here - the track was unplayable. Any help would be welcomed - same song, but better version from the Stax years is available on the Lifetime set (cd1).
| 1. Don't Make Me Late |
| 2. Lover Boy |
| 3. Lately |
| 4. You Can't Win With a Losing Hand (missing) |
| 5. Something Is Going Wrong |
| 6. If I Lose Your Love |
| 7. Girl of My Dreams |
| 8. Nothing Like a Lady |
| 9. Happy Time |
| 10. Universal Lady |
Malaco bills itself as the last soul label, and you can see what they mean here. This is a question of back to basics for Johnnie Taylor, doing he always did best. Mellower than the Stax years, but moving away from the desperate search for a crossover disco hit that marred his latter years at Columbia. Track 6 is in a separate file.| 1. This Is Your Night |
| 2. L.O.V.E. |
| 3. Drown in My Own Tears |
| 4. Love to Call Mine |
| 5. Still Called the Blues |
| 6. She's Cheating on Me |
| 7. After Hours Joint |
| 8. Lady, My Whole World Is You |
| 9. Good With My Hips |
| 10. That's America |
This set from 1980 finishes off the Columbia years. Beverley Glenn and Malaco to follow.
1. The Heart Break Kid - 3:50
2. I'd Rather Hurt Myself (Than To Hurt You) - 4:01
3. I Got This Thing For Your Love - 4:10
4. Singing Off With Love - 3:26
5. Baby Lay Down - 4:58
6. Sneakin' Sneakin' - 4:03
7. I Wanna Get Into You - 4:59
8. Sylvia - 4:23
9. Baby don't hesitate - 5:03
JT's second outing on Malaco. Both label and artist were aiming directly at the core fan base, to good effect. 1. Wall to Wall |
| 2. Can I Love You |
| 3. When She Stops Askin' |
| 4. Just Because |
| 5. I'm Changing |
| 6. No Refund |
| 7. Nothing as Beautiful as You |
| 8. 383-Emergency |
| 9. There's Nothing I Wouldn't Do |
| A brief stop over at Beverley Glenn, and a step in the right direction if you ask me. Even the clothes are better :-) 1. What About My Love |
| 2. Don’t Wait |
| 3. I’m So Proud |
| 4. Just Ain’t Good Enough |
| 5. I Need A Freak |
| 6. Reagonomics |
Stax issued this set as late as 1990, included here primarily because of the live tracks.
1. Little Bluebird
2. Toe hold
3. I've got to love somebody's baby
4. Just the one (I've been looking for)
5. Outside love
6. You can't get away from it
7. I had a dream
8. Somebody's sleeping in my bed
9. I ain't particular
10. Steal away (Live)
11. Stop dogging me (Live)
12. Jody's got your girl and gone (Live)
As promised here's Betty with Jerry Butlera1 - let it be me
a2 - love is strange
a3 - just be true
a4 - since i don't have you
a5 - it's all right
a6 - our day will come
b1 - ain't that loving you baby
b2 - i can't stand it
b3 - the way you do the things you do
b4 - let the good times roll
b5 – fever
1. Hooked By Love 2. 60 Minutes Of Your Love
3. Do You Know What
4. Up To My Neck In Love
5. A
6. Ain't Found Nothin' To Beat What I Got
7. Fighting To Win
8. A Poor Man's Son
9. Around The Clock Lover Man
10. I Know You Know I Know I Know
11. I'm Drifting
12. Foolish Hearts Break Fast
13. Sometimes It Makes Me Want To Cry
14. Lucky Loser
15. (Who You Gonna Run To) Me Or Your Mama
16. Lady Of Stone
17. Release Me Now
18. Danny Boy
19. Must Be Something You Gave Me
20. Uptight Medley
21. Sweetie Pie
Homer Banks (Born 2-August-1941 In Memphis, Tennessee, Died 3-April-2003 At Saint Francis Hospital In Memphis, Tennessee - Cause: Cancer)
Best known, then, as a writer for the Stax stable from 1966-75, Banks was also a recording artist in his own right, and it is this much less celebrated facet of his career that's addressed on this 21-track compilation. Originally recorded for the Minit label in the mid-'60s, the songs fall broadly into two camps: the riff-heavy dance tracks and the big Southern soul ballads. He proves himself a master of both styles.
His first release was "A Lot of Love", with a rhythm that the Spencer Davis Group reworked for "Gimme Some Loving". "Sixty Minutes of Your Love" and "Hooked By Love" follow a similar pattern - honking tenor sax, brass stabs, tight backbeats and chanting choruses whip up an impressive storm, out of which emerge Bank's slightly gruff but precisely enunciated vocals. Irresistibly danceable, this is music for which the Blues Brothers would have sold their souls.
Perhaps even better are the slow tracks like "Foolish Hearts Break Fast", where "Banks" demonstrates an unexpected subtlety to his voice, almost cracking at times as he soars into a very attractive falsetto register.
None of these were hits, though listening to, say, the catchy desperation of "Sometimes It Makes Me Want To Cry", you'll find that hard to credit. And amongst the tales of love, the stand-out track is the social commentary "A Poor Man's Son", opening with the lines 'The streets was my playground, tears was my toys.'
It comes as no surprise that he writes great songs, but it's the singing that gets you again and again on these recordings. Its a genuine treat to re-discover this great lost star of Stax Records.
Composer and producer Homer Banks was one of the unsung heroes behind the rise of Stax Records; though a fine soul singer in his own right, he never recorded for the label, instead teaming with Bettye Crutcher and Raymond Jackson as We Three, the songwriting troika responsible for a number of the company's classic singles. Born August 2, 1941, in Memphis, Banks co-founded the gospel group the Soul Consolidators before joining the office staff of the local Satellite Studios, later re-christened Stax. He dwelled in relative anonymity during his early years with the company, although co-workers Isaac Hayes and David Porter proved instrumental in landing him a session with the Genie label, resulting in the 1965 release of Banks' debut single "Sweetie Pie." The much-imitated and oft-covered "A Lot of Love" followed on the newly-revived Minit imprint in 1966, and over the next two years Banks issued four more singles for the label — "60 Minutes of Your Love," "Lady of Stone," "Round the Clock Lover Man" and "(Who You Gonna Run To) Me Or Your Mama.
Now here's a question for the Northern Soul fans, where did you first hear "It's Getting Mighty Crowded"?, now that was a floor filler back at my local youth club in 1971, and it is still one of my all time favourites, heaven.
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Our second Clarence Carter album is The Dynamic Clarence Carter from 1969. I think that Clarence is a very underatted artist, he has a very distinctive style, just listen to "You've Been A Long Time Coming", great stuff
As with the previous Sixty Minutes With contains some fine Soulful vocals with Clarence's distinctive vocals
We finally come to Clarence's most well known track "Patches", great lyrics, great vocals, great backing track, great stuff!!!!!!!!
What has become one of the greatest albums of all time almost nearly failed to get off the ground. To quote Bill Dahl from Motown The Golden Years, "Crying out at the injustice of an indefensible war in Vietnam, Gaye crafted a profoundly personal statement that flew in the face of the assembly-line creativity at the heart of the Motown empire". Well it's not exactly Boy meets Girl, Boy falls out with Girl stuff is it? Legend has it that Berry Gordy hated it, disc-jockeys weren't thrilled with it but the man behind the promotion Weldon McDougal kept pushing it, the public loved it (who wouldn't?) and the rest is history. I first got this album in the early seveties but we are going to spoil you. This is the deluxe (expensive!) version that came out in 2001.
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I hope this is a fitting tribute to Tammi who was without a doubt one of Motown's finest vocalists. Her solo songs are just fantastic and when paired with Marvin Gaye well what can be said? they are just sheer perfection. I make so excuses here for posting so many photos of Tammi, she had beautiful looks to match her beautiful voice,
Tammi Terrell joined forces with the immortal Marvin Gaye to create some of the greatest
love songs ever to emerge from the Motown hit factory; sadly, their series of classic duets -- "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing," and "You're All I Need to Get By" among them -- came to an abrupt and tragic halt with her premature death. Tammi was born Thomasina Montgomery in Philadelphia on April 29, 1945; after winning a number of local talent contests, by the age of 13 she was regularly opening club dates for acts including Gary U.S. Bonds and Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles. In 1961, she was discovered by producer Luther Dixon and signed to Scepter. Credited as Tammy Montgomery, she made her debut with the single "If You See Bill," followed early the next year by "The Voice of Experience." After James Brown caught Tammi’s live act, she was signed to his Try Me label, issuing "I Cried" in 1963 and also touring with his live revue. "If I Would Marry You" appeared on Checker a year later, during which time she also studied pre-med at the
Tammi Montgomery
Scepter 1224 - If You See Bill / It's Mine - 1961
Wand 123 - Voice Of Experience */ I Wancha To Be Sure - 1962 *Backing Vocals By The Shirelles. .
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Try Me 28001 - I Cried / If You Don't Think - 1963 (Both Sides Written By James Brown)
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Checker 1072 - If I Would Marry You / This Time Tomorrow - 1964
Make The Night Just A Little Longer*
A couple of missing tracks here I'm afraid. Also a couple from Marginals The Story of * which I know absoulutley nothing about.
Motown 652 Irresistible 1969. 01 I Can't Believe You Love Me
02 That's What Boys Are Made For
03 Come on and See Me
04 What a Good Man He Is
05 Tears at the End of a Love Affair
06 This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)
07 He's the One I Love
08 Can't Stop Now (Love Is Calling)
09 Just Too Much to Hope For
10 Hold Me Oh My Darling
11 I Can't Go on Without You
Recentley released Motown solo tracks
I Gotta Find a Way to Get You Back
Baby Don't You Worry
Lone Lonely Town
My Heart
Two Can Have a Party
There Are Things (withdrawn single)
You Ain't Livin' Till You're Lovin'
Give In, You Just Can't Win
Memory Chest
More, More, More
That's How It Is (Since You've Been Gone)
While performing with Jerry Butler in Detroit in 1965, Tammi was spotted by Motown chief Berry Gordy, Jr., making her label debut with "I Can't Believe You Love Me."
Tamla TS-277 1967
When subsequent outings "Come On and See Me," "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)," and "Hold Me Oh My Darling" earned little notice, she was paired with Gaye, who previously recorded duets with Mary Wells and Kim Weston. His chemistry with Tammi was immediate and in 1967, they entered the pop Top 20 with the magnificent "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," the first in a series of lush, sensual hits authored by the husband-and-wife team of Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson.
"Your Precious Love" cracked the Top Five a few months later and in 1968, the twosome topped the R&B charts with both "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" and "You're All I Need to Get By." The success of these later hits was nevertheless tempered by Tammi’s off-stage travails -- after an extended period of severe migraine headaches, in 1967 she collapsed in Gaye's arms while in concert at
Tamla TS-284 1968
Although the tumor forced Tammi to retire from performing live, she continued to record with Gaye even as her health deteriorated; however, as time went on, Valerie Simpson herself assumed uncredited vocal duties on a number of hits, including 1969's "Good Lovin' Ain't Easy to Come By" and "What You Gave Me." (For several other tracks, Gaye's vocals were added to pre-existing Tammi solo recordings.)
Tamla TS-294 1969
Mention must be made here of Valarie Simpson who is actually singing on most of the tracks on the Easy album.
Unreleased duets - with Marvin Gaye
Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing [Alternate Take]
Keep on Lovin' Me Honey [Alternate Vocal]
We'll Be Satisfied
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In all, Tammi endured eight operations, ultimately resulting in loss of memory and partial paralysis; she finally died in 
Thomasina Montgomery 29/4/1945 - 16/3/1970
Tammi Terrell
Motown 1086 - I Can't Believe You Love Me / Hold Me Oh My Darling - 1965
Motown 1095 - Come On And See Me / Baby Don'cha Worry* - 1966 *Cover Of 1963 Song By Johnny & Jackey (Johnny Bristol And Jackey Beavers) On Tri-Phi 1019.
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Tamla 54149 - Ain't No Mountain High Enough / Give A Little Love - 1967
Tamla 54156 - Your Precious Love / Hold Me Oh My Darling - 1967
Tammi Terrell
Motown 1115 - What A Good Man He Is / There Are Things - 1967
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Tamla 54161 - If I Could Build My Whole World Around You / If This World Were Mine - 1967
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Tamla 54163 - Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing / Little Ole Boy, Little Ole Girl* - 1968 *Cover Of 1961 Record By Loe & Joe (Lorrie Rudolph And Joe Charles) On
Tamla 54169 - You're All I Need To Get By / Two Can Have A Party - 1968
Tamla 54173 - Keep On Lovin' Me Honey / You Ain't Livin' Till You're Lovin' - 1968
Tammi Terrell
Motown 1138 - This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) / Just Too Much To Hope For - 1968
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Tamla 54179 - Good Lovin' Ain't Easy To Come By / Satisfied Feelin - 1969
Tamla 54187 - What You Gave Me / How You Gonna Keep It (After You Get It) - 1969
Tamla 54192 - California Soul / The Onion Song - 1970
I was going to post the first six tracks of this, they all feature Johnnie, but seeing as we are on a JT roll I thought why not post it all?
Disc 1
1. I Dreamed That Heaven Was Like This - The Highway Q.C.'s 2:43
2. Heaven Is My Home - The Soul Stirrers 2:29
3. The Love Of God - The Soul Stirrers 2:12
4. Out On A Hill - The Soul Stirrers 2:43
5. Until Then - The Soul Stirrers 2:21
6. When The Gates Swing Open - The Soul Stirrers 2:58
7. Never, Never 2:40
8. Rome (Wasn't Built In A Day) 2:36
9. Dance What You Wanna 2:32
10. Baby, We've Got Love 2:09
11. I Had A Dream 3:02
12. Easy Lovin' 3:01
13. I've Got To Love Somebody's Baby - 2:45
14. Just The One (I've Been Looking For) 2:41
15. Part Time Love 3:54
16. Sixteen Tons 2:33
17. Somebody's Sleeping In My Bed 2:35
18. Blues In The Night 3:05
19. Save Your Life For Me 2:22
20. I Need Lots Of Love 4:47
21. You Can't Win With A Losing Hand 2:33
22. Rumors 2:49
23. You Don't Know Like I Know 2:42
24. Twenty Years From Today 2:43
25. Twenty Years From Today 2:38
Disc 2
1. Little Bluebird 3:14
2. Toe Hold 3:12
3. That's Where It's At 3:34
4. I Ain't Particular 2:49
5. Woman Across The River 3:15
6. Who's Making Love? 2:48
7. I'm Not The Same Person 3:06
8. I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water 2:59
9. Mr. Nobody Is Somebody Now 3:23
10. Take Care Of Your Homework 2:40
11. Testify (I Wonna) 4:06
12. Seperation Line 3:43
13. I Could Never Be President 2:19
14. Love Bones 4:07
15. Steal Away 3:30
16. Steal Away (Live) 6:17
17. I Am Somebody 5:50
18. Jody's Got Your Girl And Gone 3:03
19. I Don't Wanna Lose You 5:26
20. Don't Take My Sunshine 3:21
21. Hijackin' Love 3:18
Disc 3:
1. Standing In For Judy 4:02
2. Doing My Own Thing 3:46
3. Stop Doggin' Me 4:15
4. I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) 5:09
5. Cheaper To Keep Her 3:31
6. We're Getting Careless With Our Love 4:03
7. Starting All Over Again 4:16
8. I've Been Born Again 3:22
9. It's September 3:37
10. Try Me Tonight 3:22
11. Free 3:55
12. Disco Lady 4:30
13. Running Out Of Lies 4:55
14. God Is Standing By 4:28
15. Play Something Pretty 4:07
16. Lady, My Whole World Is You 3:23
17. Lover Boy 3:57
18. Last Two Dollars 5:18
19. Soul Heaven 4:52
Disc 3 part 2
Last one before I hit the sack tonight. Blue label Stax and all that (I knicked the photo off ebay). Worth it for the sublime Ain't that loving you.
I Got To Love Somebody's Baby
Just The One I've Been Looking For
Watermelon Man
Where Can A Man Go From Here
Toe-Hold
Outside Love
Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)
Blues In The Night
I Had A Dream
Sixteen Tons
Little Bluebird
A bit of obscure Soul now from Philadelphia's Del-Val label. Not a great deal of variety but it does contain both versions of Ever Again and the excellent Baby I want To Thank You by Bernie Williams. Also as a matter of intrest The Dynamic Three's She Said Yeah does have a £1000+ price tag.01 - Gene Woodbury - Ever Again
02 - Gene Woodbury - Thats Half Not Bad
03 - Gene Woodbury - I'll Be Glad
04 - Gene Woodbury - It's Only You
05 - Casinos - Everybody Can't Be Pretty
06 - Casinos - If I Told You
07 - Dynamic Three - She Said Yeah
08 - Dynamic Three - The Grit
09 - Dynamic Three - I Have Tried
10 - Vince Apollo - One Love
11 - Vince Apollo - I Can't Turn My Back
12 - Vince Apollo - I Bear Witness
13 - Del Valians - I Bear Witness (inst)
14 - Dynamic Syblings - I Can't Turn My Back On You
15 - Bernie Williams - Ever Again
16 - Bernie Williams - Next To You
17 - Bernie Williams - Baby I Want To Thank You
18 - E S P's - Why Should I
19 - E S P's - We're Gonna Make It
20 - Joe Adams - You May Not Be A Miss America
21 - Joe Adams - That's Not Half Bad
22 - Del Valians - That's Not Half Bad (inst)
23 - Joe Adams - Calling Your Name
24 - Joe Adams - Chances Go Round
25 - Joe Adams - No One Else Can Love Me
Disco ride
Side 1
Since I been gone
Ain't no price on happiness
I'm glad you walked into my life
I'm coming home
Side 2
He'll never love you like I do
Love has gone away
Love don't love nobody
Mighty love
Bonus tracks
I wish I could sleep
Mr Big Man
You sure are nasty
I just got to make it happen
Side A:
It's a Natural Affair
Don't Let The Man Get You
Plain and Simple Love Song
Are You Ready For Love
Side B:
I Love The Music
One Man Wonderful Band
If You Wanna Do a Dance (All Night)
Once You Fall In Love
Now we're getting somewhere - Happiness is being with the Spinners, Couldn't have put it better myself. This one is specially for wkc. From 1976 on Atlantic.
