Recommend me some vocal Soul groups!
motown67
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Hey everyone,I'm looking for some new music and would like some suggestions on the vocal soul group tip. Here's a smattering of what I've been listening to lately to give you some idea of what I'm into.It could be upbeat like 100 Proof Aged In Soulor Esquires or Glass Houseor on the Sweet tip like the Fantastic Four, Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum and Durr or the Lost Generationthe super catchy the Jewels or Sandpebblesit doesn't have to be rare ass tunes either, a good Motown group like the Originals always hits the spot for meDoesn't have to be 45s either!Help a man out.
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You know, the only Ambassadors I've heard is Ain't Got The Love which I have on a couple comps because it was sampled back in the day.
What about Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr? Don't they also have at least one other 45, any good?
Really solid from start to finish.
A few recent pickups that have been getting play:
"Get My Hands On Some Lovin" Artistics[/b] LP on Okeh from '65.
Fantastic vocal soul in the classic Chicago style.
"On a New Street" Little Anthony & the Imperials[/b] LP on Avco '73.
Old schoolers update their sound to 1973, with one side all Thom
Bell productions, the other all Teddy Randazzo. Originators of sweet
soul show they can keep up with the game.
BOOM.
Oh, shit - their Soul Summit LP (Artic) (+ CD reissue w/ bonus tracks) is reccommended. Also, the Hesitations' Soul Superman LP (Kapp) (their first and only solid affair) is top-notch Northern.
You have a copy of The Soul Generation - Beyond Body & Soul? One of my favorite soul LPs of all time, worth every penny.
Next time I'm up in the East Bay I need to buy you a beer and talk about teaching in Oakland Public Schools. Thinking about getting my credential in the near future.
I like Bobby Womack's work with the Valentinos more than anything else he's ever done.
Dramatics; Artistics; Persuaders; Notations; Four Mints; Dynamic Tints...
Does anyone have a copy of the Black Conspirators' "Love Love Love?"
And what was the name of the one soul group on Hi? The Modulations?
The Valentinos seem a little too hard and southern compared to everybody else in this thread, but I recommend them on that basis. Several singles on various labels (Sar, Jubilee, Chess, Clean), but only one album I can think of - the long-out-of-print 1984 compilation Bobby Womack & The Valentinos on Chess, which rounds up the sides they did for that label.
There were quite a few vocal groups on Hi, including Quiet Elegance (CLASSIC version of James Carr's "You've Got My Mind Messed Up") and Chicago's own Teacher's Edition (who also recorded as the Conservatives for Ebonic Sound).
Also out there: Enchantment, who kept the sound going into the late seventies. Unfortunately, their uptempo sides had a heavy disco influence (goes with the territory), but you can't miss with ballads like "Gloria" and the incredible "Where Do We Go From Here."
on Atlantic subsidiary Clean is a pretty great single.
satisfaction unlimited - think of the children
cosine on these LP's.
These ones haven't been mentioned yet.
and couldn't find a pic of the
WILLIE & THE MIGHTY MAGNIFICENTS on vee-jay
there was a thread last month about this. I heartily endorse Lost Generation.
The single pictured in this thread is from their first LP, but try to hear
'Young Tough and Terrible' from '72 on Brunswick for several close knit group vocals across all styles: Northern belters, ballads, Tempts style 'ghetto' soul and an amazingly futuristic sounding folk funk epic - including a full instrumental version of said epic. An album truly with something for everyone IMHO.
Hey!
Hell yeah. I can't endorse picking up their album Dreaming Out Of Season strongly enough. Beautiful collection of songs.
...and I just found out that Motown already reviewed their greatest-hits album, but for the rest of you who aren't aware, by all means check 'em out
Other greats:
- the Radiants
- the One-derful label had a real good stable of vocal groups, including the Accents ("New Girl"), the Rockmasters, and the Young Folk (if you like the girl group vibe of the Jewels'"Opportunity," you need to hear the Young Folk's "Joey")
- the Fantastic Four (particularly their records on the Ric-Tic and Soul labels)
- the Dynamic Tints ("Falling In Love" on Twinight)
The C.O.D.s
The Elgins
The Persuaders
The Sequins
on the Radiants
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