Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Dobie Gray - The in crowd
2. Betty Everett - Getting mighty crowded
3. Marvin Smith - Have more time
4. Doris Troy - I'll do anything
5. Rosco Robinson - Thats enough
6. Robert Parker - Lets go baby
7. Little Johnny Taylor - Zig zag lightning
8. Earl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers - All for you
9. The Fascinations - Girls are out to get you
10. The Invitations - Whats wrong with me baby
11. The Incredibles - There's nothing else to say
12. Darrell Banks - Open the door to your heart
13. Bobby Bland - These hands
14. Jimmy Conwell - Cigarette ashes
15. Lou Johnson - Unsatisfied
16. Sandi Sheldon - Your gonna make me love you
17. Kim Weston - Helpless
18. Jimmy 'Soul' Clark - Sweet darling
19. Rose Batiste - Hit and run
20. Maxine Brown - One in a million
21. Nolan Chance - Just like the weather
22. Tony Clarke - Landslide
23. The Sweet Things - I'm in a world of trouble
24. Wendy Rene - Bar-B-Q
25. Eddie Holman - Eddie's my name

Disc 2:

1. Dells - Run for cover
2. Nella Dodds - Come back baby
3. The Charts - Desiree
4. Linda Lyndell - Bring back your love
5. Johnny Copeland - Sufferin' city
6. Sam Ward - Sister lee
7. J.J. Barnes - Sweet Sherry
8. Earl Wright & His Orchestra - Thumb a ride
9. The Ideals - Mighty Lover
10. The Charades - Key to my happiness
11. Moses Smith - The girl across the street
12. Otis Smith - Let her go
13. The Devonnes - I'm gonna pick up my toys
14. The Yum Yums - Gonna be a big thing
15. Doni Burdick - Bari track
16. The sheppards - Stubborn heart
17. Curtis Blandon - In the long run
18. Patti Austin - You didn't say a word
19. Cody Black - Mr Blue
20. Lenny Curtis - Nothing can help you now
21. Jackie Beavers - I need my baby
22. The Carstairs - It really hurts me girl
23. Eloise Laws - Love factory
24. Larry Saunders - On the real side
25. Young-Holt Unlimited - California Montage

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #21196 in Music
• Released on: 2008-02-26
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Box set
• Dimensions: .25 pounds

Customer Reviews

An uplifting experience - a truly great collection.
For a relative beginner in the music of this legendary scene I can't imagine there's a better introduction than this. It's the first Northern Soul compilation that really made me feel just how thrilling this music must have been to hear for first time, and the passion it's inspired. The first side especially just flows from one brilliant cut to another. It's hard to pick standouts, but perhaps opening an ear to Sandi Sheldon's turbo-charged 'You're Gonna Make Me Love You' and Eddie Holman's soaring 'Eddie's My Name' reveal more about this music than 1000 words ever could. Beautifully packaged, with informative and entertaining track notes, this is a box of gold.

Pity Your Feet!
A near perfect Northern soul CD which is an ideal introduction for the novice, and a delight for the veteran that so many classics are put together on one collection. Standout tracks are too numerous to mention, so from a personal point of view it's a delight to have Doris Troy's "I'll do anything", Dells "Run for cover", Rose Battiste's "Hit & run", Earl Van Dyke's "All for you", Marvin Smith's "Have more time", Betty Everett's "Gettin' mighty crowded" and Patti Austin's version of "You never said a word" (check out the Yvonne Baker original) all together in one box. Warning to the uninitiated! This music is highly addictive and so far I've found no effective cure.

The best introduction to Northern Soul
An excellent primer to the northern soul scene to accompany a book of the same title by Mike Ritson and Stuart Russell on the rare '60s soul phenomenon that became the biggest English underground music movement of the '70s. The 2-CD 50-track collection starts with northern's mod roots (represented by scooter boy faves The In Crowd by Dobie Gray and Betty Everett's Getting Mighty Crowded), moving on to feature the top tracks from such legendary clubs as the Wigan Casino, Blackpool Mecca, Manchester's Twisted Wheel, Stoke's Torch, and Wolverhampton's Catacombs. Highlights include Doris Troy's infectious dancer I'll Do Anything, Earl Van Dyke's groovy organ-powered All For You, Sandi Sheldon's supercharged You're Gonna Make Me Love You, the sublime Run For Cover by The Dells, and the new era '70s soul sound of The Carstairs' It Really Hurts Me Girl. This set is essential for both those new to northern soul and to the devotees who will see this as an opportunity to rest vinyl that they have worn paper thin by repeated plays.