Track Listing

1. Burnt Toast And Black Coffee - Pedicin, Mike
2. I'm Shakin' - John, 'Little' Willie
3. Thanks Mr. Postman - King, Bobby (3)
4. Just A Little Bit - Tiny Topsy
5. Had You Told It Like It Was - King, Albert
6. Welcome To The Club - Williams, Lee 'Shot'
7. Not Much (Do You Baby) - Rosemary (1)
8. Now I've Got A Woman - King, Freddy (1)
9. Three Little Pigs - Duncan, James
10. Don't Be So Mean - Patton, William
11. I Say I Love You - Watson, Johnny
12. My Kinda Girl - Hannibal (1)
13. You're Using Me - King Pins
14. I Found Out - Byrd, Bobby
15. Hard Forgetting Memories - Johnson, Mary
16. It's Easy Child - Reed, Lula & Freddy King/Sonny Thompson
17. Think - Five Royales
18. Pneumonia - Tex, Joe
19. I Don't Know About You - Nolan, Lloyd
20. You Don't Want Me Around - Williams, Mike
21. Bad Girl - Fabulous Denos
22. I'm Better Off Now Than I Was Before - Premieres
23. Some Other Day Some Other Time - King, Freddy (1)
24. She Made My Blood Run Cold - Turner, Ike

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #66327 in Music
• Released on: 2002-07-08
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Customer Reviews

The authentic mod club sound
The sound of early 60s r&b is all the rage on the UK mod club circuit - primarily at such venues as The Hideaway Club in Manchester, but also 'down south' at London's Money's Getting' Cheaper & Shotgun, all packed out with a mod & soul crowd eager to keep the dancefloor full.

It's the sound of the original mod scene, but to many, it's also sound of today's mod scene. It's the bridge between the blues acts of the 50s, and the more mainstream soul of the 60s.

The rise in interest in r&b hasn't passed the Kent label by. Last year they released the essential 'New Breed Of R&B', focusing on the original Kent label & the sound of Manchester's Hideaway club, compiled by the Hideaway team with Kent's Ady Croasdell.

It was always going to be hard to follow that up, but they have done...in style, and with a little help from more of the mod scene's favourite dj's.

'New Breed Rhythm & Blues' is indeed compiled by some of the mod scene's biggest draws - Roger Banks, Damian Hewitt, Paul Welsby & Kent's Ady Croasdell, and focuses on the King label, with tracks drawn predominantly (but not exclusively) from the years 1962 to 1964. And to be perfectly honest, it's a 'must own' album for any r&b fan.

The album starts with the stormin 'Burnt Toast & Black Coffee' by Mike Pedicin - pure raw r&b, setting the scene for the preceding 23 tracks! Picking tracks is difficult, as there really aren't any weak ones on there. You'll doubtless be familiar with the much played 'I'm Shakin' by Little Willie John. Hideaway regulars will be pleased by the inclusion of Freddy King's 'Some Other Day, Some Other Time' (Freddy's uptempo blues stormer 'Now I've Got A Woman' is also on here).

Personal favourites are James Duncan's 'Three Little Pigs' (check out that guitar!), The 5 Royales' 'Think' and Bobby King's 'Thanks Mr Postman', a pop song bursting to escape it's r&b confines!

Like all Kent compilations - liner notes and packaging are immaculate, more of a history lesson than track descriptions!

There have been some excellent soul/r&b collections out this year. But this, alongside the 'New Breed Of R&B' (from last year), falls into the 'essential purchase' category for any self respecting r&b fan. It isn't going to be to everyone's taste...it's a large step away from 'northern' (if that's your thing). But it's certainly my thing!