VARIOUS - Chicago Soul ‘62 (Repress) - LP - Vinyl [JAN 30]

LP - Black Vinyl (2026 Repress). Notes by John Ridley.

In 1962, Black Music was making its transition from R&B to soul and the Chicago music industry was exploding, producing thousands of records and dozens of new labels. The two biggest black labels Vee-Jay and Chess led in the creation of the distinctive, smooth, Chicago soul brand with names familiar and not so familiar: the former with Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler and the latter with Mitty Collier, Etta James and Billy Stewart. And yet it’s the smaller labels that make up the bulk of the Chicago story: Hawk with Geraldine Taylor, Lu-Cee with Roberta, M-Pac with Dorothy Prince and it's here that we explore some of the finest sounds of the era in this collection. Extensive liner notes written by Robert Pruter, author of the acclaimed 'Chicago Soul'.

Tracklist:

A1    McKinley Mitchell –  The Town I Live In
A2    The Impressions –  I'm The One Who Loves You
A3    The Five Du-Tones –  Shake Your Tail Feather
A4    Jan Bradley –  Mama Didn't Lie
A5    Jerry Butler –  Make It Easy On Yourself
A6    Etta James –  Seven Day Fool
A7    Tony Adams –  The Blues Don't Like Nobody
A8    Mitty Collier –  Gotta Get Away From It All
A9    Geraldine Taylor –  How Much Longer
A10    Roberta –  I'm On The Prowl

B1    Billy Stewart –  Fat Boy
B2    Ted Taylor –  Can't Take No More
B3    Walter Jackson –  I Don't Want To Suffer
B4    Sugar Pie DeSanto –  Open Your Heart
B5    Dee Clark –  Shook Up Over You
B6    Etta James –  Something's Got A Hold On Me
B7    Dorothy Prince –  Why Not Tonight
B8    Major Lance –   Delilah
B9    Moss Tolbert –  Money In My Pocket
B10    Billy Butler & The Four Enchanters –  Found True Love