{"product_id":"various-soul-66","title":"VARIOUS - Soul 66","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition 3CD Set housed in a Clamshell Box featuring \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e91-tracks gathering hits and rarities from 1966: the year that soul music broke big. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNotes are by \u003cem\u003eMOJO\u003c\/em\u003e and Record Collector soul expert Lois Wilson.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Key artists include Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam And Dave, Carla Thomas, Ben E. King, Arthur Conley, Booker T. \u0026amp; The M.G.’s, Darrell Banks, Solomon Burke, Esther Phillips, William Bell, Doris Troy and Mary Wells.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1966 has been heralded as a boom year for rock music, but it was also a peak for soul, the sounds coming out of Memphis, Detroit, New York, Chicago et al exploding into the US charts and influencing pop music in America and beyond. This box tells part of that story with tracks taken from legendary Memphis southern soul label \u003cstrong\u003eStax\u003c\/strong\u003e, New York’s \u003cstrong\u003eAtlantic Records\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eWarner Brothers\u003c\/strong\u003e’ imprint \u003cstrong\u003eLoma\u003c\/strong\u003e that became a favourite of the UK northern soul scene and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHits include \u003cstrong\u003eWilson Pickett\u003c\/strong\u003e’s ‘\u003cem\u003eLand Of 1,000 Dances\u003c\/em\u003e’ (US R\u0026amp;B #1, US #6), \u003cstrong\u003eSam And Dave\u003c\/strong\u003e’s ‘\u003cem\u003eHold On I’m Comin\u003c\/em\u003e’ (US R\u0026amp;B #1, US #21), \u003cstrong\u003eEddie Floyd\u003c\/strong\u003e’s ‘\u003cem\u003eKnock On Wood\u003c\/em\u003e’ (US R\u0026amp;B #1, US #28), \u003cstrong\u003eCarla Thomas\u003c\/strong\u003e’ ‘B-A-B-Y’ (US R\u0026amp;B #3, US #14), \u003cstrong\u003eOtis Redding\u003c\/strong\u003e’s ‘\u003cem\u003eTry A Little Tenderness\u003c\/em\u003e’ (R\u0026amp;B #4, US #25) and \u003cstrong\u003eDarrell Banks\u003c\/strong\u003e’ ‘\u003cem\u003eOpen The Door To Your Heart\u003c\/em\u003e’ (US R\u0026amp;B #2, US #27). There’s northern soul floorfillers such as \u003cstrong\u003eDarrell Banks\u003c\/strong\u003e’ ‘\u003cem\u003eOur Love Is In The Pocket\u003c\/em\u003e’, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Marvellos\u003c\/strong\u003e’ ‘\u003cem\u003eSomething’s Burnin\u003c\/em\u003e’’, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Blossoms\u003c\/strong\u003e’ ‘\u003cem\u003eThat’s When The Tears Start\u003c\/em\u003e’, \u003cstrong\u003eBobby Womack\u003c\/strong\u003e’s ‘\u003cem\u003eFind Me Somebody\u003c\/em\u003e’, \u003cstrong\u003eMary Wells\u003c\/strong\u003e’ '\u003cem\u003eKeep Me In Suspense’\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCharles Thomas\u003c\/strong\u003e’ ‘\u003cem\u003eThe Man With The Golden Touch\u003c\/em\u003e’, and \u003cstrong\u003eBobby McNutt\u003c\/strong\u003e’s ‘\u003cem\u003eI’m Gettin’ Ready\u003c\/em\u003e’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn’t just about hits, there’s B-sides, obscurities and a couple of Loma tracks that were unissued until the 21st century. The focus may be mainly on the dancefloor but there’s also room for a few deep soul numbers such as \u003cstrong\u003eJeff Dale\u003c\/strong\u003e’s sublime ‘\u003cem\u003eA Suffering Pain\u003c\/em\u003e’. Notes are by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMOJO\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eRecord Collector\u003c\/strong\u003e soul expert \u003cstrong\u003eLois Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMastering is by Grammy nominated archivist\/producer \u003cstrong\u003eAlec Palao\u003c\/strong\u003e who discovered The Marvellos’ stomping \u003cem\u003e‘I Need You\u003c\/em\u003e’ (featured here) when he digitised the Loma tape archive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything on ‘\u003cem\u003eSoul 66\u003c\/em\u003e’ is licensed from Warner Bros.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Strawberry","offers":[{"title":"Soul 66 (From The Vaults Of Atlantic, Atco, Calla, Loma, Reprise, Roulette, Stax, Volt and Warner Bros) 3CD Clamshell Box Set","offer_id":54414540505433,"sku":"SDZ-41473","price":24.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Soul_66__From_The_Vaults_Of_Atlantic__Atco__Calla__Loma__Reprise__Roulette__Stax__Volt_and_Warner_Bros__-_Various_Artists_-_3CD_Clamshell_Box_Set.jpg?v=1743769378","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/various-soul-66","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}