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Album: Era Records Northern Soul
# Song Title   Time
1)    A SLICE OF THE PIE - Bernie Byrd More Info...
2)    AWAITING TED - Jewel Akens More Info...
3)    AIN'T NOTHIN' SHAKIN' - The Turn Arounds More Info...
4)    BOOMERANG - The Lovemates More Info...
5)    COME ON HOME - Othello Robertson More Info...
6)    DANCE WITH ME - Billy Watkins More Info...
7)    ECHOES IN THE NIGHT - Tommy Moseley More Info...
8)    EXIT LONELINESS, ENTER LOVE - Melvin Boyd More Info...
9)    GONNA HANG ON IN THERE, GIRL - Jesse Davis More Info...
10)    I AIN'T GONNA TAKE YOU BACK - Brenda Holloway More Info...
11)    I GET A FEELING - The Soul-Mates More Info...
12)    I NEED TO BE LOVED SO BAD - Steve Flanagan More Info...
13)    I WANT A BOYFRIEND (GIRLFRIEND) - The Soul-Mates More Info...
14)    THE ICE MAN - Billy Watkins More Info...
15)    I'VE ARRIVED - Steve Flanagan More Info...
16)    MEET ME AT MIDNIGHT- Unknown Artist More Info...
17)    MY BOOK - Bruce Cloud More Info...
18)    RUN AWAY AND HIDE - The Turn Arounds More Info...
19)    SIR GALAHAD - The Elites More Info...
20)    SO IN LUV - Othello Robertson More Info...
21)    STAND THERE MOUNTAIN - Unknown Artist More Info...
22)    THE BLUE SHADOW - Unknown Artist More Info...
23)    I WANNA KNOW - Carol Connors More Info...
24)    WHAT CAN I DO NOW - Jimmy Lewis More Info...
2)    So in Luv More Info...
3)    I've Arrived More Info...
4)    Meet Me at Midnight More Info...
5)    Ain't Nothin' Shakin' More Info...
6)    What Can I Do Now More Info...
7)    Exit Loneliness, Enter Love More Info...
8)    My Book More Info...
9)    I Wanna Know More Info...
10)    Boomerang More Info...
11)    The Blue Shadow More Info...
12)    Echoes in the Night More Info...
13)    I Get a Feeling More Info...
14)    Run Away and Hide More Info...
15)    I Need to Be Loved So Bad More Info...
16)    Gonna Hang On in There Girl More Info...
17)    Your Good Lovin' More Info...
18)    Dance With Me More Info...
19)    Sir Galahad More Info...
20)    A Slice of the Pie More Info...
21)    You Are Yours More Info...
22)    I Ain't Gonna Take You Back More Info...
23)    Stand There Mountain More Info...
24)    Come On Home More Info...
 

Album: Era Records Northern Soul
# Song Title   Time
1)    A SLICE OF THE PIE - Bernie Byrd More Info...
2)    AWAITING TED - Jewel Akens More Info...
3)    AIN'T NOTHIN' SHAKIN' - The Turn Arounds More Info...
4)    BOOMERANG - The Lovemates More Info...
5)    COME ON HOME - Othello Robertson More Info...
6)    DANCE WITH ME - Billy Watkins More Info...
7)    ECHOES IN THE NIGHT - Tommy Moseley More Info...
8)    EXIT LONELINESS, ENTER LOVE - Melvin Boyd More Info...
9)    GONNA HANG ON IN THERE, GIRL - Jesse Davis More Info...
10)    I AIN'T GONNA TAKE YOU BACK - Brenda Holloway More Info...
11)    I GET A FEELING - The Soul-Mates More Info...
12)    I NEED TO BE LOVED SO BAD - Steve Flanagan More Info...
13)    I WANT A BOYFRIEND (GIRLFRIEND) - The Soul-Mates More Info...
14)    THE ICE MAN - Billy Watkins More Info...
15)    I'VE ARRIVED - Steve Flanagan More Info...
16)    MEET ME AT MIDNIGHT- Unknown Artist More Info...
17)    MY BOOK - Bruce Cloud More Info...
18)    RUN AWAY AND HIDE - The Turn Arounds More Info...
19)    SIR GALAHAD - The Elites More Info...
20)    SO IN LUV - Othello Robertson More Info...
21)    STAND THERE MOUNTAIN - Unknown Artist More Info...
22)    THE BLUE SHADOW - Unknown Artist More Info...
23)    I WANNA KNOW - Carol Connors More Info...
24)    WHAT CAN I DO NOW - Jimmy Lewis More Info...
2)    So in Luv More Info...
3)    I've Arrived More Info...
4)    Meet Me at Midnight More Info...
5)    Ain't Nothin' Shakin' More Info...
6)    What Can I Do Now More Info...
7)    Exit Loneliness, Enter Love More Info...
8)    My Book More Info...
9)    I Wanna Know More Info...
10)    Boomerang More Info...
11)    The Blue Shadow More Info...
12)    Echoes in the Night More Info...
13)    I Get a Feeling More Info...
14)    Run Away and Hide More Info...
15)    I Need to Be Loved So Bad More Info...
16)    Gonna Hang On in There Girl More Info...
17)    Your Good Lovin' More Info...
18)    Dance With Me More Info...
19)    Sir Galahad More Info...
20)    A Slice of the Pie More Info...
21)    You Are Yours More Info...
22)    I Ain't Gonna Take You Back More Info...
23)    Stand There Mountain More Info...
24)    Come On Home More Info...
 
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  • Liner Note Author: Ady Croasdell.
  • Photographers: Gilles P‚tard; Alec Palao; Jimmy Russell .
  • The Los Angeles-based label Era didn't specialize in soul but in the late '50s, co-owners and cousins Lew Bedell and Herb Newman made a conscious decision to strengthen their R&B roster. This move paid off in 1962, when Jewel Akens' "The Birds and the Bees" turned into a major hit, ushering in era where Era recorded a lot of pop-oriented soul. A lot of this didn't hit the charts, and even more of it was never released, which makes Ace/Kent's 2014 compilation Era Records: Northern Soul a bit of a godsend for collectors, as it unearths a ton of rarities recorded between 1962 and 1968. Eight of the 24 songs see their first release here, but the rest are hardly well-known, with Akens and future Motown star Brenda Holloway being the only recognizable stars here. Even if the names aren't familiar, the sound certainly is: it's the slick, cool pop-soul called Northern soul in the U.K., a sound that relies heavily on the uptown strut of the Windy City and the propulsion of the Motor City. Era had a slightly splashier spin on this sound, and there are plenty of moments here that deliver pleasure, including Othello Robertson's effervescent "So in Luv," the swinging minor-key groove of Steve Flanagan's "I've Arrived" (he also has a brighter, sunnier single in "I Need to Be Loved So Bad"), the funkier attack of Jimmy Lewis on "What Can I Do Now?" and the Impressions-styled harmonies of the Turn Arounds. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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