VA - South Side Of Soul Street: The Minaret Soul Singles 1967-1976 (2013)

2013 two CD collection. Having explored the West Coast with the three volume Music City Sessions, Omnivore Recordings has set it's sights on Southern R&B with the South Side of Soul Street: The Minaret Soul Singles 1967-1976. This 2 CD, 40 track collection gathers all of the A-s and B-s of Minaret's soulful sides for the very first time. Many of these tracks have been out of print for decades, commanding top dollar on the collector's market. While the music is enticing enough, the package features a full-color booklet with extensive liner notes by Bill Dahl detailing not only the history of the label and studio, but of the stories of the artists whose work is showcased on these 20 singles as well. Featuring photographs and commentary from Playground staff past and present.
Tracklist
[03:12] 01. Big John Hamilton - The Train
[02:34] 02. Big John Hamilton - Big Bad John
[02:35] 03. Big John Hamilton - I Have No One
[02:32] 04. Big John Hamilton - I Just Want To Thank You
[02:48] 05. Genie Brooks - Fine Time
[03:04] 06. Genie Brooks - Juanita
[03:00] 07. The Double Soul - Blue Diamonds
[02:37] 08. The Double Soul - I Can't Use You
[02:09] 09. Big John Hamilton - Big Fanny
[02:47] 10. Big John Hamilton - How Much Can A Man Take
[02:56] 11. Big John Hamilton - Pretty Girls
[02:17] 12. Big John Hamilton - Before The Next Teardrop Falls
[02:44] 13. Johnny Dynamite - The Night The Angels Cried
[03:04] 14. Johnny Dynamite - Everybody's Clown
[02:52] 15. Genie Brooks - Helping Hand
[02:27] 16. Genie Brooks - South Side Of Soul Street
[02:43] 17. Big John Hamilton - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
[03:34] 18. Big John Hamilton - Love Comes And It Goes
[02:52] 19. Leroy Lloyd And The Dukes - Suwannee Strut
[02:46] 20. Leroy Lloyd And The Dukes - A Taste Of The Blues

[02:26] 01. Willie Cobbs - I'll Love Only You
[02:29] 02. Willie Cobbs - Don't Worry About Me
[02:20] 03. Big John Hamilton - If You're Looking For A Fool
[02:19] 04. Big John Hamilton - Take This Hurt Off Me
[03:00] 05. Doris Allen - A Shell Of A Woman
[02:49] 06. Doris Allen - Kiss Yourself For Me
[02:54] 07. Gable Reed - I'm Your Man
[02:27] 08. Gable Reed - Who's Been Warming My Oven
[02:25] 09. Big John Hamilton & Doris Reed - A Place In My Heart
[02:35] 10. Big John Hamilton & Doris Reed - Let A Little Love In
[02:01] 11. Willie Gable - Row, Row, Row
[03:14] 12. Willie Gable - Eternally
[03:04] 13. Big John Hamilton Doris Allen - Them Changes
[02:24] 14. Big John Hamilton Doris Allen - Bright Star
[03:26] 15. Big John Hamilton - Lift Me Up
[02:36] 16. Big John Hamilton - Just Seeing You Again
[04:34] 17. Count Willie LRL And The Dukes - I've Got To Tell You (with LRL And The Dukes)
[04:09] 18. LRL And The Dukes - Double Funk
[02:51] 19. Big John Hamilton - I Got To Get Myself Somebody
[03:16] 20. Big John Hamilton - Free Me