VA - The Northern Soul Story Volume 2: The Golden Torch (2007) Lossless
BAND/ARTIST: Various Artists
- Title: The Northern Soul Story Volume 2: The Golden Torch
- Year Of Release: 2007
- Label: Sony BMG Music [88697106852]
- Genre: Soul, Funk, Rhythm & Blues, Northern Soul
- Quality: FLAC (tracks +.cue,log)
- Total Time: 64:43
- Total Size: 398 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
The second volume in Sony BMG's top-notch The Northern Soul Story compilation series spotlights Stoke-on-Trent's Golden Torch, which supplanted Manchester's late, lamented Twisted Wheel as the epicenter of Britain's blossoming soul-revival culture. The building that would later house the Torch was constructed circa 1824 as a church, and later functioned as a cinema and skating rink; new owner Chris Burton converted the space to a nightclub in 1965, and while middle of the road pop acts like Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas were the order of the day during the venue's early years, in 1967 soul act Inez & Charlie Foxx brought in a record gate and convinced Burton he could make a living booking soul music exclusively. Torch DJs Keith Minshull and Tony Jebb proved formidable tastemakers, and the club slowly but surely earned notice as a perennial hot spot, reaching its apotheosis on December 9, 1972 when Major Lance recorded his cult-classic Major Lance Live at the Torch, considered by many the greatest Northern Soul live set ever documented. But like the Twisted Wheel, the Torch was doomed by its patrons' drug use, and closed in 1973 -- still, its influence on the subsequent wave of Northern clubs was monumental, and this 25-track collection is a worthy tribute, complete with superb mastering and track-by-track liner notes by British DJ Ian Dewhirst. Highlights include the Carstairs' "He Who Picks a Rose," Johnny Moore's "Walk Like a Man," and Bobby Lynn's "Earthquake."
::TRACKLISTING::
01. Lou Johnson - Unsatisfied
02. The Virginia Wolves - Stay
03. Major Lance - Investigate
04. Roy Hamilton - Crackin' Up Over You
05. The Ovations - They Say
06. Bobbi Lynn - Earthquake
07. Phillip Mitchell - Free For All (Winner Takes All)
08. Little Richard - I Don't Want To Discuss It
09. The Triumphs - I'm Coming To Your Rescue
10. The Exciters - Blowing Up My Mind
11. Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top
12. The Carstairs - He Who Picks A Rose
13. Willie Kendrick - Change Your Ways
14. The Glories - I Worship You Baby
15. Major Lance - You Don't Want Me No More
16. The Cavaliers - Hold On To My Baby
17. Herb Ward - Honest To Goodness
18. George Carrow - Angel Baby (Don't You Ever Leave Me)
19. The Vibrations - Gonna Get Along Without You Now
20. Larry Milliams & Johnny Watson - Too Late
21. The Sweet Things - I'm In A World Of Trouble
22. Johnny Moore - Walk Like A Man
23. The Nite-Liters - K-Jee
24. The Lorelei - S.T.O.P.
25. The Trammps - Scrub Board
Soul | Funk | R&B | FLAC / APE
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