VA - Shreveport Southern Soul: The Murco Story (2000) CD-Rip
BAND/ARTIST: VA
- Title: Shreveport Southern Soul: The Murco Story
- Year Of Release: 2000
- Label: Kent Records [CDKEND178]
- Genre: Funk / Soul
- Quality: FLAC (*tracks + .cue,log)
- Total Time: 01:13:54
- Total Size: 423 mb (+3%rec.)
- WebSite: Album Preview
Based in Shreveport, LA, the Murco label didn't record soul music exclusively, but it did concentrate heavily on Southern soul in the late '60s and early '70s. There were no national hits, with the marginal exception of Eddy Giles' "Losin' Boy" (the first track on this CD), which registered briefly in the Cashbox Hot 100. In fact, none of the singers on this 26-track compilation of Murco sides (some of which came out on various subsidiaries, and a couple of which were previously unreleased) will be familiar even to most soul collectors.
Various Artists - Shreveport Southern Soul: The Murco Story (2000) {Kent Records CDKEND178 rec 1967-1973}
Still, operating under the direction of Dee Marais, the label produced deep soul that was well recorded and a cut above the soul done by many other small non-hit labels (of the sort anthologized on numerous other Kent compilations, for instance), although it was usually derivative. The churchy, bluesy, and brassy aspects of the Stax sound, for instance, are all echoed strongly here, sometimes very strongly, as on Charles Crawford's "A Sad Sad Song," which takes the pleading aspect of the Otis Redding school to town and back. And don't anyone try to claim that Ann Alford's "Got to Get Me a Job" was recorded after Sly Stone's "Thank You." Alford's "If It Ain't One Thing (It's Another)" is reminiscent of James Brown's ballads, while Dori Grayson's "Try Love" is a 1967 throwback to the Mary Wells Motown sound. Nonetheless, the arrangements and vocals show a degree of care and passion uncommon on many non-hit records, soul or otherwise. Certainly the most interesting of the several performers on this collection is Reuben Bell, whose high-pitched vocals can be mistaken for those of a woman. His 1967 single "It's Not That Easy," with its mesmerizing minor-key melody and tense arrangement, is easily the disc's standout.
Tracks:
01. Losin' Boy - Eddy Giles
02. Got Nobody To Love - Dori Grayson
03. That's How Strong My Love Is - Eddy Giles
04. A Sad Sad Song - Charles Crawford
05. Action Speaks Louder Than Words - Reuben Bell
06. Got To Get Me A Job - Ann Alford
07. Another Day Lost - Reuben Bell with The Beltones
08. I Can Fix That For You - Dori Grasyson
09. While I'm Away (Baby Keep The Faith) - Eddy "G" Giles & The Jive 5
10. I'm Comin' Home - Marcus Brown
11. Sweet Lovin' Man - Dori Grayson
12. Too Late - Reuben Bell
13. That's Why I'm So Sad - Abe & Marion Ester & The Casanovas
14. So Deep in Love - Eddy Giles
15. Not Guilty - Marion Ester
16. Ain't Gonna Worry No More - Eddy "G" Giles
17. Be Mine Sometime - Dori Grayson
18. You're Gonna Miss Me - Reuben Bell
19. Happy Man - Eddy "G" Giles
20. If It Ain't One Thing (It's Another) - Ann Alford
21. Try Love - Dori Grayson
22. Love With A Feeling - Eddy "G" Giles
23. Let Me Be The Fool - Abe & Marion Ester & The Casanovas
24. Never Let Go - Dori Grayson
25. It's Not That Easy - Reuben Bell & The Casanovas
26. Everyday (Part 1) - Abraham & The Casanovas
Various Artists - Shreveport Southern Soul: The Murco Story (2000) {Kent Records CDKEND178 rec 1967-1973}
Still, operating under the direction of Dee Marais, the label produced deep soul that was well recorded and a cut above the soul done by many other small non-hit labels (of the sort anthologized on numerous other Kent compilations, for instance), although it was usually derivative. The churchy, bluesy, and brassy aspects of the Stax sound, for instance, are all echoed strongly here, sometimes very strongly, as on Charles Crawford's "A Sad Sad Song," which takes the pleading aspect of the Otis Redding school to town and back. And don't anyone try to claim that Ann Alford's "Got to Get Me a Job" was recorded after Sly Stone's "Thank You." Alford's "If It Ain't One Thing (It's Another)" is reminiscent of James Brown's ballads, while Dori Grayson's "Try Love" is a 1967 throwback to the Mary Wells Motown sound. Nonetheless, the arrangements and vocals show a degree of care and passion uncommon on many non-hit records, soul or otherwise. Certainly the most interesting of the several performers on this collection is Reuben Bell, whose high-pitched vocals can be mistaken for those of a woman. His 1967 single "It's Not That Easy," with its mesmerizing minor-key melody and tense arrangement, is easily the disc's standout.
Tracks:
01. Losin' Boy - Eddy Giles
02. Got Nobody To Love - Dori Grayson
03. That's How Strong My Love Is - Eddy Giles
04. A Sad Sad Song - Charles Crawford
05. Action Speaks Louder Than Words - Reuben Bell
06. Got To Get Me A Job - Ann Alford
07. Another Day Lost - Reuben Bell with The Beltones
08. I Can Fix That For You - Dori Grasyson
09. While I'm Away (Baby Keep The Faith) - Eddy "G" Giles & The Jive 5
10. I'm Comin' Home - Marcus Brown
11. Sweet Lovin' Man - Dori Grayson
12. Too Late - Reuben Bell
13. That's Why I'm So Sad - Abe & Marion Ester & The Casanovas
14. So Deep in Love - Eddy Giles
15. Not Guilty - Marion Ester
16. Ain't Gonna Worry No More - Eddy "G" Giles
17. Be Mine Sometime - Dori Grayson
18. You're Gonna Miss Me - Reuben Bell
19. Happy Man - Eddy "G" Giles
20. If It Ain't One Thing (It's Another) - Ann Alford
21. Try Love - Dori Grayson
22. Love With A Feeling - Eddy "G" Giles
23. Let Me Be The Fool - Abe & Marion Ester & The Casanovas
24. Never Let Go - Dori Grayson
25. It's Not That Easy - Reuben Bell & The Casanovas
26. Everyday (Part 1) - Abraham & The Casanovas
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