Various Soul Cal cd + book

cd + book
2012/1971-82
new
Slicker soul that existed around the edges of disco. Regional bands, but a couple have seen reissue elsewhere (Stanton Davis, Mixed Sugar). Lots of bass popping, arp keyboard solos, honeycoated chorus singers & snips of clean rhythm guitar. Tracklisting: Luther Davis-You Can Be a Star, UPC All Stars-Don't Get Discouraged, Pure Essence-Wake Up, Anubis-Ecology, Rhythm Machine-Put a Smile on Time, Ellis & Cephas-I'm Gonna Miss You Girl, Mixed Sugar-It's a Bad Feeling, Mixed Feelings-Sha La La, Key & Cleary-What It Takes to Live, Leon Mitchison & the Eastex Freeway Band-Love Is, Clifford Nyren-Keep Running Away, Stanton Davis Ghetto Mysticism-Things Cannot Stop Forever, C Henry Woods Troupe-The Stranger, Record Player-Free Your Mind, Freedom Express-Get Down.