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Artist: Various Artists Title: The Shades Story Label:   Goldmine Soul Supply Country: UK Date: 1999 Catalogue: SHADES1 Barcode: Format: Special Edition Collection:   I Own It     I Want It  Community:  3 Own Price Guide: Valuation Page » Search eBay #AD  » Search Amazon #AD This site contains affiliate links for which we may be compensated.

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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
01	The Olympics	Baby Do The Philly Dog		Rate
02	Jackie Lee [Soul]	The Duck		Rate
03	Darrell Banks	Open The Door To Your Heart		Rate
04	Jimmy Thomas	Where There's A Will		Rate
05	Lee Rodgers	Cracked Up Over You		Rate
06	Jimmy Conwell	Cigarette Ashes		Rate
07	Rose Batiste	Hit And Run		Rate
08	J.J. Barnes	Please Let Me In		Rate
09	Tommy Neal	Going To A Happening		Rate
10	Bob And Earl Band	My Little Girl (Instr.)		Rate
11	Bobby Garrett	I Can't Get Away		Rate
12	The Parliaments	Don't Be Sore At Me		Rate
13	Darrell Banks	Our Love Is In The Pocket		Rate
14	Connie Clarke	My Sugar Baby		Rate
15	Jimmy "Soul" Clark	Sweet Darling		Rate
16	The Olympics	Secret Agents		Rate
17	Bob Relf	Blowing My Mind To Pieces		Rate
18	Creation	I Got The Fever		Rate
19	Jackie Lee [Soul]	Do The Temptation Walk		Rate
20	The Fi-Dels	Try A Little Harder		Rate
21	Richard Temple	That Beatin' Rhythm		Rate
22	Bob And Earl	Harlem Shuffle '66		Rate

Notes

"A Special Limited Edition Pressing for RightTrack Merchandising"

A Compilation by Paddy Grady.
Special thanks to: Mick Murphy, Glenn Bellamy, Kev Roberts.

Made in The UK.
Mastered by Mark @ Masterpiece
Cover Design: Roger Williams

8 Page Insert/Booklet with notes by Paddy Grady, Mick Murphy, Glenn Bellamy.

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Comments and Reviews

RogerFoster 17th May 2021		Review This is one of Goldmine's more unusual compilations and doesn't use the label's normal numbering sequence. The lack of any barcode or songwriter credits and the note on the cover that it is "A special limited edition pressing for RightTrack Merchandising" all point to it being something pressed up privately for Northampton based Promoter/D.J. Paddy Grady. Does anyone out there know the full details? For those who are wondering "The Shades" was a nightclub that operated in Northampton between 1969 and 1974 and was "The Birthplace of Underground Soul" if the cover of the CD is to be believed. In his notes Paddy Grady describes "The Shades" as having been "one of the South's top soul clubs", which I find to be a bit strange as I always thought that Northampton was in The East Midlands!! The BBC website has a brief article detailing the history of the place which can be read here. Musically the CD is fairly representative of what was considered to be "Rare Soul" around 1970/71 (later to be rebranded as "Northern Soul") and maybe Paddy Grady's description of the club as being in the south is a reminder to us all that appreciation of "Rare/Northern" Soul was by no means confined to Lancashire and surrounding counties back in the early '70s and that many "Rare Soul" venues existed throughout The Midlands and The Home Counties at the time. All the tracks on this CD had previously been included on commercially available Goldmine CDs, presumably to prevent any unwanted licensing issues from delaying its production. It is all very Motownesque and a half of the tracks are from the Mirwood group of labels (Los Angeles' own mini-Motown) and most of the remainder are from Motown's competitor labels in Detroit. Musical highlights for me include J.J. Barnes "Please Let Me In", The Olympics "Secret Agents" (a tongue in cheek look at mid '60s TV shows) and The Parliaments "Don't Be Sore At Me", but there really isn't one dud track on here. The CD is certainly an interesting compilation and the notes chronicle an often overlooked chapter in British musical history. 6 people found this review helpful.   ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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