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San Franciscan soul has traditionally had more of a bluesy flavour than that of its sophisticated cousins from Detroit, Chicago, New York or Los Angeles. The vast immigration of southern African-Americans to the dockyards of the Bay Area during World War II created an audience with an appetite for earthier, rawer sounds, from the R&B and funk of earlier decades to the rap and hip hop of today. That said, during the 1960s and early 1970s there were many classy uptown soul productions from the area, by versatile artists such as Sugar Pie DeSanto, Eddie Foster, Little Stanley, the Ballads, the Whispers, the Natural Four and others. And it would be safe to say that some of the best recordings in that genre, as featured on this disc, were made at Leo Kulka's Golden State Recorders.
Tracklist
1 Make up your mind - The San Francisco Tkos
2 Lover - George and Teddy
3 When I see my baby - Blondell breed & the Imports
4 Cut loose - Jeanette Jones
5 Dwindlin - The Generation
6 Send my baby back - The San Francisco Tkos
7 I had a girl - The Savonics
8 Some people are happy - Spyders
9 I want to dance with you - Wally Cox & Nate Branch
10 Oh yeah - George and Teddy
11 I can take care of myself - Spyders
12 I'm not ashamed of loving you - The Imports
13 Ooh baby baby - The San Francisco Tkos
14 I need a love - Wally cox
15 I'm a good woman - The Generation
16 I don't care - Spyders
17 Jealous moon - Jeanette Jones
18 Will you be mine - The Variations
19 Sightless - Leon's Creation
20 Dreams all come true - Jeanette Jones
21 My heart and soul - Wally Cox & Nate Branch
22 Ooh baby don't leave me - Unknown
23 You're still on my mind - Unknown
24 Time will pass, love will last - Unknown