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Like the Motown Sound of the mid-60s, the Philly Sound of the 70s did not suddenly appear overnight with the establishment of Philadelphia International Records and the rise to international stardom of acts such as the O Jays, the Three Degrees and Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. This new Kent release Nothing But A House Party focuses its attention on the years 1967-1971 and provides a first-class overview of how recording in Philadelphia moved on from the lightweight Cameo-Parkway sound of the early 60s to become considerably more inventive and sophisticated. Most of the musicians heard on these tracks became part of MFSB, the musical backbone of nearly every black American recording that came out of Philly between 1971 and 1976. Many of the songwriters and producers also went on to far greater fame in the 70s, after honing their craft with these and many other classics. Some artists featured here had fallen by the wayside by the turn of the 1970s, while others had moved their recording base elsewhere but all played a significant role in developing Philadelphia's standing as one of one of soul music's most significant cities of the 20th century. With the kind of copiously annotated and illustrated booklet and top-notch mastering you would expect from Kent, this is a release no serious soul fan should overlook.
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Tracklist
1 Ain't Nothing But a House Party - The Show Stoppers
2 You've Been Untrue - The Delfonics
3 It's All Over But the Shouting - George Tindley
4 Never Give You Up - Jerry Butler
5 Help Me (Get Over My Used to Be Lover) - Honey & The Bees
6 Christine - Executive Suite
7 Love Is All Right - Cliff Nobles
8 Ain't Got the Love of One Girl (On My Mind) - The Ambassadors
9 Peace to You Brother - Lou Jackson
10 My Balloon's Going Up - Archie Bell & The Drells
11 That's the Price You Have to Pay - Brenda and The Tabulations
12 Rainmaker - The Moods
13 Keep On Striving - Moses Smith
14 Piper Must Be Paid - Sonny Ross
15 You Better Stop It - Barbara Mason
16 Goin' Home to an Empty House - Sunshine
17 Every Day Is a Holiday - The Intruders
18 (You) Got What I Need - Freddie Scott
19 Girl You're Too Young - Len Barry
20 Your Fool Still Loves You - Oscar Weathers
21 What You Gave Up - The Continental 4
22 Let's Make a Promise - Peaches & Herb
23 I'm On My Way - Winfield Parker
24 Standing in the Darkness - The Ethics