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Soul Power ’68


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With Duke Reid’s Treasure Isle catalogue having been mercilessly plundered over the past few decades, you would be forgiven for thinking that precious little of the legendary producer’s work currently remains unavailable. This sensational collection of long-lost rock steady, proto reggae and soul tracks from 1968 demonstrates otherwise.

The first dozen tracks are lifted directly from a recently discovered Trojan Records tape of a previously unissued compilation album, “Soul Power”, while the remainder of the material is in a similar vein, culminating in a fascinating and hugely entertaining 42 track collection of hits, rarities and previously unissued tracks.

A sensational stand-alone compilation, while also perfectly complementing currently available Treasure Isle collections released by both Doctor Bird and Trojan, “Soul Power ’68” demonstrates that with a bit of digging, precious gems can still be found!

Tracklist

DISC ONE: SOUL POWER
1. IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR – The Silvertones
2. SOUL POWER (MY LAST WORD) – Radcliff Butler *
3. MUSIC IS MY OCCUPATION – Tommy McCook & The Supersonics
4. FUNKY BEAT – Lloyd Williams
5. LONELY STREET – The Conquerors
6. WORK YOUR SOUL – Tommy McCook & The Supersonics
7. COME ON LITTLE GIRL – The Melodians
8. WHAT CAN I DO – Clive & Doreen
9. VENUS – Tommy McCook & The Supersonics *
10. I FELL IN LOVE – The Conquerors
11. GOOD BYE BABY – Lloyd Williams *
12. BLACK POWER – Winston Wright & The Supersonics
BONUS TRACKS
13. KEEP ON GOING – Lloyd Tyrell *
14. I LOVE YOU TRUE AKA SO TRUE – Joya Landis *
15. IF YOU SEE JANE – The Yardbrooms
16. UNCLE SAM – Tommy McCook & The Supersonics
17. LIVE WIRE – The Gladiators
18. SHE’S GONE – Hopeton Lewis *
19. LET ME KNOW (SOUL VERSION) – Joya Landis *
20. SLOW AND EASY – The Silvertones
21. MY BEST GIRL (RHYTHM) – Tommy McCook & The Supersonics +

DISC TWO
1. BABY LOVE (ORIGINAL MIX) – The Sensations *
2. LET’S JOIN HANDS TOGETHER – The Melodians
3. JOY IN MY SOUL – The Paragons
4. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE LOW – Joya Landis
5. BANG BELLY – Tommy McCook & The Supersonics
6. SOUL LOVE – Joey & His Group
7. RIDE ME DONKEY – Joya Landis *
8. ROCKING SOUL – Tommy McCook & The Supersonics
9. BLACK POWER (TAKE 2) – Hopeton Lewis & Sir Lord Comic *
10. LOVE ME ALL THE TIME – Joya Landis
11. SOUL STYLE – Tommy McCook & The Supersonics
12. LIVE IT UP – Hopeton Lewis *
13. LET ME KNOW (ROCK STEADY VERSION) – Joya Landis +
14. HUMPTY DUMPTY – Phyllis Dillon *
15. OILY OILY – Tommy McCook & The Supersonics *
16. YOUR LOVE IS ALL OVER ME – Joya Landis *
17. BREAKING UP – The Termites
18. MERRY MOOD AKA RANGLIN ON BOND STREET – Ernest Ranglin & The Supersonics
19. THERE SHE GOES – Hopeton Lewis
20. DARLING FORGIVE ME – The Sensations *
21. ANGEL OF THE MORNING (RHYTHM) (TAKE 5) – Tommy McCook & The Supersonics +

* tracks new to CD
+ previously unreleased