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The first vinyl LP on our specially created Pied Piper imprint – featuring established favourites, recent discoveries and other rarities from the Detroit-based production company.
First northern soul collectors scoured the junk shops, charity shops, deletion bins and mail order lists for records by their favourite artists. Next they tried other discs on labels for which their heroes appeared. Later came the search for titles by songwriters such as Van McCoy, Popcorn Wylie and Ashford & Simpson and the work of producers, arrangers and the companies they worked for.
Pied Piper was a Detroit-based production company with a big enough catalogue to have been a successful indie label in its own right. Apart from their own short-lived Giant imprint, they were credited on another 20-plus 45s and three LPs issued on various other logos. Even more impressive was the music they left on master tapes. Around 50 finished tracks have emerged over the last 20 years and it has been Kent’s honour to release them on our specially created Pied Piper label. This is our first vinyl album taken from that catalogue.
Tracklist
A1 Nancy Wilcox– More Than A Memory
A2 The Cavaliers– Ooh It Hurts Me
A3 The Hesitations– I'm Not Built That Way
A4 Rose Batiste– This Heart Is Lonely
A5 Lorraine Chandler– You Only Live Twice
A6 Freddy Butler– That's When I Need You
B1 The Cavaliers– We Go Together
B2 September Jones– Voo Doo Madamoiselle
B3 Mikki Farrow– Set My Heart At Ease
B4 Lorraine Chandler– I Can't Hold On
B5 September Jones– I'm Coming Home
B6 Tony Hester– Just Can't Leave You