Chicago Soul 2 - 1962-1965

African American popular music was mostly known as Rhythm and Blues in 1962, the beginning of the era covered in this collection. But by the end of 1965, the music was universally called Soul. The Chicago music industry exploded with the growth of soul music in this period, producing thousands of records and dozens and dozens of new labels. The two biggest black music labels Vee-Jay and Chess led in the creation of the Chicago soul brand with names familiar and not so familiar: the former with Etta James and Tony Adams and the latter with Gene Chandler and Moss Tolbert. And yet it’s the smaller labels that make up the bulk of the Chicago story: Conlo with Jamo Thomas, Blue Rock with Otis Leaville, Ja-Wes with Sandra Stephens and it's here that we explore some of the finest sounds of the era in this collection. With 24 page booklet annotated by Robert Pruter.

Disc One

1. Stop The Baby Jamo Thomas

2. My Side Of The Track Tim 

3. Found True Love Billy Butler & 4 Enchanters

4. It's My Time The Drew-vells 

5. Bottomless Pit Chuck & Daylighters

6. No Good Guy  Doris Smith 

7. Let Her Love Me  Otis Leaville 

8. Sling Shot  Jackie Beavers

9. How Much Longer Geraldine Taylor 

10. Going Or Coming Ricky Allen 

11. Come Back Baby The Amazers 

12. It's Too Late Jerry Butler

13. Money In My Pocket Moss Tolbert

14. If You Really Love Me Sandra Stephens

15. Heartbreak Society  The Radiants 

16. This Is Goodbye The Ringleaders

17. Peace Of Mind The Vontastics

18. Just Being Careful Baby Huey & Baby Sitters

19. You Better Think Again The Accents

20. New York City Harvey & 7 Sounds

21. I'm On The Prowl Roberta

22. Rainbow Gene Chandler

23. You'll Never Get Away Wales Wallace

24. Wait Jeanette Nellis

25. Hamburger on a Bun The Vibrations

26. Minstrel & Queen The Impressions

Disc Two 

1. Treat Her Nice Henry Ford, Natalie, Gifts 

2. Little Echo Gerald Sims

3. Monkey Man Baby Huey & Baby Sitters

4. Jack-A-Rue Jackey Beaver

5. Who You Gonna Love The Accents

6. Hey Bobby Bobby Starr

7. Let's Go Get Stoned  Chuck Bernard 

8. The Blues Don't Like Nobody Tony Adams

9. Love Me Baby Al Perkins

10. Loving You The Sheppards

11. Nobody But Me Sam Chatmon & Sparks

12. Wishing Ruby Stackhouse

13. Seven Day Fool Etta James

14. Too Many Cooks  Jesse Fortune 

15. Shook Up Over You Dee Clark

16. Lenora  The Vondells 

17. Easy Lovin' Wade Flemons

18. Hey! Little Girl Edward St Ann 

19. Glamour Girl Harvey & 7 Sounds

20. Little Young Lover The Impressions

21. Open Your Heart Sugar Pie DeSanto

22. Forgive Me  Gene Chandler 

23. If I Only Had You  The Radiants

24. Stay With Me The Kavetts

25. Since I Fell For You  The Vibrations