Ain't Nothing But A House Party: 60s & Early 70s Club Soul Classics / Various

Three CD collection of '60s and '70s club classics, from mod to northern soul. Including floor fillers from Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Ike And Tina Turner, Curtis Mayfield, Wilson Pickett, The Chairmen Of The Board and many more. Plus a host of obscure gems. Discs 1 and 2 focus on US soul music and include tracks by soul legends Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, The Temptations, Four Tops, Martha And The Vandellas, Chairmen Of The Board and more, while disc 3 spotlights soul made in Britain including visiting US stars Garnet Mimms and Little Richard and London based groups such as mod favorites Jimmy James And The Vagabonds and Geno Washington And The Ram Jam Band. There are soulful gems from Darrell Banks, Bobby Bland and Darrow Fletcher, calls to dance from James And Bobby Purify, Jackie Lee and The Miracles, James Bond inspired belters from Edwin Starr and Rex Garvin And The Mighty Cravers and an anthem of positivity by Curtis Mayfield. Musical gold is mined from Detroit's Motown stable of labels, Stax Records of Memphis, Chicago's Chess Records, Mirwood of Los Angeles and the New York based R&B giant Atlantic Records.