VA - Shreveport Southern Soul: The Murco Story '2000

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Album name	Shreveport Southern Soul: The Murco Story
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Date	2000
Genre	Funk / Soul
Play time	01:13:54
Format / Bitrate	Stereo 1420 Kbps / 44.1 kHz MP3 320 Kbps
Media	CD
Size	423 mb (+3\%rec.)
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Based in Shreveport, LA, the Murco label didnt record soul music exclusively,
but it did concentrate heavily on Southern soul in the late 60s and early 70s.
There were no national hits, with the marginal exception of Eddy Giles Losin Boy
(the first track on this CD), which registered briefly in the Cashbox Hot 100.
In fact, none of the singers on this 26-track compilation of Murco sides (some
of which came out on various subsidiaries, and a couple of which were previously
unreleased) will be familiar even to most soul collectors.
Various Artists - Shreveport Southern Soul: The Murco Story (2000) {Kent Records
CDKEND178 rec 1967-1973}

Still, operating under the direction of Dee Marais, the label produced deep soul
that was well recorded and a cut above the soul done by many other small non-hit
labels (of the sort anthologized on numerous other Kent compilations, for
instance), although it was usually derivative. The churchy, bluesy, and brassy
aspects of the Stax sound, for instance, are all echoed strongly here, sometimes
very strongly, as on Charles Crawfords A Sad Sad Song, which takes the pleading
aspect of the Otis Redding school to town and back. And dont anyone try to claim
that Ann Alfords Got to Get Me a Job was recorded after Sly Stones Thank You.
Alfords If It Aint One Thing (Its Another) is reminiscent of James Browns
ballads, while Dori Graysons Try Love is a 1967 throwback to the Mary Wells
Motown sound. Nonetheless, the arrangements and vocals show a degree of care and
passion uncommon on many non-hit records, soul or otherwise. Certainly the most
interesting of the several performers on this collection is Reuben Bell, whose
high-pitched vocals can be mistaken for those of a woman. His 1967 single Its
Not That Easy, with its mesmerizing minor-key melody and tense arrangement, is
easily the discs standout.


Tracks:

01. Losin Boy - Eddy Giles
02. Got Nobody To Love - Dori Grayson
03. Thats How Strong My Love Is - Eddy Giles
04. A Sad Sad Song - Charles Crawford
05. Action Speaks Louder Than Words - Reuben Bell
06. Got To Get Me A Job - Ann Alford
07. Another Day Lost - Reuben Bell with The Beltones
08. I Can Fix That For You - Dori Grasyson
09. While Im Away (Baby Keep The Faith) - Eddy G Giles & The Jive 5
10. Im Comin Home - Marcus Brown
11. Sweet Lovin Man - Dori Grayson
12. Too Late - Reuben Bell
13. Thats Why Im So Sad - Abe & Marion Ester & The Casanovas
14. So Deep in Love - Eddy Giles
15. Not Guilty - Marion Ester
16. Aint Gonna Worry No More - Eddy G Giles
17. Be Mine Sometime - Dori Grayson
18. Youre Gonna Miss Me - Reuben Bell
19. Happy Man - Eddy G Giles
20. If It Aint One Thing (Its Another) - Ann Alford
21. Try Love - Dori Grayson
22. Love With A Feeling - Eddy G Giles
23. Let Me Be The Fool - Abe & Marion Ester & The Casanovas
24. Never Let Go - Dori Grayson
25. Its Not That Easy - Reuben Bell & The Casanovas
26. Everyday (Part 1) - Abraham & The Casanovas

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