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Various Artists - YIA Talent Hunt Winners '2019

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YIA Talent Hunt Winners
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Album name YIA Talent Hunt Winners
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Date 2019
GenreSoul
Play time 00:31:56
Format / Bitrate 24 BIT Stereo 1420 Kbps / 44.1 kHz
Media CD
Size 192; 353 MB
PriceDownload $2.95
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Big Crown Records is proud to present the reissue of one of Brooklyn’s
most sought after “holy grail” soul records, YIA Talent Hunt
Winners. Youth in Action, Inc. (YIA) was formed in 1963 when the Central
Brooklyn Coordinating Council received a grant to develop a youth services
program in the Bedford-Stuyvesant community. It was originally organized to
identify and address the social problems that were leading to the high crime
rate in Bed-Stuy. Recently the Smithsonian Museum of African American History
released an archive of footage filmed by a community activist, which shows the
real-world effects of the group’s efforts: young people engaged in
sports, the arts, and other activities to better themselves and their world. The
appearances by Jackie and Bobby Kennedy point to the group’s relationship
to the Great Society programs of President Lyndon B. Johnson. While there is no
mention of it in either the NMAAHC’s collection of YIA materials nor in
the Brooklyn Public Library’s extensive collection, this talent show and
the record came to be because of it.

Local vocal groups chose tunes to cover from the era (1964 – 1968)
ranging from The Rascals to The Intruders, from The O’Jays to Billy
Stewart. All of these groups were backed by a local act called The Thrillers
Band. The winners of the talent contest were then invited into the studio to
record their versions, which would be pressed and given away to local radio and
television stations. The hope of the whole thing was that this would help the
young groups get discovered by producers and record labels and start their
professional music careers. The intro to the album is Reverend Horace Tyler
congratulating the winners and asking them “to just remember, when you
reach the top and become our big stars of tomorrow, don’t forget
YIA.”

What this album may lack in fidelity and production it more than makes up for in
charm. The engineers at the recording sessions pump in pre-recorded applause and
screaming to give it the feel of the day of the contest while the young groups
sing their hearts out, clearly giving their all. From today’s
perspective, soul music fans will lose it over the choices of covers on this
record and the killer, raw, innocent performances of them by these local
Brooklyn groups. The Channels 4, Carla & The Carlettes, The United Souls, Sharon
Seabrook & The Starlettes, and The Destinations all won that day and got to take
their place on this record. It makes you wonder, and even pine for the
performances of the groups who didn’t make the cut, even if just to find
out what tunes they covered, or better yet, were there original songs written by
some for this contest?

It is with great pleasure that we make this available to the public again. This
is a truly rare record, and an awesome piece of New York history.

Tracklist:
1 01. Reverend Horace Tyler - Introduction (00:35)
1 02. The Thrillers Band - The Thrillers Band Theme (03:12)
1 03. Carla & The Carlettes - Love Makes A Woman (04:06)
1 04. The Channels 4 - I Wish It Would Rain (03:13)
1 05. Sharon Seabrook & The Starlettes - Come & Get These Memories (03:03)
1 06. The United Souls - I Want To Be Sweeter To You (Than I Was Yesterday)
(03:08)
1 07. The Destinations - Cowboys To Girls (03:11)
1 08. Carla & The Carlettes - Groovin (03:00)
1 09. The Channels 4 - Cross My Heart (03:30)
1 10. The United Souls - The Way You Do The Things You Do (02:39)
1 11. The Starlettes - Dry Your Eyes (02:13)

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