VA - Nothing But A House Party, The Birth Of The Philly Sound 1967-71 (2017)

For the whole of the 1970s, the Philly Sound was a leading and immediately identifiable component of black American music. A crack team of producers, songwriters and musicians raised worldwide awareness of Philadelphia soul to the level the Motown Sound had enjoyed during the previous decade. Anyone with half an ear for music could spot a Philly soul record by its opening bars, whatever the location of the label on which it appeared. In the same way the Motown Sound really came together after the company started recording almost exclusively in its own premises, the Philly Sound quickly took shape once Joe Tarsia, the former chief engineer at Cameo-Parkway Studios, opened Sigma Sound in 1968. There had been other notable studios in the city, such as Virtue, where the sound had been coming together under the auspices of those who would later play increasingly significant roles in its creation. It took a short time for the Philly Sound to come together but a lot of great records were cut during its evolution. Spanning the period 1967 to 1971, shortly before the establishment of Philadelphia International Records and the complete realisation of the Philly Sound, this new Kent compilation contains two dozen of the very best examples.

Track List:

1 The Show Stoppers - Ain't Nothing But A House Party 2:36
2 The Delfonics - You've Been Untrue 2:42
3 George Tindley - It's All Over But The Shouting 2:59
4 Jerry Butler - Never Give You Up 2:55
5 Honey & The Bees - Help Me (Get Over My Used To Be Lover) 2:09
6 Executive Suite - Christine 2:33
7 Cliff Nobles - Love Is All Right 2:40
8 The Ambassadors - Ain't Got The Love Of One Girl (On My Mind) 2:28
9 Lou Jackson - Peace To You Brother 4:29
10 Archie Bell & The Drells - My Balloon's Going Up 2:24
11 Brenda & The Tabulations - That's The Price You Have To Pay 2:15
12 The Moods - Rainmaker 2:55
13 Moses Smith - Keep On Striving 2:43
14 Sonny Ross - Piper Must Be Paid 1:51
15 Barbara Mason - You Better Stop It 2:43
16 Sunshine - Goin' Home To An Empty House 3:01
17 The Intruders - Every Day Is A Holiday 2:23
18 Freddie Scott - (You) Got What I Need 2:59
19 Len Barry - Girl You're Too Young 2:12
20 Oscar Weathers - Your Fool Still Loves You 3:16
21 The Continental 4 - What You Gave Up 2:25
22 Peaches & Herb - Let's Make A Promise 2:47
23 Winfield Parker - I'm On My Way 2:34
24 The Ethics - Standing In The Darkness 2:26