This Is Lowrider Soul 1962 - 1970

Various Artists


Take A Step - Aesop's Fables


02 Why'd You Put Me On - Bobbi Row & the Englishmen


03 I Wanna Chance - The Vows


04 Where Were You - Brenton Wood


05 Second Hand Happiness - Jimmy Conwell


06 'Til You Come Back To Me - Lee Williams & the Cymbals

 

07Oh How It Hurts - Barbara Mason


08 I Really Love You - The Ambassadors

 

09 As I Sit Here - The Whispers

 

10 One More Chance - The Four Tees

 

11 No Doubt About It - The Esquires

 

12 It's Not That Easy - Reuben Bell With the Casanovas

 

13 It's So Hard To Break A Habit - The Webs

 

14 Pretending Dear - The Lovelles


15 Find Me - The Attractions

 

16 Shattered Dreams - The Endeavors

 

17 Be Kind To Love - The Interpreters


18 When You're Poor - The Lovers


19 Never Gonna Let Him Know - Debbie Taylor


 20 As Long As I've Got You - The Charmels


 21 Don't Forget About Me Baby - Jeff Dale


 22 I'm A Lonely Man - Bobby Burn


23 Crying All By Myself - William Bell


24 I'm Just Passing Time - Melvin Hicks & the Versatiles

This is a superb collection of mainly B sides that have been put togerther and play seamlessly from one track to the next. Slow soulful jams from the sixties golden age of soul. The Lowrider tag comes from their love of classic US automobiles modified to cruise the city streets of southern California. Record label owner, DJ and promoter Sean Hampsey has teamed up with fellow DJ Ruben Molina, one of the genre’s participants and authorities to produce Kent’s CD tribute to the scene and style. Worth the purchase price just to have 'I'm A Lonely Man' by Bobby Burn which has sold for a four figure sum on the original Chant record label, sadly the B side 'I'm A Dreamer' has not been included.  'I'm A Lonely Man' was also issued on Gamble, but with the artists credited as Bobby Wilburn but is worth a lot less to collectors . Included is a very informative booklet with notes by Ady Croasdell who also supervised this project. Great CD to start 2019. Issued on KENT Soul CDKEND 482.

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