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Artist: Various Artists
Title: Mirwood Northern Soul
Format: LP
Label: KENT - UK
Catalog Number:507
Barcode:029667006019 itemnumber=1000121960
Price: $28.98  (All prices include domestic shipping.)
Genre: SOUL
Release Date: 12/1/2017
Availability: Not Currently In Stock
Return Eligibility: NON-RETURNABLE
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Mirwood Records' second release was Jackie Lee's 'The Duck', an uptempo soul swinger that became a big hit and established the Mirwood sound. The house team of producer Fred Smith, arranger James Carmichael, songwriter and backing voices arranger Sherlie Matthews, along with contributions from veteran singer/songwriters Bobby Relf and Earl Nelson (Bob & Earl), made for uptempo soul perfection and they played that beat throughout 1965 and 1966. More US chart action occurred for Mirwood with the Olympics and Bob & Earl but much of their superlative work fell on deaf American ears. It was the British soul aficionados of the early 70s who discovered these masterpieces and played them on the burgeoning Northern Soul scene with dancers reveling in the relentless beats, pleading vocals and sassy female backing. Virtually any Jackie Lee track was a worthy contender and although they never repeated his 'Duck' success, the company created soul classics like 'Do The Temptation Walk', the later master tape discovery 'Anything You Want (Any Way You Want It)' and the anthemic 'Oh My Darlin''.

Track Listing
Side 1

 1. 
THAT BEATIN' RHYTHM - Richard Temple

 2. 
DO THE TEMPTATION WALK - Jackie Lee

 3. 
THE SAME OLD THING - The Olympics

 4. 
I WANNA DO EVERYTHING FOR YOU BABY - The Mirettes

 5. 
MY LITTLE GIRL - The Bob & Earl Band

 6. 
IS SHE IN YOUR TOWN? - Curtis Lee

 7. 
OH, MY DARLIN' - Jackie Lee

Side 2

 1. 
I CAN'T GET AWAY - Bobby Garrett

 2. 
MINE EXCLUSIVELY - The Olympics

 3. 
WHERE THERE'S A WILL (THERE'S A WAY) - Jimmy Thomas

 4. 
DON'T PRETEND - The Belles

 5. 
ANYTHING YOU WANT (ANY WAY YOU WANT IT) - Jackie Lee

 6. 
I CAN'T STOP YOU - The Performers

 7. 
STUBBORN HEART - The Sheppards



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