The Birth Of The Beat 1954-1963 on CD

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THE BIRTH OF THE BEAT brings you 64 tracks that not only accompanied the dance crazes of the time, but also the essential elements of a strong bass riff, four-to-the-floor beat, and blasting horns that inspired a whole raft of people from the tight choreography of the Temptations to the improvised moves of the dancers in the soul clubs of the midlands and north of England. Disc One: 1. Joe Houston Mambo 2. The Cookies - In Paradise 3. The Impressions - Senorita I Love You 4. Donoman & The Skylarks - Do You Know (Everything About Love) 5. Bobby Peterson Quartet - Irresistible You 6. The Fabulous Playboys Nervous 7 . J.J. Jackson And The Jackeals - Let The Show Begin 8. David Ruffin - One Of These Days 9. Louis (Blues Boy) Jones - The Birds Is Coming 10. Miss La-Vell -Stolen Love 11. Ruben Fort - So Good 12. Bobby Freeman Fever 13. Don & Juan - Pot Luck 14. The Fabulous Denos - Instant Love 15. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Stop Running Around 16. Johnny & Jackey - So Disappointing 17 . Junior Lewis - Tears On My Face 18. Lloyd Nolan - I Don't Know About You 19. The Royal Play - Boyswalking On 20. Singin' Sammy Ward - Big Joe Moe 21. Benny Freeman - Come On And Tell Her 22. Billy Guy - Here I Am 23. Gene & Wendell And The Sweethearts - Roach Stomp 24. Chuck Bradford - You're Going To Miss Me (When I'm Gone) 25. Clydie King & Mel Carterwho - Do You Love 26. Diamond Joe - Help Yourself 27. Eddie Bo - Baby I'm Wise 28. Eddie Holland - Twin Brother (Unissued First Version) 29. Eskew Reeder - Undivided Love 30. Eugene Church - Sixteen Tons 31. Gerri Granger - Ain't That Funny 32. Harold Curington - One Day Girl. Disc Two: 1. Jay Dee Bryant - Come Summer 2. Jimmy Dee & His Universals - If It Wasn t For Pride 3. Jimmy Philips - She Belongs To Me 4. Johnny Nash - I'm Movin' On 5. Lamont Dozier - Dearest One 6. Little Miss Jessie With Benny Sharp & His Orchestra - My Baby Has Gone 7. Maxine Davis - Another Man 8. Mckinley Mitchell - No Love (Like My Love) 9. Melvin Davis - I Won't Come Crawling Back (Unissued) 10. Millie Foster - what A Thrill 11. The Olympics -The Broken Hip 12. Pat Clayton - I Said No 13. Pistol (Jimmy Jules) - Keep On Lovin' You 14. Quotations -Listen My Children And You Will Hear 15. Ramona King - Soul Mate 16. Sam Chatmon & The Sparks Feat. Gwinny Witherspoon - Nobody But Me 17. Sam Reese - From Friday Evening Til Saturday Nite 18. The Shirelles - Putty (In Your Hands) 19. Tommy Frontera - (You're My) Leading Lady 20. Tony Clarke - Love Must Be Taboo 21. Troy Dodds - Rise Up And Walk 22. Eddie Sull - I'm Looking For My Baby 23. Maurice & The Radiants - Noble The Bargain Man 24. Pat Powdrill - Fell By The Wayside 25. Clarence Reed & The Delmiros - Sooner Or Later 26. Robin Rice - I've Had It 27. Larose Phillips wanted 28. Ringleaders - All Of My Love 29. Sharon Robins - Good Gracious Baby 30. Salvadors - I Wanna Dance 31. Lorece Thompson & The Largos - Have No Teardrops 32. Passionettes - My Fault