Dore L.A. Soul Sides / Various Dore L.A. Soul Sides / Various CD

2014 collection. Lew Bedell's Dore label dabbled with black music recordings through it's 30 year history, beginning in 1958 but the British Beat invasion of 1964 propelled him to seek out Soul acts so he didn't have to compete with the Limeys for plays on black radio stations at least. The Superbs were his main act and, despite only getting one hit from over 20 releases, he stuck with them - undoubtedly enjoying their unique mix of simple soul balladry. They produced offshoot groups in the shape of the Entertainers IV, Natural Resources and the Whispers, who would become a major chart act in the '70s. Soul fans will be enamored of the unissued Natural Resources 70s soul dancer 'If There Were No You', an upbeat track which went unheard until trapped and released onto CD by Kent's soul sleuths. Uber-rare 45s by Milton James and Little Johnny Hamilton were cut by a tight outfit of musicians who eventually became War, the soul chartbusters of the 70s. Other high-quality rarities include Ray Marchand's 'Ship of Fools' and Betty Turner's 'The Wind Kept Laughing', a co-production with the Crescent label.

1. Take Away This Loneliness - Fidels 2. Hold Back the Dawn - Natural Resources 3. If There Were No You - Natural Resources 4. Family Man - Slim ; the Twilites 5. The Winds Kept Laughing - Betty Turner ; the Chevelles 6. Where There's a Will There's a Way - Eddie Kool 7. As I Sit Here - Friday's Child 8. I'll Laugh Till I Cry - Toussaint McCall 9. I Would Rather Have All of Nothing - Toussaint McCall 10. Do It Right Now - Entertainers IV 11. Temptation Walk - Entertainers IV 12. Do the Skin - Kenard Gardner 13. Oh How I Love You - Little Johnny Hamilton 14. My Lonely Feeling - Milton James 15. Your Ship of Fools - Ray Marchand 16. Gone with the Wind Is My Love - Rita ; Tiaras 17. Why Does It Feel So Right - Shades of Jade 18. On a Day When It's Raining - Superbs 19. Baby's Gone Away - Superbs 20. You Really Never Know Till It's Over - Vel-Vetts 21. Doctor Love - Whispers 22. It Only Hurts for a Little While - Whispers 23. Your Love Belongs to Me - Tommy ; Leon 24. Sunshine - Starbright