Gotta Get A Good Thing Goin: Music Of Black / Var Gotta Get A Good Thing Goin: Music Of Black / Var CD

Four CD set. Gotta Get A Good Thing Goin' is the first box set to document the huge influence of Black music in Britain in the 1960s. With 115 tracks, the deluxe long form box set includes sleevenotes including an essay from Fitzroy Facey (Soul Survivors) A four-CD compilation that pays tribute to a lost era. While many of the decade's most successful UK bands (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones et al) were originally inspired and influenced by Black American soul and R&B, it could be argued that Black artists recording in Britain at the time weren't given the exposure they deserved. The first two discs of Gotta Get A Good Thing Goin' document the explosion of homegrown Soul and Rhythm and Blues which reflected the growing success of labels such as Motown and Stax/ Atlantic, which spearheaded the plethora of Black music emanating from the States. However, Soul and R&B aren't the only genres catered for here. While Disc 3 is devoted to the homespun Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae from artists who'd often been born in the Caribbean, Disc 4 reflects a wider range of styles including choice selections from many stars of their day. Gotta Get A Good Thing Goin' boasts numerous tracks new to CD and includes many 45s which now command three figure sums on the collector's market. With comprehensive sleevenotes and artist biographies, a plethora of rare images and photos and newly remastered sound, this is a fitting homage to a golden era in Black British music.

1. The Soul Brothers -Gotta Get a Good Thing Goin' 2. The Flirtations -Nothing But a Heartache 3. Carl Douglas -Serving a Sentence of Life 4. Jimmy Thomas- Springtime 5. Jimmy James and the Vagabonds- This Heart of Mine 6. Jackie Edwards- Come on Home 7. Chris Rayburn- One Way Ticket 8. Herbie Goins and the Night-Timers Coming Home to You 9. Jimmy Cliff- Waterfall 10. The Ferris -Wheel I Can't Break the Habit 11. Geno Washington ; the Ram Jam Band-Michael 12. Cleo Laine- Don't You Pass Me By 13. Danny Williams- Whose Little Girl Are You 14. Madeline Bell- Picture Me Gone 15. Watson T Browne and the Explosive-Some Lovin' 16. Ebony Keyes- If You Knew 17. Sugar Simone- Take It Easy 18. Kim D the Real Thing-Brothers Grimm Looky, Looky 19. Lucas and the Mike Cotton Sound Ain't-Love Good, Ain't Love Proud 20. The Fantastics- Ask the Lonely 21. Oliver Norman- Drowning in My Own Despair 22. Owen Gray -Gonna Work Out Fine 23. John L Watson and the Hummelflugs-Lookin' for Love 24. Kenny Lynch- Movin' Away 25. Root and Jenny Jackson- Let's Go Somewhere 26. Kenny Bernard -What Love Brings 27. Ram John Holder- Yes I Do 28. Hoagy Benson- Turn Me on 29. The Chants- a Man Without a Face 30. Marsha Hunt- Walk on Gilded Splinters 31. The Foundations- New Direction 32. Caleb -Baby You're Phrasing Is Bad 33. John Fitch and Associates -Stoned Out of It 34. Simon K and the Meantimers- Bring Back Your Love (To Me) 35. The Sugarlumps -Can't We Be Friends 8 Flamma Sherman -Move Me 36. Jack Hammer -What Greater Love 37. The Shadrocks (Featuring Little John) -There Is 38. Clyde McPhatter- Only a Fool 39. Ronnie Jones- I'm So Clean 40. This 'N' That- Get Down with It / I Can't Get No Satisfaction 41. JJ Jackson and the Jeeps -But It's Alright 42. Ernest Ranglin and the GBS -Swing a Ling Pt. I 43. Norma Lee -Hurt 44. The Corduroys -Too Much of a Woman 45. Errol Dixon- I Don't Want 46. Sonny Childe- Giving Up on Love 47. Ray Gates -Have You Ever Had the Blues (Alternative Take) 48. Paula and the Jetliners- I Know Some Day 49. Maynell Wilson- Motown Feeling 50. BB James and Derv- Kiss Me, Kiss Me 51. Blue Rivers and His Maroons -Take It or Leave It 52. McFarthing Kissoon- I'm Living Good 26 Laris McLennon- Confusion 53. Freddy Mack -Sock It to 'Em, J.B. (Live) 54. The Reaction- That Man 55. Black Velvet- African Velvet 56. Rico's Combo -London Here I Come 57. Millie -My Love and I 58. Laurel Aitken -Bar Tender 59. Winston Groovy- Work It Up 60. Pat Rhoden- Jezebel 61. King Horror -Cutting Blade 62. Beresford Ricketts ; the Blue Beats-You Better Be Gone 63. The Classics- Worried Over Me 64. Sonny and the Daffodils -That Girl She Done Me Wrong 65. The Brixton Market -Children Get Ready 12 Tony Washington and The- D.C.'s Show Me How (To Milk a Cow) 66. Joe's All Stars -Musical Feet 67. The Fabulous Blue Beats -One More Try 68. The Rudies -Boss Sound 69. Bobby Johnson and the Atoms- Another Man 70. Laurel and Girlie -Scandal in Brixton Market 71. Ambrose Campbell -Hey Jude 72. Sugar 'N' Dandy- Girl Come See 73. The Gruvy Beats- Kent People 74. The Bluebeaters There I Go 75. Winston and Pat- Pony Ride 76. Top Grant -Coronation Street 77. Seven Letters- Call Collect 78. Dimples and Eddie- with Rico's Combo Fleet Street 79. Cab Kaye with His Music from Ghana-Everything Is Go 80. Cy Grant- King Cricket 81. The Barnaby Rudge Hip Band Run Thru-The Park 82. Rupert and the Red Devils- Please Think of Me 83. Shirley Bassey -Sunshine 84. Maxine Nightingale- Spinning Wheel 85. Peter Straker- Breakfast in Bed 86. Peanut- I'm Waiting for the Day 87. Mel Turner- They Killed the King 88. Joy Marshall- Heartache Hurry on By 89. Eldridge Devlin -You're My Girl 90. Cleo- to Know Him Is to Love Him 91. Lorraine Child- You 92. Dorris Henderson and John 93. Renbourn -Watch the Stars 94. Mabel Hillery- Rock Me Daddy 95. Champion Jack Dupree with T.S 96. McPhee- Get Your Head Happy 97. Otis Spann- Keep Your Hand Out of My Pocket 98. Screamin' Jay Hawkins- All Night 99. Joe Harriott Quintet- Liggin' 100. Flash Domincii ; the Supersonics- 101. Rora Rora Majo Omo Pupa 102. Shake Keane- Green Onions 103. The New Orleans Knights- Enjoy Yourself 104. The Chariots- Problem Girl 105. The Southlanders- Imitation of Love 106. Winifred Atwell- Bossa Nova Boogie 107. Emile Ford and the Big Six -Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me 108. Howie Casey and the Seniors- I Ain't Mad at You 109. Ricky Wayne with the Fabulous Flee-Rackers -Chicka'roo 110. Ray Ellington- the Rhythm of the World 111. The Ray King Soul Band- Soon You'll Be Gone 112. Fitzroy Coleman and His Guitars-Lucilla 113. Davy Jones- Love Bug 114. Geoff Love and His Orchestra-Coronation Street