Northern Monsters / Various Northern Monsters / Various CD

This compilation of 24 of the top Northern Soul tracks taken from all five decades of the genre's existence was compiled by Kent supremo Ady Croasdell. It's a dancer's delight and many tracks are new to Kent CDs, while others were previously only available on collections designed for the hard-core label enthusiast. Eddie & Ernie's "Indication" is a previously unissued version of their Jay Boy title and has never been heard until now, while the Charmaines are THE big Northern sound of 2007. Several artists (Frank Dell, Checkerboard Squares, Servicemen, Lynn Varnado and others) are to be heard from digital master tape copies for the first time.

1. We Must Be Doing Something Right - Joan Moody 2. Elijah Rockin' with Soul - Hank Jacobs 3. Don't Pretend - the Belles 4. You Hit Me (Right Where It Hurt Me) - Alice Clark 5. Can't Be Still - Buster ; Eddie 6. They'll Never Know Why - Freddie Chavez 7. Time's a Wasting - Fuller Brothers 8. I Was Born to Love You - Herbert Hunter 9. I Don't Want to Lose Him - the Charmaines 10. The Joker - the Milestones and Littler Leroy 11. They're Talking About Me - Johnny Bragg 12. Just Ask Me - Lenis Guess 13. If the Shoe Fits - Lou Courtney 14. Wash and Wear Love - Lynn Varnado 15. Too Darn Soulful - Morris Chestnut 16. Double Cookin' - the Checkerboard Squares 17. Stronger Than Her Love - the Flirtations 18. I'll Be There - the Gems 19. Sweet Magic - the Servicemen 20. Happiness Is Here - Tobi Lark 21. Ighten Up Baby - Ty Karim 22. He Broke Your Game Wide Open - Frank Dell 23. I'm Gonna Love You a Long, Long Time - Patti ; the Emblems 24. Nobody But You - Wooden Nickels