Various Artists - California Soul: Funk & Soul From The Golden State 1967-1976 (2016)

UK Import

A fine compilation of soul tunes, many never before released in any format. Excellent liner notes from Dean Rudland, who also compiled the disc. I couldn't find much information on many of these acts, sadly.

Unfortunately for my retirement accounts, this is the sort of disc that gets me scrambling for others like it.

Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: Did not chart

Tracks: All tracks were new to me (and delightfully so), but I've marked a few favorites with a ✔.
(22 tracks, 67 minutes)

	Artist	Title	Year
1	Choice Of Colors	If She Wants To Go	1974	✔
2	The Entertainers IV	Just Ain't My Day	1968
3	Brenda George	What You See Is What You're Gonna Get	1971
4	Union	Strike	1970
5	Z.Z. Hill	Think People	1971
6	Little Johnny Hamilton & The Soul Pack	The Git Down (Part 1)	1967	✔
7	Little Johnny Hamilton & The Soul Pack	The Git Down (Part 2)	1967	✔
8	Calif. Soul Explosion	The Feeling	1973
9	Jesse & Anita	The Man (Y'all Keep On Watching You)	1973
10	Chucky Thurmon	Thank You For The Party	1976
11	The Soul Sensations	When I Had You, Baby	1973	✔
12	The Ballads	Butterfly	1975
13	The Natural Resources Unpolluted	Funky With My Stuff	1971
14	Eddie Horan	I'm Gonna Speak Out	1973
15	Little Denise	Check Me Out	1975	✔
16	Warm Excursion (Terrible Three)	Hang Up (Part 1)	1970	✔
17	Johnny Talbot & De-Thangs	Pickin' Cotton	1970
18	Alvin Robinson	Tuned In, Turned On	1969
19	Eleanor Rigby	Is It Worth It All	1975	✔
20	The Douzer	The Sneak	1970
21	Vernon Green & The Medallions	You Don't Know (The Damage You've Done)	1973
22	Rulie Garcia	Earthquake	1971

All this for $10.99? Such a deal.

Personal Memory Associated with this CD: I saw this ad on the television:

I was in the middle of a Northern Soul phase and was immediately captivated by the bassline and sparse but funky chorus. I spent hours online trying to figure out what the song was because my phone apps weren't recognizing it. Once I discovered it was "Check Me Out" by Little Denise (Stevenson), found it on this disc and immediately ordered it.

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