Various – Eccentric Soul: The Saru Label - New LP Record 2018 Numero Group Vinyl and Booklet - Soul
The 20th volume of our flagship Eccentric Soul series has all the boxes checked: Gun-toting, skip-tracing record producers, child stars, rip-offs, the "World's Greatest Bail Bondsman," swindles, soaring falsettos, and a dwindling rust-belt cityscape offering mere glimpses of hope before the record industry escaped for the coasts. Helmed by the O'Jays Bobby Massey, Saru was a creative vortex that pulled Cuyahoga County's greatest talent in, making a strong case for Cleveland to contend with Detroit, Philly, and Memphis as America's soul music's capital. Includes obscure and unknown sides from the Out of Sights, the Elements, Pandella Kelly, David Peoples, Sir Stanley, the Ponderosa Twins + 1, Ba-Roz, Bobby Dukes, and of course, the O'Jays.
Tracklist
| A1 | –Out Of Sights* | For The Rest Of My Life | |
| A2 | –The O'Jays | Now He's Home | |
| A3 | –Pandella Kelly | Stand In For Love | |
| A4 | –The Ponderosa Twins | Bound | |
| A5 | –Elements* | Son In Law | |
| B1 | –Sir Stanley | Are You Man Enough | |
| B2 | –Bobby Dukes | Just To Be With You | |
| B3 | –David Peoples | Got To Get My Broom Out | |
| B4 | –Michael Bell (15) | Can't Make It Without You | |
| B5 | –Out Of Sights* | I Can't Take It | |
| C1 | –The Ba-Roz | The Last Time | |
| C2 | –Elements* | Hey Lady | |
| C3 | –The Ponderosa Twins | I Remember You | |
| C4 | –Out Of Sights* | My Woman's Love | |
| C5 | –Out Of Sights* | Baby You Got It | |
| C6 | –The O'Jays | Shattered Man | |
| D1 | –Sir Stanley | I Believe | |
| D2 | –Out Of Sights* | Tears Don't Care Who Cry | |
| D3 | –Elements* | Prove It | |
| D4 | –The Ba-Roz | Come Back Boy | |
| D5 | –Out Of Sights* | You Made Me Beg | |
| D6 | –Out Of Sights* | I Was Wrong |
Companies, etc.
- Mastered At – Peerless Mastering
- Designed At – The-Unknown
- Published By – Chuck Brown Music
- Published By – Barnew Music
- Published By – EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
- Published By – Songs Of Universal
Credits
- Design – Jaffa
- Lacquer Cut By – SAFF
- Liner Notes – Rob Sevier
- Mastered By – Jeff Lipton, Maria Rice
- Reissue Producer – Ken Shipley, Rob Sevier
- Research, Compiled By – Cameron Kowall, Dante Carfagna, Rob Sevier
Notes
First catalogue number appears on the spine; the second appears on the labels.
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