South Side of Soul Street: The Minaret Soul & Var - South Side Of Soul Street: The Minaret Soul Singles 1967-1976 (CD)

2013 two CD collection. Having explored the West Coast with the three volume Music City Sessions, Omnivore Recordings has set it's sights on Southern R&B with the South Side of Soul Street: The Minaret Soul Singles 1967-1976. This 2 CD, 40 track collection gathers all of the A-s and B-s of Minaret's soulful sides for the very first time. Many of these tracks have been out of print for decades, commanding top dollar on the collector's market. While the music is enticing enough, the package features a full-color booklet with extensive liner notes by Bill Dahl detailing not only the history of the label and studio, but of the stories of the artists whose work is showcased on these 20 singles as well. Featuring photographs and commentary from Playground staff past and present.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. The Train
2. Big Bad John
3. I Have No One
4. I Just Want to Thank You
5. Fine Time
6. Juanita
7. Blue Diamonds
8. I Can't Use You
9. Big Fanny
10. How Much Can a Man Take
11. Pretty Girls
12. Before the Next Teardrop Falls
13. The Night the Angels Cried
14. Everybody's Clown
15. Helping Hand
16. South Side of Soul Street
17. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
18. Love Comes and It Goes
19. Sewanee Strut
20. A Taste of the Blues

Disc: 2

1. I'll Love Only You
2. Don't Worry About Me
3. If You're Looking for a Fool
4. Take This Hurt Off Me Fool
5. A Shell of a Woman
6. Kiss Yourself for Me
7. I'm Your Man
8. Who's Been Warming My Oven
9. A Place in My Heart
10. Let a Little Love in
11. Row, Row, Row
12. Eternally
13. Them Changes
14. Bright Star
15. Lift Me Up
16. Just Seeing You Again
17. I've Got to Tell You
18. Double Funk
19. I Got to Get Myself Somebody
20. Free Me