East Side Story, Vol. 8

Overview

Philadelphia R&B, '70s Chicago soul, and '60s folk-rock harmony meet East Los Angeles on this volume, covering the '50s through the '70s. The Delfonics' "Didn't I Blow Your Mind" shares space with the Premiers' "Duffy's Blues," and a couple of generations of R&B and soul rub shoulders with them. Billy Stewart ("Do I Love You"), the Moonglows ("Sincerely"), the Mello-Kings ("Tonite, Tonite"), the Shells ("Baby Oh Baby") and Eddie Holman ("Hey There Lonely Girl") are all here, representing 15 years of great music. The mix is surprisingly compelling, considering the divergence of styles and periods, the Casinos' 1967 Association-style cover of John D. Loudermilk's "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" alongside Holman's falsetto-textured "Hey There Lonely Girl" and the Elgins' 1966 Motown debut "Darlin' Baby." It's hard to tell the meaning or the links between the material, as the disc's programming is more akin to what a good oldies DJ would play than to anything that would sell to the public in big numbers, which is why this CD deserves to sell -- or, at least, it would if it had more than a dozen songs and maybe some sleeve notes, or a slightly lower list price. But it isn't bad as a fairly serious oldies collection. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	05/24/2019
Label:	East Side Records
UPC:	0644250100815
Rank:	49251

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Eddie Holman   Primary Artist
The Mello-Kings   Primary Artist
The Casinos   Primary Artist
The Notations   Primary Artist
The Delfonics   Primary Artist
The Dubs   Primary Artist
The Premiers   Primary Artist
The Shells   Primary Artist
Billy Stewart   Primary Artist
The Elgins   Primary Artist
The Moonglows   Primary Artist
Brenda & the Tabulations   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

The Moonglows   Performer
Brian Holland   Composer
Alan Freed   Composer
Brenda & the Tabulations   Performer
Thom Bell   Composer
Harvey Fuqua   Composer
William "Poogie" Hart   Composer
Billy Myles   Composer
The Dubs   Performer
Clifford Curry   Composer
Jerry Jones   Composer
The Shells   Performer
Richard Blandon   Composer
Hiram Johnson   Composer
Nate Bouknight   Composer
Eddie Jackson   Composer
The Delfonics   Performer
Fred Johnson   Composer
John D. Loudermilk   Composer
The Mello-Kings   Performer
The Notations   Performer
The Premiers   Performer
Leon Carr   Composer
Eddie Holman   Performer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Earl Shuman   Composer
The Elgins   Performer
Lamont Dozier   Composer
Billy Stewart   Performer,Composer
Walter Coleman   Composer
The Casinos   Performer