VA - Philadelphia International Records The 40th Anniversary Box Set [10CD] (2012)
Artist: Various Artists
Title: Philadelphia International Records The 40th Anniversary Box Set
Year Of Release: 2012
Label: Harmless [HURTBOX001]
Genre: Disco, Soul, Ballad, Funk
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks +.cue,log)
Total Time: 12:40:10
Total Size: 1.69 gb / 4.81 gb
WebSite: Album Preview
Title: Philadelphia International Records The 40th Anniversary Box Set
Year Of Release: 2012
Label: Harmless [HURTBOX001]
Genre: Disco, Soul, Ballad, Funk
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks +.cue,log)
Total Time: 12:40:10
Total Size: 1.69 gb / 4.81 gb
WebSite: Album Preview
More K-Tel than Ace/Rhino/Bear Family.After decades of seeing output here and there via a variety of labels - Epic, EU Columbia/CBS, PIR/Legacy/ Sony Special Markets, Westside, Right Stuff, Knight etc, - the prospect of the final release of the storied output of Gamble and Huff's PIR family of labels with at least Mr. Gamble involved held much promise. At last the outstanding legacy soul label was about to join Atlantic, Fame, Motown and Stax in boxed set heaven. Well maybe. The tracks are presented in an idiosyncratic rather than release date order as selected by a Mr. Ralph Tee with original 45 releases mixed in with album tracks for no apparent reason. For the most part, the music is adequately mastered without any acknowledgment as to who did it, although some of the tracks don't sound as good in terms of dynamic range as their recent releases on Legacy. Not much new in terms of undiscovered gems and some of the inclusions/inclusions are inevitably questionable. I'm sure a MFSB/Harold Melvin/O'Jays fan will wonder about CD7 with Mel Jones and Thad Lewis and decidedly MOR/Smooooooooooooth jazz from Michael Pedicin Jr. and Monk Montgomery. Where's the Philly groove? Others may wonder how ANY PIR anthology could exist without "I Miss You" - the full 8 mins - one of the defining moments in soul, let alone Philly Soul. A good outing but far from definitive. Pales in comparison to the three boxed sets on Stax and even the modest 3 CD set on Fame from Kent Soul. Unfortunately with this release and the two Sony Boxed sets - seems unlikely that there will be a market for another set along the lines of those from Motown/Stax etc.
TRACKLIST:
Disc 1 (01:15:13)
1. MFSB – Zack's Fanfare #2 (01:04)
2. MFSB – K-Jee (04:12)
3. MFSB – T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of Philadelphia) (feat. The Three Degrees) (03:17)
4. The O'Jays – Message In Our Music (03:21)
5. MFSB – Sexy (03:10)
6. Archie Bell & The Drells – Let's Groove Pt.1 (03:03)
7. The O'Jays – Back Stabbers (03:03)
8. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost (03:33)
9. The Three Degrees – When Will I See You Again (02:58)
10. The O'Jays – I Love Music (06:52)
11. The Intruders – I'll Always Love My Mama (02:41)
12. The Three Degrees – Year Of Decision (02:38)
13. Archie Bell & The Drells – The Soul City Walk (03:09)
14. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Bad Luck (06:24)
15. People's Choice – Do It Any Way You Wanna (03:15)
16. Instant Funk – Philly Jump (05:07)
17. The Three Degrees – Take Good Care Of Yourself (03:03)
18. MFSB – Love Is The Message (06:36)
19. The Jacksons – Show You The Way To Go (03:28)
20. The O'Jays – Darlin' Darlin' Baby (04:19)
Disc 2 (01:15:12)
1. The Intruders – Win Place Or Show (She's A Winner) (02:27)
2. The O'Jays – 992 Arguments (02:21)
3. The Three Degrees – Dirty Ol' Man (03:12)
4. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Take Your Love Back) (03:26)
5. The O'Jays – Love Train (06:15)
6. MFSB – Get Down With The Philly Sound (04:29)
7. People's Choice – Jam Jam Jam (All Night Long) (03:37)
8. The Intruders – A Nice Girl Like You (03:28)
9. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – If You Don't Know Me By Now (03:23)
10. Billy Paul – Me & Mrs. Jones (04:47)
11. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Wake Up Everybody (07:31)
12. The O'Jays – For The Love Of Money (03:32)
13. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Don't Leave Me This Way (06:05)
14. The O'Jays – Livin' For The Weekend (02:52)
15. Lou Rawls – You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine (04:27)
16. Jean Carn – Free Love (04:02)
17. Billy Paul – People Power (04:17)
18. Dee Dee Sharp Gamble – Nobody Could Take Your Place (05:01)
Disc 3 (01:06:35)
1. The Ebonys – You're The Reason Why (03:03)
2. Bobby Bennett – Days Go By (02:38)
3. Dick Jensen – New York City's A Lonely Town (03:07)
4. The Trammps – Stop And Think (03:08)
5. Love Committee – One Day Of Peace (02:49)
6. Robert Upchurch – The Devil Made Me Do It (02:40)
7. The Ethics – Who In The World (03:59)
8. The Ebonys – Do You Like The Way I Love (03:04)
9. Anthony White – Never Let You Get Away From Me (04:33)
10. Kaleidoscope – I'm A Changed Person (03:13)
11. Carolyn Crawford – If You Move, You Lose (02:53)
12. The Ebonys – I'm So Glad I'm Me (03:01)
13. Bunny Sigler – Can't Believe That You Love Me (03:53)
14. Derek & Cyndi – You Bring Out The Best In Me (03:07)
15. Anthony White – Hey Baby (02:52)
16. The Trammps – Where Do We Go From Here (03:43)
17. Carolyn Crawford – Good And Plenty (02:45)
18. Yellow Sunshine – Yellow Sunshine (04:07)
19. The Intruders – To Be Happy Is The Real Thing (03:28)
20. The Ebonys – It's Forever (04:32)
Disc 4 (01:17:59)
1. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Where Are All My Friends (03:20)
2. MFSB – Summertime And I'm Feeling Mellow (04:04)
3. The O'Jays – Let Life Flow (04:29)
4. Jean Carn – If You Wanna Go Back (03:20)
5. Archie Bell & The Drells – It's Hard Not To Like You (03:59)
6. The Futures – Party Time Man (05:13)
7. The Intruders – Everyone's A Star (05:41)
8. Bunny Sigler – Your Love Is Good (02:52)
9. Billy Paul – The Whole Town's Talking (04:44)
10. Instant Funk – So Glad I'm The One (03:15)
11. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Keep On Lovin' You (03:40)
12. Anthony White – Yes You Need Love (03:32)
13. Instant Funk – It Ain't Reggae (But It's Funky) (03:44)
14. The Futures – (You're The One) Someone Special (04:16)
15. Bunny Sigler – Keep Smilin' (05:55)
16. Jean Carn – I'm In Love Once Again (05:53)
17. Teddy Pendergrass – The Whole Town's Laughing At Me (04:27)
18. Billy Paul – Sooner Or Later (05:35)
Disc 5 (01:10:26)
1. Billy Paul – Let's Make A Baby (03:48)
2. The O'Jays – Now That We Found Love (03:07)
3. The Jacksons – Blues Away (03:12)
4. Dee Dee Sharp Gamble – I Believe In Love (03:56)
5. Teddy Pendergrass – Easy, Easy, Got To Take It Easy (04:53)
6. Jean Carn – I Bet She Won't Love You Like I Do (03:16)
7. The O'Jays – Used Ta Be My Girl (03:21)
8. The Jacksons – Strength Of One Man (03:54)
9. Lou Rawls – See You When I Git There (03:07)
10. Teddy Pendergrass – Only You (05:05)
11. Jean Carn – Intro - Love Don't Come Easy (05:07)
12. Bunny Sigler – Come On And Dance Dance Dance (05:28)
13. The Jones Girls – This Feeling's Killing Me (03:30)
14. Billy Paul – Let 'Em In (03:32)
15. Bunny Sigler – Picture Us (02:34)
16. The Jones Girls – Life Goes On (04:29)
17. Lou Rawls – Lady Love (04:00)
18. Archie Bell & The Drells – Where Will You Go When The Party's Over? (04:07)
Disc 6 (01:18:32)
1. Teddy Pendergrass – The More I Get, The More I Want (04:27)
2. Anthony White – Stop And Think It Over (04:24)
3. The Jacksons – Living Together (04:26)
4. Jean Carn – (No, No) You Can't Come Back Now (04:28)
5. Teddy Pendergrass – You Can't Hide From Yourself (04:06)
6. Jerry Butler – (I'm Just Thinking About) Cooling Out (03:35)
7. Billy Paul – Only The Strong Survive (03:26)
8. MFSB – Use Ta Be My Guy (05:13)
9. Teddy Pendergrass – I Don't Love You Anymore (03:59)
10. The O'Jays – To Prove I Love You (04:11)
11. Bunny Sigler – Things Are Gonna Get Better (02:55)
12. Lou Rawls – Not The Staying Kind (03:53)
13. Dexter Wansel – Holdin' On (04:52)
14. Archie Bell & The Drells – Don't Let Love Get You Down (04:20)
15. The Philadelphia International All Stars – Let's Clean Up The Ghetto (04:51)
16. The Jones Girls – You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else (04:30)
17. Lou Rawls – What's The Matter With The World? (05:56)
18. Teddy Pendergrass – When Somebody Loves You Back (05:00)
Disc 7 (01:17:49)
1. Dexter Wansel – Life On Mars (05:52)
2. Michael Pedicin Jr. – Soncere (The Infinite Hour Glass) (06:20)
3. Leon Huff – Tight Money (04:48)
4. Billy Paul – Compared To What (05:20)
5. Thad Jones & Mel Lewis – For The Love Of Money (04:12)
6. MFSB – Something For Nothing (02:58)
7. Patti Labelle – Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) (04:06)
8. MFSB – Manhattan Skyline (04:47)
9. Norman Harris – In Good Faith (05:13)
10. Monk Montgomery – Reality (05:37)
11. Phyllis Hyman – Forever With You (04:18)
12. The O'Jays – My Favourite Person (04:15)
13. Leon Huff – I Ain't Jivin', I'm Jammin' (05:55)
14. MFSB – Mysteries Of The World (05:28)
15. Dexter Wansel – Theme From The Planets (04:52)
16. Billy Paul – Malorie (03:48)
Disc 8 (01:18:54)
1. Teddy Pendergrass – Come Go With Me (05:48)
2. Jean Carn – Don't Let It Go To Your Head (04:51)
3. The Stylistics – Mine All Mine (04:31)
4. Patti Labelle – I'm In Love Again (05:52)
5. The O'Jays – Brandy (04:13)
6. Dexter Wansel – The Sweetest Pain (05:42)
7. The Futures – Ain't No Time Fa Nothing (05:29)
8. The Jones Girls – When I'm Gone (04:48)
9. Teddy Pendergrass – Turn Off The Lights (05:54)
10. Silk – I Can't Stop (Turning You On) (03:56)
11. McFadden & Whitehead – I've Been Pushed Aside (05:11)
12. Jean Carn – We Got Some Catchin' Up To Do (05:02)
13. The Stylistics – Maybe It's Love This Time (04:09)
14. The Jones Girls – Who Can I Run To (04:43)
15. Teddy Pendergrass – Close The Door (03:33)
16. The Jones Girls – Children Of The Night (05:12)
Disc 9 (01:19:20)
1. McFadden & Whitehead – Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now (07:01)
2. Jean Carn – Was That All It Was (06:28)
3. Billy Paul – Bring The Family Back (05:00)
4. The Jones Girls – Nights Over Egypt (04:40)
5. The O'Jays – Put Your Heads Together (05:41)
6. The Jones Girls – Keep It Comin' (04:48)
7. McFadden & Whitehead – I Heard It In A Love Song (05:11)
8. Patti Labelle – The Spirit's In It (05:49)
9. Frantique – Strut Your Funky Stuff (03:37)
10. The Stylistics – What's Your Name (04:53)
11. The Jones Girls – Dance Turned To A Romance (04:28)
12. Archie Bell & The Drells – Strategy (06:55)
13. Dee Dee Sharp Gamble – I Love You Anyway (04:30)
14. Jean Carn – Bet Your Lucky Star (04:51)
15. Lou Rawls – Let Me Be Good To You (05:28)
Disc 10 (01:15:29)
1. The O'Jays – Love You Direct (03:53)
2. Phyllis Hyman – Ain't You Had Enough Love (04:13)
3. The Dells – Somebody's Gotta Move (05:12)
4. Shirley Jones – Do You Get Enough Love (04:36)
5. Phyllis Hyman – First Time Together (04:03)
6. Patti Labelle – I Can't Forget You (04:30)
7. The Stylistics – Hurry Up This Way Again (05:54)
8. Dee Dee Sharp Gamble – Easy Money (04:03)
9. The O'Jays – Summer Fling (04:49)
10. Phyllis Hyman – This Too Shall Pass (05:27)
11. The Dells – Baby Don't Go Away Mad (04:38)
12. Shirley Jones – She Knew About Me (04:36)
13. Patti Labelle – If Only You Knew (04:44)
14. The O'Jays – Extraordinary Girl (05:19)
15. Teddy Pendergrass – Heaven Only Knows (04:07)
16. The Jones Girls – Baby Don't Go Yet (05:25)