Izdavač: Ostalo
Žanr: Bluz, Fank i Soul, R&B
Poreklo: Strani izvođač

NOVO, U CELOFANU
ORIGINAL STRANO IZDANJE

Various Artists (Galaxy)

On My Way Back Home
Johnny Taylor
Little Johnny Taylor
2:33
2
Compact Baby
Rob Robinson
2:11
3
Just Wondering
Ray Shanklin
Del Cunningham
3:26
4
My Baby Left Me Crying
Clay Hammond
Clay Hammond
2:31
5
Too Far Beyond Repair
Billy Keene
1:43
6
Looking at the Future
Paul Clifton / Johnny Taylor
Little Johnny Taylor
2:29
7
Rattlesnake, Baby, Rattlesnake
Joe Johnson
2:35
8
I Don`t Know Why
Bill McAfee
Bill McAfee
2:20
9
It`s All Over Now (No Use Crying)
Clay Hammond
Clay Hammond
2:57
10
Darling I Wonder
Johnny Taylor
Little Johnny Taylor
3:20
11
Watch That Stuff
Charlie Taylor
Good Time Charlies
3:10
12
Talk to You Baby
Rob Robinson
3:03
13
S K Blues
Saunders King
Saunders King
3:05
14
You Gotta Go On
Johnny Taylor
Little Johnny Taylor
2:28
15
My Love
Bill McAfee
2:37
16
Baby It`s All Right
Clay Hammond
Clay Hammond
2:23
17
My Love Is Real
Johnny Taylor
Little Johnny Taylor
2:55
18
You`re a Deserter
Billy Keene
2:47
19
Gold Digging Man
Joe Johnson
2:15
20
As Quick as I Can
Johnny Taylor
Little Johnny Taylor
4:00
21
Lay Up in Bed and Read
Ray Shanklin
Del Cunningham
3:15
22
Nobody But You
Rob Robinson
2:57
23
She`s Yours, She`s Mine
Johnny Taylor
Little Johnny Taylor
2:44
24
There`s Gonna Be Some Changes
Clay Hammond
Clay Hammond
2:42
25
Kiss Me Baby
Johnny Taylor
Little Johnny Taylor
2:26

In the early to mid-`60s, the Galaxy label was probably best known for issuing Little Johnny Taylor`s big 1963 hit `Part Time Love.` It also cut a lot of other sides (usually in Los Angeles) at the time that satisfyingly blended R&B, blues, and soul, often with urbane brassy arrangements. Diggin` Gold: A Galaxy of West Coast Blues collects 25 such productions from 1962-1965, some of them previously unreleased. For many soul collectors, the most eye-catching items will be the eight tracks by Little Johnny Taylor: `Part Time Love` isn`t among them, but they do include three previously unreleased recordings, while the other five are LP and single cuts that hadn`t previously appeared on CD. But the whole disc is solid -- surprisingly so, given how often many single-label rarity anthologies offer more archival value than entertainment. Much of the material will recall Ray Charles as the most frequent reference point in its blues-R&B-jazz mix (and, much less strongly, Bobby `Blue` Bland and B.B. King), and while Los Angeles R&B had been doing that since the late `40s and early `50s, these well-produced sides have a more modern feel that makes them more akin to bluesy soul than early R&B. While the Taylor collectibles on this disc are decent (and he`s the only really familiar name in the artist roster), they aren`t necessarily the standouts. Bill McAfee`s `I Don`t Know Why` is one of the most dead-on emulations of early-`60s Ray Charles you`ll hear, and Joe Johnson`s `Rattlesnake, Baby, Rattlesnake` and `Gold Digging Man` push the CD closest to `60s dance soul. The interface between blues and soul is too often overlooked by both historians and collectors, and this is a recommended release for those who enjoy the hybrid and want to hear quality efforts in that tributary that they probably haven`t been able to previously experience.