Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Luv this stuff

I am sipping coffee, listening to West Coast Revival's smokin' cover version of "Feelin' Alright" and thinking about how much I love the Luv N' Haight record label.
Based in California, Luv N' Haight reissue rare soul and funk tracks from the 1960s and 1970s.
Label officials actually track down the artists involved, so that proper royalty payments can occur.
Often, the recording artists made one or two singles before quitting the music business altogether for something a little more stable. The phone calls from Luv N' Haight come as a complete surprise: The artists can't believe anyone REMEMBERS their minute contribution to soul music history, let alone that anyone wants to REISSUE this stuff.
It's great stuff. The brilliant "California Soul" compilation includes Sweet Stuff's "Freaky (to You)" cover version, Mike James Kirkland's eight-minute "Hang on in There," Cool Benny's "Wobble Cha" and loads more.
Some songs were only popular in certain cities. Other songs were only popular in certain NEIGHBORHOODS. Now that's rare!
It's all great, though, unlike some "rare" songs that should have stayed rare because they are not all that good.
Check out the Luv N' Haight catalog, located at this Web site here.

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