New 7x45 Box Set - Goldwax Memphis Soul Rarities - Kent Records

Just released, a brand new 7 disc box set from Kent Records, the title says it all......

Goldwax Records - Memphis Soul Rarities 1964-1969 - 7 x 45 Box Set LTDBOX 022

Goldwax was the ultimate southern soul label. Here are some of the finest discoveries from their vaults, on the 7" vinyl they were intended for.

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This is the third in our series of limited edition 7x7" Box Sets. 

The renowned Memphis 60s soul label Goldwax was a medium-sized operation with just short of a hundred releases. Though it ran a tight ship, inevitably some of their recordings fell by the wayside.
 
The label is revered by fans of the classic age of soul music around the world. In the late 70s the Japanese Vivid Sound label contacted Goldwax owner, Quinton Claunch and accessed his tapes. They found a dozen excellent, previously unheard, tracks and issued them, along with Goldwax favourites on a short series of LPs in 1977. In 2000 Ace Records purchased the label from Claunch and his partners gaining full ownership of the tapes, which lead to more musical discoveries.
 
Our releases on Ace and Kent over the past twenty plus years have seen most of these recordings featured, primarily on CD - the medium of the early years of the 21st century. More recently the renewed demand for vinyl has led to new 12” compilations and to augment those we have come up with a neat, boxed collection of seven singles that will appeal to the soul collectors who live for this format.
 
Of the 14 tracks, only three have been singles before - the sublime harmony vocals of the Vel-Tones and the Lyrics with their mid-60s Goldwax releases and Barbara Perry’s R&B explosion ‘A Man Is A Mean Thing’ first released on Kent but now long gone and craved for.
 
Goldwax’s star James Carr kicks us off with ‘Your Love Made A U-Turn’, a funk groove from 1969. This would surely have prolonged his and the label’s lifespans had it been issued at the time. Our flip however would have needed to be an underground hit; it is doubtful that any radio station would have entertained such smutty lyrics in the 60s.
 
Connoisseurs of the mid-60s Detroit soul sound will be thrilled to have the Ovations ‘I Miss You’ on a 45 at last; it really has all the ingredients of a Motor City classic. ‘What Did I Do Wrong’ makes a great stomping B side - complete with virtuoso harmonica.
 
The label was known for its gritty southern sound, so ‘To Me It’s Storming’ is an atypical, softly melodic, mid-tempo song sung by, but oddly not penned by, George Jackson and Dan Greer. George does get to sing his own, tougher, composition ‘Let The Best Man Win’ on the flip.

Full release notes and more available via Kent Records Website (link below)

Track Listing and audio

1.a Your Love Made A U-Turn James Carr

"A Man Needs A Woman" CD Vivid Sound VGCD 005 (1995) 2.11

1.b Who's Been Warming My Oven? James Carr

"You Got My Mind Messed Up" CD Vivid Sound VGCD 002 (1991) 2.24

2.a I Miss You The Ovations featuring Louis Williams

"Peace Of Mind" LP Vivid Sound VG 3003 (1077) 2.40

2.b. What Did I Do Wrong The Ovations featuring Louis Williams

"Peace Of Mind" LP Vivid Sound VG 3003 (1977) 2.53

3.a. To Me It's Storming George & Greer

"Goldwax Northem Soul" CD Kent COKEND 313 (2009) 2.43

3.b Let The Best Man Win George Jackson

"Memphis 60 CD BGP CDBGPD 201 (2000) 2:42

4.a Welcome Home Baby Barbara Perry

"The Goldwax Story Vol 2 CD Kent CDKEND 225 (2004) 2.08

4.b A Man Is A Mean Thing Barbara Perry

"New Breed R&B With Added Popcom CD Kent COKEND 291 (2008) 2.04

5.a A Lucky Loser Willie Walker

Previously unissued 1967 Goldwax recording (2024) 1.55

5.b You Gotta Have Soul Lee 'Shot' Williams

"Goldwax Northern Soul" CD Kent COKEND 313 (2000) 1.43

6.a So Hard To Get Along The Lyrics with The Top Notes

Goldwax 105 (1964) 2.01

6.b I Do The Vel Tones

Goldwax 301 (1966) 2.18

7.a If You Love Her Phillip & The Faithfuls

"Goldwax Northem Soul" CD Kent CDKEND 313 (2009) 2.37

7,b It's Really Alright (45 edit) Unknown Artist

"The Goldwax Story Vol 31 CD Kant CDKEND 335 (2010) 2.38

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Availability

The Goldwax Box set is available right now via Ace Records Website - (tap), and various record stores including our very own Source Store - (tap)