One of the perks of my job is getting stuff in advance and as my office is next to the mastering studio, I also get to fondle the master tapes etc. Now, Universal have put together a 2 CD set of the Dells and the sound quality is sensational (thanks to Gary Moore - Chief Sound Engineer @ Universal). Here's the running order:

CD 1

Run for Cover

Thinkin' About You

There Is

When I'm in Your Arms

Higher and Higher

Make Sure

Believe Me

Wear it on Our Face

Stay in my Corner

Does Anybody Know I'm Here

Always together

Oh What a Night

I can sing a Rainbow

A whiter shade of pale

One less bell to answer

It's all up to you

The love we had

I just don't know what to do with myself

Just as long as we're in love

Give your baby a standing ovation

Closer

CD2

I miss you

Learning to love you was easy

Strung out over you

Bring back the love of yesterday

We got to get our thing together

I'll be waiting there for you

Thank God you're my lady

No way back

Slow motion

Our Love

Could it be

Private Property

Don't trick me treat me

You bring out the best in me

Your song

I touched a dream

All about the papers

Whatever turns you on

I haven't got a release date for it but it must be sometime soon.........Jo

  vinylvixen said:

One of the perks of my job is getting stuff in advance and as my office is next to the mastering studio, I also get to fondle the master tapes etc. Now, Universal have put together a 2 CD set of the Dells and the sound quality is sensational (thanks to Gary Moore - Chief Sound Engineer @ Universal). Here's the running order:

CD 1

Run for Cover

Thinkin' About You

There Is

When I'm in Your Arms

Higher and Higher

Make Sure

Believe Me

Wear it on Our Face

Stay in my Corner

Does Anybody Know I'm Here

Always together

Oh What a Night

I can sing a Rainbow

A whiter shade of pale

One less bell to answer

It's all up to you

The love we had

I just don't know what to do with myself

Just as long as we're in love

Give your baby a standing ovation

Closer

CD2

I miss you

Learning to love you was easy

Strung out over you

Bring back the love of yesterday

We got to get our thing together

I'll be waiting there for you

Thank God you're my lady

No way back

Slow motion

Our Love

Could it be

Private Property

Don't trick me treat me

You bring out the best in me

Your song

I touched a dream

All about the papers

Whatever turns you on

I haven't got a release date for it but it must be sometime soon.........Jo

Think I would like a listen to that !

mand

"Make Sure"

Do you still play this during sets Jo ?

Great record...every home should have one.

Edited May 4, 200718 yr by Richard Bergman

  Richard Bergman said:

"Make Sure"

Do you still play this during sets Jo ?

Great record...every home should have one.

Oh most certainly....always my ender Jo

Wow... some compilation that with material from Chess, Mercury and 20th Century all on one slab... from the Grandfathers of Group Soul music.

I played 'Closer' in the middle of the night at the last Soul Essence and the floor was in raptures!

Also heard 'Don't Trick Me Treat Me' at some point during the weekend... another superb dancer.

Can't fault these boys on Ballads either, can we.

The Love We Had.... Always Together .... Standing Ovation.... I Touched a Dream... are all sublime.

Pity about the shortage of ABC material on their though. I would have loved to have seen "Slipped, Tripped, Stumbled & Fell In" (possibly their finest hour) and "My Life Is So Wonderful" the superb uptempo fingersnapper!

High quality release though. An essential purchase I'd have thought.

Sean

  vinylvixen said:

Oh most certainly....always my ender Jo

Played this at the end of the last Bourne for Soul.Went down a storm.Fantastic slab of soul music

Dave.

'It's All Up To You' one of my all time fave records.Wonderful piece of soul music.

'You Bring Out The Best In Me'

'Bring Back The Love Of yesterday'

Acouple of cracking 70's midtempo's

The Dells what an awesome band.

  vinylvixen said:

One of the perks of my job is getting stuff in advance and as my office is next to the mastering studio, I also get to fondle the master tapes etc. Now, Universal have put together a 2 CD set of the Dells and the sound quality is sensational (thanks to Gary Moore - Chief Sound Engineer @ Universal). Here's the running order:

CD 1

Run for Cover

Thinkin' About You

There Is

When I'm in Your Arms

Higher and Higher

Make Sure

Believe Me

Wear it on Our Face

Stay in my Corner

Does Anybody Know I'm Here

Always together

Oh What a Night

I can sing a Rainbow

A whiter shade of pale

One less bell to answer

It's all up to you

The love we had

I just don't know what to do with myself

Just as long as we're in love

Give your baby a standing ovation

Closer

CD2

I miss you

Learning to love you was easy

Strung out over you

Bring back the love of yesterday

We got to get our thing together

I'll be waiting there for you

Thank God you're my lady

No way back

Slow motion

Our Love

Could it be

Private Property

Don't trick me treat me

You bring out the best in me

Your song

I touched a dream

All about the papers

Whatever turns you on

I haven't got a release date for it but it must be sometime soon.........Jo

Not bad, but not as good as the double that US Universal put out about 5 years ago - made all the better by the fact that it doesn't have "Make Sure" on it!!!!!!

  Sean Hampsey said:

Wow... some compilation that with material from Chess, Mercury and 20th Century all on one slab... from the Grandfathers of Group Soul music.

I played 'Closer' in the middle of the night at the last Soul Essence and the floor was in raptures!

Also heard 'Don't Trick Me Treat Me' at some point during the weekend... another superb dancer.

Can't fault these boys on Ballads either, can we.

The Love We Had.... Always Together .... Standing Ovation.... I Touched a Dream... are all sublime.

Pity about the shortage of ABC material on their though. I would have loved to have seen "Slipped, Tripped, Stumbled & Fell In" (possibly their finest hour) and "My Life Is So Wonderful" the superb uptempo fingersnapper!

High quality release though. An essential purchase I'd have thought.

Sean

agree with that totally,my fav is the dells vs dramatics ,spun i miss you last night also,always does it for me,gave show me a few spins at soul or nothing and lowton and the floor went berserk,the voice of the main man can only be matched by a ruffin or a certain mr womack imho.

BAZ A.

  TONY ROUNCE said:

Not bad, but not as good as the double that US Universal put out about 5 years ago - made all the better by the fact that it doesn't have "Make Sure" on it!!!!!!

Knickers to you, Rounce Jo