{"product_id":"gotta-get-a-good-thing-goin-the-music-of-black-britain-in-the-sixties","title":"Gotta Get a Good Thing Goin  The Music of Black Britain in the Sixties","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGotta Get A Good Thing Goin’\u003c\/i\u003e is the first box set to document the huge influence of Black music in Britain in the 1960s. With 115 tracks, the deluxe ‘long form’ box set includes sleevenotes including an essay from Fitzroy Facey (Soul Survivors). A four-CD compilation that pays tribute to a lost era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile many of the decade’s most successful UK bands (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones et al) were originally inspired and influenced by Black American soul and R\u0026amp;B, it could be argued that Black artists recording in Britain at the time weren’t given the exposure they deserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first two discs of \u003ci\u003eGotta Get A Good Thing Goin’ \u003c\/i\u003edocument the explosion of homegrown Soul and Rhythm and Blues which reflected the growing success of labels such as Motown and Stax\/ Atlantic, which spearheaded the plethora of Black music emanating from the States. Artists such as Carl Douglas and Jimmy James were popular live draws, who later enjoyed chart success in the 1970s. Jackie Edwards, Owen Gray and Jimmy Cliff came to the UK from Jamaica after signing with Chris Blackwell’s Island Records while Geno Washington was an American GI who stayed here and continues to perform to this day. Clyde McPhatter was the legendary original singer in The Drifters and The Chants would eventually evolve into The Real Thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, Soul and R\u0026amp;B aren’t the only genres catered for here. While disc 3 is devoted to the homespun Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae from artists who’d often been born in the Caribbean (chief among them Laurel Aitken, the ‘Godfather of Ska’), Disc 4 reflects a wider range of styles including choice selections from many stars of their day (Cleo Laine, a highly respected jazz singer; Shirley Bassey, a successful worldwide phenomenon; Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, a charismatic maverick; Winifred Atwell, a popular boogie woogie pianist; Geoff Love, a renowned orchestra leader). The UK also played host to many visiting American blues and folk men and women (such as Champion Jack Dupree, Otis Spann and Mabel Hillery).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGotta Get A Good Thing Goin’\u003c\/i\u003e boasts numerous tracks new to CD and includes many 45s which now command three figure sums on the collector’s market. With comprehensive sleevenotes and artist biographies, a plethora of rare images and photos and newly remastered sound, this is a fitting homage to a golden era in Black British music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDISC ONE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 THE SOUL BROTHERS Gotta Get A Good Thing Goin’\u003cbr\u003e2 THE FLIRTATIONS Nothing But A Heartache\u003cbr\u003e3 CARL DOUGLAS Serving A Sentence Of Life\u003cbr\u003e4 JIMMY THOMAS Springtime\u003cbr\u003e5 JIMMY JAMES AND THE VAGABONDS This Heart Of Mine\u003cbr\u003e6 JACKIE EDWARDS Come On Home\u003cbr\u003e7 CHRIS RAYBURN One Way Ticket\u003cbr\u003e8 HERBIE GOINS AND THE NIGHT-TIMERS Coming Home To You\u003cbr\u003e9 JIMMY CLIFF Waterfall\u003cbr\u003e10 THE FERRIS WHEEL I Can’t Break The Habit\u003cbr\u003e11 GENO WASHINGTON \u0026amp; THE RAM JAM BAND Michael\u003cbr\u003e12 CLEO LAINE Don’t You Pass Me By\u003cbr\u003e13 DANNY WILLIAMS Whose Little Girl Are You\u003cbr\u003e14 MADELINE BELL Picture Me Gone\u003cbr\u003e15 WATSON T BROWNE AND THE EXPLOSIVE Some Lovin’\u003cbr\u003e16 EBONY KEYES If You Knew\u003cbr\u003e17 SUGAR SIMONE Take It Easy\u003cbr\u003e18 KIM D The Real Thing\u003cbr\u003e19 BROTHERS GRIMM Looky, Looky\u003cbr\u003e20 LUCAS AND THE MIKE COTTON SOUND Ain’t Love Good, Ain’t Love Proud\u003cbr\u003e21 THE FANTASTICS Ask The Lonely\u003cbr\u003e22 OLIVER NORMAN Drowning In My Own Despair\u003cbr\u003e23 OWEN GRAY Gonna Work Out Fine\u003cbr\u003e24 JOHN L WATSON AND THE HUMMELFLUGS Lookin’ For Love\u003cbr\u003e25 KENNY LYNCH Movin’ Away\u003cbr\u003e26 ROOT AND JENNY JACKSON Let’s Go Somewhere\u003cbr\u003e27 KENNY BERNARD What Love Brings\u003cbr\u003e28 RAM JOHN HOLDER Yes I Do\u003cbr\u003e29 HOAGY BENSON Turn Me On\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDISC TWO\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 THE CHANTS A Man Without A Face\u003cbr\u003e2 MARSHA HUNT Walk On Gilded Splinters\u003cbr\u003e3 THE FOUNDATIONS New Direction\u003cbr\u003e4 CALEB Baby You’re Phrasing Is Bad\u003cbr\u003e5 JOHN FITCH AND ASSOCIATES Stoned Out Of It\u003cbr\u003e6 SIMON K AND THE MEANTIMERS Bring Back Your Love (To Me)\u003cbr\u003e7 THE SUGARLUMPS Can’t We Be Friends\u003cbr\u003e8 FLAMMA SHERMAN Move Me\u003cbr\u003e9 JACK HAMMER What Greater Love\u003cbr\u003e10 THE SHADROCKS (Featuring Little John) There Is\u003cbr\u003e11 CLYDE McPHATTER Only A Fool\u003cbr\u003e12 RONNIE JONES I’m So Clean\u003cbr\u003e13 THIS ‘N’ THAT Get Down With It \/ I Can’t Get No Satisfaction\u003cbr\u003e14 JJ JACKSON AND THE JEEPS But It’s Alright\u003cbr\u003e15 ERNEST RANGLIN AND THE GBs Swing A Ling Pt. I\u003cbr\u003e16 NORMA LEE Hurt\u003cbr\u003e17 THE CORDUROYS Too Much Of A Woman\u003cbr\u003e18 ERROL DIXON I Don’t Want\u003cbr\u003e19 SONNY CHILDE Giving Up On Love\u003cbr\u003e20 RAY GATES Have You Ever Had The Blues (Alternative Take)\u003cbr\u003e21 PAULA AND THE JETLINERS I Know Some Day\u003cbr\u003e22 MAYNELL WILSON Motown Feeling\u003cbr\u003e23 BB JAMES AND DERV Kiss Me, Kiss Me\u003cbr\u003e24 BLUE RIVERS AND HIS MAROONS Take It Or Leave It\u003cbr\u003e25 McFARTHING KISSOON I’m Living Good\u003cbr\u003e26 LARIS McLENNON Confusion\u003cbr\u003e27 FREDDY MACK Sock It To ‘Em, J.B. (Live)\u003cbr\u003e28 THE REACTION That Man\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDISC THREE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 BLACK VELVET African Velvet\u003cbr\u003e2 RICO’S COMBO London Here I Come\u003cbr\u003e3 MILLIE My Love And I\u003cbr\u003e4 LAUREL AITKEN Bar Tender\u003cbr\u003e5 WINSTON GROOVY Work It Up\u003cbr\u003e6 PAT RHODEN Jezebel\u003cbr\u003e7 KING HORROR Cutting Blade\u003cbr\u003e8 BERESFORD RICKETTS \u0026amp; THE BLUE BEATS You Better Be Gone\u003cbr\u003e9 THE CLASSICS Worried Over Me\u003cbr\u003e10 SONNY AND THE DAFFODILS That Girl She Done Me Wrong\u003cbr\u003e11 THE BRIXTON MARKET Children Get Ready\u003cbr\u003e12 TONY WASHINGTON AND THE D.C.’s Show Me How (To Milk A Cow)\u003cbr\u003e13 JOE’S ALL STARS Musical Feet\u003cbr\u003e14 THE FABULOUS BLUE BEATS One More Try\u003cbr\u003e15 THE RUDIES Boss Sound\u003cbr\u003e16 BOBBY JOHNSON AND THE ATOMS Another Man\u003cbr\u003e17 LAUREL AND GIRLIE Scandal In Brixton Market\u003cbr\u003e18 AMBROSE CAMPBELL Hey Jude\u003cbr\u003e19 SUGAR ‘N’ DANDY Girl Come See\u003cbr\u003e20 THE GRUVY BEATS Kent People\u003cbr\u003e21 THE BLUEBEATERS There I Go\u003cbr\u003e22 WINSTON AND PAT Pony Ride\u003cbr\u003e23 TOP GRANT Coronation Street\u003cbr\u003e24 SEVEN LETTERS Call Collect\u003cbr\u003e25 DIMPLES AND EDDIE With RICO’S COMBO Fleet Street\u003cbr\u003e26 CAB KAYE With HIS MUSIC FROM GHANA Everything Is Go\u003cbr\u003e27 CY GRANT King Cricket\u003cbr\u003e28 THE BARNABY RUDGE HIP BAND Run Thru The Park\u003cbr\u003e29 RUPERT AND THE RED DEVILS Please Think Of Me\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDISC FOUR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 SHIRLEY BASSEY Sunshine\u003cbr\u003e2 MAXINE NIGHTINGALE Spinning Wheel\u003cbr\u003e3 PETER STRAKER Breakfast In Bed\u003cbr\u003e4 PEANUT I’m Waiting For The Day\u003cbr\u003e5 MEL TURNER They Killed The King\u003cbr\u003e6 JOY MARSHALL Heartache Hurry On By\u003cbr\u003e7 ELDRIDGE DEVLIN You’re My Girl\u003cbr\u003e8 CLEO To Know Him Is To Love Him\u003cbr\u003e9 LORRAINE CHILD You\u003cbr\u003e10 DORRIS HENDERSON AND JOHN RENBOURN Watch The Stars\u003cbr\u003e11 MABEL HILLERY Rock Me Daddy\u003cbr\u003e12 CHAMPION JACK DUPREE With T.S. 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