Various Artists - Chicago Soul ‘62 (Vinyl LP) PRE-ORDER

Expected Release Date: 30-January-2026- This Pre-order will be shipped on or just before this date. Release dates are subject to alteration.

In 1962, Black Music was making its transition from R&B to Soul and the Chicago music industry was exploding, producing thousands of records and dozens of new labels. The two biggest black labels Vee-Jay and Chess led in the creation of the distinctive, smooth, Chicago soul brand with names familiar and not so familiar: the former with Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler and the latter with Mitty Collier, Etta James and Billy Stewart. And yet it’s the smaller labels that make up the bulk of the Chicago story: Hawk with Geraldine Taylor, Lu-Cee with Roberta, M-Pac with Dorothy Prince and it's here that we explore some of the finest sounds of the era in this collection.

Extensive liner notes written by Robert Pruter, author of the acclaimed 'Chicago Soul'.

Side One
1. The Town I Live In McKinley Mitchell
2. I'm The One Who Loves You The Impressions
3. Shake A Tail Feather The Five Du-Tones
4. Mama Didn't Lie Jan Bradley
5. Make It Easy On Yourself Jerry Butler
6. Seven Day Fool Etta James
7. The Blues Don't Like Nobody Tony Adams
8. I've Got To Get Away From It All Mitty Collier
9. How Much Longer Geraldine Taylor
10. I'm On The Prowl Roberta

Side Two
1. Fat Boy Billy Stewart
2. Can't Take No More Ted Taylor
3. I Don't Want To Suffer Walter Jackson
4. Open Your Heart Sugar Pie DeSanto
5. Shook Up Over You Dee Clark
6. Something's Got A Hold On Me Etta James
7. Why Not Tonight Dorothy Prince
8. Delilah Major Lance
9. Money In My Pocket Moss Tolbert