The only high point on this release is "New Girl In The Neighborhood" by The Attractions. If you have the Soul Grooves CD collection you get that plus many of the other tracks on this release. You won't miss much passing this one up.
1 out of 10
Renfro Records was an L.A.-based label whose records went nowhere during its 1960s-early'70s heyday but whose music merits a reappraisal. The rarities from Carl Henderson, The Attractions, Helen Moore and Really good CD 4/5 Viola Edwards are "lost" soul tresures that you'll love while the other tracks provide a glimpse into the classy and sophisticated Los Angeles R&B scene of the day. Very extensive liner notes round out the package very nicely and make this package a fine tribute to Tony Renfro's label. I failed to give this CD a 5-star rating because of some tracks' relatively poor sound quality but this is still a fine compilation and I highly recommend it.
Uptown soul from Renfro... Too darn soulful
ReplyDeleteRenfro Records was an L.A.-based label whose records went nowhere during its 1960s-early'70s heyday but whose music merits a reappraisal. The rarities from Carl Henderson, The Attractions, Helen Moore and Really good CD 4/5
ReplyDeleteViola Edwards are "lost" soul tresures that you'll love while the other tracks provide a glimpse into the classy and sophisticated Los Angeles R&B scene of the day. Very extensive liner notes round out the package very nicely and make this package a fine tribute to Tony Renfro's label. I failed to give this CD a 5-star rating because of some tracks' relatively poor sound quality but this is still a fine compilation and I highly recommend it.