Various Artists - Gsf Free Soul / Various (Vinyl)

- NEW YORK'S BEST KEPT SOUL SECRET - Features legendary Northern Soul classics courtesy of Anderson Brothers, Skull Snaps and Connie Laverne- Produced by hit makers George Kerr and Motown veteran Mickey Stevenson - Starring the Whatnauts and Eddie "Hey There Lonely Girl"Holman.Rare Seventies Big City Street Soul In 1971, film producer David Gil and his business partners Robert S Sinn and Paul Frankenberg launched a film company called GSF. Over the next few years, it would be involved in a small number of productions. But, in 1971 the movie business was kind of old-hat, music was where it was at, and so GSF Records, a well-funded label, headed by Larry Newton was formed. Today Newton is largely remembered for his attempts to prevent Louis Armstrong from recording 'What A Wonderful World' but that didn't stop him from growing ABC from a second division company to an industry leader. As he approached his 52nd birthday he was unveiled as GSF Records' president a full-service music company, involved in records and publishing across all genres. Through a joint venture with drummer Bernard Purdie the label targeted the R&B charts and soul & funk dominated GSF's release schedule.Black music ruled and this was reinforced by the hiring of Lloyd Price as head of A&R (veteran R&B star), and producers George Kerr (All-Platinum), Mickey Stevenson (Motown) and Jerry 'Swamp Dogg' Williams. No wonder then, unintentional as it was, that GSF left behind such an extraordinary legacy of rare soul treasures.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Anderson Brothers - I Can See Him Loving You
2. Lloyd Price - Love Music
3. Skull Snaps - My Hang Up Is You
4. Blanch Carter - Halos Are for Angels
5. Garnet Mimms - Somebody, Someplace
6. Jackie Ross - Do I (Love You Like You Like It)
7. Classic Example - That's Groovy
8. Connie Laverne - Can't Live Without You
9. Passions - a Toast (May There Be No Last Time)
10. Liberation - Don't Spread Your Love Around
11. Winfield Parker - Trust Me
12. Whatnauts - Give Him Up
13. Barry Smith - That's All That's Required
14. Eddie Holman - Young Girl (In Your World)