Kent,s Lowriders album is an amalgam of the two “This Is Lowrider Soul” CDs. They have chosen 14 tracks that represent the sounds loved by Los Angelenos, often of Mexican descent, that emanate from their fabulously designed motors while cruising Whittier Boulevard in East LA or, say, Van Nuys Boulevard in the northwest of the city. The classic Los Angeles vocal group the Superbs are featured here on their glorious ‘It Hurts So Much’, but it is mainly the records discovered by sweet soul collectors that dominate. The Carnival label has a great reputation on this scene. Lee Williams & the Cymbals’ ‘Please Say It Isn’t So’ and ‘Follow Your Heart’ by the Manhattans are a pair of killer ballads perfect in tempo and harmony for the cruisers. Other East Coast offerings include the Persians’ captivating ‘Here It Comes’ and two gems which were only on master tape prior to their Kent releases, Melvin Hicks & The Versatiles’ ‘I’m Just Passing Time’ and the similarly unknown outfit the Exceptions, with the wailing ‘So Much In Love’. Chicago has always been a breeding ground for black harmony groups. The Esquires saw much success at Bunky, ‘No Doubt About It’ was their equally great first release at Wand. Little Ben & The Cheers hailed from the same city, their ‘I’m Not Ready To Settle Down’ fetches big bucks due to Lowrider demand, as does ‘What Am I Gonna Do’ by the mysterious Houston Outlaws, their origins are uncertain, but must be Midwestern. The Vanguards hailed from Indianapolis and deservedly charted with ‘Somebody Please’, licensed to LA’s Whiz label. All of their seven singles on Lamp are also fine, harmonic soul tracks. The Lovers were a Bay Area group who recorded in Los Angeles with the maestro Arthur Wright, their ‘Someone’ was tipped for the charts when licensed to Philips, but flopped, leaving it ripe for revival by the soul connoisseurs. Like the Lovers, the reputation of Reuben Bell’s ‘It’s Not That Easy’ has grown over the decades and a record once considered common can now fetch hundreds of dollars, ..cream always rises to the top...Fantastic LP only album of sweet/deep soul!
AMM
Review Courtesy Of Jose
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32 comments:
many many thx jose for a brilliant share!
Jose and Amm many thanks for another Kent diamond
Nice, I dig lowriding ;) Thank you AMM ☮️🌞✌🏻
andr3 nalin said...
and thanks Jose for the lowriding Review, sorry, I forgot in my last post ;) ✌🏻☮️🌞
the Kent Lowrider series are excellent, thanks Jose & AMM
Thanks Jose and AMM for another great review
Many thanks for 45´s.The Vanguards ‘Somebody Please is one favorite
Who says Christmas comes only once a year? Thanks, Jose & AMM!
Thanks Jose for the new Lowriders review.
Thanks for the review of what appears to be another great Kent comp.
Thanks to Jose & AMM for this great review
Cheers for the review
THANK YOU Jose and AMM for this excellent collection!
Very Nice. Especially The Lovers. This is a group that I'm looking for. I only have a few singles on them. Maybe AMM has full albums on this group?
Thanks for this Review AMM. Great stuff!!
Thanks To Jose' For Sharing!!
Obviously thanks to Jose and to you.
Yves
Great review. When in doubt, it's Kent . . .
I hope you all enjoy this good comp
Cheers, Jose and AMM. this looks really good. Thank you.
Thank you Jose and AMM. This is must have for summer cruising!
me too thanks to Jose and AMM for this another gem of Kent Soul; Reuben is my most fave for so long!
Thank you AMM And Jose For this Album
You just can't go wrong with sweet lowrider soul ... Thanks for review, P.
Thank you Jose and AMM for this fine Kent compilation
Reb
Ciao Jose, grazie mille amico.
Thanks AMM for the great review my friend.
Thanks-
Thanks to Jose for the Review and AMM for the lowriding set top shelf smooth soul
Thanks Pedro
Thanks for the lowriders Jose & MM.
cheers,ELtel
Hi AMM, Looks to good to miss, thank you
great review mate - thank you kindly!
Good music from the sweet and low riders. Thanks AMM
state of the art male soul harmonies. Jose is the man. Gracias.
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