These Guys hailed from memphis and were Bertram Brown,Randy Brown ,Terry Bartlett, William Sumlin
& never had an album released apart from this and another comp. Only recorded a dozen 45,s but as the title suggests the whole lots on here and 8 unissued tracks that beggar belief as to why they were never released or given the opportunity to do a few albums. They also contributed plenty of background work for other artists on Stax and opened as a live act for Al Green, The Bar-Kays and The Emotions. After the demise of Stax they added another member, Vince Williams, and changed their name to Kwick recording 3 albums for EMI America and Capitol as well as 10 singles. When Ace began combing the Stax vaults for unreleased recordings in the 1990s, they were surprised by the quality and quantity of the material. As soon as they returned to the UK they began compiling CDs from these vault goodies. A reassessment of the remaining unissued material over the last couple of years has led to many more highly agreeable Stax packages, and 2013 saw the release of the first ever CD by Memphis’ underrated sweet soulsters the Newcomers The Newcomers joined Stax at the start of the company’s second golden era, after the end of its affiliation with Atlantic Records. Their beautifully harmonised sweet soul was right up there with their Stax predecessors the Mad Lads and the Astors, but the world never got to hear most of their 1960s and early 70s recordings because Stax never really focused on the group’s career. They were afforded just six singles in as many years, and for a while were pushed as Memphis’ answer to the Jackson 5, rather than on their own merits. The great lead vocals of Terry Bartlett and Randy Brown deserved a better fate and the sides Stax left unissued will delight fans of group soul everywhere. A few of their shelved tracks have been out before in Ace,s “Volts Of Stax” series and elsewhere on Kent, but the majority debut here on “Mannish Boys”. Highlights include a sweet essay on the Steve Mancha/Johnnie Taylor classic ‘I Don’t Want To Lose You’, the torrid ‘Stop By Here’ and the sublime ‘The Exit’, which in my opinion is one of the greatest group records to ever come out of the American south. Quite a brilliant Group & Album,this has it all,dancers,deep/sweet soul and those rarities. I must dig out the Kwick albums for a re-listen and maybe post up for you guys.
AMM
The Tasters!
22 comments:
Thanks AMM. Post the Kwick - doesn't have to happen qucikly.
Thank you for keeping soul alive and also for allowing all of us to hear songs of artist that should have been heard. I am discovering new artist thanks to you. Thank AMM. Keep Digging.
I had heard Manish Boy on low rider stations but the information you provide is fantastic. Thanks AMM.
Thanks for sharing this great review
Thank you so much AMM,Very Appreciated For this Album
many thanks for this sweets on Stax; also will be waitin for Kwick i only have their first one quite nice
Looks like a winner!
A classic that nobody should miss. Thanks for review, P.
Another great group that made Stax famous !!!
Yves
Things are smoking Hot at Music Is The Colours. The vaults are dripping sweet gems. The Battle of the bands has begun. AMM is posting some excellent groups. The Newcomers was a great and heavily underrated group. My opinion is that they could have easily stand up to acts like The Temprees and The Temptations amongst others. Thanks for sharing this priceless and timeless collection with Us AMM!!
Thanks for the review AMM this album is a GEM
Looks interesting, thanks for the review.
At last, some Stax!
Great review. To be a Stax completist . . .
Thanks for reviewing this. I have some tracks by The Newcomers in my collection, but it's nice to get their complete output collected.
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Many thanks AMM looking forward having a listen
Reb
Great review for this stax sound which has a mind of its own Thanks AMM great request
Cheers Pedro
Thanks for this review AMM
Love the sound of these guys. They are new to me. The tasters were great. Thanks again for another eye / ear opening review!!!
Thanks for the review AMM
Thank you for this review.
How odd that they limited this to 1500 copies, thanks for the review MM.
cheers,ELtel
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