Soulful Steppers Volumes 1 To 4 - Blue Mountain - Rare Soul/R&B/Beat Ballads (MP3)

This is perhaps one of the hardest collections to locate anywhere,rarely comes up for sale on ebay and i never even know this existed till Billymac, a great friend to the blog, sent it to me a while back. No info on these gems anywhere.This is one of the reasons i set this blog up,to gather like minded souls to share and enjoy some great music within our small community. I,m hoping that now i will not have any more trouble from the leeches & idiots who cant seem to adhere to my simple rule...The series has 8 volumes in total and what a joy they are!....here,some more info....Steppin is the dominant form of dance and musical expression in Chicago's African-American nightlife culture.Its origins date back to late 1950s Chicago and the Bop a singularly elegant and serene dance typified by gliding,dipping and striding.The Bop was most
distinguished by what participants called the Walk, which embraced all other elements of the dance but pushed them to new extremes of slow motion grace and pinpoint precision. The Bop fell out of favor during the late 1960s and resurfaced in accelerated form during the disco era,but only with its evolution into Steppin during the mid 1980s did the culture achieve critical mass.The music favored by the Steppin scene's impeccably dressed dancers boasted lush,swelling arrangements and smooth as glass rhythms,and little has changed in the years since,with crowd pleasing vintage and modern urban grooves notable for their heartfelt vocals,simple yet sophisticated melodies, and slinky sensuous beats. The first volume in the
Soulful Steppers series homes in on the moody, mellow soul of the late 1960s, arguably the zenith of the smooth soul sound. The set boasts 23 cuts in all,and although track information is nil, the audio fidelity is solid and some of the material is making its CD debut on this and the other 7 volumes. Highlights include Kenny & the Impacts' "Wishing Well," Tony Middleton's "Drifting," and Geraldine Hunt's "For Lovers Only."...TBH ive listened to all 8 volumes and most tracks i do know but there are a lot of surprises in there..soul at its sweetest!..SUPERB & BRILLIANT COLLECTION...Arn,t we a lucky bunch!?

AMM & Billymac

 

                                                               Soulful Steppers Volume 1

                                              Series Reviewed Courtesy Of (Philly)Billymac

                                                                       The Tasters!

                    

                                                           Soulful Steppers Volume 2

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                                                               Soulful Steppers Volume 3

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                                                               Soulful Steppers Volume 4

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