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
The Tasters!
Soulful Steppers Volume 3
The Tasters!
Soulful Steppers Volume 4
The Tasters!
42 comments:
fantastic series billymac!..many many thanks for these!
A wonderful series, thank you, Billymac and AMM. A great review ... P.
Thanks billymac for sharing this set of 4 reviews and AMM for posting it
Well done Billymac this is an excellent series, I have poor copies of vol 1, 2 & 6 so I'm really looking forward to hearing the rest. Thank you AMM for this excellent review
I'm glad I can chip in and contribute in some way. Makes me selfishly feel better.The guys on here seem to have everything. Thanks AAM and PeterH.
My god, what a magnificent and very rare collection. Definitely we will never end with the help of our community of soul men!!! Thanks to you and Billymac for sharing it. How lucky we are!!!
Yves
A great obscure review, thanks
Only am familiar with a handful of these, but the comps look amazing. Many thanks guys for this post and such a fantastic preview.
Guys you ‘ve done it again! Many thanks for this series
Thank you Billymac and AMM For this great series much appreciated
Thanks (Philly)Billymac & AMM. Glad to hear such a rare collection here. Count me lucky.
Great stuff Billymac and AMM. WHAT A FANTASTIC collaboration. It looks super good!!
Thank you for the review Billymac, fantastic collection
My pleasure, guys-Canoman, oldsoulrebel, USman ,Guy, Pmac, LittleBill, anghellic, RMStorm. I'm just glad I can help the cause.
Oh Lord, what are you doing to me?!? Thanks, Billymac and AMM!
Some pretty darn good tracks on these. Thank you BillyMac and AMM!
Cheers!
Bill
Great overview. These look great.
Thanks to Billymac for this gems
This is a wonderful surprise. What an honor to perpetuate Soul Music. Thanks Collins for sharing. I am happy .
Pierre
Joy Oh Joy...!
Many thanks BillyMac & AMM for this wonderful review
BigD
Many thanks, AMM & Billymac. This is completely new on me, so yes please.
Looks like a great collection! Thank you AMM and BillyMac! Keep 'em coming
thank you mates for the fantastic reviews - this looks like a superb series indeed!!!
Thanks again AMM and BillyMac. This looks like a great series of soul obscurities!
I see that this series is wonderful with great gems. Thanks AMM & Billymac for this excellent review
i love these northern ballads stuff i personally called "uptown ballads"
thank you so much for this wonderful collection Billymac and AMM
Thanks a lot for this wonderful review Billymac and Amm.
Thanks Billymac & AMM. We are a lucky bunch.
Many thanks for the info,new for me
Thanks BillyMac and AMM for a great review looking through the track lists I notice a few known artist and a lot of artists I'm not familiar with thanks again appreciated
Many thanks AMM & Billymac for sharing this wonderful series
Reb
Thanks
This looks and sounds spectacular. Please and thank you!
Thanks for the great review!!
what a way to start of this week billymack and AMM
What A Great Collection Billy Mac & AMM You've Done A Great Service
thank you all who made it possible. There are some real gems in this series. Thanks BillMac and AMM>
Great set from Billy Mac and AMM well it seems these come out of the west indies from what i found out and as rare as as rock horse shit some classic tracks Big thanks to all and great review
Cheers Pedro
Ui, 'rare rare rare!' I would say :D Marvelous Review, big thank you AMM & BillyMac ☮️🌞✌🏻
Many thanks for the first five reviews of this series Billymac & MM.
cheers,ELtel
Hi AMM,
Yes please to this interesting series, thank you
Thanks to BillyMac and Amm for this series. I have never seen (or heard) these.
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