The Whispers ‎– Planets Of Life - The Soul Clock Recordings (Expanded Edition 2002) Castle Music - (FLAC 252MB)

This album consists of their first 2 recorded albums on Soul Clock that are impossible to get hold of on vinyl, namely "planets Of Life" & "The Whispers"(Bonus Tracks) ...even this CD has been deleted from stock...These guys are true soul legends on the Northern/Funk/Disco scenes, they literally have done it all with 24 albums and 130 45,s under their belts Recording for Soul Clock,Dore,Janus,Soul train,Solar,Capitol,Interscope,Satin Tie & Kingdom, like the rollin stones they have been together forever till a few passed away!...The Whispers formed in 1963 in Watts, California. The original members included identical twin brothers Wallace "Scotty" and Walter Scott, along with Gordy Harmon, Marcus Hutson, and Nicholas Caldwell. After being invited to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1966 by Sly Stone, the group relocated there where they began developing a reputation as a show-stopping live act. Walter Scott was drafted to serve in the Vietnam War during that period for eighteen months, returning to the group in 1969 after discharge. After Harmon injured his larynx in a driving accident in 1973, he was replaced by former Friends of Distinction member Leaveil Degree. After a series of singles on Los Angeles label, Dore, the group signed to a small LA label, Soul Clock, run by producer Ron Carson, who was responsible for their breakthrough hit, "Seems Like I Got to Do Wrong" in 1970. Moving to the larger New York-based Janus label, they continued to be produced by Carson, before he sold all of his recordings to Janus with the group then recording mainly in Philadelphia in the mid-1970s. In 1978, the group signed to Dick Griffey's(their manager) SOLAR Records. The group scored many hits on the R&B and Billboard Hot 100 charts throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, and they hit number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1979/80 with "And the Beat Goes On" / "Can You Do the Boogie" / "Out the Box". In the UK, "And the Beat Goes On" peaked at No. 2 and "It's a Love Thing" became their second top 10 in 1981 peaking at No. 9. In 1987, they enjoyed a brief tenure in the US top 10 when "Rock Steady" became their first top 10 success on the Hot 100, reaching No. 7, while also capturing the No. 1 spot on the R&B chart. TheyThe Whispers later established their own production company, Satin Tie Productions, through which they released their independent 2006 album For Your Ears Only. The group opened Game 2 of the 1989 World Series at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum with their rendition of the National Anthem. Marcus Hutson left the group in 1992 due to prostate cancer. According to the Whispers' website, when Hutson died of it on May 23, 2000, they vowed to never replace him, and started performing as a quartet. Jerry McNeil resigned from his position as the keyboardist in the latter part of 1993 in order to spend more time with his family. In 2014, the Whispers were inducted into the Official R&B Music Hall of Fame. The Philadelphia soul songwriter team Allan Felder, Norman Harris, Bunny Sigler, and Ronnie Baker provided several of the Whispers' songs, including "A Mother for My Children" and "Bingo". Nicholas Caldwell died of congestive heart failure at his San Francisco home. Founding member Gordy Harmon died at his home in Los Angeles on January 5, 2023, at the age of 79...many 45,s played out on the Northern scene over the years.....TRUE LEGENDS!

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