Philly Groove was started by Stan Watson and Sam Bell in 1967, with noted producer Thom Bell doing A&R. Sometimes shown as simply "Philly Groove Records" or "Philly Groove Records & Tapes". The label's best known artists were The Delfonics and First Choice, which enjoyed a run of hits during the late 60s and early 70s, especially on the R&B charts, and was instrumental in establishing the famed Philadelphia soul sound. The label was distributed by Bell Records from its inception in 1967 until 1974, closing after Bell was folded into Arista Records. I met Stan Watson in the 70,s when i saw first choice on their first ever tour of the UK. What a lovely guy he was and talked about philly soul for a few hours after the show. He was knocked out how much the UK fans knew about him, his label & of course Philadelphia. This is the start of a 3 volume series all good stuff!
AMM
The UK Soul brothers
The Tasters!
32 comments:
Áll About The Groove,Big Thanks!
More goodies... Yay!
Many thanks UK Soul Brothers & AMM for this one.
BigD
Great!Looking forward to this series-Thanks
Another must-have from the hard working UK Soul Brothers! THANK YOU lads and AMM!
Cheers!
Bill
Thank you mates - great review
Thank you UK Soul Bros. & AMM. Some classic Soul to review.
I always love a good bit of Philly.
Yes please and thank you UK Soul Brothers and AMM. Looks like another gem to discover!
Yes yes, 'ring those bells' please ;) Thx brothers :) ✌🏻☮️
Thanks UK Soul Brothers for this Philly series - looking forward to the rest as well.
Thanks UK Soul Brothers, Philly is always welcome!
Philly - always good. Thanks for review, P.
The UK Soul brothers and AMM many thanks
Love it a singles collection UKSB thanks FOR review
You can't go wrong with The Philly Groove. This compilation loos really exciting. Thanks AMM and UK Soul brothers for this review!
Many thanks to The UK Soul Brothers for this great set it blows my mind what next?
Cheers Pedro
Well done to everyone for putting together these CDs from this beautiful era of Philly sounds.
Thanks again UK Soul Brothers
Yves
Thanks for a great review UK Soul Brothers and AMM
One of the many classy Philly labels, well done to all involved
Another great review, cheers
another great set thanks so much UKSB!
Billy bass , im coming to. Awesome stuff thanks UK soul brothers .
Please and thanks!
Just when I thought this blog couldn't get any better!
Thanks, UK Soul Brothers!
Merci beaucoup UKSoulBrothers for this great review
Many thanks to the UK Soul Brothers & AMM for another gem.
great work as usual my brothers,essential philly and more to come!
Great job, UK Soul Brothers. This will help me fill in the gaps in my Philly Groove songs. Love the Stan Watson story. Class act.
thanks UK Soul Brothers & AMM for this review
Many thanks MM.
cheers,ELtel
Thanks for the great review
Great review. Thanks to the UK Soul Brothers!
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