Warehouse Stock Clearance Sale

Grab a bargain today!

Eccentric Soul
The Saru Label

Rating
Click to rate
Format
CD (1 Disc); Stereo
Release Date
23 March 2018

Our Price
HK$116
Elsewhere
HK$243.77
Save HK$127.77 (52%)
Ships from UK Estimated delivery date: 20th Feb - 27th Feb from UK
Free Shipping Worldwide


Sign Up for Fishpond's Best Deals Delivered to You Every Day
Go

The 20th volume of the flagship 'Eccentric Soul' series has all the boxes checked: Gun-toting, skip-tracing record producers, child stars, rip-offs, the 'World's Greatest Bail Bondsman,' swindles, soaring falsettos, and a dwindling rust-belt cityscape offering mere glimpses of hope before the record industry escaped for the coasts. Helmed by the O'Jays Bobby Massey, Saru was a creative vortex that pulled Cuyahoga County's greatest talent in, making a strong case for Cleveland to contend with Detroit, Philly, and Memphis as America's soul music's capital.

Album: Eccentric Soul: The Saru Label
# Song Title   Time
1)    For the Rest of My Life More Info...
2)    Now He's Home More Info...
3)    Stand in for Love More Info...
4)    Bound More Info...
5)    Son in Law More Info...
6)    Are You Man Enough More Info...
7)    Just to Be With You More Info...
8)    Got to Get My Broom Out More Info...
9)    Can't Make It Without You More Info...
10)    I Can't Take It More Info...
11)    The Last Time More Info...
12)    Hey Lady More Info...
13)    I Remember You More Info...
14)    My Woman's Love More Info...
15)    Baby You Got It More Info...
16)    Shattered Man More Info...
17)    I Believe More Info...
18)    Tears Don't Care Who Cry More Info...
19)    Prove It More Info...
20)    Come Back Boy More Info...
21)    You Made Me Beg More Info...
22)    I Was Wrong More Info...
23)    Just to Be With You More Info...
24)    Love's Needed More Info...
25)    Got to Make It Right More Info...
 
Buy Together
+
Buy together with Eccentric Soul: The Saru Label at a great price!
Buy Together
HK$354
Elsewhere Price
HK$399.42
You Save HK$45.42 (11%)

Album: Eccentric Soul: The Saru Label
# Song Title   Time
1)    For the Rest of My Life More Info...
2)    Now He's Home More Info...
3)    Stand in for Love More Info...
4)    Bound More Info...
5)    Son in Law More Info...
6)    Are You Man Enough More Info...
7)    Just to Be With You More Info...
8)    Got to Get My Broom Out More Info...
9)    Can't Make It Without You More Info...
10)    I Can't Take It More Info...
11)    The Last Time More Info...
12)    Hey Lady More Info...
13)    I Remember You More Info...
14)    My Woman's Love More Info...
15)    Baby You Got It More Info...
16)    Shattered Man More Info...
17)    I Believe More Info...
18)    Tears Don't Care Who Cry More Info...
19)    Prove It More Info...
20)    Come Back Boy More Info...
21)    You Made Me Beg More Info...
22)    I Was Wrong More Info...
23)    Just to Be With You More Info...
24)    Love's Needed More Info...
25)    Got to Make It Right More Info...
 
Product Description

The 20th volume of the flagship 'Eccentric Soul' series has all the boxes checked: Gun-toting, skip-tracing record producers, child stars, rip-offs, the 'World's Greatest Bail Bondsman,' swindles, soaring falsettos, and a dwindling rust-belt cityscape offering mere glimpses of hope before the record industry escaped for the coasts. Helmed by the O'Jays Bobby Massey, Saru was a creative vortex that pulled Cuyahoga County's greatest talent in, making a strong case for Cleveland to contend with Detroit, Philly, and Memphis as America's soul music's capital.

Product Details
EAN
0825764107129
Country
USA
Label
NUMERO
Dimensions
14 x 12.7 x 1.4 centimeters (0.07 kg)
Performer Notes
  • Liner Note Author: Rob Sevier.
  • Cleveland's Saru is the subject of Numero's 20th Eccentric Soul anthology. Active during the tail end of the '60s and the beginning of the '70s, the label was owned by entrepreneurial cousins who provided O'Jays member Bobby Massey with an outlet to write, produce, and develop talent. Just over a dozen singles were released on Saru (and sublabel Pisces), with some recordings never reaching the public. The O'Jays themselves recorded for Saru just prior to their resurgent and greatest success with Philadelphia International. "Shattered Man" launched the label and set its tone in sweeping, dramatic style, and David Peoples' high-powered "Got to Get My Broom Out" is basically an O'Jays record with a different frontman. Otherwise, Massey and O'Jays keyboardist Bobby Dukes, and to a lesser extent Parliament/Funkadelic's Calvin Simon, were the architects, composing and directing the majority of Saru's output. This included material from youngsters the Ponderosa Twins Plus One, whose bittersweet "Bound" became the basis of Kanye West's "Bound 2"; the Out-of-Sights, who contributed several tough sides; and Dukes himself, whose rolling "Just to Be with You" is another highlight. Only Sir Stanley's "I Believe," a heavy psych-funk maelstrom, diverts from traditional soul. Numero's characteristically in-depth backstory narrative is more consistently fascinating than the music, which tends to be at least adequate in quality and high in spirit when lacking distinction. For Numero devotees and Midwest soul fanatics, this neatly complements Eccentric Soul: The Way Out Label, Boddie Recording Company: Cleveland, Ohio, Tinmine Soul Supply, and Lou Ragland's I Travel Alone. ~ Andy Kellman
Show more
Review this Product
Ask a Question About this Product More...
 
Look for similar items by category
Home » Music » R&B » General
Home » Music » R&B » Funk
Item ships from and is sold by Fishpond World Ltd.

Back to top