Eccentric Soul, Vol. 1: The Capsoul Label

Eccentric Soul, Vol. 1: The Capsoul Label Artist: Various Artists
Label: Numero
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 656605977928
EAN: 0656605977928
ASIN: B0006H4FP8


Release Date: 2005-03-01

Eccentric Soul, Vol. 1: The Capsoul Label


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Tracks:

  1. You're All I Need To Make It - Johnson
  2. Who Knows - Marion Black
  3. I'm Gonna Keep On Loving You - Kool Blues
  4. Sock It To 'Em Soul Brother - Bill Moss
  5. Too Far Gone - Four Mints
  6. You Can't Blame Me - Johnson
  7. Number One - Bill Mos
  8. Row My Boat - Four Mints
  9. Without Love - Ronnie Taylor
  10. I Want To Be Ready - Kool Blues
  11. Your Love Keeps Drawing Me Closer - Johnson
  12. Hot Grits!!! - Elijah & The Ebonites
  13. I Can't Take It - Ronnie Taylor
  14. Can We Try Love Again - Kool Blues
  15. You're My Desire - Four Mints
  16. A World WIthout You - Johnson
  17. Go On Fool - Marion Black
  18. Pure Soul - Elijah & The Ebonites
  19. Sock It To 'Em Soul Brother - Bill Moss

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How does a record become a hit? As history has shown, for every chart-topper, there are easily 10 equally well-made and compelling songs which never become widely-known. Case in point: <I>Eccentric Soul: The Capsoul Label</I>, documenting the tiny Columbus, Ohio label's output during the 1970s. The selections included here are closer to the gritty sounds of Stax than to high-polished Motown soul, but the musicianship and performances would not sound out of place next to the same era's familiar classics from Memphis and Detroit. The Kool Blues' "I'm Gonna Keep On Loving You" apes Sam & Dave's back-and-forth vocal approach, while Four Tops-style harmonies are the template for the Four Mints "Too Far Gone" and "Row My Boat". This collection is an unexpected surprise for the adventurous soul-lover looking to discover something new from the old days. <I>--Ben Heege</I>

Album Description

Short for 'Capital City Soul,' the Columbus Ohio Capsoul label's history spans only five short years throughout the 1970's. Founded by Bill Moss, a local singer and DJ at WVKO in Columbus, Capsoul released just a dozen 45's and one highly sought after LP resulting in a few regional hits. Numero 001 is a compilation of nineteen tracks spanning the label's all but forgotten history.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars What A Flashback!.......2006-07-16

Having been born and raised in Columbus during the 60's and 70's all I can say is that I'm flabbergasted. This music creates a visceral sensation that takes me back to the day when Bill Moss (The man with the red hot sauce) along with motivational speaker Les Brown (The man about town) were the voices of WVKO radio. Now living in Los Angeles after thirty years I thought I would never hear the sounds of "Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr" or "Elijah & the Ebonies" again. I feel like I'm crusin' down old Mt. Vernon Avenue again! Great CD.

5 out of 5 stars GO ON FOOL !.......2006-06-19

At last, there is a cd with "Go On Fool" by the mysterious Marion Black which so little is known of him. With his beautiful voice, one wonders why he wasn't heard of time and time again. But nevertheless, it's so wonderful to find this song on a cd. Plus, the flip side "Who Knows". I still have the original 45 of it released on the Avco record label. The label, that featured stars like : The Premiers, The Softones, The Stylistics, Congress Alley, and Donnie Elbert.

4 out of 5 stars Sock it to em Soul Brother!.......2005-05-25

At first, the listener may be put off by the sound quality and the fact that some tunes (particularly those by the 4 mints) have funky fast paced instrumetnal backing that poorly matches the midtempo singing.

However, upon repepated listening, this can be very appealing as hardcore, grassroots, down-in-the dirt funky little-known underground soul. Granted, this stuff will never make oldies radio, but the overall rawness and lack of polish compared to the more professional soul recordings then made at Motown and Philly International gives the whole thing an appealing sort of ghetto charm.

This is particularly true with "Sock It To Em Soul Brother," where the lead singer talks about meeting Martin Luther King and other Black heroes of the day.

To the lovers of little known soul, "eccentirc" is right! But give it a chance and you'll enjoy it.

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