- Format: CD
- Label: Ace
- Genre: 60s Garage / Surf / RnB
Following in the footsteps of Aces earlier retrospective of the "5" Royales best 1950s King recordings ("Its Hard But Its Fair" - CDCHD 1038) comes this equally essential collection that chronicles their activities in the early 1960s.
Presented in best-ever sound, here are 14 of their finest sides for the Memphis-based Home Of The Blues label - including the £400-rated, Northern Soul and Beach Music favourite that is the title track. Many will want to buy this CD on the strength of this one track alone.
Also included are the complete Federal recordings of their lead guitarist and chief songwriter Lowman "El" Pauling and their pianist Royal "The Royalton" Abbit - all making their CD debut - plus three solo Pauling sides that were recorded for (but not issued by) HOTB.
Superbly soulful harmonies and stupendous guitar work make these tracks as vital now as they were when first released 45+ years ago.
Its often said that 60s soul groups would not have sounded the way they did without the "5" Royales to point the way. Heres the proof of that statement.
Track listing:
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE
I GOT TO KNOW
IF YOU DONT NEED ME
IM GONNA TELL THEM
TAKE ME WITH YOU BABY
NOT GOING TO CRY
THEY DONT KNOW
SO MUCH IN NEED
CATCH THAT TEARDROP
GOOF BALL
SHE DID ME WRONG
SHOW ME
I WANT IT LIKE THAT
WHATS IN THE HEART
IM A COOL TEENAGER (Single master) - El Pauling And The Royalton
SOLID ROCK - El Pauling And The Royalton
EVERYBODY KNOWS - El Pauling
NOW BABY DONT DO IT - El Pauling And The Royalton
RAIN DROPS KEEP A FALLIN - El Pauling And Royal Abbit
PLEASE, PLEASE BE MINE - El Pauling And Royal Abbit
HERE IT TIS, RIGHT HERE - El Pauling And Royal Abbit
JAIL BIRD - El Pauling And Royal Abbit
SEND ME SOMEBODY - El Pauling And Royal Abbit
(COME ON) LETS HAVE A GOOD TIME - El Pauling And Royal Abbit
IM A COOL TEENAGER (UNDUBBED VERSION) - El Pauling And The Royalton
MR. MOON MAN PARTS 1 & 2 - Ed Pauling And The Exciters
TIME FOR EVERYTHING - Ed Pauling And The Exciters
SOUL HOUSE (IT WONT BE LONG) - Ed Pauling And The Exciters
