Name: Gotta Get a Good Thing Goin’ – The Music of Black Britain in the Sixties
Brand: Various

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CRJAMBOX009

{"blocks": [{"data": {"text": "CRJAMBOX009"}, "type": "paragraph"}]}

Colour

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-09-16

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cherry Red (ADA)

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5013929430938

{"blocks": [{"data": {"text": "5013929430938"}, "type": "paragraph"}]}

Total Cap

4 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Various

Genre GB

Classic

Label GB

Strawberry

Strawberry was a renowned mastering and lacquer cutting studio based in London, UK. Established in May 1978 and operating until 1983, it was founded by Eric Graham and Graham Gouldman of the iconic band 10cc. The studio was a brainchild of their manager Ric Dixon, along with Melvyn Abrahams and David Moores as managing directors. Designed by Tom Hidley, Strawberry boasted state-of-the-art facilities and became one of the most highly regarded mastering studios in the UK.

At Strawberry, records were cut using top-notch equipment including the Neumann VMS 70 lathe with Ortofon CPS cutting control unit and Ortofon cutter head. The expertise of talented engineers like Julian Mills, Melvyn Abrahams, Sean Davies, Steve Rooke, and Jack Adams contributed to the studio's exceptional sound quality. Their dedication ensured that Strawberry stood out as a go-to destination for artists seeking superior mastering services.

In addition to its main name, Strawberry also appeared on releases as "Strawberry Mastering Lounge." It is important not to confuse this label with other studios such as Strawberry Studios South in Dorking or Strawberry Studios France in Hérouville. With its rich history spanning from 1978 to 1983, Strawberry remains an influential player in the music industry during its prime years.

Back In Stock

Gotta Get A Good Thing Goin’ is the first box set to document the huge influence of Black music in Britain in the 1960s. With 115 tracks, the deluxe ‘long form’ box set includes sleevenotes including an essay from Fitzroy Facey (Soul Survivors). A four-CD compilation that pays tribute to a lost era.

While many of the decade’s most successful UK bands (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones et al) were originally inspired and influenced by Black American soul and R&amp;B, it could be argued that Black artists recording in Britain at the time weren’t given the exposure they deserved.

The first two discs of Gotta Get A Good Thing Goin’ document the explosion of homegrown Soul and Rhythm and Blues which reflected the growing success of labels such as Motown and Stax/ Atlantic, which spearheaded the plethora of Black music emanating from the States. Artists such as Carl Douglas and Jimmy James were popular live draws, who later enjoyed chart success in the 1970s. Jackie Edwards, Owen Gray and Jimmy Cliff came to the UK from Jamaica after signing with Chris Blackwell’s Island Records while Geno Washington was an American GI who stayed here and continues to perform to this day. Clyde McPhatter was the legendary original singer in The Drifters and The Chants would eventually evolve into The Real Thing.

However, Soul and R&amp;B aren’t the only genres catered for here. While disc 3 is devoted to the homespun Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae from artists who’d often been born in the Caribbean (chief among them Laurel Aitken, the ‘Godfather of Ska’), Disc 4 reflects a wider range of styles including choice selections from many stars of their day (Cleo Laine, a highly respected jazz singer; Shirley Bassey, a successful worldwide phenomenon; Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, a charismatic maverick; Winifred Atwell, a popular boogie woogie pianist; Geoff Love, a renowned orchestra leader). The UK also played host to many visiting American blues and folk men and women (such as Champion Jack Dupree, Otis Spann and Mabel Hillery).

Gotta Get A Good Thing Goin’ boasts numerous tracks new to CD and includes many 45s which now command three figure sums on the collector’s market. With comprehensive sleevenotes and artist biographies, a plethora of rare images and photos and newly remastered sound, this is a fitting homage to a golden era in Black British music.

1 THE SOUL BROTHERS Gotta Get A Good Thing Goin’ 2 THE FLIRTATIONS Nothing But A Heartache 3 CARL DOUGLAS Serving A Sentence Of Life 4 JIMMY THOMAS Springtime 5 JIMMY JAMES AND THE VAGABONDS This Heart Of Mine 6 JACKIE EDWARDS Come On Home 7 CHRIS RAYBURN One Way Ticket 8 HERBIE GOINS AND THE NIGHT-TIMERS Coming Home To You 9 JIMMY CLIFF Waterfall 10 THE FERRIS WHEEL I Can’t Break The Habit 11 GENO WASHINGTON &amp; THE RAM JAM BAND Michael 12 CLEO LAINE Don’t You Pass Me By 13 DANNY WILLIAMS Whose Little Girl Are You 14 MADELINE BELL Picture Me Gone 15 WATSON T BROWNE AND THE EXPLOSIVE Some Lovin’ 16 EBONY KEYES If You Knew 17 SUGAR SIMONE Take It Easy 18 KIM D The Real Thing 19 BROTHERS GRIMM Looky, Looky 20 LUCAS AND THE MIKE COTTON SOUND Ain’t Love Good, Ain’t Love Proud 21 THE FANTASTICS Ask The Lonely 22 OLIVER NORMAN Drowning In My Own Despair 23 OWEN GRAY Gonna Work Out Fine 24 JOHN L WATSON AND THE HUMMELFLUGS Lookin’ For Love 25 KENNY LYNCH Movin’ Away 26 ROOT AND JENNY JACKSON Let’s Go Somewhere 27 KENNY BERNARD What Love Brings 28 RAM JOHN HOLDER Yes I Do 29 HOAGY BENSON Turn Me On

1 THE CHANTS A Man Without A Face 2 MARSHA HUNT Walk On Gilded Splinters 3 THE FOUNDATIONS New Direction 4 CALEB Baby You’re Phrasing Is Bad 5 JOHN FITCH AND ASSOCIATES Stoned Out Of It 6 SIMON K AND THE MEANTIMERS Bring Back Your Love (To Me) 7 THE SUGARLUMPS Can’t We Be Friends 8 FLAMMA SHERMAN Move Me 9 JACK HAMMER What Greater Love 10 THE SHADROCKS (Featuring Little John) There Is 11 CLYDE McPHATTER Only A Fool 12 RONNIE JONES I’m So Clean 13 THIS ‘N’ THAT Get Down With It / I Can’t Get No Satisfaction 14 JJ JACKSON AND THE JEEPS But It’s Alright 15 ERNEST RANGLIN AND THE GBs Swing A Ling Pt. I 16 NORMA LEE Hurt 17 THE CORDUROYS Too Much Of A Woman 18 ERROL DIXON I Don’t Want 19 SONNY CHILDE Giving Up On Love 20 RAY GATES Have You Ever Had The Blues (Alternative Take) 21 PAULA AND THE JETLINERS I Know Some Day 22 MAYNELL WILSON Motown Feeling 23 BB JAMES AND DERV Kiss Me, Kiss Me 24 BLUE RIVERS AND HIS MAROONS Take It Or Leave It 25 McFARTHING KISSOON I’m Living Good 26 LARIS McLENNON Confusion 27 FREDDY MACK Sock It To ‘Em, J.B. (Live) 28 THE REACTION That Man

1 BLACK VELVET African Velvet 2 RICO’S COMBO London Here I Come 3 MILLIE My Love And I 4 LAUREL AITKEN Bar Tender 5 WINSTON GROOVY Work It Up 6 PAT RHODEN Jezebel 7 KING HORROR Cutting Blade 8 BERESFORD RICKETTS &amp; THE BLUE BEATS You Better Be Gone 9 THE CLASSICS Worried Over Me 10 SONNY AND THE DAFFODILS That Girl She Done Me Wrong 11 THE BRIXTON MARKET Children Get Ready 12 TONY WASHINGTON AND THE D.C.’s Show Me How (To Milk A Cow) 13 JOE’S ALL STARS Musical Feet 14 THE FABULOUS BLUE BEATS One More Try 15 THE RUDIES Boss Sound 16 BOBBY JOHNSON AND THE ATOMS Another Man 17 LAUREL AND GIRLIE Scandal In Brixton Market 18 AMBROSE CAMPBELL Hey Jude 19 SUGAR ‘N’ DANDY Girl Come See 20 THE GRUVY BEATS Kent People 21 THE BLUEBEATERS There I Go 22 WINSTON AND PAT Pony Ride 23 TOP GRANT Coronation Street 24 SEVEN LETTERS Call Collect 25 DIMPLES AND EDDIE With RICO’S COMBO Fleet Street 26 CAB KAYE With HIS MUSIC FROM GHANA Everything Is Go 27 CY GRANT King Cricket 28 THE BARNABY RUDGE HIP BAND Run Thru The Park 29 RUPERT AND THE RED DEVILS Please Think Of Me

1 SHIRLEY BASSEY Sunshine 2 MAXINE NIGHTINGALE Spinning Wheel 3 PETER STRAKER Breakfast In Bed 4 PEANUT I’m Waiting For The Day 5 MEL TURNER They Killed The King 6 JOY MARSHALL Heartache Hurry On By 7 ELDRIDGE DEVLIN You’re My Girl 8 CLEO To Know Him Is To Love Him 9 LORRAINE CHILD You 10 DORRIS HENDERSON AND JOHN RENBOURN Watch The Stars 11 MABEL HILLERY Rock Me Daddy 12 CHAMPION JACK DUPREE With T.S. MCPHEE Get Your Head Happy 13 OTIS SPANN Keep Your Hand Out Of My Pocket 14 SCREAMIN’ JAY HAWKINS All Night 15 JOE HARRIOTT QUINTET Liggin’ 16 FLASH DOMINCII &amp; THE SUPERSONICS Rora Rora Majo Omo Pupa 17 SHAKE KEANE Green Onions 18 THE NEW ORLEANS KNIGHTS Enjoy Yourself 19 THE CHARIOTS Problem Girl 20 THE SOUTHLANDERS Imitation Of Love 21 WINIFRED ATWELL Bossa Nova Boogie 22 EMILE FORD AND THE BIG SIX Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me 23 HOWIE CASEY AND THE SENIORS I Ain’t Mad At You 24 RICKY WAYNE With THE FABULOUS FLEE- RACKERS Chicka’roo 25 RAY ELLINGTON The Rhythm Of The World 26 THE RAY KING SOUL BAND Soon You’ll Be Gone 27 FITZROY COLEMAN AND HIS GUITARS Lucilla 28 DAVY JONES Love Bug 29 GEOFF LOVE AND HIS ORCHESTRA Coronation Street