The Complete Loma Singles. Vol. 1.
Material type:
MusicPublisher number: RGM-0606 | Warner Brothers/Real Gone MusicPublisher: [Burbank, California] : [United States] : Warner Brothers ; Real Gone Music, [2017]Distributor: Burbank, CA : Manufactured & distributed by Rhino Entertainment Company. Copyright date: ℗2017 ©2017Description: 2 audio discs : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - performed music
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Main Library | CD | Adult Display - Second Floor | R&B Complete Loma Singles Vol. 1 | Black Music Month | Available | 33111009070463 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Loma Records existed for only four years, releasing its first single in 1964 and last in 1968, but the Los Angeles-based subsidiary of Warner Bros. is beloved by soul collectors. A lot of the cult surrounding Loma celebrates how the label never quite found an identity, spitting out singles that veered from uptown soul to hard grooves while hitting stops everywhere in between. The Complete Loma Singles, Vol. 1 -- the first installment of a four-volume set chronicling all the A-sides and B-sides Loma ever released -- illustrates the label's weaknesses and strengths, balancing modern soul with throwback R&B. Led by Bob Krasnow, a record man who previously worked at the San Francisco branch of King, Loma demonstrated a keen ear for talent, signing Bob & Earl before they had a hit with "Harlem Shuffle" and providing a home for Ike & Tina Turner while the pair were figuring out their high-octane revue. Both of these artists grab attention on The Complete Loma Singles, Vol. 1, as do the Olympics, who cut the first version of "Good Lovin'," which was later popularized by the Rascals. While a couple of the acts feel generic, usually in a pleasant sense, those are also the artists that veer toward a showbiz mainstream: Sugar N Spice are a sweet girl group without a strong spark and Billy Storm hams it up on "Goldfinger." These sides show how Loma was searching for a hit more than looking for a unifying narrative, but that scattershot approach can result in enjoyably oddball one-offs like Dick Jensen & the Imports turning "Tom Dooley" into a "Farmer John" stomp. And "Tom Dooley" is the reason why The Complete Loma Singles, Vol. 1 is so much fun: it's not a great single, but it's cheerful ephemera that would not be collected elsewhere. When combined with the strong work from Bob & Earl, the Olympics, Ike & Tina Turner, the Enchanters, Little Jerry Williams, and the Smiley Lewis Band, the set turns into a gas. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Recorded between 1964 and 1965.
Various performers.
Compact disc.
Disc 1. I never want to dream again (There is a garden) ; Baby, don't look down / Billy Storm -- (I was) born to lose ; Midnight prowl / Singers -- The big jerk (part one) ; The big jerk (part two) / Clyde & The Blue Jays -- Everybody jerk ; Just one look in your eyes / Bob & Earl -- I'm the lover man ; The push, push, push / Little Jerry Williams -- Hey girl ; Blues with a feelin' / Lucky Carmichael -- Come go with me ; Playboy / Sugar 'N' Spice -- Something you got / Reb Foster -- Quetzel and Jude / Reb & The Rogues -- Goldfinger ; Debbie and mitch / Billy Storm -- I'm coming' home ; Raining in my heart / Olympics -- Tell her I'm not home ; I'm thru with love / Ike & Tina Turner -- I want to be loved ; I paid for the party / Enchanters.
Disc 2. Good lovin' ; Olympic shuffle / Olympics -- There's something on your mind (part one) ; There's something on your mind (part two) / Baby Lloyd -- Somebody (somewhere) needs you ; (I'll do anything) Just to be with you / Ike & Tina Turner -- Soul jerk (part one) ; Soul jerk (part two) / Bobby Bennett & The Dynamics -- Baby I'm yours ; No more will I cry / OlympicsWaitin' ; Your search is over / Walter Foster -- You're absolutely right ; Lock me in your heart / Apollas -- Soldier baby of mine / Oh eddy, my baby / Brenda Hall -- Tom Dooley ; Since I fell for you / Dick Jensen & The Imports -- We better get along ; Live and learn / Young Lions -- You can't outsmart a woman ; That's what's happening / Kell Osborne -- The bells are ringing ; Walkin' the girl / Smiley Lewis Band -- Just can't get enough of you ; Nobody's baby (am I) / Apollas.