Kent 30: Best Of Kent Northern 1982-2012
Various Artists
CDKEND 384
Kent 
Format: Audio CD 
Release Date 29th October 2012
30 stunning soul sounds, one for each glorious year.
A clip of the release notes from Ady Croasdell follows below...
This CD is a look at the Kent label’s Northern Soul history, heritage and future. There’s more to Kent than just Northern Soul, but that’s how we started in 1982 when Mary Love’s ‘You Turned My Bitter Into Sweet’ kicked off the “For Dancers Only” vinyl album. We covered the ballad side recently on “Deep Shadows: The Best Of Kent Ballads” CDKEND 342.
The “For Dancers Only” LP gets a nod with Gene & Gary’s duet of Danny Monday’s ‘Baby Without You’, here on CD for the first time. There is a host of exclusives, several not issued in any format before: Alexander Patton’s ‘True Love (Is In The Heart)’ will open traditional Northern fans’ eyes and ears the most, being from the same session and of a similar feel to his classic ‘A Lil Lovin’ Sometimes’, and Marva Holiday’s ‘Rising Higher’ is a fabulous Sherlie Matthews’ song that will be admired by progressive Northern fans.
The booklet contains 9,000 words of wisdom, re-telling the Kent Northern saga for long-term inmates or explaining where it all came form for the more recent converts. That’s 30 stunning soul sounds, one for each glorious year. It is not only a celebration but a revelation too; we hope you enjoy the hyperbole.
Tracks
Side 1
01 (True Love Is) In The Heart - Alexander Patton
02 (Just A Little) Faith And Understanding - The Magicians
03 The Magic Touch (Alt vocal) - Melba Moore
04 You Only Live Twice (Original take) - Lorraine Chandler
05 What Should I Do (Alt mix) - Little Ann
06 (I'd Be A) Millionaire - Chuck Jackson
07 Gettin' To Me - Ben E King
08 Think Smart - The Fiestas
09 Love Keeps Me Crying - Walter Wilson
10 Ooh It Hurts Me (Instrumental) - The Pied Piper Players
11 Oh, My Darlin' - Jackie Lee
12 Rising Higher - Marva Holiday
13 Sorry Ain't The Word - The Paramount Four
14 Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right - The Mayberry Movement
15 No Limit - Darrow Fletcher
16 I Wanna Thank You - The Quotations
17 Have Faith In Me - Sugar & The Spices
18 Try My Love - Toni & The Showmen
19 Beauty Is Just Skin Deep - The Sweethearts
20 Baby Without You - Gene & Gary
21 Handwriting On The Wall - Bobby Wisdom
22 Oh Baby Don't You Weep - Luther Ingram
23 I'm Stepping Out Of The Picture - Johnny Maestro & The Crests
24 I'm Shooting High (I Reach For The Sky) (Alt mix) - O.C. Tolbert
25 Without Your Love - Bobby Penn
26 Too Much For You - Bobby Angelle
27 Changes - Lilly Fields
28 It's Torture - Maxine Brown
29 We Can Do It - The Shaladons
30 The Panic Is On - Lou Johnson
Can listen to two tracks above