Various - Eccentric Soul: Mighty Mike Lenaburg

Tracklist

A1	–Soul Blenders*	Blending Soul
A2	–Lon Rogers & The Soul Blenders	Too Good To Be True
A3	–Ronnie Whitehead	Out Of Breath
A4	–Michael Liggins & The Soul Blenders	Standing On The Corner
A5	–Soulsations*	Funky Night Club
A6	–Lon Rogers & The Soul Blenders	My Girl Is A Soul Girl
A7	–Ronnie Whitehead	Cold Feet
A8	–Soulsations*	Broadway Shing-A-Ling Pt.1
B1	–Michael Liggins & The Super Souls*	Loaded Back
B2	–We The People	Function Underground
B3	–Michael Liggins & The Super Souls*	Loaded To The Gills
B4	–Super Souls*	Loading Zone
B5	–Soulsations*	Song For My Father
C1	–Ronnie Whitehead	Begging You
C2	–Sheila Jack	I've Got To Have You
C3	–Michael Leggins*	Black And Beautiful
C4	–We The People	People Open Your Eyes And See
C5	–Small Paul	There's Gonna Be Some Crying
C6	–Newlyweds	Love Walked Out
C7	–Newlyweds	The Quarrel
D1	–Ronnie Whitehead	Got To Give You Up
D2	–Clarence Townes	Soul Fever
D3	–Soulsations*	Soul Skate
D4	–Small Paul	Do The Everything
D5	–Super Souls*	Blending Soul (Instrumental)
D6	–Super Souls*	Standing On The Corner (Instrumental)
D7	–Soulsations*	Tune Up

Notes

A blistering collection of funk, hard-charging r&b and psychedelic soul from the Phoenix scene -- amazing singles issued mostly in the late 60s and early 70s and spearheaded by producer Mike Lenaburg -- and a great portrait of a too-long neglected funky southwest! Mighty Mike Lenaburg produced records for Phoenix area acts on a half dozen label imprints such as Homogenized Soul, Out Of Sight, Mighty and Darlene. The sound throughout this collection has for the most part a heavy bottom end of funky drums, chiming-and-chugging guitar and vocals that range from gritty soul howling to more of a harmony approach. There's some killer funky flute and soulful psych from Michael Liggins, tight funky soul from Lon Rogers, positively pummeling numbers from Ronnie Whitehead and much more. The Numero Group continues to raise the stakes with their amazing Eccentric Soul series -- telling a culturally significant story, and just as importantly, assembling flat out perfect listening experiences! 27 tracks in all: "Too Good To Be True" and "My Girl Is A Soul Girl" by Lon Rogers & The Soul Blenders, "Standing On The Corner", by Michael Liggins, "Loaded To The Gills" and "Loaded Back" by Michael Liggins & The Super Souls, "I've Got To Have You" by Sheila Black, "Blending Soul" by Soul Blenders, "People, Open Your Eyes And See" by We The People, "Cold Feet" and "Begging You" by Ronnie Whitehead, "Funky Nightclub" by Soulsations, "The Quarrel" by Newly Weds and more!

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
NUM011	Various	Eccentric Soul: Mighty Mike Lenaburg ‎(CD, Comp)	Numero Group	NUM011	US	2006
NUM011	Various	Eccentric Soul: Mighty Mike Lenaburg ‎(CD, Comp, Promo)	Numero Group	NUM011	US	2006

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