Part 1 in Interstate Records‰۪ regional soul series documenting the emerging Philly Soul sound, as influenced by Gamble-Huff but focusing on more obscure artists/releases, featuring writing / arrangement / production by Jerry Ross, Norman Harris, Thom Bell & Linda Creed, and Bobby Martin, with appearances by Bunny Sigler, Billy Hill (The Essex) and more.
LP tracklist: A1: Festivals ‰ÛÒ Take Your Time (Colossus 1971) A2: Choice of Colors (Image) ‰ÛÒ Betcha Didn‰۪t Know (Janus 1972) A3: Broadway Express ‰ÛÒ It‰۪s Ok With Me (I-D-B/Abbot (1970) A4: The Futures ‰ÛÒ Breaking Up (Amjo 1970) A5: Paradise ‰ÛÒ We Belong Toghether (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 1981) A6: Phyllis Smith ‰ÛÒ I Need Somebody To Love (J&M 1000/Yew 1969) A7: The Courtships ‰ÛÒ Love Ain‰۪t Love (Glades 1972) B1: The Inviations w/Lou Curtin ‰ÛÒ Let‰۪s Love (And Find Together) (Silver Blue 1973) B2: J. Kelly & The Premiers (Philadelphia Story) ‰ÛÒ She Calls Me Baby (Roadshow 1973) B3: The Epsilons ‰ÛÒ The Echo (Sigma Sound1968) B4: The Geminiles ‰ÛÒ Thinking About My Baby (Sandbag 1968) B5: The Blue Notes ‰ÛÒ This Time Will Be Different (Uni 1970) B6: The Mello Moods ‰ÛÒ Tell Love Hello (North Bay 1971) B7: The Elegant‰۪s ‰ÛÒ When You‰۪re Gone Away (Real Music 1982)