{"product_id":"various-artist-soul-of-baltimore-ru-jac-cd-1665101116","title":"Various Artists - Soul Of Baltimore: Ru-jac Records Story 1963-1980 [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst-ever audio history chronicling the Ru-Jac label.  Rare singles and previously unissued '60s\/'70s soul\/R\u0026amp;B.  Liner notes and photos tracing Ru-Jac's history.  Newly restored and mastered.  Specially priced boxed-set. The Baltimore soul\/R\u0026amp;B label Ru-Jac Records was founded in 1963 by local promoter rufus mitchell and investor partner Jack Bennett (their names forming the Ru-Jac name). The label primarily released regional soul\/R\u0026amp;B singles from 1963 until the mid 1970s, when Mitchell stepped away to focus on another business venture. Omnivore has already released single-artist packages by some of the label's biggest names, including Winfield Parker - Mr. Clean: Winfield Parker At Ru-Jac (Parker also serves as the consulting producer for all of Omnivore's Ru-Jac releases) and Gene \u0026amp; Eddie - True Enough: Gene \u0026amp; Eddie With Sir Joe At Ru-Jac. This specially priced 4-CD boxed set pulls togehter the individual volumes which Omnivore has rolled out over the past year-collecting for the very first time anywhere the audio history of Ru-Jac Records. Each volume is produced by the Grammyr Award-winning producer Cheryl Pawelski and Kevin Coombe, East Coast soul historian. Coombe provides liner notes detailing the rise and eventual closure of the label, and it's close ties to the segregated beaches and performance spaces of the region. Rare photos and ephemera will be included in each volume to help illustrate and trace the history of the label. Utilizing original tapes, extremely collectible 45s, and acetates, all four volumes underwent extensive restoration and mastering by Grammyr Award-winning engineer, Michael Graves. Volume One: Something Got A Hold On Me: The Ru-Jac Records Story, Volume One: 1963-1964 contains 28 tracks, 10 of them previously unissued. The other 18 tracks chart the history of the first 45s issued by the label and includes songs by Winfield Parker, Flattop Bobby \u0026amp; The Soul Twisters, and Brenda Jones among others. Volume Two: Get Right: The Ru-Jac Records Story, Volume Two: 1964-1966 contains 22 tracks, 8 of them previously unissued, including newly discovered demos by Arthur Conley. The other 14 tracks are derived from 45s issued by the label as Ru-Jac started to gain momentum in the region, and includes songs by Shirley Of The Soul Sisters \u0026amp; Brother, The Mask Man \u0026amp; The Cap-Tans, and Bobby Sax \u0026amp; His House Keepers among others. Volume Three: Finally Together: The Ru-Jac Records Story, Volume Three: 1966-1967 contains 25 tracks, 11 of them previously unissued. The other 14 tracks are derived from 45s issued by the label as Ru-Jac hit it's stride, and includes songs by Rita Doryse, Kitty Lane, Gene \u0026amp; Eddie, and Sir Joe among others. Volume Four: Changes: The Ru-Jac Records Story, Volume Four: 1967-1980 contains 25 tracks, 3 of them previously unissued. The other 22 tracks are derived from the last 45s issued by the label and demonstrate a change in musical direction both for Ru-Jac and in the country. Included are songs by Fred Martin, Dynamic Corvettes, and Jimmy Dotson \u0026amp; Rhythm By Inner Light Band among others.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFatback (Take 1) - By Lamont Esquires\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlease Don't Go (With Kay Keys Band) - By Jessie Crawford\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Love You So (With Kay Keys Band) - By Jessie Crawford\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Woman Like You (With the Shyndells Band) - By Little Sonny Daye\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm Through with You (With the Shyndells Band) - By Little Sonny Daye\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery Day I Have the Blues (Take 2) - By Jeanne Dee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaving All My Loving - By (MR. T) Tiny Tim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's Everything to Me - By (MR. T) Tiny Tim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Want to Be Sure - By Celestine 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Won - By Celestine 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCross Track (Take 2) - By Flattop Bobby ; the Soul Twisters 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen I'm Alone - By Winfield Parker 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan't You See - By Brenda Jones 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet's Go Back to School - By Brenda Jones 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat's All You Have to Do - By Brenda Jones 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne of These Mornings (Take 3) - By Winfield Parker 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePut a Light in the Window - By Charles Johnson 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Father Watches Over Me - By Fruitland Harmonizers 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake Care of Me - By Fruitland Harmonizers 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomething Got a Hold on Me - By Ru-Jac Records 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll Over Again (Feat. Marie Allen) - By the Teardrops Band 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrying Won't Help You (Feat. Marie Allen) - By the Teardrops Band 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrash Can - By Ru-Jac Records 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't Bit Mo - By Rockin' Robin 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFoolish to Try - By James Hill 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeadow of Love - By the Jolly Jax 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Money Cha Cha - By the Jolly Jax 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoe (Take 5) - By the Jolly Jax 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Must Be Love - By Brenda Jones 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm So Afraid - By Brenda Jones 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSo Alone (Take 3) - By Brenda Jones 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Must Be Love (Backing Track) - By Brenda Jones 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat More (Can Anyone Want) - By Shirley Grant 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Don't Really Care - By Shirley Grant 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoose Pimples - By Butch Cornell's Trio 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHere 'Tis Now - By Butch Cornell's Trio 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoose Pimples (Alternate Version) - By Butch Cornell's Trio 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere You Lead Me - By Harold Holt 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm a Stranger - By Harold Holt 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere You Lead Me (Alternate Version 2) - By Harold Holt 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhole Lotta Woman (Demo) - By Arthur Conley 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGet Right - By Bobby Sax ; 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