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The Westbound Sound Of Detroit Various Artists (Westbound)
The Westbound Sound Of Detroit
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WESTBOUND
CD CATALOGUE NUMBER
CDSEWD 065
LABEL
WESTBOUND
DISC01
01GONNA SPREAD THE NEWS
Unique Blend
02YES I'M IN LOVE
Unique Blend
03DOES HE TREAT YOU BETTER
Unique Blend
04MOMMY AND DADDY
Unique Blend
05OLD FASHIONED WOMAN
Unique Blend
06LONELY IN A CROWD
Superlatives
07I DON'T KNOW HOW (TO SAY I LOVE YOU)
Superlatives
08THINGS ARE LOOKING UP
The Detroit Emeralds
09ROSETTA STONE
The Detroit Emeralds
10THAT'S ALL I GOT
The Detroit Emeralds
11IF YOU NEED ME JUST CALL ME
Fantastic Four
12I'M FALLING IN LOVE
Fantastic Four
13WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT
The Counts
14HAPPY DAYS
Magictones
15EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT
Magictones
16I'VE CHANGED
Magictones
17I'LL MAKE IT UP TO YOU
Magictones
18TRYING REAL HARD
Magictones
19I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS BUT IT SHO' IS FUNKY
Mighty Elegant
20I FIND MYSELF FALLING IN LOVE
Mighty Elegant
21WHAT AM I GONNA DO
Houston Outlaws
22I'M LOVING YOU, YOU'RE LEAVING ME
Motivations
23I LOVE YOU
The Motivations
24MY BABY AIN'T NO PLAYTHING
The New Holidays
25WHEN I'M BACK ON MY FEET
Unknown Artist
 Various Artists (Westbound)
 



The Westbound and Eastbound labels were the home to many classic soul groups from the late 60s through to the end of the 70s. Their two most successful outfits were The Detroit Emeralds and The Fantastic Four. All the hits and main albums by these two aggregations are already available on Westbound, so The Westbound Sound Of Detroit allows a long-overdue look at some rarer non-album and unissued tracks from both groups as well as the best tracks from others who also recorded for the Westbound and Eastbound stable. As an added bonus, many of the recordings feature the crack Detroit rhythm section of James Jamerson on bass, Robert White on guitar and Richard 'Pistol' Allen on drums. Among the groups featured are the Houston Outlaws (rumoured to be a pseudonym for Archie Bell & The Drells in their immediate post-Atlantic period), the personnel unknown-but-still-fabulous Motivations, the Richard 'Popcorn' Wylie-associated New Holidays and 1 track When I'm Back On My Feet by an (as yet) unidentified artist (which is a shame, as the song is terrific).

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