Description:

[Malaco 1000 Best Selection] 30 titles (+ 3 compilations) from Malaco Records, a prestigious label that inherited the tradition of Stax Records and High Records and was loved by soul fans all over the world as the savior of Southern Soul in the 80s, are now available for just 1,000 yen! The long-awaited 22 tracks, selected with groovy and mellow Free Soul sensibilities from the masterpieces of the golden era of Malaco Records, the prestigious label of Southern Soul, which is called along with Stax and High. The 22 tracks include Freedom's "Get Up And Dance," the pinnacle of party tunes, which has been remade by everyone from Grandmaster Flash to Schadaraparr; Dorothy Moore's "GirlOverboard," a blissful mellow groove that has also been highlighted by Snowboy's masterful performance; and "The Lost Art of Free Soul," a track that is sure to be a hit with Free Soul fanatics. The album is 82 minutes and 56 seconds long, and features a succession of treasures, including three singles-only treasures that Free Soul maniacs are drooling over, great covers by The Rascals/Sylvia/Bread and others, and 80s urban medium gems that only those in the know will recognize.A milestone compilation that sets a new label image for Malaco Records with fresh images! Includes commentary and original jacket.

Tracklisting:

1. GROOVIN' / POWER
2. GIRL OVERBOARD / DOROTHY MOORE
3. I NEED YOUR LOVE / PATTERSON TWINS
4. LET YOUR LOVE RAIN DOWN ON ME / JEWEL BASS
5. GET UP AND DANCE / FREEDOM
6. WHAT AM I TO DO / DOROTHY MOORE
7. I CAN'T STOP / POWER
8. LADY IN THE STREET / DENISE LASALLE
9. YOU USED TO BE MINE / MOSLEY & JOHNSON
10. WHEN CAN WE DO THIS AGAIN / Z.Z. HILL
11. GIVE ME YOUR LOVE / G.C. CAMERON
12. TAKE A CHANCE ON ME / EDDIE FLOYD
13. COME TO BED / DENISE LASALLE
14. IT'S SO GOOD / DOROTHY MOORE
15. I CAN'T DO ENOUGH FOR YOU BABY / TOMMY TATE
16. SWEET LIFE / FERN KINNEY WITH FREDERICK KNIGHT
17. BABY COME BACK / MOSLEY & JOHNSON
18. I'M FOR REAL / KING FLOY
19. HEARTS & FLOWERS / G.C. CAMERON
20. THE GOING UPS AND THE COMING DOWNS / DOROTHY MOORE
21. PILLOW TALK / FERN KINNEY
22. MAKE IT WITH YOU / RUBY WILSON