Excellent collection of early soul & blues/r&b sounds from California.....From the gospel soul of the Simms Twins & Johnnie Morisette to the hard blue soul of Johnny Guitar Watson & the earliest secular recordings of Johnnie Taylor, this set has much to offer. DEEP WATER by the Rivingtons is worth the price alone!!!...............
DISC 1 1. Soothe Me (The Simms Twins) 2. Right To Love (The Simms Twins) 3. The Smile (The Simms Twins) 4. You're Pickin' In The Right Cotton Patch (The Simms Twins) 5. Stay Where You Are (The Olympics) 6. Baby, It's Hot (The Olympics) 7. Come On (Earl Nelson) 8. No Time To Cry (Earl Nelson) 9. Lookin' For A Love (The Valentinos) 10. Somewhere There's A Girl (The Valentinos) 11. Damper (Johnnie Morisette) 12. Meet Me At The Twistin' Place (Johnnie Morisette) 13. Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere (Johnnie Morisette) 14. Here Comes The Night (Part 1) (Jimmy Norman) 15. Here Comes The Night (Part 2) (Willie Moon Man Echols_ 16. The Heebee Jeebees (Wally Cox) 17. I Can't Help It (Wally Cox) 18. Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow (The Rivingtons) 19. Deep Water (The Rivingtons) 20. My Reward (The Rivingtons) 21. Waiting (The Rivingtons) 22. The Love I Just Lost (Beamon Young) 23. Some Day (Beamon Young) 24. That Much Of Your Love (Donald Woods) 25. Memories Of An Angel (Donald Woods) 26. All By Myself (Zeke Strong and His Queen Tones) 27. Your Heart Must Be Made Of Stone (Zeke Strong and His Queen Tones) 28. This Is The Nite (The Valiants) 29. Love Game (The Valiants) 30. Frieda Frieda (The Valiants)
DISC 2 31. Soul Motion (Don and Dewey) 32. Stretchin' Out (Don and Dewey) 33. A Whole Lotta Woman (Johnnie Taylor) 34. Why, Why, Why (Johnnie Taylor) 35. Never, Never (Johnnie Taylor) 36. Rome (Wasn't Built In A Day) (Johnnie Taylor) 37. Looking Back (Johnny Guitar Watson) 38. The Eagle Is Back (Johnny Guitar Watson) 39. Johnny Guitar (Johnny Guitar Watson) 40. Cuttin' In (Johnny Guitar Watson) 41. Sweet Lovin' Mama (Johnny Guitar Watson) 42. The Angels Gave You To Me (Gene and Eunice) 43. I Mean Love (Gene and Eunice) 44. I Ain't Guilty (The Crawford Brothers) 45. It Feels Good (The Crawford Brothers) 46. Just Like That (The Robins) 47. Oh No (The Robins) 48. Glory Of Love (The Velvetones) 49. I Love Her So (The Velvetones) 50. I Pity You Fool (Jennell Hawkins) 51. Don't Worry Bout Me (Jennell Hawkins) 52. Heavenly Angel (The Viscaynes) 53. Yellow Moon (The Viscaynes) 54. Uncle Sam Needs You (The Viscaynes) 55. That's All I Ask (Tommy Knight) 56. There's No Pain (Tommy Knight) 57. Lucy Lee (Lloyd George) 58. Sing Real Loud (Lloyd George) 59. She's All Right (Troy Walker) 60. I'm Gettin' Hip (Troy Walker)
