ECCENTRIC SOUL: SMART'S PALACE (LP)

Eccentric Soul: Smart's Palace on Vinyl LP! 

Smart's Palace was anything but royal. Beyond the bloodlines of the Smart Brothers and their jester brother Leroy, the only kings and queens to be discovered there were JB and Aretha playing on the Wurlitzer. However, between 1963-1975 the club held court for the entire Wichita, Kansas soul scene. At its heart was Dick Smart, bassist, club owner, DJ, record store owner, promoter, and sole proprietor of the Solo label. Collected here for the first time is the story and songs that came out of this thriving, if not totally unknown scene. Boasting 19 tracks spread out over two slabs of 180g vinyl, housed in an old-style, tip-on gatefold sleeve, the package features Theron & Darrell, Baby Neal, Chocolate Snow, L.T. & the Soulful Dynamics, Fred Williams & the Jewels Band, and The Hard Road, on labels like Solo, Kanwic, Vantage, and Lee-Mac, all fully annotated with a ransom of pictures, posters and ephemera fit for a king.

Eccentric Soul: Smart's Palace Track Listing

1. I'm Not Ashamed (Baby Neal & the Smart Brothers)    
2. I Was Made To Love Her (Theron & Darrell)    
3. Tell Her (Fred Williams & the Jewels Band)    
4. Barefoot Philly (Smart Brothers)    
5. A Day In The Life (Chocolate Snow)    
6. Lorraine (Baby Neal & the Smart Brothers)    
7. Everybody Needs Somebody (L.T. & the Soulful Dynamics)    
8. It's Your Love (Theron & Darrell)    
9. If You Really Love Me (Hard Road featuring C.C. Neal)    
10. Inflation (Chocolate Snow)    
11. Don't Hate Let's Communicate (Kenneth Carr with John Smart's Band)    
12. Herbie's Bag (John Smart's Band)    
13. The Dance Got Old (Fred Williams & the Jewels Band)    
14. I've Got A Funny Feeling (Smart Brothers with Baby Neal)    
15. Crazy About You Baby (L.T. & the Soulful Dynamics)    
16. Mercy Baby (Tim Jacob)    
17. Dedicated To You (Hard Road featuring C.C. Neal)    
18. Let Me Be Your Christmas Toy (Chocolate Snow)    
19. It's Like Heaven (Chocolate Snow)