Eccentric Soul: The Way Out Label

Description

Fueled by the financial drippings of number runners & boosted by Hall-of-Fame running back Jim Brown, Cleveland, Ohio’s Way Out Records offered asylum for a rising crop of rogue soul men, rust-belt vocal ensembles, & trial-by-fire producers. Helmed by a friendly consortium of hustlers, police officers, and gridiron giants, pet project beget obsession as Motown arrangers, gospel choirs, and the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra were all beckoned to the wrong side of the tracks to mint masterpieces for the Sensations, Volcanic Eruption, the Exceptional Three, and Bobby Wade, all beneath the mindful gaze of a wall-mounted shotgun. Reaching their peak in the late ’60s, Eccentric Soul: The Way Out Label gathers the brightest moments from the quirky operation’s eleven year bid. This 3 X vinyl LP configuration boasts a double gatefold sleeve with beautiful photos and ephemera from the label’s low-flying promotional department.

• 1The Occasions- There’s No You
• 2The Sensations- Demanding Man
• 3Jesse Fisher- You’re Not Loving a Beginner
• 4The Soul Notes- How Long Will It Last
• 5The Sensations- I Won’t Be Hurt
• 6The Springers- Why
• 7Lou Ragland and the Bandmasters- Never Let Me Go
• 8The Springers- I Know My Baby Loves Me So
• 9Lou Ragland and the Bandmasters- Party at Lester’s
• 10Verna & Rob- More Soul
• 11Betty & Angel- Honey Coated Loving
• 12Sammy Jones-She Didn’t Know
• 13The Sensations- Two Can Make It
• 14Bobby Wade-I’m in Love with You
• 15Norman Scott- Ain’t That a Heartache
• 16Soul Notes- Don’t Make Me Beg
• 17The Sensations-Please Baby Please
• 18Bobby Wade- Can’t You Hear Me Calling
• 19Jesse Fisher- Don’t Cheat on Me
• 20Norman Scott- Baby Don’t Go
• 21Volcanic Eruption- Red Robin
• 22Bobby Wade- Down Here on the Ground
• 23The Sensations- Oh Girl
• 24The Exceptional Three- Loving a Stranger
• 25The Exceptional Three- Unlucky Girl
• 26The Soul Notes- I Got Everything I Need
• 27Volcanic Eruption- I’ve Got Something Going for Me
• 28The Sensations- It’s a New Day
• 29The Harmonics- Which Way
• 30The Harmonics- Harmonics on the Warpath
• 31The Sensations- Lonely World
• 32Fred Towles- Too Much Monkey Business
• 33Bobby Wade- Four Walls and a Window
• 34The Sensations- I Guess That’s Life
• 35Sammy Jones- You’ve Got to Show Me
• 36The Exceptional Three- What About Me
• 37The Occasions- Baby Don’t Go
• 38Verna and Rob- I’m in Love with You
• 39Jesse Fisher- Why
• 40The Soul Notes- I Can’t Wait Until the Weekend