VARIOUS ARTISTS - The One-Derful! Collection: M-Pac! Recor

The third installment of the One-derful! Collection focuses M-Pac!, the blues and hard soul imprint of this legendary R&B label group. M-Pac! is preceded by the One-derful! and Mar-V-Lus compilations and will be followed by releases of the Halo, Midas, and Toddlin' Town sub-labels. This series marks the first in-depth study of what was once one of Chicago's most prominent African-American run labels. Within the grooves of these 24 tracks lie superb group harmonies from The Ringleaders and The Accents, gritty hard soul leads from Willie Parker and Stacy Johnson, and songs from one of Chicago's most under-appreciated soul shouters in Harold Burrage, plus 10 tracks that were never issued! Central to M-Pac! is the Leaner family. By 1962 when brothers George and Ernie Leaner added M-Pac! as a sub-label to their One-derful! label, they were revered figures on Chicago's Record Row and beyond. They distributed material from labels like Motown and Stax and they attracted top talent. It wasn't uncommon for a WVON DJ to help the Leaners sign their newest discovery, or for their singers, musicians, songwriters, or producers to have Chess or Motown on their resumes. TRACKLISTING: 01. WILLIE PARKER - I LIVE THE LIVE I LOVE 02. THE ACCENTS - NEW GIRL 03. THE RINGLEADERS - ALL OF MY LOVE 04. HAROLD BURRAGE - BAD SITUTION 05. DOROTHY PRINCE - HEY MISTER 06. ANDREW TIBBS - CHANGE OF HEART 07. BOBBY DAVIS - DAMPER DOWN 08. MAURICE DOLLISON & THE TURNKEYS - THE EARTH WORM PT. 1 09. WILLIE PARKER - LET ME MAKE IT UP TO YOU 10. HAROLD BURRAGE - THINGS AIN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE 11. THE RINGLEADERS - I'D LIKE TO WIN YOU OVER 12. BENNY TURNER - ANGEL 13. HAROLD BURRAGE - MOUNTAIN OF SOUL 14. STACY JOHNSON - I STAND ALONE 15. WILLIE PARKER - NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS 16. THE RINGLEADERS - BABY, WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO OUR LOVE 17. BIG DADDY SIMPSON - LONLEY MAN 18. THE ACCENTS - DO YOU NEED A GOOD MAN 19. STACY JOHNSON - DON'T TRY TO FOOL ME 20. HAROLD BURRAGE - GOT TO FIND A WAY (EXTENDET VERSION) 21. WILLIE PARKER - SO GLAD 22. BENNY TURNER - COME BACK HOME 23. THE RINGLEADERS - LET'S START OVER 24. DOROTHY PRINCE - EVERY NIGHT Record Label: Secret Stash Style: Soul