Star Time #60: Steppin' Up in Class
This episode features a two-set tribute to the R&B label Phil L.A. Of Soul, which deserves to be honored for coming up with one of the worst/best puns in music history for its name. In my book that earns you a hearty nod. My second-favorite thing about that label is its literal label, which prominently features a drawing of a fish skeleton as a visual cue about how to pronounce its name. It's the small things. The rest of the show is its usual staggering consistency. Try the salmon.
| Artist | Song | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | |||
| The Vontastics | You Can Work It Out | 1967 | St. Lawrence |
| Jimmy McCracklin | Steppin' Up in Class | 1965 | Imperial |
| The Royalettes | Out of Sight, Out of Mind | 1965 | MGM |
| Barbara Dane & the Chambers Brothers | You've Got to Reap What You Sow | 1966 | Folkways |
| Lou Rawls | Dead End Street | 1967 | Capitol |
| Jill Harris | You Really Didn't Mean It | 1965 | Capitol |
| Harvey Scales & the Seven Sounds | Love Is a Gas (But How Sweet It Is) | 1969 | Magic Touch |
| Jr. Walker & the All Stars | Hip City (Part 1) | 1969 | Soul |
| Set 2 | |||
| Helene Smith | A Woman Will Do Wrong | 1967 | Phil L.A. of Soul |
| Little Beaver & Frank Williams with the Rocketeers | Soul Stuff (Part 1) | 1967 | Phil L.A. of Soul |
| The Imperial C's | Someone Tell Her | 1967 | Phil L.A. of Soul |
| Cliff Nobles | Love Is All Right | 1968 | Phil L.A. of Soul |
| Llittle John Bowie | Go Go Annie | 1968 | Phil L.A. of Soul |
| Vonda Maria | I Feel Complete | 1968 | Phil L.A. of Soul |
| Les Tres Femmes | What's a Matter Baby | 1969 | Phil L.A. of Soul |
| Marla Debrick | Um Um Darling | 1970 | Phil L.A. of Soul |
| The African Echoes | Zulu Lunchbag | 1968 | Phil L.A. of Soul |
| Set 3 | |||
| John Ellison | You've Got to Have Rhythm | 1970 | Phil L.A. of Soul |
| The People's Choice | Let Me Do My Thing | 1972 | Phil L.A. of Soul |
| Carolyn Veal | Your Love is Like a Chain Around My Heart | 1972 | Phil L.A. of Soul |
| The Coalitions | Instead... How Are You | 1974 | Phil L.A. of Soul |
| Mody-Vation | Ghetto Kung Fu | 1974 | Phil L.A. of Soul |
| L.J. Waiters & the Electrifiers | If You Ain't Gettin' Your Thing | 1976 | Phil L.A. of Soul |
| Sharon Ridley | Where Did You Learn to Make Love the Way You Do | 1975 | Phil L.A. of Soul |
| Set 4/Outro | |||
| Bit of Honey | Live In Maid | 1970 | Shout |
| Satisfaction Unlimited | Let's Change the Subject | 1972 | Hot Wax |
| Gwen McRae | Ain't Nothing You Can Do | 1971 | Columbia |
| Bobby Womack | Woman's Gotta Have It | 1972 | United Artists |
| Lee Dorsey | On Your Way Down | 1973 | Polydor |
| Stevie Wonder | Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing | 1973 | Tamla |
| Dorothy Moore | Misty Blue | 1976 | Malaco |
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