Warheads, Brain Blasters & Sour Keys Vol. 01

Here's the first installment of a new and limited series ... a Glucose For Comfort special feature.

Where as the GFC series features predominantly lowrider and sweet soul styles, I sometimes stretch those boundaries as the real common thread of the anthology is its subject matter; all the songs are sappy, happy, light-hearted and relatively wholesome portraits of love. Warheads, Brain Blasters & Sour Keys is the other side of that canvas. Rife with the haunting harmonies, string laden arrangements, gentle organ grinding and pleading horns essential to the lowrider/sweet soul sound, though these songs paint an entirely different picture of love. Frayed, betrayed, shattered, tattered, torn, scorned, forbidden, lost and unrequited love are all on the menu here. Simply put ... this is heartbreak soul.

01 - Archie Bell & The Drells - 1968 - Love Will Rain On You (Atlantic LP SD-8204)

02 - Joe Bataan - 1969 - So Young, Too Young (Fania SLP 371)

03 - The Vibrations - 1966 - Forgive And Forget (Okeh 7249) [mono]

04 - Wallace Brothers - 1967 - Thanks A Lot (Sims 316) [mono]

05 - The Notations - 1971 - I've Been Trying (Twinight 152) [mono]

06 - Otis Leavill - 1972 - It Must Be Love (Dakar 4511)

07 - Thelma Houston - 1973 - Nothing Left To Give (MoWest [UK] LP MWS-7003)

08 - Two Things In One - 1973 - Close The Door (Music City 893)

09 - Smoked Sugar - 1975 - Don't Let The Feeling Hit Me Again (20th Century LP T-473)

10 - The Soul Children - 1976 - One Broken Home For Sale (Epic LP PE-33902)

11 - A Tint Of Darkness - 1976 - I Vowed To Love You (Darkness 101)

12 - The Dells - 1974 - I Wish It Was Me You Loved (Cadet 5702) (Cadet LP CA-60027)

13 - Silk - 1977 - Let Him Go (Prelude LP PRL-12145)

14 - Gloria Scott - 1974 - Help Me Get Off This Merry-Go-Round (Casablanca LP NB-9002)

15 - First Class - 1974 - What About Me? (Today 1528)

16 - The Impressions - 1972 - This Loves For Real (Curtom LP CRS-8012)

17 - The O'Jays - 1968 - I Miss You (Bell 749)

18 - Winfield Parker - 1970 - I'm Wondering (Wand 11218) [mono]

19 - The True Reflection - 1973 - Helpless Man (Atco LP SD-7031)

20 - Willie Hobbs - 1974 - How Could My Baby Know? (Sound Stage 7 1513)

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01 - Fantastic Four - 1975 - My Love Won't Stop At Nothing (Westbound LP W-201)

02 - Silk - 1977 - Gone Away (Prelude LP PRL-12152)

03 - Syl Johnson - 1977 - Love Baby (Shama 1235)

04 - Brick - 1980 - Let Me Make You Happy (Bang LP JZ-36262)

05 - Madelaine - 1978 - Who Is She And What Is She To You? (Chi Sound LP CH-LA863-H)

06 - Louis Williams - 197? - I Care For You (Unissued XL)

07 - Creme D'Cocoa - 1979 - Baby, Please Don't Go (Venture LP VL-1004)

08 - Evelyn 'Champagne' King - 1979 - Let's Start All Over Again (RCA Victor LP AFL1-3033)

09 - WBBH - 1981 - Drift Away (Take One LP WBBH73)

10 - Active Force - 1983 - My Sunshine (A&M LP SP-4932)

11 - Lou Ragland & Great Lakes Orchestra - 198? - It's Got To Chance (Unissued Great Lakes)

12 - Positive Express - 1982 - Not On The Outside (Victory LP VIC-700)

13 - Leslie Smith - 1982 - Dream On (Elektra LP E1-60108)

14 - General Caine - 1980 - All About You (Groove Time LP GTR-1004)

15 - The Softones - 1978 - I Got Time On My Hands (H & L LP HL-69029)

16 - Morning, Noon & Night - 1977 - The Thought Of Love (Roadshow LP RSLA-726-G)

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01 - Shirley Jean & The Relations - 1972 - People Make The World Better Place (People 601_a)

02 - Shirley Jean & The Relations - 1972 - If I'd Of Had A Man Like You (People 601_b)

03 - Soul Vibrations - 1973 - The Dump (Vibrant SO 12858_a) [mono]

04 - Soul Vibrations - 1973 - I've Got To Find A Way (Vibrant SO 12858_b) [mono]

05 - Wes Lewis - 1977 - It's Gonna Be Hard (Black Kat KAT-8925677_a)

06 - Wes Lewis - 1977 - Best Of My Years (Black Kat KAT-8925677_b)

07 - Love Foundation - 1976 - Let One Hurt Do (Spot 800_a) [mono]

08 - Love Foundation - 1976 - What's The Matter Baby (Spot 800_b) [mono]

09 - Allan Harris & Perpetual Motion - 1979 - Just Let Me Know (Exact Change E 1857_a)

10 - Allan Harris & Perpetual Motion - 1979 - Get Ready (Exact Change E 1857_b)

11 - Steve Parks & Steve Marshall - 1978 - Still Thinking Of You [voc] (Reynolds PR-403_a)

12 - Steve Parks & Steve Marshall - 1978 - Still Thinking Of You [inst] (Reynolds PR-403_b)

13 - The Apollo Brothers - 1975 -Shacking Up [Part 1] (Ray Len 4557_a)

14 - The Apollo Brothers - 1975 -Shacking Up [Part 2] (Ray Len 4557_b)

15 - Sweet Breeze - 1972 - Slow Change Up (Willpower WC-4503_a) [mono]

16 - Sweet Breeze - 1972 - Good Thing (Willpower WC-4503_b) [mono]

17 - Zeke Strong - 197? - I Laugh And Talk (But I Don't Play) [voc] (Miss Lady 419_a) [mono]

18 - Zeke Strong - 197? - I Laugh And Talk (But I Don't Play) [inst] (Miss Lady 419_b) [mono]

19 - The Quantrells - 1972 - Can't Let You Break My Heart (Yambo T-15_a) [meefs]

20 - The Quantrells - 1972 - Show Me The Game Of Love (Yambo T-15_b) [meefs]

21 - The 4 Dynamics - 1970 - Things That A Lady Ain't Suppose To Do (Peachtree 129_a)

22 - The 4 Dynamics - 1970 - That's What Girls Are Made For (Peachtree 129_b)

23 - Sounds Of Soul - 1972 - Yes I'm Ready (S.O.S. no##_a)

24 - Sounds Of Soul - 1972 - So Much Love (S.O.S. no##_b)

25 - The Fabulous Serenades - 197? - The Jed Clampett (B-GLO 100_a) [mono]

26 - The Fabulous Serenades - 197? - There Can Be Better Days (B-GLO 100_b) [mono]

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01 - The Choice Four - 1976 - Just Let Me Hold You For A Night (RCA Victor APL1-1400)

02 - The Five Satins feat. Fred Parris - 1973 - You Are Love (Kirshner ZS7 4251)

03 - Al Wilson - 1974 - Fifty, Fifty (Rocky Road LP RR-3700)

04 - The Tymes - 1974 - Ms Grace (RCA Victor LP APL1-0727)

05 - Ernie Hines - 1972 - Your Love (Is All I Need) (We Produce LP XPS-1902)

06 - Loleatta Holloway - 1973 - Love Woke Me Up (Aware LP AA-2003)

07 - The Futures - 1975 - Love Will Be Around Forever (Buddah LP BDS-5630)

08 - The Younghearts - 1977 - Queen Of My Heart (ABC LP AB-1032)

09 - Faze-O - 1977 - You And I (Belong Together) (She LP SH-740)

10 - Melvin Sparks - 197? - Love Tones [inst] (Unissued Westbound)

11 - Promise - 1975 - Love On The Line (New Directions 7502)

12 - Boobie Knight & Universal Lady - 1974 - A Woman Will Make You Love (Dakar LP DK-76913)

13 - Bettye Crutcher - 197? - We've Got Love On Our Side (Unissued Stax-Enterprise)

14 - Chee Chee & Peppy - 1972 - Loving You Really Comes Easy (Buddah LP BDS- 5116)

15 - Ponderosa Twins Plus One - 1971 - Bound (Astroscope 103)

16 - The Moments - 1970 - Lovely Way She Loves (Stang LP ST-1003)

17 - The Whispers - 1971 - Your Love Is So Doggone Good (Janus 150)

18 - Eddie LeBron - 197? - My Vows To You (Unissued Ghetto)

19 - Ralfi Pagan - 1972 - My Dream (Fania 618)

20 - Leon Haywood - 1974 - That Sweet Woman Of Mine (20th Century LP T-440)

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