VA-The One-Derful! Collection Vol 1: One-Derful! Records

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label........: Secret Stash Records
date ripped..: 04.15.2015
date released: 10.28.2014
url..........: shop.secretstashrecords.com

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Central to One-derful! is the Leaner family. By 1962
when brothers George and Ernie Leaner started One-
derful! Records, they were revered figures on
Chicago's Record Row and beyond. They distributed
material from labels like Motown and Stax and One-
derful! attracted top talent. It wasn't uncommon for a
WVON DJ to help One-derful! sign their newest
discovery, or for their singers, musicians,
songwriters, or producers to have Chess or Motown on
their resumes. Nearly 20 years prior, George and Ernie
started work at their sister's Groove Record Shop.
Before long, George was an assistant to legendary
blues producer Lester Melrose, and later the brothers
helped run Parkway Records - recording historic 78s
featuring Little Walter and Muddy Waters. They did all
of this before launching United Record Distributors in
1950 - regarded as the nation's first black owned
record distributor. In addition, their uncle Al Benson
was the most influential Radio DJ on Chicago's South
Side. His on-air support and occasional partnerships
with the Chess brothers proved crucial to their early
success. He also helped many DJs get their start,
including Vivian Carter who later formed Vee-Jay
Records. In fact, United Record Distributors hosted
her wedding. The Leaner name also turns up in
connection with many of the greats in blues and soul:
George Leaner produced an early release for Berry
Gordy's Tamla label, and in the 1970s Ernie Leaner and
Stax's Al Bell partnered to form Ernie's Onestop and a
chain of Record World stores. The Leaner family were
among the most important black businessmen of music's
golden era, yet much of their history has only been
superficially documented until now.

Between 1962 and 1971, the One-derful! family of
labels released 180+ 45s of stunning soul, funk, and
gospel. Over two years of painstaking research and
work, including countless hours spent cataloging,
transferring, and mastering 250 of the label's tapes,
has contributed to an amazingly extensive reissue
collection. In addition, some of the world's leading
experts have contributed liner notes and interviewed
virtually every known surviving artist, producer, and
otherwise involved party. In total, the six volumes of
the One-derful! Collection include 12 LPs/6 CDs with
147 tracks, 57 which were never issued, and 144 pages
of 12" x 12" liner notes stuffed full of rare and
never before seen photos and memorabilia. Spanning
1962 to 1971, these compilations bring forth a wealth
of overlooked and never before heard recordings and
history.

Unreleased tracks:

1,4,6,8,10,11,12,16,18,20,21,24.

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#    t r a c k  n a m e                         t i m e

01-  Otis Clay - Got to Find a Way (Alternate)  [02:34]
02-  The Sharpees - The Sock                    [02:25]
03-  Joe and Mack - The Prettiest Girl          [02:40]
04-  The Five Du-Tones - When You Get That      [02:37]
     Feeling
05-  Lucky Laws - Who Is She                    [02:30]
06-  McKinley Mitchell - What Love Will Make    [02:32]
     You Do
07-  Betty Everett - Please Love Me             [02:28]
08-  The Sharpees - Take Me To Your Leader      [02:42]
09-  The Rockmasters - A Wonderful Thing (Love) [02:44]
10-  Mary Silvers - Here Comes My Baby          [02:40]
11-  Beverly Shaffer - Meet Me Halfway          [02:08]
12-  Liz Lands - Seventh Hour                   [02:55]
13-  The Admirations - All For You              [02:53]
14-  The Five Du-Tones - Shake A Tail Feather   [02:25]
15-  The Sharpees - Do The 45"                  [03:18]
16-  Otis Clay - Thank You Love                 [02:12]
17-  McKinley Mitchell - The Town I Live In     [02:49]
18-  Liz Lands - I'm Guilty                     [02:50]
19-  Betty Everett - Your Love is Important to  [03:07]

20-  The Five Du-Tones - Enjoy Yourself         [02:54]
21-  McKinley Mitchell - Now That You're Gone   [02:44]
22-  Jay Jordan - The Man of the Town           [02:28]
23-  The Admirations - Don't Leave Me           [02:37]
24-  Beverly Shaffer - Happy Times              [02:37]
25-  Otis Clay - A Lasting Love                 [02:50]

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