V.A. - Swave Villi Us [Independent Soul 1971-84]

Backatcha Records presents Swave Villi Us, a collection of sixteen sought after independent soul cuts, recorded between 1971-1984 by various artists across the US and beyond.

The album comes as a 2xLP, complete with extensive sleeve notes, featuring top-shelf rarities end-to-end.

From 70s Californian psych-folk, to downtempo ballads from the southern states, from mid-tempo gems and sweet soul from the Midwest, to 80s Sunshine State talent show entries and Bahamian dreamy percussion-led guitar jams, the selection showcases essential top-shelf regional sounds spanning the broader soul spectrum across nearly two decades.

Previously released on Backatcha in 2019 from the vaults of DC’s Black Fire records, Theatre West’s ‘Children Of Tomorrow’s Dreams’:

■Tracklist

A1.Stride & Willie Gay, Jr. – Come Inside
A2.Nassauvians – Slacking Off
A3.Aka Shaic – Swave Villi Us
A4.Ray T. Jones – Norfolk Sound
B1.Theatre West – Children Of Tomorrow’s Dreams
B2.Ivan R. Sturdivant & Time Zone No. Seven – The World That Died
B3.Small Society – Just Loving You
B4.No I.D. (a.k.a. Bilal Sabir) – Changes
C1.Nature’s Choice – Never Get A Chance (Previously Unreleased Version)
C2.Antwans – You Got That Right
C3.Joe walker – We Need Each Other
C4.Spice – For Old Time’s Sake
D1.Joe Brown and the Soul Elderados – Vibration Part Two
D2.Expressway – Blue Evening
D3.Smiles – Just A Star
D416.Watch Tower – Forever, Together (Previously Unreleased Version)