Gotta Get A Good Thing Goin' is the first box set to document the huge influence of Black music in Britain in the 1960s. With 115 tracks, the compilation pays tribute to a lost era. While many of the decade's most successful UK bands (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones et al) were originally inspired and influenced by Black American soul and R&B, it could be argued that Black artists recording in Britain at the time weren't given the exposure they deserved. The first two discs document the explosion of homegrown Soul and Rhythm and Blues which reflected the growing success of labels such as Motown and Stax/ Atlantic, which spearheaded the plethora of Black music emanating from the States. However, Soul and R&B aren't the only genres catered for here. While Disc 3 is devoted to the homespun Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae from artists who'd often been born in the Caribbean, Disc 4 reflects a wider range of styles including choice selections from many stars of their day. The collection boasts numerous tracks new to CD and includes many 45s which now command three figure sums on the collector's market. This is a fitting homage to a golden era in Black British music.
1-01 The Soul Brothers – Gotta Get A Good Thing Goin' 2:26
1-02 The Flirtations– Nothing But A Heartache 2:44
1-03 Carl Douglas– Serving A Sentence Of Life 2:25
1-04 Jimmy Thomas– Springtime 2:40
1-05 Jimmy James & The Vagabonds– This Heart Of Mine 2:32
1-06 Jackie Edwards– Come On Home 2:38
1-07 Chris Rayburn– One Way Ticket 2:36
1-08 Herbie Goins And The Nightimers– Coming Home To You 2:40
1-09 Jimmy Cliff– Waterfall 2:29
1-10 The Ferris Wheel– I Can't Break The Habit 2:14
1-11 Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band– Michael 2:26
1-12 Cleo Laine– Don't You Pass Me By 2:48
1-13 Danny Williams– Whose Little Girl Are You 2:08
1-14 Madeline Bell– Picture Me Gone 2:57
1-15 Watson T. Browne And The Explosive– Some Lovin' 2:43
1-16 Ebony Keyes– If You Knew 2:47
1-17 Sugar Simone– Take It Easy 3:07
1-18 Kim D– The Real Thing 2:07
1-19 The Brothers Grimm*– Looky, Looky 2:23
1-20 Lucas And The Mike Cotton Sound– Ain't Love Good, Ain't Love Proud 2:39
1-21 The Fantastics– Ask The Lonely 2:49
1-22 Oliver Norman– Drowning in My Own Despair 3:07
1-23 Owen Gray– Gonna Work Out Fine 2:37
1-24 John L. Watson & The Hummelflugs– Lookin' For Love 2:53
1-25 Kenny Lynch– Movin' Away 3:28
1-26 Root* And Jenny Jackson – Let's Go Somewhere 2:53
1-27 Kenny Bernard– What Love Brings 2:26
1-28 Ram John Holder– Yes I Do 3:04
1-29 Hoagy Benson With Pat Daniels Band– Turn Me On 4:40
2-01 The Chants – A Man Without A Face 2:32
2-02 Marsha Hunt– Walk On Gilded Splinters 3:31
2-03 The Foundations– New Direction 3:01
2-04 Caleb*– Baby Your Phrasing Is Bad 3:17
2-05 John Fitch & Associates– Stoned Out Of It 2:25
2-06 Simon K & The Meantimers– Bring Back Your Love (To Me) 2:23
2-07 The Sugarlumps– Can't We Be Friends 2:37
2-08 Flamma Sherman– Move Me 2:42
2-09 Jack Hammer– What Greater Love 2:22
2-10 The Shadrocks Featuring Little John – There Is 3:02
2-11 Clyde McPhatter– Only A Fool 2:36
2-12 Ronnie Jones– I'm So Clean 2:42
2-13 This 'n' That– Get Down With It/I Can't Get No Satisfaction 2:55
2-14 J.J. Jackson– But It's Alright 2:54
2-15 Ernest Ranglin And The G.B.s*– Swing A Ling Pt.1 2:06
2-16 Norma Lee – Hurt 2:52
2-17 The Corduroys– Too Much Of A Woman 1:44
2-18 Errol Dixon– I Don't Want 2:44
2-19 Sonny Childe– Giving Up On Love 2:36
2-20 Ray Gates– Have You Ever Had The Blues (Alternative Take) 2:27
2-21 Paula And The Jetliners– I Know Some Day 2:34
2-22 Maynell Wilson– Motown Feeling 3:32
2-23 B.B. James And Derv*– Kiss Me, Kiss Me 2:55
2-24 Blue Rivers & The Maroons– Take It Or Leave It 2:11
2-25 McFarthing Kissoon– I'm Living Good 2:43
2-26 Laris Mc Lennon With Pat Daniels Band– Confusion 2:43
2-27 Freddie Mack– Sock It To 'Em, J.B. (Live) 5:16
2-28 The Reaction – That Man 3:11
3-01 Black Velvet– African Velvet 3:37
3-02 Rico's Combo– London Here I Come 2:56
3-03 Millie*– My Love And I 3:06
3-04 Laurel Aitken And The Blue Beats – Bar Tender 2:37
3-05 Winston Groovy– Work It Up 2:18
3-06 Pat Rhoden– Jezebel 2:17
3-07 King Horror– Cutting Blade 2:04
3-08 Beresford Ricketts And The Blue Beats – You Better Be Gone 3:17
3-09 The Classics– Worried Over Me 2:36
3-10 Sonny And The Daffodils– That Girl She Done Me Wrong 2:45
3-11 The Brixton Market– Children Get Ready 3:22
3-12 Tony Washington & The D.C.S– Show Me How (To Milk A Cow) 1:57
3-13 Joe's All Stars– Musical Feet 2:51
3-14 The Fabulous Blue Beats– One More Try 2:10
3-15 The Rudies– Boss Sound 2:47
3-16 Bobby Johnson And The Atoms– Another Man 1:39
3-17 Laurel* And Girlie – Scandal In Brixton Market 3:33
3-18 Ambrose Campbell*– Hey Jude 2:18
3-19 Sugar 'N' Dandy– Girl Come See 2:25
3-20 The Gruvy Beats*– Kent People 2:49
3-21 The Bluebeaters– There I Go 2:18
3-22 Winston and Pat– Pony Ride 2:26
3-23 Top-Grant– Coronation Street 3:31
3-24 Seven Letters– Call Collect 2:21
3-25 Dimples & Eddie With Rico's Combo– Fleet Street 2:37
3-26 Cab Kaye– Everything Is Go 3:17
3-27 Cy Grant– King Cricket 3:05
3-28 The Barnaby Rudge Hip Band– Run Thru The Park 2:05
3-29 Rupert & The Red Devils– Please Think Of Me 2:49
4-01 Shirley Bassey– Sunshine 2:51
4-02 Maxine Nightingale– Spinning Wheel 2:26
4-03 Peter Straker– Breakfast In Bed 2:23
4-04 Peanut (4)– i'm Waiting For The Day 2:23
4-05 Mel Turner– They Killed The King 2:25
4-06 Joy Marshall– Heartache Hurry On By 2:28
4-07 Eldridge Devlin– You're My Girl 2:38
4-08 Cleo*– To Know Him Is To Love Him 3:09
4-09 Lorraine Child– You 2:45
4-10 Dorris Henderson And John Renbourn– Watch The Stars 2:15
4-11 Mabel Hillery*– Rock Me Daddy 4:05
4-12 Champion Jack Dupree With T.S. McPhee*– Get Your Head Happy 2:20
4-13 Otis Spann– Keep Your Hand Out Of My Pocket 3:25
4-14 Screamin' Jay Hawkins– All Night 1:37
4-15 Joe Harriott Quintet– Liggin' 5:46
4-16 Flash Domincii And The Supersonics – Rora Rora Majo Omo Pupa 3:55
4-17 Shake Keane– Green Onions 3:25
4-18 The New Orleans Knights– Enjoy Yourself 2:42
4-19 The Chariots – Problem Girl 2:11
4-20 The Southlanders– Imitation Of Love 2:58
4-21 Winifred Atwell– Bossa Nova Boogie 2:07
4-22 Emile Ford And The Big Six*– Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me 2:06
4-23 Howie Casey & The Seniors– I Ain't Mad At You 2:41
4-24 Ricky Wayne With The Fabulous Flee-Rackers*– Chicka'roo 1:51
4-25 Ray Ellington– The Rhythm Of The World 2:08
4-26 Ray King Soul Band– Soon You'll Be Gone 2:36
4-27 Fitzroy Coleman– Lucilla 2:40
4-28 Davy Jones – Love Bug 2:59
4-29 Geoff Love & His Orchestra– Coronation Street 2:17
