Back in the late 1990s, there was a burgeoning underground scene for soul and funk licks that sounded dirty and raw. No, it wasn’t Daptone; it was Soul Fire Records. It endured for approximately four years and released around thirty 45s and a smattering of full-length LP/CDs. Eventually, the label morphed into Truth & Soul Records, which is still operational today.
A number of compilations have collected sides recorded for Soul Fire throughout the years including the two-volume Grazing in the Trash, Up from the Vaults Volume 1, and Soul Fire: The Majestic Collection compilations, but even most of those have gone out of print.
On Black Friday Record Store Day, November 29,…
VBR~226 kbps | 191 MB | UL | MC
…2013 Truth & Soul Records released 7″ inch Vinyl Box Set limited to 1000 units. This 2CD issue of the same Box Set includes all of those tracks, plus another 19 from the coveted Soul Fire catalog.
Soul Fire closed its doors in 2003 when Phillip stepped away from the music business to pursue other ventures. He left the studio to Jeff Silverman & Leon Michaels, who then started what today is known as Truth & Soul Records. This 2CD set contains some of the rarest sides from the Soul Fire catalog, and liner notes from Phillip himself.
1. Lee Fields & the Explorers – I’m the Man [03:07]
2. El Michels Affair – Easy Access [04:54]
3. Bronx River Parkway – Chum’s Pimpage [02:56]
4. The Fabulous Three – Vibes [04:25]
5. Bama and the Family – Get Up in Your Hot Pants [02:26]
6. Detroit Sex Machines – Rap It Together [02:31]
7. Lee Fields & the Explorers – Honey Dove [03:22]
8. J.D. & The Evil’s Dynamite Band – Sunday Kind of Love [02:48]
9. The Fabulous Three – Recording # 82 [03:21]
10. Jojo Kuo & His Challengers – Brick By Brick [04:31]
11. The Fabulous Three – Django’s Soul [01:52]
12. Bama & the Family – Googie [02:39]
13. J.D. & The Evil’s Dynamite Band – Everglades Pt. 1 [03:07]
14. El Michels Affair – Spread Your Soul [03:08]
15. J.D. & The Evil’s Dynamite Band – Beer (So Nice), Right On [03:55]
16. The Soul Diggers – Soul Dig [03:16]
17. The Fabulous Three – Nightbird (Bonus Beat) [00:13]
18. The Third Eye – Children’s Song [04:04]
19. The Fabulous Three – Answer Me Softly [03:09]
20. The Fabulous Three – Whitesands [02:03]
21. Bronx River Parkway – Quienes Que Resoverlo [02:52]
22. The Fabulous Three – Odyssey Revised [04:06]
23. Bama and the Family – Don’t Think…Do [03:27]
24. Lee Fields & the Explorers – Problems [03:13]
25. Zafari – Addis Ababa [03:39]
26. Raindeer Runners – Super Smooth [03:04]
27. Lee Fields & the Explorers – Ain’t It Funky Now [03:16]
28. The Fabulous Three – Nightbird [02:09]
29. The Explorers – Clap Your Hands [02:59]
30. Lee Fields & the Explorers – You Made a New Man Out of Me [03:22]
31. Third Point – Majestic Soul [03:03]
32. The Fabulous Three – Pep’s [02:35]
33. Detroit Sex Machines – The Funky Crawl [03:15]
34. Lee Fields & the Explorers – Soul Dynamite [03:36]
35. WQLJ – Nothin’ Doin’ But Waitin’ On Leon [02:46]