Various Artists

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Side A

1. Anderson Brothers – I Can See Him Loving You

2. Lloyd Price – Love Music

3. Skull Snaps – My Hang Up Is You

4. Blanch Carter – Halos Are For Angels

5. Garnet Mimms – Somebody, Someplace

6. Jackie Ross – Do I (Love You Like You Like It)

7. Classic Example – That’s Groovy

Side B

1. Connie Laverne – Can’t Live Without You

2. Passions – A Toast (May There Be No Last Time)

3. Liberation – Don’t Spread Your Love Around

4. Winfield Parker – Trust Me

5. Whatnauts – Give Him Up

6. Barry Smith – That’s All That’s Required

7. Eddie Holman – Young Girl (In Your World)

In 1971, film producer David Gil and his business partners Robert S Sinn and Paul Frankenberg launched a film company called GSF. Over the next few years, it would be involved in a small number of productions. But, in 1971 the movie business was kind of old-hat, music was where it was at, and so GSF Records, a well-funded label, headed by Larry Newton was formed. Today Newton is largely remembered for his attempts to prevent Louis Armstrong from recording ‘What A Wonderful World’ but that didn’t stop him from growing ABC from a second division company to an industry leader. As he approached his 52nd birthday he was unveiled as GSF Records’ president a full-service music company, involved in records and publishing across all genres. Through a joint venture with drummer Bernard Purdie the label targeted the R&B charts and soul & funk dominated GSF’s release schedule.

Black music ruled and this was reinforced by the hiring of Lloyd Price as head of A&R (veteran R&B star), and producers George Kerr (All-Platinum), Mickey Stevenson (Motown) and Jerry ‘Swamp Dogg’ Williams. No wonder then, unintentional as it was, that GSF left behind such an extraordinary legacy of rare soul treasures. – Charly Records