Includes 25 original all-time classics. From the bouncy, catchy acts at Motown (like The Temptations, The Marvelettes, and Stevie Wonder), to the horn-driven, gritty soul of Stax/Volt (such as Otis Redding and Booker T. & The MG’s), there was much diversity within classic soul. This essential LP edition contains 25 of the most legendaryoriginal songs of the idiom. If you’re looking for a way to start a soul music collection on vinyl, this would be a fantastic set to begin with. Here you can find the most influential artists, from the genre’s inception in the 1950s until 1962. The track listing covers the period when R&B was giving way to soul music. It includes smashes and classic soul anthems by such celebrated figures as Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Ike & Tina Turner, Ben E. King, and MarvinGaye, to name a few.

• 1. Otis Redding - These Arms of Mine - 1962
• 2. James Brown - Think - 1960
• 3. Mary Wells - the One Who Really Loves You - 1962
• 4. Marvin Gaye - Stubborn Kind of Fellow - 1962
• 5. Ray Charles - Hit the Road Jack - 1961
• 6. The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman - 1961
• 7. Jimmy Ruffin - Don't Feel Sorry For Me - 1961
• 8. Ike & Tina Turner - a Fool In Love - 1960
• 9. Wilson Pickett - If You Need Me - 1962
• 10. Aretha Franklin - It's So Heartbreakin' - 1962
• 11. The Impressions Feat. Curtis Mayfield - Little Young Lover -
• 12. Sam Cooke - Twistin' the Night Away - 1962
• 13. Stevie Wonder - Contract On Love - 1962
• 14. The Crystals - He's a Rebel - 1962
• 15. The Drifters - I Count the Tears - 1960
• 16. Chuck Jackson - the Breaking Point - 1961
• 17. The Isley Brothers - Shout - 1959
• 18. The Temptations - Check Yourself - 1961
• 19. Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs - Stay - 1960
• 20. Booker T. & the Mg's - Green Onions - 1962
• 21. Maxine Brown - Wanting You - 1962
• 22. Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want) - 1959
• 23. Solomon Burke - Cry To Me - 1962
• 24. The Coasters - Yakety Yak - 1958
• 25. Ben E. King - Stand By Me - 1961