Harlem's 116th Street was ground zero for Jack Taylor's network of enterprises, both legitimate and otherwise. From the 1960s into the 80s. Fat Jack, as Taylor was widely known on those mean streets, was one of Harlem s flashiest and toughest characters, allegedly a local drug kingpin. No matter what he may have been in the business of selling, it s a certainty that Taylor was a shrewd businessman who understood the value of diversification. Launching a record label was one of his many ventures, and not an unsuccessful one by any means. Around 1963, Taylor inaugurated Rojac Records, attempting to capture the musical pulse of Harlem on microgroove the way Berry Gordy was managing to perfection in the Motor City. No doubt the ultimate goal was to accrue stacks of benjamins by releasing a non-stop barrage of hits on Rojac and its sister Tay-Ster label. Rojac and Tay-Ster issued a steady stream of product through the latter half of the 60s. Taylor relocated his base of operations to Detroit at the end of the decade; after that, his labels went dormant for a while, though he intermittently reactivated them. This rarities-loaded collection offers proof positive that the Fat Man knew how to produce exceptional soul records.
TRACKLISTING:

CD 1
1. Clarence Reid - Nobody But You Babe (2:40)
2. Kim Tolliver - (you're Trying To) Cop My Stuff (3:28)
3. Third Guitar - Lovin' Lies (1:50)
4. Little Jewel - I Want To (2:40)
5. Chico & Buddy - Can You Dig It (2:52)
6. Jo Armstead - This & That (1:38)
7. Clarence Reid - Skunks, Hogs & Dogs (2:07)
8. Chuck-a-luck & The Lovemen Ltd - Are You Experience (3:31)
9. Damn Sam The Miracle Man & The Soul Con' - Lucky Man (3:50)
10. Aleke Kanonu Meets Tolbert The Miracle Man - Nwanne, Nwanne, Nwanne (6:33)
11. Third Guitar - Down To The River (2:52)
12. Lavell Hardy - Don't Lose Your Groove (2:23)
13. Curtis Lee & The K C P's - Get In My Bag (3:08)
14. Chuck-a-luck & The Lovemen - Whip Ya (2:53)
15. Damn Sam The Miracle Man & The Soul Con' - I've Got It (3:35)
16. Damn Sam The Miracle Man & The Soul Con' - Give Me Another Joint (4:09)
17. Big Maybelle - Quittin' Time (1:56)
18. Damn Sam The Miracle Man & The Soul Con' - Smash (4:06)
19. Chuck A Luck & The Lovemen Ltd - Whip You (2:53)
20. Third Guitar - Baby Don't Cry (2:50)
21. Kim Tolliver - Driving Me To The Arms Of A Stranger (2:55)
22. Big Maybelle - I Can't Wait Any Longer (2:45)

CD 2
1. Kim Tolliver - Tuesday's Child (3:17)
2. Clarence Reid - Something Special About My Baby (2:28)
3. Wesley Paige - You Turn Me Around (2:31)
4. Big Maybelle - Don't Pass Me By (3:05)
5. Clarence Reid - Heaven Will Welcome You (3:20)
6. Big Maybelle - 96 Tears (2:30)
7. Chuck Flamingo & Kansas City Playboys - What's My Chances (2:44)
8. Big Maybelle - Careless Love (2:25)
9. International G.t.o's - I Love My Baby (2:27)
10. Jo Armstead - No Better For Ya (2:21)
11. International G.t.o's - It's Been Raining In My Heart (2:41)
12. Clarence Reid - I Wish It Were Me (2:50)
13. Master Four - Love From The Far East (2:11)
14. Chuck Flamingo - Love Love Love (2:40)
15. Private Charles Bowens & Gentlemen From Tigerland - Christmas In Vietnam (3:04)
16. Kim Tolliver - Where Were You (5:22)
17. Curtis Lee & The Kcp's - Everybody's Going Wild (2:06)
18. Big Maybelle - Keep That Man (2:44)
19. Lillie Bryant - Meet Me Halfway (2:04)
20. Big Maybelle - Old Love Never Dies (3:31)
21. Kim Tolliver - 'i'll Try To Do Better (4:23)
22. Wesley Paige & The Master Three - Better Days Are Coming (3:04) :: ::

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