San Franciscan soul has traditionally had more of a bluesy flavour than that of its sophisticated cousins from Detroit, Chicago, New York or Los Angeles. The vast immigration of southern African-Americans to the dockyards of the Bay Area during World War II created an audience with an appetite for earthier, rawer sounds, from the R&B and funk of earlier decades to the rap and hip hop of today. That said, during the 1960s and early 1970s there were many classy uptown soul productions from the area, by versatile artists such as Sugar Pie DeSanto, Eddie Foster, Little Stanley, the Ballads, the Whispers, the Natural Four and others. And it would be safe to say that some of the best recordings in that genre, as featured on this disc, were made at Leo Kulka's Golden State Recorders.
A native of Czechoslovakia, Kulka opened up shop in San Francisco in 1965. For a lengthy period he had the only truly Hollywood-style studio in the area, a fact which appealed to local artists as well as arrangers and producers like Rene Hall and Wally Cox, who put the facilities and Kulka's eeering expertise to good use. Kulka also signed many acts himself, either leasing the sides to outside labels like MTA and Acta, or issuing them himself on Golden State and its associated imprint Golden Soul.
1. The San Francisco TKOs - Make Up Your Mind
2. George And Teddy - Lover
3. Blondell Breed And The Imports - When I See My Baby
4. Jeanette Jones -Cut Loose
5. The Generation - Dwindlin'
6. The San Francisco TKOs - Send My Baby Back
7. The Savonics - I Had A Girl
8. Spyders - Some People Are Happy
9. Wally Cox And Nate Branch - I Want To Dance With You
10. George And Teddy - Oh Yeah
11. Spyders - I Can Take Care Of Myself
12. The Imports - I'm Not Ashamed Of Loving You
13. The San Francisco TKOs - Ooh Baby Baby
14. Wally Cox - I Need A Love (I Need Your Love)
15. The Generation - I'm A Good Woman
16. Spyders - I Don't Care
17. Jeanette Jones - Jealous Moon
18. The Variations - Will You Be Mine
19. Creation - Sightless (Part 1)
20. Jeanette Jones - Dreams All Come True
21. Wally Cox And Nate Branch - My Heart And Soul
22. The Variations - Ooh Baby Don't Leave Me
23. The Variations - You're Still On My Mind
24. The Variations - Will Pass, Love Will Last



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