The RCA affliated label GROOVE was responsible for some of the most exciting black rock & roll recordings of all time......many of the stellar sides have been reissued on vinyl and cd.  This set of 2 cds brings more of the GROOVE story to light with stellar sides from MILT TRENIER- CHRIS POWELL & BIG JOHN GREER........

1. STRAIGHTEN UP BABY - Milt Trenier
2. NO BABY - Melvin Smith
3. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME, NO. 2 - George Benson
4. WOMEN ARE THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL - Paul Williams & His Orch. (vcl. Jimmy Brown)
5. MY PINCH HITTER - Buddy Lucas & His Orch. (vcl. Almeta Stewart)
6. I'D GLADLY DO IT AGAIN - Bertice Reading
7. (WE WANNA SEE) SANTA DO THE MAMBO - Big John Greer
8. GO, MOTHER, GO -Sam "Highpockets" Henderson
9. I'M TIRED - Big Red McHouston (vcl. Larry Dale)
10. I NEED HELP - Buddy Lucas & His Orch. (vcl. Almeta Stewart)
11. (THESE ARE) THE THINGS I LOVE - Sam Butera
12. BABY PLEASE DON'T GO - Sue Allen & Oscar Black
13. TILL THE WEE WEE MORNING - The Romaines
14. YOU CAN'T STAY HERE - Melvin Smith
15. DAY OLD BREAD - Milt Trenier with Gene Gilbeaux Quartet
16. SHE MAKES ME MAD - George Benson
17. I GOTTA KNOW - Bertice Reading
18. CALLIN' MOODY FIELD, PART 1 - Miss Peaches
19. WAIT TILL AFTER XMAS - Big John Greer
20. WHERE IS MY HONEY - Big Red McHouston (vcl. Larry Dale)
21. HOW COULD YOU - Bonnie Davis & the Piccadilly Pipers
22. TOO BAD SWEET MAMA -Sam "Highpockets" Henderson (vcl. Billy Black)
23. I DON'T WANT TO SET THE WORLD ON FIRE - Sam Butera
24. CALLIN' MOODY FIELD, PART 2 - Miss Peaches