Label: Numero

Released 2014

Fueled by the financial drippings of number runners & boosted by Hall-of-Fame running back Jim Brown, Cleveland, Ohio's Way Out Records offered asylum for a rising crop of rogue soul men, rust-belt vocal ensembles, & trial-by-fire producers. Helmed by a friendly consortium of hustlers, police officers, and gridiron giants, pet project beget obsession as Motown arrangers, gospel choirs, and the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra were all beckoned to the wrong side of the tracks to mint masterpieces for the Sensations, Volcanic Eruption, the Exceptional Three, and Bobby Wade, all beneath the mindful gaze of a wall-mounted shotgun. Reaching their peak in the late '60s, Eccentric Soul: The Way Out Label gathers the brightest moments from the quirky operation's eleven year bid. This 3 X vinyl LP configuration boasts a double gatefold sleeve with beautiful photos and ephemera from the label's low-flying promotional department.

Track listing:

1. The Occasions–    There's No You
   
2. The Sensations–    Demanding Man
   
3. Jesse Fisher–    You're Not Loving A Beginner
   
4. The Soul Notes–    How Long Will It Last
   
5. The Sensations–    I Won't Be Hurt
   
6. The Springers–    Why
   
7. Lou Ragland And The Bandmasters–    Never Let Me Go
   
8. The Springers–    I Know My Baby Loves Me So
   
9. Lou Ragland And The Bandmasters–    Party At Lester's
   
10. Verna & Rob–    More Soul
    
11. Betty & Angel–    Honey Coated Loving
    
12. Sammy Jones–    She Didn't Know
    
13. The Sensations–    Two Can Make It
    
14. Bobby Wade–    I'm In Love With You
    
15. Norman Scott–    Ain't That A Heartache
    
16. Soul Notes–    Don't Make Me Beg
    
17. The Sensations–    Please Baby Please
    
18. Bobby Wade–    Can't You Hear Me Calling
    
19. Jesse Fisher–    Don't Cheat On Me
    
20. Norman Scott–    Baby Don't Go
    
21. Volcanic Eruption–    Red Robin
    
22. Bobby Wade–    Down Here On The Ground
    
23. The Sensations–    Oh Girl
    
24. The Exceptional Three Featuring Ruby Carter–    Dating A Stranger
    
25. The Exceptional Three Featuring Ruby Carter–    Unlucky Girl
    
26. The Soul Notes–    I Got Everything I Need
    
27. Volcanic Eruption–    I've Got Something Going For Me
    
28. The Sensations–    It's A New Day
    
29. The Harmonics–    Which Way
    
30. The Harmonics–    Harmonics On The Warpath
    
31. The Sensations–    Lonely World
    
32. Fred Towles–    To Much Monkey Business
    
33. Bobby Wade–    Four Walls And A Window
    
34. The Sensations–    I Guess That's Life
    
35. Sammy Jones–    You've Got To Show Me
    
36. The Exceptional Three Featuring Ruby Carter–    What About Me
    
37. The Occasions–    Baby Don't Go
    
38. Verna & Rob–    I'm In Love With You
    
39. Jesse Fisher–    Why
    
40. The Soul Notes–    I Can't Wait Until The Weekend