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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.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
TRACK LISTINGS
Side A:
1 Clarence Reid -Nobody But You Babe
2 Kim Tolliver -(You Re Trying to) Cop My Stuff
3 Third Guitar -Lovin' Lies
4 Little Jewel -I Want to
5 Chico and Buddy -Can You Dig It
6 Clarence Reid -Skunks, Hogs and Dogs
7 Chuck-A-Luck & The Lovemen LTD - Are You Experience
8 Damn Sam the Miracle Man and the Soul Congregation -Lucky Man
Side B:
1 Jo Armstead -This and That
2 Aleke Kanonu Meets Tolbert the Miracle Man -Nwanne, Nwanne, Nwanne
3 Third Guitar -Down to the River
4 Lavell Hardy -Don't Lose Your Groove
5 Curtis Lee & the K C P's -Get in My Bag
6 Chuck-A-Luck & the Lovemen - Whip Ya
7 Damn Sam the Miracle Man and the Soul Congregation -I've Got It
Side C:
1 Damn Sam the Miracle Man and the Soul Congregation -Give Me Another Joint
2 Big Maybelle -Quittin Time
3 Damn Sam the Miracle Man and the Soul Congregation - Smash
4 Chuck a Luck & the Lovemen LTD - Whip You
5 Third Guitar -Baby Don't Cry
6 Kim Tolliver -Driving Me to the Arms of a Stranger
7 Big Maybelle -I Can't Wait Any Longer
8 Clarence Reid -Something Special About My Baby
Side D:
1 Kim Tolliver -Tuesday's Child
2 Big Maybelle -Don't Pass Me By
3 Clarence Reid -Heaven Will Welcome You
4 Chuck Flamingo & the Kansas City Playboys -What's My Chances
5 International Gtos -I Love My Baby
6 Jo Armstead -No Better for Ya
7 International G.T.O S -It's Been Raining in My Heart
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