Shrine: The Rarest Soul Label, Volume 1 (CD)

Format: CD  Label: Kent Records UK  Year: 1998  Media Condition: New  Sleeve/Cover Condition: New  TRACKS:  1 The Cairos - Stop Overlooking Me  2 Eddie Daye & The 4 Bars - Guess Who Loves You  3 Les Chansonettes - Don't Let Him Hurt You  4 Little Bobby Parker - I Won't Believe It Till I See It  5 The Cautions - Watch Your Step  6 The Epsilons - I'm So Devoted  7 The Prophets - Huh Baby  8 Tippie & The Wisemen - Wait Till I Get There  9 J D Bryant - I Won't Be Coming Back  10 The Epsilons - Mind In A Bind  11 Cavaliers - Do What I Want  12 Bill Dennis - I'll Never Let You Get Away  13 The Enjoyables - I'll Take You Back  14 Ray Pollard - No More Like Me  15 Traci - Take It From Me  16 The DC Blossoms - I Know About Her  17 Shirley Edwards - Dream My Heart  18 The Counts - My Only Love  19 The Cautions - Fall Guy  20 Jimmy Armstrong - Mystery  21 Sidney Hall - The Weekend  22 Leroy Taylor & The Four Kays - I'll Understand  23 Linda & The Vistas - She Went Away  24 Tippie & The Wisemen - Let Me Walk Away  Shrine Records was an American soul and R&B record label based in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1964 by its primary songwriter Eddie Singleton and his wife, Raynoma Gordy Singleton (who had also founded Motown with her then-husband, Berry Gordy). Its headquarters was a townhouse located at 3 Thomas Circle NW in Washington, D.C.  From 1964 to 1967, Shrine released a total of twenty vinyl 45 singles comprising forty different tracks. However, none of the Shrine singles were significant hits, and the label ceased operations in 1967. Shrine's stock of unsold records was destroyed in a warehouse fire in the 1968 King assassination riots. As a result, very few Shrine records remain today and are highly sought-after by collectors.  This first of two CD volumes collects both originally released and previously unreleased Shrine material.