Eccentric Soul: The Way Out Label

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.

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