Episode #60: Steppin' Up in Class

This episode features a two-set tribute to the R&B label Phil L.A. Of Soul, which deserves to be honored for coming up with one of the worst/best puns in music history for its name. In my book that earns you a hearty nod. My second-favorite thing about that label is its literal label, which prominently features a drawing of a fish skeleton as a visual cue about how to pronounce its name. It's the small things. The rest of the show is its usual staggering consistency. Try the salmon.

Artist	Song	Year	Label
Set 1
The Vontastics	You Can Work It Out	1967	St. Lawrence
Jimmy McCracklin	Steppin' Up in Class	1965	Imperial
The Royalettes	Out of Sight, Out of Mind	1965	MGM
Barbara Dane & the Chambers Brothers	You've Got to Reap What You Sow	1966	Folkways
Lou Rawls	Dead End Street	1967	Capitol
Jill Harris	You Really Didn't Mean It	1965	Capitol
Harvey Scales & the Seven Sounds	Love Is a Gas (But How Sweet It Is)	1969	Magic Touch
Jr. Walker & the All Stars	Hip City (Part 1)	1969	Soul
Set 2
Helene Smith	A Woman Will Do Wrong	1967	Phil L.A. of Soul
Little Beaver & Frank Williams with the Rocketeers	Soul Stuff (Part 1)	1967	Phil L.A. of Soul
The Imperial C's	Someone Tell Her	1967	Phil L.A. of Soul
Cliff Nobles	Love Is All Right	1968	Phil L.A. of Soul
Llittle John Bowie	Go Go Annie	1968	Phil L.A. of Soul
Vonda Maria	I Feel Complete	1968	Phil L.A. of Soul
Les Tres Femmes	What's a Matter Baby	1969	Phil L.A. of Soul
Marla Debrick	Um Um Darling	1970	Phil L.A. of Soul
The African Echoes	Zulu Lunchbag	1968	Phil L.A. of Soul
Set 3
John Ellison	You've Got to Have Rhythm	1970	Phil L.A. of Soul
The People's Choice	Let Me Do My Thing	1972	Phil L.A. of Soul
Carolyn Veal	Your Love is Like a Chain Around My Heart	1972	Phil L.A. of Soul
The Coalitions	Instead... How Are You	1974	Phil L.A. of Soul
Mody-Vation	Ghetto Kung Fu	1974	Phil L.A. of Soul
L.J. Waiters & the Electrifiers	If You Ain't Gettin' Your Thing	1976	Phil L.A. of Soul
Sharon Ridley	Where Did You Learn to Make Love the Way You Do	1975	Phil L.A. of Soul
Set 4/Outro
Bit of Honey	Live In Maid	1970	Shout
Satisfaction Unlimited	Let's Change the Subject	1972	Hot Wax
Gwen McRae	Ain't Nothing You Can Do	1971	Columbia
Bobby Womack	Woman's Gotta Have It	1972	United Artists
Lee Dorsey	On Your Way Down	1973	Polydor
Stevie Wonder	Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing	1973	Tamla
Dorothy Moore	Misty Blue	1976	Malaco