The Rojac Story: The Best Of Rojac & Tay-Ster - Various Artists (Audio CD - 11/30/2012)

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

Disc 1

1 Nobody But You Babe - Clarence Reid (2:41)
2 (You're Trying To) Cop My Stuff - Kim Tolliver (3:28)
3 Lovin' Lies - Third Guitar (1:53)
4 I Want To - Little Jewel (2:42)
5 Can You Dig It - Chico & Buddy (2:54)
6 This and That - Jo Armstead (1:39)
7 Skunks, Hogs and Dogs - Clarence Reid (2:08)
8 Are You Experience - Chuck-a-Luck & the Lovemen (3:32)
9 Lucky Man - Damn Sam the Miracle Man & the Soul Congregation (3:50)
10 Nwanne, Nwanne, Nwanne - Tolbert the Miracle Man (6:31)
11 Down To the River - Third Guitar (2:53)
12 Don't Lose Your Groove - Lavell Hardy (2:24)
13 Get In My Bag - Curtis Lee & the K C P's (3:10)
14 Whip Ya - Chuck-a-Luck & the Lovemen (2:56)
15 I've Got It - Damn Sam the Miracle Man & the Soul Congregation (3:35)
16 Give Me Another Joint - Damn Sam the Miracle Man & the Soul Congregation (4:09)
17 Quittin' Tim - Big Maybelle (1:56)
18 Smash - Damn Sam the Miracle Man & the Soul Congregation (4:06)
19 Whip You - Chuck-a-Luck & the Lovemen (2:53)
20 Baby Don't Cry - Third Guitar (2:51)
21 Driving Me To the Arms of a Stranger - Kim Tolliver (2:57)
22 I Can't Wait Any Longer - Big Maybelle (2:46)

Disc 2

1 Tuesday's Child - Kim Tolliver (3:19)
2 Something Special About My Baby - Clarence Reid (2:30)
3 You Turn Me Around - Wesley Paige (2:32)
4 Don't Pass Me By - Big Maybelle (3:08)
5 Heaven Will Welcome You - Clarence Reid (3:22)
6 96 Tears - Big Maybelle (2:33)
7 What's My Chances - Chuck Flamingo (2:46)
8 Careless Love - Big Maybelle (2:26)
9 I Love My Baby - International G.T.O.'s (2:29)
10 No Better For Ya - Jo Armstead (2:22)
11 It's Been Raining In My Heart - International G.T.O.'s (2:41)
12 I Wish It Were Me - Clarence Reid (2:52)
13 Love From the Far East - Master Four (2:14)
14 Love Love Love - Chuck Flamingo (2:42)
15 Christmas In Vietnam - Private Charles Bowens & the Gentlemen From Tigerl (3:07)
16 Where Were You - Kim Tolliver (5:25)
17 Everybody's Going Wild - Curtis Lee & the K C P's (2:07)
18 Keep That Man - Big Maybelle (2:47)
19 Meet Me Halfway - Lillie Bryant (2:06)
20 Old Love Never Dies - Big Maybelle (3:33)
21 I'll Try To Do Better - Kim Tolliver (4:25)
22 Better Days Are Coming - Wesley Paige & the Master Three (3:07)