Various The Skippy White Story - Boston Soul 1961-1967 (LP)

(Yep Roc Records) 15 tracks, gatefold cover - incl. liner notes

This compilation is a tribute to Boston soul music originally captured on tape by legendary Boston record store owner turned label owner Skippy White legendary Boston record store owner turned label owner turned curator Skippy White. This release is one for all involved in the compilation, especially Eli Paperboy Reed.

Eli is not only an eli is not only a songwriter and artist, but also an avid record collector, especially of obscure R&B, soul and gospel 45s from the early 1960s. Many of the recordings on this compilation come from Eli's private collection of 45s and acetates.

Detailed liner notes in the packaging, written by Peter Guralnick, Peter Wolf and Eli Paperboy Reed & Noah Schaffer, provide context for the music, the times and the influence that Skippy White, his stores and the music he discovered and released on his own labels, frequented, loved the music he released and was influenced by it all. The album features songs by The Precisions, Earl Lett. Junior Washington and the Lynn Harmonizers among others. It serves as a perfect introduction to Boston soul.