Phil L.A. Of Soul

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Philadelphia soul label created by Jamie/Guyden Records.

The label's main artists were Fantastic Johnny C., The, scoring a hit with "Boogaloo Down Broadway" in 1967 (#5 on the R&B charts and #7 on the pop charts), and Cliff Nobles whose single "The Horse" hit #2 on both the R&B and pop charts in 1968. Also provided national distribution by re-releasing several singles from the small but legendary Miami labels Lloyd, Deep City, and Saadia.

Record labels were yellow with black print while DJ promo copies were black print on white labels.
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300 Helene Smith A Woman Will Do Wrong (7") 1967
304 Frank Williams And Rocketeers, The (2) The Spanish Flyer / You Got To Be A Man (2 versions) 1967
305 Fantastic Johnny C, The Boogaloo Down Broadway / Look What Love Can Make You Do (Single) (3 versions) 1967
306 Little Beaver And Frank Williams And Rocketeers, The (2) Soul Stuff (2 versions) 1967
309 Fantastic Johnny C, The Got What You Need / New Love (7") 1968
312 Herb Ward Wrong Place At The Wrong Time / You Can Cry (7") 1968
313 Cliff Nobles & Co.* The Horse / Love Is All Right (7", Single) 1968
315 Fantastic Johnny C, The Hitch It To The Horse / Cool Broadway (7", Single) 1968
316 James Boys, The The Horse / The Mule (7") 1968
318 Cliff Nobles & Co The Horse / Judge Baby, I'm Back (Single) (2 versions) 1968
321 Benny Harper Don't Let It Happen To You / In The Middle Of The Night (7", Promo) 1968
323 African Echoes, The Zulu Lunchbag / Big Time (7", Promo) 1968
324 Cliff Nobles & Co.* / Cliff Nobles Switch It On / Burning Desire (7") 1969
325 Helene Smith You Got To Be A Man / (Without) Some Kind Of A Man (Single) (2 versions) 1969
328 Pal And The Prophets Lotta Good Lovin' / I Keep Foolin' Myself (7") 1968
329 Cliff Nobles & Co.* Gettin' Away / The Camel (7", Single)  
333 Les Tres Femmes What's A Matter Baby / Listen To Your Mama (7", Single, Promo) 1969
334 Alfreda Brockington Your Love Has Got Me Chained And Bound (7", Promo)  
337 John Ellison You've Got To Have Rhythm / Giving Up On Love (7", Promo) 1970
337 Willie John Ellison You've Got To Have Rhythm / Giving Up On Love (7") 1970
340 Willy Cole, The* Right On (7") 1971
342 Tyrone Ashley & Funky Music Machine, The* Let Me Be Your Man / I Want My Baby Back (7", Single) 1970
345 Joey Gilmore Somebody Done Took My Baby And Gone (7")  
349 People's Choice, The* I Likes To Do It / Big Ladies Man (2 versions) 1972
352 People's Choice, The* The Wootie-T-Woo / Cause That's The Way I Know (2 versions) 1972
353 Carolyn Veal Your Love Is Like A Chain Around My Heart / Don't The Good Book Say We're Brothers (7") 1972
356 People's Choice, The* Magic / Oh How I Love It (7", Single) 1972
358 People's Choice, The* Let Me Do My Thing / On A Cloudy Day (2 versions) 1972
361 Fantastic Johnny C., The* Don't Depend On Me / Waitin' For The Rain (7") 1973
362 Witch Way Clapping Song / Hold On To Love (7") 1973
364 Great Expectations (2) Welcome To The World (7") 1973
366 Captain Freak & The Lunacycle Band What Ever Happened To Superman / I Wouldn't Pull Your Toe (7", Promo) 1974
LPS-4001 Cliff Nobles & Co.* The Horse (LP) 1968
PH 314 Benny Sigler* Who You Gonna Turn To / I Can Give You Love (7")  
PH 318 Cliff Nobles & Co.* Horse Fever / Judge Baby, I'm Back (7") 1968
PH 349 People's Choice, The* Big Ladies Man / I Likes To Do It (7") 1972
PH 352 People's Choice, The* The Wootie-Te-Woo / Cause That's The Way I Know (7") 1972
PH 367 Coalitions, The Instead... How Are You / I Don't Mind Doin' It (7", Single) 1974
PH 369 Philly Sound, The Waitin' For The Rain / Don't Depend On Me (7") 1974
PH 370 Mody-Vation Ghetto Kung Fu (7", Single) 1974
PH 372 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes* Get Out (And Let Me Cry) (7", Single, RE) 1975
PH 375 L.J.Waiters & The Electrifiers If You Ain't Getting Your Thing (7", Promo) 1976
PH 376 Sharon Ridley When A Woman Falls In Love / Stay A While With Me (7") 1975
PH 377 L.J.Waiters & The Electrifiers Can You Deal With It (7") 1976
PH378 Bob Green (7) Sweet Sweet Memories / Running And Hiding (7") 1975
PH 380 Oscar Perry Gimme Some (7") 1976
PH 384 Brutal Force Dreams For Sale / The Number For Groove (7", Promo) 1979
PH 501 Fantastic Johnny C, The / Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes* Don't Depend On Me / Get Out (And Let Me Cry) (7", RE) 2009
PH-LPS 4003 Sharon Ridley Stay A While With Me (LP, Album) 1975
PH-TPC-1 People's Choice I Likes To Do It (7")  
SPLP 4000 Fantastic Johnny C, The Boogaloo Down Broadway (LP) 1968

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