Various Artists

Slick, sultry and sublime RnB infused with Soul & Jazz

Originating in Belgium at the tail end of the 1960s and into the 70s, Popcorn was a music and dance scene with an emphasis on often obscure black American records of the then recent past. Drawing immediate parallels with the UK's Northern Soul scene from approximately the same time, young people would flock from all corners of Belgium to cram into a converted farmhouse barn to dance to these exotic sounds. But whilst Northern favoured an often uptempo, stomping 60s soul sound, popcorn focused almost entirely on slower, moodier numbers.

In recent years, collectors and DJs into vintage soul and R&B have been tuning into the Popcorn style - yet there still remains some confusion as to what exactly Popcorn means in musical terms. Not following established genre conventions, The Popcorn sound is hard to pin down - there are Soul, Blues, Ska, Pop, Jazz and Latin records which are all Popcorn - and all are represented here.

Whilst the sound has caught the attention of many forward thinking DJs, the origins and background of the Belgium Popcorn scene remain little documented. With sleeve notes from original Popcorn insider Gerd De Wilde and his contacts within the original Belgium Popcorn scene, this album looks to change that. Along with never previously published vintage flyers and photographs and combined with the 24 tracks of heady, intoxicating R&B, Blues, Soul and Jazz, 'Follow Me To The Popcorn' is almost certainly the fullest document yet of the important, influential and yet so often misunderstood Belgium Popcorn scene.

· 2LP gatefold with download card and free sticker

· CD set with 8 page colour booklet

· Liner notes based on our exclusive interviews with the original pioneering Belgium Popcorn DJs

· Previously unpublished photos from Popcorn club nights from the early 70s

· Flyer gallery of early Popcorn events

TRACKLIST:

01: Little Jimmy Ray - You Need To Fall In Love
02: Dolly Lyon - Palm Of Your Hand
03: Plas Johnson - Downstairs
04: Sam Fletcher - Think It Over
05: Lilian Vines - I Dreamed About My Baby Last Night
06: Haywood Henry - Buck De Hoodle
07: Harvey - Any Way You Wanta
08: Bellino - Boss Bossa Nova
09: Kiki Page - Big Boy
10: Linda Willoby - Big Boy You're Through
11: Bobby Hendricks - I Want That
12: Dinah Shore - Scene Of The Crime
13: Page Boys - Barricuda
14: Shorty Long - Burnt Toast And Black Coffee
15: Johhny Guitar Watson - Wait A Minute
16: Jj Jones - Harlem Nocturne
17: Al Brown - Sweet Little Love
18: Barbara Simpson - Waiting For My Baby Baby
19: Earl Grant - Fever
20: Gloria Grey - It's A Sweet World
21: George Barnes - Spooky
22: Dav Kipp - Yea! My Baby Loves Me
23: Dimples Jackson - Love Came Tumbling Down
24: Monty & The Cyclones - Summertime N