In case this wasn't already mentioned, there's a new 338 page book out on the Philly Sound, called "A House On Fire: The Rise And Fall Of Philadelphia Soul" by John A. Jackson

Nice. I'll check it out. I love reading about subjects like these.

I gotta get that book! Thanks for the info.

what happened was Gamble and Huff werent giving the artists proper royalties. and pocketing the revenue.Philly int'l was losing money and going bankrupt. alot of the records were recorded at Sigma sound labs. and u all know Sigma, is a very expensive place to record.

so Kenny and Leon didnt surprise me when they took the snake route and started fucking over well respected artists.. such as Billy Paul. Jean carne, the O'jays,Jones girls,Lou rawls,archie Bell,etc.etc Billy just won a suit againt Kenny and leon for unpaid royalties, as did the o'Jays.

Things were so bad that,in the early 80s,the O'Jays weren't even recording new material for the label.The label was near bankrupt and the funds weren't available to send them into the studio to record fresh material.As a result,several of the O'Jays albums in the early 80s consisted entirely of "previously recorded material".They simply raided the vaults,releasing second-rate material that was already old and outdated.

Since Gamble and Huff were the sole writers and producers for the bulk of it, how could they NOT hog royalties?

CinisterCee said:

Good point

CinisterCee said:

i know, but shit pay your people yanno? just the way of the industry.. eventually it'll catch up 2 ya.

the worst record to come out of PIR was Jocko- Rhythm Talk
(1979)





it was lifted from Aint no stoppin us now..

Yeah, Somebody mentioned that in the book, Kenny Gamble doesn't come off in the most positive light....