ABOUT THIS ITEM

Following on from the massively popular “Philadelphia International: The Re-Edits” package, here is the second release Harmless's special “Philly 40” campaign which is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Philadelphia International Records. Welcome to the hugely anticipated “Philadelphia International Classics: The Tom Moulton Remixes”.

Tom Moulton’s involvement with Philadelphia International spans the entire 40 years of the label's existence with many of his early mixes unaccredited in the era before the 12” Disco Disc. In 1977 PIR released the ground-breaking historic original double LP “Philadelphia Classics” which featured eight of Tom Moulton’s greatest PIR mixes. The album has subsequently been reissued several times and is rightly hailed as a ‘must have’ classic for ANY serious music lovers’ collection.

Harmless have now taken all eight tracks featured on the original “Philadelphia Classics” added a further seven ‘lost’ Tom Moulton mixes which have previously never been easily available, and commissioned a further 16 BRAND NEW Tom Moulton mixes on The O’Jay’s “Back Stabbers”, The Intruder’s “(Win, Place or Show) She’s A Winner”, Billy Paul “The Whole Town’s Talking”, Robert Upchurch “The Devil Made Me Do It”, The Three Degree’s “Year Of Decision” and “When Will I See You Again”, Archie Bell & The Drells’ “Let’s Groove” and “Where Will You Go When The Party’s Over”, Lou Rawls’ “You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine” and “See You When I Git There”, People’s Choice “Jam Jam Jam (All Night Long)”, Teddy Pendergrass’ “I Don’t Love You Anymore”, The O’Jay’s “This Time Baby”, The Futures’ “Party Time Man”, Jean Carn’s “My Love Don’t Come Easy” and The Jones Girls’ “Nights Over Egypt”.

This makres 31 true full-length Philadelphia International Classics in total delivered in a deluxe box with four separate CDs plus a 16 page booklet with sleeve notes by Lloyd Bradley and containing some rare photos of Tom Moulton and Sigma Sound studios.

CD 1
1. The O’Jays - Back Stabbers 9.36
2. The Intruders - (Win, Place Or Show) She’s A Winner 7.28
3. Johnny Williams - Slow Motion 7.47
4. The O’Jays - Love Train 6.14
5. The Intruders -  I’ll Always Love My Mama 9.41
6. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - The Love I Lost 12.28
7. The Three Degrees - Dirty Ol’ Man 8.17

CD 2
1. Billy Paul - The Whole Town’s Talking 8.39
2. The Trammps - Love Epidemic 7.32
3. MFSB Featuring The Three Degrees - TSOP The Sound Of Philadelphia 5.42
4. Three Degrees - Year Of Decision 6.44
5. The Trammps - Where Do We Go From Here 5.30
6. MFSB - Love Is The Message 11.30
7. Robert Upchurch - The Devil Made Me Do It 10.35
8. Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again 5.52

CD 3
1. The Trammps - Trusting Heart 5.58
2. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Bad Luck 8.00
3. The Trammps - Trammps Disco Theme/Zing Went The Strings 6.41
4. People’s Choice - Do It Any Way You Wanna 5.30
5. The O’Jays - I Love Music 9.43
6. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Don’t Leave Me This Way 11.03
7. Archie Bell & The Drells - Let’s Groove 10.20
8. Lou Rawls - You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine 9.57

CD 4
1. Archie Bell & The Drells - Where Will You Go When The Party’s Over 9.05
2. People’s Choice - Jam Jam Jam (All Night Long) 7.42
3. Teddy Pendergrass - I Don’t Love You Anymore 8.41
4. Lou Rawls - See You When I Git There 9.36
5. The O’Jays - This Time Baby 9.50
6. The Futures - Party Time Man 9.09
7. Jean Carn - My Love Don’t Come Easy 10.46
8. The Jones Girls - Nights Over Egypt 9.12