Trying to Survive

From his early-'60s days as hip shaker Twistin' Harvey to his late-'70s nights on the light up dance floor in search of a 'Disco Lady', Harvey Scales survived scrapes with the pop charts, bankrupt record companies, walk outs, sit ins, strikes, price hikes, lay offs, and under table payoffs over a 40 year career. Compiled here for the first time are Scales' Cuca and Magic Touch recordings, 27 slabs of cracker jack R&B, stomping northern soul, divorce-ridden deep soul, feverish funk, and hustling disco spread across 2LPs and housed in a deluxe gatefold jacket. Bill Dahl's in depth notes document the entire sordid affair, with dozens of period photos and ephemeral bits illustrating the accompanying 20 page book. So necessary.

Disc 1
1: Glamour Girl
2: (On the Street Of) New York City
3: Independency
4: I Want to Apologize
5: Ten Thousand Years
6: The Clock
7: Every Step of the Way
8: Can't Have Me
9: Love That One
10: Canadian Sunset
11: Midnight 'Til We Meet
12: Forever Crying
13: Outcast (Gypsy Girl)
14: Yesterday

Disc 2
1: Broadway Freeze
2: (It's Too Good) Too Good to Be True
3: Trackdown
4: Get Down
5: Love-itis
6: Don't You Ever Let It End
7: Welcome Home
8: Trying to Survive
9: Bump Your Thang
10: Rock the World
11: Groove On Sexy Lady
12: Love Thief
13: Follow the Disco Crowd

Number of Discs: 2

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