{"id":6200,"date":"2016-01-24T11:51:08","date_gmt":"2016-01-24T16:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=6200"},"modified":"2016-01-24T11:51:08","modified_gmt":"2016-01-24T16:51:08","slug":"the-volcanos-its-against-the-laws-of-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=6200","title":{"rendered":"The Volcanos – (It’s Against) The Laws of Love"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download – Volcanos – (It’s Against) The Laws of Love MP3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Greetings all.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I thought we\u2019d get things of to a fine start this week with one of my favorite Philly 45s.<\/p>\n

Back in the day, when I had just started digging for soul in earnest, I was all over anything I could find from Philadelphia and New Orleans.<\/p>\n

One of the early obsessions to come out of my Philly excavations was the mighty Volcanos.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I can say with some certainty that the gateway drug \u2013 as it were \u2013 was \u2018Storm Warning\u2019, the group\u2019s biggest hit and a Northern Soul classic.<\/p>\n

Over the course of a few years, the Volcanos, led by Gene Faith<\/strong> (nee Jones<\/strong>) would lay down some of the finest soul 45s to come out of the City of Brotherly Love, first for Arctic, then the storied Harthon imprint, and then finally for Virtue, before Faith went solo, and the rest of the group morphed into the Moods<\/strong>, and then the Trammps.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018(It\u2019s Against) The Laws of Love\u2019 was the group\u2019s fourth 45 for Arctic, released in 1965. Written by Carl Fisher<\/strong> of the Vibrations<\/strong>, \u2018Laws of Love\u2019 followed their regional success with \u2018Storm Warning\u2019, but despite its obvious quality, failed to make a dent outside of Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Seemingly crafted from a Northern Soul template (years ahead of the curve<\/em>) \u2018Laws of Love\u2019 features a brisk, four on the floor beat, piano and ringing vibes (Vince Montana!<\/strong>) and pumping baritone sax under a great lead by Faith and solid harmonies by the group.<\/p>\n

The song is packed with hooks and the arrangement is a wonder.<\/p>\n

This is also one of those records I\u2019m happy to have grabbed way back in the stone age, since it seems to be the rarest of their Arctic 45s, pulling in a couple of hundred bucks (much like their two Harthon discs).<\/p>\n

It is the perfect intersection of great to listen to and great to dance to.<\/p>\n

I hope you dig it, and I\u2019ll be back on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Keep the faith<\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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