LAVERN BAKER / CARLA THOMAS / ARETHA FRANKLIN / MARY WELLS / 'LITTLE' ESTHER PHILLIPS - The Girls With Soul - Five Classic Albums Plus (Saved / Gee Whiz / The Electrifying / The One Who Really Loves You / Release Me!)

AVID R&B presents the latest release in our Five Classic Albums Plus series with a re-mastered 2CD release The Girls With Soul complete with original artwork, liner notes, personnel details.“LaVern Baker: Saved”; “Carla Thomas: Gee Whiz”; “Aretha Franklin: The Electrifying”; “Mary Wells: The One Who Really Loves You”; “’Little’ Esther Phillips: Release Me!” plus 2 bonus tracks.For our first artist on this superb five album set, we welcome back the first artist to appear on our Avid R&B label (AMSC1258), Rock n Roll Hall of Famer, Miss LaVern Baker. LaVern Baker signed to Atlantic Records in 1953 and had a series of R&B hits over the next few years including “Tweedle Dee”, “Bop Ting A Ling” and the all-time classic, “Jim Dandy” which would sell a million copies and go on to be voted Number 343 in Rolling Stones Top 500 All Time Greatest Songs as well as being voted as one of the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame’s greatest songs to have shaped Rock N Roll! Next up Carla Thomas, queen