From 1958 to 1993, Thomas and Louise Boddies industrious Boddie Recording Company issued nearly 300 albums and 45s, recorded 10,000 hours of tape, and remained in operation longer than any other studio, pressing plant, or label group in the history of Cleveland. Long forgotten even by the standards of the chronically overlooked northeastern Ohio music scene, Boddie was a fusion of its owners engineering genius and his limited economic means, its DIY recording studio housed in a humble barn, churning night and day to capture the sounds emanating from Clevelands east side neighborhoods. The 58 tracks on these three CDs (or 65-track 5LP) represent the best of the Boddies in-house Soul Kitchen, Luau, and Bounty labels, which released an unspoiled treasure trove of kitchen-sink eccentric soul, fuzzbox funk, shoestring doo-wop, and haunted, eerily hook-laden spirituals. Enclosed inside is a mountain of office-styled ephemera: two massive booklets brimming with detail on the Boddies and their artists; extensive notes and scores of unpublished photos; a complete detailed discography folio; reproduced fliers; and a Boddie greeting cardall rendered with the handcrafted charm that was the Boddie hallmark. Call it a self-contained secret record industry crammed into one box.

TRACK LIST
Creations UnlimitedChrystal Illusion
Ricky HodgesDont Destroy Our Love
Frankie Pighee & The SoulettesSoul Feeling
The ChantellsWorld Of Soul
Jackie RussellIf You Dont Want Me Let Me Be
Angela Alexander & J.D. SaddlerSpoilin For A Fight
Inter-CircleThe Pusher
Eddie & The Ant Hill MobIm A Number Runner
Bo & The MetrosMoving On
Inter-CircleThe Players
Creations UnlimitedCorruption Is The Thing
King James VersionHes Coming
Angela Alexander & J.D. SaddlerDont Make Me Kill You
The ChantellsWhy Wont You Say (What You Want)
Frankie Pighee & The SoulettesIf You Dont Think That I Love
Jackie RussellDont Trade Love For Money
Bo & The MetrosButtered Out
Ricky HodgesI Feel It (The Love You Have For Me)
King James VersionHes Forever (Amen)
A.C. Jones & The Atomic AcesOh Baby (I Love You)
Harvey & The PhenomenalsTell Me About It
The HeadlinesHes Looking For A Love
J.C. Akins & The DukesIve Got To Find A Way
Little Anthony & The Modern DetergentsMonkey Hips & Yice
A.C. Jones & The Atomic AcesGive Me Your Love
Harvey & The PhenomenalsDarlene (Instrumental)
Little Anthony & The Modern DetergentsDon’t Make Me Blue
Penny NorthSatisfied
J.C. Akins & The DukesYou Upset My Very Soul
Harvey & The PhenomenalsAll In Your Eyes
J.C. Akins & The DukesI Love You
A.C. Jones & The Atomic AcesHole In Your Soul
Penny NorthThought I Had A Good Thing
Harvey & The PhenomenalsDarlene (Vocal)
The HeadlinesBaby
A.C. Jones & The Atomic AcesGive Me Your Love (Instrumental)
The HeadlinesHes Looking For A Love (Demo)
Rev. R.L. HubbardChild Of The King
Brother BillWha’s Happnin
Guiding LightsLost In Sin
Wings Of Faith JuniorsI Cant Thank Him Enough
Seven RevelatorsKeep Holding On
The Victory FiveHave You Been To The Pool?
Sounds Of SoulGospel Train
Corinthian SingersWhy? (It’s A Shame)
The Fantastic Lightning AiresJesus You Are My Shining Star
The Golden HarmonizersWont Be Back No More
The Gospel HebrewsJesus Is All Over Me
The Gospel FabulatorsRead It In The Bible
Spiritual BelieversSweet To Know
The Silver KingsTrouble In The Water
The Cleveland Golden EchoesUsed To Live On Broadway
The Royal KingsLook Out For Jesus
Swanee NightingalesI Know The Lord Will Make A Way
The North Wind Of Cleveland, OhioIf Ive Done Anything Wrong
Gospel EnsembleWhat You Need
Juanita EllisMake A Joyful Noise
UnknownThat New Girl
UnknownNever Let You Go
UnknownThe Look of Love
Mod SquadSing a Simple Song
HeadlineBaby (Demo)
UnknownSelfish One
Dolores WhiteLovers Paradise
Harvey & the PhenomenalsTGIF Part 1
Addie Pearl RiceSara Culture
Inner-City Gospel PartySummertime
UnknownI Do Love You
Unknown Let the Children Play
Jackie RusselIf you Dont Want Me Let me Be
UnknownYou Cut Up the Clothes
Robert TyusMiss You
UnknownGive You My Love
Jubilee SpecialsSometimes
Addie Pearl RiceFlowers Are Blooming
Golden HarmonizersWont Be Back No More
Delores WhiteWhy Dont We Understand
UnknownWhen Youre Gone
Louise BoddieTeen Pair