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Biography"May 20, 1984 BEFORE Solid Smoke Records went out of business a year ago, the small, independent label from San Francisco had left an impressive catalogue of classy compilations of American soul and R&B. The resurrection of James Brown's legendary "Live at the Apollo" album was perhaps the premier reissue, offering a new generation a chance to hear Brown earning his "hardest working man in show business" tag. Now, Solid Smoke is back with a splash of six new compilations. Most notable are two collections of Brown's earliest and hardest to find material recorded for Federal Records from 1956 to 1960." -- https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1984/05/20/solid-smokes-revivals-of-soul/c057a0c8-7406-4e1f-82a2-1d388f74b998/
