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In 1965, when songwriters and record producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff first contemplated leaving the Cameo-Parkway record label to risk launching their own label, the vocalists on which they pinned all their hopes and venture capital were The Intruders. Like many other subsequent acts the duo produced, which included Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes and The O'Jays, The Intruders had already developed a vocal sound that was both theirs and uniquely Philadelphian. Philadelphia International Records - 19439860551 http://rapiddigitalpc.com/home/converting-vinyl-to-digital/ https://www.facebook.com/RapidDigitalPC

In 1965, when songwriters and record producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff first contemplated leaving the Cameo-Parkway record label to risk launching their own label, the vocalists on which they pinned all their hopes and venture capital were The Intruders. Like many other subsequent acts the duo produced, which included Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes and The O'Jays, The Intruders had already developed a vocal sound that was both theirs and uniquely Philadelphian. Philadelphia International Records - 19439860551 http://rapiddigitalpc.com/home/converting-vinyl-to-digital/ https://www.facebook.com/RapidDigitalPC

Written by Gamble & Huff and co-written by McFadden & Whitehead, the song reached #36 on the pop chart and #6 on the R&B charts in the summer of 1973. It was recorded as a long LP track, which was broken down into Parts 1 and 2 for the single release. The song was inspired by Kenny Gamble's mother, Ruby, who died in 2012. It was used during the credits of The Simpsons episode "Moe Letter Blues". Philadelphia International Records - 19439860551 http://rapiddigitalpc.com/home/converting-vinyl-to-digital/ https://www.facebook.com/RapidDigitalPC

Brown, Daughtry, Terry and Edwards had been recording and performing one-off singles together since 1961, blending Philly's street corner doo-wop tradition with black gospel fervor. The result was neither as pop-infected as Motown, nor as funky and blues-inflected as Stax. The sound which The Intruders refined for the Excel, Gamble and Philadelphia International imprints reflected a different attitude than either Stax or Motown. Philadelphia International Records - 19439860551 http://rapiddigitalpc.com/home/converting-vinyl-to-digital/ https://www.facebook.com/RapidDigitalPC

Formed in 1960, the group originally consisted of Sam "Little Sonny" Brown, Eugene "Bird" Daughtry, Phillip "Phil" Terry and Robert "Big Sonny" Edwards. In 1969, Sam Brown was replaced as lead singer by Bobby Starr, only to rejoin the group in 1973. Philadelphia International Records - 19439860551 http://rapiddigitalpc.com/home/converting-vinyl-to-digital/ https://www.facebook.com/RapidDigitalPC

Formed in 1960, the group originally consisted of Sam "Little Sonny" Brown, Eugene "Bird" Daughtry, Phillip "Phil" Terry and Robert "Big Sonny" Edwards. In 1969, Sam Brown was replaced as lead singer by Bobby Starr, only to rejoin the group in 1973. Philadelphia International Records - 19439860551 http://rapiddigitalpc.com/home/converting-vinyl-to-digital/ https://www.facebook.com/RapidDigitalPC

Formed in 1960, the group originally consisted of Sam "Little Sonny" Brown, Eugene "Bird" Daughtry, Phillip "Phil" Terry and Robert "Big Sonny" Edwards. In 1969, Sam Brown was replaced as lead singer by Bobby Starr, only to rejoin the group in 1973. Philadelphia International Records - 19439860551 http://rapiddigitalpc.com/home/converting-vinyl-to-digital/ https://www.facebook.com/RapidDigitalPC

Formed in 1960, the group originally consisted of Sam "Little Sonny" Brown, Eugene "Bird" Daughtry, Phillip "Phil" Terry and Robert "Big Sonny" Edwards. In 1969, Sam Brown was replaced as lead singer by Bobby Starr, only to rejoin the group in 1973. Philadelphia International Records - 19439860551 http://rapiddigitalpc.com/home/converting-vinyl-to-digital/ https://www.facebook.com/RapidDigitalPC

"Cowboys to Girls" is a 1968 R&B single written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and performed by The Intruders. The single was a crossover hit becoming The Intruders' first Top 40 single. "Cowboys to Girls" was also The Intruders' only #1 song on the R&B singles chart and a Top 10 smash on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #6, making it the biggest hit of The Intruders' career. Philadelphia International Records - 19439860551 http://rapiddigitalpc.com/home/converting-vinyl-to-digital/ https://www.facebook.com/RapidDigitalPC

"Together" is a 1967 song originally recorded and performed by The Intruders. The song reached number 48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and spent nine weeks on the chart. It was their second of 14 chart hits. Philadelphia International Records - 19439860551 http://rapiddigitalpc.com/home/converting-vinyl-to-digital/ https://www.facebook.com/RapidDigitalPC

The Intruders are an American soul music group most popular in the 1960s and 1970s. As one of the first groups to have hit songs under the direction of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, they were a major influence on the development of Philadelphia soul. Philadelphia International Records - 19439860551 http://rapiddigitalpc.com/home/converting-vinyl-to-digital/ https://www.facebook.com/RapidDigitalPC

"If Only You Knew" was a single written and produced primarily by Dexter Wansel and Cynthia Biggs for Patti LaBelle's sixth solo album, I'm in Love Again. It was released as the album's official first single in 1983, spending four weeks at #1 on the U.S. R&B chart during January and February 1984; it reached #46 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking her first crossover pop hit. Philadelphia International Records - 19439859651 http://rapiddigitalpc.com/home/converting-vinyl-to-digital/ https://www.facebook.com/RapidDigitalPC

The song spent two weeks at number one on the R&B chart and peaked at number twenty-five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It became a gold record. In the UK, "Close the Door" was a double-sided release along with Only You, it peaked at #41. Philadelphia International Records - 19439859651 http://rapiddigitalpc.com/home/converting-vinyl-to-digital/ https://www.facebook.com/RapidDigitalPC

"Love Train" entered the Hot 100's top 40 on January 27, 1973, the same day that the Paris Peace Accords were signed. The song's lyrics of unity mention a number of countries, including England, Russia, China, Egypt and Israel, as well as the continent of Africa. Philadelphia International Records - 19439859651 http://rapiddigitalpc.com/home/converting-vinyl-to-digital/ https://www.facebook.com/RapidDigitalPC

The song reached #36 on the pop chart and #6 on the R&B charts in the summer of 1973. It was recorded as a long LP track, which was broken down into Parts 1 and 2 for the single release. The song was inspired by Kenny Gamble's mother, Ruby, who died in 2012. Philadelphia International Records - 19439859651 http://rapiddigitalpc.com/home/converting-vinyl-to-digital/ https://www.facebook.com/RapidDigitalPC

It became their first hit after being released as a single in September 1972, topping the US R&B chart and peaking at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100. "If You Don't Know Me by Now" was originally written for Labelle (a trio led by Patti LaBelle) but they never recorded it. Philadelphia International Records - 19439859651 http://rapiddigitalpc.com/home/converting-vinyl-to-digital/ https://www.facebook.com/RapidDigitalPC

"Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" is about succeeding despite having faced previous disadvantages ("so many things that held us down"). It was widely interpreted to be about the experience of the African American community, and after attaining popularity, became referred to as "the new black national anthem" (the original being the 1900 song "Lift Every Voice and Sing"). Kelefa Sanneh noted the song was, "an exuberant number often interpreted as an expression of Black pride", but also that the authors of the song were in a dispute over royalties with their record label Philadelphia International. Whitehead said, "If anything, the song was a declaration of our independence from Gamble. Philadelphia International Records - 19439859651 http://rapiddigitalpc.com/home/converting-vinyl-to-digital/ https://www.facebook.com/RapidDigitalPC

"TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" is a 1974 hit recording by MFSB featuring vocals by The Three Degrees. A classic example of the Philadelphia soul genre, it was written by Gamble and Huff as the theme for the American musical television program Soul Train, which specialized in African American musical performers. The single was released on the Philadelphia International Records label. It was the first television theme song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100,[ and it is arguably the first disco song to reach that position. Philadelphia International Records - 19439859651 http://rapiddigitalpc.com/home/converting-vinyl-to-digital/ https://www.facebook.com/RapidDigitalPC

The song proved to be Rawls' breakthrough hit, reaching number one on both the R&B and Easy Listening charts as well as number four on the dance chart and number two on the US Billboard Hot 100. This was the first and only time that one of Rawls' records reached Billboard's pop Top Ten. Philadelphia International Records - 19439859651 http://rapiddigitalpc.com/home/converting-vinyl-to-digital/ https://www.facebook.com/RapidDigitalPC

Sheila Ferguson sang the lead, accompanied by Fayette Pinkney and Valerie Holiday. Billboard named the song #67 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. Philadelphia International Records - 19439859651 http://rapiddigitalpc.com/home/converting-vinyl-to-digital/ https://www.facebook.com/RapidDigitalPC

The single became Paul's only #1 single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, peaking at that position for three weeks in December 1972. "Me and Mrs. Jones" also achieved this feat on Billboard's R&B Singles chart, remaining at the top position for four weeks. Philadelphia International Records - 19439859651 http://rapiddigitalpc.com/home/converting-vinyl-to-digital/ https://www.facebook.com/RapidDigitalPC

"The Love I Lost" is considered an early example of disco. The track was one of the transitional songs marking the emergence of disco from traditional rhythm and blues as a distinctive style of music. Philadelphia International Records - 19439859651 http://rapiddigitalpc.com/home/converting-vinyl-to-digital/ https://www.facebook.com/RapidDigitalPC

Released from the hit album of the same name, it spent one week at number 1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. It was also successful on the pop chart, peaking at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1972. Philadelphia International Records - 19439859651 http://rapiddigitalpc.com/home/converting-vinyl-to-digital/ https://www.facebook.com/RapidDigitalPC

"I Can't Quit You Baby" is a blues standard that has been recorded by more than 30 artists. Rush's original Cobra single was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 1994 that noted "a Willie Dixon production revealing Rush as an extraordinary talent with an impassioned approach. http://rapiddigitalpc.com/home/converting-vinyl-to-digital/ https://www.facebook.com/RapidDigitalPC

"The Ocean" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, from their 1973 album Houses of the Holy. The ocean is a metaphor for the "sea of heads" faced by lead singer Robert Plant "in the auditoriums", according to the group's biographer Dave Lewis. http://rapiddigitalpc.com/home/converting-vinyl-to-digital/ https://www.facebook.com/RapidDigitalPC