All-killer 'best of and rarities' collection from the greatest soul label on the planet - and the home of the mighty SHARON JONES & THE DAPTONES - Daptone Records!! Deluxe gold foil packaging with label logo embossing! Daptone Gold is a collection of hits and obscurities, album favorites and unheard exclusives from the Daptone Records catalogue. Since 1st rearing it's head in 2001, Daptone has upheld it's reputation as both a premier source for new raw soulful music and a model for the possibilities of independent music today. With a library of albums and 45's spanning from rhythm and blues to afrobeat, gospel to funk, Daptone has established a sound that is consistently sincere, heavy, and soulful. After much heated debate, Daptone has selected and sequenced the tracks that were chosen to represent both the depth and breadth of the Daptone sound. It features some of the most popular songs such as Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings' "Tell Me" and the Budos Band's "Up From the South", alongside some deeper selections such as Lee Fields' "Could Have Been" and Charles Bradley's "The World (Is Going Up In Flames)" which have previously only been released as 45 rpm singles. With the inclusion of unreleased tracks such as Binky Griptite's "A Lover Like Me" and Sharon Jones' version of Gladys Knights' "Giving Up", Daptone Gold promises to be a special addition to the collection of Daptone die-hard fans, as well as a perfect introduction to the label for those who have not yet been experienced. As always, Daptone has made sure that the entire presentation is of a quality and design consistent with the music it contains: decadent gold foil packaging with the Daptone logo prominently embossed across the front, incentives for the vinyl fans, and extensive liner notes.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Introduction by Binky Griptite
2. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - I'm Not Gonna Cry
3. The Budos Band - Up From The South
4. Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens - What Have You Done
5. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - How Long Do I Have To Wait For You?
6. Lee Fields - Could Have Been
7. Antibalas featuring Mayra Vega - Che Che Cole Makossa
8. The Budos Band - Budos Rising
9. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - Got A Thing On My Mind
10. Charles Bradley & the Menahan Street Band - The World
11. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - Make It Good To Me
12. Lee Fields and Sugarman & Co. - Stand Up
13. Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens - What Is This
14. Binky Griptite with the Sugarman Three - A Lover Like Me
15. Menahan Street Band - Make the Road by Walking
16. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - Tell Me
17. Sugarman & Co. - Down To It
18. The Dap-Kings - Nervous Like Me
19. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - Giving Up
20. The Budos Band - Ghostwalk
21. The Gospel Queens feat. Cynthia Langston - I Need You To Hold My Hand
22. Binky Griptite & the Mellomatics - The Stroll Pt. 2
23. Sharon Jones & Lee Fields - Stranded In Your Love