A sequel to the 2020 compilation Ready or Not: Thom Bell Philly Soul Arrangements & Productions 1965-1978, the 2024 collection Didn’t I Blow Your Mind?: Thom Bell The Sound of Philadelphia Soul 1969-1983 shifts focus somewhat. Where Ready or Not included singles from Bell’s early years, Didn’t I Blow Your Mind? opens with the titular Delfonics hit, a single that effectively ushered in the glory years of Philly soul, an era this collection celebrates.
Compiler Bob Stanley doesn’t shy away from big hits this time around — “The Rubberband Man,” “Then Came You,” and “Betcha by Golly, Wow” anchor this comp — but he doesn’t follow a strict chronological order, allowing himself to bounce back and forth from the beginning of…

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