Disc Two—Lust—gets down to the nitty-gritty. Essential tracks emerge as “Pussy” by Harry Ray, “It’s Heated” by Frankie Jaxon, “There’s More Pretty Girls Than One” by Rutherford & Foster and “How I Got My Gal” by the Clyde Evans Band.
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