Effective period / Period of releases: 2002

1960s soul group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Springers ( Not to be confused with The Springers) were put together and produced by Thaddeus S. Wales, owner of the small Wale label, which put out four songs by the group (two others came out on Ves-Thad). Six songs from these rare singles, along with ten other previously unissued tracks (including some alternate versions) that were also cut in 1965 and 1966, came out on the compilation The Best of the Springers: Nothing's Too Good for My Baby. Thom Bell was apparently involved with some or all of the arrangements (the liner notes aren't precise with specifics), and musicians who later played on '70s Philadelphia soul smashes for the Philadelphia International sound were involved as well.