3 Kent Town Double Header Soul 45s Out Now - March 2012
Eddie Whitehead / Mary Saxton / Dave Hamilton / The Barrino Brothers / Jackie Day
The month of March sees three new double headers from the Kent records label imprint "Town", as always a classy selection of soul and all available at a straight up price.
The full details and clips of the Town releases follow below, and as this month also sees three 45s on the sister imprint "City" quick look at theses will be along shortly
Eddie Whitehead / Mary Saxton
JUST YOUR FOOL
Eddie Whitehead
LOSING CONTROL
Mary Saxton
The master tape to Eddie Whitehead's 'Just Your Fool' was a big bonus for Ace among the Fraternity tapes from Cincinnati. The sheer quality and building rhythm of the music, allied to Eddie's tormented vocals, made it another mega-bucks item. The flip is Mary Saxton's pounding 'Losing Control', a veritable Wigan monster of yore.
CATALOGUE NUMBER
TOWN 146 LABEL
KENT
listen to clips of both sides via clip below
Jackie Day
NAUGHTY BOY/GET TO STEPPIN'
Jackie Day has been a Kent staple since the very first "For Dancers Only" LP 30 years ago. We were very proud to produce a CD of all her recordings last year and we've chosen two highlights from her career for a 45. 'Naughty Boy' was one of the key records in reviving the Northern Soul scene in the 80s and has remained a £1000+ trophy ever since. 'Get To Steppin'' is another on-the-fours dancer that has only graced a 100 Club anniversary single prior to this release.
CATALOGUE NUMBER
TOWN 145 LABEL
KENT
listen to clips of both sides via clip below
Dave Hamilton / The Barrino Brothers
PISCES PACE
Dave Hamilton
THE BAD THINGS (YOU SAID TO ME)
The Barrino Brothers
Dave Hamilton continues to influence the rare soul scene. Imaginative DJs have picked up on his rare TCB 45 'Pisces Pace' which brims with jazz, blues and funk but maintains a steady irresistible rhythm that has made it a dancefloor winner in recent years. We've included a similarly funkified gem from Detroit legends the Barrino Brothers which was the third track from their TCB waxing, not released until the third of Kent's Dave Hamilton CDs.
CATALOGUE NUMBER
TOWN 144 LABEL
KENT
listen to clips of both sides via clip below
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http://www.recordshack.org (source of clips above)
article photo from Jackie Day Kent CD news item
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