Harvey Scales - New Soul Junction 45 out now!

Soul Junction have pushed out their first release of 2012 and if you've missed the pre-release talk then it may be a good idea to get your ears on the clip below

Harvey Scales - Giving U What U Want

Side A - Giving U What U Want

Side B - I'd Be A Fool (To Fool Around)

Catalogue # SJ513

click to listen to both tracks

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Some of words from the Soul Junction people below...

Harvey Scales is one of soul music's most enduring characters. Respected by all his peers with whom he has been associated with as either, a songwriter, producer or performer.

Harvey's career began in the early 60's in his hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he initially began working with the Moorer family who later became better known as the" Esquires". Harvey's first recording "The Clock" (credited to "Twistin' Harvey") appeared on the Local Sauk City Cuca label in 1963. In the same year Harvey with his lifelong friend Al Vance formed the Group known as Harvey Scales and The Seven Sounds.

A further 3 releases appeared on the Cuca label with "Glamour Girl" being the most notable before Harvey and The Seven Sounds joined Lenny Lacour's Magic Touch Label in 1968. During two spells with Lacour the Seven Sounds recorded 8 releases, with the likes of "Trackdown" and "Trying To Survive" still being highly sort after to this day.

An earlier Magic Touch release "Get Down" secured Harvey and the group a stint as the resident house band at one of Detroit's most popular nightspots during the 60's, the famous Phelps Lounge. It was here that Harvey was introduced to Groovesville Records label owner Don Davis.

more words and photos can be viewed via the link below

http://www.souljunctionrecords.co.uk/SJ513.html

Member Mark H original pre-release post is below and the forum thread can be viewed (and commented on) here

Just thought i would let everyone know that the latest 45 from Soul Junction is to be released on the 9th January.

2 quality ballads featuring the outstanding voice of Harvey Scales.

One side is the Womack influenced "Giving U What U Want" which featured on the 1998 LP/CD "Home of the Blues"

The other side is a previously unissued track "I`ve been a fool (to fool around)" which i believe was recorded in the mid/late 80`s.as it fit`s in so well with those big voiced Independent releases which were so popular around that time.

Thanks to the Soul junction crew for bringing tracks like these to our attention (and on a 45 as well !!)

Mark Houghton

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Photos from Soul Junction website

Credit:

Harvey Scales performing Live at the 2011 Porretta Soul Festival, Italy.

Photo's courtesy of Harry Grundy @ www.therighttrack.org.uk