Two New Soul4Real Releases -Barbara Lynn & Mary Wells

𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗟4𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗦

𝗣𝗥𝗘-𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗙𝗢𝗥 1𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥

4 𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘𝗗 𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗦

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𝘽𝘼𝙍𝘽𝘼𝙍𝘼 𝙇𝙔𝙉𝙉 - 𝙐𝙉𝙇𝙊𝙑𝙀𝘿, 𝙐𝙉𝙒𝘼𝙉𝙏𝙀𝘿 𝙈𝙀 / 𝙎𝙊𝙐𝙇 𝘿𝙀𝙀𝙋 (𝙎4𝙍23)

Spooner Oldham produced six recordings by Barbara Lynn for Atlantic in mid-1968, but session information had previously been scant. Spooner recently confirmed that these tracks were "recorded at American in Memphis" and when the late Red Kelly (Soul Detective) digitised guitarist Reggie Young's session diaries, his endeavours presented further clarity.

Reggie's 1968 diary indicates two American sessions on June 14th and 15th. Four songs were recorded, with "Unloved, Unwanted Me" being shelved. No songwriting credit was documented, but its sorrowful yearning is perfectly executed by Barbara.

A third session the following month yielded two more songs, including the first known recording of "Soul Deep" (its writer Wayne Carson and The Box Tops each recorded the song in 1969). Reggie's diary documents a fortnight's holiday in July, but the distinct lack of guitar and the audible presence of other American Studio musicians further suggests Barbara Lynn's version was possibly recorded in Memphis too.

Both songs make their 7" vinyl debut here. Enjoy!

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻

𝙈𝘼𝙍𝙔 𝙒𝙀𝙇𝙇𝙎 - 𝙇𝙊𝙑𝙀 𝙇𝙀𝙏𝙏𝙀𝙍𝙎 / 𝙃𝘼𝙉𝘿𝙎 𝙊𝙁𝙁 𝙈𝙔 𝘽𝘼𝘽𝙔 (𝙎4𝙍24)

It was not until early 1965 that Mary Wells officially left Motown. After a brief stay at 20th Century Fox, she signed for the Atlantic subsidiary Atco Records, and was placed in the very capable hands of Gerald Sims and Carl Davis.

Some tapes of unissued material from this period have been unearthed over the years, and here for the first time on vinyl we have two real delights.

First up is the blatantly Chicago-esque lilting and catchy "Love Letters". Gerald Sims appears to have seen the potential in letter writing as a vehicle for Mary’s talent, and just as with "Dear Lover" it works perfectly. With an introduction that may well have provided the template for that of The Soul Brothers Six, "I’ll Be Loving You", Mary drifts effortlessly through a magical Carl Davis midtempo production.

On the other side, "Hands Off My Baby" is far more reminiscent of her earlier Detroit days, which is unsurprising coming from the pens of Richard Popcorn Wylie and Tony Hester.

𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁

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Label design by Jordi Duró.

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