2 x New Kent Select 45s & 3 X Kent Repro 45s

Kent have just released 5 new 45s, that's 2 x Select 45s and 3 x Repro 45s, details follow...

Select 45s

Jon Lucien - Search For The Inner Self / We’ve Got Love - Kent Select 99

Search For The Inner Self’, Jon Lucien’s 1971 ethereal, soul masterpiece has gained admirers constantly since its 1971 release.   

‘We’ve Got Love’ is more of an “old school” 60s soul dancer, recorded around the same time, that was not heard until a self-released CD in 1999. It has remained under the radar to all but a few of the cognoscenti. This vinyl debut will earn it many more fans. 

The Devonnes - (You’d Better) Straighten Up And Fly Right / Doin’ The Gittin Up - Kent Select 100

Larry Banks worked a lot with girl groups in the late 60s, Kent accessed the master tapes some twenty years ago and released all four of their performances. 
The catchy dancer ‘Doin’ “The Gittin’ Up”’ first came out on a 100 Club anniversary 45 in 2005 and has been in demand ever since. 

‘(You’d Better) Straighten Up And Fly Right’ was issued on CD in the same year, but has never made it to vinyl until now. The song was recorded by Terri Bryant on Verve in 1967 and is highly regarded; 
this new coupling will be a popular choice.

Eddie Parker - I’m Gone / Crying Clown - Repro 23

Regarded as the epitome of Northern Soul by many aficionados, ‘I’m Gone’, by Detroit’s Eddie Parker, captures the adrenalin and anger of a busted relationship and he tells of his determination to start again - elsewhere. The pulsating rhythm matches that anger and producer Jack Ashford, one of Motown’s key Funk Brothers, utilises his percussive know-how to produce such a vital track. 

The flip ‘Crying Clown’ is musically and thematically miles away - with heartbreak and sorrow to the fore over a beautiful ballad backing. These are two of the greatest soul recordings from the 1960s. 

Hank Jacobs - Elijah Rockin’ With Soul / East Side - Repro 24

Hank Jacobs was an accomplished West coast keyboard player who had an instrumental hit with ‘So Far Away’ in 1964. He became a Los Angeles session man who worked on many recording sessions with arranger Arthur Wright with whom he had four releases on Alton Scott’s Call Me label. 

‘Elijah Rockin’ With Soul’ created a buzz on the UK soul scene and its urgent beat was perfect for Northern Soul dancefloors. The recording session was augmented by the cream of LA’s musicians. 

The uber-cool ‘East Side’ with its mid-tempo groove was initially his best-known track, having been appreciated by the Lowrider and Popcorn scenes since its release. 

Larry Atkins - Ain’t That Love Enough / Lighten Up - Repro 25

The stomping intro to Larry Atkins’ ‘Ain’t That Love Enough’ leads into an excellent soul song by R&B stalwart Kent Harris. His mid-60s soul productions were as good as they come. 
The pairing repeated the formula on ‘Lighten Up’ a backing track that Kent also used on his partner Ty Karim’s ‘Lighten Up Baby’. Both sides here are recognised as Northern Soul classics. 

Availability

All the above 45s are now available via Ace Records website (tap here), and various record stores including our very own Source Store (tap here)