Pep

This was showing as available at Juno a couple of days ago? 

Is it in stock there? If not will it be in August? 

What about the 'promo' copies? Can't seem to order that edition. 

A very great loss.

One of the founding fathers of our music, and a very fine singer and songwriter.

Saddened.

I think some are missing the point here.

This is all about seeing a living god(dess), breathing the same air. Paying homage to unsurpassed and timeless music. Music that will live forever, music that defined a generation. Music that our soul scene brought into the UK public's consciousness -when it had the power to do so. Music we should all be proud of. Music we should honour and pay tribute to, despite having now crossed over into popular culture.

I always regretted not seeing Marvin Gaye. There won't be many opportunities to be in the company of such gods and goddesses again. There aren't many on this Earth. Even fewer like Martha and the Vandellas (the best of the early Motown girl groups) who will be remembered and listened to hundreds of years from now.

"Call me tomorrow"... one of my H's favourites.

I don't think I can bring myself to play it again.

R.I.P.

"1962-1963: At the age of seventeen, one of his visits to Chess Records pays off and Callier signs his first record contract. Four tracks were recorded and one released, a single entitled: Look at me now."

This CADET 7" dates from 1968. It could never have been recorded in '62 imho. In that case Callier would have predated the sound of the whole Chicago soul scene including the Impressions by several years. Also the mature lyrics of the song are quite influenced by mid sixties soul and folk developments. And he does not sound like a 17 year old boy.

My guess is that the story of an early CHESS hit by the name of "Look At Me Now" from 1962 is one of the copy&past-myths of the internet that everyybody took for granted. It might date back from that quite unspecific Guardian article/ interview from 2004 which was then cited on wikipedia, probably allmusic and so on. Or am I wrong? Does anybody actually own or know an original CHESS single by Terry Callier? What are the other 3 tracks from that session? I'm sure Ady Croasdell could help to clear this case as KENT did reissue Callier's recordings and had access to the tapes as far as I know.

Yes, glad you clarified that. My original assumptions and gut feeling were, it seems, correct, but my laziness in failing to research it in detail led me to just believe the accuracy of the article as written. I have always classed it as what would now be called a 'crossover' record... it certainly sounds like one.

An interesting aside about a great singer - songwriter. Anything that keeps him and his music topical is fine with me. May he be remembered forever. For sure his music will keep us soulies dancing for many, many years to come.

Pep

A sad and major loss to the soul world.

Knowing his music well from the early/mid seventies (when things were a tad more frantic!) I never then expected to hear any of it on the soul scene. However the scene being what it is, picked up on the quality of them and promoted them. Deservedly.

I never investigated the record number or release date of this ("Look At Me Now") and always assumed it was much later. It certainly sounds quite modern and ahead of its time for a 1962/3 recording.

R.I.P. Terry.