I first heard it on a great N Soul Album called Foot Stompers on the classic 80s Kent record label, check Eddie Regan "Playin' Hide & Seek" on this Album as well, pure class. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwHaY9qsvKg
Its probably more on the soul side of the funk spectrum, but its gets my feet twitchin the same.
I noticed Kent are starting to re release their Albums on CD, keep an eye out.
it feels like Barry White: killer vocals, funky at times, sweet sounding...northern soul is really worth a listen IMO. Lou Rawls is funkaÿ, oh yes he is! and there's many singers who followed his path.
All the songs have the GoldmineSoulSupply sound, but they're not in crumy vinyl mono...they come from the EMI vaults, fully remastered and in stereo at that
Yes agree RE Mono, some of the quality of those N.Soul tracks can be very bad (in the Bad sense of the word!), so if they have been remastered I will have to have check this out.
I hear a story they made so many N.Soul singles they used them as ballast in boats, not sure if that story is an urban myth though.
there's a cover of "higher and higher" from Otis Redding on that 4CD NS compilation...it's really no match to the original, duh.
This is his last album that was released after he crashed in that plane, it does include "higher and higher"....most likely one of the very best voices soul has ever had IMO. This album is full of one hit wonders!
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