The Paramount Four [2010] - Sorry Ain't The Word [Kent 6T 26]

NB This was originally posted on ModernSoul on 10th December 2010

Very little known about The Paramount Four.  It would appear that they were a 60s group from Gallatin Tennesse famour for Dot Records.

The original members were school friends Caldwell Jenkins, William Earl 'Cat' Turner, Sonny Brown and Robert 'Lee' Alexander, however Brown & Alexander were drafted before they started recording so James Wallace Simpson and William Ellis Brown replaced them.

Caldwell Jenkins from Gallatin, Tn. was one of the members of the group and he left a comment on a couple of the You Tube clips.  If you read this Caldwell it would be great to get some background on the group as 'Sorry Ain't The Word is currrently a huge sound on the UK soul scene gaining an issue on 100 Clubs 6Ts 31st Anniversary 45.  The label states that it will be on the forthcoming 'Masterpieces of Modern  Soul Volume 3'.  well worth the price of the CD for this cut alone!

Both Caldwell Jenkins and William Ellis Johnson of the group left comments on my other blog ModernSoul back in 2011 stating that all memebers were alive and well.  I have since discovered from Sir Shambling's that William 'Cat' Turner (the lead vocalist) passed in 2012.

The Paramount Four [2010] - Sorry Ain't The Word [Kent 6T 26]

A previously unissued track discovered by Ace/Kent and put out on the 100 Club 31st Anniversary giveaway 45.  It has since had a release on Kent Select City 012.  The flip side of the anniversary 45 has a version of Danny Monday's - Baby Without You by Gene & Gary - a poor blue-eyed version IMHO but it makes life intereseting discovering different, otherwise unknown, versions.  You can find their's and Danny Monday's version here if you want to check it out yourself.  I also have a low quality sample of an acetate believed to be by one of the composers Jim Ford which I will add there.

100 Club, Oxford Street, London 6Ts Rare Soul Allnighter 22nd May 2010

The Paramount Four [1968] - I've Made Up My Mind [Southern City 1114] 

Group soul harmony ballad from 1968.

The Paramount Four [1968] - You Don't Know [Southern City 1115]

Northern Soul allnighter biggie from the mid / late 80s played by Pat Brady covered up as Lost Souls.

The Paramount Four [2017] - You Must Leave Her Because You Love Her [Deep Soul 05]

This is another previously unreleased track discovered by Ace/Kent when they found 'Sorry Ain't The Word'. It was originally issued by them on a compilation CD Deep Shadows The Best Of Kent Ballads CDKEND 342 in 2010 but has subsequently seen a release on their Deep Soul label on vinyl 45.