Jeff Perry [1975] - I've Got To See You Right Away / Love Don't Come No Stronger [Arista AS-0133]

Many may think I've got this the wrong way around as the A side is a Northern Soul monster which still packs the floor to this day, but I make no apology because, whilst the topside is great piece of 70s Northern Soul, in later years I have come to love this two-stepper tucked away on the flip which I would guess many may have overlooked, forgotten about or don't even know. So let me remind you what a great double-sider this is and also what a great artist Jeff Perry, who later was known simply as Jeffree, was.  Both his albums Jeffree from 1979 and I Call It Love from 1996 are well worth picking up.

It's a sacrilege that he only released 4 45s between this, his debut, in 1975 and 1979, and only 2 albums.  Expansion in UK issued a 45 with Love Loan and I Call It Love from his 1996 album in 2002.

He had several brothers involved in music, the most well known is probably Greg Perry who is married to Edna Wright aka Sandy Wynn who is Darlene Love's sister. He was keyboard player with Holland Dozier Holland's Invictus.  He had a similar number of releases a Jeffree i.e. 2 albums and around 8 45s, predominantly in 70s but he did release Love Control / Head Over Heel (In Love) on Chess in 1967 which got NS spins, and one on Alfa in 1982.

Zachary Perry did background vocals on Angelo Bond's Bondage album on ABC in 1975 and on Jeff and Greg's debut albums. He and brothers Dennis, Leonard and Greg also wrote songs for his brothers and a few others most notably Barrino Brothers - Trapped in A Love and Lonette McKee - Save It. Between them they wrote all the songs on Jackie Wilson's Beautiful Day album in 1973, Jeff had a hand in all of the tracks and, what I hadn't realised until now, is that he also wrote the wonderful Major Lance track released only in UK on Contempo in 1975 'Don't You Know I Love You'.

Jeff Perry [1975] - I've Got To See You Right Away [Arista AS-0133]

Jeff Perry [1975] - Love Don't Come No Stronger (Than Yours And Mine) [Arista AS-0133]

Huge NS sound from release and still popular and has seen 3 reissues in 1989, 2011 and 2019 but none with the flip above.