A song I first heard from a compilation album I bought around
1974 'Get Up And Get Down' on UK Philips (which I still have). I eventually managed to secure
the 45 via Soul Bowl. It seemed to languish in semi-obscurity for decades but
has now received the recognition it deserves, to the extent that it has
been bootlegged. Some comments on the sound clip say it was played at Wigan in 1980 and others at Clifton Hall, well I can tell you for certain it was played at the The Music Hall Aberdeen first all-nighter in April 1978 by yours truly!
David is David Morris Jr. who had already released a couple of singles prior to
this in 1968-69 ('Two Hearts One Summer Day' and 'Stoned On Love') and
several afterwards on various labels including a modern soul tune 'Jack In
The Box' on Buddah'.
The song was written by legendary Philly producer Vince Montana and
Ernest Xavier Smith who formed Xavier in the early 80s and released an
album and a couple of singles e.g. the hard funk tune 'Work The Sucker To Death'.
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