Celest Hardie [1972] - You're Gone [Reynolds #R-200]

One of only about a dozen 45s released on the San Francisco Reynolds label in the 70s, It's been a long time favourite on the scene. It is alleged that Ian Levine first played it at Blackpool Mecca in 1975.

The flip side 'That's Why I Cried' is a fairly MORish ballad which sounds very dated even for 1972 - it sounds more like a song from the 40s/50s.

Prices for this one on original label are all over the place ranging from £400 to £1,500. One is currently for sale on a respected dealers site for £1,200 but the last one listed on Popsike sold for around £450 and the highest sale on Discogs is £1,500. It has been reissued about three times, Goldmine (around 1998), Lowton anniversary 45 (1999) and more recently by Real Side in 2019.

Her only other known releases are both on Walter Stone's Loadstone label (San Francisco), 'Thank You Love' (Vocal/Inst) released in 1975 is a soulful ballad/stepper, followed by 'You Touched The Inner Part Of Me' (Vocal/Inst) in 1978 which is difficult to categorise other than 70s modern soul/rare groove. 

Curiously, I found a recent (Nov 2019) re-edit of 'Thank You Love' on BandCamp by Skill, a Bulgarian DJ/Producer!

Details

Rating:	9
Genre/Style:	Northern Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	7"
Label:	Reynolds
Cat No:	R-200
Year:	1972
Key:	N/A
BPM:	N/A
Value:	£500-£1,500 (approx.)