GarciaWalker&Durrell [2021] - Praying For Rain [Soul-Intention #SILP001]

Here's a real treat for you! The GarciaWalker&Durrell album "Praying For Rain" is due for release on Friday (30 Jul 2021) but here's a sneak preview (I posted it last week but only three of the tracks).  

I 'assume' that this will be available on vinyl only (initially at least)  If you want one, there is no guarantee that it will be made available digitally, so I suggest you'll need to procure one from your favourite vinyl dealer (e.g. Mark Coddington's First Experience Records). As always, I guess these are limited edition only and when they're gone, they're gone and will inevitably end up on Discogs for double/triple the face value or more, so get one at face value while you can when released on Friday, or better still pre-order so you don't miss out! 

I'm sure this will be one of the albums of the year, but don't take my word for it, listen to the sound files below for yourself, there is not a bad track, and there's a few gems already picking up airplay such as the title track "Praying For Rain", "Now That You've Gone", "Maybe Next Time", "Just Gotta Have You" and of course the cover of Beloyd Taylor's modern soul classic "Get Into Your Life".

A few of the tracks have been available previously, the cover of  Beloyd's  "Get Into Your Life" was released on 45 in Mar 2021 and the title track "Praying For Rain" was featured on Soul Togetherness 2014 compilation.  It would also appear that "Gotta Have You" may have been released (or leaked) around 2016 as there are a couple of videos on YT of it..

Vince Garcia was an original member of Drizabone with Billy April who were essentially producers who drafted in, generally female, vocalists (Sophie Jones, Dee Heron and then  Kymberley Peer) to feature of their tracks. He left in the mid 90s and moved from London to Yorkshire. Mike Walker was the original keyboardist with Drizabone and Vince Durrell is from L.A. who Walker discovered busking in his home town of Leeds.

Garcia met Walker again by chance who introduced him to Durrell and Garcia set up a studio in his new home in Hull and they began recording songs. He later moved back to London and created a new studio where he began putting together "Praying For Rain". By all accounts the tapes were leaked to soul radio stations who started playing the title track which resulted in it being released on the Soul Togetherness 2014 compilation.  There was a buzz but for some inexplicable reason the album was never released ... until now.

Soundfiles have now been removed as full album is now posted here

Details

Rating:	9.5
Genre/Style:	Modern Soul
Format:	Album
Media:	LP
Label:	Soul-Intention
Cat No:	SILP001
Year:	30/07/2021
Value:	£18