I posted Lee Hurst "Whole Lotta Your Love" in Jan 2021 and I'm sure this release was announced some
time ago (Aprll), but I guess there is such a backlog at the pressing plants that
the release has been delayed. Sean Hampsey has just announced the release
of the latest Diggin' Deep 45 is due on 17 Sep 2021 but available to
pre-order as of last Friday (20 Aug), which is recommended as these are
limited 250/300 pressings and will surely sell out! (link on images below).
As always with Diggin' Deep, two quality sides. Lee Hurst's 1973 lowrider
classic, released on A&M Canada only, should need no
introduction to soul connoisseurs. Fervor issued it (digitally) on a compilation "Deep Cuts: 70s Soul" in 2018 along with the flip side "Saturday".
The flip side "Someone" from Terry (Walker) & The Pyrates was
originally released in 1968 on Canadian label Trend out of West Hill, Ontario, and was
reissued by Fervor in 2014 as a 45 and digitally in 2020. According to Sean's promo material, this is a
live recording but sounds studio quality to me. Discogs states the the
'performer' is
Mike Levine, so presumably it was he, rather than Terry Walker on lead vocals. He joined Canadian band
Motherlode in 1970 and later joined a group called Triumph. Terry & The
Pyrates were all white musicians which you couldn't really guess from this
soulful performance.
I'll put up Diggin' Deep's promo video as it contains some good background
info (on the video and in the comments) but not the full tracks, but I will
also post both tracks in full.
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