Saturday, 4 September 2021

The Four Vandals [2021] - This Burning Inside / The Bigger The Better [Boardwalk #BW-1003]


A recent Ian Levine production from June 2021 by The Four Vandals which includes winner of the first X Factor (2004) Steve Brookstein.

Levine describes "This Burning Inside" as a cross between Amy Winehouse "Valerie", Martha & Vandellas "Heatwave" and Tom Jones "It's Not Unusual" which just about sums it up nicely. Mixed by Nigel Lowis, it's a 'mental' 190 bpm so I can't see many 60 somethings throwing themselves around to this one, or if they do there would need to be several defibrillators on hand!

"The Bigger The Better" has an annoyingly familiar introduction which isn't coming immediately to my aging grey cells (but will in time or you may recognise it). It is archetypal 'old school, proper' Northern Soul with a smattering of 'Levineisms'. This one's only a sedentary 140 bpm!

A limited pressing of 100 copies on 7" vinyl but was also released digitally on 6 Aug 2021.

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Details
Rating: 8
Genre/Style: Northern Soul / Tailor Made
Format: Single
Media: Digital/7"
Label: Boardwalk
Cat No: BW-1003
Date: 06/08/2021 / ?/06/2021
Key/BPM: 10B/190 / 8B/140
Value: £1/£20

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