Lou Pride [2021] - I'm Com'un Home In The Morn'un [Last Bastion #LB01]

Veteran Chicago soul/blues vocalist George Lou Pride was inspired by Curtis Mayfield to go back into the studio to record a new version of his Northern Soul classic "I'm Com'un Home In The Morn'un". 

It was originally released on Suemi which was a small El Paso, TX, label owned by Kenneth Smith which only released just over a dozen singles in it's short existence. The record was a John Anderson (Soul Bowl) discovery first broken at the Cleethorpes Pier in 1975. An original would now cost well over £7k.

In 2005 Pride recorded thirteen tracks at David Earl's Severn Record studios, Annapolis. MD which were released on a CD "Keep On Believing" by Severn Records (CD-0037). All songs were written by Pride except one cover of Bob Marley's "Waiting In Vain".

It is due for it's first vinyl 7" release with picture sleeve via new label Last Bastion run by Andy Bellwood on 25th Feb 2022. It's limited to 300 copies so if you want one it's advisable to pre-order.

Note it is not a re-issue of the original 1970 recording but the slower and funkier 2004 version in full (5:19) and a 3:50 radio edit.

In 2014 Men Of The North Country (from Israel!) did a commendable version of it, released on Acid Jazz and, just for comparison, I've included a video of the original version, although the label scan is of a reissue/bootleg! (I'm surprised I couldn't find the original version on Spotify on a compilation!)

Details

Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Northern Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	7"
Label:	Last Bastion
Cat No:	LB01
Date:	25/02/2022
Key/BPM:	8B/122
Value:	£12