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Monday 21 February 2022

Jimmy Thomas [2022] - The Beautiful Night / Above A Whisper [Outta Sight #OSV216]


Jimmy Thomas was a member of  the Ike & Tina Turner Revue and emigrated to the UK, I assume around the time that this single on UK Parlophone was released in 1969 (18 Apr 1969 is recorded on the demo). It is a UK only release and believed for years to be a green demo only until a black stock copy was unearthed.

The A side "The Beautiful Night" was discovered by 'Major' Bob Crocker (who died tragically in a car accident aged 19) at The Catacombs in Wolverhampton in 1971 and went on to be a massive sound at The Torch all-nighters in Stoke-on-Trent. However, in more recent years, as a result of the Sunday Soul Sessions scene, it is the B side "Above A Whisper" that is getting all the plaudits and no wonder, what a tune!

Both sides have been remastered and released on 7" vinyl by Outta Sight.

Details
Rating: 8.6
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Northern Soul
Format: Single
Media: 7"
Label: Outta Sight
Cat No: OSV216
Date: 02/2022
Key/BPM: N/A
Value: £11.99


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