Helene Smith has been dubbed 'The First Lady of Miami Soul'
and was married to Johnny Pearsall who co-owned two of the labels she
recorded on, Lloyd and Deep City, with Willie Clarke. 45Cat lists fifteen
singles for her starting in 1963 through to 1972. Her recordings were
predominantly on Miami labels (Blue Star, Dade, Reid, Lloyd and Deep City)
apart from an excursion of a few singles on Phil L.A. of Soul (45Cat lists 2 but Discogs lists 4) between
1967-69 finishing with a pair on Miami's Dash in the early 70s.
Garry Cape has selected sides from three different singles as the latest
three track offering on his Hit and Run imprint. Side A is the flip to her
Northern Soul spin "Thrills And Chills" on Lloyd, the deep cut "I Am Controlled By Your Love" released in 1966. Both sides written by label owners Willie Clarke and
Johnny Pearsall along with Clarence 'Blowfly' Reid.
The first side on the B side "You Got To Do Your Share" came out twice, on Reid and Deep City. 45Cat dates the Reid single as
1964 and Discogs dates the Deep City as 1967 and going by the cat. no. it
seems about right, however, it's a bit out of kilter and is the highest
listed and is the same number as Reid (2743) and the label design differs
from others on the label so possibly a later reissue? This outing is a mid 60s style
Northern Soul style tune written by Reid and Clarke.
The third side "True Love Don’t Grow On Trees" is another Clark & Pearsall composition on the deep soul side
released on Deep City in 1967.
£15 + £3 postage (good for 1-3 records (UK))
Order via Paypal to hitandrunsoul45@gmail.com
| Rating: | 8.2 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Deep Soul |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | 7" |
| Label: | Hit and Run |
| Cat No: | HR 1541 |
| Date: | 10/06/2022 |
| Key/BPM: | N/A |
| Price: | £15 + £3 postage (good for 1-3 records) |
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I can't advise you enough to listen to his one and only album released on Deep City. His youthful voice is refreshing. Marvellous.
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