The Fantastics [1966] - Me And You / Have A Little Faith [Sound Stage 7 #45-2565]

I'm not deliberately trying to confuse you, honest, but the last post by a different group with the same name reminded me of this superb Northern Soul tune released in 1966 on Sound Stage 7. (ignore the Spanish guitar intro as it turns into a driving 60's dancer)

The Fantastics were a quartet from Houston, TX, and consisted of Jethro Caldwell, Willie Parnell, Eddie Webb and Bobby Williams.

"Me And You" was their third single of four and second on Sound Stage 7, although the first two were the same songs, originally released on local Copa label and then again on Sound Stage 7. Discogs has another listed for them but I'm pretty sure it's not the same band as it's a Spanish instrumental.

The official A side (going by matrix nos.) is "Have A Little Faith" which has a bit of a swing like many Chicago tunes of the time.

Their last listed single is "Where There's A Will (There's A Way)" on Impresario which is a great crossover tune and is a pricey item with only one ever selling on Discogs in 2018 for £1,200 and a promo currently listed for just over £2k ($2,500)!  

There are only a handful of singles released by Impresario which was another Texas label, probably Houston?. The ones that are dated are from 1971, and the cat. no. on this is lower, so possibly released 1970?  I'll post it separately.

Details

Rating:	8.6
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Northern Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Sound Stage 7
Cat No:	45-2565
Date:	1966
Key/BPM:	N/A
Price:	£200-£250 (approx.)

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