The latest release on Alan Kitchener's
Soul-Direction
label by The Decisions "That Girl" / "Come Round Here" is set for release next month. It's from a group known to Northern Soul
followers for their "I Can't Forget About You" and for several sides to sweet soul lovers / lowriders, even though
they only released five singles it total.
The Decisions were a group of school friends from S.H. Archer High
School, Atlanta, GA who graduated in 1965. The group consisted of
Hildred Thomason (deceased), Fred White, Henry Little, Howard Simpson
and Harvey Poole, although Poole left later to join the U.S. Military.
They formed their own label 'York' in the late 60s, on which they
released two singles in 1969 before joining Sussex in the early 70s
where they released three more singles, two in 1971 and another in
1972.
After leaving Sussex three of the members, which included Fred White,
formed Unity who released just one single on Apex (Newark) in 1973. It
was the only release for both group and label.
Their Northern Soul favourite "I Can't Forget About You", written by group member Fred White, was issued as the B side of
both 1971 Sussex singles and also gained a UK release on the second
issue which has kept the price down.
The two tracks being released by Soul-Direction are another pair
(the first two
"We're In Love" / "I Love You"
were released in Jul 2021 and posted along with a full
Decisions discography) from an almost lost master tape of tracks recorded in 1968 and
would have been a possible release for the bands own York label. The
tapes were sent to an L.A. music executive in 1968 by the group but
were never returned. Alan has somehow got his hands on them and
made them available for the first time, released on limited edition
vinyl 7" 45 only. Click on label images to pre-order.
| Rating: | 8.3 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Northern Soul |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | 7" Vinyl |
| Label: | Soul Direction |
| Cat No: | SD-103 |
| Date: | 11/2022 |
| Price: | £15 |
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