First played at the 100 Club in the 90s, the
San Francisco T.K.O.'s "Make Up Your Mind" has been packing the dance floor since. Its first vinyl release was
on the 100 Club's 19th anniversary single in 1998 which is long sold
out.
Kent has decided to reissue it along with their take on The Miracles'
1965 classic "Ooo Baby Baby" (they titled "Oh Baby,Baby") from the B side to their first single "Herm" on Golden Soul in 1972 which appears to be their only, official,
listed release. A bootleg of "Make Up Your Mind", along with a nice
version of Freddie Hughes' "Send My Baby Back", appeared on a counterfeit Golden State label which is dated 2001.
Golden Soul and Golden State were bonafide labels for the Golden State
Recorders studio in San Francisco owned by the late Leo De Gar Kulka who
had acts such as Greatful Dead, Sly Stone, Janis Joplin passing through
its doors.
All three songs were included on a Kent CD compilation "Golden State Soul" in 2000, which is possibly where the Golden State single was
bootlegged from?
Their single on Golden Soul is sought after by funk collectors for the
funky instrumental "Herm" presumably named after the song's writer, horn player and band
leader Hermon Henry. Other members included Penny Lewis who is credited
as lead vocalist on "Oh Baby, Baby", James Aaron and guitarist Robert
Emerson, who played with Henry on Warren Donell Hickman & The
San Francisco Inspirational Choir's "God Is Love" album in 1972.
Oddly, "Herm" was released in New Zealand in 1973 with a different B
side, "Acid Lady", which is another one sought after by funk collectors
and has featured on a 2007 compilation "Golden State Funk" released by BGP along with "Herm" and another track by the group
"Devil's Got Your Mind".
Available to pre-order from Ace/Kent for release on 24 Feb 2023.
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