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Sunday, 29 January 2023

San Francisco TKO's [2023] - Make Up Your Mind / Ooh Baby Baby [Kent #TOWN 176]


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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Details
Rating: 8.7
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Northern Soul / Sweet Soul Harmony
Format: Single
Media: 7" Vinyl
Label: Kent
Cat No: TOWN 176
Date: 24/02/2023
Key/BPM: 3B/127 / 9B/74 / 11B/80
Price: £8.99
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