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Sunday 30 July 2023

Bonnie Blanchard & Andy Aaron [2023] - You’re The Only One + A Real Good Lovin’ Man / Right On Time [Hit And Run #HR 1552]


As this drops in the inbox our blood runs cold as we also received this out of one of the famed Soul Bowl soul packs mid / late 70s but no longer have it as seem to recall a well known NS DJ acquiring it from us in the early 80s, when it was relatively worthless, and now regularly sells for upwards of £500!

As trends have changed from 100mph dancers and the pace slowed down in the 80s this has become popular and is now considered a crossover classic. To give it it's full title, the A side was billed as Bonnie Blanchard & Andy Aaron And The Mean Machine and, according to Discogs, Grover Washington Jr. was a member of the latter. The B side is a funky instrumental by The Mean Machine.

It was released by C.R.S., a Philly label owned by Curtis R. Staten, in 1970 and was the second or third release by the label. The 'main' side "You're The Only One" was also released as a same-sided promo. Bonnie Blanchard went one to release just one more single on the label "A Real Good Lovin Man Pts 1 & 2" written by the label owner.

The label seems to have made five initial releases and then went dormant for a couple of years and started up again in 1972 and released a few albums in 1974.

Hit And Run has selected both sides of the first, and Part 1 (the vocal) of the second, C.R.S. single for reissue on vinyl.

In 2020 Germany's Tramp label released a compilation "Gut Funky: The Best of C.R.S. Records"


Available now to order send £15 + £3 postage (good for up to 3 records. Contact the same email for details of overseas postage) via paypal hitandrunsoul45@gmail.com (as 'friends and family' please).

Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
Details
Rating: 8.4
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Crossover / Funk
Format: Single
Media: 7" Vinyl
Label: Hit And Run
Cat No: HR 1552
Date: 27/07/2023
Key/BPM: 6B/117 / 8B/130 / 7B/123
Price: £15
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