Tuesday, 18 July 2023

The Sheppards [2023] - Stubborn Heart / How Do You Like It [Kent #REPRO 13]


In Northern Soul circles back in the heyday, not so much now, L.A.'s Mirwood label was revered for recordings by Jackie Lee, Bob & Earl, The Olympics, Jimmy Conwell aka Richard Temple, The Belles, The Mirettes and others, all receiving heavy rotation.

Another 'evergreen' is from The Sheppards who were actually from Chicago not L.A. with "Stubborn Heart". The song was written by Eddie LaShae and also recorded on La-Cindy by Ernest Mosley, later we presume given that The Sheppards is dated Jan 1967 and Mosley's is given as just 1967.

Mosley is by far the rarer of the two and has been bootlegged and reissued in 2014 on Jazzman's Fryers imprint and more recently digitally by Numero Group in Mar '23 which we posted at the time.

Kent is reissuing both sides of The Sheppards' only Mirwood single i.e. "Stubborn Heart" / "How Do You Like It",  another Eddie LaShae song perhaps overlooked in favour of the A side, on their repro label series which is set for release on 25 Aug.

Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.

Details
Rating: 8.5
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Northern Soul
Format: Single
Media: 7" Vinyl
Label: Kent
Cat No: REPRO 13
Date: 25/08/2023
Key/BPM: 6A/121 / 7B/125
Price: £10
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