Last month Numero Group released a pretty solid compilation titled "Eccentric Northern Soul". It contained the flip side of the Stormy 45 "I Won't Stop To Cry". the A side, "The Devastator", had been previously released on another Numero Group compilation
"Eccentric Soul: Twinight's Lunar Rotation" in 2007.
They are now reunited as a digital and vinyl release of the 1967 Twinight
single.
Stormy was John Colley from Chicago who was also a producer and produced
Saxie Russell's "Psychedelic Soul" (Thomas 1968). He released another single
as a member of The Lost Family in 1974.
Read what rare soul dealer John Manship says about the single:
The hardest decision with this Chicago rarity is "which side to play
first" .
Whilst "I won't stop to cry" is a truly glorious male-harmony Northern
Soul dancer, the seldom heard "The Devastator" carries a certain edge
and more than a nod to their soul-neighbours in Detroit with the
male-harmony chorus triggering memories of some Motor-City trophies. Two
totally standout tunes on one disc.
Let's start with "Cry" a seamless vocal-group dancer, driven by rattling
percussion and subtle horns; all nestling a polished lead vocal,
supported by consummate male harmony choruses, fusing into one very
slick mid-tempo dancer...
"Devastator" again underlines this group's class, a little more potent
with a wordless male chorus that screams "Northern Soul" a two sider to
reckon with and elusive enough to be dropped in the rarest sets.
All guided by a man who previously helped construct Northern Soul
classic Saxie Russell's - Psychedelic Soul - then went to take "Stormy"
into the sadly one recording by "Lost Family", I say sad, because vocal
groups of this calibre deserve more than just a couple of shots and
releasing singles..
These guys were good, click the impressive soundfile to hear just how
good
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
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