Stormy [2023] The Devastator b/w I Won't Stop To Cry [Numero Group #NUM4587]

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.

Details

Rating:	8.5
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Northern Soul / Reissue
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital / 7" Vinyl
Label:	Numero Group
Cat No:	NUM4587
Date:	25/08/2023
Key/BPM:	4B/132 / 9B/135
Price:	£1.79 / £16.16

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