Wayne Warren [1985] - Hit On Somebody's Baby [Happy Hooker #HHR-680]

Continuing to dig into the vinyl vaults for some, perhaps, lesser known recordings to mark time until some good new release arrive.

We know nothing about Wayne Warren except that he has two singles listed. One is on Memphis label Happy Hooker recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound which only has one other single listed by George Jackson with Louis Williams of The Ovations which is the same A side, a Sam Cooke tribute medley "Sam, We'll Never Forget You", both are dated 1985. The side of interest is "Hit On Somebody's Baby" which we did find posted on YouTube (so saves us streaming it) which John Manship described in 2016 as a sleeping giant.

His other single is a one-off on another Memphis label Four Ace, so possibly a private press? It's not dated, and difficult to date, as its southern soul that could have been recorded in the 60s/70s but, given the other singles is date 1985, we guess it must be from around the same time. "I Need You Girl" is a gritty southern deep soul ballad whilst the flip is a more mid-tempo song "Oh I Really Love You" which apparently is a bit of an obscurity with none ever selling on Discogs, although we found two on Popsike selling around £200 but that was in 2011 and 2012 (and it looks like the same copy that has sold twice as it's the same label scan and both were only G+, so how much now for a decent copy?).

The Happy Hooker single is not too difficult to find nor too pricey. You should find easily on Disocgs as there are several VG+/NM copies available £10-£15.

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Details

Rating:	8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Modern Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	7" Vinyl
Label:	Happy Hooker
Cat No:	HHHR-680
Date:	Unknown late 70s / early 80s
Key/BPM:	N/A
Price:	£10-£15 approx.

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