The second delayed release from Hayley Records are both unreleased
instrumentals of Northern Soul classics.
The A side leads with the backing track of J.J. Barnes' "Sweet Sherry" (also used for an unreleased Edwin Starr recording, "Has It Happened To You Yet", which surfaced on Goldmine Soul Supply on 7" in 1997) credited to
Groovesville Players under it's original title "Don't Hurt Me". Note that a song with the title "Has It Happened To You Yet" was recorded by The Falcons on Lu Pine in 1964 which is a different
song.
The flip is the instrumental backing track for Al Kent's "The Way You've Been Acting Lately" which was originally on the flip side of the vocal but this is an
unreleased version with a false start and no backing singers.
There is a
female version
floating around YouTube which shows a photo of The Supremes but it was a
Neil Ruston release on his Inferno Soul Club label from 1983 by
Tina Lewis which has a cover version of Edwin Starr's
"Back Street" as the A side.
Available now from Rob Moss' Hayley Records.
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
| Rating: | 8 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Northern Soul / Instrumental |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | 7" Vinyl |
| Label: | Hayley Records |
| Cat No: | HR033 |
| Date: | 01/10/2023 |
| Price: | £15 |
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What a wonderful time and at the same time to discover this female version that I didn't know. Thanks to you.
ReplyDeleteYves
Apparently it was done by Chris King (RIP). No idea who Tina Lewis is .. thought she 'might' have been one of The Lewis Sisters i.e. Pat and Diane of The Adorables .. but seems not? Sounds American, but could have been a UK session singer and an alias?
ReplyDeleteIt also came out on a the B side of a 12" 'Ric-Tic Live Revue' https://www.discogs.com/release/2106370-Various-Ric-Tic-Live-Revue
In fact I said something stupid because I do have the songs by Tina Lewis published on a compilation in 2 volumes "Musicmans Hidden Detroit Soul".
ReplyDeleteBut this seems more recent but still very good.
Yves