The second Hit And Run vinyl reissue today comes from Chicago's
Paul Smith. Very little seems to be known about Smith (and a Google search with
such a name would prove futile). What is know is that he released two singles on
Chicago label Jacklyn in 1966, the label's first release "I'll Run" / "Ain't That Something" which he followed with a pairing of "Ain't That Something" and "Only Once In A Lifetime" on the label's fourth release.
The label was owned by Johnny Haygood and named after one of his daughters.
He was also the stepfather of one Darrow Fletcher and set up the label as a
vehicle for 15 yr old Fletcher after being disillusioned by the royalties
received from Fletcher's first four singles leased to NY's Groovy label.
Jacklyn ran for only two years between 1966-68 and released just ten
singles.(whether or not Jacklyn 1007 was ever released is a mystery as it is
not listed anywhere). Whilst Haygood set up the label primarily for his
stepson, Fletcher only released three of the ten singles.
The label's first release by Smith is probably the most sought after and is
an in-demander on the rare soul scene, sufficiently for it to be bootlegged.
Only one original is for sale on Discogs so they are very hard to come by
but now you don't have to settle for a bootleg (apparently quite a
convincing counterfeit identified by the running time of 2:30 vs 2:20 on
original) as you can now buy an official reissue.
For his only other known single he reused the first's flipside along with
"Only Once In A Lifetime", so this reissue consists of all his known
recordings. Smith is on writing credits for two of the three songs We wonder what happened to him as all three songs are top quality, with "I'll Run" being a firm favourite for many years and "Ain't That Something" being very much in the Darrow Fletcher vein.
Available now to order by sending £15.00 each + £3.00 UK postage (good for
1-3 records) via Paypal (friends & family) to
hitandrunsoul45@gmail.com
| Rating: | 8.5 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Northern Soul |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Hit And Run |
| Cat No: | NR 1556 |
| Date: | 06/02/2024 |
| Price: | £15 |
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