Dickie Wonder [2024] - Nobody Knows [Sound Of Soul]

A couple of weeks ago a 1966 recording on Sound Of Soul by Little Tommy was reissued. Today we have another by Dickie Wonder (Richard L. Jackson). Both sides have been reissued separately i.e. "Nobody Knows" and "Story Of My Love" but we're only posting the former as the latter is quite a dreary doo-wop style ballad.

"Nobody Knows" is a 'proper', archetypal Northern Soul stomper. There were two versions of the song released:  a slightly shorter version which has female backing vocals (SS 5002) and this one which has no female backing (SS 217672).

We've also posted the version with female vocals from YouTube below which was reissued on a single sided 7" by Sonic Wax in 2020. Which camp are you in as some prefer the early raw version and others the sweetened version with backing vocals (we're in the latter camp)?

The digitally reissued version is the first release. The song was later re-recorded with female backing when Cameo Parkway picked up a distribution deal for it. It was then reissued on Golden Triangle (possibly around 1976) billed as Dickie (Sweet Sugar) Wonder which, even though a reissue, commands high prices.

Like the Little Tommy song, this track also featured on the "Free Angela" compilation released by Golden Triangle in 1971 so perhaps the 45 was released around the same period? A comment on 45Cat states that the A side ("All My Friends Call Me A Fool") was registered in 1976 but perhaps he may be confusing it with Larry Saunders' version on his 1976 album "Stranger"?

Whilst digging around BMI we noticed that August Moon Music now seems to be managed by Secret Stash, so these digital reissues are probably from Secret Stash. We headed over to their website to confirm this and it transpires that August Moon (the owner of Sound Of Soul and Golden Triangle) passed in Jul 2023 and a tribute page was posted if you wish to learn more about the music scene in Norfolk, VA, in the 60s and 70s.

Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.

Details

Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Northern Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital / Reissue
Label:	Sound Of Soul
Cat No:	None
Date:	15/03/2024
Key/BPM:	8B/143
Price:	£1

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