The latest vinyl release from Soul Direction consists of three songs by
Sharisma that were released digitally for the first time in Aug '22 on a compilation
"Emandolynn Music Presents: Rare Soul, Vol. 3".
The compilation had nine tracks with three of them from
Sharisma who were a 2 male, 2 female quartet from Wilmington, Delaware. They met Emandolynn's Manny Campbell (Soulville
Productions) at a show in 1969 and then travelled to Philadelphia to record
with him in the hope of completing an album. They started recording an album
in 1969-70 at the famed Sigma Sounds studios but before it was completed the
group disbanded because some members were drafted for the Vietnam
War.
The first two songs, “Love Is The Way" and "Something Wonderful” , were recorded as demos at Upper Darby Studios in 1969 with the last
"My Son Trouble Trouble" recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in 1970 and was intended to be the
group's debut single. It was engineered by Sigma's Joe Tarsia and included
musicians who would later become members of The Trammps.
The single will be available to pre-order from Soul Direction on 29 Apr
for release on 7 May.
The lead side, "Trouble Trouble" is a mid tempo Northern Soul / Crossover sound with "Something Wonderful" sounding like something that The 5th Dimension / Friends Of Distinction may have recorded at the turn of the decade. The ballad "Love Is The Way" having more appeal to the Lowriders and sweet soul lovers.
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