A record acquired from one of those, now legendary, Soul Bowl soul packs
from the mid 70s now gets a first ever reissue by Soul Junction.
It's price has risen in more recent years (it has a price tag of around
£250 now on Discogs) as it has become more appreciated after being
overlooked in the heyday because it wasn't deemed fast enough! It must
have sold well enough locally in Chicago as there are at least three
different pressings on the Capri label. It was the Scott Brothers' label's
first release on the label which 45Cat lists as 1968 (copyright for both
songs were registered 29 Jan 1968). Soul Junction is releasing it exactly
56 years later on 29 Jan 2024.
Soul Junction's Dave Welding has drawn somewhat of a blank trying to
source information about Cam Cameron except that his real
name was the A side song's writer, Alvin Cameron. He doesn't appear to have released any further material. BMI
lists "They Say" along with another song "Merriam" (sung by George Spice
which we can find no trace of) under another Alvin Cameron who may or may
not be the same person (we think not).
Whilst "They Say" is more uptempo to "I'm A Lonely Man", the latter (written by the Scott Brothers) is also now getting
attention. They were both arranged by Johnny Cameron who worked on many
Chicago recordings embraced by the rare soul scene, most notably "I Really
Love You" recorded by Jimmy Burns and Bobby James and also versions by The
Mystics and Brand New Faces, all of which we
featured in 2020.
He also worked with the likes of The Esquires, Syl Johnson, Betty
Everett, Garland Green, Denise Chandler (aka Deneice
Williams), The Lovelites and many others.
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
Details
| Rating: |
8.2 |
| Explicit: |
N |
| Genre/Style: |
Northern Soul / Crossover |
| Format: |
Single |
| Media: |
7" Vinyl |
| Label: |
Soul Junction |
| Cat No: |
None |
| Date: |
29/01/2024 |
| Key/BPM: |
N/A |
| Price: |
£13 |
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