Lee Tracy & Issac Manning [2024] - Is It What You Want? / Saving All My Love For You [Athens Of The North]

An obscurity from 1989 by Lee Tracy (Johnson) & Isaac Manning has been reissued digitally and on vinyl by Athens Of The North. The songs were originally released on Nashville label One Chance Records in 1989 and again in 1991 as promos only and are pretty hard to come by. The last one listed on Popsike sold for almost £900 in Dec '22 and was only VG/VG-. 

Athens Of The North issued a full album by the pair in 2022 digitally and on vinyl which included both songs.

The sides have been flipped leading with the original B side "Is It What You Want?" with an unrecognisable rendition of Whitney Houston's hit, "Saving All My Love For You" (written by Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser) on the flip.

A very lo-fi production which seems to add charm to these sort of obscurities which is an acquired taste. (Posted more out of curiosity and interest rather than any musical merit!)

It's also available digitally on Amazon for only £1.38 but we've posted it from Bandcamp as the vinyl is available from there.

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Details

Rating:	N/A
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Rare Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital / 7" Vinyl
Label:	Athens Of The North
Cat No:	None
Date:	26/04/2024
Key/BPM:	8A/100 / 11B/102
Price:	£2 / £9.99

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Maze feat. Frankie Beverly [2024] - Somebody Else's Arms / Love Is [Jai Alai #JAR13]

The UK's love affair with Frankie Beverly goes way back to his 60s Philadelphia recordings as the lead man of Frankie Beverly & The Butlers and one elusive recording in particular revered on the Northern Soul scene, "If That's What You Wanted".

We won't wax lyrical about Frankie Beverly & Maze as we did a Frankie Beverly Profile in 2022 to celebrate his 76th birthday and a Maze Feat. Frankie Beverly - The Best Of... in 2020.

Beverly announced his retirement this year with a farewell tour (which commenced at the end of March) but the members of Maze continue under the name TMF The Music Forever who, in case you somehow missed it, have just released their debut album "The Music Forever, Vol. 1".

Soul4Real has paired two tracks from their last two albums for release on 7" vinyl for their Jai Alai imprint. "Somebody Else's Arms" from "Silky Soul" (1989) along with the "Love is" from the "Back To Basics" (1993).

Available now from Soul4Real website.

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Details

Rating:	8.6
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Modern Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	7" Vinyl
Label:	Jai Alai
Cat No:	JAR13
Date:	17/04/2024
Key/BPM:	8B/86 / 10B/92
Price:	€14

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Sandra Wright [1989] - I'll Come Running Back [Demon #FIEND 138]

An anthemic modern soul tune from an album she recorded for Truth (Stax) in the mid 70s (probably around 1974/75 when she released two singles on Truth) which never got released as Stax went bust in 1975. It was later released in UK by Demon in 1989 as 'Wounded Woman' on CD and vinyl. It's a superb album and has been reissued by UK's Soul Brother in 2015 on CD, vinyl and digital and also by Over-Easy on CD in US in 1996.

Listen to Full Album here.

This particular track has been reissued on vinyl a couple of times, the latest being 2019 on Outta Site/Real Side with Celeste Hardy 'You're Gone' on the flip.

Prior to her two singles on Truth in 1974-75, she released two singles on Coral in 1968. In 1985 she released a version of a blues song written by Ted Jarrett '(It's Love Baby) 24 Hours A Day', recorded by many other artists. Apart from these singles and the 'Wounded Woman' album the only other release, apart from reissues, was an album of jazz standards in 2003 'After Hours featuring Big Joe Burrell'

Bassline Feat. Lorraine Chambers [1989/2021] - You've Gone [RHM-001/Isle Of Jura]

A big UK underground tune from 1989 has just been reissued on 5 Mar 2021 on digital platforms and 'may' be made available on vinyl if there is enough demand for it.

Written and produced by Tony Henry and featuring Lorraine Chambers on vocals.

It's available with 3 different mixes original, alternate and instrumental.

Listen to all mixes here.

Details

Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Isle Of Jura
Cat No:	None
Year:	2021
Key:	11A
BPM:	90
Value:	£1