As this drops in the inbox our blood runs cold as we also received this
out of one of the famed Soul Bowl soul packs mid / late 70s but no
longer have it as seem to recall a well known NS DJ acquiring it from us
in the early 80s, when it was relatively worthless, and now regularly
sells for upwards of £500!
As trends have changed from 100mph dancers and the pace slowed down in
the 80s this has become popular and is now considered a crossover classic. To give it it's full title, the A side was
billed as Bonnie Blanchard & Andy Aaron And The Mean Machine and,
according to Discogs, Grover Washington Jr. was a member of the latter.
The B side is a funky instrumental by The Mean Machine.
It was released by C.R.S., a Philly label owned by Curtis R. Staten, in
1970 and was the second or third release by the label. The 'main' side
"You're The Only One" was also released as a same-sided promo. Bonnie
Blanchard went one to release just one more single on the label "A Real
Good Lovin Man Pts 1 & 2" written by the label owner.
The label seems to have made five initial releases and then went dormant for a couple of years and started up again in 1972 and released a few albums in 1974.
Hit And Run has selected both sides of the first, and Part 1 (the vocal)
of the second, C.R.S. single for reissue on vinyl.
In 2020 Germany's Tramp label released a compilation "Gut Funky: The Best of C.R.S. Records"
Available now to order send £15 + £3 postage (good for up to 3 records.
Contact the same email for details of overseas postage) via paypal
hitandrunsoul45@gmail.com (as 'friends and family' please).
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
