Jimmy Thomas was a member of the Ike & Tina Turner
Revue and emigrated to the UK, I assume around the time that this single on
UK Parlophone was released in 1969 (18 Apr 1969 is recorded on the demo). It
is a UK only release and believed for years to be a green demo only until a
black stock copy was unearthed.
The A side "The Beautiful Night" was discovered by 'Major' Bob Crocker (who died tragically in a car
accident aged 19) at The Catacombs in Wolverhampton in 1971 and went on to
be a massive sound at The Torch all-nighters in Stoke-on-Trent. However, in
more recent years, as a result of the Sunday Soul Sessions scene, it is the
B side "Above A Whisper" that is getting all the plaudits and no wonder, what a tune!
Both sides have been remastered and released on 7" vinyl by Outta Sight.
| Rating: | 8.6 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Northern Soul |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | 7" |
| Label: | Outta Sight |
| Cat No: | OSV216 |
| Date: | 02/2022 |
| Key/BPM: | N/A |
| Value: | £11.99 |
