soulpope

Beautiful little gem .... similarly in excellence being the sort of companion album "Dr. Chi" ....

Played this recently and loved it ....

Magnificent ....

Good stuff ....

Very good ....

A few more Soul goodies for the road .... : Billy "Guitar" Davis "As I Grow Old" (A&M Records 1105) 1969 Thomas Bailey "I Need You (Most Of All)" (Stone 361) 1968 J.B. Troy "I`m Really Thankful" (Musicor MU-1210) 1966 .... super Johnny Northern song and the horns sound very much like originating south of the Mason-Dixon line ....

Excellent ....

Yeah ....

Paul,"never made it big" is aptly described (and synonymous for a number of Southern Soul voices .... from the shadows .....) - nevertheless Clay Hammond made a number of superb 45`s for Kent which are all amassed on this excellent CD btw having here Z.Z. Hill`s 45 output for Kent is an additional bonus .... from my side highly recommended ....

Speaking of treasures .... : Clay Hammond "You`ve Got Me Tamed" (Ronn R-45) 1970 .... mirroring the transition from Sam Cooke to Otis Redding ....

Not yet with me, but based on the past superb Charpentier recordings by this ensemble I`m really looking forward to this new release ....

As mentioned don`t listen to Soul music that often nowadays - but if getting into the groove this music offers an unbounded treasure trove ....

Clay Hammond "You Don`t Have To Suffer Anymore" (Mercury 73375) 1973

Circuit Des Yeux "Reaching For Indigo" (Drag City) 2017

Thnx for your feedback ....

For my best friend Michael H aka "blacksaint" ....

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Have the LP too - but the sound of the CD is astonishing ....