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I found an OG copy at a flea market in the 70s, and jumped at the CD reissue (with some alternate takes at the end).

And yet I forgot about that CD. Jeesh....

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Was there a reissue that paired it with Eddie Higgins' Vee Jay Trio date?

I thought that was the one I had but I hope in reality I have the one with the alternates.  Great group and performance, an instant fave when I first heard it.

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1 hour ago, Dan Gould said:

Was there a reissue that paired it with Eddie Higgins' Vee Jay Trio date?

I thought that was the one I had but I hope in reality I have the one with the alternates.  Great group and performance, an instant fave when I first heard it.

Yes, on Blue Moon's Vee Jay series.

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Blue Moon, eh? Jonki Purpos again.

The real Vee Jay was ran by Billy Vera. It was short-lived but excellent. The Staples Singers volume remains a desert island set for me!

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5 hours ago, JSngry said:

The real Vee Jay was ran by Billy Vera. It was short-lived but excellent. The Staples Singers volume remains a desert island set for me!

Agreed it is the best work they ever did by a longshot, the only label that truly captured their magic.  Columbia did not know what to do with them, and Stax just tried to fit them into the Stax mold.

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Billy Vera knows his shit. His work on the Specialty reissues was pretty damn solid too.

Look at that though, how this video is credited to "Billy Vera", like Judy Clay was an afterthought.

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