2 x New Kent 45s - The Afterglows & Charlie Rich - Out Now

Two cracking new Kent 45s out just in time for the weekend. 4 great sides, featuring The Afterglows and Charlie Rich, one on City and one on Town (complete with a new design), the full details follow below...

The Afterglows - I’m A Good Woman / Open The Door To Love - Kent City 108

West Coast producer Bill Silva had a whole LP of soul/rock from the little-known outfit the Afterglows in his vaults. Among the tracks was a killer cover of Barbara Lynn’s ‘I’m A Good Woman’. Any version of this song is popular, but the female lead on this number takes it to another level. This will crossover to many soul scenes.

The flip, ‘Open The Door To Love’, is a northern soul-oriented dancer that is both catchy and atmospheric and will be greeted as a great “new” release by collectors of this esoteric genre.

The Afterglows - I’m A Good Woman

The Afterglows - Open The Door To Love

Charlie Rich - Don’t Tear Me Down / Hotels, Motels - Kent Town 177

Country singer Charlie Rich has previous on the rare-soul dance scene with ‘Love Is After Me’, the Hayes/Porter track recorded in Memphis for Hi Records, being popular in mod-frequented soul discotheques of the 60s. ‘Don’t Tear Me Down’ was recorded around the same time, but was unissued until a 1988 LP collection of Rich’s Hi-recorded tracks. Astute DJ Dean Anderson picked up on the powerful beat ballad and played it in the 90s, making it very popular - leading to a Kent 45 release in 2007.

That pressing is long-gone and the record continues to be spun at northern soul venues, thereby causing this second issue of the superlative soul song. We have coupled it with ‘Hotels, Motels’, another great soul dance track from the same sessions; it debuts on 45 here.

Charlie Rich - Don’t Tear Me Down

Charlie Rich - Hotels, Motels

Availability

Both of these brand new 45s are now available via Ace Records website (tap here), and various record stores including our very own revamped Source Store (tap here to visit)