News: New Kent Cd - A Different World - The Holland Dozier Holland Songbook

[Source Team]

Source News/Article/Feature Highlight:

A Different World - The Holland Dozier Holland Songbook - Various Artists (Songwriter Series) - CDTOP 520

'The Sound Of Young America- an extensive salute to the classic songs of Motown and Detroit's flagship tunesmiths of the 60s and 70s.'

A new addition to Kent records long running 'Songwriter Series', billed as 'a long-overdue addition', details and more follow below..

View full article

[Jim Elliott]

The Fall?

 

Really...?

[Mickey Finn]

My sentiments exactly. This looks like a compilation for readers of Q magazine rather than anyone likely to subscribe here. As such, not illegitimate, but compared to the compilations of Van McCoy and Thom Bell productions, for example, this is a very different proposition that won't be finding its way into my collection.

For which Mrs Finn is very grateful.

[Chalky]

There are a couple of dodgy choices. The Fall, Vanilla Fudge etc but I guess it shows the reach H-D-H had on popular music. The rest of the CD is pretty good. 

[Shinehead]

The Donnie Elbert track is a big favourite of mine the stereo version I have on an All Platinum sampler blows away the 45 cut though, the strings really come to the fore.

[Soul-slider]

The version of Dusty Springfield - A Love Like Yours is from the 1978 45 release. There is actually a better version she recorded in 1974 for an unreleased ABC/Dunhill LP, which is more (dare I say it) Northern.

[Soulfinger]

I buy pretty much every Kent release, but this is a strange one. I don't have The Band, The Fall, Vanilla Fudge or Laura Nyro and don't have any particular desire to hear them. I've made a playlist of the rest of the tracks and it's pretty decent. 

[Mark S]

I'll be kind and just say it's a bit of fun init

[Chalky]

20 minutes ago, Mark S said:

I'll be kind and just say it's a bit of fun init

Despite some acts being outside our field It’s a decent comp, some excellent choices. 

[Seano]

3 hours ago, Soulfinger said:

I buy pretty much every Kent release, but this is a strange one. I don't have The Band, The Fall, Vanilla Fudge or Laura Nyro and don't have any particular desire to hear them. I've made a playlist of the rest of the tracks and it's pretty decent. 

Laura Nyro's 1971 album, 'It's Gonna Take a Miracle' is worth getting hold of.

[Soul-slider]

2 hours ago, Seano said:

Laura Nyro's 1971 album, 'It's Gonna Take a Miracle' is worth getting hold of.

Yes, with Labelle and some good Motown covers.

[Soulfinger]

3 hours ago, Seano said:

Laura Nyro's 1971 album, 'It's Gonna Take a Miracle' is worth getting hold of.

Cheers. I'll track it down.

[Westender]

Bettye Swann's majestic version of This old heart of mine is worth the price of the CD by itself. 

[Clee93]

That Fall version is absolutely shocking