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Mixed from the original Rose Batiste tape of ‘This Heart Is Lonely’, the fore-runner to her ‘I Miss My Baby’ on Revilot, this instrumental stomper will be recognised as what was later pressed as ‘Bari Track’. That’s Mike Terry on his famous baritone saxophone, along with his fellow Funk Brothers who also became the Pied Piper production company band. Pied Piper co-owner Shelley Haims wrote ‘We Go Together’, first recorded by the Moonglows in 1956. The Cavaliers’ 1966 soul update was initially issued on our first Pied Piper CD and also on the 100 Club anniversary single of 2013. This, though, is an alternate take with an early rap intro, which adds more charm. First time out on a 45.

The Classic Don't It Make You Feel Funky gets a legal re-issue at long last. A record dripping attiude adrenalin and loud and proud straight from the original master tape. Kent have backed it up with the rare and collectable AGC label flip, I Gotta Be Free, to make the 45 just that bit too tough to refuse.

A Northern Soul 1970s instrumental anthem, once better known as 'Stings A Go Go' by the Bob Wilson Sounds, 'Double Cookin' is quite simply a classic northern soul track, Flip it over for a different take via a previously unissued vocal track from The Tandels titled 'Is It Love'

Kents 2013 release was the first time out in full for what was once the most sought after vocal (talking 'Strings A Go Go' / Double Cookin, Bob Wilson /Checkerboard Squares' of course). After rumours, tailor mades and even worse, the Magicians ‘(Just A Little) Faith And Understanding’ was finally made available on vinyl to all back in March 2013 Flip features Marva Holiday take of the Sherlie Matthews’ song <strong>‘Rising Higher’

Discovered lurking in the Wand Vaults in the 1980s, Chuck Jackson's What's With This Loneliness status has over the years grown and grown and it could be argued is now one of the most popular Kent Anniversary 45 releases. Available here on an affordable Kent select 45, it has been coupled with what has been described as the definite version of the Van Mcoy song I Can’t Stand To See You Cry.

A 2003 Kent release teaming up the all-time anthemic The Magic Touch from Melba Moore with the classic Dean Parrish track Bricks Broken Bottles And Sticks

2012 saw the release of Lou Johnsons previously unissued version of 'The Panic Is On' Sourced from a 1980s record store acetate find by Ady Croasdell. This 45 the 28rd in the Select series also features the previous Big Top release ‘You Better Let Him Go’

Long time coming, 'Spring Revisited' has now been released, complete with a flurry of social links and words, the vast majority you can view and use below Release Notes and Links Spring Revisited - out now! The series breathing new life into soul, funk, and disco with a bold house touch. Now, the wait is over - the album is finally here! Launched in March 2025, this ambitious project invites leading house producers and DJs to rework the original master tapes from New York's legendary 1970 label, Spring Records - home to icons like The Fatback Band, Millie Jackson and Joe Simon. Listen to Spring Revisited playlist featuring all released tracks here: • Spring Revisited Playlist Embed version - Use the arrows to navigate Listen on your preferred digital platform here: https://lnk.to/SpringRevisited-Album Listen here Buy the physical here Already in full bloom, Spring Revisited is making waves. Since day one, the project has been marked by continuous success - among them No. I UK Vinyl Chart, No. I UK 12" Singles Chart, multiple Top 10 placements on Traxsource Soul/Funk/Disco Chart. Loved by DJs worldwide, but also enjoying strong support from radio, including - BBC, Kiss FM, KCRW. Beautifully packaged with Spring Revisited's iconic label design including matching vinyl in cream/off white and emerald green along with album sleeve notes by Frank Tope, this gatefolded eleven track limited edition double album features a truly unique artist and DJ line-up and is destined to become a dance music classic in any record collection. Tracklisting: 1. We Got To Hit It Off (Dimitri From Paris Liberated Women Mix) – Millie Jackson 2. I Wanna Get Over (Cosmodelica Remix) – Street People 3. Sending My Best Wishes (The Reflex Version) – Garland Green 4. Night Fever (Kenny Dope Remix) – The Fatback Band 5. Love Vibration (DJ Spinna Remix) – Joe Simon 6. Mucho Macho (Kenny Dope Mix) - Macho 7. Snake (Joaquin ‘Joe’ Claussell’s Sacred Rhythm Version) –The Fatback Band 8. Don’t Send Nobody Else (A Magnus Frykberg & Kenny Dope Joint) – Millie Jackson 9. Love Contest (Dave Lee’s Mini Disco Mix) – The Joneses 10. Groovy Kind Of Day (Opolopo Remix) – The Fatback Band 11. I Wanna Taste Your Love (Smoove Vocal Remix) – Joe Simon SPRING RECORDS STORY: One of the major soul labels of the 1970s, Spring Records was formed in the late 1960s by Bill Spitalsky and Roy and Julie Rifkind. A hothouse label for some of the most essential soul music of the era, Millie Jackson, Joe Simon and The Fatback Band made their best-known songs and greatest chart hits for Spring. Tracks include Fatback's '(Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop', Joe Simon's powerful, Gamble & Huff-penned 'Drowning In The Sea Of Love' and Millie Jackson's scorchingly confessional 'If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Wanna Be Right)'. Spring (with its subsidiaries Posse and Event) not only produced the big 1970s soul hits, they also gave us the minor hits and little gems that make soul music so interesting and rewarding.

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