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As highlighted a couple of weeks ago by Lloydee, will keep this news post of this latest Soul Junction release just a bit brief and to the point. Check out either Soul Junction website for full background info (link below) or Lloydee's post Today's is the official release date of Soul Junctions latest addition to their now bulging at the seams quality catalogue. With this latest 45 featuring a un-released 70's gem as the a and the b being a tip top 60's soul anthem, its fairly safe to say that this 45 release is indeed yet more of the same from the Soul Junction label ie top quaility all-era soul. Details and clips below , its now officially out there via usual stockists or Soul Junction Website http://www.souljunct...o.uk/SJ511.html Jesse James Side A - I Gave You Love With An 'A' Plus Side B - Are You Gonna Leave Me Catalogue # SJ511

If you were one waiting then the waiting is no more as word has been announced that its now officially out on the streets, pre-release orders have been sent out and can now this fine double sider in real time (see the info after words) SI005 - Otis Williams - Take Me Back / I Got To Have You This has got to be one of the best 70's double-siders ever! The owner and producer Kent Washburn has this to say ....... "I am so pleased to see that these two masters finally get to the public. It finally confirms my belief way back in the early 70's, of the serious validity of: (1) the songs, (2) the musicians and (3) the technical staff. These tracks are seriously good, and why they never got released is a mystery to me at this point. I even chatted with Otis (Williams) recently, and he can't even remember why he was in St Louis to start with, or what prompted us to even cut the tracks either However, he does confirm that it is him, and yes, he does remember the songs and recording them, but he can't remember how the whole thing got hooked up to start with, and neither can I!! Take Me Back [rs]73145[/rs] I Got To Have You [rs]73144[/rs] now avail via the usual suspects and via Soul Intention themselves http://www.soul-inte....uk/release.htm

Well the film Blue Valentine didn't win an oscar then. Guess most reading this are up to speed on the story behind this 'lost' track and how it become a recent 'internet' thing of interest ( if not you can read the background via this news article - Rare Soul At The Oscars) Well a few weeks down the line and its good to see that Numero Group have just pushed this out on 45, with the flip of the track that has caused all the fuss being another from the same studio sessions Penny & the Quarters "You and Me" b/w "Some Other Love" 45 $5.00 (45) / $3.00 (MP3) clips: You And Me - Penny & The Quarters http://numerogroup.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/01_youandme.mp3 You Are Giving Me Some Other Love - Penny & The Quarters http://numerogroup.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/02_itstime.mp3 I Cried A Tear - Penny & The Quarters http://numerogroup.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/03_i-cried-a-tear.mp3 note with the mp3 download you do get a bonus track Availability seems to be a bit on and off, but should start showing in a couple of weeks at usual places, for now the main Numero website is selling it and so may be a good place to start http://www.numerogro...l.php?uid=01228 On the actual story, well since the initial fuss more info on the background of this track has since come to light. The identity of the author of the track and also a member of the group has been discovered, it was a Jay Robinson who passed away in 2005. In an informative feature on the Columbus based website The Other Paper his widow Glodan tells the story about how he was once a singer in a doo wop Columbus group called the Supremes and that his groups original version did get a release on a one off label in the 70s http://theotherpaper...e5958763369.txt "A 45 rpm record was pressed, on the Grog label "Grog was Clifton's nickname. It was the only record ever released on the label. And it, quickly, gathered dust for the next 35 years." As said its an informative article and would say well worth a visit Supremes version http://theotherpaper.com/content/articles/2011/02/05/front/doc4d4ac03e6bee5958763369-75.mp3