Hi everyone! I'm a vinyl collector from the United States, mainly into soul, R&B, and funk (as well as Brazilian music and jazz). I joined to learn more about rare 45s.
Also, my stepfather (still alive) was an R&B singer and bandleader named Kip Carmen who was signed to Hi Records in Memphis and cut some rare records himself.
If I may, I think folks would also enjoy this new 8-minute mini doc featuring interview clips with Kip talking about this record, some related 45s, Kip’s time in Memphis, signing with Hi Records, etc:
I am the stepson of Kip Carmen (who is still alive and overjoyed to see this reissue come out), and I worked with Continued Sound on this release. I thought perhaps people on the forum would be interested in reading the liner notes I wrote for this release, which are included in the insert, so I am sharing them here: