MUSIC WEEK AUGUST 23, 1975

O D D c e n D If soul means earthy emotion, irrepressible as ever. There s also ©CHART CERTAINTY Is Mellow and Blue Magic s then Millie Jackson with her real an un credited but soulfully Sideshow. Cop-out track is an depths of feeling and rugged voice distinctive Dionne Warwicke on Sales potential within awful interpretation of My Way. is probably the best around today, respective market Under normal circumstances, this side two's last track, Just As Long would be useful for dealers albeit possibly a trifle too fierce As We Have Love. More of those *** Good and direct for the majority of Atlantic Crossing. Warner Brothers sort of surprises please, Atlantic! strong in soul; with a hit single British listeners. K 56151. Producer: ** Fair around, it could do more, This is the singer's first album to JIM I HENDRIX * Poor fatback band be made in America, and it shows Crash Landing. Polydor Super VARIOUS ARTISTS THE IMPRESSIONS Yum Yum. Polydor 2391 184. especially on the tracks cut in 2310 39 8. Producer: Alan First Impressions. Warner Brothers Producers: Fatback Band The Alabama's famous Muscle Shoals Douglas/Tony Bongiovi First of Gold 'N' Decayed. Conlempo CLP 525 More resurrections here, K 56143. Producer: Ed Townsend quaintly-named Fat Back Band arc studio. On All In The Name 01 a scries of previously un-relcased from the Fifties and Sixties. It's a - Curtom's first album in Britain the archetypal disco outfit playing Rock And Roll and Stone Cold Hendrix tracks to be issued by mix with fair sales potential and since the label linked up with irresistible,' funky dance music, Sober, for instance, Stewart Polydor over the next year. The some classic tracks, such as Del Warner was by ex-Impression with precision and contagious delivers his distinctive vocal styling recordings (no doubt in line for a Shannon's Runaway, the Platters' Lcroy Hutson. Now the group good spirits. As a listcning-ablum across a musical backdrop which is Basement Tapes dub) are taken Only You, John Fred's Judy In itself has some new material its repetitive riffs and hick of straight out of Otis Redding's Stax from demos put down by the Disguise, the Teddy Bears' To available, and it's fairly impressive. either positive solo or vocal cuts. There's a fine, loping version artist in the latter part of his interest could be drawbacks, but of the Isley Brothers' This Old career, during 1969, which Know Him Is To Love Him. the Excellent and intricate vocals Heart Of Mine, loo. The LP is Douglas has re-mixed with the Shangn-Las' Leader Of The Pack predominate - one of the the target is the loot not the head divided into 'slow' and 'fast' sides help of extra sessions men to and Bob & Earl's Harlem Shuffle, quartet's two lead singers (Ralph and in that respect the aim is - the former includes an boost the original Hendrix vocal There's also Contempo's recent Johnson? Reggie Torian?) has a perfect. The band has a growing impassioned I Don't Want To Talk and guitar. Douglas is visiting UK sccond-lime-around hit. I'm Gonna shade of the Detroit Spinners' reputation over here and the About It as well as Stewart's new universities in September on a sort Run Away From You by Tami Phillip Wynne about his styling - release is an essential soul stock Lynn, Pity about the inclusion of but the crisp and complementary item. hit. Sailing - and as a of promotion lour which could **• programming concept, it works. mean new buyers; Hendrix fans two obvious fillers by an outfit arrangements by Rich Tufo and The artist has reason to be pleased will want to add this LP to their called Little Bo Pete and the Rock r&b veteran Rene Hall are worth EDDIE KENDRICKS with Atlantic Crossing, and the collection though the numbers & Roll Janitors an album of 18 mentioning, loo. Prime (racks arc The Hit Man. Tamla-Motown trade will have reason to be break no new ground. tracks would have been stronger Sooner Or Liter (the Impressions' STML 12001. Producers: Frank pleased with its sales performance. !•:< + ♦ musically and just as good new single). Old Before My Time Wilson & Leonard Caslon - A va I ue-for-money without their and Groove. A share of the credit © GENTLE GIANT superb title (has no one thought THE DETROIT SPINNERS Free Hand. Chrysalis CHR 1093. dispensable versions of Good Golly must also go to writer Ed of using it before?) for an equally Miss Molly and Lucille. Perhaps Townsend. Strong sales from the superb album. Ex-Temptation Pick Of The Litter. Atlantic K Production: Gentle Giant - One soul browsers assured. 50155. Producer: Thorn Bell of the more unusual to be Pete needs the money. Kcndricks has developed into one This might be subtitled Thorn Bell released this static summer. Free of Motown's leading artists, and Shows The Others Where To Get Hand lives up to the promise in MAJOR HARRIS MILLIE JACKSON his finely-controlled falsetto style Off. His productions remain the the accompanying blurb of being My Way. Atlantic K 50117. Still Caught Up. Polydor 2391 consistently sounds fresh and essence of sophistisoul because the 'a melting pot of styles'. The Producer: Bobby Eli Harris is 18 3. Producers: Brad appealing. Ace tracks are Happy man is subtle not for him the ingredients here arc, as in previous now a UK chart name with his Shapiro-Millie Jackson - How do and his new UK single. If Anyone excesses of tlie Eddie Calvert-type Giant offerings a mix of jazz, sensitive and sensual Love Won't you follow up one of 1974's Can, while the singer's U.S. hit. arrangements that Van McCoy is classical, folk, round-singing and Let Me Wait. He was once a outstanding soul albums based on Get The Cream Off The Top, must currently giving the Stylistics. The rock. There are seven long tracks, member of the Dclfonics, so the the concept of the wife and the rale as one of the best recordings percussion, brass, keyboard and some tuneful beaty numbers, and man is well versed in the other woman in a matrimonial he has ever made. Another beauty string work is amazingly others broken up into songlets of pyrotechnics of the Philly sound. triangle? Simple - repeal the is the delicate Skippin' Work unobtrusive, but added to the different styles which manage to The LP is a well-balanced mix of process. And surprisingly - or not Today. Motown addicts, of whom Spinners' fine vocals it constitutes be different without being up-tempo items and ballads, so, perhaps, bearing in mind the there are many, will already have a powerful mix. Stand-outs arc computerised. The band has a handled by the Major with some skills of the woman voted their eyes on this LP, and probably Honest I Do, Love Or three month UK, U.S. and style and finely crafted America's best r&b vocalist it word-of-mouth in the soul Leave and the group's current European lour lined up so this LP instrumenially by members of still works satisfactorily second community will add to the sales single. Games People Play; lead could build into a biggie. MFSB. Standout tracks, apart from time around, with the songs impetus. singer Phillip Wynne is as the singer's single, are Loving You reflecting the emotional conflicts.

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FLASHBACK 1964 Original hits original artists 6870 665 (LP) -z// 7470 665 (Cassette) f irst of the Contour "Flashbacks" on LP and cassette with each release recalling 12 hits sung by the original artists CASSETTES from 1964 through to 1969 AND - J "I his release 1964 includes Dusty Springfield, Louis 1 Armstrong, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roger Miller, The I our Pennies. CARTRIDGES The sound of good music Superbly packaged, with lull biographical sleeve notes' lirst of a series with great appeal. Only £1.00 or £1.75! jni}HCRI hn KAtMPtERIClrchctlii |jni