Betty Black – Gypsy Heart / Beautiful Lies (7")
€19.90*
Skyline Recordings präsentiert ein weiteres Original der wunderbaren Ms
Betty Black. "Gyspy Heart" ist ein treibender Dancer mit Sassiness und
Flair, wenn kraftvolle Vocals und ein druckvoller Backbeat nach
Dancefloor schreien. Betty geht zurück auf Start, zu Rhythm & Blues,
Gospel und afroamerikanischem Spiritual. Mystisch und cineastisch, aber
mutig und funky. Roots-Revival-Soul mit raffiniertem Twist eben. Die
B-Side "Beautiful Lies" ist ein perfekter Song, Uptempo-Dancer und
starker Vocal-Mover mit Motown-Unterton. Sommerspass pur.
Terry Callier / Jerry Butler – Ordinary Joe (7")
€15.90*
On the latest edition of their excellent Soul Essentials series, Outta
Sight has decided to bring together two versions of 'Ordinary Joe', a
seemingly perennial favourite written by the late, great Terry Callier.
His celebrated 1972 recording - all bold, sing-along choruses, organ
stabs, jangling piano and lolloping grooves - breezes its way across
side A, while Jerry Butler's earlier version, laid to tape in 1970, sits
on side B. His version is much more expansive and musically detailed
than Callier's take, with superb production from Gamble & Huff and
some brilliant orchestral arrangements courtesy of Donny Hathaway. Both
versions are, or course, incredible.
Nadine Renaye - I Like The Way You Walk / Little Lee (7")
€8.90*
aka Betty James, recording under her own name, limited 2013 repro replica labels
