‘Regarded as the epitome of Northern Soul by many aficionados, I’m Gone, by Detroit’s Eddie Parker, captures the adrenalin and anger of a busted relationship, as he tells of his determination to start again — elsewhere. Expertly produced by Jack Ashford, one of Motown’s key Funk Brothers, the pulsating rhythm drives home the sense of riled frustration.
‘The flip Crying Clown is musically and thematically miles away: heartbreak and sorrow over a beautiful ballad backing.
‘Two of the greatest soul recordings from the 1960s.’

Blimey.
The legendary flamenco singer Manuel Mancheño Peña — aka El Turronero, The Nougat — full throttle over a flanged, action-packed disco-funk bassline, metronomic beats. soaring and layered female backing vocals, intergalactic synth sounds and stirring strings. The flip is looser, groovier, and warmer, with still funkier bass, spiralling seventies synths, sweaty drums, and exotic touches.
DJ Harvey specials.

Cold-sweat compounds of art-funk, baglama high-life, horrorama, yacht.

“I’ve always loved those Motown duets with Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell and wanted to create a modern version of that… playing with the way those duets have this quite clear notion of romance, love and relationships…We’re subverting that a little to explore normativity in relationships. Musically, we’ve tried to put all of the beauty, excitement, and tension of modern day love into this song.”

1983 boogie from Detroit, Michigan. A poster insert features the musings of composer and producer Tony Green. Numbered edition of 500.

Crucial eighties soul. Pedigree hangdog.

Legendary Northern — the last record played at the Wigan Casino — this archetypal heart-on-sleeve stomper was originally pressed in 1965 by Motown as a handful of promotional copies on its imprint SOUL. Most of these were destroyed soon afterwards, though people say Berry Gordy has a copy, and another was sold in 2009 for just over twenty-five grand.

Classic Miami soul, originally on Blue Candle, from this Jazzman imprint.

Terrific, propulsive, widescreen version of the Jon Lucien classic, flavoured with Curtis, featuring brilliant percussion by Montego Joe, alongside Ron Carter, Richard Tee, Ron Carter… Plus a Moondance excursion, on the flip.
One for the HJ pensioners massive.

This is the sublime, eleven-minute version, featuring vocalist Gavin Christopher.
Big Theo Parrish record.
Backed with the promo-only disco mix of Saturday Night, lavished with percussion by Sheila E.
Murders.