{"title":"Soul Harmony","description":"\u003cp\u003eKent Soul Harmony 45s\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-exclusive-dc-blossoms-i-still-love-you-this-is-your-last-chance-soul-harmony-02","title":"The Exclusive \/ DC Blossoms - I Still Love You \/ This Is Your Last Chance - Soul Harmony 02","description":"\u003cp\u003eEddie Singleton had a musical career in Los Angeles after his Shrine Records venture had bloomed then died. He cut this heart-felt soul ballad on an undocumented group called the Exclusive around 1969, but it was left on tape only until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome three years earlier in 1966, Eddie and his production team of Keni St Lewis and Dale Warren recorded Washington’s DC Blossoms on\u003cstrong\u003e ‘This Is Your Last Chance’,\u003c\/strong\u003e the third track from a Shrine session that didn’t make it to the single. Since it was released on the Kent CD “Shrine, The Rarest Soul Label Vol 2” it has picked up a strong following, particularly among Latin American soul fans on the West Coast: now at last a 45.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soul Source Record Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55900822864203,"sku":"sh02","price":10.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0983\/7756\/4491\/files\/the-exclusive-dc-blossoms-i-still-love-you-this-is-your-last-chance-kent-soul-harmony-02.jpg.ee2f9d39072b9af4af698a087f136c94.jpg?v=1763051342"},{"product_id":"87th-off-broadway-larry-sanders-instant-replay-im-in-love-kent-town-harmony-sh-01","title":"87th Off Broadway \/ Larry Sanders - Instant Replay \/ I'm In Love - Kent Soul Harmony SH 01","description":"\u003cp\u003eSoul Harmony label is launched with a fabulous tape discovery from Golden State Recorders. At the time of recording, 87th Off Broadway lived in the small town of Seaside, California and were based in Monterey. They wrote their own songs, four of which were recorded at an April 1972 session, arranged by Los Angeles Rene Hall. The tape lay dormant for decades. \u003cstrong\u003e‘Instant Replay’ \u003c\/strong\u003eis the final of the four to belatedly be issued; the others being funk released on Ace’s BGP label. The group morphed into another outfit called Welfare who had ‘What About The Child’ released (with a name change to Gold) in 1977 on the MRC label. This song is of the highest quality as are the intricate harmony vocals. Advance plays on the Lowrider scene have been very well received.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarry Sanders\u003cstrong\u003e ‘I’m In Love’\u003c\/strong\u003e is already revered by that California soul ballad crowd, which has caused the cost of an original Modern copy to rocket. It is another harmonious sweet soul ballad, redolent of a lovers’ tryst on a lazy summer’s afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soul Source Record Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55900823585099,"sku":"sh01","price":10.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0983\/7756\/4491\/files\/87th-off-broadway-larry-sanders-instant-replay-i-m-in-love-kent-soul-harmony-sh-01.jpg.2013ca0f3e4705f041341ffcee2debc4.jpg?v=1763051344"},{"product_id":"jimmy-conwell-the-exits-let-it-all-out-im-so-glad-soul-harmony-sh-03","title":"Jimmy Conwell - The Exits - Let It All Out \/ I'm So Glad - Soul Harmony SH 03","description":"\u003cp\u003eJimmy Conwell is a big name in Los Angeles soul music, either as a solo singer on 4J, Gemini and Mirwood or as lead singer of the Exits on Gemini and Kapp, the Tripps on Soundville or with Smoked Sugar on Teri De.\u003cstrong\u003e ‘Let It All Out’ \u003c\/strong\u003ewas written in conjunction with his two main producers Len Jewell Smith and Hank Graham, though Jimmy couldn’t remember Hank’s contribution. It is a stunning ballad that was originally overlooked by Northern Soul fans for the stomping 'Too Much' flip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA similar situation has occurred with his Kapp 45, the mid-tempo ‘Another Sundown In Watts’ attracting much of the attention and the superb \u003cstrong\u003e‘I’m So Glad’\u003c\/strong\u003e ballad only recently picking up deserved admirers\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soul Source Record Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55900824338763,"sku":"sh03","price":10.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0983\/7756\/4491\/files\/jimmy-conwell-the-exits-let-it-all-out-i-m-so-glad-kent-soul-harmony-sh-03.jpg?v=1773478426"},{"product_id":"barbara-long-the-cautions-take-it-from-me-poor-loser-soul-harmony-sh-04","title":"Barbara Long \/ The Cautions - Take It From Me \/ Poor Loser - Soul Harmony SH 04","description":"\u003cp\u003eBarbara Long’s exquisite vocals on ‘Take It From Me’ are backed by a heavenly backing group that was no doubt arranged and maybe featured Raynoma “Miss Ray” Gordy, Berry’s second wife and co-founder of Motown. This song was written by Eddie Singleton, Ray’s new partner who set up Shrine Records with her in Washington DC. The record came out on their sister label Jet Set, but sold poorly and is very sought after now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSingleton wrote another beautiful harmony ballad, ‘Poor Loser’ for his main group the Cautions - issued on Shrine in 1966. It was their second single and got lost in the company’s implosion with most copies incinerated in record distributor Waxie Maxie’s fire. Its Northern soul flip makes it a £2,000 record on original.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soul Source Record Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55900840100171,"sku":"sh04","price":10.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0983\/7756\/4491\/files\/sh-1-barbara-long.jpg.9b45fac415e39c9c80c066ce3672d679.jpg?v=1763051376"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0983\/7756\/4491\/collections\/the-exclusive-dc-blossoms-i-still-love-you-this-is-your-last-chance-kent-soul-harmony-02.jpg.ee2f9d39072b9af4af698a087f136c94.jpg?v=1773406602","url":"https:\/\/records.soul-source.co.uk\/collections\/soulful-harmony.oembed","provider":"Soul Source Record Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}