{"title":"Ty Karim","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"los-angeles-soul-godess","title":"Los Angeles Soul Godess","description":"\u003cp\u003ety karim was a stunning looking, tall and elegant la soul singer with a raw emotive vocal delivery. she recorded from the mid 60s to early 80s, mainly under the auspices of her second husband kent harris. her recordings were mainly original dancefloor-inspired numbers, very dynamic and great vehicles for her husky voice. the 60s tracks are northern soul at its best and their rarity and excellence has put three of them into the 1000+ bracket even though one of them came out on three different catalogue numbers. big beat ballad fans should also look out for the stunning all at once which may have passed them by as the flips command those high, high prices.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50438239912267,"sku":"307323","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"lighten-up-baby-all-at-once","title":"Lighten Up Baby \/ All At Once","description":"\u003cp\u003eTy Karim is one of the finest Los Angeles singers to have never scored a hit in her own country. Her records are rightly lauded in Europe though and we present two of the best on her producer and partner’s Romark label in our Repro series. ‘Lighten Up Baby’ is a rare classic stomper from the heyday of Northern Soul. It was actually a one-off Car-A-Mel release in 1966 but it was recorded as part of Kent Harris’ Romark set-up. ‘All At Once’, on the other hand, is a moody midtempo number that has found favour with soul fans in recent years. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Repro","offers":[{"title":"7\"","offer_id":50489561841995,"sku":"2008753","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/REPRO_11A_ff185018_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727643031"},{"product_id":"wear-your-natural-baby-if-i-cant-stop-you-i-can-slow-you-down","title":"Wear Your Natural, Baby \/ If I Can't Stop You (I Can Slow You Down)","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘Wear Your Natural, Baby’ was a good seller when issued on Kent Harris’ Romark label in the late 60s – judging by the, at least, three pressings of it. Understandably so, as it is a captivating rhythm for a then very current political and fashionable message. Towana was in fact Ty Karim, singing under her young daughter’s name. On this flip, Ty recorded as herself on a cover of the CB Overton’s hit ‘If I Can’t Stop You’. However, Kent Harris decided to not go with this recording at the time and re-cut it with new lyrics as ‘Keep On Doin’ Whatcha’ Doin’’ as a duet with George Griffin issued in 1980 on Sheridan House. That record has become a modern soul classic over time and this alternate solo version, with the different lyrics, by Ty is sure to excite lovers of that genre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Repro","offers":[{"title":"Black 7\"","offer_id":51245977076043,"sku":"2176115","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Screenshot_2024-01-19_at_13.53.04_52136d0a_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1739230259"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/ty-karim.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}