{"product_id":"los-angeles-modern-and-kent-northern-soul","title":"Los Angeles Modern and Kent Northern Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003eUK black music collectors have revered the output of the Modern and Kent labels from Los Angeles since the early days of B.B. King, Ike and Tina Turner, and the Ikettes. Much of the soul was crossed with R\u0026amp;B – witness the likes of Z.Z. Hill, Vernon Garrett and Johnny Copeland. Garrett’s \u003ci\u003eShine It On\u003c\/i\u003e has become much in-demand in recent years along with Z.Z. Hill’s cover of\u003ci\u003e Make Me Yours\u003c\/i\u003e which was a UK-only 45 in the 60s. Larry Davis’ name was largely unknown until his \u003ci\u003eI’ve Been Hurt So Many Times\u003c\/i\u003e got Northern Soul plays in the 80s and onwards. Mel Williams’ storming \u003ci\u003eCan It Be Me \u003c\/i\u003eis also on the tough side – it has been a dancefloor-filler since its “discovery” in the early 70s; like Jimmy Bee’s manic \u003ci\u003eWanting You\u003c\/i\u003e it is taken from recently found master tapes for even better clarity. Access to the tapes revealed male duo Gene and Gary’s version of the classic Danny Monday dancer \u003ci\u003eBaby Without You\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Get To Steppin’,\u003c\/i\u003e a Jackie Day track recorded in a very similar vein to \u003ci\u003eNaughty Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, her Phelectron rarity. Johnny Copeland made a great version of \u003ci\u003eNo Puppy Love \u003c\/i\u003eas released by Jackie Paine on Jetstream, while the totally unknown Peggy Woods contributed a classic soul-girl stomper on \u003ci\u003eLove Is Gonna Get You\u003c\/i\u003e. The originally unreleased version of Wally Cox’s \u003ci\u003eThis Man\u003c\/i\u003e was recorded before his 1970 Wand release, although that actually sounds earlier. Group soul comes from the Brilliant Korners’ rare and collectable final Modern release \u003ci\u003eThree Lonely Guys\u003c\/i\u003e, while Texas’ Other Brothers left \u003ci\u003eNobody But Me,\u003c\/i\u003e their best recording, on the tape shelf – it has grown continuously in popularity since its 1995 debut. There’s a Mary Love classic and a great Arthur Wright instrumental version of her \u003ci\u003eLay This Burden Down\u003c\/i\u003e to round off a compelling compilation. A vinyl-only release compiled and annotated by Ady Croasdell.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kent","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50478865613131,"sku":"1061155","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/3b518c50-f57d-4532-bf85-194d6b238ff3_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1727493299","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/los-angeles-modern-and-kent-northern-soul","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}