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Ken Boothe
Oo Wee Baby C/w Lonely Tear Drops
Oh the joy of wading through vinyl and spinning interesting looking discs. In the hope of a moment like I've just had today - what I know about 60s Jamaican music is less that my understanding of nuclear physics.
Naively I was expecting "SKA" viewing the label reading the writer credits probably "Rock steady" takes on Fred Hughes & Jackie Wilson classics respectively, but was ooooh soooo wrong!
What was to follow was a most wonderful "soul" moment, I just needed to share. As Ken Boothe flaunts his his gift for the "soul" sound as he totally deconstructs both songs, and serves up two sensational versions that will have you playing and replaying the irresistible sound file.
Be prepared, as these two songs are so, so good!
Light surface marks - but who cares? This 45 is utter brilliance, both sides!
KEN BOOTHE - OO WEE BABY ( SUPREME 409 )
KEN BOOTHE - LONELY TEAR DROPS ( SUPREME 408 )