60s NORTHERN SOUL APOLLAS MR. CREATOR US WARNER BROS
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Welcome to my new-look soul sales.
Once again, I've had a revision of how I intend to sell some of my very large collection in the future, and have decided to be more ruthless in what I sell and what I keep. I haven't the equipment (or the intelligence) to provide my own sound clips, so will have to rely on your own good judgement - after all, soul lovers are the world's most knowledgeable and devoted collectors.
There will be some real gems, so make sure you keep your eyes open.
So, it's back to the beginning of the alphabet again.
60s NORTHERN SOUL CLASSIC
THE APOLLAS
"MR. CREATOR"
b/w
"ALL SOLD OUT"
(US: Warner Bros. 5893, 1966)
Styrene
Record conditon: Very good (plays Excellent +++ (A); Excellent - (B))
Labels condition: Excellent ++ (A); Excellent + (B)
The mighty Loma label, the soul subsidiary of Warner Bros., had already released four singles by this amazing trio: Leola Jiles (lead), Billie Barnum, and Ella Jamerson. In 1966, they were switched to the parent label for their finest moment.
"Mr. Creator" still sends a spine-tingling sensation down my spine, a full thirty years since I first heard it. H.B. Barnum was on hand in the studio to help stir up 2:37 of uptempo, mid-60s soul passion, and it's still one of the best EVER Northern Soul singles I've heard. It contains all the power of the winning England World Cup squad of the year, together with their supporters - and then some. It must have been one hell of an experience to have been a fly on the studio wall. The song saw Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson reach some form of song-writing high, arguably never surpassed. Valerie did recorded the song herself, though her version was never issued. Even a belated UK release by Kent (1985) wrongly credited her take to Candy & The Kisses. Ashford and Simpson also penned the flip, which is about as slow as the group ever got.
The styrene has a medium number of "spiders webs", but the A-side plays as close to mint as possible. The B-side has a very light degree of needle burn in a few places.
Both labels have mild ring-wear.
The edges are completely chip-free.
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