7" vinyl release from Deptford Northern Soul Club.
A classic Vee-Jay side from 1965 that originally sneaked out on the Bay
Area Wee label. The original goes for around £100, the second Wee press
for £75, while the Vee-Jay version is 50 quid a throw. That said, copies
are few and far between these days.
Featuring an upbeat, brass-powered Temptations-like harmony with a call
and response, a deep sax wail and a piano motif pushing it forward
towards a glorious middle eight that breaks into a Gospel roll out.
Powered by Ric-Tic-like drum rolls; a euphoric soulful classic split into two essential parts.
The Ballads were a four-piece from Oakland, across the bridge from San
Francisco, featuring Freddie Hughes who would later sign to Wand. The
band themselves almost made it, charting in ’68 with the Willie
Hutch-produced ‘God Bless Our Love’, but this earlier recording is the
business.
Both sides remastered from the original sound source.
- 1 I Can't See Your Love (For the Tears in My Eyes), Pt. 1
- 2 I Can't See Your Love (For the Tears in My Eyes), Pt. 2
The Ballad's - I Can't See Your Love (For the Tears in My Eyes)
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