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“After scouring record shops, markets and the internet for the best music for our sets we became increasingly frustrated at the cost and poor quality of the records that we wanted to play out. Whilst being happy to use digital alternatives in their place, good quality WAVs for some of the more obscure tracks became near impossible to find. So from day one we began to make a list of all the tracks we played out that were unobtainable on vinyl and those we could only have dreamt of playing that it seemed were lost to time. This list became the bedrock for Deptford Northern Soul Club Records, and with the help of Northern fans up and down the UK it grew to the point where we began searching for the rights and the highest quality audio to reissue. We are so excited to begin sharing releases soon. KTF!” Will and Lewis, 2019
DNSCR031 - Velma Perkins - Yes, My Goodness Yes/ Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr
Two major soul sides, one from the Twinight catalogue, one from CapsoulVelma Perkins is the sister of guitarist, songwriter and producer Al Perkins (whose Atco 45 ‘Nothing Is Impossible’ was a big northern sound)
A successful songwriter in her own right under her married name Vee Allen, ‘Yes, My Goodness, Yes’ was the flipside of her only Twinight single, her 1970 debut 45 ‘I’ll Always Love You’
With more than a touch of Diana-era Supremes, it’s a gorgeous uptempo groove with typical Twinight horns and a funky guitar that could well be Al himself lending a hand
It’s a super rare 45 that never seems to come up for sale these days
Cut with Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr’s debut single for Capsoul, ‘You Can’t Blame Me’
Signed to the label by DJ and singer Bill Moss (his ‘Sock It To ‘Em Soul Brother’ on Pama is a corker) as The Revelations, the band changed name and cut two 45s before disappearing
A super soulful funky mid tempo tune that lets all five (even though there are just four names in their chosen name) vocalists lay down a super plush soundtrack
Punctuated with strings, it’s a magnificent full-on sound, that goes for over £30 on seven-inch