Helene Smith
The Pot Can't Talk About The Kettle / Gossip Don't Worry Me
Blue Star: 79
Detail
- Artist: Helene Smith
- A Side: The Pot Can't Talk About The Kettle
- B Side: Gossip Don't Worry Me
- Label: Blue Star
- Format: 45s
Condition
Description
Description
Just ridiculously rare, in fact beyond rare!
insanely inaccessible, Miami Northern Soul from Willie Clark's prodigy, who was the first true Princess of Florida soul pre-dating the meteoric rise of Betty Wright by some 4 years. Joining the prolific production dream-team of Willie Clarke and Johnny Pearsall with Arnold Albury and Clarence Reid adding weight to the Miami's soul movement in 1964.
Helene actually marrying Johnny Pearsall, who continued to promote her career to the lengths of issuing one of the most wanted soul albums of all time, Helene Smith "Sings Sweet Soul" on Deep City.
This shrill voiced sister, issued 45's Blue Star, Lloyd, Dade, Deep City, Phil L.A. Of Soul, Dash. She was not only the first artist to record for Clarke-Pearsall Productions, Miami’s first independent black production company, she was also the only artist on Miami’s Deep City label to record a full-length LP.
Percussionist Willie Cark writing both sides, that both present a young innocence underlined by her emotional delivery, raw and authentic reaching into the two dance great dance productions with her sizzling high tensile vocal.
A huge tune for "Kitch" who was for what seemed forever, the focus of visible green-eyed envy as most every crate-digging DJ on the planet failed miserably in their quest to find a copy.
Some tune this is, with unequalled frustrating rarity ... listen and prepare to be impressed as both sides give it up big.
PS Helene later became a teacher, that standout sweet voice used to quieten 1st graders... instead of making British Northern Soul scholars drool and dream. ...
insanely inaccessible, Miami Northern Soul from Willie Clark's prodigy, who was the first true Princess of Florida soul pre-dating the meteoric rise of Betty Wright by some 4 years. Joining the prolific production dream-team of Willie Clarke and Johnny Pearsall with Arnold Albury and Clarence Reid adding weight to the Miami's soul movement in 1964.
Helene actually marrying Johnny Pearsall, who continued to promote her career to the lengths of issuing one of the most wanted soul albums of all time, Helene Smith "Sings Sweet Soul" on Deep City.
This shrill voiced sister, issued 45's Blue Star, Lloyd, Dade, Deep City, Phil L.A. Of Soul, Dash. She was not only the first artist to record for Clarke-Pearsall Productions, Miami’s first independent black production company, she was also the only artist on Miami’s Deep City label to record a full-length LP.
Percussionist Willie Cark writing both sides, that both present a young innocence underlined by her emotional delivery, raw and authentic reaching into the two dance great dance productions with her sizzling high tensile vocal.
A huge tune for "Kitch" who was for what seemed forever, the focus of visible green-eyed envy as most every crate-digging DJ on the planet failed miserably in their quest to find a copy.
Some tune this is, with unequalled frustrating rarity ... listen and prepare to be impressed as both sides give it up big.
PS Helene later became a teacher, that standout sweet voice used to quieten 1st graders... instead of making British Northern Soul scholars drool and dream. ...
Condition Report
Clean ice-blue a-side label, flipside has a forgivable trail of h2o on the left-hand side, text is unaffected! see images. The vinyl is a strong clean near mint minus, just a few soft hairlines revealed when angled under light. As you can hear the playback is flawless.A Side
- Title: The Pot Can't Talk About The Kettle
- Title: Gossip Don't Worry Me
B Side
- Year: 1964
- City: Deep City, 5994 North West 22nd Ave, Miami, Florida 33142