Ray Pollard
It's A Sad Thing / All The Things You Are
United Artists : UP 1133 DJ
Detail
- Artist: Ray Pollard
- A Side: It's A Sad Thing
- B Side: All The Things You Are
- Label: United Artists
- Format: 45s
Condition
Description
Description
A very special Northern Soul icon with one of his greatest recordings, in fine clean condition. An artist that delighted his British Soul fans, with an unforgettable first hand experience of this seasoned Soul crooner at the very top of his game, at the 100 club and a few day later Cleethorpes Weekender.
Nothing I can say will elevate the love & respect this man commands any higher than it already sits within the Northern Soul community. Ray had the power to deliver a vocal that sent shivers through you, a level of emotions only a truly great voice can trigger. A show-stopping vocal of mammoth proportions, with his seemingly effortless manipulation of the Big City Sound, that Gerry Granahan & Arthur Goland presented him with.. a Northern Soul legend indeed.
Here's a song that has undeservedly lived in the shadows of "The Drifter", many say for far too long. Listen to Mr. Pollard stroll through the opening fanfare of Latin brass, then as Jerry Granahan & Arnold Goland signal a quickening of the pace with zipping strings, and an amplification of the horns. Ray's vocal responds in a heartbeat; just like the thoroughbred he is, instant acceleration of delivery and not an ounce of power is dropped, as he tears into another Big City Beast Ballad.
Without question "The Drifter" is an unparalleled masterpiece, but also undeniable is the distilled quality that seeps from the grooves of his 1965 follow up " It's A Sad Thing" underlining another more-than-memorable-moment in this great man's career...
Do not overlook the flipside, also rippling with ingredients of the Brill Buildings muscular demands, also seamlessly filling your space.
Nothing I can say will elevate the love & respect this man commands any higher than it already sits within the Northern Soul community. Ray had the power to deliver a vocal that sent shivers through you, a level of emotions only a truly great voice can trigger. A show-stopping vocal of mammoth proportions, with his seemingly effortless manipulation of the Big City Sound, that Gerry Granahan & Arthur Goland presented him with.. a Northern Soul legend indeed.
Here's a song that has undeservedly lived in the shadows of "The Drifter", many say for far too long. Listen to Mr. Pollard stroll through the opening fanfare of Latin brass, then as Jerry Granahan & Arnold Goland signal a quickening of the pace with zipping strings, and an amplification of the horns. Ray's vocal responds in a heartbeat; just like the thoroughbred he is, instant acceleration of delivery and not an ounce of power is dropped, as he tears into another Big City Beast Ballad.
Without question "The Drifter" is an unparalleled masterpiece, but also undeniable is the distilled quality that seeps from the grooves of his 1965 follow up " It's A Sad Thing" underlining another more-than-memorable-moment in this great man's career...
Do not overlook the flipside, also rippling with ingredients of the Brill Buildings muscular demands, also seamlessly filling your space.
Condition Report
a minuscule sticker residue stain just over the top if 133 on the a-side label, otherwise two clean labels, 4 prong centre intact, full gloss mint minus vinyl revealing only the merest sleeve storage blemishes when angled in the light, housed in aged company sleeve.A Side
- Title: It's A Sad Thing
- Title: All The Things You Are
B Side
- Year: 27th May1966
- City: United Kingdom