Spider Turner

I've Got To Get Myself Together (Before I Lose My Mind) / When I See You Baby

Good Time : G-1019

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  • Artist: Spider Turner
  • A Side: I've Got To Get Myself Together (Before I Lose My Mind)
  • B Side: When I See You Baby
  • Label: Good Time
  • Format: 45s

Condition

Condition

  • Vinyl Condition: E
  • Label Condition: E+
  • Sleeve Condition: E+

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Description


Description

Detroit does New York - and how!

Just before this versatile Motor City showman Spider Turner, joined MGM for two singles and an album that were to broaden his career away from local independent labels. Entrepreneurial and utterly prolific Julius Dixon "borrowed" Kenny Carter and Nate Edmonds' RCA stormer, adding lively shrill girl choruses driven urgent requests for help from Spider's pleading desperation since he lost his girl.

Extremely effective, classic style Northern Soul and so much rarer that Kenny's RCA release

Even without the experienced studio skills of Paul Robinson and the undeniable nous of the prolific Garry Sherman that RCA provided, Julius Dixon's rendition just edging the danceability of Kenny Carter's original concept, with its rawness capturing the very essence of Northern Soul.

Flip it over, for a D.I.Y. Julius Dixon composition stays with the same formula, employing "Earl Van Dyke" style rattling piano pulses, encouraging Spider's Jackie Wilson inspired singing style. The "Spider" a gifted vocal impersonator does a fine job of making this rarity a fabulous double-helping of Northern.

So in-demand!


Condition Report

Clean labels that's so very satisfying for a record that invariably seems to suffer from ugly h2o staining and flaking. Two bright clean orange label, vinyl has a couple pressing pimples, trigger a few disturbing background ticks, (listen) but very few surface marks. two killer sides, loud clear and penetrating!

A Side

  • Title: I've Got To Get Myself Together (Before I Lose My Mind)

    B Side

  • Title: When I See You Baby
  • Year: 1966
  • City: New York, N.Y.

    Tracklisting