what do you get when you cross the legendary group harmony of the impressions, with the savvy production stylings of daptones very own master of ceremonies and guitar dynamo, binky griptite? easy, you get one of the finest collaborations that has ever been realized onto 7 inches of high quality vinyl. ladies and gentlemen we present to the greater daptone universe, the first single by the impressions in over 30 years. featuring original members, fred cash, sam gooden, as well as reggie torrian, who has been singing with the group since the early 70s - this single is the sweet soulful beauty you would expect from the impressions. no cheesy synthetic instruments or tryin-to-stay-contemporary beats here. this is real soul music played by a real band and how sweet it is!
this compilation should enrich everybody’s soul with a mix of something for everyone who likes or wants to explore the variety of early soul tracks which are finding new favour on today’s uk soul scene. from the lesser known tracks from big name artists like aretha franklin, otis redding, gladys knight and the drifters, to established hits from the valentinos, sam cooke, steve alaimo, chuck jackson and timi yuro.