473. Tommy Neal "Goin' To A Happening" (Vault, 1968) скачать в хорошем качестве

473. Tommy Neal "Goin' To A Happening" (Vault, 1968)

NY Night Tain Soul Clap & Dance-Off Top 500 ripped from the original 45s! (nit-picky note: this is one of the two second-pressings on this list - licensed to Vault a few months after the initial release). Since I throw "Happenings," this track has been a none-too-subtle theme that's fallen in and out of my soul sets for years. A standard in both the Pittsburgh and Northern Soul scenes, and since appearing on an stunning quantity of compilations, from Northern Soul to Mod to Popcorn subcultures and beyond, I feel like "Going To A Happening" has been claimed by so many because it makes the dancers feel like they're at the right place. What could better romanticize getting lost in the rhythm of a night more than lyrical imagery of jumping on your motorbike to find a hidden dancefloor utopia? The yin of Neal's earthy vocals add necessary Dionysian character to the yang that is the brilliant Richard "Popcorn" Wylie's Apollonian smooth ride. Plus its got a beat and you can dance to it... Wylie initially released the single on his short-lived local Pameline imprint and then leased the masters to Vault for national distribution. Martin Koppel's "Popcorn's Detroit Soul Party" liner notes say Tommy Neal was a Detroit nightclub singer, the record's Motor City success gave him a bit of an ego, and Wylie severed ties after Neal didn't turn up for a scheduled appearance promoting the record on Robin Seymour's TV show. While you could file "Goin' to a Happening" in your Richard "Popcorn" Wylie section, I'm very interested in the mysterious Tommy Neal. Online sources say Tommy Neal was Thomas Meatley who co-wrote the 1962 Chex classics The Majestics' "Gwendolyn"/"Lonely Heart" with Wylie along with their "Unhappy and Blue," and some also claim he was an actual member of the the band (Don't confuse this amazing Majestics with the dozens of other quality bands recording under the same name across the USA! I have more Majestics records by different bands than any other name.). Richard "Popcorn" Wylie isn't only the pianist on all of your favorite early Motown tracks, and wrote, produced, and arranged so many soul classics since, but he also recorded a number of prime cuts under his own name. There's a wealth of information about Popcorn online and the following Soul Source bio is an excellent introduction to this important figure in soul music history. https://www.soul-source.co.uk/article..."