The Platters – With This Ring
The Platters
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Greetings all
Anybody feel like a little Northern Soul to help get us over the hump?
I think it would be safe to say that discovering the md-60s recordings of the Platters was one of the nice surprises of my record collecting life.
While I was certainly familiar with their 1950s hits like ‘Smoke Gets In Your Eyes’and ‘Only You’, it was only when I started to familiarize myself with the world of Northern Soul that I realized that the group had a second life.
Formed in Los Angeles in the early 50s, the Platters were a regular fixture on the charts – R&B and Pop – from 1955 to 1961. Though a rotating group membership was releasing records all the way through, they were absent from the charts between 1961 and 1966 when they returned with ‘I Love You 1000 Times’.
Most of the male leads on their mid-60s material were – as on ‘With This Ring’ – by Sonny Turner.
This period of their career saw them recording in Detroit. ‘With This Ring’ was written by Popcorn Wylie, Tony Hester and Luther Dixon, and features backing vocals by none other than George Clinton.
The production – also Dixon – is spot on, with punchy bass and drums (that opening roll is right, tight and outta sight), stylish brass and ringing piano that pops in at just the right times.
The very groovy thing, is that with rare exception, the music from this remarkable period can be had very cheaply, with most of the 45s and their Musicor LPs (the ones to look for are I’ll Love You 1000 Times and I Get the Sweetest Feeling) well on the affordable side of the fence.
That said, let the ones and zeros fly, cut yourself a slice of rug, and I’ll see you all on Friday.
Keep the faith
Larry
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Speaking of Northern Soul, you can read the material here https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03bs488 and if you have a friend in the UK, maybe they can get the video for you. Why the BBC doesn’t think they have a worldwide audience is beyond me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMtaEASd2LI&feature=youtu.be
is available for the bbc program mentioned above.