{"id":5286,"date":"2015-01-06T13:05:05","date_gmt":"2015-01-06T18:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=5286"},"modified":"2015-01-06T13:05:05","modified_gmt":"2015-01-06T18:05:05","slug":"the-new-holidays-maybe-so-maybe-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=5286","title":{"rendered":"The New Holidays – Maybe So, Maybe No"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Richard ‘Popcorn’ Wylie<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Listen\/Download – The New Holidays – Maybe So, Maybe No<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Greetings all.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The record I bring to you this fine day is one of those elusive 45s that I knew about and dug long before I was ever able to lay my hands on a copy.<\/p>\n

\u2018Maybe So, Maybe No\u2019 by the New Holidays<\/strong> was the fifth of six 45s (seven but one was issued twice) on Tony Hester<\/strong> and Richard \u2018Popcorn\u2019 Wylie\u2019s<\/strong> Soulhawk imprint.<\/p>\n

Released in 1969, it was the first of two 45s (the second issued on Westbound in 1970) by the New Holidays, James<\/strong> and Jack Holland, Maurice Wise<\/strong> and (at least on this track) ex-Contour Joe Billingslea.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Almost all of the tracks recorded on the label were Wylie\/Hester compositions, with artists like Jimmy \u2018Soul\u2019 Clark, Eric and the Vikings, The Mighty Lovers<\/strong> and Third Party.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wylie had gotten his start at Motown, as part of Popcorn and the Mohawks<\/strong>, also working as a songwriter and session musician. After parting with Motown, he went on to found his own labels, one of which was Soulhawk.<\/p>\n

\u2018Maybe So, Maybe No\u2019 is one of records that immediately seems like it must have been a hit, yet the luminous, imaginatively arranged slice of sweet soul made no noticeable impact outside of Detroit where it was a minor local hit in late 1969\/early 1970.<\/p>\n

The song makes an impact from the very start, opening with piano glissandos, and heavily reverbed (and slightly off-key) wordless vocals. The band, featuring bright rhythm guitar accents and a tastefully restrained horn section lays down a solid foundation under wave after wave of group harmony.<\/p>\n

I especially dig when the group starts chiming like a bell, before returning to the verse.<\/p>\n

The flipside, \u2018If I Only Knew\u2019 is pretty cool as well, on a more upbeat tip, though it doesn\u2019t approach the trtranscendent nature of the A-side.<\/p>\n

I hope you all dig the track, and I\u2019ll see you on Friday.<\/p>\n

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Keep the faith<\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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PS Head over to Iron Leg too.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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