{"id":7639,"date":"2019-06-02T08:00:43","date_gmt":"2019-06-02T13:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=7639"},"modified":"2019-06-02T08:01:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-02T13:01:48","slug":"emanuel-laskey-i-need-somebody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=7639","title":{"rendered":"Emanuel Laskey – I Need Somebody"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download – Emanuel Laskey – I Need Somebody MP3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

I hope the new week finds you well.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s selection is one of the pile of 45s that I picked up while DJing at the Keystone State Soul Weekender<\/strong> in 2018.<\/p>\n

Emanuel Laskey<\/strong> was a journeyman soul singer who recorded for a variety of Detroit-based labels through the 1960s and 1970s, including Thelma, Westbound and Stag.<\/p>\n

\u2018I Need Somebody\u2019 was recorded for Thelma in 1964, with backing from the Fabulous Peps<\/strong>. The record charted locally on the R&B and Pop charts and had some regional R&B success elsewhere (thus the licensing and pressing of the 45 on the Pittsburgh, PA NPC label).<\/p>\n

\u2018I Need Somebody\u2019 is a remarkable piece of midtempo 60s soul, opening with an unusual, raw guitar figure (probably played by producer Don Davis<\/strong>, and I wonder if Eric Clapton<\/strong> heard it…) , backs by the vibes and organ. Laskey\u2019s vocal, often veering into falsetto is perfection, and the arrangement manages to weave together the technical limitations of the session (the studio, not the musicians, who all turn in an excellent performance) into something really special.<\/p>\n

The flipside, \u2018Tomorrow\u2019 is a sweet ballad with some nice piano.<\/p>\n

Laskey is the kind of guy who had talent to spare, recorded some great records but is now known almost exclusively by hardcore soul fans.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a shame.<\/p>\n

I hope you dig the cut, and I will see you all next week.<\/p>\n

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