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Hello Y'all. While digging through the unsorted treasure chests at Revilla Grooves I pulled a copy of this 1968 Little Eva Harris - "Get Ready - Uptight" b/w "Mr. Everything" (Spring Records cat. SK704). And yes, this is the same Little Eva of "The Loco-Motion" fame. This amazing two-sider has a pounding, funky mash-up of "Get Ready" and "Uptight" on the A-side. Although Ms Harris' vocals are perfect the drumming on this track is incredible. On the B-side is powerful Soul song filled with emotional vocals, a spirited chorus, and the band sounds like it is on the edge of exploding. Sticking with Spring, I picked up two more two-siders. Richard Barbary - "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" b/w "Get Right" keeps the same late 60's Soul meets Funk groove going. One of my most hated beats in a song is a marching beat and they are smart enough to avoid it opting for a heavy 4/4 into a funk groove. The flip continues the head nodding feel with shared vocals with deeper compliment that launches into a celebratory chorus. Leroy Randolph - "(I Have Fallen Into) The Tender Trap" b/w "Good to the Last Drop" The A-side is a tender ballad with an almost Christmas feel from the piano and backing that sounds like the bass is singing HO HO HO. On the flip is where the power is. Opening with a very cool off beat break the song pounds into a Soul vocal over a moving groove that pauses at the choruses but eventually brings back the break. Mr Randolph's vocals rides above it all with a positive and exciting smile in his vocal. Please join us for Sunday Matinee, December 18 from 6 to 10PM at Low Fidelity - 328 Palisade Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07307 And remember, if you don't like what you hear, wait a few minutes and we will be somewhere else entirely. @primitivesoundsystem #primitivesoundsystem #vinylrules #vinyljunkie #vinyl45s #RareRecords #recordcollection #recordcollector #AllVinylAllTheTime #VinylRules #Punk45s #Funk45s #Jazz45s #LowFidelityBar @lowfidelitybar #JerseyCity #JerseyCityHeights #JCHeights #SundayMatinee #PinballDJBooth #RevillaGrooves @RevillaGrooves #LittleEvaHarris #LittleEva #SpringRecords #RichardBarbary #LeroyRandolph https://www.instagram.com/p/CmUc7mdORUt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=