Better Days Review / Emanuel Laskey - Don’t Lead Me On Baby - Thelma
Posted by thehookandsling on May 29th, 2009
Welcome back!
Apologies for my slow return back here (again!), but work and real life commitments seem to be at the fore front of things at the moment. Hopefully some semblance of normality will return so I can get back on track, so don’t stray too far!
The Better Day’s reunion from last Saturday was a highly enjoyable evening. I have to admit that after over a year and a half since our last outing I never expected such a huge turn out! The crowd that rolled over to The Lower Ground Bar in West Hampstead were fantastic, and it was great to see so many old faces out in force again. Watch this space for the sequel!
Today’s 45 is a new acquisition that I picked up this week and it’s definitely been getting some serious plays at Hook & Sling HQ.
‘Don’t Lead Me On Baby’ by Emanuel Laskey is a tidy slice of Detroit soul from 1965 on the Thelma record label. The track reminds me somewhat of the The Four Tops hit ‘I Can’t Help Myself’, both were big on the Motor City music scene at the time but wether the similarities in the two were intentional or not, I wouldn’t like to call.
Emanuel Laskey toured the Detroit circuit building up quite a fierce reputation. Several notable hits through out the 60’s saw his popularity rise. Eventually his music was also snapped up on the Northern Soul scene where he saw another resurgence in his career. Sadly he succumbed to cancer and passed away on 23rd June 2006.
Enjoy today’s 45 and hopefully if all goes according to plan I’ll be back after the weekend with a brand new mix for you.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
Nice one. I’ve been on a heavy “Northern” kick the past few days, so look for a new mix real soon. I never understood why they called it Northern Soul though, since a good handful of the comps I’ve been listening to have that down home southern feel… oh well, some things are better left unknown.
In any event, thanks for the share as always.
Peace and blessings.
May 29th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
Fantastic 45 Mr D.D. All the best Tony.
June 1st, 2009 at 11:40 am
VINCENT - The ‘Northern’ part simply denotes the part of the UK where this type of soul music was most popular on the 60s and 70s.
Just to confuse the issue Southern soul seems to mean soul from Southern states of the USA.
Nice tune and the better version of this 45 IMHO.
Keep it Rastapaedic!
Del