45 RPM, Billy Clark – Hot Gravy / In Be Tween, Gama Record 45-694, FUNK/SOUL, NM

Description: From the estate of a DJ, who had a treasure trove of 45's, most of which were promo. There is no date on discogs - a website I found which provided an overview of Billy Clark (see below) put the time of this 45 at 1968/69. Stored in a plain sleeve, record LOOKS GREAT with no scratches seen on pristine vinyl, will grade NM. On Billy Clark from that website: "Billy Clark was the tenor sax guy and sometime band leader for that interesting music man Hermon Bethea, the Maskman. Clark made a few discs in his own right – instrumentals of course – of which the two part “Soul Party” is perhaps the best known amongst the funk crowd. I like the “duet” he made with Lucille Brown, an answer to Maskman’s “One Eye Open”, for its funk and Brown’s big sassy blue tinged tone. But the best 45 that Clark recorded in my view is Gama 949 especially the excellent deep ListenYou’ll Never Make It Alone. The key here is in the small print, for although Clark’s name is prominent on the label that of vocalist Lonnie Brown is almost hidden. This is a first class effort from a guy I don’t know at all, but his warm tone and easy phrasing really is the business. And of course Clark gets a tip of the hat for those tasty “climbing” horn phrases." 45s2

Price: 80 USD

Location: Burtonsville, Maryland

End Time: 2025-02-05T11:43:42.000Z

Shipping Cost: 6 USD