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Dynamo premiered in January 1967 with Tommy Hunt’s return to the charts with “The Biggest Man”, a Billboard #29 R&B smash. The flip-side was Hunt’s original version of “Never Love A Robin” popularised in the U.K. by Barbara and Brenda and featured here, side two, track two. The song was co-written by Dixon and his then wife Inez Foxx. Inez and Charlie Foxx’s Dynamo debut was “Tightrope” released in March 1967 and features here, side two, track three. The disc also scored a release in the U.K. on ‘Stateside’ and was to become a seminal track in the development of the Northern Soul scene played at the Mojo, the Wheel and the Torch. Ironically, the rarest record in our set has nothing to do with Luther Dixon at all. He didn’t write, arrange or produce it (credit must go to Richard “Popcorn” Wylie), but we are eternally grateful to him for releasing it in
November 1967. It is, of course, Stanley Mitchell’s Detroit anthem “Get It Baby” championed by DJ Richard Searling in the early days of the legendary Wigan Casino. At the time of its release “Quit Twistin’ My Arm” was the plug-side and here we feature both songs, in the correct order, opening proceedings for both sides of our album. Perhaps equally as rare is the seldom seen or heard “There Will Never Be Another You For Me” by Kenny Ballard and his ‘fabulous’ Soul Brothers, side one, track seven. This sublime crossover gem was produced by George Tobin who was also responsible for Ballard’s earlier Roulette disc “I’m Losing You”.
Tracklist
1. Quit Twistin' My Arm
2. Get It Baby
3. Never Love A Robin
4. Jerkin' Time
5. Tightrope
6. Don't Wait Up For Me Mama
7. You Fixed My Heartache
8. Sweetness
9. Things Are Getting A Little Tougher
10. Never In My Life
11. Words Can Never Tell It
12. I've Got The Kind Of Love
13. There Will Never Be Another You For Me
14. How Can I Forget
15. Pouring Water Over A Drowning Man
16. Comin' On Strong
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