(originally posted on 7/10/10)
A very important record for a number of reasons (not to mention that both sides are simply sterling soul shots!)
After a gap of around five years, George Clinton decided to revive the name Parliaments; the music scene had changed significantly during this relatively short time which is reflected here (previous Parliaments releases were doo wop, this record is, to my ears, the epitome of Detroit soul).
With his fingers in production, writing and performing pies, Clinton was one of the major players on the outside-of-Motown talent pool throughout the mid to late sixties (many of which have been featured as past 45's of the day, and many are on my want list as well, waiting for their future slots).
from 1965...
THE PARLIAMENTS - HEART TROUBLE
b/w THAT WAS MY GIRL
2 comments:
Wow I never realised Clinton was producing records in the sixties, teach me Derek!
I first laid my ears on "Heart Trouble" about 15 years ago when I first uncovered Clinton's treasures from the 1960s. Since I was a kid of the 1970s all I knew was P-Funk (and I knew that stuff backwards and forwards). It was on a bootleg LP that had all of those early soul masterpieces of his (and I still don't understand why their categorized as "doo-wop"--a term I've never warmed up to anyway) --and to this day I still consider "A New Day Begins" his most under-appreciated composition. But "Heart Trouble" was one I never was crazy for--until I recently heard some semi-popular rock band from the late 1960s cover it. So a couple months ago I went and got a download of Clinton's original and found a whole new appreciation for it. Just great from start to finish--especially the verse about the plumber coming over to clarify his leaky water problem. George was a creative lyricist WAY before his time. Great melody maker too, of course. Thanks for sharing both sides of this fantastic 45 Derek.
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