THE FI-DELS - TRY A LITTLE HARDER b/w YOU NEVER DO RIGHT (MY BABY)

Here's one of those amazing one-off records that, when listening today, one wonders why it wasn't a massive hit in its time. Producer and co-writer Bob Relf was one half of Bob & Earl ('Harlem Shuffle' fame) and 'Try A Little Harder' is a great example of Los Angeles aping Motown with glorious results.

The flip side is an excellent deep soul track in its own right. Nothing else seems to be known about who The Fi-Dels were, but it wouldn't surprise me if Mr. Relf himself is singing on the record; the only release from The Fi-Dels.

from 1967...

THE FI-DELS - TRY A LITTLE HARDER
 
b/w YOU NEVER DO RIGHT (MY BABY)