Name: Detroit's Secret Soul
Brand: Little Ann

Tax rate EU

Default:19

Supplier EU

Soulfood

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Format detail

Vinyl

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Discogs ID

Limited edition

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Extended format

Extended format: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

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Download code: No

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Release date

2019-08-09

Format multiplier

Catalogue number

KENTLP 518

UPC / Barcode

29667009911

Artist

Little Ann

Label EU

Ace Records

Genre EU

Funk / Soul

Ace Records is a record company that was incorporated on 16th June 1981. It is the label for various artists and performers, including [label]. The company is affiliated with PRS for publishing credits and has the IPI number 270691166. Ace Records Limited, which is the full legal entity name, has an active status in the UK. It was co-founded by [a431175], [a956424], and [a293530]. The immediate parent of Ace Records Limited is Ace Records Management Limited, which has the UK Company number 10390330.

Newest Listed Items

In the last two decades, Little Ann’s music has gone from being almost unheard to celebrated widely across the world. Initially known only as a footnote for having one side of one Ric-Tic single in 1968, the discovery and playing of her acetate of What Should I Do at Wigan Casino in the late 70s meant her name become important to rare soul fans (when it was revealed that Little Ann was the real singer of the song erroneously attributed to Rose Valentine at the time). Once Ace Records acquired Dave Hamilton’s Detroit studio tapes, through the auspices of researcher Richard Gilbert, more previously unheard gems came to light and eventually there were found to be nine songs recorded in 1967 and 1968 with Dave and his partner Darrell Goolsby. The dancers Who Are You Trying To Fool, Sweep It Out In The Shed and Lean Lanky Daddy, proved to be perfect additions for the Northern Soul dance scene, while I Gotta Have You and Possession wowed the funk crowd, and the beauty of Deep Shadows got through to every type of soul fan. In 2009 Finnish label Timmion Records licensed a vinyl LP of the nine songs from Ace which was well received by soul collectors around the globe, especially in the USA. Since then more tape research has revealed a noticeably alternate take of Who Are You Trying To Fool, I Gotta Have You with added backing vocals, and a cleaner version of What Should I Do. For this LP Ace were able to access Ann’s only other known recordings, which she cut under her real name of Ann Bridgeforth in Canada in 1972 and 1973. Her self-penned That’s All I Want From You is right up there with Deep Shadows as a truly great ballad. Ann’s cousin provided us with a great colour shot of her from her high school days and the artwork and presentation of the album makes it a desirable object on many levels.

Detroit's Secret Soul

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