Description
Leopard Head 🔷 UR 2552 🔷 Sweet Pearl 🔷 You Mean Everything To Me & While We Are Together 🔷 1981
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Description
Climbing right back into big demand, this very scarce Memphis double hitter is back where it belongs, on the want-lists across the globe for modern rare-soul DJs and collectors.
Obscure in the extreme, a D.I.Y. project by the group themselves, creating two contrasting dance genres on one 1981 session. The mysterious G. Wright, J. Cole and C. Nelson
If any city was gonna resist the 80s trend of moving away from real instruments for the dreaded synthesizer, it was Memphis; a city who's streets seemed to be littered with talented horn blowers & bass guitarists by the dozen.
So how refreshing, in fact totally gratifying, to encounter this 1981 sublime Bluff City double hitter, a culmination of the city's ingrained soul / R&B musician base. It all mingles together in this glorious 1981 street-level production.
You are about to listen to exactly the reason why, we all love soul-music in the first place. Gentle guitar opens for classy fluid understated horns set the tone for a beautifully delivered Soul Sister vocal crafting a Soulful-stepper of the highest quality. Dreamy, sultry sexy soul just perfect for devotees of the Soul Essence Weekenders or the much missed "Orwell" atmosphere.
Flip it over for a "Summer In the Parks" paced 80s runaway-train rhythm full-on Boogie dancer. Frantically overflowing with all the ingredients required to build a funk based dance 80s dance tune whilst still retaining all the soulful aspects of "You Mean Everything To Me" mid-paced masterpiece.
Its an awesome double-delight and of course a current play once again for the upfront rare-soul DJ who own this beauty.
Judging by the very few copies on YouTube, this record is rarely encountered in clean crisp playing condition. With the pure subtly of "You Mean Everything To Me" the last thing the collector or A-list DJ is a Grail with any background, listen this rare disc looks and plays beautifully.
So very rare, so very desirable...
Condition Report
A minuscule soft storage, red tinge to lower left of a-side perimeter label, is this discs only flaw. Otherwise two clean ice-blue labels, no writing, stickers or tears. Full gloss vinyl reveals only the merest soft blemishes when angled under light, playback is totally crisp and clean. (listen)
Detail
Artist: Sweet Pearl
A Side: You Mean Everything To Me
Written By: G. Wright, J. Cole, C. Nelson
B Side: While We Are Together
Written By: G. Wright, J. Cole, C. Nelson
Label: Leopard Head
Format: 7"
Year: 1981
City: Memphis, Tennessee
Condition Grading
Vinyl Condition: M-
Label Condition: E+ (Minuscule soft storage red tinge to lower left A-side)
Sleeve Condition: Company Sleeve
Auction Settings
Current Bid: £0.00
Reserve: £1.00
Increment: £15.00
End Date: 12/08/2026 18:00 UK TIME
Sweet Pearl, You Mean Everything To Me, While We Are Together, G Wright, J Cole, C Nelson, Leopard Head, Leopard Head UR 2552, UR 2552, UR2552, 1981, Memphis, Tennessee, Modern Soul, 80s Soul, Soulful Stepper, Boogie, DIY Soul, Soul Essence, Orwell, 45rpm, 7 inch, Vinyl, Rare Soulman, John Manship, Soul Auction
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