"Got To Find A Way" is one of Otis Clay's best-ever sides from Chicago! Hard raw soul, served up on a nice One-derful 45! (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
Amazing stuff from Otis Clay. "Easier Said Than Done" is a nice hard uptempo soul cut, with very raw vocals – but it's the slower religiosity of "Flame In Your Heart" that leaves us breathless. It's got a hard, heavy, moanin' style, and Otis' voice hit notes that we've ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Sublime soul from the great Otis Clay – early material done on the Chicago scene in the years before he hit bigger fame in the 70s – and tracks that may well be some of our favorite material ever by the singer! Otis already has that impeccable deep soul approach going on here – ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Some of the deepest soul ever to be cut in Chicago. "That's How It Is" has stunning vocals by Clay, with production that sounds more like it's from Memphis than from the south side. "Show Place" is a pretty good hard uptempo groover, too. (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
Seminal soul from one of Chicago's greatest labels in the 60s – the One-Der-Ful/Mar-V-Lus imprints, plus tracks from related Toddlin Town too – home to some of the best indie work at the time! The quality here is right up there with the best you'd hear from Chess, Okeh, or Brunswick in ... (Soul) read moreCD