60s RARE GROUP NORTHERN SOUL ENJOYABLES CAPITOL SHRINE

	£		46
	$		61

I've made the decision to sell some of my very large collection of 7", 12" and LPs.

ALL THE ITEMS I AM SELLING COME FROM OVER THIRTY YEARS OF COLLECTING.

I AM NOT A DEALER.

There will be some real gems, so make sure you keep your eyes open.

SOME OF MY LISTINGS NOW CARRY 'BORROWED' SOUND CLIPS BENEATH THE TITLE.

I AREN'T QUITE ADVANCED ENOUGH YET TO PROVIDE MY OWN!

From now on, most of my items will start at just 99p, unless they are valued at £50 or more.

60s RARE NORTHERN SOUL/R&B/MOD

A GROUP WITH A MULTITUDE OF SHRINE CONNECTIONS

THE ENJOYABLES

"PUSH A LITTLE BIT HARDER"

HEAR HERE! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZtlKz_Qh5k

b/w

"WE'LL MAKE A WAY"

(US: Capitol 5321, 1964)

Vinyl

Record conditon: Excellent - (A); Excellent + (B) (both sides play mostly Excellent ++ to Excellent +++)

Labels condition: Writing (A); Excellent ++ (B)

I bought this at a Burslem record fair in September 1981, for the princely sum of £2. It's now almost risen to the magical £100 mark up, and can only go up and up and up. It certainly wasn't the best bargain buy I had that day: I snapped the hand off one seller who was virtually giving away a Wee copy of The Fabulous Peps "With These Eyes", and in near mint nick. 50p and it was mine. Those were the days.

The Enjoyables were formed in Washington, D.C., and their recorded output on seven inch amounted to just two singles. The group boasted an ever-changing line-up, and were initially led by Kenny Lewis (aka Keni Lewis). Other members of The Enjoyables around this time included Sidney Hall, Gerald Richardson, William Britton, and James Johnson. The group must have thought they'd struck the jackpot when Capitol showed some interest in them, and released their debut in late 1964. After all, the giant corporation also had The Beatles and The Beach Boys on it's books. However, sales of the two Kenny Lewis-penned songs were poor, and there was no follow-up.

The connections with D.C.'s famed Shrine label are legion. Sidney Hall went on to record solo for the label, with his only effort being "I'm A Lover" (SR 109). Keni Lewis and Gerald Richardson also turned up on Shrine, first backing Shirley Edwards (SR 110), and then as members of The Cairos (SR 111). Another Cairos member (Famos Johnson), and William Britton of The Enjoyables, sang backing on Billy Stewart's "I Do Love You". Meanwhile, Keni Lewis also was also honing his skills as a producer at Shrine, working with both The Epsilons (SR 106), and The D.C. Blossoms (SR 107). Carl 'Maxx' Kidd had joined a new Enjoyables line-up, and he penned and produced both sides of their final single. It became Shrine's penultimate release, "Shame" (SR 118).

In 1968, some former Enjoyables turned up in The Statlers, briefly recording for Sue, but the only real bread-winner was Keni Lewis - or Keni St. Lewis, as he now prefered to be known. Outside of his Shrine connections, he co-penned (with Gene Chandler), the latter star's 1966 outing, "I Fooled You This Time". In the same year, he recorded the frantic "Not The Marrying Kind"  (unissued), then led The Dreams on D.C. Sound (also Shout and UK Jay Boy), and cut the scarce "What's Her Name" (Buddah). He became a member of the famed Motown team known as 'The Corporation', who wrote and produced most of the early 70s hits for The Jackson Five/Michael Jackson. During the mid-70s, his memorable compositions for Capitol included tunes by The Sylvers ("Boogie Fever", "Hot Line"), and Tavares ("Don't Take Away The Music", "Heaven Must Be Missing And Angel", "Whodunit").

A. Timeless group dancer; some of the best harmonies of the 60s; played during the late Wigan era, but has a distinctly Stafford sound; yet another splattered with Robert Bateman's credentials; listen in full on the above link.

B. Yet more outstanding harmonies; incredible mid-tempo mover; beautiful string section; vast potential on this side too.

The record has obviously been played a few times, but the vinyl remains in excellent shape (plus or minus some wispy "spiders webs"). The play condition on the A-side is close to excellent ++++. That on the B-side has a handful of light ticks part-way through, but also plays mostly well above excellent.

The A-side label has signs of a previous small sticker (see scan, 8 o'clock), plus some writing: 'Request', followed by a name which I can't quite make out (see scan, 10 o'clock). The B-side label has some very mild wear and ring-wear.

The edges are completely chip-free.

This record has been played on both sides to verify condition, but there's a full money-back guarantee on all my sales, and I'll refund anyone who isn't totally captivated.

New postal rates:

One 7" single: £1.80; 30p per 7" afterwards.

One 12" single/LP: £2.80; 50p per 12"/LP afterwards.