Format Details: Single Sleeve Vinyl Album
Release Date: 01 September 2017
Label: Playback
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 9317102500620
Description
The complete recordings of this enigmatic San Francisco singer. Pressed on 180g white vinyl in heavy duty sleeve, with rare photos on inner bag. Jeanette Jones is an enigma. Hers is a full-blooded voice overflowing with unbridled emotion. The passion leaps from the grooves. On record, Jeanette mostly sang for the Lord. But she made a handful of attempts at a mainstream career: lost gems that demonstrate a singer fully in control. There was a lone single released in 1969, while other, originally unissued, tracks have featured on various BGP and Kent compilations over the years. Now that Ace owns the Golden State Recorders catalogue, it makes sense to bring all the Jeanette Jones masters together to showcase the talent of this fine and soulful singer. Jeanette, however, remains a mysterious figure, with few clues as to who she was, where she came from, or where she might have ended up. Leo Kulka, owner and operator of premier San Francisco facility Golden State Recorders, first came across Jeanette when she was a featured vocalist with the local Voices Of Victory gospel choir. Formed in 1962 by Cora Wilson, the choir was 60 singers strong and boasted its own bus, useful for attending gospel conventions throughout the West Coast. In November 1965, Wilson used Golden State's custom record service to press up a limited number of LPs for distribution at performances. Always on the lookout for talent, Kulka not only attempted to get the choir's recordings released on a bigger label, but also made a note of Jeanette's remarkable voice, and resolved to sign her. Like many in the gospel world, Jeanette initially resisted Kulka's entreaties to sing secular material, but by late 1967 she had changed her mind. A Palo Alto-based banker, Jay Barrett, was now her manager. Fancying himself a songwriter, Barrett worked out a deal where he co-financed a demo on Jeanette, if his tunes were those that got recorded. With her under contract to Golden State, Kulka readily agreed, and hired a large ensemble for the session in February 1968. Barrett's material was mostly in a dated pop mode, but the accompanying background singers, who included local soul notable Ramona King and her brother Cleo, added some much-needed R&B polish to the proceedings. Even though Jeanette turned in solid performances on tunes such as 'Jealous Moon' and 'Quittin' The Blues', everything remained in the can, as Kulka failed to stimulate any interest in the sides. His next move was to consult with his associate Larry Goldberg, a Los Angeles-based indie producer whose speciality was selling acts to labels and pocketing the "front"� for himself. Goldberg provided Golden State with several backing tracks he had cut, and Jeanette overdubbed vocals onto three selections in October 1968. The result was a trio of powerful pop-soul gems in 'Break Someone Else's Heart', the H.B. Barnum-arranged 'Cut Loose' and a cover of Ruby Winters' recent 'I Want Action'. However, the material was shopped with no
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
Young-Holt Unlimited
Isaac Hayes
Jeanette Jones
Z.Z. Hill
Wilson Pickett
Willie Bollinger / Willie Walker
William Bell
William Bell
Jeanette Jones
