Johnny Mae Matthews -I Have No Choice b/w My Destination – Hit & Run 7″

For Hit & Run’s other release this time we’re entering classic territory. Simply an all-time iconic record which sounds as bright today as it ever did. For me, this is the best version of the wonderful Sharon McMahan song. The world-weary delivery from JM almost makes this a Deep Soul wonder set at a mid-tempo dance pace. The flip here is a real raunchy 1963 R&B Mod dancer on the ‘Northern’ Detroit label, great side – unbelievable 57 years old – maybe explains why every copy ever found has been truly knackered.