Bleep

Revered among soul collectors as a rare groove of great repute - so much so that original copies regularly fetch three-figure sums on the second-hand market - Inell Young's ‘The Next Ball Game’ is now given a new lease of life as part of Soul Jazz Records’ rare 7” series. ‘The Next Ball Game’ itself is a driven piece of New Orleans soul while B-side ‘Part Of The Game’ is a heartbroken triple-time number. Both tracks prove fine foils for Young's voice, the conversational quality of which is reminiscent of Diana Ross's early work in The Supremes.