Jazzman proving once again that they truly dig deeper than most with this killer 45 on their sub-label, Soul 7. On this split 7" they offer up a welcome repress of The Demures' "Raining Teardrops," a hugely sought-after tune in northern soul circles. The track was originally released back in 1965 and was a crowd fave in the UK soul scene, despite not being commercially successful. Get it here and save the triple figures you'd spend on the 'bay. On the flip, Jazzman hooks up the sweet Chicago soul of The Lost Generation's "The Sly, The Slick And The Wicked" from 1970. Quality through and through right here.

• music label: Soul 7 2012

reviewed by Von Bee 12/2012