Darrow Fletcher

paquelas

What Have I Got Now, What Good Am I Without You, My Young Misery, The Pain Gets A Little Deeper (recorded at 14...), Gotta Draw The Line...i may be hyperbolic sometimes but some of his recordings were really this guy needs a proper compilation.Just sayin.

parsec

this guy needs a proper compilation.
Just sayin.

yes!

I would buy that for sure.

pickwick33

Shockingly good: "Improve" on Atco. From 1977. Insane takeoff on "Superstition" - no disco influence AT ALL, just solid funk. You can hear this on the What It Is funk box set from last year.

Also recommended: both parts of the spacey "Now Is The Time For Love" (on Genna, I think), as well as "My Judgement Day" (Groovy), an unusually early (mid-'60s, I think) protest song, back when most soul outside of the Impressions was still about love and dancing...it's basically a laundry list of teenage social concerns (including gangs and flirtatious girls), but with an ominous edge that is definitely two or three years ahead of itself.

Yeah, Darrow Fletcher needs a compilation album yesterday!

SoulOnIce

Been trying to get the Groovy singles, but that's
easier said than done - on a budget, at least.
Have the Revue, Uni & ATCO releases, love them all ...
but I do feel like I'm missing the best stuff.

Nice appreciation thread - a truly overlooked voice!

Jazzsucka

Been trying to get the Groovy singles, but that's
easier said than done - on a budget, at least.
Have the Revue, Uni & ATCO releases, love them all ...
but I do feel like I'm missing the best stuff.

Nice appreciation thread - a truly overlooked voice!

Yes, you are missing the stuff on Jacklyn. Brainwreckingly deep. The 45 on Genna is good and cheap too.

Si__Cheeba

What Have I Got Now, What Good Am I Without You, My Young Misery, The Pain Gets A Little Deeper (recorded at 14...), Gotta Draw The Line...
i may be hyperbolic sometimes but some of his recordings were really
this guy needs a proper compilation.
Just sayin.

massive favourite with the UK mods in the mid 80s - any Darrow 45 always filled the dancefloor.

Think his only British release was Pain Get's....on London in 66.

Luckily we had a warehouse in Manchester full of old soul record where we got all the Groovy releases for ??2.50 each !!

I'll add :

Certain Little Something (Groovy)
I Gotta Know Why (Groovy)
Infatuation (Jacklyn)

to the list.

anders_sthlm

Found this discography of Mr Fletchers work (not sure if it's complete):

Changing By The Minute UNI 55244 70
Dolly Baby UNI 55270 71
Gonna Keep Loving You REVUE 11023 68
Gotta Draw The Line GROOVY 3007 66
Honey, Can I ATLANTIC 3600 79
I Like The Way I Feel REVUE 11008 68
I Think I'm Gonna Write A Song CONGRESS 6011 70
I've Gotta Know Why GROOVY 3007 66
I've Gotta Know Why GROOVY 3004 66
Improve ATCO 7083 78
Infatuation JACKLYN 1003
Let's Get Together ATCO 7083 78
Little Girl JACKLYN 1006
Little Girl JACKLYN 1003
My Judgement Day GROOVY 3009 66
My Judgement Day GROOVY 3001 66
My Young Misery GROOVY 3004 66
Now Is The Time For Love (Pt. 1) GENNA 1002
Now Is The Time For Love (Pt. 2) GENNA 1002
Pain Gets A Little Deeper (The) GROOVY 3001 66
Rising Cost Of Love (The) ATLANTIC 3600 79
Sitting There That Night REVUE 11035 69
Sitting There That Night JACKLYN 1002
Sitting There That Night CONGRESS 6011 70
That Certain Little Something GROOVY 3009 66
Those Hanging Heartaches REVUE 11035 69
Way Of A Man REVUE 11008 68
We Can't Go On This Way REVUE 11023 68
We've Got To Get An Understanding CROSSOVER 983 76
What Good Am I Without You JACKLYN 1006
What Have I Got Now JACKLYN 1002
What Is This UNI 55270 71
When Love Calls UNI 55244 70

I'm really feeling: "Rising Cost Of Love (The)" ATLANTIC 3600

pickwick33

There was an in-depth article on Fletcher that ran in a recent issue of In The Basement, the UK vintage soul magazine.

paquelas

some mp3:
http://toffeesoul.blogspot.com/2007/07/darrow-fletcher-pain-gets-little-deeper.html