When asked for his 10 most essential albums, Jayhawks founder Mark Olson attempted to increase the total and include works by The Band, Nick Drake, The Clash and Joni Mitchell, among others. ►
We start this month with a northern soul rarity from Shirley Edwards, in mint-minus shape. This 45 came out on the legendary Shrine Records label. Long in demand for soul buffs, it is featured in the “Rarest of the Rare” soul records listing on soulfulkindamusic.net. ►