Jack Ashford: Just Productions / Various

Jack Ashford: Just Productions / Various

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• Jack Ashford Just Productions

Ashford's contacts from his time as one of Motown's Funk Brothers were considerable and he continued to work with some of the city's top musicians and singers. His new set-up, Just Productions, found a brilliant new talent in the gruff-voiced Eddie Parker whose 'Love You Baby' and 'I'm Gone' made a little noise in the Motor City but stunned UK Northern Soul fans in the 70s with the soulful intensity of music and vocals. It was perfect for adrenalin-charged youths and took uptempo soul to a new level; the records were heavily bootlegged.