He'll have to go - CAMILLE 116

 

Jimmy Lomax

Sadly Jimmy Lomax never got the breaks despite having a very fine voice complete with some lovely Sam Cooke style inflections and a tone that puts me in mind of the great Bobby Harris. His version of the country classic ListenHe’ll Have To Go is about as intense as you can get – note also the wonderful playing of the Big Apple session guys. But his other great deep effort, the self-penned ListenRemember Me is even more concentrated and powerful. No horns on this one just a stripped down rhythm section but that puts even more emphasis on Jimmy’s heartfelt vocal. You got to love the rumbling bass guitar fills and the tasteful guitar/organ combination too.

Remember me - CAB 3004UPDATE ~ My friend Greg Burgess has written with some new info - "The Camille Lomax issues appeared in 69 & 70 respectively but were probably cut in 64. Since virtually everything else on the label originates in the West indies I wonder if Jimmy Lomax is from the Antilles." Can anybody confirm this?

FURTHER UPDATE ~ My friend Naoya Yamuchi has written to say that from the matrix number the two sides of Camille 128 were pressed in late 1971 and early 1972. But from listening to the tracks he - and I - think that the dates given by Greg above are much more likely for the date of recording.

 

Discography

ListenRemember me / Come on home ~ CAB 3004 (mid 60s?)
ListenHe’ll have to go / Come on home ~ CAMILLE 116 (mid 60s?)
Remember me / I’m gonna love you ~ CAMILLE 128 (mid 60s?)