Debut album. Anyone familiar with the Northern soul scene, or 1960’s soul in general know the brief but much heralded career of Darrell Banks that spanned slightly more than a handful of 45’s and two LPs.

A life cruelly cut short by a policeman’s bullet in 1970. His music has lived on for generations of lovers of super fine soul sides the globe over. The stuff of legend.

Many of his sides now are staples of the Northern Soul scene and spun the world over. “Our Love (Is In The Pocket)”, “Angel Baby (Don’t You Ever Leave Me)” and “Open The Door To Your Heart” are perennials on playlists for dancefloors or compilation albums of stone cold Northern Soul classics.

Starting out on the revered Revilot label who were responsible for 45s by The Parliaments, Pat Lewis, Rose Batiste, & J.J Barnes amongst others, Darrell Banks had two singles were released on the label before he signed with Atlantic Records and his debut album, “Darrell Banks Is Here!” was released on the ATCO label.

George Clinton, J.J. Barnes, Edwin Starr, Rosemarie McCoy, Frank Wilson all feature on writing credits for tunes on this album. Ten tracks of sublime soul. Musicians most likely used on these recordings are the legendary Funk Brothers. Being that they backed other Revilot artists, and barely a Detroit soul side was cut without their fingerprints all over them, be safe to assume they are the musicians on this albums since there’s no actual credits on the artwork for musicians appearing on the album.

* Manufactured from original mastertapes
* This only the second time a vinyl re-issue has been issued, aside from an extremely limited Japanese pressing from 1981, your only other option if you want this on vinyl is the hideously expensive original.
* An original U.K copy of the “Open The Door To Your Heart” 7” recently sold at auction for over £14,500 gathering worldwide press in digital and print form of the life and career of Darrell Banks
* Original cover artwork faithfully reproduced